Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-25

He... Eugene CasserIy.
nm f,om Dali
ine u's"ne.''"s A..
fornia was welcomed nome reesn"' "
his fellow citizens, in the most enthusiast
a. s,v,a Wa elm the following from
.;..a. rrcm;.,r.
'ne 90" f'""s'se an.xcy
SENATOR oAssA"lis sr
Soon after the procession had nsltea
in front of the Occidental Hotel, loud
calls we're made for Mr.. Casserly. Ia a
few minutes he made bis appearance up,
on the balcony OF the hotel, SURROUNDED
by his personal and political iriends.
Three hearty cheers were gwen nun oy
the dense multitude gatnerea oe'ow'
The Senator was then introduced 20 the
crowd by DR.. j. Campbell Shorp' IN q
few appropriate and well-umed remarks;
Mr.. Casserly, addressing the CROWD
as my Friends. spoke suos'anua''y as
follows:
After his journey OF thousands oil mules
across the country from the Vast, ured
and fatigued, he was IN no condiuon 70
address his fellow-citizens at any lengtn'
He had had no time to arrange ms
thoughts properly for a set speech de
felt deeply sensible OF the great honor tne
Democracy had paid him. he sala ne
returned to his home here IN Gan IRAN,
cisco better satisfied and more.contented
than ever before. The senator men re-
ferred to his course In the onned S'ates
Senate. He, OF course, stood win the
minority, but that little band, though
powerless to stay the tide OF vicious had,
ical legislation, had yet boldly expressed
their views upon all matters tnat nad
come before that body sueh leeo'e
minority, too, was never before known III
the history of constitutional representa-
tive government-some ten or eiesen
against fifty or sixty. Notwithstsnaing
this, he had the satisfaction 70 know 'na',
in all matters OF ordinary iegisla'ion, MOI
of q partisan character' '1e minor
ity in . the Senate had accom-,
plished something. De tnen reierred
to the so-calied fiiteentn Amenu-
ment to the Consttution-got,en up un-
der the color OF an amenamen., put
whose real object is 70 suovert lne iunoa
mental principles oil the american ne
public. You had as wen can .ne ue
struction OF this building the repair 0,
the building. No-the real prac!lcal
effect OF that flfteen'h Amenamenl ls "
distribute the patronage Oh 'ne uosein
ment among all men regarcisss ol raceor
color-to destroy these social anu phyI
cal dlstlncnons among ,ne races, rn;on
the God OF nature INTENDED ;s snoulu ue ~,
effaceaoie. NE are no. quie ieauy 20
to take the negro anu 'ne oa ~. Gnn a..o
copartnershlp WIN US ~ saiS uvs s H.
ment; II win De llme enousn " suI ~
to take them as partners ~ ah :u F a
Let US nave 9one .. snls e e1a. "
Amendment. ne leI' sure .ae ps up ha
CALIFORNIA wouia so.e nsa,n'. ~, Arc
would De pleasea 70 u ,s na .nAi faa;alo.
single man was seu. ~ VIC ~ .eA &C. SO
ture IRON any county ~ 'I LIZ. ;asn. Wy
was not p'eogeu W as1 y" ~ .he
against ,ts auoP'Ion .I Snu rIaaraS
United states 4enat CO. aaeauy p.'u ~,
the vote Oh ,hls o ,s hn sna ah
Amehumeh', anu 'ne., seo, ~ III.
majority as was LEE s'e' ~ s"J p'
lea! conlesl 70 usl..osn.I, of a.. r.;oo
Mr.. Casse'is , mex. sp 49,. =, 'n u has
tion OF lne n,Ao aa "a so -.
Voled agalns' IL, E anJ aaI ~ Uaus W .
gret ms yo.e. a"S 9' Saon " 90
certain II any uamase nAu eevu u9Ie vs.
opring thr intF war, "Aeh .h's sau ueen