Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-12
Democratic Tick ct /.
THE RETREAT OF THE AVA
IANCHE AND IMPERIALIsM.

The morning Avalanche has not en-
deayorsd to answer our last article on
negro suffrage, but abandons its position
most ipgloriously. We had thought in
the retreat of cur neighbor that he would
have thrown bis protecting @gis around
the dear negro and have shielded him as
the hen would gather her chickens under
her wings. Bat, indeed, 1.-THE whang'
doadle ia left to mourn for its FIRST born,
and in the most plaintive and piteous
notes. Will the Aralanche abandon
its black protege thus to the ruthless
assaults of merciless foe2 Come
hack. come back" we cry across the
mighty main. The Niger oh, the mig
gerl has no friend left, whereby be may
have his rights advocated before the law
"Aud tits thus" saith the negro unto the
Aralanehe, "lhat you leave me. Oh,
merciIess and unfeeling man, how can
-ou treat Us SO" Bat our dear, spotted
friend has gone over the mountain, never
to return. In the poetic language OF the
bard. perhaps,
Johnnie has gone for q soldier boy"
Then. to return to the last departing
words Of the Avalanche, which charges
us with the supposed crime of imperial
ism. We are free to say that we fear not
to stand by our honest convictions.
This subject of imperialism la indeed
something new for the contemplation Of
the American people. The public mind
has not yet been brought to view the ad-
yantsges of this new form of government
that must, Of necessity, relieve us from
the despotism we now groan under. We
favor this rather than soffer from the ten
thousand snnoyances of a grinding, COL
rupt carpet bag government, that knows
no law save the nnrestrained license oil
tyraints. We prefer this to negro rule,
which the Avalanche says is fixed fact
10 this country. If called upon to
choose between the present government
of this country aud limited or Demo
cratic monarchy, we say give US the
latter, always. /. is far better for THU
people that they have some settlsd form
of government that will protect honor,
life and property, than the miserable
sham that we now live under, which
sffords Us none of the blessings of free
pesple. We are not, and neither are our
friends-a great many Of them-lspl'
rants for office.
Il is not that that we pine for. No; buI
we wish to get from under the eDormou
taxes that are levied yearly to support
carpet-bag officials, who contribute roth
ing themselves to support their despotiC
power. We want government of equa
rights for every man who throws in biz
mite to support and maintain it, We
want no North, no South, no East, nc
West, snd-God send it-no negro.
The Avalanche endeavors to throw
ridieule upon our position by saying we
carry water on both shoulders As We
claim to be Democrat, and yet advocat,
Imperialism, "how," seys our neighbOr
"can that be2" We had although that they
we're sntagouistic, one to the other
That is not precisely so, as viewing thu
exact principles Of the Democracy
thought to be preserved by our fore
fathers. The idea of our Government
was a representative Democracy, wherein
the people were heard through thei
representatives, empowered to act 70
them. Il was never intended to have il
this country an absolute Democracy, a
our fathers knew full well the evils tha
would necessarily flow from such state
The wise Federalists Of the North, @
which Mr. Hamilton was the recoe
nized leader, foresaw the ruin whicl
has come upon this country, and sd
vocaiei q strong government, whicl
would be powerful enough to protec
itself and the people also. That is onIl
what We ask now, call it by what nam
yos please. A Democratic monarchy
for such there can be, would, in on
opinion, aad that, TOO, endorsed by ,h'
sensible men in our community, suit tn
masses of the South, since SLAYER,