The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-09
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From the New YORK Herald.
On the night OF January - John NJ.
Clayton, ui Arkansas, very well known
citizen aud candidate In November Tor q
seat in Congress, was assassinatcd. lie
WIS seated near window In lighted
room aud the assassin came upin the dark,
fired nj him and killed him.
Mr. Clayton WIS investigating some
charges which have been publicly and in
close detail made OF wrong doing during
the canvass and election, by which. II was
asserted enough votes for him hal been
diverted Ia secure him la the scat n tho
facts were correctly stated. II was both
his right aud his duty 10 attend to this IN
quiry.
Ills opponent was Mr.. Clifton II. Brcck-
inridgr, the present sitting member. II
had been openly asserted by supporters Of
Mr. CLAYTON that supporters ol Mr.. Brcck-
intihgu drove away from the polls with
violence supporters oi MIR Clayton; that
supporter. OF Mr.. Breckenridge took pus-cs-
sion Of certain polls, driving away the
proper election officers, that supporters "a
MIR Breckenridge, masked and armed, car
| ried Oh the poll box aud books In defiance
Ut the protest Oi ihp Supervisor, and that
| this boN contained b12 votes for Clayton
aud To- Tor Breckenridge, aud these votes
! were not counted for Clayton. Oihcr in-
stances of violence aud intimidation by
armed men arr mentioned, place, day and
circumstances being rccitcd In detail.
Those matters II was the mere duty Of
Mr.. Clayton Ia investigate because the
Supervisor in the district where the cleo.
ton box WIS carried eff had been himself
shot at and forced 10 leave the region: IL
was while he was attending 10 this FER
icctly lawful and necessary inquiry that
Mr. CLAYTON was as.assinaird.
Mr. Clifton r. Brccknrdgc, We are sorry
to be- Informed remains ~ Washington,
seemingly careless Of the fate Of his oppo-
nent. That II not nice. We instructed
correspondent in Washington yesterday 10
see NJ llrcckiur.dgr und ask him 70 make
somc statement ul biz own side, which
ui,ht yu alnnt with that OF the Mefsu.
CLAYTON. brothers ui thc Mr.. Clayton Who,
iu Mir Hrrck nudgcf interest, ha been
,s.aa.iuatrd. Nj. Breckenridge replied,
We arc informed, that be- bad nothing to
say
We are sorry ior that We do not think
Mr.. Clifton r. Breckenridge Is either wise
or gracious. llc claims q scat ia the next
Congress by gross fraud aud violence, ~ "
openly aud with many precise details
changed. Ills opponent aNch known aud
| honorable citizen, Is as,asfinltcd while on
| the ground making a aWlil and proper
inquiry into the truth Of these charges.
| Mf. Bfrcknridgc ought 90 have aided him
| Ia doing this. liut be- dp'S not think u
| matter Of sufficient importance even 10
| meet the plain aud detailed statements OF
! his opponents, or o. express himself IN
any way about q peculiarly BOO. lmoua art
| ni u..ls,iu1tiun done presumably ny w
| b. .rkiufiIgr'HuW if.rulsHuI upl9rcfs'
! Tho HfrH Ike, hir play, Having
prIutrI Yesterday The statement OF MI.
! ii,yf,1'. brothers. which bear, very hard
on the supporters Of Mr. Llccklnfidgo,
We were ready to make bis views oi the
assas.inaiun aud Of The events which
! lyu o., % equally public. But Mr clifton
/ n. Eurkuiigc has nothing 90 tlN' ITO
! doe. not see, apparently that even his
| furny. aud supporters or such OF them %
yJ. r.i 8..,ssIns at least would ike 10
hear from him. lie does not see, or be does
u.. .HTu II bee secs, that 90 lust rpEnrd Tor
/ tie opinions Ul mankind should lcAd
/ h.Wt speak. aud speak promptly IA
such % clar. lie is 90 expects To nr, VIC
beneficiary OF ibis act OF n,saa'inauon.
! The ASA, .'u. arc his supporters Ana 10
! has nothing 90 say
I'm our jul.mau. q would have becn iar
bct,ur Tor MI Clifton r. Brcckiuriges
/ good fame u be- and not Mr. Clay .9n, had
I been IssHssinntCd.