Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-17
SACRIFICING OLD FRIENDS FOE NEW
CONVERTS.

THURSDAY, AUGUST IL, 1852
SACRIFICING OLD FRIENDS FOE NEW
CONVERTS.
The Philadelphia Press draws a life-like
picture of the methods to which the Repubii-
cans resort for the purpose of retaining their
msiori,y in Congress. 1t says; ~Ex-Con-
gresham Chalmers, The Confederate briga-
der, who ka7 , ~ he target Of every Stall
wart orator and organ as the Fort Pillow
butcher, and who was lately kicked out OF
Congress for defrauding the colored voters,
il 10 be the Stalwart leader in Mississippi,
and supported ~ IN Independent admins
tration candidate for Congress. The Hub
bell assessment robbery is TO divide literally
with Chalmers, to bring him back to Con-
gress for welcome from the party that kicked
him out.D W. regret to see such strong Ian
guage applied 10 our old friend Gen
eral Chalmers, but the above extract
shows that the Republicans will seruple at
nothing to carry the elections this fall.
General Malone and General Chalmers
were rebels, traitors and Bourbous so long az
they were Democrats. But 30 soon as they
abandon the Democratic party and ally
themselves with the Republicans they are
cleansed OF Bourbonism, become marvellous
patriots, aud are made the dispensers Of
Federal patronage to the exclusion of the
Republican war horses, the veterans who
were battling for the Republican cause while
Malone and Chalmers were in the rebel
army or on the rostrum, and by their infiam-
itory appeals jeopardized the life of the very
men they have supplanted in the affections
OF the Republican party. Arthur takes
to his bosom Malone, the Readjuster
makes him the dispenser of the Fed
eral patronage in Virginia, but here in Ten
nessee he kicks from office Green Evans
for entertaining and expressing precisely the
same views which, in the estimation of the
President, makes Malone apatriot and gives
him the power of peddling out the Federal
patronage Of Virginia. But Green Evans |
was nothing but 'nigger," and Guiteau
Arthur did not hesitate to sacrifice him for |
the purpose of driving his race to Hawkins, |
and forcing them to vote against the read
iusters in Tennessee, while removing every |
man from office in Virginia who dared to vote /
against the readjusters. If the SCARED Repub- |
liean veterans of the Second Mississippi con-
sressional district have any pride or self |
respect, they will hang their heads in shame |
when they see that they have been deserted, |
their counsels spurned, and that they have |
been supplanted by General Chalmers, the
Bourbon the "bull-dozer," the "Confeder-
D.: % t. L a.
butcher of Fort Pillow" whose teachings
made the life OF Republican in the Second /
district, one OF torture-a prolonged, agoniz-
ing suspense. In quoting the epithets applied
to General Chalmers we do not indorse them,
the vile calumny about Fort Pill
low, for the writer hereof was with General
Chalmers in that saDguinary conflict, and
can bear testimony to his hums nity and SOL
lIerly bearing, for with his comrades he
rushed into the Jaws of death. And although
many gallant Confederates were stricken
Town, not gun was fired after the surren-
Ter, which the Federal troops were reluctant
% do, hoping to escape by the gunboats
which were trying to protect the relreating
Federals by Smelling the rebels. The Con-
ederates did not fire single gun after the
irst sign Of surrender. We say this much
n Justice TO General Chalmers. But the
Republicans cannot vote for him without
themselves as slanderers in charg-
.s Ai.a-vri4h- butohsry at Fort Pillow The
political party which sacrifices its veterans
md purchases new converts with their
Hood, will sooner or later perish. In the
nd the Republicans will discover that they
ave dragged couple of Trojan horses into
heir citadel in the persons of Mahoue and
,halmers. The old Republicans who stood
y the party at the hazard of their lives, |
nd when it cost something in the South 10
e Republican, will not consent to be os-
,acised for new converts, under the delusion
nat the old veterans will stand true under /
Il circumstances, and that it is wise 10 con-
iliate and reward new converts. The party |
hich sacrifices its friends and concilistes ,
resident Arthur ignores the advice Of the
d faithful-working Republicans of Viz =
mia and councils alone with Malone. In
le Second Mississippi congressional district
, Republican, however eminent his !
,ility, long and faithful his services, +
IN exercise any influence with the national n
ADMINISTRATION which has not the indorse-
emit of Chalmers. Men who have been
ysl to the Republican party since its birth v
q required to seek patronage and the party s
crets through Malone and Chalmers, but
will be discovered in the end that ingrati- +
de an haze iniustice so fragrant will lose | \
ore than it gains. d