Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-19

our Congressional Representatives, maj
be allowed seats Ia the present Congress
All this is bosh. Principles and wise legis
lation lives not 10 the hearts of these low
born wretches. Lucre and oppression
are their notices, and the everyday pro
ceedings show plainly that they are car
rying out their objects.
After the passage OF these amendments
yesterday, second thought was tsker
| by one of the Senators to-day, that par
Elementary rules had not been fully com
piled with ia the adoption of the resolu
ton ratifyiug the same, and that it was
necessary both Heuses should concur in
stead Of separately adopting. What gu
idea We leave that for them to settle
but state the amendments were adopted
nevertheless.
After discussing and barsnguing on
matters Of minor importance through the
day, ss has been the case eince their sit.
ting, a resolution was offered that the
Senate now proceed to the election oil
United States Senators" Here again
is another idea. Who ever heard of a
Legislature electing United States Sena-
tors by separate votes? Pending the
adoption, the Senate adjourned till Mon
day, when you can look out, during the
week, for intense excitement in this mart
of Ames territory. Adams, Ames, Eg-
giestop, Flournoy, Payne, Lynch, Ny
gait, aud the devil at large, are the can
didates, aud tits likely others will come
10 at the eleventh hour fora vote or two.
In the House, like the Senate, very
little has as yet been done Here, instead
of the whites occupying the floor, the me-
groes hold full sway; and it is amusing
to watch their monkey antics Of getting
up to say word, and getting down to
their seats without saying anything. One
Of them, imsg CINE, will scratch up an idea,
prompted sometimes by strips OF paper
penciled by whites. lay down his cigar,
stand up tie lappels of his coat, pull bis
pants ND behind, run his hands down his
pockets, aud begin to bswl out: Mr..
Speaker, it seems to me dat az restitution
am outsn order, for when links Of one
liken to it yesterday, I-I-I"-snd here
rap, rap, rap falls the hammer, and we
quit ia disgust.
As stated before, none are admitted in
the doors save those by resolution; and
it 10 the greatest of delight to the buck
negroes who open aud close the same 10
have a chance Of venting their prejudice
against the whites Imagine a niger
asking, When you step to the door: " If
YOU am Member or Sentor, and II
You soy no, receive the command 60
way from dar. Don't crowd the door.
Go up stars whsr odder folks 20. Go
way from dar now"
And SO it works, Mr.. Eiitor, through
out the whole OF both bodies. No liber-
ality can be looked for; and what is
more damnable to the good will OF the
people. is the sight of fellows-and poor,
pitiable fellows they are-who snce pro-
fessed to be priucipled and true South
erners. 20 about begging and cringing
for offices ranging from clerkship OF
Houses to waichmen of the Capitol.
Button-holing negroes, 6oot-lieking State
officers for their Influence. and honeyiDg
military c icers for Ames pleasant looks
Hounds of hell, will they never hold the
idea that white men will rule this country
once more7 Don't they know or feel
that after-days will Danish them and
their children from all principled classes
of men2 Don't they know they forfeit
the good wishes of their fellow-men when
they endeayor TO bring to the level of
negro equality their own bloody We
hope to see the day when they will be no
more; for the sooner they leave or die,
the better for their children and their
country. It is the like of their actions
that has brought this state Of government
upon the people-a people who deserve
better recognizance than it has been
AmesP or bis followers wishes to grant the
State. Away With these offiee.seekers,
and away with Ames, bis satraps, and
the band of carpet-baggers who sit on
door steps waiting for ofilce, "a hungry
buzzards over the esFrion.
Resolutions have been adopted and
con mittees appointed to investigate the
condition Of the Governors mansion,
which has been occupied lately by Ames'
signal corps, negro women and rousta-
bouts generally, and sec the necessities
required, and, of course, the amount of
money to be taxed.
Your correspondent attempted TO visit
the unfortunate Yerger in his now pitt
able condition, but il was as easy to find
q needle in a hsystack" as to find one
spark Of generosity 10 the breast of the
commanding tyrant. or 10 those of his
time-serving tools | am informed that
Yerger is closely confined to the bar
racks, most of the time manacled, end
is allowed to converse with no one save
his female relatives, from whom only lie
be enabled to learn events transpiring.
His family ia allowed TO serve food, and
sometimes permitted to dine with him;
but even then all must be performed under
the shade Of bsyoDets and in the pres
snce Of the Eloatiug eyes OF petty OFF,
cisls. Every precaution is taken to pre-
vent bribery, escape or the visits Of male
friends, aud no opportunity spared to
tsunt and Cypress the unfortunate, OF
which latter dealing will relate, as
stated to me, the refusal by Ames OF a
dying mothers request-s death that
took place from broken heart and OF
long grief at the mistrestment rendered
her son, end the misfortunes befsllen
him - which, for smallness of principle
and black hearted tyranny, excels any
act ever performed by man. On her
death-bed at Vicksburg she made the re-
quest OF the sairap TO grant her son per-
mission, under guard, 10 visit her before
she died, and IL not that, to allow him to
meet her corpse at the depot. To which
the reply was "Nol IL Yerger had fifty
dying or dead nothers he never should
see one" This man aspires for United