Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-11
PUBLIC LEDGER.
NJ E Nj II HIS
Wedn esday Evening. August III, Asos'
aEIInERALs IN POWER.

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The article which we copy on another
mage of this issue, from the Memphis
1palanche, upon the subject OF the
Liberal party of Virginia and Tennessee,
embodies our own views entirely. we
like the name, too, under which the need.
ed reforms are proposed to be acheveo
and our car of progress be drawn out
from the old ruts Of the past. Indeed, II
we mistake not, the name originated win
ourselves, some months since, In REFER
ring to the struggle in Virginia, and we
NAV have to contest the claim OF our
contemporary to the credit OF having
mggested it first We claim to be Liber--
als, in every sense of the word, and
nrefer to work in the interest OF
liberal party to that of any other. The
success of a liberal policy in the State
;nsures for it brilliant and prosperous
future, which the pursuit of an opposite
policy would certainly prevent. We have
no need to look to parties in the North
for our political guidance. They are
already beginning TO follow in our wake.
We hold the balance of power, and would
he imbeciles to sacrifice our national IN
terests at home to the political ambition
of marty managers abroad. We know not
what party changes may occur, in the gen.
eralrevolution of public sentiment every
where. We are for Tennessee tirst before
all the world. If new parties shall form
we expect. as we have stated previously,
time and again, to be found among the
vigorous young progressives, upon whose
energy. honesty and patriotism depend
tie future greatness aud prosperity OF
This Commonwealth. We have nc inter-
est, nor can have the people OF Tennessee
in the success OF any party which vainiy
hopes to succeed upon the memories ana
associations of the past, or under names
suggestive of its failures and misfortunes.
This we know to be the sentiment OF
majority of the rank and file whose per-
sonal sacrifices we're greatest In the war.
Nashville Banner, August III.
We give the above extract from our
Nashville eotsmporsry, in order to con-
vev to the miads of our readers an exact
idea of the new party, to be called the
Liberals. There seems TO be a division OF
opipiou already between the tBo who be-
long to il az to which shall have the credit
of naming the new thing. The rose Is
said to smell as sweet by any other name.
So the negro will stink. it matters not
whether you call him Liberal" or the
4" colored gentleman from Africa" The
people are possessed of rather too zach
intelligence to allow the icoos to be
pulled over their eyes by small politicians
We know exactly what our opponents
mean when they desert the only ma
tional organization in this country
and endeavor to form new party by
a new name unheard of before.
Their object is no doubt to gather into
the Liberal fold the negro first, then all
milk and cider politicians of the conn
try, the malcontents Of all parties, and
with this rag and bobtail set 10 constr
tute themselves, as they say, the BALANCE
sf power in the State.
Bot we will now brand every man on
his forehead, who shall degrade himself
BY eIe ctioneeriug with the negro, with
the word Infamous, that his neighbors
may shun him, and all cast him out
as if cursed with leprosy. II our
enemy should force us to equality with
the African, let us fight against its prac'
ticable effects by dividing the negroes
into party to themselves, and the true
respectability and white intelligence in
opposition. When politician would
bring discredit upon his white neighbors
by soliciting the negro to vote for him,
then may he be spewed out as something
unelesn and unworthy our support. 1t is
not worth our while 10 mince words, for
things will in the end assume their
proper relations, and every one must
elect 10 stand with the white party
or with the black. The Liberal par
ty means the negro party-the Demo-
cratic party means the white name party.
We have decided with which to cast
our lot, and at the grand finale Of
all political disunion in this country
shall be found standing in the ranks OF the
white mans party. This political kaleid-
oscope, published at the capital Of our
State, has assumed to speak fer the South
ern soldiers, aud inlimates that they will
Join this new organization. if but to get
rid of the memories and associations OF
the past We can speak for the
Confedera,es Of West Tennessee, and
will assure our contemporary that
these men are in toto opposed 10 bis
Liberal move, aud hallow with the fond
est affection their bright and glorious
memories Of the past. We would not
forge, the four years Of war that swsepsd
over the land; neither would We join
a party that requires Us to cherish The
objects of our defest; and this we know
10 be the sentiments of majority Of the
rank and Gle, whose personal sacrifices
we're greatest in the var"