Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-26
CAMPAIGN IN MISSISSIPPI.
BID. Nabers at Lamar-COlOnel UpshaW
Answers and DemOlishes Him.
ON an Occasional Correspondent

From an Occasional Correspondent
LAMAR. September p, lS72-Rev. B. D.
Nabers o11en ed the iscusSion in this strong
mold OF Radicalisn with one Of the feeblest
efforts ever male to defend the administration
OF General Grant. The reverend gentleman
when at himself having sailed his little bark
under every political flag within the last
thirty wears. is eninently qualified 10 swear
that Grant is a negro, the savior OF his race,
and that he has known him all his life II this
should be necessary 10 accomplish his pur
nose But the PaIsOn was out Of sorts to-day;
he had 10 travel IN the dust twelve miles (by
rail-, and, hungry, he remained at the dinner
gabie over time, 50 when ne took the stand he
was unable TO remember the beginning OF his
speech ne tried at tae end TO go backward, but
sweet memory failed him; he then roundeTed
generally for ten or flfteen minutes, When, on
mis- motion he was laid on the table, and on
motion 30 reconsider, he was stretched on the
" ouud, his feet where his head ought to be.
Colonel Z. ~. I pshaW commenced his able
and diunified speech by calling the attention
OF Lilo audience 10 the fact that with all his
acknowledged ability, Colonel NabOrs was un-
able 10 consume fifteen minutes in defense OF
his rreas gift-taking friend. he Upshaw9 had
come more particularly TO address his colored
fellOw-ciUzens VINO, equally win the whlte
men. were dee ply Interested in q falr ana hon
est administration OF The government; here
he gave in the most lucid manner the history
- fbe plundering and stealing by the carpet
1,4gr governments Of the SOUTH and the corrup-
fioFt@ Of the government at Washington. He
t[iI me coIoTt.d men that they should discard
tbe prejudices caused by carpetbag liars, ana
gg l,atriots and good citizens now come forward
- aid IA the sAlkALlOl ol AAcFADlAtdn 4AolA-
f,1tions by voting for Greeley ana Brown. lie
.1,ntrastsd the high attachments, statesman
.shT,o and pure character OF Greeley with the
narrow, ignorant, arbitrary and despotlc CHAR
-,.fs,- of General Grant. He demonstrated 10
an vino would listen, that Grant was unnl,
from his associations, his education ana MS
habits OF thought, TO III the exalted station 70
which ne again aSpireS; that ne nld Ialled IN
,,-erything. and that his appointment 10
cfFSce alone would damn any administration
- earth He then went into history OF
slavery emancipation; showed concluslNeiy
tI4at fi1e RepubD can party was not Organized
10 destroy slavery, and that the emancipation
1,rorianafion of Lincoln was a war measure
aud cited in evidence OF the TACT the tesu-
5,1ory OF George W. Julian and others. Colo
M 'Errsha1r on concluding one OF the
host Speeches ever made IN our town.
quneaIed to his colored friends 10
1,attrera of their carpetbag friends; that,
,,eiDg now and forever free, they should
.frl7fTgle 10 make themselves independent;
.trJat they should buy themselves homes az the
earliest moment, and educate thelr chiI9fth.
T;s do this they must be econonllcai ana IN
q, -,ssrioQs Speaking for himself and the party
~. ~sg7revented he wanted them 10 ENJOY az
~ Ttiqgsfngs OF freedom. lie then I'm ploreu
Them to consider well tne character " Il .hSss ~
nm, were aspirants for office, and asked Tor
their votes. - C,,o-aI rr,,ebavv
NanoIeon Grant Gill, wau who, unIoriu-
-,steIy- for the qlsiet and order OF MISSISSIPPI
i~ifted this way after the war, made one OF
t,fs characteristic speeches Gil wears coat
,.sr,ts- nat and boots. like other men, ana me
t.rar. 10 his name indicates tnaJ ne Is ol tlle
a51Ss.Tiine GENDER but natives and his Radl-
,.aI friends call him thief, liar and scouhoreiy
md he takes IL all, unlike man-an hohest
Dnan. - % r,tl
a ir his DAYS work, impressed all with the
f7,1r ortant work due from every conservatives
tbdt the platform Of principles adopted az
EiUcf f.1nati demands our cordial indorselnehl,
= nj TIE ticket one worthy Of the support OF
..,-a-v- 1. fberal American clt1Een- Lamar.