Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-28

Gratis and "rebels" have been, as
a general rule. committed by,
or at the instigation of, the ruling
carpet-baggers. The Radical Leagues
have undoubtedly plotted for the purpose
of procuring excitements, mobs, disturb
ances and crimes necessary to recon-
struction purposes, or as a excuse for
State military control. This has been
amply evident in all directions through
out the South. The uniform observance
of law, desire for peace, and a return OF
good order and prosperous times in order
to repair their fortunes on the part of
those lately engaged on the Confederate
side, has manifestly shown the impossible
'ity of their being engaged in any
measures calculated to disturb the public
tranquility. They had no motiUe to do
anything of the sort, but the
contrary. On the other hand, the
majority of the leading Radicals, being
fcarpet- baggers, or men of no consequence
before the war, and who have been
thrown up as the scum from the agitation
of the waters, had motives most power
full and abundant the other way. And II
it be true that men usually act as their
strongest motives incline them, and also
that these c~arpet-baggers and newly risen
lights of the Radical party are no better
than their neighbors, it is the ~fairest, If
not the almost necessary presumption,
that with the disorders of the country
rhey have had the most to do. On the
same principle that If money is missing
you look among the thieves who had a
motive to take it, if any are engaged in
melting TO disorderly acts, you may well
look among Migrants and men who, hav-
ing nothing to lose and no reputation to
sustain, find, like vultures, delight and
profit in the destroying tempest and the
pitiless storm. They will deny. And so
will the wolves who prowl around for
plumber in the midst of CONGREGATIONS.
The Radicals deny, it is true, and cry
'sstop thief louder han others, and crave
with apparent earnestness government
protection, as if they needed it. This they
will meyer cease to do, because it is neces-
sary to hide as well as steal, and to charge
on others what some one must have
had a hand in accomplishing.
To those familiar with all the
facts hardly anything can be necessary in
proof as to the specific class to which the
disorders of the South have been sttri-
butable. But, if proof were necessary, it
has been brought to light in South Caro-
lima. The Augusta OOHStitHtionGlIst has
received information and a copy of the
following confidential circular, which was
recently picked up in front of h Central
Hotel at Union Courthouse, s. c., where
it had peer dropped. The original is now
il the hands of the Secretary of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Union Reform
party. The facts connected with its dis
eovery are fully verified by afidsvits,
and indicate that it was accidentally
dropped by a Racidal leader:
CONFIDENTIAL CIRCULAR.l
Omrddes-The Radical cause is in dan
ger. The Reform party is gaining rap
idly. Our party is being divided in diff
ferent sections; nothing but a tremendous
effort, with the whole Radical party
united as one man, can save the party
from defeat. We must gain the elections
this fall, or Our party is irrevocably ami
hilated. We must save our cause. al
though we may be called upon to sacrifice
the lives of some of our best men to carry
the point. Remember Randolph, the
martyr of his own party; it was his foul
murder being charged TO the Democrats
that saved the State to General Scott, two
years ago. We must win again, If we
nave to sacrifice the lives of a score of our
prominent leaders. The question natu-
rally presents itself as to how we shall
determine who to offer up. l know of no
better plan than this: Let all the leagues
in each county appoint five delegates
from each league, to meet at some central
point in the county, and let it be the
duty OF these delegates to select n
prominent colored man of the party
in the county for a special and
important purpose, TO be made known to
him by the Governor at the proper time.
Let the name of each man thus selected
be reported to the Governor, whose duty
il shall be TO make the necessary steps
through the c~onstabulary force to have
him put to death in some secret place and
let the crime be charged to the Reform
party. This plan will serve the negroes
for the Radicals, and the day will be ours.
This plan will be made known 20 our
prominent white members of the Union
League party in each county, and it is ex-
pected that h greatest caution and So
crecy will be observed, and that the plan
will be carried out about the Goth of Sep
TENDER. This plan meets the entire APP |
proval of the Secret Council, and is signed
by the initials of the Committee appoint
ed to write this circular. n. G. p.
b. f. W.
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