Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-17
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nor will he be satisfied to be his political
equal. He means to be his superior.
The Memphis Post which publishes with
admirable gravity accounts Of ne
gro tournaments, ia which African
" knights" "do witch the world with
noble hOrsemsnship, " and lay the tro-
pixies Of their ehiyalrons achievements at
the feet of black "Queens Of Beauty"
attended by their sable Maids of Hon
our,n says to the negroes, in an article
urging them to patronize radical mer-
chants:
"You know by the treatment which
you receive on cars and steamboats, what
sort Of men are getting the profits OF your
industry which arises from carrying your
cotton and the articles you use"
And the seed which the Post thus ma
llgiantly sows nave been sown elsewhere,
byitinerant politiciansAn and Office seekers
but also by SHERIDAN and SICKLEs, by
the forcing Of negroes upon paves, and
compelling the opening to them Of street
cars in New Orleans and Charleston
and by the latter, in filming a captain of
a steamboat for refusing to give a negro
weuch a cabin passage, among respecta-
bic ladies. The seeds so sown are bear
ing fruit, as will be seen by the following,
which we clip from the Philadelphia
Netcs:
On Saturday last the Norfolk and Pc
ninsuIa delegates were returning from
the radical convention at Richmond, en-
the steamer Mystic, and at dinner the
colored portion of the passengers pro-
ceeded to occupy the first table. Some
otjection was made by 3 white passenger
and luite q scene ensued. Pistols and
knives were fOurished, but no blood was
shed. The irrepressible sons Of Africa,
however, carried the day. A colored
lady was triumphantly escorted to the
table by s white radical ron Norfolk,
and those white passengers who did not
choose TO eat with the cOlOred folks went
dinnerless. Some white ladies on board
retrcated 20 the captains saloon, where
dinner was sent them. The captain of
the boat vainly endeavOred to maintain
the supremacy OF the white element.
The darkies threatened to puthim ashore
If he made further trouble, and take
charge of the boat themselves. Col.
Gibson, OF Gen. ScOield's staff, was
aboard. 1t will o come to pass that
the " secesh" will be obliged to eat at
the second table when colored folks are
present. Northern radical whites will
for awhile be allowed TO associate on
equal terms with cOlOred folks; but the
time will Don ONE when the darkey
will treat the white yankee radical with
as much contempt as he does the mean
white trash OF the south. Your true AT
rican is 3 great aristOorat at heart.
A dispatch Of date September 10, from
New Orleans, says:
In the common council last night, at
an election for assistant recorders, one
white mar and three negroes were
chosen. Several other negroes were
chosen for other municipal positions.
And a New Orleans journal make the
following statement
It is not generally known that the
spirit Of "John Brown" is still walk
ing and talking through the south, he
being one Of the elements with which
the RAIDS ardently hope to bring
about q st. Domingo massacre, or as it
is popularity termed, a war Of the
races" John Brown clubs" have
been established in our city by the loyal
league, and the following is a truthful
report of one Of their enthusiastic
meetings held last week on Cypress
street, . portion Of city very thickly
inhabited by the elevated citizens " OBJ
color -
A speaker spoke from agallery In front
Of q house in that region, and said that
1--WE. newly enfranchised, have the STATE
and city; put your foot on the neck of
the white man we've been slaves all our
lives; it's now the white mans turn
well 90 into the public schools soon as
We get u Or1cers; white men is niggers
now kill every - rebel; if the land
lords ask too much rent, don't pay it,
take the house-we'se free, no more
work; we'ss gwine to hold all the
hossifes." During the delivery of this
harsngue the black thrOng shouted,
"We'l do il pa and they shouted it so
often that one would be excused if he
believed they would. White men were
not allowed 10 listen while these things
went on, the negro policemen saying
4" they had no business dar.n
The New Orleans Times says:
1t is undeniable that a strong feeling Of
easte-of eX-glusiveuess-is growing up in
the breasts Of the col0red people, aud
that the tendency to ignore white men
as cOunsellOrs and le~8deFs-even though
they be Of the most radical type politi-
eally-is constantly on the increase.
Even at this early day, long before an
election tor new local governments can
be held, there Is scarcely d state or mu-
nicipsl Office that can be named, for
which q negro candidate has not already
been put forward, with strong and active
supporters at his back. A cOlOred man,
now holding Office By appointment Of
Gen. Sheridan, boosted on a leading
thoroughfsTa, il tones to be heard by
psssers, that he would be the next
sheriff elected, if it cost him fifty thou
sand dollars. He is confident Of sue
ceeding without any such liberal ex-
penditure another is quite as confident
Of being the next mayor. The member
of congress rom the first district is de-
cided upon, and so on to the end Of the
list.
An impudent negro Of New Orleans,
named Charles Brown, has addressed a
letter to the editor Of the New Orleans
Times, from which the following is an
extract:
" AuNCnu " ShDH " NhNs CITY SbhI6 ]
and the world that we are capable Of
governing, not only ourselves, but white
men. My former master, land he was a
good msnl, told me that white men
would govern, take care OF and protect
the niggers, because God gave them the
right and made 10 their duty so to do.
We are willing 70 do the same by you.
shall have no use for Goldman or
NAPLES, or any Of their class after u
state election. IL is not an easy
matter TO d~isffanchise US after we once
the elective franchise. Hancock
will be powerless for evil if We only Keen
up our secret political organization. We
have commenced organizing our Ore de-
paTtment, and one year will find the
$4,000 per year now paid TO white fire.
transferred to worthy reconstructed
citizens OF African descent. In a few
years it will not be a question whether
will be schools for colored children,
but it will be whether white children
will be admitted TO our institutions Of
learning. The bottom rail is on top, and
yankees, as well as all the minority,
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