Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-23
Reconstruction in tho South.
From the Rochester Espresr "

nearly a million documents and dis
bursting $22, 900. Members of Cons fess, in
addition to their subscriptions in money,
sent in large numbers Of speeches, etc.
for distribution. The Southern campaign
began in earnest, when Congress passed
the first Reconstruction act. Since then
the Republican party has been organized
ia each of the unrecpnstructed States,
and in nine of them a large majority OF
Radical delegates have been elected to
the several State Conventions. 1t is
worth while inquiring how it has been
done. The FIRST money raised was by
members of Congress, who, at caucus
called for the purpose, and subsequently
subscribed about $4,000. Various APP
peals were made, and the members Ct
the Committee acted as agents in the
South. Chaplain Thomas W. Conway
has also been special agent for this
purpose.
The Executive Committee is as fol-
lows
Robert C. Schenck, Representative,
Ohio, Chairman; John Conness, SEN
ator, California; Zachariah Chandler,
Senator, Michigan; VIM. D. Kelley, Rep
resentative, Pennsylvania; John A. Lo.
gan, Representative, Illinois; John NJ
Broomall, Representative, Pennsylvania;
Oakes Ames, Representative, Massachu
sets; Thomas L. Tullock, Secretary.
The amount raised from April to De-
cember 4, 1867, is $42,073 60 OF this
amount New York has contributed $29,
$40; Massachusetts,, $S623; Pennsylva.
mia, $42l0; Michigan, 2772; Illinois,
Sl790; Rhode Island, $205O; New Jer.
sey, STAG; Maine, Sl326; Indiana,
SlOSl; New Hampshire, $1,000; Ohio,
$637 35; and so on down to $40 and
$50. Utah, Idaho, Tennessee and Vir-
ginia contribute $50 each. Connecticut
gives b6t SIS, while far off Dakota and
Nevada give 500 each. The subscrip-
tons of the capital employees, clerks,
ETC., amount to $443l 10, making, with
the Congressman subscriptions, SIS, ,22l.
The expenditures up to the same date,
$39, 1853 50 OF this amount, the printing
has consumed $7993 43 The balance had
been expended in different States, as fol.
lows: Virginia, $4S0l 20; North Carolina,
$4487 S5; Georgia, $360l 43; South
Carolina, $3235 81; Mississippi, S2759 I;
Florida, $2643; Alabama, $2l6l "a; Ar
ka sas, $lS02; Louisiana, $ll07 As;
Texas, $l022, and Tennessee received
$2649. The balance was spent in other
matters. There have been printed and
distributed since the lst of April, docu-
ments Of various character to the num-
ber of 854, 700 Virginia received l48,.
TO; North Carolina, l09 SOS; Alabama,
u 045; Georgia, "a 825; South Cal Olivia,
60 270; Texas, 54,l85; Arkansas, SO,
$40; Mississippi, so, ,45O; Florida, 43, ,060
Louisiana, 22,490-a total in the unre-
constructed States of 650,S80 In Ten
nessee, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky,
West Virginia and this District, total
of 1895. The balance have been dis.
tribured in the Northern States, princ
pally in Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York, New Hampshire and Cali
fornia. There are now on hand for dis
1920 documents.
The documents sent out by the Com
mittee comprise McPberson's Political
Manual for 1866 and 1867, which is one
of the most valuable political compila-
tions extant Various speeches of Judge
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, having refer
ence to suffrage, reconstruction, and
those made in the South Gov. Bout
wells address on the policy of Congress
has been widely distributed, A speech
of Gen. Logan's; speeches of Thad
Stevens, Shellabarger, Julian, and other
Congressman, have been published.
The Committee had prepared other
documents, among which one of
the most valuable was a dialogue
between a Republican and a freed
man, in which the Republican party's
doctrine is set forth. This is a very
simple and telling paper, one which has
done much to aid the freedman political
and to stir up the rebel oppo-
sition. This dialogue was prepared
originally by the Rev. Henry NJ Turner,
\ black clergyman and member elect to
he Georgia Constitutional Convention
whose services in that State have truly
,een invaluable. Another document,
widely circulated, addressed to the labor
ng whites of the South, was prepared by
Jol R J. Hinton, of this city, who has
Ilss been actively employed in the cam
,aigu, both here and in the South. |
Another paper, eagerly sought for, was
by Judge Edmunds, Grand |
President of the Union League Of Amer
ca, and shows what has been done by |
be Republicans in the way OF providing
ZONES for the homeless.
III. Ha...,.tNao he. vlnwa1 dfranl |
78 persons as speakers and cauvassers,
,esides aiding, through the various State
as many more. Among the
peakers employed have been t. W.
jonway, A. W. Venny, New York City;
ohm G. Kefer, Alabama; Gen. Price,
t California Col. Hirton, DR.. Thomas,
fIowa John NJ Langston, of 0berlin;
Vm. j. Armstrong, Rev James NJ.
.ynch, editor Of the Christian Recorder
Rev. John V. Givens, B
!. Randolph, associate editor of the Ad
ocdte, Charleston, S g; Rev Henry Nj.
'urner, John I. Costin and James NJ.
imms, Of Georgia; J. V. Berry, MOBILIZE
|. T Galloway, Wilmington, and James
|. Harris, Of Raleigh, N. @. The latter
alf Of these names are those OF oolored
len. There are many more well-known
nd useful men. The experience Of some
{ these are as varied and interesting as
hose of our volunteers Their perils
ere often as great as those Of Union
len inside the rebel lines. To Rev
Ienry NJ. Turner and John 7. Costin,
Georgia, John NJ LGngdsn and James
[ Lynch, the Republican party is very
luch indebted. Costin is a mulatto,
,rmerly employed here in the Capitol,
ho since removing to Georgia has
eveloped great talent as an orator and
oliIicRn. he and Turner are both
lembers Of the Convention in that
Aie There bss been very little work, l
inparatiyely speaking, By Northern