The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-09-11
INDoRsED by COL. HORN.
The Fam Ous Meridian Editors
Explanation.

The following letter received by
the Hon. john A. Logan some
weeks ago, says the Chicago Trt-
bune, o. Aug. 81, but never before
published, explains Itself; it is an
exceedingly amusing production
Meridian, Miss, Aug. Z, 1885
The Hon. john a. Logan, Esq,
United States Senator, Washing
ton, d. G.: Dear Sir-lt has come
to my knowledge that Judge Han
cock, the retiring postm aster at
this place, is endeavoring 10 defeal
the confirmation by your body OF
the appointment OF Col. }. j. Shan
non, aud to serve his purpose has
forwarded to you the Meridian
MercWry containing u certain arti-
Gle on the death of Grant, which he
supposed You would disapprove
heartily. Now, | have heard he
has got Il reply from you quite to
his liking. The purpose OF writing
YOU This letter is 10 say to you that
Col. Shannon, the appointee, did
not write the article referred TO.
! He could not write it ii he woulG,
and he would not is he could. Shan
non is Il timid man to journalism,
and | am regarded lis somewhat
bold-my frieHdS sometimes say
indiscreet-and | wrote the article
myself. | do not think Shannon
had any knowledge of it until he
saw it in print, and heard he was
greatly disturbed and agitated for
fear it might injure his prospect OF
confirmation in the body to which
Won belong. | have but recently
become connected with Shannon ID
Journalism. 1t was brought about
by the combination of two journals
the one TO which he belongs.
The consolidation OF the two pa
pers has been attended with most
unhappy results. Our natures
were so opposite that we never
agreed upon anything in the con
Quoting OF this Journal, aud he
took liberties with my manuscript
which caused me to curse him most
heartily, and there is probably no
mai in this city whom he hates
more heartily than lie does me.
Still he shall receive no injustice
at my hands il | can help IT,. He
did not write the Grant article
which has been laid before you,
and could not, as | have said. !
think if he had done The writing it
would have been written quite diff
entlv-no doubt IN the usual style
of the fuukyism of the writer's Oh
the South upon the subject OF
Grants death. Col. Shannon, the
new appoiutee to the poSt-oEiicr
here, is a natural born hnukey. /
knew him well years ago, when he
meditatcd going over to your par
ty, and was saved by the bitter re
Dukes OF myself arraycd public
opinion OF the white gentlemen
against him 50 strongly that he did
not dare to risk IT,.
Now my dear sir, ifyou will nSe
your intiaeucc t. have the appoint
mrut confirmed | have little doubt
that with a Iittle conjulrry and
management, yuu may catch him
and attach him TO tue Republican
party, aud for my own par, !
make You heartily welcome to him,
when you have got him. AN a de
crepit old man OF GS years, afflicted
with 'htmiplega," aud can o1Iy go
on crutcheS, else | had ihraahed
the stink out Of him long ago. Still
though so affected, can StJll write
tOlerable lair newspaper articles.
| have done as much, perhaps to
Solidify the white people Of the
State Of Mississippi against your
hateful party as any other man IN
it,, aud | think Mr.. LAmar aud Sen
atOrs George and Wal,hall might
have done quite as well to have
given me so nerhing IN my old age
and decrepit condition, If they
take il man ont Of the Mercury OF
flee, as to have conferred this posi-
ton on Shannon. Had they done
so | make no doubt YOU would have
voted for my confirmation.
You and | ought to be friends
oppoSites be2et. likings. You have
been Il broth OF a boy in your party
aud | have been Il ''SheOl' Of Il fell
low in mine.
You will remember | stayed 10y
the tragedians in tho celebrated
"Kemper tragedy when Chris
holm was killed, aud Gilmpr and
others went up the spout. They
we're indicted and tried with an in
imical judge, aud never one of
these were convicted or hurt. The
Meridian Mercury aud Capt. Woods
their attorney, saved them.
Now, sir after this can't you
Shakeg All | want to OF expect to
accomplish by writing you this let.
ter is to save Shannon, my friend
in a hOrn-frOm the consequences
Of my indiscretiou. | say indiscre-
ton, but | maintain that ms Grant
article was Il good one, aud a prop
er rebuke to the flunky journalists
of the South. With great respect,
yours truly,
A. G.. Horn, editor Mercury
Mari1iau Miss