Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-16

Sand IN Me Eyes Of tho Freedmen-A
correspondent writes US from Lagrange:
The colored people were addressed
here on yesterday by colored Radical
speaker, yclept Esquire Rankin" of
Memphis, and tho celebrated Major, or
Colonel, or General, or Captain, Tomeny
(woll and favorabIy known, recently, as
the mercless slauehterer OF the Hon.
Saccharine Pejurer Hamilton), aud, /
believe, another scallawag or carpet
Dagger, George Washington--Smiih.
Although the meeting had been induslri-
ously advertised for some weeks before
hand, by the renowned" Ex-Boreau
Agent, DR.. Melchior (almost the only
white Radical among us), yet 1t was
generally remarked that there was not
half 20 many colored people present as
attended our Democratic Mass Meeting
here on the goth ultimo, and quite a
number Of those present were come
cutters" from the Radical party who
intend to vote the Democratic
ticket. The speakers, one and all,
rehashed the usual stale stereo
typed ISLANDERS Of the Conservative
party-slauders which even the colored
Radicals themselves are beginning to re-
volt at and openly condemn. For in
stance, yesterday, when Rankin charged
that the Democrats intend to remand
the negroes to slavery so soon as they get
into power, a well-known, intelligent coll
ored Radical Of this place John Sheton)
turned TO @ bystander and said: "He
cant make any intelligent colored man
here believe that. Everybody knows it
amt so. The Democrats couldn't make
us slaves again if they wanted to; aud
no sensible man believes that they want
TO- Any darby must be mighty big
fool to believe any such talk as Squire
Rankin is giving US just now" Aud he
might have added that the whole Of Ran.
kin's, Tomeny's and the other fellow 8
speeches were tissue Of incredible CAL
umnies and Misrepresentation Of the
Democratic party.
The 18th instant, being the eighty-frst
anniversary of the adoption and ordain-
ment Of the Constitution of the United
States, that day should be universally
celebrated by the supporters of Seymour
and Blair, who are now the only guar
dians, the only supporters aud recog.
mixers OF the validity of that glorious
chart of American liberty. What say
the Memphis Clubs2
/ see that Mr.. Sproule, of Indiana, is
getting up certificates to prove the cor
rupt practices of Gen. Veatch at Mem
phis, during his military governorship of
that city in war times. From what have
heard, / am sure, if be would come out
into the country-say into Fayette, Har-
deman, Tippab, Marshall and Desoto
counties--he could get Saratoga trunk
full of just such certificates as he wants,
to show to the people of Indiana what
manner of man this Gen. Vsatch is who
is asking them for their votes for Con.
gress.
All the people up this way, for many
miles in every direction, in four or five
counties, in two States Tennessee and
Mississippi, are just now delighted with
the renewal of the Old Grand Junction
Accommodation Train" The officers of
the Memphis and Charleston railroad
have done wise thing in adding this
train to their already commodious and
public spirited passenger schedule. 1t
com menceu running on MONDAY last, ana
its departure and return are so arranged
as to precisely suit the convenience
Of all who may wish to visit
Memphis, spend seven or eight hours
there, and return home the same day.
Everybody is also glad to see that that
prince of prompt, polite and accom-
modatipg conductors, that sterling man
and we'll deserving favorite of the COM
PAW and Of the public at large, John
D. Kirby, Esq, (probably the Oldest con-
ductor in the South, has charge of this
train as of old, before the war. / should
not forget to mention that this train con-
meets, morning and evening, at Moscow,
with i" Bumpass' branch train" to SOM
erville, j. P. P.
AcQuIrTED.-A decision in the alleged
case of infanticide, on Overton street,
was rendered by Esq. Millard, this
morning. The little girl Violet Dawdal,
charged with causing the death of an