Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-31
The Election comes of
on tuesday next, the Sd
Of November Remember
this and vote early so that
you can devote some time
to defeating the Radical
Independent ticket.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDI-
DATES.
speeches al Lafayette Colonel Casey
Yeuss MAKES lean sweep OF All
Barbour LswIs's Hopes and
Positions.
From an oceasional CorrespondenL. !

From an Occasional Correspondent
LAFAYETTE, October ga large
crowd, com posed OF the citizens of this place
and surrounding vicinity, both white and
cOlortd, with a good number rom Macon, a.
semhled here yesterday TO listen 20 speeches
frUm the congressional candidates. Lafayette
hsd been disappointed on the day regularly
advertised for The speaking, but the candi-
dates fully stoned for Jhutr negligence by
honorlng he with their "closiLg up"
Colonel Young delivered the opening speech.
His address was characterized by that same
fairness and moderation which mas oeen so
apparent in his political demeanor through
out the whole campaign. He reviewed all
OF BarbOur's tpet hobbies" speaking of the II =
moval OF the bar from The mouth OF the Mis-
SISSY and the cleaning out OF the river se
10 make 1t navigable for large vessels,
as something much TO be desire1.but too chim4
ericsl for serious consideratIuo,andd denounc-
ing the Eads pr position a. "a JOB" be was
surprise 1, he said, 70 hnd Juoge Lewis, pre-
ten ed gran .er, advocating a scheme WhicO, =
carried Into effect, would ultimately result In
eVerv railroad in the south being thrown into
bankruptcy and bought up by Nanderb IL, or
other northern raj road kings. He spoke OF
the judges proposition 70 act as clam agent
ia Co z ess rs q n ebsurdity, anu said no credit
was reflected on the administration by sup
posing IL would give favorable consideration
to a claim because II was supported by Que OF
iis partisans in congress. He said be had Of
fered to give Judge Lewis Democratic vote
for every Democratic dollar tne judge had
the government, and the judge had
failed TO show any claims al all tnat ne had
collected, except one for Mr.. Ayres, kepup-
liean, Of Memphis. He spoke Of the civil
rIg hts bill as something most abominable, and
ridiculed Barbour's attempt TO "craWl out OF
it" through the mixed school clause. That
clause, he said, was all the bill contained,
that would materially change the present sill
uation OF the cOlored people. be addressed
the colored portion OF his audience specially,
telling them OF the Freedmsn's bank swindie,
aud advising them 10 desist from supporting
tins Republican party, which sought only %
ir up stiile between them and the while
people that must surely, II persisted in, result
70 their great DISADVANTAGE, II not in their ut
ter ruin. He spoke Of the soldiers who had
lately been quartered in every town Of the
district, saying there was DO need Of them,
and they had been brought here thr ugh the
'niiueDce OF Judge Lewis. He'gave universal
satisfaction, showed himself more than a
match Tor Barbour, and every body seems as
sur d that no one can more ntly r. present the
tenth district in congress han Casey Young.
But how can the surprise OF the people
be descri bed " hen Barbour, the veritabie Bar
b ,ur Lewis,V HON they had always considered
the leader Of and indissOlubly connected
with the Republican party in Vest ennes-
see, the very imper=Onation OF Radicalism
and the essence OF all that is ultra fiew out as
a bird Of an enureiy different color, and had
they not been timely forewarned by colonel
Young Of this change In his plumage, 'tis
doubtful that he should have been recoguizrd
at ali. Barbour Is as good a Democrat as he
Is g Republican. BE Is simply man Of the
people, and has no party affiliation whatever.
He spoke at great length on b, favorige hob
by, The Mississippi river scheme. BE ad-
dressed the blacks IN a patronising way, as II
they we're all his own, whom he had only 70
command, aud made desperate al tempt8 to
carry fav 7 with the white voters. he Vsunt-
ed loud Y about aims and cracked some of
his honeyed Jokes with the air Of a circus
clown. BE closed his remaI ks by say ing thar
Colonel Young scr u ed much dihtressed about
the soldiers being here. The soldiers were
o ly meant 70 keep the peace, but II every
thing didD't go onq ietly, there wou soon be
soldiers here, and plenty OF theO , whe ever
their teryicts are neeoed, and was loudly
chsered By the negroes. But all OF Bal bnur's
~~orss TO gain respectable white votes this
g. ~~rs futile. The paint on his feathers
IL 100 plainly sna Ihe ne PeSpis ,. KNOW
mat they cover the same o. sAalt - - - 3 -
hsrsh of wore. There Is nobody 10 Lass>- -lle
and Viclnity who would sell his ciple TO
rave n government claim collected, ana
everybody prefers 70 haye Barbour act as their
la aver 10 the aim-assnt capacity, rat er
tna1 their congressman. Lafayette made
Democratic gain last August OF over Two hu9-
,.raI vofes she does ut iAtend 70 reti Ogadei
nut via, on the contrary, make further ad-
valicement