The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-30
Gen. Chalmers Answer.

sARDIs, Miss, May II.
To the Avalanche
In the Appeal of the 10th inst. sec
paraded with striking head lines an in.
terview in Washington with Col. Man.
ning, which | desire to notice through
your columns.
(Here follows a "side-wipet at the
editor of the Appeal which is wholly
irrelevant to the question which con.
Germs the public, and is omitted.)
1t will be remembered that in an in
terview with the New Orleans Times
Democrat reporter shortly after the cleo
ton Col. Manning said; chalmers plan
ned well and would have been elected but
for the votes cast for Chamblss, a local
politician of the Greenback pursuasion."
when shamed by the universal denun-
clatlon OF the infamous pretence that
Chambliss had received any votes he
declined to stand further on the state
ments of this interview. Again he pre-
tended that the Democratic voters had
been lniimidated in Marshall county
by United States Deputy Marshals at
the polls. But this prctence was knock
ed from under him by the offer of the
oxford Falcon, Il Democratic paper, to
send petticoats to the Marshall county
Democrats, and still further by She proof
OF the following telegram sent on the
DAY OF the election by the Chairman Of
the Democratic District Committee:
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Nov. 1882.
To w G. Swihdl,, oxford, Miss.
Everything quiet. Deputy Marshals
took back seats. We confidently trust
that Lafayette will respond handsomely.
important, i, NJ, WATSON.
When this pretence was thus exposed
he began to talk about the enormous
sums Of the Hubbell fund sent into the
District. The proof when taken showed
only $3.50 sent, while every one knows
the Democrats spent largely more than
tins for him, and that the State Treasu
rer raised money for him from State
officials, He next claimed that VIM
berly, who he fears SO much, was an |
pointed United States revenue officer on
my application, and sent here to canvass
Tor me. The proof shows that Wimber- |
~ was appointed on the recommendation |
OF Judge Simrall. He next raised n |
howl about my employment to prosecute /
the vlolators of the election laws in the
second District, though he knows | /
promised my friends on the stump 70
prosecute the thieves if their votes were
stolen. And when he was reminded that
he had been employed to prosecute the
NukiuX IN Mississippi he said in another
interview with the New Orleans Times
Democrat that he was promised fee of
$4,000, but that he sympathized with
ne defendants and really did nothing in
,hc case, and therefore drew onlv So
'1o from the government. The differ
nee between u is that no amount of
money could have hired me to prosecute
NY friends with whom | sympathized
Tor would have drawn money from tho
government for doing nothing. But his
tatement in this interview that he real
y dld nothing in these cases is Hatlv
'ontradicted by his affidavit on file in
ne Treasury Department at WASHING.
on IN which he swore he did service
or the United states in a kuklux case
o the value of $500 4 certified conv
! that affidavit ! have.
The charge that am drawing a salary
rom the government to prosecute my
wn case, Is false. was employed ~
roseoute men who believe were elee.
ION corruptionists, and / stimulated Of i
" own accord that would not charge Q