Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-16

AsIRKEPREssIBLE NUISANCE.

An IRRRPREssIBLE NUISANCE.
Gen. james R. Chalmers is still prsncing
around difusipg himself with great reck-
lessness. Next to the spectacle Of good
man struggling with adversity, there is no
spectacle more touching than that Of small
demsgogue like Chalmers continually whin-
ing fer Office, setting up at night with his
grievances, begging sympathy by unwrap-
ping his sores, and poulticing them with
HubbelPs corruption fund. When Chalmer.
proved himself a political migrate and
traitor and became the hired prosecutor of
old friends, he could not add TO his degrade
ton by becoming a common slanderer, and
We are not therefore surprised at the false
hoed he hag recently uttered. In his lsst
card, dated Sardis, May 18th, he Gays:
When became an Independent candidate for
Congress the senior editor Of the ARPEAL remind
ed me of his obligations to Gen. Hindman and
myself, who he said he had for thirty years been
IN the habit OF calling on for editorials when he
needed them. and he volunteered the assurance
to me that would never see in the editorial
columns OF his paper anything personally often
siye TO me. The reader of the APPEAL knows
whether he has been true 70 this voluntary prom
Use or not
This assertion is an arrant falsehood. The
conversation TO which Gen. Chalmers refers
was of his own seeking. 1t occurred in the
private room OF the senior editor of the AP-
PEAL at the Peabody Hotel. 1t was friendly
and cordial, and regarding it as con6den-
tial we have never alluded to the fact that
Chalmers occupied most of the conversation
in excusing his treachery upon the pitiful and
contemplate plea of poverty, or 10 the further
fact that he asserted he would not be a
candidate unless the Republican made him
their candidate. 10 closing the interview,
which was pleasant and agreeable, the mu-
tual hope and desire was expressed that our
first disagreement would not interfere with
an unbToken friendship Of nearly thirty
years. II was then We REQUIRED to the scenes
prior 10 the war and remarked that we
could never forget how promptly "you and
Hindman came 10 the relief of Memphis
Democrats when we wanted speakers to'com-
bat Foote and other Douglas Democrats or
speakers on any great OCCASION" The files of
the Memphis papers, and the eulogies upon
the speeches of these two ready champions
OF twenty-four, twenty-five and twenty-six
years ago will show TO what we referred. II
would have been a lie to assert that We
had called on either of these gentlemen for
editorials, for if Hindmau were living he
would testify that he had never written q
line for US, and il Gen. Chalmers ever fur
nished an editorial it was voluntary contri-
button in praise of himself and his speeches
or in advocacy Of his political aspirations.
Our files are at his disposal, and let him point
out his editorials. The newspapers for which
ne would have the public believe he has
written are still in existence, which is con-
vincing evidence that they were never bur-
dened with the killing cogitations of the edi-
tor who made the Vicksburg Commercial
failure because it was the contemplate or
gan of himself. On account of the pow
erty which made Gen. Chalmers a beggar at
the feet Of Hubbell, we were disposed TO
treat his treachery with leniency, defended
him from Islander about the Fort Pillow m as
sacre, urged that he be given his seat in
Congress and even opened our columns to
his TRADES abusing the APPEAL. But when
he showed himself the most shameless dem.
agogue who ever betrayed confding pee-
pie, by becoming the hired tool to prosecute
the best men of Mississippi, he forfeited the
respect and charity of every honest man.
Neither romance nor history furnishes any
thing comparable to his hideous treachery
to party and apostacy to those he is now
prosecuting because they would not
follow him in his deseriion of party,
principles and friends. He cannot silence
the APPEAL by fabricating falsehoods.
The conversation to which he alludes
was confidential aud of his own seeking, and
even if what he says be true, it ia uuspeaka.
bly, mean to reveal it. But chronic Office
seeker, poor, hungry and naked, base enough
to betray his party, and 10 become the hired
prosecutor Of old friends, he hesitates at moth
ing.