Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-20
RIPLEY, MISS.
tive Democracy Of TipPan County
speech or ~ On. T.. q. a. Lamar.
Delegates 10 the State Convention Ap.
pointed 80 REGULATIONS Adopted
Fine Prospects OF Abundant
Crops.

| your paper 8 short time ago, the Demo
/ cratic executive committee of Tippah
/ county made arrangements TO hold q
msss-mesting, with barbecue and basket
picnic, at the above named place, and ia
order 10 draw together the masses, IN
vited the great orator and statesman,
Hon. L q Lamar, 10 address the ciu
Zens Of HPpah county and the neiglbor-
hood on the political questions or the
day. Having resched Falkner's depot
by train, at half past ten O'Clock, found
the grove, west OF the place, crowded
with the solid yeOmanTy OF the sur
rounding country, all eager 10 hear the
great Lamar Upon close calculation
il wss estimated there were present be-
tween two and three thousand, includ-
ing women and children. the grove
was literally packed in close proX-
unity to the speakers stand, and
the approaches to It thronged with bug
gies, wagons, horses and mules, fOrcibiy
reminding one Of the barbecues OF old
times, when, during q political cam
paign, the masses turned Ouf in force TO
hear the opposing candidates on the
politics Of the day.
At eleven o'clock Colonel Lamar came
upon the stand aud was introduced by
Captain T. G. Spight, member Of the
legislature, in few very appropriate re-
marks. After thanking Captain Spight
for the compliment paid him, Colonel
Lamar at once commenced to pictUr5 TO
bis hearers the condition of the people
of the south, and the great ruin and Oa-
vastatiOn brought upon them by the
Radical or dominant party, especially
upon the people Of his own native State.
He denounced the reconstruction policy
of congress, which he styled "tGTrible
problem" to endeavor to reconstruct an
old and well-Organized, well-arranged
system Of gOveTnment-a system upon
which the country was happy and pros
perOus-stauDg you might as well Try to
Tesuscita. @ 8 city swallowed by an
earthuuake. He said the party in power,
and they alone, were responsible for
Wrat is called the "c-lOT-line,O
and not the people OF the
south; that congress, Wishing TO
degrade aud huniliate the southern peO-
pie, was determined to take the gov
ernment of the southern States out OF
their hands, and put it into the hands
of the blacks, ard for that purpose es-
tablished freedmen's bureaus, military
governors and military dep0ts all over
the south, being determined to Pot The
blacks iD power through the assistance
OF carpetOsggers, scala T9gs, etc. The
colOred people, aud their old friends the
southern people, would have (Rs they
had always done lived together on the
best of terms after the war WIS over, had
they been so allowed; bUt this did not
suit the dominant party at Washington,
who we're determined to leave no stone
unturned to humiliaie the southern peO-
pie, and, if possible, perpetuate the
power of the Radical party; hence the
establishment, by thst party, of what is
called the cOlOT-line," or the aTFsying
Of the two races against each other.
Colonel Lamar read extracts from the
reports of the committee sent by con-
gress to New Orleans and NicksbuTg,
and showed clearly that these commit
tees, though mostly composed OF Radi-
calls, were unable, after thorough inves-
tigatiOn, to Whitewash the iBstigatOrs
Of tbs troubles, but were compelled
to confess that the party in power
was responsible for the troubles in Lou
isiana, Missif sippi and Arkansas. Col
onel Lamar next paid his respects to
Governor Ames and the Mississippi leg
islatuTe, both Of which he handled with
out gloves.
II Is ppsblOiG lDI lAi6 ~ SaN5 NOl IL
a letter any idea Of this great speech,
which was listened to throughout with
great attention, aud frequently drew
forth rounds of applause. After speak
ing three hours, Colonel Lamar closed
one of the most telling speeches ever
listened to by the citizens of this dis
tiict, and one which will in due time
produce good fruit. He IabOred under
great difficulty during the delivery Of
the speech on account of the great heat,
the thermometer being in the nineties.
At its conclusion diuner was announced,
and the vest Assem- blage scattered
through the woods to partake OF the
basket picnic and barbecue which the
good ladies OF the. surrounding country
hsd furnished in the greatest abund-
ance.
After dinner was over a Democratic
Conservative mass-meeting Of the citi-
zeDs of Tippah county was held at the
same place, OF which DR.. +. NJ. Alex
ander was chairman, and II. s. Carter
secretary. At this meeting Colonel
w. g. Faikner, candidate for
the State senate, delivered a powerful
address in bis usual eloquent style, in
which he paid his respects to the legis-
latuTe Of the State, and held them up to
the scOrn and contempt of all honest
men. He presented his claims TO the
position in 3 fOrcible manner, and stated
that a9 far as he was Individually con-
ceTned, he did not care for the office, but
believed that at this time be could be OF
service to the people OF the district, and
pledged himself TO do ali in his power
to put down Radicalsm and advance
the interC 3 of his constituents. Colo
mel Falkner was listened 10 with msTk-
ed attention, and he left the impression
on bis hearers that TO elect him to the
State senate was to put "the right man
in the right place"
After the conclusion Of Colonel Falk-
ner's remarks, a series Of resolutions
were offered and adopted unanimously.
These resolutions We're handed me by
DR.. Alexander, and I inClOs3 hem to
you for publication.
Colonel Lamar will be nominated for
congress from this district by the con-
VeDtiOD that meets at COTInth on the
twenty second instant, and will i think,
be elected without opposition, a cOmpli-
ment which he will merit, as there is no
one in the district qualified TO compete
against him.
In conversation with Colonel Lamar,
he said it was probable be would,
in a short time, visit Memphis,
which / sincerely hope he will 30,
and give our people an opportunity OF
hearing the greatest living statesman in
America. ! cannot close this letter
without contributing my evidence, TO
that Of many others you have received,
of the fine prospects Of abundant crops
in this section. The rains have beeu
pretty general, and the early corn is
made, and the cotton looks fine, In an
aIea OF three or four miles around this
place there has been very little rain, and
the crop7, especially corn, will suffer;
bat north and south OF Us there has been
plentiful rains, and, in the language Of
an old farmer, there has not been bet
ter prospect any time since the war.
The farmers are in fine spirits. The
wheat and oats are both harvested, and
with good yield. There is d splendid
steam mill in this place, which is now
running both night and day, and farm
ers are hauling their wheat over twenty
miles in some instances 70 have it made
into -four. A. an evidence OF the ost
crop, [ will state that | met this morn
ing farmer offering for sale to a mer-
chant three hundred bushels Of oats. Be-
siias the crops / have mentioned there
is Also c large amount of sorghum cane,
which will very sDOn be converted into
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