Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-19
nay While we have never been partic


more intelligent among them, 70 that OF
some whites, who assume, on account OF
mere color, and without higher ground
of pretensions, even to be their equals
and leaders. And, as there are many
men among the Conservative whites who
concur in this view, it is probable that,
in our neighboring States, having in the
coming elections to make choice from
among men who can take the iron'clad
oath, some OF the sable hue may get into
Congress. They have fair share Of in
telligence in some cases, and Sumner ~
Co. say they are the white mans equal.
so they cannot object to it, if Cuffeo
takes a seat in the Senate and the House
Of Representatives by their side. One OF
these candidates ~ Georgia, Ellick Ma
haly, addresses his coming constituents.
His views are unobjectionable and we'll
stated, as follows:
In the event am elected, | shall use
the utmost of my feeble powers to bring
about reconciliation between the two
sections. We have had war enough and
strife enough. While l am free to con
fess that my greatest efforts will be
directed to the interest and welfare OF
myown race, shall do all | can to ameli-
crate the condition Of the whites,
believing that the interests of the two
races are identical here in the South.
/ shall do oil in my power to repeal
the unjust discrimination against the
products Of my section, to-wit: The tax
on cotton and tobacco. will give one
instance of the hardship of the tax on
cotton. Last year rented small farm
of DIR. Simmons, Of this county. After
paying him the rent, had FIVE bales Of
cotton. On them i paid o tax of fifteen
dollars per bale, making seventy 1--WE
dollars. II is needless for me to tell
poor men how much have needed that
money this year. Itwould have Dreaded
my family the whole year. / have felt
its hardness. / wish it repealed.
You may wish to know my opinion on
reconstruction. | am in favor of recon
struction under the military bills; though,
if elected, shall use my influence to
have the disquahfcations removed from
all.
Yours, very truly,
ELLICK MAHALY.
In Louisiana they have also q Cupid
of Allendale who thus addresses the
colored voters of Rapidcs parish" He
is a right smart Cupid, and we hope he
will be elected sure enough:
| have been candidate but few
days, and already have some folks been
slandering me- For instance, these bad
men say that will get nearly all the
votes of the white people of the parish,
and in consequence my own color must
not trust me but vote against me. Now
think this is all very bad and can bring
no good. ! admit with pleasure and
some pride, that large number of the
whites, those wbe are old citizens and
have plenty of interest in this parish,
and none anywhere else, have told me
they would vote for me and to go ahead.
think my colored friends should help
me more on this account, and be pleased
that one of their race and color is SO
we'll thought Of; what more could be
said of me favorably than the encour-
agement and support of these men, for
whom l have always had respect, and
still have it.
My colored friends, let me warn you
against all such bad advice; let me
entreat you to watch these bad people,
these new corners, who are not your
friends or anybody else's friends in these
parts. They want your money, and
above all they want your votes, and with
these votes they want to get all the good
fat offices, and in return you may
whistle and starve. Who are they
Where did they come fromt What do
they want here2 Have they got any
thing when they Gomez What interest
have they in the country, and what inte-
rest can they have in you or the welfare
of you and yours2 Think of this Who
owns the lands here, the houses, in fact
all2 Who hires your Where do you get
your living from2 Beware my friends
of these snakes in the grass before it is
too late. Stick to your own color, and |
vote for the interest of our own white |
people among whom we have so long
lived and done well and prospered. In
doing this you help yourself apd you
eontinne in return to be still respectedand
employed by them. Do not make stick
to break your own heads Do not be
deceived by clubs, aud above all do not
let these clubs pick your candidates for
you and then be like slaves or cattle led
to the polls and vote for them. You are
free you are voters, and act like such
and don't let them deceive you.
Before the election | will 90 around
and see you all, and hope to make these
things plain to you. In the meantime
remember that / am an independent
candidate, and no inducement can make
me back out. SO do not listen to the
stories of these bad men, but on election
day remember one of your color and
race, who signs himself your humble
servant.
CUPID Brooks, of Allendale.
Alexandria, September s, 1861.
In the Tennessee elections some Of
tho freedmen pretended to be on the
side without being so. We
hope it will not prove so in Louisiana;
that they will not do there as they have
here-give all the offices TO men who
make many fair promises and never
pay, or do them any good whatever.
That is foolish.
Charles Sumner will welcome the day
when political oligarchies" are put
Town, and Cupid comes to sit with him.
That will be a union of scholarship and
sense Sumner is a scholar, and Cupid
las the scents. Sumner always had
,ook sense, but he never had any com