Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-12

M While the elections are gong ios
the conservatives In California, Con.
neolicu,, kentucky and Montana, and
Maine comes In with $4,000 radical
votes put out Of sight, IL not with con-
servative victory, and when men are
beginning to think and ask whittier
things are drifting and what will be the
consequence Of negro dominationi and
when the patriots of the country are
beginning to awaken to save it from
being wrecked on the shoals of fanati'
oism, the radicals find 1t necessary to
put out as many canards as possible,
and are unusually vigilant in resorting to
all the means of stirring up prejudices
of their followers. The Baltimore San
mentions and notices oanard issued
for that purpose as follows
The report that the disloyal militia
are ready TO help the President to dis
nerso Congress" is too ridiculous for
contradiction, and is only worthy OF no.
tice as an illustration Of the depths OF
malignant mendacity to which men will
stoop in frantic passion to accomplish
marty ends and reduce the State TO sub
lection 10 radical rule. What the Tribune
saws of what it designates as Swami and
anti Swami militia is equally preposter-
Gus. There is but one State militia, in
connection with which the voluntary
military organizations of the colored cit
liens are not officially recognized. AS
to the disloyaliy of the State militia
we have already given facts showing the
predominating Union element $50 called)
which exists among officers and men.
Some of the Regiments are composed
largely of men who served in the armies
of the Union during the late civil war,
which is, according to Radical standards,
q better proof Of loyalty than even the
Tribune has ever given. AS to any col
lision on the occasion of the forth
coming celebration Of the battle OF
North Point, the day fixed for
the parade of the militia, that is
an evil imagination which can only be
suggested for purposes OF mischief;
There is no reason why trouble should |
arise in consequence Of both the regi- |
ments of State and independent militia |
celebrating the approaching anniver-
sary. Two of these regiments, one Of
colored men, and one which has more
of what the Tribune would call Southern
predictions than any other, have their
armories in the same street, close to
each other, and neither show any dispo-
sition to interfere with the other.
The material composing the member
ship of our militia organizations has
none of that vulgar prejudice against
colored men which find pleasure in
wanton aggressions and senseless insults
to those who, in the South, have always
been the trusted dependents and friends
of the white race. True Southern men
have no desire to interfere, here or else
where. with the harmless celebrations
of the colored people, and this is espe-
cially true of the white military organi'
cations. Baltimore is, of course, like
New York, Philadelphia, or other large
cities, liable to disturbances and COLI
sions al all times from those disorderly
and ruffianly members of the community
who are never backward in embracing
any opportunity that presents itself for
violence and riot but there is every con-
fidence that the vigilance of our police
will be equal in the future, as it has been
in the past, to the preservation of public
order The majority of the conservative
and law.abiding people of this city will
prove true to the liberal and humane
character of the Maryland people, and
will take very great pleasure in disap-
pointing the evident desire Of the enc
mics of Maryland that there shall be
. trouble" between the militia and col.
)red organizations.