Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-04

operstion With you In msiutAining snd
apholdinR laws which will be benehois
10 ell. We will not ask you 10 give vi
any Of your defenses against violence OF
danger but simply to share with us and
ours protection which shall be adequate
for all. tt
We are touched, gentlemen, by the kind
and feeling manner you have spokea 10
reference 10 our Acknowledgement We dc
not now propose TO accumulate difficulties
by dwelling on this subject, though 1t 10
ono of profound interest TO us. For my
self, gentlemen, will trust TO you that On
fran chisement will come In good time.
Nor, sirs, in all frankness, am l one to
hold Won unforgiveabls for my disfran-
chisement When we first returned home
from war, we would certainly III permit
ted to vote) have been able, under our
then franchise laws, TO have taken perfect
political control in the State. This you
might have honestly deemed q dangerous
power for those so recently at war with
your government. / will only express
my earnest hope that you who have
withheld will yourselves restore US the
ballot. If this be done it will verify the
assertion, that its denial was but tenn
porary expedient LOT p.o,ecuou " VIC
State. Further snoula vioien' men .nun
aim to use their embarrassment 70 yous
injury, moderate ana wiser ones wou.u
have the power py reason anu ris1; W
that il you had withheld, you had
also extended the ballot; that to prac-
tice any proscr,p,ion uuuer p,s1 ." TO-
they had suffered tns same, "ou'u ou. 70
an atIemp. 70 maae r hd, oo sno;s,v
wrongs anu 'sen 'ne oouy =. soS'S ~
could not anord 70 9e forever f iIo. ~
tween the upper anu ne,uei n".o'on go" =,
extremes. lnese, genl'emen' aso Sun
REASONS why, ou you. LII S's ~ ~. oorn,rvss
count, and, above ootn, on ,ne county
account, ! nope i1r oai ua"1 ~. =" .a ,a
hands oil tnose VINO nave 'nus iaf' see"
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hon, 70 he remarked 10 the Honse At the
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i ha o;,r W. Ala not dare n yenort he
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