Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-25

waiting on party OF ladies-that tn
young man politely accosted him-"GooC
morning, uncle" That be replied, Mr.
-, IL you persist IN calling me uncle
these young ladies will conclude that an
your mothers brother This, he said, put
an end 10 calling him uncle" in Browns
| vile. When II Is considered that the word
| 'funcle," as applied TO colored men in the
! South, is the result Of custom and intended
! a. a salutstion Of friendly courtesy and re-
/ speet, the Boosting rudeness Of Cont on
{ the occasion referred TO was an outrage
[ that only negroes too mean to deserve the
| esteem or gentlemen, could have been gull
| ty Of penetrating. He argued the civil
rights bill shrewdly, and with effect upon
his eolored hearers. He told them they had
all the rights upon railroad cars, in hotels,
and other public places, Of other citizens,
and urged them 20 boldly assert and MAIN
tain their rights. In this connection he
referred TO his own personal experience in
the most bitter and incendiary spirit. He
fully endorsed the civil rights bill, but said
he did not favor mixed schools, except IN
districts and localities where the colored
population was not sufficient TO sustain
separate schools. Under such cireumstan-
ces he favored mixed schools, and on this
point he exhibited a conservatism worthy
Of the imitation OF some white men OF his
party.
He told, With great boasting and usuch
self-satisfaetlOn, how his father was a slave
in Nirginia-how be got 70 be boss Of
eoOperage shop, and how he gained the full
confidence OF as master. How his fathers
master sent his father, with 4 white hire
ling, TO Richmond, with sS53in money to
purchase goods. How his father persuaded
the white hireliDg 10 purchase railroad
tickets for both, and with the money escape
to Canada. How his father reached Cana
da penniless and wrote home TO his old
master that he had been persuaded away
by the white hIreling. How sorry be was
and how anXiousIv be would return home,
if possible; closing his letter with an earn
est appeal 10 send him 500 that he might
return TO his old and loved home. How
sh.s old maEtsE-plaaizs aanGaenss- tzs MS
favorite servant, sent the 500, with letter
fun Of Kindness and confidence. How the
father basely took the 500, set himself up
IN business, and laughed at the kindly and
generous confidence Of his old master.
How this story aud the letter had been left
by his father as an heirloom for his chill
dreD, and how they all gloried in the lesson
Of yillainy they taught. All this Cont
told as If be was relating proud incident
in the history OF an ancient and noble fami- !
ly. The story branded bis father thief, |
and the son bOaster in his fathers infamy.
And this man was here As the champion OF /
B. p. Boyd.
Again, Cont appealed 10 the black cloud |
that surrounded him TO support b. p. |
Boyd for Chancellor, and said-~he Is my /
friend and the friend of my race" And as
evidence Of this fact, he stated that the /
present incumbent OF the circuit court
clerks Office Of Haywood county was an
uncle Of B. p. Boyd; hat he, Cont, was a
candidate for the same Office. and that
Boyd was warmly supporting him against
his own uncle, who was a candidate for
Re election. We will not attempt 10 report
CONT further. II IS Unnecessary. He was
Imply the spokesman OF B. p. Boyd, aud
%.
Boyd endorsed eveTy thing that Cont said.
II else be would have objected on the spot.
His silence meant aequicscence and MOTH
ng less. II be objects to the impaling let
i'm speak out. The negro Cont is mis-
hampton, his mouth piece and his brains.
n comparison Cont is statesman and
3oyd an imbecile. Cont made The speech
"A speech that Boyd was not capable OF
making, and hence COnti's appearance on
aturday last. It's shame that even the
epublican panty should be forced to the
xtreme necessity Of calling upon a negro
0 make the speech OF its champion. But
'oyd Is a feeble man, intellectually; he has
OF even local reputation as a lawyer, and
Is election would be 4 triumph Of igno-
ance and passion over the public veal.
Iesides, there is nothing in the man TO
ven recommend him 10 the cOlored people
whose votes he especially solicits. He
you'd have them believe that he is their
riend. that he fayors civil rights, and vet
e has not the manHness to declare himself
lther for or against the civil rights bill.
lie occupies, in his race for Chancellor, the
nomalous position OF neither directly ap--
rowing nor disappearing the very issue
pom which he makes the race. lie is, in {
ruth, man Of ability so inferior, that in1
rdinary times and under ordinary circum-
tances, no party would ever think OF put
ing him forward for amy Office. As the
FEATURE Of ignorance, PASSION, and parti-
an hate he is before the PROPRIETOR an Office
hat he is utterly incapable Of filling. His
lection would be disgrace to the Judi !
larry Of the state, and would seriously i'm
Grill the interests Of litigants, whether ,
White or black. To elevate the standard of j
ur judiciary is the highest ambition Of all ]
houghtlul citizens. This can only be done
y employing the best talent OF the State.
he prostitution Of such offices 10 mere !
artisan purposes, would defeat all the /
nds OF justice and transform the judiciary |
I the State into an ungOYernable camp OF
olitieal demagOSues. 1t is TO this that {
ioyd's election would tend. Let the peo-
lie take warning j