New-York tribune., 1886-03-18
OBERLpS FLIGHT FRON MEM rms.
AN INCIDENT IN THE LIVES OF THREE
DENOI RATS


.rpo, THE rrGIIAL ...r-. o>psNT TIE TRIBuNE.l
WAsHTyGrOY, March 17.-Poliucs makes
strange bedeows and the whrgIy If time works won
drous changes. Even the good b shop" OJery, whom
everybody suspected, wrongly OF course Of being only
an old-lashOued spokesman aud wirc-pulIer
but in whom the President pretends 10
have discovered great Civil Service
reformer-even the good Bishop" say, VIII De forced
to admit this when recalls few OF the incidents OF
nsovn life Ia February l~Gl, the Tennessee Legisl-
ure refused by decisive vote to take the initial steps
in favor Of secession. Il was great disappointment "
Southern men generally but 10 none more so thAn to
Governor. who an out'pokeh Htd'es HsHO'
man and in full sympathy win al 'Ho
secession leaders Unable to force the L'gisI'ture
nt, tra,son he ser about to hc could do hi
self to carry the state INTO the ConederIcy lie u-
serted advert sements IN Northern papers lh'uuS pro-
,os,s for furnishing arms and mus ons Ot war 10 the
state Of Tennessee steamer vas htted odt H'hs he
State hag and sent up the river to 81 Lou'"
There it was loaded guns, and other var
material No attempt WAS made to con'eA
tbe fact The arms bought openly
and shipped IN broad daylight. such ah ACT
could OF courfe have but result ON It's return UP
the boat was seized by the Uaitsd states authou :
This i, what the Governor intended The seizure WAS
denounced as an outrage by every ecessou > p'tA]
The state was abllLe with indignation In WICK '"'
Governor had made converts to the
make in years by any other means lie H''
been entirely successful But be duI not stop tAe'''
invited speakers every part OF the SCUM 10 o'N'
Tennessee to TAX treason Ah mN'''t'o1 sem
scarcely necessary. The state was aIe"Iy "''''"
with thcm. Bat the Governor "anted 10 A'Ao So
his plan 1t was this excited state oI Tue Fuo''0 ~
that a mob gathered one May evening IN tue 'ou''
House Square of Memphis. That morning '"' '''''1'
,c,ysp,prr of the town. Ihe BHeiiH, had printed cur
torlally the following words - n
:. yLr RoUe,i, rutcrtan- much respect ior Ne,u
Philips, JOs.HI Gd'mES L.lJ'2r i GcrsTn D.y.s,
Wlli.n, l. Naucy Lamar a d the'r ,,,, th.lr
foiiy,rr. OF The south IAelr ann, "o tAe sane I'M
r.,I, ~ Nh. he the same; al want t"desel, "a" rc,n
Tue American h4g cannot be torn 1p"m' Pmi ="
ThcTiitor Of Ihe BUdtR who wrote tAe'o "o''' na
a Uu.oa Democrat. H. hA supported D'u-.'s, n,s
rc N, ono sion he ami his trusted a''''I"h. ~
acuouaccl secession Il O.undcr AND 'I'l''' v..
WAS for the last time that they we're 20 40 ~ - -,
pbi. The mob which had gathered III '"' 49,,
i,l c,ue TO have reckoning Win ~
They surgcd around roaSn9 -'o"'''" ,h,
form from whicu speaker tAe p" 80.
,,orpp, came from Mississippi HuJ was one ol ~. me
,r,,r, iuci) IA Impt0slOucd i|h-ut-o .,,.rrlgu
,,,t nt Inc Fcucial Governments 10 coeIc' - nfs
$50 mo SUBMISSION. lie dcuouced lhe eiItoc
MI rcd by me baH,ttL lie zen -. rnir,
lis stan ana every yoody connected WIN .u,nityO .u Of
called upon his audience 10 pure t.I vac MAT et
anon traitors. Responsive yei's sn"" 80 Loud
fsct the words were having upon Go ',nt the whols
rr,r, we're heard OF " Hang NM 'l.an Nv" mi he had
yu,," With disnay tue speaker -" W. w. ,birA he
1n I'm ,uiu ana ne try aiay Tie passion s..t be,
had foUscd Ii MAS to m,c. lhe mop a." ~, mice ot
nu @ I,'s conIrol In less Than an holr tHc 'T,rned
iIr B.lieGn was wreck. lie e"'No, Hs
by some friend, escaped ht ~ ~ one ot
a. nss on The river thence he escap to 'or OF
NuvIaudmgl ms district he became tIe ,hs war he
,.nratc g 1rNsuaper ana at the cose ot 'u0 w."
removed To Illinois. ain
The Governor of Tennessee who invited Ip is6l Was
pian to speak tn Memphis i9at May sS,trs s septof
isHam e. Harris, now United ot's. of PAM
aSI iS"'"' beneaciary of J. W. Rogsr'' addressed
Electric fame. Ihe speaker "nVt the hanging
,, Nj, nbis mob and nearly brought aOv.' Ut WAS l.
.1G M & M Fdptop Of The bulletin and his ne assistant
& Lamar, nov 49, he mob and made hs way o. tiHrn Of
one Of the river boats aud ans aEy Sac has Sesa
Illinois, is the good Bishop sSe Important posi- "
sel,oted by Mr.. Cleveland Tor 'ho ''-i
! Civil Service Commissioner