Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-23

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terest upon bonds and note, when Hhhll pc
paid IN coin; ana shall also be lawful money
In payment OF all debts, public aud private
within the United states, except out'es on
imports and interest as aioresilu. A.. ..,,,
Was he not right 10 denounce ms uie'7ui0
as one of cOrTupuon and lftudr
Another pet theme with Mr. Lewis was tne
penitentlRfy lease by Governor brown; nc, nc,
bnwever had nothing 10 do with the ieasei
but Il Mr.. Lewis would introduce ms lfreie'
want question, he would NOT seek 70 eNa9e sue ~ ~
o loss OF forty thousand dollars 10 the STATE, ne
was wrt n rim doing so. But the Radicals inaug-
urated tate plan of doing away with labor ana
econniny. Brownlow's legislature abolished
the shelby county court, removed thlriy-nva
magistrates aud appointed nve Radical COM
missianers; among them Barbour Lewis. who
received a large salary (hfteen thousand dol
iars), and increased the county expenses one
hundred and thirty-nve thousand dollals
more than they had ever been before.
There was another quesiion-the civil rights
biIl-the moment he touched upon IL Judge
Lewis became res less and uneasy. Neils By
the white people, and hlSses by Tie Radio ais. !
Judge Lewis said IL he would take the civil
rights out OF the canvass 1 had as well 80
home. | told him unless he did take II out
he would go home. lGells.l Judge Lewis said
in relation to the civil rtgnts-no body want
ed mixed sehoOls--the idea of social equality
between negroes and white people was alb
surd. You couldn't make hen swim. No
body wanted this, said Judge Lewis, except
northern fanatics and a lot OF druken negroes
down south. Judge Lewis said THIS in
i
him to say II Morton, sherman, and Boutwell,
were northern fanatics. he wanted him TO
tell I'd. Shaw, Tom swan and Kennedy, the
leading negro politicians OF Memphis, II they
were drunken negroes who wanted THIS alb
surd idea. Judge Lewis said he was Demo-
cratic hOwler: II he was he hOwled with
sumner Boutwell,, and other Radical leaders.
He said he was a squealer. He might be, for
he heard little Houck Of East Ten
| nessee, old Brownlow and Barbour
Lewis squeal on the subject.
Judge Lewis had to swim in the dirty pool Of
civil rights. [Yellsl He opposed the third
| term and beileved the whole patriotism of
/ the Union would oppose Grants reelection,
which, IL accomplished would. according to
| the opinion of a distinguished speaker, be the
i last President we would ever have soldiers
are now stationed here He asked Mr.. Lewis
/ IL they had been put here 10 control the cleo
| tons. He laughed at the idea, and said they
/ We're the troops of our country. But why sre
| they stationed here in times OF peace and har-
/ monys He hoped Lewis would repel the
| belief that he had some agency IN
| bringing these troops here TO aid IN carrying
| the election for him. he would Ike 10 repre-
sent the people in congress, but he would
/ scorn election at the point OF the boyonet- II
| the election was TO be carried al
/ the point of the bayonet u was
/ time the people should know it. Cheers.
/ At this point the negroes in the gallery inter
| ruDted Colonel Young, who then closed DIS
| speech. Colonel Young requested his friends
/ To remain and hear Judge Lewis.