Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-29
TME IRUEa AZ LAsT.

The following extract from = letter to
the Cincinnati Commercial OF the I'D
inst, possesses interest for the readers oil
the APPEAL, as accurately expressing
The grievance, whence issues all others,
suffered by the p1ople Of Tennessee and
Of the So1th generally under csrpet-bsg
or scslawag ofice-holders. l. is " the
truth at last" from 3 source whence
least We expected 1t to issue. It is q
Radical confession Of weakness
One very bad system Is the crusade
carried on here by 40 vsnturers from -
North and elsewhere, throUgdth voting
power Of the negroes, against the resi-
dent white p~OpulsuoD. DTeilers IN
Northern States, where the people elect
their own rulers, csnnCt realize ffOm
heRrsay half the injury AID insult put
upon Southern communities by il. Let
such Northern people just think for enc
moment OF q city, whose yearly revenues
are miiliOns, governed In the most abso-
lutte manner, without any participation
whatever Of the tax payers IA that gov
eminent Of the property 10 such a city,
bed almost entirely by the disfran-
chised, being assessed by iTrespor sible
emigrants, who were known "a the
States whence they csns only as tri-
fling fsllOws,n and whom 10 merchant
would have trusted 10 carry to bank de-
post OF one hundred Coii2rs-sOme of
them men of such habits and antsce
dents thai nc keeper of a livery stabls 10
the city of their nativity ana rearing
would hlrs them horses tO ride ten miles
ia the country on advance payment,
without responsible security thaE such
horses would be returned.
Let them think OF the taxes eoIlected
on the arbitrary assessments 81 sdch|
men, being demanded OF tie taxpayer,
on heavy penalty, by other Immigrants
Of like character, Who give security for
the safe keeping Rnd honest disposition
OF such money!, bonds Signed by men
from whom not one cent can be collected
by lawful process. Then let them think
that the money 81 extcrtcd ircna the tax
psyer-or 50 much OF 10 as Is rot embez.
zled By tie collector and his pr0fiigate |
associates, or expended il b7ibing Judges. |
justices Of the peace, aud other officers
in the iaterest Of the collectors and his po- |
combination, IS expended ia high
salaries aud eXtrsvagSut contracts, given
msnwhO parade lhe streets Ia cosllyi
apparel. u look Ia scorn aud affected
condemnation on those who pay Tor sll
this spiendor.
Your resdsrs might better realize the
condition OF Jht Sc people If they
Just imseine the feelings Of A. 4. !
Stewart, August Belmont OF =. n. Piael
when IN ouIcast from Nashville, Menu
phis, New Orleans or Mobile Should pra.
sent him wita an sr0ilTary assessment 81
his property, aud when, q few days later, /
another outcsst from Charleston, August.
Little Rock should demand the xsx-f
levy on such assessment, especially wRsap
Il Is well BnoTn TO the wealthy eeDtfssA
thai tnoae whose names are sttachedf
10 the OUtczst collectors b9nn are worth
less fellows from Galveston, Montgomery
and Natchez. who lafl thsir country for
their couptry's goOd-msn whose meens
to taxation or attachment would
not cover arrearRges < their b~s9t-5lecss.
Add to this the further sIBgosiaan that
he judiciary Of New York Or Ohse. IS
he case may be, are in cGmIaets pellti-
al league with the irresponsia iss sfors-
aid, from The courts OF original iusIsdic-
no to the Supreme bench. 50 thstl
egal remedy is cut Of the question. aud
YOU have the situation, Of q people IL
rennessee wesTing-0pr own eorsplexi0u.
Fhon the pref u does OF . civil war have
many OF Ne, born north OF the
)hio rlver,,to regard as i~ntractab!e and
rebels whenever their voices are
heard Ia eonzRisint.