Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-10
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most lucky OF All in the world. Eve
since Mr.. CarpstB agger DR.. William II
White came down here, all the way frou
Michigan, leaving lucrative practice a
leg cutter, sorrowing people, ant
some dear ones behind him, to rejosc'
as best they may in their deliveranc'
from his presence, what has been thei'
loss is our gain. Having no sensible
people Of our own to legislate for thu
country and attend to- its fiscal affairs
we have had the extra good fortune Il
secure the voluntary services OF this dis
tinguisbed financier, who, having beer
educated for q butcher, ought to be sue
cessiul in carving out the revenue. IL
this mornings Bulletin appears his
learned report to the Board of County
Com missioners, which proves unmistaka'
| bly, the Importance of placing him at the
head of the Treasury, and we make the
suggestion to master Brownlow accor-
DINGHY. One Of the benefits Of his pres
ence is TO be found in the fact, OF which
he informs us, that Shelby county pays
within forty thousand dollars as much as
all the other eighteen, counties of West
Tennessee. This it must be remembered
is no burden, because il is so fully COM
pensated by the presence Of this learned
political economist and the few lesser
lights around him. who have made Mem
phis the equal of New York as great
business and commercial mart, and
second only to London and Paris, in the
short space ofthree years. "The general
value Of property" he tells us, 81 must de-
pend upon many circumstances and
influences" When the carpet-bags are
full, taxes will be reduced and prices in-
crease accordingly until the time of filling
the trunks. And when he and Barbour
Lewis get their trunks full, there will be
no more taxes until they are emptied and
have TO be filed again-which, with the
presence of such immaculate guardians,
much enhances the value of real estate,
and makes Shelby county worth as much
as the other eighteen. To reduce
the assessment thirty or thiriy-tive
millions he thinks would be rather
too much for the interests OF the dear
people for whom he came here from
Michigan, sacrificing himself to bis phi
lanthropic feelings, and leaving his old
neighbors in affection. Expenses have
increased somewhat since he came
into power Fifteen thousand dollars
had to be paid Mr.. Greenlaw, the archi-
tect of the jail had to be paid for his
picture, and, besides, Mr.. Carpet-bagger
his salary. The cost of government has
increased since the war, and then there
are more criminals--about six times as
many. SO that the Radical government
requires five or six times as much as the
old State Government did for jurors,
judges and paupers.
Our friend, the White carpet Dagger
and Surgeon, recommends paying his
salary in cash as the best economy ln
order to raise the money, he advises
issuing 500, 900 in bonds, which will sell
for s25. 900 cash, and enable the county
to nay it. This undoubtedly will relieve
us from all our difficulties, and put us
completely on the way to paradise
with tears in our eyes we have read the
following extract from the farewell
address, in which, prompted purely
and solely by generous, manly motives"
he has taken the liberty "of giving a
little advice" which will increase the
valuation of property" Our friend of
humanity says:
Abandon the present course OF ignoring
or ostracising any and all classes OF citi-
Gems who may happen to have views on
any vexed question opposite to those you
NAV entertain. Stop talking about, and
urge the public prints not to publish daily
every petty chicken, coat or clothes line
theft, and the making " big thing out
of every fight in the mackerel brigade.
Stop the croaking and worrying about
carpet baggers, scallawags, the rascalities
of the colored people, and the dangerous
condition of society throughout the South.
Il certainly does no good. Try the expert
ment for few months Of gpciously ex-
tending the hand of friendship TO every
body's relations; invite and extend a
| helping hand to every active, live person
who can be induced to come here and
live. II be be carpet Dagger, persuade
him to lay aside or dispose Of his carpet
bag and purchase a trunk as Barbour
Lewis and have done) make him feel
it ia for his interest 70 stay here, here in
Memphis. Even though he may be a
money-making fellow" he may make a
good, useful citizen.
Now il anybody can read that and not
invite Mr.. Carpeter to bis house, trunk
and all, and also everybody's relations,
and all the carpet-baggers and SCALA
wsgs, and beg them to marry bis
daughter. then we suppose somebody
can, that's ALL Everybody should nov
at once hide all the "petty" thehs and
rascalities" which occur in the hadi'
cal domain. so. that strangers may
rot be afraid TO come In on account
Of "the dangerous condition Of the
South" Everybody relation" should
be befriended, the peniteutiaries mag.
unanimously emptied, aud new rogueI
cordially invited n. And treat them al
well and I'll their carpet-bags and trunks
also. Get thick with the rascsls at once