Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-02
GRAND PoW-wow.
B. L. Wants Peace and Harmony,
but don't get IT.
The Big Caucus Breaks up in a Row
The Circuit Court Disturbed
Outrageous Proceedings.

On Yesterday afternoon, in Obedi-
ence to a call of Barbour Lewis, Chair
man of n of the wings of the Re
publican party, a large number of
negroes and a few whites met at the
Commissioners Courtroom, to har-
monte and to provide ways and
means to carry the ensuing election.
+. W. Louis was called to the Chair,
supported by several Vice Presidents.
A muss was at once imminent. Bar
bOur had in his call. that no resolution
or motion in regard to the Governor
should be entertained. He wanted
thus c%unningly TO swallow up the
Hunter-StOkes Wing-get them COM
mitted to the creation Of q new County
Committee, of which he (Barbour)
was, of course, to be Chairman-then
go into a convention and nominate
Senter men for the Legislature, and
compel Hunter and Hamilton to bolt
and incur the stigma of being de
nOunced a. boilers from the regular
ticket.
a motion was made by Sam Ire
land TO eXpunge from the call the
Ofhcious ipSe dirt of Barbour, and let
all matters be debated. This motion
produced the most b~oisterous excite
ment, Ireland denOuncing the whole |
as . trick on the part Of Barbour.
Meanwhile, Barbour vas eudeavOring
TO address his " fellOw-citiZens;" but
Ireland said Barbour should not be |
heard; that he had ruled long enough, |
and that they (meaning the colored
men) intended to have another King. |
Barbour could not sit quietly and
see the scepter of political power pass
away from his grasp. He arose and
most O~bsequiously asked permission
of the house to be heard. This was
defantly opposed by Ireland, Steve
GraysOn, Merriwether and others Of
their ilk. This reused Barbour's I
wrath and he became defiant. He
said he would talk; that he had the
floor and would keep it.. He de
nounced Irelandas scOundrel, Iiarand
villain, TO all of which Ireland replied
in like complimentary terms, and the
excitement growing VI er and the
denunciations being hurled with such
moderation, the timid whites came
flying out OF the doors like rats from
a burning barn, some half a dozen of
big buck negroes paving up that eX-
penSiVe county carpet trying to get !
hands on their old friend and laborcr
in the vineyard of CofOred enfran-
Chisement. 1t is said Republics are
ungrateful. Whether that is so or
not, Barbour thinks his colored Re
publicars are a id uugrateful set
any way. But amidst all this, the
TeutOnic Chairman had nothing to
say, but kept up a devil of a thinking, |
n eye on n of the windows for
egress. Seeing that no harmony
could come out of that meeting, he
inquired at the top of his voice if
some n did not move an adjourn
meni, when MeTriwether replied that
he had, and il was then put, and
though two thirds voted against il,
Louis declared the motion carried and
left the chair, saying if they wanted
to do anything they must get another
Chairman. Thus the meeting for the
time being dissolved.
Nothing daunted, Barbour kept tie
floor, whilst Ireland, Grayson and
others waited around, fearing the "OlG
leader" would imprOvise q meeting,
pass resolutions, and declare q new
County or Republican Committee APP
pointed, and proclaim "union, har-
mOny and peace on earth and good
will towards all men,"
Thus matters were when last heard
from. The noise was so great that
the counsel engaged in the argument
OF a very important east in Judge
Reeves Court overhead had to desist,
and the Court sent out to have the
riotous disturbance quelled. If the
had had the services of the
Sheriff at his command he would, in
probability, have had the whole
party arrested and lodged in Jail for
contempt, and breaking the peace.