The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-04-18
Jaass AsfsaH's Letter "a. :.


90 ihs Kiltsf Miha aTtat
Dos 81 fns.a paragraph 10
Gen Cha'm lHi letter. aslIa
leave hlm IL fta nnilsiHflal e.
fymtni A lia lampfliy si.at
produced IL iha deitits tal
iiiai iiiefn afa wAe Wh1 voted
~ bin fmfH.Ib m HuiI4 sHl
sho iage alfetly suppressed ihem
selves m y.fy aaffy thay dii H.
Thai Paragraph " this. 10
ryiycs Gle llubhall mndpaafiiou
upon wlieh Whipped him -
ohcn Ia the last oAnyitL u h
always q plHtulo % meet tha
Judge on that question, aa 10 Ttges
me o good eseHse for telling that
ff Gny dollars ! hired him g..
watch ~ my attorney, the count
IN his county and tho value NJ the
Judges services may bo estimated
from what be now wfIte4' Now,
a. the General was called away
when we were to speak in your
city ln.t fall and, Of course, he
could not meet me and give mo biz
usual whipping ION the Hub
bell fund question" It Is but Just
to the good people u Sardis, that
they should not be deprived Of
their share Of this entertainment
In order that the whipping may
be properly appreciated, let us
see how the matter stands The
gentleman having risen to be the
chairman Of the chief cancus com.
mittce of his party" C'The Dem.
o%cratic Congressional Cancus.' >
Mr., Ilubbell says he "paid' him
$4,000 "to stir up discussion in
the Democratic party and elect q
Republican as fully set forth ia
my letter. This was IN the spring
Of 1882. Now the whipping
comes in:
Western Union Telegraph Co."
Oxford, Miss, Nov. 10th, 1892,
J, B. Morgan, fernando.
81 wish to employ you as my
attorney if any effort is made to
reduce my vote in your county,
(Signed) "Jamcs r. Chalmers"
Let it be remembered that the
election wac held on Tuesday the
It'll day Of November, and then
examine the above dispatch. The
first noticeable thing is the date,
November 10th"
This is Friday, the 4th dav after
the election. As n matter Of fact,
the election had been held--the
returns were in-the count had
been madc-the result 1873 major
lty, had been published to the
world, and the commissioners had
returned to their respective homes.
The next noticeable feature is 81
wish to employ you as my Attorney
"if &C." Now, Mr.. Editor, is it
not plain that this is nothing on
earth but what the lawyers call n
retainer? II is m actual fact
that the commissioners never re-
assembled and the count, as first
made, was certified to the Secretary
Of State. When | subsequently
met the General, | asked that he
pay me $4,000 for tho retainer.
He said he was out Of funds. AT.
ter his contest with Col. Manning
was closed and he returned home.
(the Government having allowed
him 5000 to pay fees,) | again
asked him for my fee. He thought
$4,000 was too much, but Offered
me his check on the Bank of Sar.
: dis for 5000, which | accepted,
The Bank books will show this Il
J have been last July, ! think. .
Now that you may understand
the severity Of the whipping" the
General usually gave me, let III
restate the case Mr. Hubbell say,
he paid the gentleman who haC
%"risen 10 be the chairman of th'
chief caucus committee Of hi
e party" $4,000 to create discussion
:, in his party and elccta Republican
in this district And the gentle
$ man says in reply to me. "fei
sir and | retained you a. IN.
attorney to represent me befor
d the election Commissioners {
n Desoto county in 1882, in the even
an effort should be made to reduc
/. my vote" And it is this tina
"whips' me so badly and gives tn
General so much pleasure to te
when the "Hubbell fund question
" is mentioned. When the Generi
9. was whipping" me so badly la'
d fall, on this %suject, | used to say
= the people, that lawyers aho'
a taxing fees, were like "old Unc.
Johnny Barbour" was about tai
ID ing drinks. Uncle Johnny or
IN s.I.. Al. fail nf l.