Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-31
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Editors Memphis APPEAL:
Having been born and reared in the
domiuions Of the most absolute as Wen
as despotie of the monarehs Of the old
world, but endowed by my Creator with
a disposition instinctiyely revolving
against every species OF oppression and
tyrauny-as well as the title Of suoJeet
to mani turned my eyes to this west
ern hemisphere. r,t-,
To reach the shores Of the United
States OF America, where had vaguely
heard that man is subject only 70 the
laws. and those laws of his own making,
or of a majority Of his fellow-citizensi be-
came the cherished hope Of my lie.
Some thirteen years ago my long
cherished wish to reach this goal OF Iree-
dom and protection from oppression was
realized. l impatiently waited Ior my
probationary time to expire tnat might
assume the proud title OF an Amerlesh
citizen.
+" all is not gold that gltteFs. ms ms
country. and L think more especially the
ststs II Tennessee. has, in consequence
of the late unfortunate civil contest, be-
come the most eorrapt, il not the most
! despotic government on eartn-
In the Old. country knew l was sub
| iect had nothing 10 expect from my rnleri
exeept 10 obey his ukase and would De
I let alone. Here, however, we are being
] Knocked by the name citizen, sovereign,
elector etc, and yet, good God, neholo
( the reality s
l A handful of corrupt men, mostly tIalt-
J ors 10 one OF the other party In the late
/ civil war, assemble in convention ana
/ forno a constitution, disfranchise the bulk
I OF the people, and they then elect reg
stature and 3 governor, etc. to the
I Leertv DISGUST and contempt of the greal
noa;oritv Of the citizens Of this state. The
4 legislature, then in order TO secure them
selves against any opposition, either ex'
4 peI or on some pretext refuse seats tc
the few liberal members.
Al FAST the legislature being so secured
against opposition, they proceed Il
!. .,,7,,sDfYf the franchise law by combining
the rityht of government to still fewel
over the great majority. am told ina
niue.tenths of the white people OF len
neszss are disfranchised-) They theI
nrceeed TO tax everything but their saia
Ties.. They created neE Offices lor thel
friends. viz Metropolitan police count!
commissioners, municipal eonrg, miiltlS
etc. They despOil the school tunu! sn,
in order to perpetuate themselves m o.
6ce create a mass of voters Of a peopi
who are Just emerging from llte-lon
bondage. They are not Dareiaced eho9g
to roclaim that all who are opposed
radieaIism will be SECLUDED nom 20
Driyilege of voting, but they pass req lS
, tration law, invest their governor Wiz
the power Of appointing the registrai
, and authorize him to excluus lroiuI :
, refuse registration to WhomsoeNsL
/ pieases. 49,. t,ot
can you point Out 70 iare ShlS nlo.e l.'4S5.'
, freedom is enjoyed Dy tne tsnilSess g,sss
: eitizeu.over the Russian suojectE Ihei
: he has but one tyraBt, here thOusan'
. Sirs i am for political freedom an
! equality for every man black or whit
I M man ought to be prescribed on q
! count of his political opinions He h'
T. T-i,sbt to vote for whom be please
: Ruf sirs. in view Of the utter unsernpl
! Iousness of the faction who now hold Il
reius of the state government OF u
, J sfran-c,-s and desperate efforts they a
maEiug to naintsin themselves ia pow
) snd cypress us still longer u becomes
! 10 make a stand and resort 70 any meai
!. of defense left TO US ! am informed
) to-day's paper that while there a
= sbssav four thousand ave hundr'
= hacks registered, there were only 8
a hundred whites. 1t K asserted by rae
= Gals. on the street and openly, that IN
, have the niggtrs all right-that Mn
. tenths or nineteen-tweRtieths OF the
: will vote their ticket. =.
s5oy true that is l don't know, but
5, think I ca, assert freely that most OF .
!, aristocratie city niggerss the BARRIERS, q
= karkeepers, the poFteEs, the Or. Tool
e are tbe peculiar loyal lesguers and Tal
:. caIs- and it is they who have great !
= an Ae with their less informed bret
= rem asd If they succeed in saddll
- moon us the see4rged yoke OF radicals
;, we will have them TO uaEnE l9r IT,
= In sheer self-deiense, l say LET - coF
together and organize, and let as q
Il onr colored fellow-cidzens that IN
h were brought up among US, patronl,ll
ard supported by u.s. that we are WIN
b. 70 be their friends; buL u they VIII m q
co., mon cause with our enelnlfes, th
. l oS7st in future look to them tor thi
>tyouaqe. Let ns make soier
pa '-a that ws viii let our haif gre
: pleoe bsalam's hsfore We WI ensel
= Ike = Nnls barber shop; thss We y
eoiIfsa otber he M our own PorteTs, esoE cur 2, o
: [aepe5 1HsIS ~ and W. .,,sh our own elolhss -
vleIs vlel9als o,r ,,, sneua.sman or woman nt9I