Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-09
commencement of the Grand
disqualification I'm the
Radical Ranks.
The Gentle Bosom Of Africa
COnvuIsed with Indigna-
lion over the Z" What
is-It" Packery.
Uncle Jeems Davis, Sangster-
Bangster, wilkins, Morri-
son and Foster Refuse
to Give Up the Ship.
White and Black thawites
Spurn GRANDMOTHER Hum
ter's Nominee and are
Going for Fitch.
Little Beecher's Honesty
aud Integrity" Endorsed by
GRANDMOTHER Hunter
and Blewis.
What the Court Records have
to say Of Hunter-Blewis-
Beecher's Honesty
and Integrity"
JUSTIFICATION.

The Radical justification has COM
menced in good earnest The " ms and
"outs" are at daggers' points, and in a
few days the far will fly. This is dread
full. but we can conceive Of no method by
which the troubled waters shall be in
duced to receive oil. Since the What'is-
1t" Thursday night, Africa has been in
commotion. The "packipg" by which
the Beecherites won is discussed on all
sides. The anti. Beecherites see that they
were sold out by clique of trickstersi
and the LEDGER account of how it was
done has been read by all who could
read to those whose early education failed
to include SO extensive knowledge OF
letters.
UNCLE JEEMs DAVIS.
This incorruptible patriot, one OF
eight thousand who find it pleasant to
claim being the five who voted for the
Union in June, 81, and became dis
rusted because not deemed important
enough to be kicked at about it, refuses
to be forced off the track Chandler was
not one of the "Origiual Five" and
Uncle Jeems was; Chandler didn't vote
for the Union-he only fought for it
while Uncle Jeems voted for it, and for
got to fight. Chandler hasn't lived here
a thousand years, and Uncle Jeems has;
Chandler isn't an "old man obstinate,
and Uncle Jeems is; Chandler hasnt
control of the registration, and Uncle
Jeems has. So Uncle Jeems curves his
nether.lip at the "What-is-It," shakes
his delicate bread-hook at the WHAT'S
It." and tells the nominee to go to the
devil. Uncle Jeems abide by the decis-
ion of What-is.It" that fails to per-
ceive his magnitude |" Not much.
STEVE WILKINS AND MORRISON.
Nor will Steve Wilkins and Morrison,
walloped in the What.is.It" for Wharf
master, be crowded off the track. They
denounce it as a "packery," and our
venerable friend, Grandmother Hunter,
is actually stigmatzed as McLain con-
spirator. The bless you, my children"
motion was beautiful at first. How
grandly the old lady waved her arm !
But it meant "bless you, my McLain; !"
and like Uncle Jeems, they fail to "see
it." So Wilkins ard Morrison remain in
the field.
FOSTER AND sANGsTER BAEGsTER
Foster is savage as box of meat-axes
and refuses to be comforted. He was a
Radical when Bowen hurrahed for JEFF.
Davis and prayed for the success of Lees
armies. He says and knows that Bowen
was and is "rebe" at heart, even if he
does belong to niger League, while
Foster is in one composed of only white
trash" He knows that when appointed
Chief of Police because pink of loyalty,
Bowen was removed from Office as pink
of disoyalty He is hunting Bowen's
rebel record and already perplexed
to know how to condense the immense
mass of material deluging him from
all quarters. He will ventilate it on the
streets and spread it in the leagues, and
will not find much difficulty in convin-
cling Fitch.Sbaw Africa that Bowen as
sisted in the Beecher packery that
Beeeher might assist in the Bowen
packery. He claims, and the decent
white Radicals and the black Radicals
swear that Bowen will be swept into non.
entity. He claims that Conservatives
will vote for him to beat Bowen, who
turned against his old friends. This is
rough on Bowen, but as he doesn't belong
to our side we view the scene with the
composure of the old lady whose husband
fought the bear "Go it, husband 60
it, bear;" go it, Beecher; 90 it, Fos-
ter; 90 it, Sangster Baugstcr." Foster
is in the race. Like Uncle Jeems, Will
kins and Morrison, he ignores de-
cision" which ignores him. The
Cambronue Sangster chief bowler need
not despair. As the poet touchingly
observes, he may be happy yet; F" and
a Sangster, +" Bangster," Hangster,"
i Langster, Jangster may once
more fall like music on the ear. Sami.
vel assures US that if he has been properly
introduced to himself-it being his
private opinion that he has-the Tax
is still beautiful to gaze
ipon in the distance, and he shall "go "
or it. Unlike Bowen, he was not for
innate enough TO induce a niger to put
lin in nomination, SO be conducted that
little business himself Grandmother
Hunter elevated her classic nose at
Samivel, and Samivel elevated his classic
lose at Grandmother Hunter.
THE NAYoRALTY.
Bat ibe above sinks to noihinguess
ON phred with the excitement on the
Iayoral question. As before stated
itile Beecher,sahisf trainer was Grand
ssisied, after little
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