Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-07
OUR GREAT VICTORY.
What Northern Man Has to Say About
1t, and How Our People along the
Charleston Railroad Received
the Good News.
The Democrats Of the Empire and the
Bay States In Full Sympathy with
their Brothers Of Alabama and
Tennessee-Ete.

From an Dec aSional Correspondence
CoRINTH, MISS, November 5.-After
long weeks of doubt and anxiety. the. long
looked for struggle between corruption, negro
rule and Capitalization on Que side, and an
honest, free government and home rule on
the other, has at last been decided in favor Of
the latter, and the result surprises even our
most sanguine expectations. Alabama Is once
more freed from the .murderous grasp OF the
political thieves who had fastened upon her
like leeches and threatened to deliver her up
to the same fate as South Carolina and Mis-
sissippi. Louisiana, in spite of all the gov
ermental machinery being brought to bear
upon her, and the Federal soldiery riding
roughshod over the country and arresting
peaceable citizens, has shaken OFF the dirty
scoundrels, who have so long held her destiny
between them. Even poor South Carolina
shows signs of returning vitality. Tennessee
has consigned Maynard, who thinks the
human herd as even below CATTLE" TO the
Oblivion which he and his party deserves.
From afar north, the empire state, declares
that the prosecutions, the handcuff-ruIe and
caTpetbaggism and terrorism must cease.
Gallant little New Jersey adds her
voice to her neiEhbOr- Massachusetts,
ever the former stronghold OF the
Radicals, elects Democratic governor,
and Butler, the Machiavelli Of American pol
itics, the advocate of every corrupt job, of in
fation and reputation, and the notorious
salary-grab, is defeated. And Press Gag-I Law
com mit.ee, with him. In other States there
are large gains, and the next house of repre-
sentatives will undoubtedly be Democratic
by a handsome working majority. Just think
of it! land after all the sincere funeral ne
tices written by Radical editors after the close
of the election in 1872, and devoted TO the "de-
tunct" Democratic party. No wonder that
when this glorious news flashed over the
wires on wednesday morning, every eye
should nave frightened, and every heart
beat faster. From Decatur, Alabama, to
Pulaski, Tennessee, as passed along the road
on " edneSday morning, the everlasting ques-
ton, on halting at station, was, How IS the
election Eere?" and the answers OF, 1--WE are
all right" or, 1--WE have got them" and in
one instance, mot a single Radical vote in
this place, would be received with cheers
Then would come the counter query, chow
are things down below" Every body seemed
to be In good humor. Everyone believed that
so lar as mis- State was concerned ave had got
Buffers defeat, and from New
York and Massachusetts, cane in, the
enthusiasm increased. At Athens the ex.
element was intense when IL was announced
that Limestone county, General Houston I
home, had gone Democratic by three hundred
majority. Speedily the news reached us that
Madison county had elected the whole Demo-
cratic ticket by two hundred and fifty major
ity, and that Lawrence had wheeled into line
by from three 10 five hundred. Then the
young men Immediately commenced a furious
fusillade, while some rang the courthouse
bell, and blazed away out Of the old tower
The news was too good for many, and sever
al youL men, who had never been known to
do the thing before, got on a glorious old
drunk. But IL was not minded, and will not
be recorded to their discredtt in Athens.
heard one man remark that he would take
anything from a white man, to-day, and gen
eral good feeling prevailed all over town
From Decatur, along the Memphis and
Charleston road, 1t is the same story; and al
Tuscumbia and Florence the election form,
| the only topic, and the subject of mutual con.
gratulaLiOnS. At several towns through which
l have passed il is proposed to give grand
barbecue 70 all the negroes who voted the
Conservative ticket. During all the time be
tween the Ohio and Indiana elections anC
these, have been pleased TO see the conf
York; and am glad 10 see that the southern
people appreciate what the Democrats OF The
good old Empire and Bay States have done fol
| them on Tuesday. hope that the southern
people will hereafter believe that there arr
| sincere and true men up north, men who d.
not place party over country, or party success.
over Justice and the liberties of the people.
hope they will believe us sincere when we ex
tend to them our hands, ready TO join then
against our common foe, and 10 build up, VIII
| their aid, a feeling OF brotherhood nom th'
| Atlantic TO the Pacific, from the gulf TO th'
/ lakes restore public credit, remove eorrup
| ton, and by honest, free and wise rule verify
| the old adage that this is ''the best govern
| ment the world ever saw" Verify. the out
RACES manufactured by order OF Attorney
| General Williams have borne rich fruit, anC
| have fired the northern heart. The Radtca
party must step down and out. IL Us rockies les
/ against 1t rendered by the American people
| on Tuesday. 1t cannot recover from the blow
| TIl las UorlU, George Dandin!
| Ne te plains pas.
| TFre-toi de Ia CONNIE tu pourTdS!
NORTHERNER.