Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-06

dependence so nearly akin to slavery SIS
TO have but little practical value. My
colOred friends, give up politics as pur-
suit. 1t only pay the CffiCehOlders. 1t
does not feed aud clOths your wife and
children. That man is your best friend
who tells you how to return your friendly
relations with your old friends and neigh
Oors, and who points out the way oyOu
Of solid prosperity, and who proposes 10
adopt laws friendly to your intages.s.
! The great need that you have is 20 be.
! come the owner Of your own home, aud
OF land on which to make q support
The suggestions above, IL carried into
! effect by prudent laws and wise iaEi-ls-
ton, would relieve the States from OPP
pressive deFt, would greatly Reduce tire
taxes upon all interests and pursuit 3, suj
would soon provide many poor oud
. homeless white and black citizens win
homes. This system would materially
| iujlre no one. No man hiss o right a.
hold and own property on
which he cannot pay the take
due to the government for pro-
tecting his rights OfpropeTty and person.
. Allegiance and protection Grr cpTale-.ve
! duties. A man who cannot or viii not
/ pay his taxes has forfeited his allegiance
| and cannot claim the protection
! OF the laws Of the govern.
ment. If all tle people of Ten
! Dessee should cease to pay the taxes on
| their lands, we should cease to have any
| government. If one may never pay his
| taxes, then justice requires that noue
| shall be REQUIRED to do so. Upon the
| principle OF justice all govern
ment5 must rest. There j. no
! justice or equality Of rights
| in a government making one class o. its
| population pay taxes and Of its allowing
| another class never to pay. The State
| government cannot continue to exist
/ without its revenues. If men cannot,
| or will not, pay their taxes and help 10
| support the government, pass the land to
! those vino can and will pay the taxes. If
| by this means the great body Of the poor
| men, white and black, can get homes,
and raise their families, and become
| identified with the soil, and help TO cup.
| port the government snd make the
means necessary to her existence, s1d
| add to tee great aggreg ate wealth OF The
| State and Federal governments, wise
| craftsmanship should shape the policy OF
/ State ami the National legislation aC-
| coTdingly.
During the delivery Of his address
| General Pillow was frequently and most
heartily applsuded.
REMARKS OF COL. NJ. c. GALLAwAY.
Colonel NJ. G. Gallewsy, OF the AP-
PEAL, being introduced by President
I Heniey, said:
My COUNTRYMEN-I regret exceed
ingly am incspacitsted from speaking.
| make my living by writing, l never
made q speech in my life, but I have
this to say to you: the invitation from
President Henley, Of the Independent
Order Of POle-Besrers, is one OF the
greatest things OF the age--it is mag
unanimous. 1t buried the hstchet, ami
we are nov frieUd7. Cheers Ihsve
here letter from our Congressman, Col.
Casey Young, which my frient, Col.
q. P. NJ. Turner, will plesss read. APP
plause.l
WHAT COLONEL TURNER SAID.
Colonel Turner then arose and said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITI-
ZENS-At the request OF Colonel Gala
way, it affords me pleasure to read in
your hearing q letter from our distin-
guished representative in congress, Hon.
Casey Young, who, by reason Of q per-
sonsi misfortune, is unable to be here,
but whose heart is filled with patriotism,
whose words are always just, aId whose
/ anu good viii to his fellows. You viii
listen t. his words with pleasure. l will
read them. LCheers.
COLONEL CASEY YOUNG's LETTER
was then read by Colonel Turner, IS
! follows:
MEMPHIS, July 5, 1879.
| Colonel NJ. c. Galloway:
DEAR SIR-Confined to my room by
| injuries resulting from a recent unfOr-
| tunSte accident, l am unable 10 attend
| the celebration of the Fourth of July, to
be had to-day by the cOIOTed people. and
| to which, along with yourself and other
gentlemen, [ WAS invited some days
since through the columns Of the APP
PEAL. l write you this note 70 express
my regret that 1 cannot be present with
the others included in the invitation at
the proposed celebration, and to request
/ you to make known to those who in
vited us the reason of my absence and
| the interest feel in the development Of
the spirit which seems to prompt their
action. [CheeTs.] In recent mani
festatiOns upon the part OF the
colored people trust see
q gratifying evidence that they are be-
| ginning more clearly to perceive and
| comprehend than heretofore the neces-
/ sity OF q more thorough identity in feel
| ing and action with the people among
/ whom they live, and with whose inter
| est and fortunes their own destiny and
that Of their pOsterity must be linked
/ FOR many generations to come. The
| future relations Of the two races in the
| southern States is s subject frsught with
| the greatest interest and importance 70
every thoughtful mind; for whatever
| might be the capacity OF the one OF the
| other to work out its own destiny il left
| alone, free from geographical contact,
| yet living in the same territory, Diu-
! gled as they are in our social ana petit
cal structure, there must OF necessity
| exist something of mutual interest and
mutual dependence. Applause ] WUat
those relations ought to be, is anu has
been for years apparent to every one
who has looked calmly, without parti-
san zeal or Individual prejudice upon
the situation Of the county and the cir.
cImstances which have surrounded Us,
but how to accomplish a result so
earnestly desired by those Tegardful OF
the public well-being, has been 8 ques-
ton much more difficult Of sOlu-
ton, There is little or nothing IN
the past connection OF the two races
which could be wisely evoked to aid in
shaping their future. ItWeTe, therefore,
better to let the past be forgotten ana
| look alone to the condition OF the pres
ent to determine those that are to come.
1t may be true, as they say, that the
c0lored people have, since the war, sug-
fered multitude Of evils at the hands
Of those Who claimed to be their best
and trues5 friends, but perhaps this was
what might have been expected under
the peculiar circumstance which have
surTOu' led them; but, however, the
road to their deliver NnCs from these
evils is open, and they have only to
pursue 1t to escape from their influence.
TApplaUse. Their des tiny is, in great
measure. IN their own hands and under
their own control, aud they may, by an
intelligent comprehension Of the priv
ieges and duties OF citizenship, and an
/ honest and conscientious discharge Of
its Obligations, advance in progress,
prosperity aud happiness, or by beCJm-
ing blind il Instruments for the &C ON
pIishment OF selfish purposes, in the
hands of bad men OF any class, they
may bring degradation and ruIa upon
their rsee, Applause Il is only
by cUtiVatilg a friendly spirit
between the two races, dealing Justly
and fairly with each other and waiting
with patience and fOrDearalce for the
effect Of time and experience, that the
r,erT,Anppt interest and pTOsneFify of