The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-08
JUDGE KELLEY's SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN.
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Arrival Of Jadgc Kelley nc Caire.
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SPECIAL rtlEcams 70 TINE HsaALs.
| Arrival Of Jadge Kelley as Cairs.
l CARo. H., May 9, 1857.
\ NON ". D. Kelley. member OF Congress, Of Philade
pni arrived here to-day on route for Memphis and New
Orleans 70 address tie Southern people reconstruc
u, according to radical principles. His object d q
carr, out The purposes ofhe Union Republican Congress
ionai c. mnteei but Ia probable that he may hold
them resi- onsible for all the opinions he may express.
He soes to louisiana the invitation Of the Governor
Of tAas State md the Mayor of New Orleans and will be
tho guest OF the. state during his visit HIS tour will
take in portions Mississippi Alabama, Georgia, Ten
nsssee, and North md South Carolina.
Judge Kelley, ali dough conspicuous man in Con-
aress IL not 30 well K oown in New York radical Of
the aost ult stripe he souran Sumner and Thsd S,e-
vens in bis advocacy Of aversal negro suffrage He is
comparatively young, be ug not more probably than
positive. In appearance he IS tall, lightly built and
quick IN as motions has a. ey formed head crowned
tache- His voice h finely modu aed His political rise
was very rppid. Commencing copy reader In a
ing jeweer. He the,stoded law nd IN eight years
the baucti ~ lie Common T. rs ia Philadelphia,
after f'pg thr place 81 District Ai,o 1y twce. ne -
nos occupying scatiu ongrcs- for me fourth time
His style OF oralory fcrcibc rather ;anstc and some
times gwen TO tie sledsc hammer fes hon, Us witness
his Congressional attacks on Mr. johnson.
Such the marvwho proposes to nsep 't reconstuc-
ton 10 the whites and blacks Of the GA and cotton
StAteso cnnciliate the former and coax the votes of
the latter. He is not wholly unknown IN the South
fsyorqby OF course to the radicals but rahe otherwise
.oar other parties There Is no reason gws,er to
every courtesy. He invites discussion and VI prota-
bly, have good deal Of u to meet with dsrng " mp
He starts down the Mississippi to-day for M Wphs
where he will be met by some delegates from Loa eana
Judge KeIIey's Arrival and Reception ut
Mesuphis-IIis speech mt che Opera HOnstC
MEMPHIs Tenn, May 7, 1851
Judge Kelley has just arrived here from Cairo, al vi
opened his Southern campaign by brilliant address az
the Groenaw Opera House this evening He met,as
the depot Of the Louisville and Memphis Railroad
by Barbour Lewis, ESQ.,, chairman Of tho County
Republican Committee and w. H Pitcher, Esq. He
Immediately conducted 10 the private residence Of
G. p. Norris, President OF the First National Bank,
on Madison street. He here waited upon and most
cordially welcomed by number OF prominent citizens
and officers OF the army including General Eaton Colonel
Beaumont Major Pearce, Colonel Hough Colonel Chand
le Colonel Richards OF the Tennessee LEGISLATURE Judge
Hunter, nessrs J. r. Bgelow, IT. Dix Colonel Tomesey.
United States Marshal; Rev. Dr. Bliss. Rev. NJ Peann
and several others THESE gentlemen had long
conversation with Judge Kelley, during which they
prophesIed great results for the better political
enlightenment Of the people, both white and black and
the earlier advent OF reconstruction from his tour
through The cotton and Gulf States. The Republican
Committee working With will for their party, and
zealousy responded to BY the oolored population
Ono of interesting incidents at Judge Keeys
evee to-day the visit of two negroes Joe Bolivar
and W. T. Kennedy, mon Of remarkable intelligence
Had they not announced their race and said
told that they we're Of African blood for their skins
present. They spoke confidently OF she alliance Of
the coiored people with the radical party /
but not discourtsously, Of Judge KeIeys visit
AZ three O'Clock the speaker introduced 70 the
audience which ccmprzed over one thousand peoples Of
whom the larger majority we're white, the galleries
being well filed with the colored There were
large number Of ladies present Judge Mason intro |
coming forward Judge Kelley greeted with loud
applause and proceeded 70 address the audience He
fnnchsement himself for being snfranchsed in this
FREQ land. Though born In free state, he, |
.Ss guide a the o"ans n%
oil men wore equal before the Father Of ALL Until
now wa: not fe for him 70 cross the Potomac the
Mississippi and speak his opinions Now every could
20 where - Wills and carry with him not only his
Clothes but his conscience and his honest convictions
country. No matter whether from the South, or New
England. on the Liney or the Shannon, the Dan
ube or the Rhine, the little words sour Coun.
30 much AZ 70 an American. After eloquent apos-
and s1 has ny aver,
10 the constitution fssThats so.'D In this country,
the privileges ana mmun q every as soon % az
he 10 Dauralized ana II the citizen Of Tennessee chose
20 to n BE- could do So and BE- still
the child Of disunIon, can bold him. Into what |
over state he may go he is stll an American
possessions 70 enter upon the ice trade hunt walrus
ses, they could DO so, and hc recommended them to
North POLE where it VIII one day float They called
tho radical party and he accepted the tte for radical
Of he law h
man say, II cannot 20, because love Mary |
bs. he would advise him to take Mary
come one hundred and sixty and Marys father went
they would become two hundred and forty. He took |
stated that no debts or obligations should be re- |
pudiated II thai means that all Just obligations |
tain an army and means IN support reasonable con-
iederaey he denied tho proposition. Tha, was no.
debt contracted by the bastard confederate State or
AlabainaS Shall settlers from New England or other
contracted Tor that carried on their brothers by
tens Of thousaDdsy That must never be. Cheers l
for the support Of the government in this country
for ever He found TIA, they we're grumbllng about \
being taxed by the government and especially
about the cotton tax, which carried on all the /
poor darkles earned He would appeal 10 the
manhood OF the white this question:
He vas for taxing France and England far as he
could under the constitution, for they gave aid
they coad IN the war for The destruction OF this /
country. England and France wanted some .hinqs that
they must GET from Amcrca-iobacco. cotton and
sugar; and he was for making Johnny Bull
ana Johnny Crapcau pay heavier tar upon them.
The radicals were abused for giving Office 70 the
negro ard place In the jury box. Ii they had night
to these privileges, why, In the name OF Cod
did not tho democrats srant them for the
last eighty years He contendsd that both parties we're
playing for the p,ack mans vote bat lie, them
caolsd by either but vote a they fought--fcr the
Union. They we're told that the North did suffer
from the war, and that the South was
suffering from hordes OF foreigners brought here
for the purpose; but he would tell that there
was not a homo In the North that had n
vacant plate a. the table and an empty chair
at The fresde Thor bravest met our brayest: thcy
had both suffered Tor eighty year.. They had been lying
by pretending 10 believe that equal and thai
the war was Gods war 70 wipe out this fraud.
sketching the history OF the Constitutional
Convention, upon the question OF Introducing the
word "whe' before sctzeps, in regulating 4ffrage
he passed on TO the purchase Of Louisiana when
provided that no slave should be taken there except
by citizen. John &. Calhoun doctrine In \
1867 would enable men TO hold slaves wherever
the American flag noaied. except nigh seas and
although the resolution OF lfr. rancy in 1S4s and Mr.
Clarks motion 10 amend the constitution wero accedcd