Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-02

/ these men, are compelled to sup 1OCJ them, or
are socially Ostracised aud branded a> DEM
ocrat, hired 10y rebel element 70 delUue 9TH
ers of their race. What are the Inducements
now j ED cut to the black men II the south
by the so-cslied Republican party Of the
/ south They say TO the blacE man;
Your only chance of freedom
| is the perpeluatiOn of the Republican party
That is, that il the black man doesn continue
! 10 support these men, right or wrong DEM
ocrst will get in and make slaves OF them;
| that the Republican party freed them; that
| the late war was gotten up for the sole puT-
| pose OF freeing the negro. This is a falSshOOd.
| This war was brought about or carried on by
| the people of the north for the purpose of tie
| preservation OF the Union, the question of
| slavery cutting no figure at al IN the matter.
1t is tue that there were discussions in the
senate of the United States as to whether or
not slave territory should be enlarged. But
this war was not inaugurated for the purpose
| of freeing the negro. Mr.. Lincoln, in his
| proclamation of December, 1868, said that
| any provision that may be adopted by such
! State overnment'-referIing to the state
| government to be erected in the southern
! states under his proclamauon-'ln relation 10
| the tree people OF such State, which shall re-
| cogniZe ana declare their permanent free
| dom, provide for their education, and which
| may yet be consistent with their present con
| diton az laboring, landless and homeless
| class viii not be objected 10 by the nauoniu
| executive" Benjamin r. Butler wrote let
| ter to Governor hicks, Of Maryland, 1ntlmat-
| ing that under no circumstances should the
| with. General George b. VI M'Cleiland wrote a
! letter, while general and in command OF his
"
| ing them that it was not the intention OF this
! government to interfere with the slave prop
| erty of those men who were loyal 10 TINS ma
ton, but that they were warning on lhs enc
| mics Of the government, anu ihaL nc stdUe5 o.
| those men lOhO IOeTe lCVGI 10 the government
should not be disturbed, and any attempt at tn
S,trrection on their part should be hUShed aUjth
! an iron hand. Does that look Ike the war be-
! ing inaugurated for the sole puIPoSSe OF iree- @
pose now that we admit, for arguments sake,
| that it was tnaugurated with the view OF Ifee-
| ing the blacks were there not as many Demo-
Gratis and olt-line Wings, officers and soldiers,
in the northern army as there were Repuqn-
| cans? II is not my wish to discuss thls maJtef,
| for ii has been harped upon too much now
but as these gentlemen who lead the Opposl-
| ton are skillful, and as skillful general ar
| ranges his own mode and plan Ofense and
| defense-why, his antagonists have TO accept
| 1t, if they can't entice him away from It. Now,
what are the inducements offered 10 the black
man Of the south by the native white citizens?
| georgia is under Democratic rule, ana mas
| been for some time, yet the so called RepubIl-
| cans say the negroes theTe sLahd no ehaHce, t
| and are in worse condltlon tnan IhaJ OF
| slavery. Is it so? No! From the report
| made by prominent Rad cal, the total col
ored vote of Georgia is 81, 100; they own sb,l5'p
| 758 worth of taxable property; of agricultural
land $685., ,7G9; city and town property, SI,2lO,'
| 600; taxes owed by them Is s3O,IoS, OF wnlcn
| three-fouTths are collected. This shows that
| the cOlored man can thrive under Democratic
rule in the south; that he can get home oi
| his own, and raise his family respectfully anu
| comfortably. What more do we want than
| this? ColOred men, you have the prepOnder-
| ance of numbers in the south; you are aware,
| as many of you have acknowledged IN private
| int, rViews, that there Is a system Of miSrule,
! a usurpatiOn of power, 1ecklesH dlSre-
| gard OF our petitions 1or Justice Dy
| the present so-called Republican rulers
| in the southern States; that the credit OIL our
| country is already damaged almost beyond fe-
| covery; that we are burdened with taAau )
| that 40 matter how fragrant be the outrage,
| now overwhelming the evidence against these
| patt' es our prayers and Temonstr2nces are IN
| vain, and the sO-called courts OF justice TAX
| n Ivan n o W,
| afford us no relief whatever. We are WlIIlDg
| TO bury the past, join hands with YOU ana
| ask Won to help us redeem our country. we
| are willing to accord TO you the privileges
| which have been guaranteed by the conSLiJu-
| tion Of the United States, and are wllllhS 10
| protect you in your every right, II you only
| ioin with us. We do not ask for all OF the Oh
| fees: we are willing to divide them with you
! fairly whenever you have colored men compe-
| tent 10 tilI such positions as You may
| choose to demand for them. That's their
| offer Now, the go-called Republican Leaders
| of Mississippi offer reason why Ine oidc 4
| man should not accept the oder, the 'Di tck
| code of 'e6." Well, the "black cOue OF po'
| which admit contains many very oDJeoIi14nI-
| able features, compares more tnah IaE0iaoig aGiig
| with the legislation OF ONO, Indiana, lIlIuOlsS
| Iowa Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ne
| braska and Nevada. This assertion is rathef
| a hold one but will endeayor to prove what
| | have asserted. ! am unable to give or 10
| quote the Objectionable features OF Jhe "OltCh
| code" as | have not the code with me- But
| though was reading il this afternoon, itS
| nv memory is somewhat treacherOuS VIII
| not attempt to quote 1t, Tor am deslrono Ol
| nothing but what is Ialr, ana win
| not make misrepresen ntatiOns if know 1t.
| While | was in Wisconsin prOmlne mt
| white Radical sent for me and said, young
| man want to give YOU a piece OF advice
| He then told me we mad TO get rid OF the men
| in the south or else we would have to BlII
| them; that the cO!Ored men ought to rise up,
| and with arms aSsassi nate every one of the
| Democrats down south, etc. L said 10 hIm I:
"Come down south and try that; we II Io0K a5 al
| you" Laughter ana cnes OF yes
| we will" by the colored men.
| Mr.. W. T. Cole, editor of the Republican
| lSignet and a dear, darling friend OF the negro
| now was one of the Ori ginatOrs of the ''cOde,
| code" So they have committed grand error
in Offering as an objection the "b ack code.
| Now, as regards riots in the south there mas
| been a great deal OF wrong perpetrated L
| know that many cOlored men have been shot,
| but when we come to inquire into the cir
| cumstances of these riots we cant always get
at the trtuh. Understand me plainly. do
not indorse blOOdshed from any quarter.
| want to call your attention to the Nlcksburg
| riots of last fall. Mr. Crosby, of NtcKsburg,
| visited Governor Ames in order TO ascertain
the governors views as to the means OF bring,
| ing about peace between the whites ana
blacks at Nicksburg. Governor Ames told
| Crosby to arm the blacks and march on VICES
| burg, Attorney-GeneraI Harris protested
against this advice, and urged resort TO the
courts After Crosby had gone, the governor, in
conversation with Harris on the matter, used
| these words: "ThGt the blood OF TWEEN
| ty-tve or thirty negroes would bene-
| fit the Republican party of the state
Gentlemen, Colonel q. Wiley Wells is my au-
1
| ent time q candidate, as Republican, for
| congress. Now, it will be urged by the Oppo-
| sition that this is a false statement gotten up
for effect. am not the first man VINO has laid
! this charge at the governors door. Colonel
, Wells, if l am not mistaken, made the same
| statement which have made about the gov
| ernor in the presence OF AttOrney-GeneTal
| Harris, without the latter's denial. Now, lei
| me tell you one thing, You are part and
| parcel of the government. This government
! is not composed OF one or two men, but OF It's
| entire citizens, and 1t is your solemn duty &c
| ascertain Immediately whether this is truth
| or falsehOOd. say 10 your republican Leaders
| this: "If these statements against the gov
ernor are false, let him state the fact IN his
| own handwriting and over his own signature
| Now we will talk OF intimidation. That there
| has been intimidation in the south, and thai
| there is now, admit most positively. The so
| called Republicans intimidate, either by
| threats of violence or some huge story, every
| colOred man who consclenuously leeIs thaI
| he can't support certain men for ONCE, when
| he knows that they are incapable OF being
| trusted, Again, make this charge: That the
| general government is the champion intiDi-
| dator OF the country. No matter now honest
| man may be; no matter how well educated
| and entirely competent TO NIL position, he
| cannot get ii If 1t is TO be filled by appoint
| ment of the national executive, unless MS let
| ter of recommendation paints in glowing
| colors his extreme loyalty 10 his admlnlstra'
| ton. If he should be so fortunate as to secure
| an appointment and he dares to refuse his
| support to the Republican party, his royal
highness, Ulysses s. Grant, is notified imme'
| diately, and that man has either to lose his
| position or lie most fearfully TO retain it
| You have candidates to elect and men TO Sc.
| lect. Secure those who are recommended by
| qualification and honesty for the position
| Here are A. r, Howe and 5. W. Wells for con-
gress from the second district. Don't deal IN
| dead Republican stock. Then there is Orange
| Brunt for the legislature. They mag be nice
! gentlemen, but this does not make them nj
| legislators. To make legislators men mus
| know law and the rules OF human action, and
| be able to frame such as to represent thetI
| entire constituency. II they be not honest
| and do not possess such qualifications, they
| must he consigned to ObScurty. Then there
| is another So-called Republican (Howe
| for sheriff Poor fellow! There are great
| mauy charges against him. II mis- duty to gel
| out Of these scrapes before applying for any
| position. Then there is OZanne, the French
| gentleman, who has been sheriff Tor long
| while. Now l sSk you, cOlOTed men, now
| many cOiOred deputies has MIR. OIanne EN-
| plOyed since he has been in Ofhce? LCrieS Ol
| hNone. none! none" by the cOlOred men.
| If you cOlored men supported him-and you
certainly did-he ought to give you some rep
for ne has never employed any cDlOred III an
as a regular deputy, although once or twice
| for special'purposes. Cries That's sO.'' Furth
| er There was murder committed IL this
| county while OZanne was sheriff, and II he
| had done his duty the murderer would have
| been caught. This Is true and can give my
| authors il he or MS friends deny or desire IL
| Why. he sends clear over to France to get G
| cook here IS no cOlOred woman in SardI
who knows how to cooK. No matter how pOOl
| she may be; how much She needs dress, OF
| how anxiouS 10 work, the cOlored woman i!
not employed by Sherin OZanne. No, he can
: not give a place TO you negroes, nol
az Office, Tor he Is not gOlns
to employ you negroes, nor has. he