Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-15
THE BRETHREN SQUAT on THE
BLUF
The Radical Ceisbrifics and Ore
tors Turn Loose ON n small crowd
OF DatkfeA- Poor Tenneasee.

The Radical Ceiab rifles and Ora
tors Turn Loose ON n small crowd
OF DarkfeA- Poor Tennessee.
The great Radical ratification mass
meeting was held last evening on the
bl3as at the foot Of Madison street.
Previous TO Assembling a tcrch-lieht
procession numbering few hundred
negroes paraded the streets with Chinese
lanterns, banners bearing silly notices
and other ridiculous emblems Of patriot
ism, On the bluffs the assemblage was
addressed by Judge Henry G. Smith,
who lauded Mr.. Grant and his splendid
administrative ability-that could ar
range everything from horse trot up to a
military campaign. The Judge was brief
and closed in perroration introducing
other speakers. Mr.. A. A. Freeman,
late Radical candidate for gubernatorial
honors, made few remarks to the eff
feet that he did not wish to detain the
multitude, and would give way to others.
Mr.. David A. Num-, Congressman elect
from the Eighth district, abused the
mythical Ku-Klux, turned religion into
ridicule by applying the doctrine OF
falling from grace to the political con-
diticn Of Horace Greeley, aud retired to
give place to others. Mr., William R.
Moore made his little speech with the
usual effect. He spoke Of the rotten
carcass Of dead, sinking Bourbonism"
(meauing that Conservatism that OPP
poses Radicalism in Tennessee). The
able orator should have recellected
that "Radicalism, like drowned
body, becoming buoyant by put
reflection, rose as it rotted, until
to-day it floats on the surface Of the
polluted political stream an object Of
contagion, OF terror and of sbomina-
ton" Mr.. Moore wound up with few
patriotic sentiments, and gave way to
the orator Of the night-Judge Barbour
Lewis, Congressman elect from this dis
trict. The Judge made his usual cam
paign speech about the voice of the peo-
pie, the grand results Of November, 1872,
and the. bursting Of party bonds in the
late contest He referred to the need Of
a great national railroad on the South
ern route, the necessity for securing
subsidy to build custom house in Mem
phis, our manufacturing interests, com
mon schools, emigration, the need OF
harmony and peace; in fact, the
great Congressman took sweep
at everything, and successfully cap
tured everything. Judge Lewis speech,
however was by far the ablest
delivered during the evening. In senti
ment it was quite moderate and concil
iatory, rather different from many Of
those orations delivered heretofore by
the Judge before the colored brethren.
At late hour the meeting broke up and
the two hundred wended their way home
ward in peace. A complaint has been
made that the colored torch-bearers
during the march, uttered most often
sive remarks with reference to those
who are opposed to Radicalsm. This
conduct inaugurated the Memphis and
New York riots, and brought about the
partial suppression Of street parades
Those who control the turbulent negroes
should prevent this species Of black
guardism, or else collision may take
place between the races, a thing which
would be most unfortunate to all, but
certainly very injurious to the colored
man,