Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-29
sENTER's ELECTION WITHOUT
DOUBT.


of our down-trodden State in accents OF
assurance, placing the election OF Gov
ernor Senter beyond controversy. Inc
day of darkness, which has hung like a
mantle of night over the prosperity and
happiness of our people, is to be lifted
and the sunlight of liberty will again
GLADDEN. the hearts of all men in our
midst. The election of Senter will not be
a complete victory for the Conservatives
of our State, but it will be al achievement
worthy of these troublous times which
may be improved upon until the voice OF
Radicalism shall no longer be heard IN
the land. Stokes and his prescription
lists are mocking the name of Republican
ism BY Withholding from the majority IN
the State their inherent right to vote at
the polls. They would put on the man
tie of freedom that they may the more
effectually play the tyrants.
The best of books, the Bible, teaches
all men to forgive each others tres
passes if they would ask our Heav-
enly Father to forgive their trespasses.
Stokes and his advocates have not acted
on this golden rule, but have trespassed
against the United States Government,
wrote the Duncan letter and done many
other rebelious acts, and have been for
given. but are not now willing to forgive
those who asked at the eleventh hour
aud would swear allegiance to the Gov
eminent that Stokes himself had be-
trayed. If Stokes and Senter-both
guilty of encouraging rebellion against
the "best Government in the world
we're pardened and received into the
loyal church, why, then, cannot the
mass of Tennesseeans be treated by the
Republican party in like manner? We
were all at one time equally disloyal TO
the authorities at Washington; the only
difference being that Stokes and Sentef
both were whipped into submission a lit
tie sooner than the rest of the rebels, and
renewed their vows over again only be-
cause they thought the Confederacy could
not succeed, while we thought different,
and fought it to the bitter end.
If eight millions of Southern people are
not a part of our Republican Govern
ment, and not entitled to participate
in its control, then, indeed, has there
been revolution IN the land which
has abolished old forms and principles,
and in their stead erected the Republi-
can dynasty, with Grant as our master.
We may cry out in the name Of liberty,
and sing hosaunss to the great Ameri-
can Republic, but it all goes for nsught,
for they, too, only exist in name and
have become history of the past
Ex-Governor Senter is elected Governor
of this State-and we have every assn
rance be will be-then our separate State
existence may continue for a short time,
if but only as the expiring fame of
fast decsying light Grant and Congress
may take it into their heads to recon-
struct the State after the election in favor
of liberal views, upon a basis of black
republieanism, and place us again under
bayonet rule. We ssy the thing can be
dene, for worse acts Of tyranny and usur-
patton have taken place in the Govern
ment since and during the late civil war.
We sincerely hope that the cleo
ton of Senter will be permitted by the
general authority at Washington to re.
dound to the good of the State and peo'
pie, as it will if not interfered with by
Grant and bis trump"