Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-07
The COlOred People Guaranteed All
their Rights as Cltizens-The COm-
mon schools to be Main.
tained-Ete.
The Radicals and their BOgHs COEstitu-
tiOn-AR Infamous DOdge-A mind
Fall Of SI50,0OO.
Righteous IndignatlOn-EscBpe Of the
Hot Springs HighWsymeR-A Dead
Shot and No Mistake.
Flom nn occaslonal oorrespopdept.I

From an Occasional Correspondent
LITTLE Rock, October 4.-rhe can
vass IL quietly progressing in this State,
the Republicans, as a party, making no
opposition to the ratification of the new
constitution at the polls by vote OF the
people TO be had on the thirteenth OF
October. In few counties, where the
Republicans are in the majority, they
have county tickets in the field, gener-
ally under the name OF independent
or "PeOple's" ticket. There is such q
ticket in the field in this (Pulaski)
county, which is by far the most wealthy
and pOpnlous county in the State, and
where the Republicans claim majority
of the people to be in favor of their
party. This Peoples ticket was elected
il seems by a committee, and announced
through the Republican, the organ Of
the Republican party OF the State,
though tue announcement of the names
appear as an advertisement A meet
ing was held last night TO ratify the
nominations, as We were told, but II
turned out 10 be a failure according to
report OF this mornings Gazette. We
were not at the meeting. DR.. Christian,
for sheriff, heads the ticket, the other
names embracing both Democrats and
Republicans, among the latter several
cOlored men. Notwithstanding the
Republican majority heretofore in
the county, from all we can
see and learn the Democratic
ticket, we think, viii be elected.
The Republican, now ably edited by
Judge Mcclure, commonly called Poker
Jsck,n does not advocate the election of
this peoples ticket; the policy Of the
party being to ron candidates for no Of
ice except that OF member Of congress,
as that party denies the regularity and
legality Of the calling Of the convention
that made the new constitution, and in
tend, no doubt, to make an attempt to
induce congress to disregard the whole
constitutional convention proceedings,
and by some means or ether through
the agency of that body at Washington,
next winter, have Joe Brooks installed
as governor. That will, we are certain,
be quite a serious undertaking, and the
success Of which, we think, will be eX-
tremely doubtful. We think the peO-
pie Of Arkansas, and when We say peO-
pie We embrace all OF both classes and
races, are extremely fortunate in bav-
Ing before them such man as Colonel
A. II. Garland for governor, forming as
we do our opinions (as we never saw
the gentleman) only from The reports
made in the Gazette here, and
other newspapers, Of his speeches
before the people, particularly those OF
Helena, aud at Searcy in White county.
At the former place he is reported TO
have said, in speaking Of the new con-
stituhon, and the representatives, Of the
people who framed It: f" He disclaimed
| the idea Of White LeagUers having any
thing to do with it, and explained tC
/ the cGlOred man that II he was elected
to the Office Of governor he would per.
sOnally guarantee TO each and every
colOred citizen his rights under the law
and il a colOred man WAS elected to fiji
an Office bis commission would be giver
him As freely as be would give il to hii
brother; and be would also guarantee Il
each and every eolored child the ful
benefit OF an education the same as b.
would give his own child; and II the col
ored boy was the smRrtest he would be tn
] first 10 push him ahead" In his addres