Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-04
AN noNrsr nApLcAL wrrNEss

A correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Commercial who is vouched for by that
paper as can old-fashioned abolitionist
who does not extenuate anything or set
down aught in malice" writing from
southern Arkansas, says;
During q months travel IN this couniy-con-
versinr with scores laily-i have neArd less
complaint aud less denunclaHon 81 me gov
eminent. than can he heard around lhf N"IlVue
I corners III Vine and Fourth streets, I'M your
! CITY. in any tnirty MINUTES nA a1utHt-i par
an anxiety toknoW Wheh,u eser-lhey are ash4n
20 take their places in the lnlon rs Iecnhetiuc-
/ ted states, g. evidentc enough but thefe "a mod
I esty ahoutfhis hiCh does nothi become high
I toned conquered enemy. s
From slI'that 1 have been able TO discover. /
am satisfied tast if the state OF ArkHnaS was
admitted INTO tine linton to-day, with al! tine
Z fights and PRIVILEGES She ever enjoyed ~ ~ eN-
oeptasio slavery, she woult ne Iluch better
governed ina the year 60 come tlan she has been
during the year which rs past. ~ matters mol
20 me now that her people have been IN rebel
punished for that whether that punishment
has been adequate TO tle crime committed,
can not be a question WIN any
I victor. for She has cried Enough II
NJ are "a mountainous victor. really - pow
I crlul as we aik, we viii not only let tlis fallen
/ euemy' sg,t APP but by brushing the dust from
her soiled garments, Try and make Of her "a last
friend. Her people, Ike al other human be-
ngs. can and VIII appreciate words and acts OF
] hlnAlt>< AZ N-D'A % AA1H AaAAAAN N0tA
/ Rpecber's savings upon the subject OF recon.
] srruetion have made him decidedly popular
here. There is no hvine man who would DE
more cordially received ana listened 70 with
/ t.saFa respectful attention D he. This may
I d. tltlrget 20 selfish. Interested motives; hui
such suspicious, just nov, when there are
wounds % DE healed. are far morr dangerous %
I the mfure good of the country than the help
les objects OF them
This is very different testimony from
that given by the pack Of political hacks
who, for partisan ends, are employed 10
SANDER the South and everything con-
nected with her people. OF the condition
Of the freed people he says
II some Christian effort is NOT soon put forth
upon a gigantic scale. tugF via soon s' tErWaF
of the North American Indians oac 90 ineir
most rJinous Vices is Hcruuou~ues-. Who.
] thar has been al all acquainted with ueEroe~
{ under the slave system. does not know that
10 mss tern tfe practice among ~HNchni4eis
4 % keep up "a strong plantation police, Toy ihe
express purpose OF preventing O. corrupt, M
they might pTsa- N, t-r
barrier. created for such an l-unhle sal. is nov
-guuvod, and the results are obvious You val
h3rliy see negro infant ih ID eN tourney
/ There seems go be little oruo care UN fHe lHoin-
/ erS. for Such u-fVriug rs they do have. Al one
I point I passed an tle Duaridta wa, told THAI
7 tbr-s ne4Fo infants bad been uuua il the river
within one week. What am account VIII our
I pailaurhrOpI~tS bee ahie 81 give 10 ihes lal 20 ac-
4 tsmplI~u a. much Tor tHe sake oI humanity
IS The sIave-hnlIeT did. with lhe same
nnt-riaI. f0r the sake OF dollars and cents
But the most noteworthy part Of his
I letter is the DEMONSTRATING the lie, as
! it does. to the Radical stories of southern
I IawlessnesS.
Beside You Hre not shut out frem them now,
I You are as safe there aS here. hUu need NOT
believe i'm the bU-re8r stories OF persecution
I auddauger iu the south. such things are only
true % those who hunt rr them You can
] md hugbears hers AS there MgOu are - dis