Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-12

ell her friends used to be proud, is now a
reproach TO every Tennesseean. In
fact, be says, we are the "butt of abuse
and ridicule," because the tax paying
population are denied, by mistaken
policy, participation in the government
Verify, there seems second Daniel
come to Judgment" Was there ever
except in the life and example OF that
pious saint, Parson Brownlow-such an
instance Of political somersaulting-ot
self condemnation for mistaken policy"
in one who is confident he can make no
more mistakes, and desires to construct
|" Boulevard" and laws alike, for the
pleasure, convenience and good of the
people. When was Mr.. Moore convicted,
and did he desire to repent Of his "mis-
taken policy"2 Radicalism, as we are
informed, has all along been the touch.
stone of his faith-the prime article of
his religion-the sine qua non Of his
hopes. Political prescription, with him,
has all along been orthodox. Negro
equality in political privilege, at the bal
lot-box, and doubtless socially-for it is
difficult to divide the two-with his al
most complete supremacy in the govern
ment of the State, over the white tax
paying population, was in eject, if not
in design, his own mistaken policy"
And we doubt not if the civiliza-
ton of the age and the exhausted pa
thence of the people were not, with re-
sistless torrent, about to wipe out those
dispicable tyrannies thst bis mistaken
policy has saddled upon the people, and
which we're as much, perhaps, insugu-
rated, strengthened and sustained by him,
with the black henchmen who generally
compose the party, % by any one else, and
if he did not see the fury Of tho storm
about to burst upon his perhaps sinless
head. we doubt if to-day he would be the
bold enunciator of his broad and sub.
stantial policy" He would not to-day
be csjoling and coquetting with people
whose dearest rights he had trodden un-
der foot and denied, and to the ruthless
violation of whose liberties he has lent
his aid and countenance.
We say, Mr.. Editor, that q man whose
record heretofore when We needed friends
has been uniform and consistent in OPP
position to the restoration Of our ancient
liberties, and with less charity and kind
ness to the down-troddeB and misruled
subjects Q despotic and irresponsible
power should not be clothed with the
dignity Of the peoples trust, without some
other evidence of conversion than by the
force of circumstances" You are too
late, Mr.. Moore. The afaatus OF uni
versal suffrage" mo taxation without
renresentiop" aud a regard for the great
principles of constitutional liberty mani
tested itself too late for the election next
ensuing. Another time in the future, and
your 1mistsken policy" abandoned tpr
good, you may come In. Rather than
one with such record, Mr.. Edi-
tor, we prefer man who
fought CALAMITY under the Union banner,
and who, the mission of the sword &C.
complished, advocated the ancient rIshts
and liberties of the people ~ ear fathers
gave them to rs, and Who did not nurse
the bitter and nnrelentlng preiudices of
the war How much better is VIM. r.
Moore, Esq than any other Radical in
the city than Barbour Lewis, Esq,
whose crimes, they say, will some day
hang him-except that WIN. R. Moore is
believed to be an honest man in his dee,-
ings with mankind2 We cannot, sir, at
this important epoch in the history of the
State, trust any but the ones who have
proven tbeIV Aaetal. We say, then, that
we must have true and tried mem
whether from the North or the South
and no recent, accidental converts for
our representatives. The great Radical
party is expiring, and when we have it
nearly dead, we want no friendly hand
near 10 apply restoratives in the throes
of it's expiring agonies. We do not wish
its life prolonged or resuseitated by any
patchwork of sympathetic measures or
legislation. We want 1t strangled out
right and the memory of its base, tyran-
meal and despicable deeds and history
obliterated forever from the memory of
the State. And we do not think VIM. R.
Moore the proper man either to legslate
for its overthrow or preside with dignity
at its funeral ohseqpies. CAMDEN.