Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-29
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II is the province Oh JOURNALISM 10
keen pace with the march Of events
giving great and important facts, and
rejecting the incest shades Of opinion.
In our miserable day, standing as we do
under the shadow Of a colossal tyranny,
without power to resist that which we
y, despise, and without an appeal, either to
the tribunals Of justice, or the Judgment
80 of mankind, we can de little more than
note the succession Of events, and cal
culate their probable effects. Last
month, the question was asked, will
7 = President johnson enforce the military
bill? 1t was answered yes, and no. He
,ciu enforce it, and so far that matter is
- settled. Attention passes on to another
point Should the people Of the South
resist, or SUBMIT That is only mo-
mentary matter, is easily disposed of,and
the mind proceeds to still another point
As negro suffrage will be enforced by all
the power Of the Federal Government,
= should those of the Southern people wE9
are not disfranchised by the late bills of
Congress, take part in the reorganization
of the Southern States? This is the
last, and, we think, the most important
aspect which the complication has as.
sumed. It announced in the North in
tones of fiendish delight, that the South
is to be no longer unit butte be divided
into two great parties, each struggling
for ascendency through the negro vote.
Already at the North, funds are being
raised with which to buy off the freed
men to the Radical interest Speakers
have been appointed to canvass the
South, and by means of the colored vote,
and the disgust of the Southern people,
W Il iii expected that the State Coventiens,
that will inevitably assemble, will be
Radical
Meantime, many Of the foremost men
VI Of the South detesting the reconstruction
legislation, but perceiving no mode of
defeating it, are advising the great
masses of the South, who are net dis
franchised, to participate in the conven-
ton elections, carry all the negro votes
they can, gain victory, and thus retain
Y 2 control Of the States. Southern rene
gades, whose pardons may be the price
of elevation to Radical leadership, will
lead formidable party, built upon an
expectation of carrying the great mass
of the negroes with them. Money from
the North, and emissaries despatched
from that section TO corrupt the negro
mind and wrest the South from the
South, will be plentiful within its borders.
The military power of the South having |
been subjugated by calling in the aid of
the negroes, the intention now is to sub
jugate the politics of the South by call
ing in the aid of negro voters.
s 1t will thus be seen that the old
contest, in another form, is to be
fought over again Beauregard, Long
street and others perceive this, and being |
good tacticians, admit the situation.
The Soath failed to arm the negroes in
its late mortal contest The North was
wiser, ands won The negro is again
armed, but this time with the ballot And |
now the, question is, shall the great
masses Of the Southern people refuse to
be armed with the ballot, and thus allow
the new war of subjugation to 60 by de-
fault2 It question not for us, but
for them to decide. We, who are dis
franchised in Tennessee, would gladly
avail ourselves of an opportunity of be-
. coming voters. Could we register, as
the people of the South can, Brownlow
and his internal legislation would soon
be disposed Of
Marur TPoreT ATTIRE