Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-24
THE AVALANCHE AND SOCIAL
POUALITY

One last parting "ofu "i'" W..
Dor of the Avalanche, and for the pres
emit we hope the negro may rest we
would not exterminate the Avalanche
bu., if possible, reclaim the editor OF this
sheet from some of his idiosyncracies
The logic of facts cannot be done away
with, regardless of the wishes OF politi-
ciaus. The Avalanche may founder and
Aop. but surely it has been caught with
little truth brought home, from which
il is impossible to get loose. Any farther
efforts to get loose would be to fix the
hook more firmly and lessen the chances
of escape. Then, to go back to the
article Of yesterdays Aralanehe, we
shall use the exact illustration of our CO.
temporary to show wherein he falls short
In other words, his own weapons shall be
turned against him. To use his first ex-
ample, he says: IF the editor of the
LEDGER desires a certain work done, and
two or three men who have been guilty
of the little eccentricity of severing
few jugulars in the pursuit ofgreenbacks
are most competent to perform 1t, the
fact that he meets them in his parlor, or
his dining room or sleeping room for
consultation on the issue of directions,
does it" asks the Avalanche. put Us
with these men on social equality.
IL we carry out the idea as contained in
this example above, and that is that
these cu.-throats are in our parlor or
sIsepipg room for consultation about
some dirty work as cutting Threats, we
must confess that we are all on common
level, and, of course, social equals. The
man who fraternises with such characters
is himself no better than one of them.
Aud, again, we cannot imagine time
when we would require the assistance OF
so detestable and despicable character as
an assassin. Certainly the editor of the
Avalanche would not run a parallel be-
tween q Democrat negro and cut-throat--
not after so many fond caresses Of the
former; for should he do so we would look
for nothing else than that he would be
turned out Of the African church, and
that at once.
"If," says the Aralanche, "a steve
dore from the levee shsuld visit our friend
at his private apartment to arrange the
preliminaries for Transporting q thousand
bags Of corn from the levee to the bluff,
would the LEDGER editor and the steve
dore at once become social equals !"
We now see how it is that our neighbor's
mind has become confused and befogged
And is il possible that the editor of the
Avalanche, who boasts Of having been q
long time in the editorial chair, has not
yet given this subject proper thought,
and that, too, after having written so much
about it2 The stevedore employed to
transport corn up the bluff and the case
at issue are as widely separated as the
East from the West. The matter OF
employing the stevedore to perform
a certain piece of work, and for SO doing,
be is to be paid in money SO much, is en-
tirely q question of dollars and cents
and after the terms have been complied
with, then the relations cease, and there
was no other intercourse save what we
call business intercourse. But lot III
turn to the negro, who comes into tht
AraLanche rooms on the subject of poll
tics. This we hold far different cas-
from that Of the sleyedore who comes il
on a question of money. In this eas'
the negro must be csjoled for hi
vote; the feelings and affections, the de
sires, will and wishes of this animal ar
necessary TO be consulted; il is not {
pure matter Of dollars and cents, but do
regard and respect must be show
this political equal, which is don
with hearty shake Of the hand and "ho'
do you do2 Twill you take seat 2
"How is your health to-day, sirT Il
other words, there must be considers
ton between the two, and it is .'yon lickl
me and I tickle you" and, to do il ri
after Democratic style would be TO kis
the negro children and use very soft anC
beautiful speech to the negro women, a
g wise course Of policy TO win our lord
Cuffey' vote. Such must be the dsgreda