Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-20

bic, lay on lne great river, one hundred
and sixty miles above Memphis, which
is our main market for buying and sell
ing. You can buy a good farm here,
Oue-fifth, one.fOurth or One-third cash,
balance in one, two, three and four pay
ments, at twenty to thirty dollars per
scre, comfortable improvements; with
less improvement at fifteen to twenty
dollars per acre, on same time; and land
in the woods as good as the best at five
to ten dollars per acre in tracts OF any
size to suit purchaser. We do most
earnestly invite immigrants to come and
see our fine country. We are not
putting or straining on account to de-
ceive you, but you will find all We have
said to he here to show for itself when
you come. We want mostly farmers,
with some good mechanics, school,
teachers and preachers. We want par
ticularly TO call the attention of parties
who have good steam saw and gTist
mills, that this is the place. Only two
saw mills in our county, and large
amounts of fine timber near the river,
too; and we have but one wheat mill in
the county. We want good Touring
mill to grind up the many thousands OF
bushels Of wheat we SEND to st. Louis.
There are two parties here who have
good farms aud timber, who want some
parties. who have good mills to come
and join them and attach cotton-2ins
One of the places has some five hundred
acres in cotton, with good new mill and
ginhouse-I think il a rare chance for q
man who has good machinery. The
writer can give any further information
to those in want of home in our fine
county, and will rent, lease or sell
large amount of land. Those visitiug
our county are invited to call at my
place and will show the country. I
am, most respectfully
r. 8. BRADFORD.
TIPToNvILLE, LAKE COUNTY, Tenn, July
10, 1875.
The COIOred Question.
EDITORS APPEAL-SOmetimes the
columns OF the APPEAL seem to be-
come an arena in which all free lances
may tilt at their pleasure. l hope [
shall not abuse this privilege by attempt
ing to run q course. The movement in
augurated here to bring about more
friendly relations between the cOlOred
race and the old citizens, is attracting
much attention and provoking various
comments. l think discover dispO-
sitiOu TO assume two points IS conceded
facts which are palpable mistakes. The
first is that the cOlOred voters have hith-
erto been culpable and criminal in Civ
ing their undertaking support to the Re.
publican party. The second is that the
Democratic party has always been the
true and real friend Of the c0lOTed race,
and that, therefore, they have made a
great mistake in overlooking this fact,
and turning their backs upon their best
friends. Now I think the negroes are
perfectly justifsble in their general pol
icy hitherto, and also that there have
been such radical notifications and
changes gin the policy of the DEM
OcTatic party as to fully justify
a change of action on the part
Of tine GelOred voters, provided they see
fit to make such change. Let me am
pity these two propositions little. Be-
fore the war the opponents of slavery,
almost to man, were found in the
Republican party. The war which re-
suited in the pres arvatiOn Of the Union,
and which lad for its great event
the emancipation Of the slavea-the
greatest event of the century-wss con-
Quoted to its successful termination sole
" by Republican policy. An uDerring
instinct taught the negroes during the
war on which side their interests lay, s.
Il
every slave he had trusty friend. AT
ter the war, the amendments to the con.
stitution proposed and adopted mainly
for the maintenance Of the freedom and
protection Of the cOlored race were Sc
cured by the power OF the Republican
party in spite of the constant and unre-
Ienting hostility Of the Democrats.
Every law that has been passed by
which the negroes have derived add
tioHal security to their rights has
been of Republican origin, and
has encountered unanimous Democratic
opposition. Need it surprise US that the
keen instinct OF the most ignorant ne
grOes has compTehended this? Would
we not have been obliged to confess
them more degraded and stupid than
they have ever been Sccused OF being, il
they had not been able TO see to whom
they were indebted for all the miracu-
lous changes Of their condition? What
wonder that their credulity was often
deceived by base and worthless men
who had assumed an hOnOred name to
give success to corrupt and selfish pur-
poses? And it would have been very
strange if there had not been found
many among race so long degraded
who very readily lent themselves know
ingly to corruption. These are all we'll
known facts. l do not think it is just
or wise to insist that the negroes have
been guilty of wrong in their support
of the Republican party heretofore, and
that now they shall be expect
ed to sit on the stool of repent
ance and make dOleful con-
fession. On the contrary, they des rye
great credit for their sagacity and for
their strenuous efforts to support the
cause which they had every reason to
believe was the right one. Is there now
sufficient reason TO justify change of
policy on their part? Let US see some
good reason. They cannot afford to bear
the Odium and stigma Of maintaining in
power the carpetbsggers, who have be-
come stencil quite as much in the nos.
trils of one psrty as the other; nay,
more among the Republicans, because
they have brought disgrace and dishonor
upon party whose name they bore.
The negroes must cut loose from this re-
preach. They would find another pO-
tent justification for change of policy
in the remarkable revolution that has
taken place in the Democratic p9r.y.
Since 1872 scarcely Democratic con-
ventiOn has been held in school dis
has not been adopted accepting all the
constitutional amendments, and max
ing solemn pledges to msintain
the equal rights of all citizens, without
regard to color or condition. Very diff
ferent, this, from that Democracy OF
1883, which repudiated the amendments
and proposed 10 overthrow the recon-
structed governments at the point Of the
bayonet 1 have thought these sugges-
tiOns not untimely, because have i'm
sgined little too much of disposition
to gush, on both sides, in view of the
new order Of things. | have wished to
suggest to our cOlOred friends that they
need not make too Haunting display OF
sackcloth, aud also to remind some Of
our gushing Democrats that the "time
has been" when some little doubt might
have been raised concerning the sinceri.
ty and extent Of their negrophiIy.
JOB PRINTING