Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-16
MORE BROWNLOWISM.
Tie Persecution Of COlOred COnserva
tIves-Speeimens of Negro Radicals
The Memphis L.eaguers.
From the Memphis Avalanche. l4th.

Tie Persecution Oh COiOFeG AohSefFa-
tives-Specimens of Negro Radicals
The Memphis L.eaguers.
From the Memphis Avalanche. l4th.
The hostile feeling which leads colored
followers Of Brownlow to i'll treat and abuse
colored Conservatives is stimulated by
white Radical demagogues. When some
colored men went to the Conservative State
Convention, Radical organs denounced
them. The fact that one or two of them,
since acquitted, we're there under bonds for
trial under grave charges, was made the
basis for filings at the Conservative party,
and no colored man who sympathizes with
the Conservative party, or takes an active
part for Conservative candidates, can es-
cape their venOmons attacks. They desire
TO have il supposed that all honest blacks
are for Brownlow and Radicalism-all
worthless, mean and bad colored men are
for Etheridge and Conservatism. What
are the facts? Who are the active, leading
eolored Radicals? Are they models of in
dustry, virtue and good conduct? Let us
see.
Carter, who figures often in Radical pa
pers and meetings, is only known as the
keeper of colored gambling house, the
proprietor ola low saloon where bad liquor
is dispensed, and black men degraded. He
came from Indiana, has been here three or
four years, and has never done thing to
elevate his race.
Harris is by trade carpenter, and per
haps sometimes works little at it, but
spends most Of his time in low saloons. He
comes from Texas
Shaw is colored sport from Indiana,
who keeps low drinking and gambling
house on Linden street. He never does
anything but help to make colored men
who visit his den, drunkards and gamblers
Keckley, who figured largely 10 getting
certificates from Davis for all sorts of col
ored men and boys, never does anything
so far as is known, but loaf about billiard
saloons. 1t is not likely that he has done
half dozen days ofgood, honest hard work
in three or four years.
Wilkerson is a regular bar room setter
nothing else.
Lusher is far from being a model of good
conduct, as most colored people know and
court records will testify He never wants
to work, if he can help it.
Helms was one of the witnesses to get
Sid. Hunt of, and sWore he (Helms) was a
steamboatman, when faro dealer would
have been more correct.
Sweers is from Chicago and is fiddler
and gambler, who lives about low saloons.
Anthony has done very little for years,
and don't want to.
Ask any well informed colored man, and
he will say that these men, and some dozens
other colored men who never work, but
spend their time in gambling, drinking
and lOafing about low saloons, are the lead
ing colored Radicals.
They are the men who are employed by
white Radicals to hound down any colored
man who dares b be 50 free as to go for the
party that he likes best.
We don't mention the men above named
because We have any i'll will to them, but
simply to show that Radical organs lie
when they claim all colored virtue and
decency for the Radical party. Ask any
colored man, and he will say those we
name, and their fellows, are the leading
colored Radicals in Memphis. Are they
| the best men the colored race can produce
We have been unable to discover a
single colored Conservative in Memphis
| who is a gambler, drunkard or thief. They
are generally quiet, industrious, thinking
men.
We have been unable TO find a single
| colore6 gambler, drunkard or thief, who is
! not Radical politician. When exceptions
| TO these general rules are discovered, il will
be time enough for Radical organs to make
| filings at colOred Conservatives.