Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-12
Endorsed by Col. Horn.

llt l'ill' iNN''A
the Hon. John 4. Logan some weeks
AGO. saws the Chicago Tribune, oi
Auc. 81, but never before pubilshed,
explains itself; it is all exceedingly .
amusing productions: 1000
MnuDlix, Miss, Aug. 7, 1850
The Hon. john \. Logan, Esq, I'm
ted States Senator. Washington u.
G Dear Sir It has come to my
knowledge that Judge hammock, the
retiring postmaster at this place Is
endcavoriny to defeat the continuation .
b. vour body of the appointment 81 /
/ Col. J. J. Summon, and 10 serve his (
purposc has forwarded to You the /
( Merliian Mercury containing Ger
tam article on the death Of Grant
which he supposed You would DIS
approve heartily. Now, l have heard
lie la, got reply from You quite to
his liking, The purpose of writing
YOU this letter Is to say to You tH"l
Col. Shannon, the appontee, dld not
write the Article referred 10. lie
could not write it if he would, and he
would not if he could. Shannon Is
timid man III journalism, and l an
regarded as somewhat bold ny
friends sometimes say lndiscreet
and | wrote the article myself. d"
not think Shannon had amy knoWl-
edcc of it until he saw it in print,
and | heard he was greatly disturbed
, and ari,ated for fear it might injurc
, his prospect Of continuation IN she
: body to which YOU belong. L have
but recently become connected with
, Shannon in journalism. 1t WAS
brought about by the combination OF
o two Journals one to winch L be
. lon" and the one to which he be
! longs. The consolidation of the two
papers has been attended with sioat
q unhappy results. Our natures Were
I SD opposite that we never agreed mp
i on ANYTHING i'll the conducting OF tins
:, journal. and he took liberties with
. INV manuscript which caused me to
y hate him most heartily, and there u
probably no man III this city whom
, he hates more heartily than he does
y me. Still he shall receive no inJus-
, tice at my hands if l can helpit tie
did not write the grant article which
has been laid before YOU, and could
not. as / have said. L think If he
had done the writing it would have
been written quite diiferently--nC
doubt in the usual style of the iiunky
n ism of the writer's Of the South upon
" the subject of Grants death. Col
Shannon, the new appointee to Tie
post Office here, is natural borl
"A flunky. knew him well years ago
~ when he meditated going over t
81 your party, and was saved by til
81 bitter rebukss of myself which array
t us ed public opinion of the white gen
no tleman against him 50 strong that 1T
=, did not dare to risk 1t
VI Now, nv dear sir, ifyou Will us
% your influence to have the appoint
e, ment confirmed l have little doub
ne ne that with a little cajolery and MAJ
i In asement you may catch hnn and a
nc tach him to tho Republican part.
III and, for my own part, make yo
oi heartily welcome to him, when yo
- have got him. l am decrepit oI
10, man of IS wears afflicted with "hem
az plcsia,' and can only 60 on cructhe
6l,i else L had trashed the stink out
at him long ago. Still, though 50 atlc
i,n ted. | can still write toleraDle IA
m m newspapers articles. L have done
nc much, perhaps, to solidlfy the VIII
NJ. people of the State of Mississip
tal- AGAINST your hateful party as Al
'ut' other man III it, and L think Dir. l.
mar and Senators George and W;
tball might have done quite as w
eu. to have given Inc some appointing
that would pay me something III
Dr. old age and decrepit condition,
Ken they wanted to take man out
IN the Mercury Office, as to have cont
re- red this position on Shannon. ii
and they done so / have no doubt y
mig would have voted for my coniirn
vi ton.
the You and l ought to be friends
BED opposites beget likings. You Il;
ave been broth of a boy. IL your pan
'rh. and | have been q ''sheol Of
VI low in mine.
Inns You will remember staid by
was tragedians III the celebrated ''kem
tragedy" when Chisholm was XII
and Gilmer and others went up
s. spout. They were indicated
tried with al inimical Judge, and L
ullv, or one of these was convicted
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