Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-02

be in danger OF falling TO pieces by the
sheer weight Of its overwhelming num-
bers. But, for my part, care not how
large II grows; for, certain ] am that u
already contains within its swelling folds
all that was best and truest Of the mate
rial Of the Two grand old national parties
the Whig and the Democratic Of ante
belium times-and therefore, all the best,
truest and most patriotic men Of the
nation, and, Of course, care not II all
such continue TO come by thousands, to
the end, and to bring with them all the
real honest, truly repenting converts OF
q different class Of men that they can
And Ibelieve they will Every paper1
take up assures me that the revival has
begun 10 good earnest Your own argus
eyed journal has teemed Of late with
columns Of the reports Of converts from
Radicalism TO Democracy-nearly all Of
them the leaders Of hosts, the captains Of
thousands, of hundreds, and Of fifties.
And still the great revival goes on-in
tact, has only begun. Here at the South
we do know that a mighty revolution is
going on among the freedmen, and that
the pretty little invention by which the
Radicals hoped to forever rule the South
aud enslsve the people-negro suffrage
is about to return TO plague the in
ventors. At the North, as we are
informed by every mail, every fash Of
lightning-ande even Horace Greeley con.
firms the news--all the enthusiasm, all
the glory, and all the real, earnest, effec-
tive work, in the Presidential campaign,
are on the side OF the vast and constant
" increasing hosts who follow, and up.
hold, and glorify the banner Of Seymour
and Blair; while, among the supporters
of Grant and Colfax, there is not the
least scintila Of enthusiasm, little work
or effort Of any kind, and that not effec-
tive, (see Greeley's paper), and manv of
them, like the boanergean New York
Herald, and number of Radical cleo
tors and other distinguished leaders, are
constantly "breakIng ranks and bold
ly declaring for Seymour and Blair,
the Constitution and the liberties of the
people. Indeed, gentlemen, / verify be.
lieve, from the information, both public
ard private, get from the North, that
in a short time, say by the 10Th October,
il things 20 on as they have begun, the
Presidential canvass then will be as one.
sided among white people, as it is here
in the South
Z Did you see that glorious, golden rain
bow in the West, this morning at sun
rise? Twas the first rainbow in the
West l ever saw, and certainly
it was the yellowest and most
golden. Standing near the Commercial
Hotel, on Front street, and beholding it,
in all its gorgeous completeness and phe-
nomenal beauty, as il seemed TO span the
whole continent, from North to South, |
and my companions accepted it as
grand omen OF victory for Seymour and
Blair, and that our beloved country would
not much longer be cursed with the ty.
ranny of Radicalism. One of my COM
rades accepted 1T, too, as token that
after Seymour aud Blairs election, we
should speedily have return to prosper.
Gus. hard money, golden times; For,
look" said he, lit is a rainbow of pure
gold-the first ever seen in the world
and girdles the whole country. showing
thereby not only gold and silver cur
rency, but also that the whole people
were entitled to handle the precious dust
the plow-holder as well as the bond
holder, the poor as we'll as the rich.
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