Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-08-30
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE APPEAL,

COgREsPONOENCE OF THE APPEAL.
WALL HILL, MARSHALL CoUSTY, MIss.,l
August Do, 1857.
GeaHemeR Thinking that you, per-
baps, would not object to 3 little news
from this portion OF the Mississippi state,
l send YOU the following account OF q
pubiio address delivered here on last
Saturday, August 18th, to the colcred
citizens OF African descent, by the Hon.
| Capt. Gill, general freedmen's bureau
agent Of this county. II agreeable, give
it a place in your next weekly issue and
oblige citizens of this vicinity
On Saturday last, August l7th, a
crowd Of negroes, numbering about one
hundred, assembled here al this place,
for the purpose of receiving 2 public eZ-
plabation on fhe laws Of liberty, from
their glorious champion, Capt. Gill. At
about two o'clock pm, Capt. Gill,
mounted on q member of the long cared
tribe, made his appearance, and at once
dismounted. Throwing an oH-handed,
contemptuOus glance st the congregated
whites, he declined their company, and
forthwith mixed with more becoming
subjects of American society, his COM
psnions and fellOw-citiZens Of sable hue.
After eating a slice of watermelon with
them, he proceeded TO Z y WIS store,
to procure q box OF board for the purpose
Of erecting q stand, from which
he could spout forth his eloquent
hsrangue. /. q w. refusing TO furnish
the stand, he came TO r Il MS store with
the same request, but here was refused
likewise. Nothing dauntingi he returned
to his colored associates, d taking his
stand iat-footed on old mother earth, in
-sA-l - kT,nlr and u-htFn IN nnf1A lis
ten and be benefited 10y the
gospel Of the union republican party,
which ne was now ready TO let fly At his
audience like a Thousand Of bricks. Hav-
ing given permission TO the audience to
ask any questions, giving the promise TO
answer one and all to the best Of his
ability, he commenced his speech, by
cUngratulating his hearers, black and
white, that they were citizens of such 3
glorious government as the United States
Of America. Them by a powerful, strik-
ing attitude, showing US how proud he
was Of his 0wn citizenship, be, by q rep
etition of one and the same thing, tried
to impress his hearers of the power
and the willingness Of said glorious
United States to protect even the small
est. blacklist, most Insignificant citizen of
the best government the world ever saw.
He then made a flying leap, leaving mis-
white hearers in the background and
addressing himself altogether to his col
ored brethren, stating to them that,
although they had been called free for
the last two years, they, as yet, never
had been free, and eve would be until
they had a voice in the affairs Of the
nation not until they could make them
selves heard, by e~lecting men Of their
own. to frame laws and execute them.
He furthermore tried to prove to these
ignorant negroes that southern men,
conservatives and democrats, were not
their friends; that their only true friends
were in the party that gave them their
freedom-snd this party was the
un~ion-radical party. Therefore, he adj
vised-yes, urged-them not to listen
to their old masters and friends,
but to join the union republican clubs
which he was organizing all over the
county, and vote for the men that this
partv would bring out repeating most
smphaticaIly that they might as well
vote against their God, than vote against
the union republican party.
But l will not further disgust your
readers with an account Of q speech that
was totally void OF reason, gentlemanly
shirt and any connection whatever.
Suffice if. TO state that it was p dirty,
low, yankee harangue, such as Gill, and
Gin only. could spout forth. He was re-
piled to by several citizens Of this vicin-
ity, and as Capt. Gill proved himself to
be but badly informed ss to history, gov
eminent affairs and the constitution OF
the United States, it was no trou-
BE at all to upset all Of his
arguments and make him lose
every point, which he seemed to be sure
OF having established in the minds Of
his co!ored hearers. His union Tepub-
lican club at this point was a complete
failure, as he could not procure memoers
enough to justify organization. He, 10
his harangue, admitted that he was
under orders and in the pay Of a union
congressional committee Ct the north,
and that he was broughtout by the union
republican party as & candidate for the
convention OF this county. He lett our
little town acknowledging himself beat,
and II he will only do Us the favor Of
keeping away from Wall Hill that mean,
ugly, yankee c-ountenance, stuck TO bis
ungaiuly figure, which by the Creator
was never intended to come among white
men, the citizens Of Wall Hill and vicin-
ity will be under obligations 70 Capt.
Gill, who they hope aud pray viii be
appreciated and denounced by ali good
citizens Of Marshall county.
BVCESKTN