Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-24
CHICAGO LETTER
Correspondents Memphis Public LedscrI
CmcAan Oclnher 10 1881.

Malone unnleaSantncSS has attracted
the editorial notice Of the Chicago
Times on several occasions. The
other day, in commenting on Senator
Mahone's action in refusing to conform
to the usual courtesies practieod
South between gentlemen to settle
difficulties ola personal character, the
Times claSsed General Early as a
BLACKBOARD and bully, and Senator
Malone as a conservator Of the public
peace. | dislike very much to cross
swords editorially, but in this instance
| cannot allow myself to let the Times
pass without mildly rebuking its
Slanderous stand in the premises
When it calls General Early a black
guard, It merely utters a malicious
hlsohood; and when it directly
asserts that the duello is a relic
Of barbsrism and its advo.
Gates uncivilized, it g~loriously plants
its egOtstical, self ~opinionated ideas
in an insulting manner before the
faces of the most polished gentlemen
and NEST Christian and civilized com
munities throughout the world. In
the Times estimation il appears "un,
eendemanly" and ~blackguardedlyn
for two men to settle a personal affair
according to their own ideas, without
troubling the conrts to a6judic2te the
matter. BUTT thinks it no crame
unchrisuan, nor ungentlemang in
itself to charge that q man is a black.
guard merely because he happens to.
adhere TO a 6me-honored custom,
it plays the BLACKBOARD in.
defending its position. The Tines
should be careful how il attacks the
reputation Of persons who consider
their honor untarnlShed. 1t should
not forget the wholesome lesson il was
taught s few years ago BY a lady, an
actress ofnote. who defended herself.
sgainstitS ISLANDERS by coWhidiae its
chief conductor. The Tines is a great
news paper, and as such deserves
great praise. But as a critic Of
persons and things. il is lacking in
that essential ingredient necessary in
the composition Of q fair ~judge-free.
dom from prejudice. It's, at times,
Anatically splenetic; and notably so
when it treats Of the South or South
eraers. In this respect it is insanely
morbid, cruelty unjust, and villain
ously malicious and sectional, as well
as a parader of its own contemplate
weakness when it puts forth, before an
intelligent public, its BLACKBOARD
pictures Of what it dictatOrially pro-
to be right The Times is en-
titled to its opinion; but when it as
sumes the role of moralist and reform
er, and uses BLACKBOARD" expressions
in support Of its arguments, it ceases
TO be logical. a Just judge, and not en-
titled to other than the treatment
generally melted out to malefactors
who malicisusly do a wrong.
Ireland's wrongs will be ventilated
tonight by many distinguished orators
in McCormack's Hall, Chicago. The
occasion will be notable as the ex-
preston of the people Of Chicago as
In direct opposition to the late mer-
cenary acts Of English domination in
Ireland-the doing in Ireland what
would not be tolerated in England
the Imprisonment of a Commoner
(ParnelD for proclaiming the rights Of
British citizens" under the British
constitution" Judge w. X. Meal
lister, of the Criminal bench, will pre-
side. The attendance will be i'm
mense, and the meeting will be called
to order by Hon. w. X. Sullivan, one
of the editors of the Chicago Evening
Journal, and a representative Prot
estant' Irishman. | mention Mr.. SIS
religious status merely to show that
the mass meeting need not be under
control fthe Irish Catholic element.
In this movement Catholic and Prot
estant Irishmen are heart and hand
against the tyranny Of England.
As | predicted in my last letter to
the LEDGER, 1.-THE Johnny Lamb rob-
berry case" resulted in the "obnox-
ious'' Lamb being acquitted. This
goes to sustain your correspondents
opinion as expressed in the LEDGER
over one year ago, that Lamb sas not
. party 10 the murder Of Police Officer
Race-he being killed while the goods
stolen from the Jeffrey store" we're
being delivered at Friderberg, the
p~aWnbroker's store. The latter is
nowin the peuitentiary. 1t seems an
outrage to hold Lamb longer in Gus
tody.
The Retail Grecers' Association. "
OF Chicago, held a meeting last night
in the Call Board" rooms Of the
Board Of Trade. The organization is
determined to make grocer peddlers
and hucksters" pay a license of fifty
dollars, or stand the consequence; also
to give wholesale grocers and iobbers
an opportunity to choose which they
will supply-the regular trade" or
the peddler. If they adhere TO the
"peddlers," then they will, most GER
tainly, lose the patronage Of the
regular trade" The City Council
will be petitioDed to amend the ex-
listing laws, which only ask a License
fee" Of five dollars. This move Of
Chicago should be followed BY every
city and town in the whole country.
Why? Because the peddler is a
nuisance and a fraud, while the regu-
lar trader in any commodity, who
pays rent, taxes, insurance, gas, and
generally contributes to the prosperity
Of his city or town of business. is a
benefactor who should be protected"
in his legitimate business.
A mystery" exploded. Hon.
Phil. Hayne is United States
Commissioner at Chicago. The other
day he received a mysterious" box.
After mature inspection and various
sundry expressions about internal
machines, dynamite" etc., it was
opened. Lo! it contained an FOWL and
gamecock' in plaster, presents for
friends East. Phillip is luckier
than his Democratic brother Tom.
who was elected Mayor of Chicago a
few years ago, duringa illegal SQUAD
ble."
Kings balloon is considered A
"burglarized community" by many
Chicagoans. However, l believe the
air ship will not meet the same
fate as that of Professors Donaldson
and Wise.
He escaped from the Frankfort.
KY, prison a few davgi apo did