The Evening critic., 1882-05-29
CHALMERS AND MANNING,
A Spicy Talk From the Late Missis-
sippi Representative - what He
Says of Congressman Manning
The Latter Interviewed To-day.


The Latter Interviewed To-day
The Memphis appeal Of a recent date has tho
following;
An appeal reporter, having mot General
Chalmers yesterday, asked II he had seen tho
interview OF the New York Tribune reporter
with Colonel Manning, published In the last
appeal.
He said, 81 have"
"He calls you a carpet-bagger; what have
you to say aboutit?'
81 say Colonel Manning ought to be good
authority on carpet-bagging. He carpet
bagged first to Kansas and then to Arkansas.
After tho war Colonel Slemons beat him for
District Attorney in Arkansas, and he carpet
bagged away from there. He then peddlod
produce for time on the Mississippi River,
and then carpetbagged to Holly Springs, from
which place he was elected to Congress. AS
for myself, the Second District is my old homo.
There my father and mother lived and died
and two of my children are buried, besides
which 1 served 1t as District Attorney for one
term, up to the breaking out OF the war, for
which raised regiment that served until
the close"
''He calls you a turncoat; what do you say to
thatf'
81 say had rather be turncoat than dirt
eater. He is ms much opposed to Lamar as
am, but he has been afraid to say so In public.
He VIII continue TO swallow Lamar-swallow
hfgh-tarin Democrats, and national bank Dem
| ocrats-as he has done, while he processes to
| DC opposed 10 tnenl'
"He calls you an Esau; what does he mean
| by thatr
| 'I do not know exactly. suppose he thinks
| am Esau and he is Jacob, but If he expects
| TO count me out of my votes as easily as JACOB
| swindled Esau out of his birthright and bless
| ing he will be greatly mistaken"
"What are your chances for success?"
| Iwill beat him about 5000 votes. Many
| OF the best Democrats in this district have al
| ready declared themselves for me. The
Greenback leaders are enthusiastically for
| me, and the Republican leaders have prom
Ised not TO run any Republican candidate
Colonel Manning is very unpopular with tho
| leaders of his party, and my only fear is that
| he may not be nominated. The men who
were prosecuted ON the charge of violating
digpant about the Indifference he showed In
the matter and will take no more chances Of
| that sort for him."
| Comments.
The vicksburg Herald, in commenting on
the above, says editorialiy:
| We've strong notion of carpet-bagging to
the second district, Just to hear the noise and
Van will get warm and turn red when he
sees that interview in the Memphis appeal.
By the way, our Memphis contemporary is
| not throwing very hot shot at the renegade"
What's the matter?
Another war talk from Chalmers this morn
ing about Van Manning. One thing is sure,
| Chalmers is determined to do his level best,
and he seems to be fully converted to full
vote and fair count. He is pleased, so he is,
at the prospect OF the Republicans voting
for him. He says he'll be God burned II
Manning shall cheat him out'n his lection
L He has more confidence in the United States
supervisors than prior to the time he was
bounced. He has nothing to say sagin" dam.
radicals. He is red hot "agin'' dirt-eaters.
Colonel Manning Interviewed.
brace Of CRITIC men called upon Colonel
Manning at the Capitol this afternoon. The
Colonel had not read the interview with Gen
eral Chalmers published In the Memphis
appeal. Running his eyes hurriedly over it
he said:
81 do not wish to be interviewed. I will
| speak what have TO say Of General Chalmers
to his face. 1 can say, however, that l was
never interviewed by the New York Iri6un
reporter. That is q mistake. The Language
called carpet-bagger, Is false. I have not sale
to anybody that he is carpet-bagger. re
newspaper in my district that stated tina
General Chalmers is a carpet-bagger; but 4
was not my language, and did not quote TO,
| publication. So that much is altogether false
what about the Esau and othereuphonfou
titles, Colonel p?
81 know not. Will explain this thing ant
say what have to say In General Chalmers
| presence. am averse to this interviewing
Iwant to treat General Chalmers fairly. H
should have known was interviewed befor,
| he spoke as he has spoken"
"General Chalmers says you are SUR
'nough" carpetbagger. How about that p
"In the Kansas excitement was induced Il
| rush into that State, but had no Idea Of stay
| ing there. lived on a farm in Arkansas
, | snort Time prior 10 tne war ana went INTO Tn
army from that State, but did not visit tn
| State during the war. lived there at tn
| time did because had a farm there. 1 wa
. | run for District Attorney, but had no idea
would be elected. l was born and raise
, | within thirty miles of where now 1tve."
; Colonel Manning did not desire to be quoted
!, deprecating newspaper talk and interview
, generally. He spoke very mildly of tn
denunciatory language used by General Cha
| mers, and did not refer to him harshly, bu
. was Of the opinion that the General must nav
, been aware that he was departing from tn
: truth when he spoke OF him Colonel Manning
) | as carpet-bagger and some principles h
4 | espouses.