Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-20
Political Phases In the South-The Negro
Element.

Our newly erected fellow citizens Of
African descent appear to be turning the
tables nicely on the Radicals and Radi.
cal carpet baggers. At Raleigh, N. c.,
for example, special train of cars from
the southeastern part of the State brought
up to the State Democratic Convention
club of Democratic negroes in compa-
ny with a number of delegates. We hear
| of similar movements throughout all the
South of the colored people aocking to
the Democratic standard, and should not
| be surprised to see a general stampede
| from the Radicals and to the Democrats
in the Presidential and Congressional
elections. All the signs of the times
point to such result 1t is just what we
have anticipated and predicted. The
negroes begin to see that the Radicals
have cheated them. Instead of getting
the lands and property of the whites by a
wholesale system of confscation and
transfer TO themselves, as promised, the
negroes find the Radical Northern ad.
venturers and carpet baggers are only
after their labor and votes. These Rad
icals have shown the cloven foot, have
shown they care nothing about the ne
groes, and that all they want is to use the
poor Africans to make money and get the
offices. What more natural, then, than
that these negroes should turn to their old
masters and listen to the friendly voice
of those among whom they were born
and with whom their future interests and
welfare are identifed2 y
This growing and general detection of
the negroes from the Radicals is creating
q division and great deal Of excitement
among that people, At first, as we said,
they were nearly all going with the Rad
icais; now colored Democratic clubs
and organizations are springing up all
round. Those who still adhere to the
Radicals are very bitter and hostile. At
Raleigh they made riotous demonstra-
tions for the purpose Of mobbing the ne
gro Democratic club; but their object
was defeated by the temperate and mode
rate conduct of the white people and
through Gov. Holden calling out the
military. Amid all this excitement and
riotous conduct Of the Radical negroes
the greatest enthusiasm in favor of the
Convention and the Democrats prevailed.
To show the wisdom and moderation of
the Democrats, both white and black
(who, Of course, were in large majority
there at the time), we notice that when q
Radical Senator and carpet-bagger
named Estes tore down lithograph pic
ture Of Seymour aRd Blair which was
posted in the Marlborough House nobody
chastised him for his conduct, though
many Democrats gitnessed it. This
shows the Democrats 10 be as moderate
as they are earnest They are bent on
carrying the election, and will not be
provoked to violence BY the outrages Of
the Radicals They are determined not
to give the Radical press . chance Of
bowling at them and calling them incu-
rable rebels We call the attention Of
the Radical organs 10 this admirable and
forbearing conduct Of the Southern white
people. in contrast with that Of the Rad
icsl carpet-baggers and their delsded
tools among the poor negroes This is
enc Of the recent phsses Of the political
revolution that is going on in the South.
From all appearances the reaction that
has set in will sweep over the Southern
States. and the Radicals viii 6nd them
selves next November lef cut in the
eold.-Nsp York Herald