Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-01
Past and Coming Events, and what
They ForeshadOw.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 80, 1870.

MEMPHIS, TENN, July ~, lofJ.
To the Editor of the Ledger;
The solution of incidents have re-
duced themselves down to a common
saying or phrase. 1t is difficult to ar
rive at what would be the verdict of a
Jury or the result of an election, and
what Barbour Lewis would do if he had
an opportunity. Jack-knives, county
scrip, private and public purses He is
as careless with them as Beaumont is
with diamonds, or the statement of Har-
nv Lee when Judge of the Law Court, at
a salary of $4,000 to $4,000 year, that
he must resign, as it was great pecu-
MARY loss to remain on the bench.
TIE last few days have developed some
very strange events Of interest to your
readers.
"To love is divine; to err is human.
So saith the irrepressible John League,
and no one smiles as he smiles, except
when Barbour smiles. Such was the
scene when the irrepressible was before
the Republican County Committee on
Friday last, asking that they appoint or
select him as candidate for Justice of
the Peace in the Fourteenth Civil Dis
trict in the. coming election; IA votes
out of IL on the first ballot
| There has been two or three colored
men as candidates before the committee,
but Barbour's smiles and deceit, with the
assistance of the above named parties,
has disposed Of them, Recently, a pres
ent candidate said to his Democratic
friends: "You had better accept the
bonds of Burke and Elliott, or Niger
Shaw. with others, will run and be
elected. and this is the only way you
can keep niggers out of the Board.
This NAV account for the admission Of
Burke and Elliott.
Well may your readers look and stare
when ex-County Clerks, ex-Law Judges,
ex-Sberiffs are running for such consid-
erred minor offices, Bullock is to be crowd
ed of the ticket Il he vii accept the APP
pointment of County Attorney; and GER
tain Democratic nominees are TO be sup.
ported by the Republican party in view
ofperformance of certain considerations
Well may be inquired what is coming
when Ed. Shaw states in the committee
rooms that we must make no nOmina-
tons in the Fifth District, for in sup
port of other candidates we are prom
ised money and support Of Our ticket
for the campaign and alliances in the
} County Court.
1t is generally considered there are no
vacancies in the 18th Civil District, but
when Barbour and John act and dictate,
Burke and Elliott would be no trouble
for them to shelye and place out of the
way. In this new alliance there will be
perfected o ticket Of great strength
Quite number Of candidates and indi.
viduals have accounts and claims unset
tied against the county, and the alliance
will secure cooperation Of interests.
= Barbour ambition and avarice knows
t no bounds. and he manages to turn up a
. the proper time and in the right place
Feeling he could not be sustained BY {
majority Of votes he has shrewdly taker
the field as Supreme Judge candidate
D assuring his friends he can keep Snees
r off the bench for want Of eligibility.
|, is well done and flank movement, anS
will suceeed-so saith Barbour in Fri
1 day night speech.
COMMODORE Stout, in.