The New York herald., 1867-07-18
TESNEssEE.
spruM CORRESPONDENCE OF the HERALD.

Mere About the Political SituRtion-speech
sf Senator Aicorn at Observation-Disclosures and
Conservatives Arnsing-A Bloody Carnage
Expected Election Day-Famiiies leemov.
Ing Nerth 70 Escape Expected Horrors
Radical IncendIary Teachinss-The National
Banks-Heaith Of Mempns.s; !...,. y,v :, 1897
4 promised 70 write You concerning Senator Acorn's
speech, delivered hero few days since Ny promise
would have been punetuay observed but that waited
% zee what effect It would have upon this community,
90 anxious O. 70 political future Of the republic To
say that it fell sborn only to characterize ts results
- they are now apparent Reports were made Of 1t
FOR daily papers but these being, in the estimation Of
few OF the elects fiends garbled 70 suit par
tisan views there pubishsd In IN evening paper
Of altogether local fame, review Of the speech which,
70 say truth, - little satisfies the demands Of the
really conservative public the reports hrst put for
vard and Of which complaint made. The Senator
v,s. a. I advised you he would be- very bitter on the
aemocratc party and Of ohsh with the radicals,
whose reconstruction scheme he thought should be sva
lowed without any salt By the Southern people, Their
s duty In this crisis he thought was 70 get back into
tAs Union; that DONE they could shortly mako them
selves felt power in national pocs Anything TO get
back To secure this result he felt "the end would
Justly the msanan He thought the possibility Of being
able 20 deal back hard blows 10 their land he
wss not particular who they selected for that position)
their acqusscsnos In reconstruction might bring The
democratic party no thought responsible for The war,
and the radicals for robberes and confuuons that
have resulted from the war; This and nothing more
was the burden Of the Senator's speech Contrary TO
what had been led TO believe, there was no mapping
out OF plan by which great conservative party was 70
be built up Not word said concerning the ne xt
Presidential election upon the result OF which 80 much
depends ansctiug the settlement OF our troubles The
So.s ~nn
North who look Grant IS the future saviour Of
the nation, these were ignored by the Senator who
sssmed TO bs literally saturated with the leading idea o
hts spsech-ths expedency Of the South adopting any
and every means OF setting back into the Union. His
audience few in numbers. and confined ctr city TO 90
many his admirers and friends dared the garroers
and thieves for the sake Of countenancing him, be
could not be expected TO make converts, and from all
shis people And thus 70 the q list Of failures must
sdded this one made beyond doubt sincerely in ths
interests OF hts neghbors and friends Of The South BY
Q Senator elect, who. II he were reelected by . 70
constructed Legislature OF Mississippi, would hardly
be permitted other privileges in the Un,tsd States
effective speaker, and honest, gentemanly politician
and wtha gifted with good sense Mr. Alcorn has
out way cst Of present trials without tho assumptor
BY them q che :sfdsssdasion The southern people are
This failure by Mr. Alcorn to establish sympathy
between himself and the people OF Memphis proves con
sSs 70 ss,sSsi conssrvssv. parss 4. ike S.gss
like 40 the radicals by their mischieyous manpuIasou
OF tho negro and other more viIlanous schemes hav
bogottcn their ike In an extreme Southern party who's
basis OF platform resistance not ouy TO The poitlca
encroach OF these radicals also 10 the eoca
degradation with which they threaten the whole whit
population OF this section THIS is the real issue be
tween the South and Congress- the people Of IN
South, proud and sensitive easily driven ,plo
urss viii not be harassed into acquiescsnce with th
Foufier.ike platform presented by the new masters
the situation. They prefer and prepared 4, crest OF
their oars believing that a the end long tehe
their enemies viii soonest nd the decay and death tha
viii be godsend 70 the nation
An extensive correspondence with every section O
this state enables me 70 speak confidently the en-
tsnt OF the mischief already accomplished by the radj
Gals OF Tennessee Loyal Leagues and other SIN NOR,
nefarous organizations have been established amons
The negroes who being educated In the belief ths
nccompsh for them such division OF the private pro
perry Of their opponents will compensate them 70
shsir years OF slavery An old idea Of the negro that
one Iuture day ne s 70 rule here a. master has bee
revived and the present is suggested as the time 4
meet which God permitted their ancestors 10 10 OF
porteo rom Africa They are told that Lincoln wa
murdered by direct nstgaon OF the Almighty, VIII
knsw that he was about to fail In successfully
" "sslsoiishing the day OF jubilee. Their emancipa
Won ,, was but part paymen, Of the immense deb
cwins 70 them by the white people They nrml
believe that 10 complete the work and discharge ina
deo' the political masershp be theirs 10 ths or
sx. ,hs ,v'eve, o. Their old masters They nrmly be
ieve tnet nothing short OF complete turning OF IN
tables WI! put them In position to make good 10 them
selves ana tner generations succeeding forever mo
with milk and honey. 70 accompIisn ali ,h,.Ds,d he
W be satisfied with nothing shortheir vbtte leader
3nsruct these poor, ignorant irresponsible creatures
paratou for possible failure At the ballot bor ina,
bs reversed by the cartridge boz Already In the ord
eafy quiet little town Of franklin in mddls Of tn
State, We have had an nkling OF what 10 10 come An
Che timely proclamation OF Mayor Brown Of NasnviIIs
adds another link TO LONGER chain of evidence ina
'.,u@n' .%s. could sooa%S.S aDa the assrmnon
ehey cannot hope 10 maintain by fair spp A.