Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-14

SO happy as when they are talked about
We see that Mr. Aloorn is making
quite remarkable figure, in the neigh
horinr so called, State Of Mississippi.
He is making himself about as notorious
as did former North Mississippian,
who. being at loss to invent better
hobby about 1860, went about the State
making speeches in advocacy Of reopen
inc the African slave trade, and who
was met, as at Holly Springs by Mr.
Watson, and demolished, whenever a
public speaker of ability happened to be
present. From the accounts we have
from Mr.. Alcorn, in the Mississippi
papers, we think he is meeting with
about the same kind Of success. lie IS
political nondeseript, who is deter
mined TO ride on the top of the wave II
he can get up storm big enough to
make one But because he has not the
intellect to invent, nor the discretion to
fud great thought, which will win in
the interest Of the people, we doubt
whether he will ever rise to the dignity
of a respectable demagogue. He came
to Memphis coufessing his inability
to throw any new and great light on the
political situation, and made o speech
here which established that fact conclu'
siyelv. 1t fell stillborn, because there
was next to nothing in il, though some
body wrote letter dignifying him with
4 somewhat lengthy notice, which sue
ceeded so far as to procure some COM
pliments from Northern radical papers.
What he really would be at now in
Mississippi it is hard to tell He said
here that be had notion of being on
the winning side. But we do not see
that he has found it yet, If be had, we
should think the Mississippi papers,
which give an account Of his speeches,
would by this time at least, be able to
make known what the winning side was
which he has taken. They tell OF many
strange things that he says. But after
all, what he would have his neighbors
do, or what he would do, we doubt if he
knows himself, except that he would
make something out of J. L. Alcorn if
possible.
He has evidently not the faintest idea
of the real situation, nor the remotest
conception of what sound wisdom and
craftsmanship requires as remedial
policy. In his debate with Col Tyson
at Rienzi, no is represented by the Cor.
NTH Neps as abusing the President for
not yielding the fate Of the rebels at, the
close of the war, to the radical Congress,
and at the same time as justifying the
severe terms of Congress towards the
South, and apologiziug for its "uncon-
stitutional measures in the shape OF
amendments to the Federal ConstiLu-
ton" He was particularly down on the
old democratic party, seeking apparently |
to revive old dislikes. He wanted neither
a white mans government nor black |
mans government, but government of
equal rights, of course little mixed.
Mighty mani prodigious adviser won
derfal counsello in calamity
He had not word to say against the
Radical party, and the best guess we can
make as to what he aims at, is to sup |
pose he seeks to be negro radical gene
ralissimo for Mississippi If the Radi-
cal Congress should survive the next
three months, we suggest that they owe
him something, and, if they think he
will do for such an eminent station, that
they should make him collecting mar
shall, or receiver for some confscated |
railroad. That is the way they do with |
great men about here. AT Rienzi, the
Neos says he was so completely done for
by Col Tyson, who responded to him,
that "the audience enjoyed the rich
treat with roars of laughter, and time
after time, the house came down
with uproarious applause" The Pamela
Star says of his speech there, that, even
if his views we're Correct, it especially
" does not become him to express them. :"
This is in allusion TO the fact that, as an
original secessionist, he did what he
could to lead the people into trouble,
and now deserts them, as he did when
the battle ragged, ami turns them over to
the tender mercies of the Radical enc
mics of their constitutional rights.
The Grenada Sentinel says he affirmed
that, by the surrender, the Southern peo-
pie "placed not only their property, but
their lives in the hands of the con-
onerors." Did you ever see such born
fool2
SHAMEFUL OUTRAGE
Que Of the most atrocious murders
Il - &c a.. nor oocurrpd in |