Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-27
THE RADICAL CALL.

~ II.
call for convention to assemble il
Philadelphia on the 9th day of Septem
Der. 1t is a curiosity, and in singula
contrast with the unquestionable doc
trines of that party, as practiced Thu
call sets out HaaHa H3f'
Ninety years ago our fathers pro
claimed a new theory of government
founded on protection to the rights o.
the citizen. On the 9Th day of Septem
Der next it is proposed to hold grand
meeting in the shade of Independence
Hall in the city of Philadelphia, TO reas
sert the doctrines of our ancestors.
We wish the call had been little more
explicit, and informed the country what
the theory of our ancestors was.
We are unable to see that these men
embrace any one idea put forth by the
men of rs. They are going to
Philadelphia for the purpose OF
reversing the main idea of the revolution,
They propose to establish in eleven
States by lao, governments of minorities.
They propose to tax the majority with
out allowing them representation. Sim
liar pretensions on the part of the King
and Parliament of Great Britain, drove
'our fathers" into rebellion. They are
opposing the very principles for which
"our fathers" pledged their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honor. There
never was a holder deception than this
address aims at Again
All who believe with our fathers that
the constitutional tights OF the citizen
are the first and paramount objects OF
Republican Government are cordially
invited to attend 'AL
Are We, who are disfranchised in Ten
nessee, citizens, or,ifthe Constitutional
amendment shall become part Of
the organic law, will nine-tenths Of the
people-citizens-of the South, possess
any constitutional rights ? Is there, after
disfranchisement Of the majority, any
right left them Of which any citizen
can boast2 The call closes in these
words
The 100000 Union defenders from the
South, who stood in the ranks OF the
Union army, send greeting to the brave
veterans of the North through our repre-
sentative delegates to the Convention of
the Southern Unionists. We send a
hearty invitation for our comrades in q
common cause 20 meet us on this spot
made sacred to Liberty. Come one
come all Come in the uniform OF blue
Come as you came TO the South on the
great mission to relieve il from the des
potism of usurping traitors. Come as
you came when you caused the hearts of
the depressed Unionists to leap with JOY |
at the temperance Of the old i1g up |
held by strong hands and brave deeds. |
Let Unionists Of the North and South |
come together and renew the pledge to |
sustain liberty, order and law.
This sounds very much like war The |
Union soldiers are invited TO come as
they came to the South in the uniform
of blue" They came here with arms in
their hands. We trust they will not go |
to Philadelphia with their old guns and
knapsacks There will be really no occa-
sion for so formidable a display. But the
Union soldiers of the North will smile at
such an invitation. To them its ford |
language must appear supre mely .ridicu-
lous We don't think many Of them will
honor the gathering with their presence.
The pretense that the war did not restore
the Government, is an attack upon their
reputation, and will be, no doubt, re-
scented. To.