Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-05
THE DAWN.

THE DAWN.
nav has broken again on the benighted
commonwealth Of Tennessee. The light
of good government dawned at twelve
o'clock Yesterday at the Capital OF our
State. which will again ipvigorste and
stimulate anew the energies OF the peo-
nle We are no longer sdrift without
liubt ahead or q compass to guide US
across the stormy main OF politics. 10
Tancassee at least the white people have
government of their own, free from
the manipuIations of black HANDS,
We feel this day like some poor, tempest
tessed mariner that had been driven
b;tber and thither by the tempest. con-
stantly IN danger of being enguifed' but
at last had succeeded in making port
of safety. The people of this State can
now rest from the plaques of Radical rule
and establish such government as is
cons;stent with their feelings and inch
nations. il now remains with the intelli'
u.pce. of our local State Government to
Establish suitable form of government.
letting the National Government go to
the dogs, if its controllers choose tor 1t
40 to do. Our people can at least have
a little breathing spell at home not
mixed with the stencil of Radicaiism.
If the provincial State Authorities are
not iuterfered with by the meddiesoHe
Yankee. who would thrust his nose into
everybody's business, we can nave ~
b ome happiness and prosperity under
good system of laws sbd governed by
white men. The Legislature. newly
elected from the people, met in their re-
spectiye houses on yesterday. aud upon
calling the rolls of each it was found
majority was present, whereupon the
members of each of the legislative
branches proceeded to elect presiding OH
GERS. which election resulted in placing
Dorsey B. Thomas in the Senate chair
.,d NJ A. Perkins, of Williamson. in
the chair of The Lover House. Mr..
Thomas native Of Williamson county,
Tennessee abou. forty FIVE years Of age.
a lawyer by profession. and has been sew.
s,.I fines a member OF tine b-g ;isTTs 81
the State. He was elected to Congress
in 1865 by a majority of votes, but oy the
mower granted to the Governor OF this
State under the registration laws, the OPP
moment of this gentleman. hr. Arnold
was given the certificate OF eIecaon'
which. in accordance With Radical rule
in Washington. prevented Mr.. Thomas
from taking the seat that justly belonged
to him. Mr.. Thomas is now the repre-
sentative in the Senate from Benton,
Humphreys, Perry. Decatur and Hencer-
son counties. He is we'll qualified for
the position to which he was elected by
his compeers, and will make good pre-
siding officer for the Senate.
Mr. NJ. A. Perkins. elected Speaker Of
the House over Mr.. Fleming. of Knox, Is
himself an old member Of the Legislature,
and is man of some ability. be was
regarded az Union man during the war,
but sympsthized with bis friends of the
South. The speech delivered by this gen.
tIeman. on taking the chair to WHICH be
had Just been elected, certainly las the
right ring about Il. and indicates
that a majority Of the House are 10
favor of judicious bat speedy
reform Of our State Government
Mr.. Perkins. elected by majority OF the
members Of the House, would be re-
earded as expressing the views of this
msjoriiy upon all questions Of general
policy. he urges the members TO avoid
the danger of an extreme course. and,
casting aside all party snimosities, ieg's-
late with a spirit OF charity aud forbear-
ance. At the same time he urges the
performance Of duties irrespective OF
what may be said by cur opponents,
and that not jot or title of zeal should
be aba,ed 10 the cause Of constitutional
liberty. We think the tone Of the speech
throughout is good. and portends bet
ter order of things 10 this land Of OPP
preston than has existed here for years
back And God grant it may be as we
all wish.