Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-13
Breezy Debate ON the Memphis Reso.
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nreeZy DeDale ON lne memphis he8O-
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Nashville Banner, Thursday: In the SEN
ate yesterday morning Speaker Morgan presented
the Memphis resolutions, heretofore offered by
De read by the clerk, In accordance with request
contained in them:
privilege and had read By the clerk an extract
from the Memphis Audld1iche. showing that the
800 persons, collected by brass band parading
through the streets, and proceeded to make some
Mr.. Smith, of Shelby, stated that most of the
gentlemen comprising the 800 were known to him,
ever, to the 300 several of whom are leading low
tax gentlemen, styling themselves I'VE, the people
pie Of IT ana reminded the him
the three tailors of London, who went
solemnly styling themselves 1--WE, the people Of
London" There are about q, 900 voters in Shelby
OF 1t, he thought it rather modest for the 800 to
style themselves I'VE, the people of Tennessee -
Mr.. Smallman regretted that this discussion had
taken place. The people had a right to petition
ator from Shelby had made the remarks he had
This was grave matter, and should not be seated
present would not report what had been said
about the matter. Messrs Bib, Ragland and
Alexander made remarks of similar import.
Mr.. Bell said he thought The whole matter ought
to be reported, and he hoped it would be- Let me
huence the Legislature to dishonor the State by
refusing to settle her debt in an honorable way
Mr.. Brown said he a modest man. He
learned modesty when very young. He had been
thing to equal the modest pretentions of this
Memphis meeting of go citizens, styling them
again disclaImed any reflection upon his constitu-
ents, saying he respected them. They are his
constituents
remarks of the senator from Shelby county were
not IN order the people having right to be heard
was not well taken, stating that the resolutions
having come out of the ordinary charmed. through
representative, the senator from Shelby, he had a
right to be heard upon question of privilege.
right OF citizens of Memphis or any other locality
in the s. tate to petition the Senate through him
and he presented the resolutions with great pleas
Mr.. Coleman suggested jocularly that inasmuch
as the meeting was ''drummed up" he thought
the resolutions ought 10 be referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Smith, of Shelby, by UNANIMOUS vote the resolu
tons were referred to the Joint Select Committee
on the State Debt
Gard from Mrs. Jesse James.
NASHVILLE, May 1O.--Mr. A. E. Sneed, of
this city, received the following letter, in
closing the "card" which accompanies it:
KANSAS CITY, NO.. May :, 1882.
Mr.. A. E. sneed, Nashville, Tenn:
Your letter Of April 18th received and contents
pre; am the same yerson, without doubt that
Josie. Howard. I would have answered sooner,
but have had SO much to look after could not
do SO. have received several letters from friends
In Nashville since the death of my husband,
promptly. Mary. my little, girl, has not for.
when there. Jesse (atias Tim) often tells
her that Dr., sneed is her, sweetheart;
which I would like to have published in the Nash
vile papers If 1t will not be asking too much of
and ask him to publish it for me. This man
Chambers has bought Off the leading papers OF
at all It looks though as ii everybody was trying
10 swindle me-, win send the same card to the
your sympathy. MY heart is almost crushed with
grief. Ican't write any more at present. Hoping
to hear from you again MISC ssSn NsEy TesPsgMgly
SIG East Seventeenth street, Kansas City Mo.
THE CARD.
There are cards being published throughout the
Co, OF ST. Louis, No, relating to the forthcoming
publication of book entitled the LIE and Times
Of said card. which first published in the Post
Dispatch of st. Louis, the LIST instant wish to
false as can be. never dictated one word or line
of said book never furnished to Frank Triplett,
book. 1 never saw the contents of said
book, and as witness to the truth hereof,
who, as my attorney is cognizant of the facts
never signed, caused to be signed or read the re-
received the $50: any portion thereof, as
therein stated 1t is false in toto, and hereby
caution the public against the imposition sought
to be practiced by said ]. H Chambers & Co., and
all others claiming to have received from me any
statement whatever regarding the life of my late
husband As wife mourning the untiInely loss
of faithful aud loving husband; as mother
praying and seeking for the welfare and hap
piness of my two infant children; as a
woman of enfeebled health. SO heart-broken
and crushed beneath the weight of sorrow
so recently fallen upon me as to cause me to ex-
pect peace only upon the arrival of the messenger
OF death, publicly and most solemnly enter my
protest against the systematic and unmanly course
taken to enrich an entire stranger my making il
appear that 1 have soon forgotten all wifely
duty and love- betrayed another's trust, and built
upon the ungrassed grave of a murdered husband
a towering monument of my sins to the lasting
shame and disgrace of my loved children. May
God forbid, and all good men, true wives and
loving mothers lend no aid to such foul conspir-
acy is lin sorrow and sadness) the prayer of
MRS. JESSE JAMES.