The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-20
FROM THE SOUTH.

The Conservative Republican Campaign Com
menccd-Speeches by Dent and Others ut Co
rinth-The "DOuble- -Enders,' "ExtremisIs,o
and National Republicans.
Despatch 10 The EueniIy Telegraph
MEMPHIS, Sept. 19.-The Conservative Re-
publican campaign was opened at Corinth yes
terday, by speeches from Judge Dent Colonel
Inge, and General Robert L. Lowry, the latter
the candidate for the Attorney Generalship.
Judge Dent commenced by saying there were
two parties at present in Mississippi. One was
known as the "Bitter Enders" or Extremists"
the other as the National Republican Unio
party. To the latter he belonged, and from tha
party he had received the distinguished honor of
being placed at the head of the ticket, and been
chosen their standard bearer in the present cam
pagn. The one party, led by Tarbell, Ames,
Alcorn & Co., wanted to disfranchise the white
people, while the party he belonged to was in
favor of universal suffrage and amnesty.
Addressing the colored people, about one hun
dred and fifty of whom were present, he said he
would urge them in the strongest terms not to
be antagonistic to the people of the South,
among whom they had been born and raised.
He assured them the Southern men loved them,
and would respect them in their rights better
than any stranger could do, He said many white
men who came from the North were constantly
contendng that it was through their efforts that
the colored race had procured its freedom. Such
was not the fact, as General Grant and many
other distinguished soldiers and statesmen had
declared that it was only Il circumstance of
war; that it was never intended to give
the colored man his freedom until it
became a war necessity. Neither was it in
tended to give them the right to vote until it
became political necessity in the work of re-
construction. He contended that they need not
thank the people of the North for the rights and
privileges they enjoyed. He urged them to be-
ware Of the party of which Tarbell, General
Ames Alcorn, and company were the leaders
but to join their ranks, with true Southern men,
who would protect them in their rights. 1t was
only by doing so that their race could be per-
petuated. If they failed to join those who
loved and really understood them, they would
drift away like the Indian to the frontier Of
civilization, apd in few years entirely disap-
pear. All Ames, Tarbell g. Co. wanted was office;
that was all their pretended patriotism consisted
of. After they got all they wanted through the
votes of the colored men, they would turn round
and mock at their calamity. They belonged to
the proscriptionists, and would deprive
them of all rights if it would serve
their purposes; therefore he urged them to sup
port those who would protect them in their
rights He closed his address by calling on
those assembled to support the men who were
in favor of peace throughout Mississippi and the
entire country, and who were in favor of equal
rights to all. The conservative Republicans
held ratification meeting at Jackson Miss,
yesterday. number OF speeches were made.
flushed Up.
Despatch TO The EUenifg Telegraph,
LOUISVILLE, Sept 19.-At the Glover Skating
Rink, last evening, young man named Robert
Hopkins, on slight alteration, whipped out
pistol and shot young associate named Booker,
the ball penetrating the feshy part of the arm.
The Rink was crowded with ladies and gentle
men at the time, and it caused the utmost con-
sternation. The parties were arrested, but the
matter was finally smOothed over and hushed
up, though an outrage had been committed.