Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-26

ou;stIv nova away from a scene 10 the
strsets Of Mobile, held by a mob 81 less
han dliy negroes. ! sllude 10 the kel-
Law sfys;r In this city. And they smoth-
sred ,heir indignation and reiired be .
csuse their Northern friends bad warned
ham not 10 give occasion 10 the bar
uer's Wseklies Of the North to allege
sasiust them violence and an un-
tanned Righteousness. One week
ago. the carpet-baggers In this cry
smoke 10 several thousand negroes, gain
cred from the country, far and near, as
we'll as the purlieus OF the city, and on
he greatest tboroughfsre, they pro-
claimed that a Southern man once y
slave owner would never be conten'eu
until the negroes were once more sup,
jacted TO slavery, and that reoe"
should not be permitted to vote nea'n
az long as they lived. Two nun
bred white citizens on the ou'ssir's
Of the crowd listened to these insoient
words from two common white carpet
haggers and no man opened bis lips to
rsnIv m the falsehood or repel the SLAM
der. Why? because they had been
counselled TO endure for the sake OF
peace. and yet the negro Legislature ~
Montgomery is this moment peetluoning
Coz gress TO send an army to Alabama 70
keep the peace and protect carpet Dag,
gers. / repeat, 1t is not poverty aso
business paralyzed in all its forms ana
branches. but the "cruci6xion OF the
soul" that would move the hearts OF the
generous and the humane everywhere,
II thew could realize it in the intensity OF
ito II Fiction and the marvellous patience
Of lie endurance. =,
Harpers Weekly has slandered the
South through my utteranres, ~ 'eue.
and in spirit, and / do not doubt that y
has equally calumpia'ed the other SCUM
ern men that Il pretends to quote. III
uno disco omnes -,
A for the rest, let me seize this ooca-
sion to say to our countrymen OF lne
North that while the Radical managers
have moved Heaven and earth 10 humif-
ate and disgrace us Of the South, we neve,
sball disgrace ourselves. Insult and
wrong have the power q worry, ou. MOI
TO dishonor; and If this Union ever Is re-
stored upon the terms and princ,p'es
an which our fathers founded IT.
and we are permitted to come
hack IN. we will come back worthy OF
you-come back, not in plight to make
Won ashamed of us, but with heads
erect and honor uustsinsd, so that yon
NAV trust to the vows we make to detend
the Constitution and stand by the Union
of our fathers. When the war nrsl
closed there was an intense longing
among all our people for that restoration.
We ali believed that free government I'M
der a precious written Constitution might
still be saved from the shock OF war. buf,
alasi the craftsmanship that has guided
the Goverument since that day has raised
the solemn doubt whether the symmetri-
cal line. of the vase once broken can De
restored in other words, whether sell.
government, after less than century !,
experiment in the most favorable OF s''
fields. and under the happiest possible
auspices. is not complete and meian-
cboiy failure. / believe that this great
ouest;on Is TO be determined in Novem-
her and that the capacity OF the
American people for se'f-gnvernment
i now ON it's last trial. We Of the
Soutb are no more interested in this
great trial than you of the North. We
abide by the issue in hope, mingled WIN
deepest soicitude, and we take all the
chances of our future national destinies
with calmpess and fortitude equal to
vnur own. Meanwhile we pray to the
God of Nations to deliver and save our
re5aN
Oh. Lihertyi celestial maid! A
Thy dsity spread above us;
Thy bright sbield ever, ever cover U.s.
Your obedient servant,
JoHY FORSYTH.