Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-22
Political Phases i'm the sourh-The Negro
Element

1 AAdANa III lEft SOutn-InpA
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, a special train Of cars from
thesoutheastern part of the State brought
up 10 the State Democratic Conyentio1 n
club of Democratic negroes in coplpsnv
with number Of delegates. We hear of
similar movements throughout all the
South OF the colored people flocking 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 ne
grOes begin to see that the Radicals have
cheated them. Instead of getting the
lands and property Of the whites by a
wholesale system of confiscation and
transfer to themselves, as promised, the
negroes find the Radical Northern adj
venturers and csrpet-b3ggers are onlv
after their labor and votes These Rsdi-
Gals 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 inter-
ests and welfare are identical?
The growing and general detection of
the negroes from the Radicals is creating
division and great deal OF excitement
among that people. AT first, as We said,
they were nearly ali going with the Rad.
icais; now cOlored Democratic clubs and
organizations are springing I'D ali
around. OF course, those who still adj
here to the Radicals are very bitter and
hostile. At Raleigh, they made riotous
demonstrations for the purpose Of mob
bling the negro Democratic club: but
their object was defeated by the tenn
perate and moderate conduct of the
white people and through Governor
Holden calling out the military. Amid
all this excitement and riOtous conduct
OF the Radical negroes, the greatest en-
thuslasm IN favor of the Convention and
the Democrats prevailed. To show the
wisdom and moderation of the Demo
Gratis, both white and black (Who. Of
course, were in large majority there
at the time), we notice that when
g Radical senator and carpet Dagger.
named Estes, tore down a iitho-
graph picture of Seymour and Blair.
which was posted ia the Yarbor.
ough House, nobody chRstised him for
his conduct, though many Democrats |
witnessed it. This shows the Democrats
to 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 70 give the Radical press
q chance Of bowling at them and calling
them incurable rebels. We call the at |
tention Of the Radical organs to this adj |
mirable and forbesring conduct of the |
Southern white people, in contrast with
that OF the Radical carpet. baggers and |
their deluded tools among the poor ne
groes. This is one Of the recent phases
of the political revolution that Is going |
on in the South. From all appearances
the reaction that has set In viii sweep /
over the Southern States, and the Rsdi- |
Gals will find themselves next Novem-
Der left out in the coid.-N Y Herald,
18th.