Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-19
IEMPHTS APPEAL
ErRSnLY M0RNINa. GOV. -, 81.
RADICAL gUsTIOE.

RADICAL JUSTICE.
When Beaumont was CHIEF OF police
in Memphis. and the State Of Tennessee
was under Radical rule, Democratic ne
groes were abused, kicked and cuffed
about like dogs. The newspaper files
show how often Democratic negroes
were set upon by Radical negroes and
most shamefully and brutality punished.
There are now Democratic negroes in
Memphis who carry upon their persons
the scars received for the mOnstrous
crime Of voting the Democratic ticket.
The negroes who perpetrated these out
RACES, these prosecutions for opinions
sake, were not nolested by United States
officials; but when white men, Demo-
Gratis, at the election in August last
kindly intimaUed TO the negro that
it was to his interest to vote the Demo
cratic ticket, they are indicted, arrested
and prosecuted by carpetbag officials.
According to Radical theory and prac-
tice, the right to vote the Democratic
ticket wss not one OF the rights con-
farred on the negro by the fifteenth
amendment, and the enforcement act
was not passed to protect Democratic
negroes, or punish persons who outrage
them. A bloody riot was caused at Eu-
fsula, Alabama, the other day by at
tempt on the part Of the negro mob to kill
one Of their race for voting s Demo
cratic ticket. The negroes who COM
mitted this outrage, this violation OF the
enforcement act have not been arrested.
But let white man in Memphis dare
suggest to a negro the pTopriety
Of voting the Democratic ticket
and he is at once bounded |
down. Colored men in various sections
OF the south have been turned out OF
church for voting the Democratic ticket,
but the United States officials here seem
20 think that the law applies only 10
Democratic white men, In Louisiana
the oUTages perpetrated on eolored citi-
zens for voting the Democratic ticket
hiss become so fragrant that a public
meeting Of the white citizens has been
held for the purpose Of adopting means
for their protection. The resolutions
and proceedings of this meeting develop
tie fact that the recent triumph Of the
Democrats over fraud, usurpation and
corruption was 10 some extent due to
the active support Of many coloreG citi-
zens; that in violation Of the rights
guaranteed to them by the constitution
OF the United States, and in q spirit Of
brutal and yindicuve intolerance, with
ont parallel among q people enjoying
the privileges and exercising the duties
Of constitutional government, num-
bers Of respected colOred citizens-the
presidents Of ward clubs and others
have been threatened, abused, manned,
and assaulted with intent to murder, by
men Of their own race, and solely for
exercising their right Of suffrage; that,
by their silence and non-action, the Re
publican press, the Metropolitan police,
and the courts and officials of the usurp-
ing government, have connived st, if
not eOUntensnced and encouraged, these
crimes against personal rights and
against the good order and well-being Of
society. Such is the indictment which Z
the Democrats Of New Orleans make
against the Radicals. 1t seems they |
have no Estons and Carrots in New ,
Orleans to arrest and punish Radicals s
for abusing men for voting as freemen, I
and consequently the Democrats in pub
lie meeting denounce the outrage, and
pledge themselves TO protect the mall
treated negroes. No Democrat in Mem
Dlis has ever assaulted a white OF black
Radical for voting for his party; yet
ON purest and best citizens have been !
indicted, arrested and prosecuted for the
great crime Of mildly and kindly init
mating to the colored man that it was
10 his interest to vote the Democratic
ticket. But the day for this sort of per-
seeution has passed. The people are
with it, and we have no doubt
the proper authorities viii dismiss all
sUcH frivolous cases