Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-30

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We find room for the following letter
/ from Judge Perkins ali the more cheerf1Ilv
because Of that which follows Il. We can al
ford Cog and Magng" the space he asks when
| followed by "Pass Him"
EDITORS APPEAL-Will YOU please to
exercise the generosity 10 allow me, in behalf
OF myself and associates, as independent can
dicai IS, 20 saw few words % the public in
/ answer 20 the funding and otiice-holding
RIGGS, the chief lugieman OF whom seems 10
be the APPEAL. The fuglemen, great anu
small, must think / anu my associates are
hurting somebody q prospects for the continu
ancs OF their great gains IN which they have
been so long luxuritting. as they 80 fur Ousy
sally forth at our heels, like "Blanch and
sweetheart anu rray-htt4e dogs, big dogs
ALL What yelping and bowling there Is
| among the whole kennel2 Now, as to my
boOk, MessTs. Editors, over which the n PPEAL
supposes Il is raising such an asIOundi ng Juror
was published, as ils date shows, W hen Colonel
M. Z Galloway presided over and in the Aua
tGncite, but nov presiding over the APPEAL
4 Nd would you believe it, that the highest
eulogtes that book ever received are 10 be
found IN that paper (the AUdidRcAe,i
In the fail Of 1868 when the I'M
fortunate little Waif made Its appear
ance before the word. Then the
he received laudatiOns high, now curses deep
and bitter for the very same production
without the change in IL OF the crossing OF at"
or the d0tung OF an a., " RON the same source
Are not such changes remarkable IN them
selVess An the difference arises from tine
TACT that was not then opposing and de-
nouneing State and county rings la Tennes-
see, and proposing to squeich them by legisla-
Ton, from the workings OF which exudes
with which may De creased the
political runniug-gem and machinery
OF all the legislative rings and combine
lions that curse and Cypress the people
OF the state Well. let their EXAMINATIONS
continue as a friend Of mine remarked 10 me-
that the APPEAL itself would maze me
nunurnn a a. Inn 10 a
It's denunciattons. As % the book, 10 was
only intended to demonstrate he fulillment |
OF prophecy in the late American civil war, |
and as IL was written under the surroundings |
and impressions then brought about BY such |
highly-eolored editorials and declamations as /
were then the order OF the day with reference
TO The results Of the war, / doubt not that yer /
blage and. metaphor more fiorid were en- /
ployed 70 express The ideas than would be 1
now employed IN times OF more calmness and |
reflection. But still Teligiously believe that /
the war was the fulnllment Of the prophecy
but What connection there is between that |
suu my present EFFORTS 10 bring about reiOrma-
ton N our state legislature, for the relief OF /
our oyerburdened and TAX ridden people, / |
cannot see. 1 suppose to discern that Il re-
quires the use Of the green goggl les yyrrr,
by the APPEAL. But some OF the APPEALS
ring candidates try 10 stigmatize me by call
ing me a "nlgger candidate" AMI the APPEAL
alleges that Avn seeking f'nigger votes" Ii
this be an ofense in me now, let me ask why
was It not equally so ia my present competif-
ors two years ago Cthe APPEAL ring candi.
dates now, when they were elected by the
very same voie2 AS 70 my alleged "bruta 1
ty" of the APPEAL toward the negroes in the
language Of my book (which only seems so TO
those seeing through the APPEALS green Cog
glesl, appeal 70 every coiored man IN my
neig DoruOOd who knows me that have al |
ways treated them with justice, humanity !
and tndness, and that IL is nay constant habit
TO advise anc Instruct them in every way That
can Tor Their com 'ort anu true nlighteu-
ment and happiness. There is one thing al
low me TO caIi attention 10 before closing, IL
Is Weli-known that hue and cry is being
he arrd ha af-xTF f,r.H
Is design 10 bring out parry Radical ticket
secretly ON the eve of the election. Well. This
snarge is true az % the design, but as to the
party perpetrating the fraud, or trying to per-
petrate IL, II is untrue. Being Interested to !
Know the truth Of this "ne>t-hidin." business,
nave prob d the matter to the bottom, and / |
ind that Democrats of the ring arrangement |
nave been connecting such a scheme and they !
.hOugnt they had succeeued in IL to periec- |
ION. They offered to Day the expense OF the
raud themselves, and can prove IL. these
IRE few Of The frauds when some Of the
'tdalghts think it necessary to resort to to beat
ne Independents But we shall see what viii
'ome Of IL soon. WIN. N. PERKINS,
VIM. ID. Perkias.
EDITORS APPEAL-Butf for the prom
nence given him whose name heads his
Ir'tcle, by being placed on the independent
lcket for the legislature, it would not do 10
AL his me-, much more TO have it appear |
q respectable journal; yet as you have a. |
lines 70 handle objectionable subjects, and ,
his one has already been forced upon yuu. |
propose 70 ventlate him slightly. He has /
yer been a chronic ofice-seeker, but has
'een singularly unfortunate, never having :
ound the strong side, from The fact that he |
las ever pandered to The lowest prejudices,
nd sought 70 iDgratiate himself with the | q
most debased. Witness his efforts few weeks
lnce, nen the APPEAL and all gOud men
gere crying down lawlessness this thing
u ned 10 the aid of toe despt radOes, calling {
n ssI the south IN people and BOW he '
ian angel. propsss, however 10 take a slight
etrospecttve glance Of the would be senator,
1ore for the novelty Of the hing than other
Tise. About the year 1850 he announced him
ef as candidate for sheriff, and, according to
is account, every man In the county but one
1as pledged to him. but when the vote came
D be counted out. he had, IL III
ecoilect right, twenty Two, all tod. After I
edueung the twenty-five, and the one that
ote, he proclaimed the remainder to De
he numb Of liars in Shelby county. There L
as however; a reason Tor his seemingly
mail vote, which IL ts but just TO give. There q
ad been few cases of smallpox that spring,
: usual, and bright idea struck Perkins OF .
cheap and effectual mode Of eiectioneerfnR |
D, getting some Old dry scabs, he started
nth TO vaccinaie an the children and adults :
trough the rural dist lets gratuitOusiy; max :
~, them, However feel the great obligation
ley we're under 70 him. The virus took, so
II as TO nearly ruin the arm and PROSTATE
ne body for q week or more, only 10 nnd in 3
10 end that there was no virtue in the maa-
y, which, SO far from eiectiDg, politically d
lied him; and 1 an IN elined TO think there
re localities where the roiten-scab candidate. .
; they called nun, dare not yet show himself |
might tell OF his drumming for mayor and other
Noes, with many anecdotes illustrative OF -
Is igaorance and vanity, but ne Is certa tnly e,
% contemplate even for notice thus far. | 7
is Impotence in asking the vote even of ne
'Oes Is surprising, and II by any possible
nance he should be elected, he will prove a =,
ore poisonous scab on this people than even y
Is rotten matter Of twenty-five years ago. v
lelby is tired Of rottenness.
PASS HIM.
HORRIBLE MURDER. uDnsraIIeled in
IL annals OF history Grant expected to is
~ q asootfof,f Tho HfUfnfr 90 g. -.