Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-26
IMMIGRATION.
Radical Efforts 10 Prevent IHs-
migration.
From ire savsunah News.l

From tte Savannah NeTs.l
The London Daily Ne1os, an E1giist
Radical journal, has a correspondent IL
| New York who furnishes it with tins
same sort OF matter that is so acceptable
/ TO the Radical press in this country. II
one OF his letters ne thus describes the
/ condition OF things in Texas:
1.-THE accounts from ths South do moi
I charge materially. In Texas, society
may be said to be dissolved, at least out.
1 side one or two of the larger towns
/ The only safety for anybody is to be
! found inside the quarters OF the Federal
/ troops, and they hold simply the ground
| they encanp on. The whole State is In
/ the hands OF mobs, who murder and
/ burn houses at their will and they, too,
act under no recognized head, or In ac,
cOrdance with any fixed plan. This
would be more dreadful II It were much
of change, but it Is not-things were as
bad as this during the war, and not
very much better before it."
A Liverpool firm seeing this extraoF-
dinsry statement, addressed a letter to
the Hen. Reverdy johnson, asking
whether it was true that such q frightful
picture fairly represented Texas The
firm, as the agent Of steamship lire
running between Liverpool and Calves
ton, was naturally desirous of knowing
whether emigTaDts TO Texas were likely
to be murdered Immediately upon their
arrival. Mr. johnson replied as follows /:
No. 4, UPPER PORTLAND PLACE, October 81.
Sir; The letter from New York pub
lished in the Daily Neigs of the 18th Inst,
to which your note OF the 10Th Inst. calls
my attention, has been read AS lie
statements are calculated to iDjure the
Interests OF Texas, and as am satisfied
/ that they are UnfouGded, feel bound to
comply with yOur request. left the
United States on the l of August, and
for years immediately preceding was a
member OF the Senate OF the UDitsd
States. In that capacity 4 was NV
duty TO inform myself OF The condition
Of the SOEthern States, ard This / did
from sources upon which knew reliance
could be placed; aud the knowledge
thus obtained enables Eae to say that the
ststemeDts in the letter rtft rred to are
uafUGnded. That there are acts of yio-
lence in that State Is no doubt true, but
not more, believe, than occur In either
OF the other States, or In any other eoun.
try. l have no doubt, therefore, that
emtgrants into the State WILDE IS safe as
in any part Of the UHioD. Iremain, sir.
very respectfully, your obedient ser
want, REvERDY JOHNSON y
The publication OF his letter in this
country, says the Baltimore Gazette. has
been received with volieg OF execrstiop
and abuse from Ihe Radical journals.
His refusal to endorse all Radical fslse.
Goods about the South has subjected him
to lnGeasuTed invective, The Balti-
more american, Ginning in with louder
and more importsnt organs, says he is
giving Texas first GLASS recommenda-
ton as peaceful and orderly State, and
defending his friends, the rebels, from
the ehsrge OF outrsges and murders
which We sil know TO be rife there, but
which Mr.. Johnson has the effFOnsery TO
deny cut and O1t.n
A citizen OF Baltimore once asked, I'M
der somewhat similar circumstances, a. is
there no such thirg s5 faet?n We
feel very much inclined now to answer
in the negative. A scribbIer ia New
York writes to an English peper, " in
Texas the only safety for any body is TO
be fsuAd inside the quarters OF the Fed
ersl troops, and they hold only the
ground they enesmp on" To this aud
other lies Of the same sort, Mr. Johnson
gives fiat denial, and for so doing, Mr..
Johnson is denouaced as defender Of
outrage and murder Truth may be
mighty" but it does not prevail al
together In these days.