Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-08
ORR GOVERNOR AND THE MILL
TART.

II Is rumured thsi Governor Senter
intends calling on the National Govern
mant fs- troops 10 Suppress lEEiezsness
in this St1sa- We Fres1ns tAsrs i some
arshu-ssy 81 ths report As the feelings
a he gsz5e1l Exacr1iTs hHvs NEVER
ses. kindly disposed toward rs since he
Ess made 8s,sqy with E1lrh y e11-sp
L. uarrv- The Ezzls nan Ia h1s no
nsnlz-y suldiioa mn ahssd q ms god
sense and interest and discovers 100 LATE
The u-e5.caneus lu7o which be has cast
himself and friends II Was 4 mngnlh-
cent move On tire political ehess-boara
and complete ebeckmate Of the Raoi-
Gals That they vii never forgive us for
it is certain. and are no doubt seeking
and craving an opportunity Of upturning
the entire government of the State as it
at present exists under Democratic
rule. We have from the beginning
been possessed with the belief that
Dewitt Clinton Senter was no friend
of that class in the State, demon
mated rebels, and who, thank God,
every day glory in the appellation.
II was understood last summer that an
alliance was made with them that the
ambition of a single man might be graft
fed in reaching the gubernatorial sta
ton. The honor was gained, but turns
out TO its unfortunate possessor to be
nothing more than sounding brass and
tinkling cymbals. To retrieve what is lost
in this grand play for the control of the
State government the Radicals are resort
ing to subterfuges and excuses for bring
ing again into the State the military power
of the General Government with which
to accomplish their purpose. No doubt
Senter is lending his countenance to the
move. and would not to-day care the
snap of his finger whether we were UNI
der civil or military authority so long as
he held the reins of power He is of the
same species as Fletcher, Secretary
Of State. Blackburn, and other Rad
ieals. who would be glad if
every honest man in Tennessee was
sunk into the boitomless pit People
living in this section are unaware of any
disturbance going on, or Of an unusal
amount of murders. Men sometimes
fall out and resort to private means for
satisfaction for grievances put upon
them. But such has ever been the case,
in this country as well as Others under
the best system Of laws ever enacted and
enforced
Senters friends claim that the Legis-
lature, adjourned on yesterday, has
paid little heed to his wants and general
recommendation His message, a few
DAYS since, asking that he be clothed
with unheard of authority, and at a time
when things were unusually quiet, tbs
Legislature wisely passed over, and
came to an end of its labors with
out having paid very much at
tention to the foolish document. Thu
Governor now has no longer the au
thority Of maintaining the militia un
der arms, and for that he has determ
ined TO call on President Grant TO Civ,
him force Of Federal troops. We hay
no objection to this, only 50 far as
tends TO create a false impression tina
the State Government is not adequate 4
give protection 70 the people living with
in its borders. A few indiscreet newspa
pers in the State are blowing up ever.
fsticuf ARRAY into the magnitude Q
a cruel var, and thereby lendinI
a handle to the Radical party with whio
&c accomplish their hehdeserying pun
poses. Some Of them pretend TO hat
Radicalism. and yet play into the ham