Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-30
HAM CARRIERS
Announcement That He is Candidate for
Congress In the Sixth Mississippi
District
Creates Alarm in the Ranks Of the Chal.
mers Voters and Excites the Quasi
Independents Wrath.

Special Correspondence of the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, August 2S.-The
Memphis Avalanche of the 26th instant con-
tsins a special from this city entitled "a
Against Chalmers" ETC., which contains
scarcely single statement iouuded in fact
The article ia unsigned, and whether inten-
iionally or otherwise, is calculated, by its
pure inventions and gross interpretations,
greatly to deceive and mislead the public.
HI. G. Carter, upon arriving 10 this city, never
called upon the Hon. Van II. Manning, nor
did he inquire for the APPEAL correspondent
Carter asked to be directed to the agent of
the Associated Press, and was sent to the
correspondent of the Avalanche, who was the
very first man he called upon ia this city.
The Avalanche man, after learning that Car
ter intended announcing himself as a candi-
date for Congress, sent him to the APPEAL
correspondent. The latter had never seen or
heard of Carter before, and did not know
anything about his business until it was ex-
planned. The latter said he wished to find
the agent of the Associated Press, and upon
being informed that there was no such per
son nearer than Memphis, he left. 1t Is not
true that Carter was accompanied to the tele-
graph Office by Mr.. Reimensnyder-the lat
ter went to the Office unaccompanied by any
one; nor is it true that he said he
intended sending a dispatch (which would
-lecIrlfy the State of Mississippi" He
learned that Carter intended announcing
himself the next day a Republican can
didate for Congress, and simply sent a short
dispatch to that effect TO the APPEAL. Ger
tainly the day is past when such an every
day occurrence as the announcement OF
new carpetbag candidate for Congress from
the Sixth district can "electrify," or even
greatly surprise the voters of this district.
The statement that "the leading Democrats
of this city" were on the alert sending Car
ter's advertisements to the country all day
last Friday, is known of all men TO be utterly
false. The assertion that Carriers Circular"
lauds Manning as equal 10 Christ" is the
widest perversIon of the fact, and is grossly
misleading as to- the character of Carriers
letter. The charge that the Democrats pat
Carter into the field, or connived at his an
nouncement or candidacy, is wholly and ut
terry false. There was not one Democrat 10
this city who knew anything about Carriers
intention to become a candidate until he
arrived here and announced it himself.
Colonel Manning says that be never spoke to
him in his life; has not seen him Gf he has
ever doue SOY for many years; never had any
communication with him, either directly or
indirectly, in his life; no one representing
the Democratic party, or any other party,
s.y private Individual, has to his knowl-
edge communicated with him upon the sub
JET Oh his CdnulOdCy, OF upon any Otner
subject. And to our certain knowledge every
prominent Democrat in this city can testify
to the same facts.
The real truth is that the announcement
of Carriers candidacy struck such terror into
the hearts Of the mougrel combination OPP
posed to the Democracy In this district, that
no calumny was too odious for them to use,
If it would only serve their purpose. A lit
tie clique of little men-a corrupt combina-
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every political party, have Joined hands in
this city in an "unholy alliance" to support
Chalmers. Their character is shown by the
frat appointment their influence has gained
at the hands of the Observation-Disclosures of
John A. Mahon, a man charged upon the
sworn afidavits of the most respectable of
our citizens, Republicans and Democrats
alike, with almost every crime which can
degrade human nature. This clique own the
great majority of the negroes in this vicinity,
body and soul. A nod IRON the master and
the slave ticks his feet. This was never bet
tel illustrated than at Carriers meeting TO-
night. The audience was about equally di-
vided in race, the negroes being to man the
henchmen OF Buchanan, and under the per-
,onal command of his friends. Carter was
introduced and made an ordinary rad
ical speech, announcing his candidacy
and denouncing the Democratic par
~. He was especially severe in his
of Buchanan, Chalmers and |
was introduced denouncing him. and was
carried amid great applause without one |
dissenting vote. A negro named Alfred |
Peel was then called for, who, amid momen-
airy interruptions of applause, sharply re-
Tiewed Carriers speech and record. Peel, |
hough very ignorant in literary sense, is |
,egro of extraordinary talent, and he made |
t very hot for Carter, who did not seem to |
rave a friend in the house. At the conclu- |
ion OF Peel's speech, a motion to adjourn |
vas unanimously carried, and the audience |
dispersed. The negroes were told that Car |
er's candidacy was Democratic trick, and |
hey believed or pretended to believe it. |
Their masters had told them so, aud they |
Jared not doubt. Hence the result. As a |
atifcation TO indorse the claims OF candi- |
late, it was even greater failure than the |
ecent Greenback convention in this city,
7hich 80 frigidly Endorsed Chalmers.