Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-09
LETTERS FR0M TEE PEOPLE.
Cara from Mr.. Mart. walt.

EDITORS SAPPEAL-WhenI signed the
paper TO which my name has appeared,
calling for a public meeting, under
stood it to be for the purpose of discuss
ing the the political situation, i1respect,
i've OF party. Noticing names that
knew were not Republicans, attached
mine thereto, not Knowing it was de-
signed for the purpose or organizing q
Hayes and Wheeler club. have been
resident Of Memphis for thirty years,
anu have never been regarded as Rad
icRl or Republican, and have no idea OF
changing my views, nor do 1 wish my
friends to misunders.and my political
position. l at ell times reserve the right
to vote for the best man. No one can
entertain a greater desire than l do to
see q change in the national administra-
ton. MARTIN WALT.
Barbour Lewis's Speech and Record.
EDITORS APPEAL-The unCentle- |
manly attack of Barbour Lewis upon
Chancellor Morgan, on Friday evening, |
was very much uncalied for; coming
from q man who had been dismissed by |
the military authorities while acting as
Judge Of the court of military commits
sion in this city, for irregularities so
notorious ne was removed therefor; sub. |
seguently, in the chaDcery court, in the
case of Brooks US. Rapp ct al., he forged
Interlineations, all Of which are known
to Ex-ChsncelIor VIM. M. Smith. We
can lay our hands upon 6 copy of the
original and the answer. Your readers
must not forget, also, that for several
months he was not allowed to enter five
of the Loysl Leagues then in this city,
several years ago. It is but few years
ago, in the Case OF Brooks Vs. Rspp ct al,
the attention Of the grand jury was called
to it, and P. J. Mulvihil was acting
attorney-generRl, and knows the facts
full well. This was while Judge Hunter
Wss on the bench.
... Correction.
EDITORS APPEAL-Please permit me
70 correct mistake in your paper Of
yesterday. 1 an represented as saying |
at the Republican meeting Friday night |
that we tthe Republicars) had the army |
and navy tJ NEST force. certainly did |
not intend to say any such thing. In 6 |
spirit of pleasantly I ssid that we did |
not intend to interfere with the Demo |
Gratis, but would let tsem speak and vote
Just as they pleased; that rs we bad the
President and arDy spd navy, IL any
body usad force il would seem that we !
were the psrty 30 u7e it, but We had no |
idea Of doing il; that I hoped the Dem
ocrGts would al vote with US, but il they |
did not we wOuld not fall out with them,
and did not expect or believe they would
fall out with US. In fact, all / said about |
ostracisrn wss in perfect good bumoT,
and was called forth 0y what has been
said about it lately. My sole idea was
TO make the whole thing matter Of
s>1c ,tVx1 L,vrs tel
that we did not intend to ostracise them.
If my language was susceptible OF the
coast uction th9t | was threatening the
people with the army and navy, / was
peculiarly unfortunate in its use as such
threat would simply have made me
ridiculous. WIN NJ. SMITH.
General A. n. West.
EDITORS APPEAL-My attention has
been called TO an unfortunate Rllusion to
the name of General a. NJ. West as con-
nected with the Radical convention held
for congressional nomination at Oxford,
namely: "The RAIDS, tits said, will select
a. M. West,n etc. This remark was
from a gentlemen who had no motive |
in iDjQTing or misrepresenting General |
West, and the writer disGlaims any such |
feeling, merely repeating it as one OF the |
of conventions. That General West |
would accept was nOtimplied; aud since
the Clarion, at Jack9oD, mas seen fit to |
comment on such Stuff l am induced |
to say that il was Immediately corrected |
in this vicinity, and would have
been IN the APPEAL had the
matter been deeIRed of sufficient |
Importance. The editorial OF the
C2GTi n is net free from that sarcastic |
smile" that disturb5 the Mis OF "grest |
writer's" when comm 3DtiBg on produc. |
tiOns other than from tde tripod itself |
And, while do not int6nd to misreprs. |
sent General West or any other man, |
l suggest to the Clarion q more careful |
espionage OF its own columns, assuring
it that the APPEAL will continue in its |
own course.
COMO, Miss, July :, 1876.
Overflow Threatened.
EDITORS APPEAL-Feeling p deep
concern in Whatever may effect tine.
planting interest, particularly in the
river districts, the writer nss put him
self to some trouble to ascertain the pres
eDt and prospective condition Of the
river in our front, and regrets to report |
that au overflow, equal 10 any we have
had the past season, is not at all inn
probable. The papers yesterday morn
ing reported decline VI three inches,
aud this morning decline of six
inches. But Captain Rice, of the ele-
vato-, whose position and good judg-
ment give him ample opportunities Of
Observing, assures me that, for the last |
twenty-fOur hours, up TO noon to-day,
the decline had been but two inches,
and since noon lit is now about five
o'clock in the afternoon), it had been
about on stand, or, II anything, 8
small rise. With th9 reported rise of
fifty iaches a. ST. Louis, aud heavy
rises in the Tennessee and the CumbeT-
land, are we not in danger of another
overflow? 1t evidently behooves planters
below, in view of the threatened danger,
to construct temporary levees, and use
such means IS may be at hand for their
protection. "FOrewarned is to be fore