Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-05

Ths P~aassishsr Of ths Tribune Ansag
His Radical Friends.
s. alssIsyls Tras s%ealImsals.
Ouf Reporter a Fortunate RaH-Hs HsaFs
tbs EstIFs eoa~VsTsalisB-" The Sane
which He Rises to Explain"

Mr.. Greeley. Robertson Topp, and two o.
three other gentlemen. These withdrew
when Barbour Lewis, Cannaday (colored(
tbs two Messrs. Eaton-"My Brother the
Colonel" and the General General Pat
ters0n. A. B. NsWkirk, Preacher Baldwin
Little General Smith and q few, all eX'
cept our reporter, belonging to the tnnel
temple Of the Loyal League IL so hap.
peued that sc the very instant when Bar
bour, parts OF whose person protrude ter
ridcaly, was bowling to Col. Robertson
Topp. towards the east, the rObund United
states Marshal was making q profound
Obsisaucs toward the west, to HOract
Greeley. Eaton and Barbour Lewis were
very near together, and by some accident
the LittleGeneral was crowded in between
them, sud when these e-XtraVaganb pOr'
tions Of their persons were showed back
ward, and as in BarbOur's case, upward,
the Little General was caught and almost
crushed to death between the two huge
| gentlemen. It thus happens that the
| Little General had not a word to say dur
ing the interview. His breath was Gu
/ tireIy squeezed out OF his precious little
body. Cannady, a cOlored gentleman
| who WIS with Lopez in the Cuban expedi-
ton, kept his lips modestly closed.
All the party seemed much confused
and silence brooded over it for some
m0msuts. BsrbOur's constitutional mod
Z EAlF A4N AaH6 4uLssu4 AA1g bAH W. 4AN
| induced to believe tha, he was confused
by the accident that Defsl the Little Gene
raj. All of them looked as If they felt
themselves in the presence Of supreme
greatness, and if Greeley had stamped his
foot, instead of grinning gOOd-humoredly
as be did, the whole tea party would
| have lsapsd out of the second story win
dow. Very evidently Greeley was well
pleased because Of the effect produced
! upon his followers by his august presence,
I and while enjoying their confusion he
smiled in selfish silence,
Mr.. GrseI6v's OlfaCUOries o O convinced
! him that he was surrounded by his dear
| friends. Seating himself, and placing his
| straw hat on the floor, between his feet,
with a most loving smile, he opened the
/ conversation thus:
M. GreaIev-I find that the Southern
climate Expresses me very much. The
/ truth is, I could not exist in Texas on &C
count Of atmospheric causes. 1 found
/ that I had to be very careful as to what I
ate and drank to prevent being Frustrated
| by g real attack Of sickness. The climate
together with the miserable cistern water,
I Wss obliged to drink, affected mo very
much
I6ud that the climate is sickIy. I feel
its effects in my system, and am anxious
20 proceed Immediately home. I feel the
want Of tbs exhilarsring effects Of the air
Of the White mountains, and 1 am
anxious to drink the water on my farm,
which gushes pure from the eternal gran
lie. free from all saline properties. That
is the best water I can find, and I usually
drink about as much as q camel would or
dinarily drink, taking on enough to last
three or four days. Great laughter at
Mr.. Gresley's drinking as much water IS
a C8mel.)
Mr.. Eston-Mr Greeley, we would have
been delighted to have had you with Us
yesterday to witness the procession Of
oar cOI0rsd citizens. It was really a beau5i-
ful sight. They were all handsomely
drsssed-nOthing Of that display Of
gsUdy color Whichis the delight of savage
nations, bus all dressed with the greatest
possible n6atuess and taste. You would
have been pleased to see the great pro
gress they have made since their liberia
ton. Indeed, we telegrsphed you at Gin
cinnsti requesting you to deliver an ad-
dress to q c0lored children here.
Mr.. Greeley-Ig would have afforded
me much pleasure to have seen such a
charming sight and TO have complied
with your request. I received your tele-
gram, and also while in New York Yari-
U letters from Barbour Lewis. The
captain of the boat on which I came up
TO Vicksburg assured me that I would
reach Memphis early yesterday morning.
but I found that the cars which should
have left Vicksburg at 81 pm. started
much earlier, causing an Intentional de-
lay.
believe about one-third of the citizens
Of Memphis are colOred, are they nOt2
Mr. E8b0n-A little more than that, Mr.,
Greeley. The procession of cOlOrsd chill
dren numbered about tWO-thirds as many
IS the procession of whites some two or
three weeks ago, and their number in
Cluded many children from Mississippi,
Arkansas and West Tennessee, while
ours did not even contain all the cOlored
children Of the city.
Here Mr.. Eaton was encouraged by an
approving smile from the remainder Of
the company
Mr.. Greeley-I have enjoyed many
opportunities, during my visit South, Of
.C0nversiDg with oar cOt0Ted friends, and
I am pleased TO learn from them that the
cOuditi ion of Our c0LOTed friends through /
out the entire country is much better than
I had reason to expect. made a speech
81 NaJchez and the Mayor OF NsIchez, !
who is a cOlOred man, was on the recep- /
ton committee, and called to see me.
B.. Lewis-Did you draw a full house at
JscksOn2
Mr., Greeley-I spoke in the S~tatehouse, /
and I believe there were as many present
IS could be conveniently seated and they
were the best citizens Of the place.
D. Lew 5-Dtu YDUL Al6uUr NDN6IugI !
AlcOrn, CalltO see you? hal hal hal
Mr.. Greelsy-NOt mg friend Governor
Acorn, but Nr. AlcOTn called on me, as
also Mr., Yerger, the object Of whose visit
l did not learn. This was received with
immense Laughter and nOdding Of heads
on all Sides
B. Lewis-Mr. Greeley, there seems to
be something lurking in Mr.. Davis and
other prominent Southern men, which
out in their spesChss-sOmethinS
forebodes evil but which they do not
fully express.
Mr.. Greeley-Tbst is very true. Isus-
oect, however, that Mr.. Davis is put for
ward by others to say what he does. II
would be well if the Radical party could
employ him to rake speeches all over the
country. 1t would be of immense ser
7ic5 to US. I would like to see Mr.. Davis
md Mr.. ToOmbs, of Georgia, elected to
congress. It would do sus q great
lesl OF good. Iregsrd the election Of Mr..
Blair, from Missouri, as having strength
med the Radical party.
Z. LsWIs-HOur conversation after the
ecJure last night was nOt fairly repre-
ented in the morning papers.
Mr.. Greeley merely glanced over it,.
{ is entirely the makeup Of the editor.
did not use such expressions or give ut !
to such sentiments as would JUS s
such a report.
The Editor who reported the converse
with Mr.. Greeley insists that it was !
Cnestly done, with nc motive TO misrep- I
ssent, and no purpose say that Of fairly :
reseDting 20 the public what the Editor .
f the Tribune thought Of the South. He !
that his report is true. and if nee /
5sary can procure the Endorsement Of (
sntle8eu present to that effect Z
B. LeWis-Thsy have been trying 20 use I
on, but ind that they cannot do it. They {
nd that you still see things through the =
spectsclesl ha! hal hal (At this =
Jlendid hit the entire company indulg ed =
the most violent ht Of laughter.) =
Rev. Baldwin-HOW would you like a y
Olcy in the Carolina Insurance COmPa- 9
Mr. Greedy? Z
(Tbe Rev, gentleman evidently thought =
lis Is splendid Joke and laughed i'm Il
.odsrately. No one else saw any point
it and all failed to join the laugh. Mr..
. seeing that his Tem9rk was q failure, q
lbsiGad into q QuieseeDt state.) q
MIR. Greely-I speak to these people with v
-eat candor, yet coupled with kindness. v
b. Lswis-Yes, hat is what we want. /,
ls want men to come among us who will II
peak TO these people all they have in their 4
carts, and do this with kindness. Could Y
on NO induce Mr. Beecher to come down Il
talk to them ? a
Mr.. Greelsy-Mr. Beecher is a wonder :
man. He could hardly leave home b
uring the summer. There Will be neces- q
irIy sickness amoLR his people, and it 4
'ould be impossible tor him to leave, 4
Mr.. Eaton-November or the LIST Of De- y
would be the best time for him to II
lme South. a
Mr.. Greedy would see what could be !
oBe in that connection. n
About this time be was called for to ii
i've 30 the picnic, and over the city, by Il
le editor Of the AUaJaache, and our re- II
lrter left, fully convinced Of the saying: n
is impossible TO teach an old dog new .
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