Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-10
it would be the ruin OF the hopes Of the
people of the State,
GENERAL LowRY's SPEECH.

GENERAL LoWRY'S SPEECH.
General Lowry, In his speech, arraizned
Governor AlcorD's administration as hav-
Ing been disastrous and destructive Of
constitutional liberty and government,
and in,antagonism TO the interests Of the
| people; that the usurpations of the legis-
lature were monstrous; that the governor
and Legislature have imposed burdens
hitherto unknown. He showed that Gov
preferred by the people OF Missis-
sippi. The Democracy Of ten, twenty
| or thirty years ago is not the
| conservative party Of to-day. The latter
is party made up of all honest men Of
other parties who are opposed to the ex-
travagance, usurpstions and eorruptious
| Of the Radical party TAe Southern
States have performed their part OF the
contract with the general government.
| he shows that the government has proved
| false to their part. Whsn Governor Al
corn was knocking at the United States
Senate door, in 1866, he wrote that Missis-
sippi had faithfully performed every obli-
cation imposed upon her by the Congress,
and said that the United Statss govern
ment, TO their dishonor be 1t said, had not
| kept faith with the Southern Deo-
pie. He proved by Governor Alcorn's
own acts and words that 1t was
| not until he failed to get position from
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and changed his tune, and now speaks of
the mercy of Congress, and that we have
received more than rebels had q right to
expect. Now, after two years OF his rule,
he speaks of lswlessness and outrages,
and threatens US, II we do not indorse
the governing party of the nation, the
rights of the governments will be taken
from us. Only 8 few short months
ago, he said, Mississippi presented an IN
broken evidence oflaW and order, and said |
that the governor had promised US good |
Judiciary. He proved that it was neither |
honest, learned, or competent. A large por- |
ton Of sPpointees were hitherto unknown |
in their professions, and that nearly all |
the judges are dragging the judicial er-
mine through the dirty pool Of politics; |
and that 1t is high evidence that we are
going to carry the State, when we see the |
governor Of that State, at partial cleo |
ton, ,stumping the State in the interest Of |
county candle ates. he suggested that the |
governor move the State government TO |
Holly Springs until the election. he |
spoke Of the change Of venue bill, show
ing that 1t was a gross violation OF the bill |
of rights and constitution; as outrageous,
monstrous and iniquitous. Alcorn must |
understand he is not master Of this State |
as he would maas us believe he is but |
servant Of the people, and very refrac- |
tory one. He said that the governor hiss |
been made dupe of snd imposed upon |
by fsi71- reports OF outrRges; that about |
the ely ku-klux in the state were to be |
found in Alcorn's political family. He |
spoke of the fifty thousand dollars secret |
service fund. The money voted for that |
purpose WAS an outrage upon the peO-
pie. The governor admitted he drew |
the fifty thousand but no one knows for /
what or how il was paid out. The COVER /
nor stands before the people as governor, |
but bis scts make him the greatest Grim |
inal In the land. The New Orleans, Jack |
son and Great Northern railroad bill was /
approved by Alcorn, amounting to over |
one million dollars. At one time he sent /
message TO the legislature, and wanted /
authority to seize that road for the debt /
II owed the State; that the road was al /
old defsulter and never paid; sfservsrd he
approved the bill giving that road the
whole of its indebtness. he also approved
a bill sppropristing fOrty-four Thousand
dollars to beautify and sdorn his official
mansions house that originally cost the
State thirty-three Thousand dollars, |
When he had charge OF the legislature it
was his duty to check its extravagance
The governor approved the printing bill,
which, under the auspices OF keen plum
dsrers, has cost the Taxpayers Of the
State, in thirteen months, one hundred
and eighty-siX thousand dollars. The
peniteutisry bill the governor refused to
veto but lays it aside. The people lose ,
by that bill four hundred snd sixty-five
thousand dollars. The Alcorn uni
versity bill ia another enormity which
he imposed for the benefit of colored men.
The speaker favored liberal system Of
education for white and black, but op-
posed the squandering of the pub
lie funds under the pretenc Of education,
when all is for pCssteAl purposes. The
speaker blistered Alcorn for his assertion
Ehat the people must belong to the Re-
al-a 49, ,1saa
in hostility to the general government. ,
He alluded to President Davis, and 7
showed thst Alcorn, as the pet Of the !
United States government, could not /
convict him of crime. Governor Alcorn {
bossted OF restoring the State !
government, and of bowing out I
OF the State the little brsinless ss-
threatens Us with the whip Of the Z
general government. No man has been
more trucking to Congress than Cover /
nor AleoEH, who speaks of the strength
and majesty Of his administration. The
governor admits that be turned Kerr and
simon Jones oRt Of office because they l
had made stndavits that Torbett had at | c
tempted to intimidste voter. This act
makes him guilty under the enforcement
bill, and he should be turned out OF his :
office as chief executive. Mr.. Lowry spoke
Of Alcorn's secession record. While he !
Is now dono0nc1nE secession, and calls
the Democratic party q secession party,
Alcorn has never explained why i
be sdvised secession in 1856 The gene Z
raj impeached Governor Alcorn as an !
sneRy 20 the stats for declaring that
If the people did not go with
q particular party the general govern
ment would crush them. The speaker l
closed py srraigning the governor for in
terlering with magistrates. Alcorn con. !
tended that be has right TO interfere.
The speaker believed that the governor
has done the State more harm than all 3
the people in the State put together. His
teachings were mcnstroas and dangerous, |
and are destructive of constitutional lib.
erty and republican government &
Another discussion Is appointed for to-
hight sb the courthsuse. Lowry skinned !
Alcorn to-day and will rub salt on the
sore places to night.