Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-25
Grand TorchIight ProcessIou Last
NIght-The Democracy Of Haywood
In Masse.
Stirring Speech bJ Major W. j. Sykes
All the Measures and Men
Reviewed.
Civil Rights-The Debt and RepudIa'
tiOa-GOYerno BreWn and his Ira
ducers, ETC., Etc.
Special to the Appeal

OF Memphis, spoke one hour and half dis
cussing In temperate and mild terms the is
sues OF the canvass, sustaining his positions
with proof that all we're compelled to admit
He said in substance:
IN accepting the invitation TO address the
citizens OF Haywood county, have no Of
feusive remarks to make, no OdiOus epitnel
| 10 apply I use No abusive language toward
! men or parties. / cely upon solid laets, drawn
l from official records, which you ali can exam
1 inc, ana / ask You Republicans 10 near me
/ and weigh well MY facts and arguments
viii first discuss the civil nghts phi ana
| would a k, what is the object whieh the au-
I tnOrs Of this civil ughts-ohl nave IN view
This Is an important inquiry In deterinlnlLs
| the IN erits OF the 0ill. 1t cannot be 10 gam
political strength, Tor II II evident tnSt as ~ a
party movement Il is failure. IL Will cause
/ Ihem TO lose votes in all the border states as
I they were called, and give them no additloneI
-ueng h in the Northern statesI anu NV vi t 49,
/ prove a source OF weakness in the nOrtnWsst'
I NOrs 10 I believe II is dictated by hatred, De-
/ eau e the animOsities Of the war nave GER
| taiul Z, TO a great extent, died out, ana IL i
| we'll known that the great author and
advocate Of the bill-Charles SIMMER
within the last three ys ars has manl-
! ifv of war times What, then, can be
the object OF the bill? IL cannot pc 70 oenent
the black race, because the privileges II con-
iers viii be Of no substantial benent 70 theIli ;
while IL must and will necessarily produce an
antagonism between them and the White
people which 1t IS their true interest 10 aVeld.
IL will destroy the Tree school sydemY 10
which they contribute so little, and which Is
OF SO much benefit TO them II VIII force the
white people TO dispense with their iaDor ana
! TO RELY upOp white men TO cultivate the SOIL
for the white race, while peacetbie ana law
abiding, with no feeling OF unkinuness 10
the negro, cannot endure me evlis lnlehae9
to be placed upon them by this measure, and
must OF necessity, as the only means OF relief
learn 10 do without their labor and rely upon
the white labor which IS now here or may De
obtained. This viii be a peaceable and effi-
cGcious remedy, aud the only one we Will
have il this OIL should become a law
In this way MayDards productions, made al
Memphis in H6s. would ind 3 Yeriheat.On.
The two races cannot live together upon
terms OF social equality in the schools, In the
churches in the hotels, and in the Durylpg
grounds, which this bill is intended to en-
force. The African and the Gi1eaSian Will
be brought face 10 face in the strsassle, and
Mr.. Maynard has told us IN ms memphis
speech which race must triumph and which
race must perish. he says:
Experience has shown that no race which
has ever come in contact with the while or
Caucasian type has permanently prospered.
"What has been the result 20 the luolan
race will just rs surely be the nnal terinlna-
ton CT the African race. They viii gradual
ly disappear from among US, until our grand
children. three-quarters of a century hence,
viii find negro as scarce as we now md the
Then, since this measure will not benefit the
negro. and will be Of no party advantsge,w why
Is it pressed? will tell you. New England
governs the Radical party, and all the meas
ures of that party are shaped by New England
10 advance her interests especially her great
manufacturing interests. To this end are nigh
protective tariffs, for without revenue tariffs
the south, on account OF her superior natural
advantages, with her coal and iron ore In
close proximity and in the greatest acund-
anca; with her streams of water that know no
csasing; with her admirable climate and with
her nstural advantages, would soon attract
capital, and would excel New England and
Pennsvlvania IN iron wOrRs and in cotton
factories. To prevent this there must be high
tariffs, which will enable New England, with
her establishments at the expense
of the south and then there
must also be a contraction OF the currency,
and a concentration Of mOney-poWer IN the
eastern cities and states, and a money-f3m-
inc in the west and south. This gives New
York aud New England the control OF the
country through their system of national
banks. In addition 10 all this, If by means OF
the civil rights bill they can prevent immi-
grat on 10 the south, by rendering society mere
tntOierabie, by creating disturbances between
the races and causing occasional outbreaks
watch are 70 be magnified a thousand-fOld,
then they feel that the southern states can
never be their rivals-which they would be,
and successful rivals, too, II they could have
peace and good order, and could invite capt.
tai and immigration. IL is to prevent the
southern states from becoming the rivals OF
New England that the attempt is made
70 convert the south into anoth-
er India; 10 enrich the nabobs Of
New EnglRnd as the East Indies enrich old
England. The negro is 10 be made as much a
slave by these New England states and their
the slaves Of the East India company. This,
in my opinion, is the object of the origtnators
Of this measure, though many who support 1t
have no sneh objects in View, and are blincly
led, some from one motive and some from
another. The great northwest Is especially
interested in preventing the contamination OF
this. 10 them, most ruinOus measure. They
are deeply interested IN the southern States
becoming great manufacturing States, for
here viii be found the best, as we'll as nearest
markets for their immense grain and
other agricultural supplies-OUr destftutiOn
triH De their rum; our success tviu
be heir prosperity. They, as well as we, have
paid trft,utts long enough 10 New York and to
New Ed gland. This civil rights bill and the
kin ired measures which are intended to fo!-
low &c will, IL not successfully yet peacably
resisted, fasten upon us the chains OF despot-
ism, and VIII destroy forever, not only cur
political power and our Liberties, but our ma
tefial prosperity, FOR no people can De prosper
Gus where the white and black races are pear
Is equal, under the operations OF the civil
rights bill and the measures which will most
certainly follow il. The creditors of Tennes-
see aud OF all the southern States, whether
state, city or individual creditors. are deeply
interested in this question, for must in all
c3udor, say that, wiz. such state OF society
as We Wiu have under the operations Of that
bill if 10 should be as apprehend, there viii
be Ve-v little security and very little
prosperity and the means OF meeting our iia-
bilities viii become less and less year BY year.
/ Know the negroes viii not be b. nefited By
this bill aud fear the white people Will suffer.
Our interests and the negroes interests re-
quire us TO live In harmony and 70 prevent
50 desirable an end this bill was planned AID
Is now urged. What care they for the negroes,
so they can destroy the material prosperity OF
the southern states, and 10 prevent them ever
becoming rivals OF sew EngiaDd in manu-
featuring? But why need appeal to the ne
groeS? They are now supporting man for
governor who now tells them that in 1861 he
procured an amendment OF the constitution
to be submitted to the states for the purpose
Of making slavery perpetual so far as any ac-
ton Of The Federal government was con-
cerne3; who tells them that be ed his efforts
s., 70, mt
who now SAYS il was not owing TO him but 10
other parties that they are now free.
Tn same man whom they are now support
ing declared In 1860 that the provision IN the
old consultation OF Tennessee allowing free
negroes TO vote, was an "0dtous" one, aod ever
since the war, as late as 1865. he has declared
that the black race must soon pass away as
the Indian has done; and yet the negroes
now support him with knowledge OF ali
these facts. one OF his objects in supporting
this oil may be to hasten the "euthRnesia" or
destruction OF the black race. Intr support
of such a man, with such r. cord may cause
men 20 doubt their fitness to even use the
elective franchise. Hear what he says:
''N our governors were SHAREHOLDERS, your
Judges were Shareholders, your members OF
congress, and most OF the members OF your
legislature. 1t was high, proud and lofty in
sItuuOn.
1 have offered on this occasion, and as the two
great and prominent ideas which wish to
| leave imprinted on your memory, a regen-
| eysted south and the euthanasia tdeath) OF the
Sfhe emancipatea, disenthralled slave
| owes no measure ofgratttnde TO as. We were
/ IL; we begged, we besOught the people against
/ Il; we pointed IL out as one o. the results OF
/ the war and we trleA with oar might 10
have peace. They the rebeisl a. Q the men
/ That inaugurated emancipation, and are enti-
! tied 10 the full credit. Give IL to them, press,
! full measure and running over"
It is useless for the Republicans OF Tennes-
! see 10 deny the civil rights bill, with its
| mlxed-schOOl clause. II was passed by a Re
! publican senate, every Democrat voting
I against IL. 1t was indOEsed by all the Repub-
| lii,ans ia the house of representafives except g
/ few, upon n motion to take Il from the table,
| all the Democrats voting against The motion
| and defeating IL, a two-tutrdS vote being re-
! qulred. The Republican congressional com
! mtttee, in their address, indorsed 1t. All the
! Republican state committees in the northern
States Endorsed it. The Democratic conven-
/ lions IN the northern states AL condemned II.
| l. is Q Republican party measure, and
all who DO mot support 1t do not
] and Will not remain with their party
! l have not time to go into n oe defense oi
] the Democratic party in Tennessee since il
came into power. It has been one OF the
most successful IN the whole country. il
found our Stale burdened with debt OF
/ Si3 O52,s;s2 according 10 Pennebaker's report,
including bank OF Tennessee notes. 1t found
| "a large number OF worthless railroads in the
| hands Of receivers appointed by the Repabii-
| can admin strauOD, which were bringing the
state in debt 500 per day, or s9O2,5oJ PEI
interest on the bonds being paid il
mad been funded, or paid by the
sale OF bonds at rulnous sacrinces; il found g
rate of taxation al forty cents on the one hun
dred dollars, and yet the debt of the State in.
l crossing over four millions Of dollars a year
/ ard what has it done. II has sold these worth.
! less railroads at S6jgS, and thereby saved the
state from contracting q debt in running
! them OF $3.50, besides the wear and tear of the
! roads, which would have been a million
more. IL has reduced the indebtness of the
state 70 ST S20,OS6, Of which $685. $50 is Sc
cured by solvent assets. 1t has, without In.
ereasing the rate OF taxation, paid the Interest
on our bonded debts. II has given TO the people
of Tennessee, a rate OF taxation less Lhan one
/ half of what il is In Mississippi, one-third OF
/ what IL is in Arkansas, and one-fourth OF
/ what 1t is In Louisiana, in none OF which
! states under Rspu bllcan rule, with this high
I rave OF taxation, do they pay the interest or
| their bonded debt. The Democratic admin.
Z istRtiOn OF Tennessee presents 70 the people
| ol the United states a proud aud glorious re-
cord In the management OF their financial af
ialrs. That our people are not so pros
l perous as may be desired, Is OWNS
! 10 other causes than the adIninistrafiof
1 OF state affairs. We pay into the Fed.
erai treasury every year ten million dol ars
or eight dallarS tor every man, woman and
child in Che Stste. By our state constitution
one thousand dollars worth of personal prop
erty is exempt from taxation. Many of oul
poor pay no State tax, Dut under the Fedora
laws every bushel OF salt, every pound o
coffee snd Of sugar. In tSct almost every thfps