Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-12

rUF RADICAL OBIGARCHH-THf
lowest DEEP OF PARTY DEPRAV
ITY.
We had supposed that ths Ethiopiani
or Radicals as prohigate and shameless:
as they have proved themselves to be IL
the misuse and prostitution of politiea
nnwer. would hesitate to avow theil
manifest design, in the enfranchisemen
of tbe ignorant Ethiopian element, an6
the Acknowledgement Of men Of the high
est virtues and culture. Yet, in this VIC
ara mistaken. They have no respect fol
tho oninious Of mankind-nO tesE Of pub
Iio cotempt. no desire to avoid the shame
ofconfsssing the object Of the strocioui
crime they have endeavored to perpe
trste against their country. The New
YORK Times thus hits off, or rather con
fsssss the purpose in elevating to the suf
frsva the seni-barbaTous Africans:
Wherever there lie 8 large amount o.
IGNORANT voting material 20 be useu II
elections. there will also be f0una plenty
Of demagogues to use II. Inc reason
urged for giving to the blacks the Iishl
to vote was, not that they were quAlineC
TO exercise it wisely, but that thelr Vote'
| were needed, and 1t was believed Ihey
could be got, for a particular party Il
Tosv he found difficult even for that party
bv and by to control the power which i
1 inns created for its own use; but this Il
/ ona NJ the hazards it ran. Other dema
gooues more reckless and selfish than
| its own. are already becoming numerous
4 aad powerful.
All the world knows that this was .a'
object OF the Jacobins, but hoped to b
! SHARED the confession Of such purpose
assu excuse for crime. The disfranehise
meut was evidently done for "particu
lar partv." The pretext was to protec
the negroes themselves in their rights
and thus to reconstruct the Union, whel
the white people of the South had de
clined to enter into their measures t
degrade themselves. SOvereigns
must be found to do the necessary an
nreseribed voting, and if white mel
would not do it, then the negroes wer
made available. This was the poor ex
cuse set up for the destruction OF th
81 civil riRhts" Of the white population
Of the South. Now hesr what FoRNE'
has to say on this subject In one
his 90 Occasional" " letters to the Phila
deInbia Press, he allows his hand, O
rather his cloven foot, to protrude so dis
tinctly that he can never again hope t
hide his real character from the mos
obtuse. He says:
No such olamors, however, will chang
the nurpose of the majorities Of Congres
on the great subject of restoration
The atrocities of the rebels upon the col
ored people since the recent election
would alone render any change impOss
HE. even il higher motives did not DE
uspd persevefance. Additional leglsls
lion will OF course be necessary, and,
reasonable expectations sra realized,
10 not doubt that among this iegislatio
,oil Ee n generous removal Of the dtsdba
ties ,fD0yl eUer1 j0hite man ia the SolH
,c5o ar1s ideatifed JCith the rebellion, an
tpbo honestly assists the Radicals.
Here is your chance, white men Of tn
South! Come up and " assist the Rad
Gals and you can get your nghts' IN
is the condition. To enfrsnchise your
selves you must become the slaves OF th
most corrupt and brutal tyranny th'
the memory Of man or the records fhi
tory can reach to. The bid is BOW hel
ont to you, because the Radical party
trembling in the balance and wants a
the aid it can get. This attempt thus
shameIessly purchase your honor is of
price with a certain transaction Whel
the same individual attempted to subo
nate a witness when inebriated, to testii
against woman's character. or cour
you will accept the bribe, and will Sc
your souls and consciences to get into Il
Radical party.