Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-27
THE CANVASS.

Thus far the canvass in the Congress
sional, Senatorial, Pictorial and Repre-
sentative districts has progressed quietly
and without undue excitement. Colonel
Vaughan has labored faithfully and with
effect He has made friends wherever
he has spoken, and even in McNairy, a
Radical county, it is believed he will re-
ceive large majority. He is a frank,
fearless, honest man. identified with the
interests of the people, fully acquainted
with their wants and feelings; in every
respect representative man. His cleo
ton we feel is assured by a large
majority. We must make that ma
jority as large as possible, for the
moral effect it will have upon our
friends here and elsewhere, as
well as ON the enemy everywhere. We
desire to overwhelm the Radicals with
such a defeat that they will not trouble
us in ten years to come. Having the
votes, it is our duty to bring them out.
Colonel yaughan's opponents, Ed. Shaw
and W. ]. Smith, the former colored, are
having lively time, it seems, between
themselves. They have forgotten the
Democratic nominee in their family war.
Shaw has the best of it, and would make
much more respectable member of
Congress than Smith. But 1t matters
not to us whether they both continue in
the field and divide the Radical vote, or
both get out of the way and try TO elect
compromise man. Vaughan will
go in by majority of several
thousand votes He ought to have at
least ten thousand majority, If Shaw and
: Smith both stay in the field. In the Sen
atorial contest nothing new is developed
except we notice the only Radical sheet
in the district has taken down the name
Oft. A. Hamilton This may be to pre-
pare the way for putting up Reeve, Of
Fayette county. The Radicals are con.
centrating and swapping off, with a dis
tant hope, about as distant as heaven tC
them, of defeating Colonel DuBose. II,
has struck them many hard blow
and they would rejoice more at hi
defeat than any mans in the race o.
on the ticket. They have never forgiven
his uhcompromising Democracy, hi
mart in the campaigns where they wer
worst defeated, and now they have bee
trying six weeks to get up plot for hi
defeat; but the trouble is, nobody wi
Mot with them. They hoped the ne
COUNTY question would cause divisio
in the Democratic ranks, and give the
votes marketable value with the disa
fected wing; but when Colonel DuBo'
had an opportunity of explaining h
personal views on that question, he unite
the people of the county on the hcke
The Radicals still hoped that Jndl
Swayne would RIM independently, but
patrio.ically declined to be used for Il
disruption ofthe party. Judge Serugg
too. who though; he could have shiver'
the party with his lance, declined
make the attempt. These circumstane
have well nigh destroyed the hopes
the enemy in that particular direcno
but have not eradicated their hatred al
united opposition. The last number
the anonymous sheet in question has 8
article headed, "DuBose Discourage
Demoralized and Despondent" Tn
may be intended as joke ifnot, we ca
assure our friends and the rest Of ma
kind" that Col. DuBose is in the best
spirits, and expects to beat any sing
candidate the Radicals can hatch ;
tween now and election day by at lea
two to one He has addressed the pc
pie at various points in the counties
Shelby and Fayeite, and has had fatte
ing receptions everywhere. He viii I
elected.
Mr.. J. II. Harris, the candidate f
FIoafer. has made friends wherever
has beeu. He is a well posted vigoror
spesker. and when he goes TO the Legisli
uuis VII make a mark Mr.. Harris is
ihlsntsi yoang man, and we eonsid'