Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-26

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4 will not toll FOR him At the ballot-box
Who that snbscribed money 20 th,
cause for which he, foueht win not nov
! subscribe to give 'us d President In thu
conquering generalP
What soldiers widow, or soldiers
orphan, will not call down blessings upon
the chief Of the army who made all thai
! followed his suspicious stars immortal ia
4 nations Rrstitude2
To the active men Of the RspublicaH
psrty, Col eAllemAn's "plan of battle !
Is the chartthat will lead to overwhelm
inc mejorities for his illustrious leader.
You secured the national credit, the
national honor, reconstruction, suffrage,
and all the. rights and interests of the
people BY following il with fidelity. 4
Let our clubs organize in the spirit 81
this vplan Of battle" u "
Let our public speakers take text and
counsel from. it. ss-asu .ss.1a's.l.s,ss--
Let us borrow the notices Of the army
4 for our songs, our newspapers, our
pamphlets, aud our rostrums. - Z
Let our professions CLEAN with the
shining sabers and bayonets Of the Union
| veterans t-
Let us embalm the recollection of the
sacred dead by recalling their sufferings
at Libby, Andersonville, Belle Isle, and
the cruelties of their savage keepers esl1
Let us revive in all its terrible truth
the sympathy of the rebel Democracy
with these foes of humanity and freedom.
Never let the public mind forget either
the sacrifices Of the heroic dead and
living, or the barbarous treason of the
authors of the rebellion.
Resurrect the Democratic platform of
1864, with Mcclellan upon it, which de-
cared the war for the restoration of the
Union "a failnre"H 'AA.tA y
Resurrect the Democratic hostility to
soldiers voting in the field. 81 sa 1896
Resurrect the Democratic ISLANDERS
upon Abraham Lincoln.
Resurrect the efforts OF the Southern
Democrats to burn our Northern cities
and to carry pestilencc into Northern.
homes. -,.-7i
Resurrect the Democratic hostility to
the draft and to the currency.
Resurrect the Democratic hatred of our
Sanitary Fairs and Christian Commits.
sions. 4sti
Resurrect the Democratic hostility to
all the war measures of Congress, thus
protracting the war and helping the trail
tors ~ ," si
Make the campaign, in short, o mill
tary campaign, under the s'plsn of bat
tle' of the Union soldiers and sailors;
aud, in the glowing Language of Gen.
Grant:
"Charge the enemy in front, storm
their breastworks, pierce their center,
flank theiristrongholds, and take them in
the rear" ,a;ss So psmsigpsp n ,diife
Value of Negroes on Jury--Ths Life of
q Human Being at Stake. "a ".
From the Montgomery (Ala) Mail. June A.
On Friday, in the City Court Of Mont
gomery, now in session, a negro, named
Prince Shepherd, was tried upon an in
dietment for the murder of his wife,
Ella Shepherd. The murder is alleged
to have occurred in this county, in Au-
gust, 1866. The testimony against the
accused was entirely circumstantial. The
Jury trying the case was composed of
one white man and eleven negroes. 1t
returned verdict Of guilty" on Friday
night, and sentenced the accused to be
hanged. lsiaaa SD ms $50. 'er
On yesterday morning, the morning
after the verdict was returned, one of
the negro jurors, Mike Cowles, came
into Court, and, under oath, made the
I following statement 4siaoa erns t.
II never was juryman before, and
didn't know what to do and what to say;
II didn't know what to do, and asked
Them to let me out, and they wouldn't;
and / Invent to church last night and
prayed to God to help me, and show me
what was right, and to tell me what to
do. i@os
Judge WhenI asked you
all in the jury box last night lift was the
verdict of all, did you not say yesr'
Mike" No, / didn't say auytbipg."
Judge" Well, why didn't you p
Mike Because didn't know the
sense of what you said. "a 90 af'
Judge" Has any one talked with you
about this case p
Mike" No, sir, nobody at all. I was
troubled all night, and went straight this
morning to see Gen. Clanton about it.
The verdict was obtained by rising
nm. / sat down three times. They told
me TO get up. / told them I didn't
know the sense Of it. i don't know nor
believe that, the man ought to be hung.
He ought to 90 to the penitentiary if be
ia guilty, and we must first make him
guilty. | took his case with God as the
Judge told me- struggled with Cod
Solicitor Fitzpatrick" Did You not
understand, when you went into the jury
room, what you went there for2'
Mike-"I went into that room (the
jury-room) because seed others went in
there" '4 t.f' =
Solicitor" Did you not understand
that you were 10 try Prince Shepherd 4
Nike" They asked me what was my
opinion and got up and told EN-" ger
|. The jury were here sworn and exam
ined BY the Solicitor, to contradict Mike
Peter Debardelaken (colored) swore
| thar she heard Mike, after the jury con-
suited, say that if they, all said that the
man should be hung be was satisfied.
he got up aud spoke twice on it.
Zee Pope (coIored) testihed-"We got
our foreman, aud he said /: Geutlemen,
am in favor Of hanging Then Mike
cowles said - God forgiEes, shy not
maDf. Then We argued the case, aud
Mike said hat Prince was guilty"
Warren Mitchell (colored) testified
When We fret went 70 the jury room
hey said that all in favor Of hanging
must rise Mike said: God forgises.
Why not nanf Thea he afiervard voted
gully -s...- .lr.-f-I.
Jsck Crump (colored1 iesii6ed-" We
elected NJ. Cook, i ihink his name vas,
foremau Mr. Ward was foreuen,J The
foreusn said be wanted us 70 decide on
II, as the accused was Of our color aud
/ =. trck a.. w,sa h nafd that All in