Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-09

Negro.
From the New York Tribune Of Sat
urday we copy the following letter, writ
ten by Senator Brownlow ia answer to
Hon. Truman Smith. II possesses un-
usual interest at this time for the people
Of Tennessee, and cannot fail 10 have
some effect with the more thoughtful
Republicans Of the north:
SIR--It seems TO me q fitung time to
reply To the open letter which you did
me the honor u write me, published In
the Tribune Of the eleventh OF last
month, on the subject Of the civil rights
bill. And desire TO reply to your let
ter through the same Wldely-circulated
journal which you make the medium Of
communication with me. Il is just two
weeks since one Of the most exciting
and memorable elections was held in
this State of which there is any record
since the days OF Andrew Jackson.
Though il was the least important of all
our electiOns-being a contest for
county Oflices-a larger vote was pOlled
than there was in the last election fOE
President, members Of congress, COVER
BOr OF the State and members of the
State legislature. As might be anticl-
pated, 50 exciting a contest in a SOUTH
ern State upon such an issue has been
attended with riots and blO0dshed, and
the killing and wOunding Of sever
al men. Ths result OF the election is
the overwhelming defeat Of the RepUb-
Iican party, g defeat from which the
party cannot recOver within the next
i've years, and from which it will not
probably recover during the lifetime Of
the present generation, As a sample Of
the
REVOLUTION
which has taken place, l sill mention
that in the county in which l reside,
where we had one thousand Republican
msj Gritty, the Democracy have elected
their ticket by seven hundred majority.
In Shelby county, where the Republic
can ticket was triumphant at an cleo
ton q year ago by about one thousand
msj0rity, the Democratic ticket was re-
Gently elected by about five thousand
majority. Thousands of eX-UniOn sol
-diers, who never before or since the war
voted other than q Republican ticket,
went 10 the polls vehemsnty cuTsing
the Republican majority in congress,
and deposited their ballots for original
secessi0nists against their comrades in
the Union AT any, swearing as they did
so that they would never again vote
with a party which supported the CO.
education OF the races. In some lead-
ing journals OF the north have seen re-
joicings over the result of the election
in Tennessee as a condemnation of
President Grant and his administration.
Nothing can be further from the truth.
Presi lent Grant is more popular in Ten
uessee to-day than he has ever been. The
sole issue in our election was the civil
rights till. And the letter you wrote
me. IN view OF the election since held,
is prophetic. You say, writing on June
25ih. the tendency Of this measure twill
be 10 unite the great body, perhaps /
should say all, Of the white race, and in
such a contest the former are certain to
obtain the ascendency unless South
Carolina be an exception" Mississippi
may be added TO South Carolina as sus-
tanning the Republican party If con-
.sress shall pass this bill; but IN no other
southern State, with this bill adopted,
viii the Republican party have chance
Of success. With this load Of mixed
schools TO carry, the only result of an
election IN Tennessee viii be to take the
census Of the white and black voters,
and as there sre only forty thousand
l0i0red 10 two hundred and forty thou
sand white voters, IL does not require
much genius for mathematics 10 show
that the Republican party is doomed 10
this State and in the south. 1t is no
longer question as 10 whether We will
have
MIXED SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTHERN
STATES,
where the whites have the majority
The elections already held show that TO
be a. impossible IS it is for the distin-
sui=hed editor Of Hdrper'S Weekly, who
ss-ails vOur and 10Y position, TO be made
none Of Rome unless the national gov
arlment shall DO il by force Of arms.
Tie north has the power 70 DO this by
tsssiug Mr. Hoar's bill for system of
t8muuIs8ry education; but to do so il
will be necessary 10 station Federal
frbop= i'm every county of the border
States I have been written to by q large
uuU,f.sr Of uera0uH Ia different northern
Etates who desire 20 settle in Tennessee,
20 know the effect Of the passage Of the
civil rights bill on our school system.
These writers tell me they viii uOtsettle
10 a state where there is no system of
fr... public instruction. / tell my c0rre-
-uovdeu.s that the white people Of Ten
ues-ge are very anxious for Orimmlgrauon.
They feel thai their state is languishing
s,r Ire want Of &C.; that it can never be
truly prosperous, and have its vast re-
s8urces developed, without II; that as
earnest Of their desire for immigrs-
80, .uey have established as liberal q
Z free public instruction a. any
,iJr,Is y,a.- .-teTn OF New England state,
nd reThaDs q more liberal system IN
,iav. If their stra. tened nnaneia! cohul-
lion. That under I.fe CoA7titu'luI s.lN a..
lIyTs OF Tennessee the negro ls hOt 1is-
eliminated against; that Fe h4s q lalI
divide q pro rata share OF ,ue scnOgi unosji
fund. though lie does not pay - ~ IL
ou the dOllar0f the taxes assessed 10. llle
support Of these schools. But throusu
tbe Tribune ] will frankly say 70 my hu-
gueraus correspondents that they had
I,sftef not come 10 tennessee until II IL
-effIed whether congress will pass THIS
bill Tor the
cg-EDUCATIOE OF THE RACES,
f4r the pI2seUt generation Of HenDes-
..l.s,1- viii abolish the whole system,
"a be- deprived OF ali the benefits OF
iu,uirrsticn aad the development OF
f4air resources sooner than submit TO
fFi5 measure. Both races are now per-
rsofIv equal 10 the enjoyment OF Iree
.cho.I privileges in Tennessee. Inc
..,f,-i7-y's. I. and the restrictions WorA
auuaIV upon them. A Whlte chiil -
~ ae u1ueb restrained irom attending
:. e..gred school, as a c0lored child II a
..-,,its ssno,,l. aud the abstract ngot O.
..r. rsce i1 ths premises is abridged } ust
..g o,neh a= that Of the other. DnaeI
SO -v.tsnl uye have il tennessee nNe
5.-Ig5-si and eiehty-nine celotea
.-.iIl.lls and ak HUNDRED and thif y-hihe
..-so-a8 teachers. Under this benehceht
g.-.-a1, ne great mass Of the poor
frsn of the State, of all c0l0Is are
ming educated. But the editor ol floI-
,er5S Wseklif says that such restrictions
- attach to cur school law are Inc re-
-5if I'd urei1dice. II this be tTus, Z mas
NE merit Of bearing equally in us tS-
-4rictfgGs upon all classes ana DOM
rsess. 1t is the part Of wise statesnA AL
stiD 20 respect the preJudices OF lne l'eo-
ME 70 q certain extent ami 1t is enareiy
evident that this prejudice must be re-
soeeted Ia tennessee or the free sehooia
5esfr9ved. aud the people OF both races
7.s8s.re TOO poor TO send their chilorsn
-o urivats schools, left without the
-r-qns of eduea ion. The school law
fhis state does not in any
.,-ay a-ect the equality Of races in the
'.-i,erseut of the public schools; It only
.-4f;sc.g them iR their sOC-sl aspects oy
---o,,;dtng tnst they shall be educated ~
ir.e-sfs z.hools. The law IS in accord
'N -etf- IA tha FeQniTeEDaufs OF Re