Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-13

oised here. And they are and must be g
At their own homes ss we'll as every
where else the world over. 1-ii.,
IN. Answer 70 the Charge Of Violence
The Mississippi papers, as we pre-
dic.ed some days since in answer TO .
Jefferson street neighbor, show up the
fact that the force, violence and fraud Of
,he election were on the Radical side
The papers are full Of details showing
that fac. conclusively. The following
sketches from the Maccn Beacon, are
characteristic samples: il .fp
The Saturday preceding the election
here, Mr.. Jarnagin spoke 20 the negroes
and set many Of them TO thinking we
heard one Of them ssy:o Mr.. Jarnaeia
don't preach anything but peace and
good will, but, Il is the truth. These
other fellows that say they are for US, DO
try 70 make Us hate you ALL IL was
with such feelings as this that many me-
rroes voted the Democratic ticket but
The ycnomous spirit manifested BY q
large majority Of the negroes satisfies Us
how they feel toward the whites. Negro
women througed the sidewalks, uttering
the yilest words against the whites, and
encouraging the mon to stand up for
Isham Ia negro candidate). Many OF
the negroes thought they were voting for
nobody but Isham.l We told one iutelli-
cent voter be had voted for white men,
and would never see the day he would
not have to vote foF thrm, u he voted at
all. He looked alarmed when we told
him this truth, and with all his hitter feel.
ings in bis eyes, declared, "lneyer voted
Tor white man in my life, and ! swar !
never will a-nj lil1t tp.l
On the second day Of the election, MI.
Petrie Brooks charged 7. j. Reed with
telling the negroes TO come to the elec-
ton with arms. He denied It'll Brooks
told him be was liar; Reed gave back
the lie Brooks struck him. and, with no
other proyocation than this, Reed delib-
erately drew his pistol and shot Brooks
Reed was Immediately peuneed upon by
the bystsnders and disarmed, but not
until he had fred the second shot
When he did this he was struck on the
head with 0 stick, which he certainly de-
served, as no one had made any attempt
on bis life. He was the only
armed man on the ground. No attempt
was made to injure him, even by the
Nm 70 d;s.rm him. and when be was dis
= Al M ;n;nyv was dome to him. It IA
NJ usual al usto say ANYTHING Of a man
OH, has N stand trial for an alleged
cr;ma Tbut we do not hesitate to do SO in
~ nIa;n a cose a. tb;s II was murder
cns cowsrdIy conduct and he. a candi-
date was donbIy ouilty in carving con-
csalsd wsanona At an eleotlou, gai18I
This was,bs onlv serious difficulty that
uocc.rred during the three DAYS election.
old larry Rnnert who had sense
.noneb N ace bis hest friends among the
Nan, ecrats declared hisintention to vote
that ticket He was quickly set upon nv
negroes apmad v,th clubs, who would
have treated the old fellow badly had i
not been ior the whl,e non m me g,9u q,
ne sne,,r p.o ..eo;1S, .;asas, and gill hs
remembered for il. gtuA sa aio
At Cooksyille our colored Democratic
friends showed bold front, and worked
for the ticket 1fCooksville is not Dem.
ocratic, there is an influence there that
will soon make it so.
MushulavilIe went Democratic, and
the boys made very particular inquiries
Of Cbsppell about his stealing and that
other fitby business. Hold it up to him,
no matter where you find him; hold him
mn Ia the scorn OF the world.
BRooKsyILLE.--u The coiored troops
fonght nobly here" and the Democratic
bows carried their heads high and the
Democratic ticket right into the Radical
camp. Veto Williams, Winston, Doss,
Rob Brown. and others. gave the Radi- ,
Gals No ouarter. and The latter made
CHANNEL seek the protection of the sol
d;ers for usipp some insulting epitbet
about bis working for the Democratic
III s,,-TiGls M ei'f 50,s-sF JILL /
M "a
ihe eoiumous i"de"' sPeaAips " 'ne
COMMITTEE of Five" appointed by the
Convention to reconvene it, in case the
Constitution is defeated, says: I
The infamous Committee of Five are