Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-14
PUBLIC LEDGER.
Nj E M h II -
saturday Evening. August IL. ls6s'
WHO STRUCK BILLY PATTERSON

Some benighted individual has Been
nsrnetra,ing a gross Islander upon our
Africsnized neighbor in charging him
with being q Black Republican. What
a uitv that any one would become so
debased as to misreprssent the status OF
a Liberal sheet. But the gentleman who
did so unthoughtful thing, in letter
addressed to John Smith or Bill Doe,
met his Just deserts this morning at the
hands of our black Sampsonian friend,
who promptly and without moments
hesitation measured the slanderer out q
lie. -.
II is now supposable the charge will
not be repeated. But facts are stronger
than denial, and require something more
to rebuff them than an individusrs mega
tive. This raw-head and bloody-bones
sheet says, "We defy living man to
show the Radical principle that we have
espoused." Such thing is not hard to
do, especially when our contemporary can
be tracked through the streets by the
cologne d'Africa he wears ON his hand
kerchief We think perhaps it 10 the
same man who wrote the letter to John
Smith or Bill Doe that informed US that
a;nce The election our neighbor' hair had
began TO shrivel and kink like young
lady's dressed for fancy ball. He stated
further that the remarkable freak of ma
ture could only be accounted for on the
supposition that our Jefferson street CO.
Temporary had of late besn sssociating
with the negro too much. Bat We think The
assurance can be given the friends OF this
editor, that after the election ofmembers
TO the Constitutional Convention his
hair will come straight again, and that
che Universal Suffrage Party gill be
very considerably strengthened. We
would not be guiliyof misrepresenting any
one for the world, butif the Universal suf-
frage sheet Of this city is not an afjunet OF
the Black Republican party, it evidently
sppears 90 to the olfactories ofwhits men;
and for fear that we might be considered
little prejudiced, we give the Language
of the Epening Post Of yesterday, whose
editor knows Republican like negro
knows his favorite animal, the skunk
In speaking Of It's half brother on Jefes-
son street, it says:
We beg TO suggest TO our neighbor that
he need give himself no farther anxiety
about the Union Leagues. There is not
the ghost OF one left in Memphis, and we
doubt il there has been an attempt TO
hold meeting OF one in a year. The
Avalanche certainly cannot be ambitious
of the FalstsfiaD glory of killing the
dead Hotspur. We congratulate our
neighbor. He is now preaching true
doctrine. We know be sbhors Republi-
cans and Republicsuism-but like many
stout unbelever, he is not so far from
the right wsy az TO be past praying Tor.
Paul reioiced and thanked God that
Christ was preached in any way, and, so
that we hear the truth. we can afford to
listen even TO the Avalanche.
Who will read the above, coming
from the vilest Black Republican
sheet in the South, and doubt
for moment2 We begged, plead
with, and in the silent watches Of the
night prayed for this editor no: to desert
his party; not to forget the lifelong pro-
fession of an honest journalist He cared
not for this, utturned his back upon u.s.
and can now be seen Offering incense
and burnt Offering up to the god Of
Africa. OH what fall there was, our
countrymen Ephraim now is welded
TO idols. Come away. Let him alone