Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-04
BULLY BREWSTER
TRIES HIS TONGUE ON THE vILEsr LANGUAGE
IN ABUSE OF COL. VAN H. MANNING.

TRIES HIS TONGUE ON THE VILESr LANGUAGE
IN ABUSE OF COL. VAN H. MANNING.
WASHINGTON, April The Eue ling Critic
tales that for several days the correspond
ents here have been passing as common cur
rency a report that Attorney General Brews-
ter had, in the Chalmers-Manning contested
election case, made another exhibition of
himself. Commissioner Oliver has been for
some time and il engaged in taking the testi-
mony ia the Gaze, and in his work has added
the testimony OF Secretary Chandler, Assist
ant Postmaster. General Hatten, Register
Bruce, officers of the r publican Congress
sional Committee and Others, in reference to
the part that was taken By the National Re.
publican party and the Federal government
ia behalf of Chalmers's election. All these
gentlemen responded cheerfully. But it be-
came necessary 10 procure the testimony of
Attorney General Brewster upon the point of
the part the Department OF Justice took in
the elections in Mississippi. 1t is charged
that Chalmers was appointed assistant dis.
trict-sttorney for his district for no other
reason than that he might
USE THE OFFICE TO MAKE HIS ELECTION
SURE
and prosecute those who voted against him.
When the notary presented a summons to
Brewster to apps ar before the commissioner
and give his testimony, he grew indignant
and refused. He swore il VS. impudepce to
summon the Attorney General TO give eyi.
deuse in a contested election easel So he re-
fused 10 acknowledge service by the notary,
who left Brewster in a sweat of indignation.
Soon the Attorney General repented, how
ever, after he had cooled down, and, alter
learning that the commissioner intended
sending an officer with an attachment for
him, he wrote a note stating that the COM
al 20 H.
would come to his office. When the inter-
rogatories, which were written, were pre-
scented TO the Attorney General there was
anol her sctne-
ANOTHER FLOOD OF CURsINGs AND ABUSE,
because the tone of the interrogation. he
thought, was not sufficien fly elevated for one
who occupied a Cabinet position. During
the lime the Attorney General wss engaged
wing his evidence, Gen. NJ aiming, the con-
testee in the caee, entered the Attorney
Generals Office snd witnessed the exhibition
Brewster made OF himself. 1t is said he
sctsd so beastly that Gen. Manning became
disguised and insulted, and left the room.
There having been many reports circulated
in reference to the conduct of the Attorney
General towsrd G=n. Msrning, the Critic
sought the general yesterday for his version
of the scene. He was sverse 10 speaking Of
the matter at all, and did not want TO gct
into a newspaper controversy over il, depre-
eating the fact that the occurrence had
reached the press; but when informed that
at least the general features had been or
would be published, he proceeded to re-
hearse, in very mild way, the disgrsceful
conduct OF the. Attorney General. He said:
GEN. MANNING TALKS.
Il called at the Department of Justice
upon the day Mr.. Brewster was to give his
i IL
preceded me. When entered the room and
look seat the Attorney q neral WAS 10 CON
yersaion with the notary who, tuppesing
that l knew the Attorney General, did not
introduce me. Mr.. Brewster began denounc-
ing the character of iulerrog stoJies which
had been propounded BIZ my attorney, G d.
Huu'on He did not know that | wss Gen.
Hunton's client, and that he was directly
denounciug nay case and me. After he had
proceeded awhile With his epiihets and de-
uuncistions, spoke up 10 d=fenze of Gen.
Hun,on aud the inierro G 4tories. He looked
ne hard in the face and said, in
AN INSULTING, ISsoLENT MANNER,
that be hsd not addressed himself te me, and
that be deserved more respect than hal been
shown him, that he was siIty-six years old,
| and that his age should command respect il
his position did not"
heu you saiO Any blusf BcEci Al utcEc-
| spectiul; or WAS there ANYTHING unbecoming
mis- dignity 10 The inferrogatories propound-
ed for the depositiou?"
mot in the least. l can't see what pos
sessed him that he should pour out such vile
brutality. He surely was be most ungeutle-
manly person | ever saw who elaine 10 be a
| gentleman. / was about proceeding TO tell
him how l was interested in The
case and Why I had spoken in d Tense
| Of Gen. Hunton, when he hu.hed me
with heap of vile abuse of the whole
matter, and said that Congress did not care
for such stuff in a contested election case or
an inveslig CATION, his whole speech being a
food OF biliingsgate and abuse of the COM
monsst character. Finally he answered the
interrogateries propouodad, and while SO
doing left the place. He afterwsrd il.
| quired Who 1t was, and WHEN informed said
he bad no doubt spoken 100 hastily and
larshly. But Mr.. Brewster is surely devcid
OF any OF the hurr senses OF man. / nsver
saw such low exhibition by an official"
WHY CHALMERS WAS GIVEN POSITION.
"What do you think, general, was the OBJ