Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-02
"A CASE ~ POINT

a CASE ~ lOINI-
As the Democratic-COnservativ club o.
Batesville was p.oC e6ding to the special train
70 come to Sardis, Thursday evening, one o.
the Officers met scott Martin, a co ored III an
and invited him 10 go with them. "No, SIT,
Martin replied; al would 20 with you To tbt
demonstration il did nOt fear my life was ~
danger "dow did you come 10 take up sue
a r'TsDge ldea " asked the officer. Scott Mar
ua Then admitted that Howe had told him 90
that ne would be killed If he went &c SGrdl 5
etc. Thsreupou Nj, Perkins well-knOwr
merchant Of B4tesville, and an active mem
ber OF the club, halted the procession, JOic
Martin the statement of Howe was untrue
aud pledged him the protection OF the enlft
club of i've hundred should he go with then
10 Sardls. Then he made a motion that every
adcal, white or black, who should go win
them 10 S1rdiS should be sacredy protected
from all danger and harm. This motion war
unanimously and enthusiastically adopted py
the club, which was composed of both viii e
and black men. Martin Is the keeper OF the
Pamela county poorhouse, TO when posillon
he was elected by the Radicals; yet NJ Is
frightened by Howe, whose propensity for e3'
aggerating is excessively criminal, lnaslnuCh
rs such stories as the one he told Martin are
calculated 10 make the negroes unnatufaIIy
suspicious and do much damage. such men
have the effrontery OF perfected imprdeEce
itself, and do anything for office, even if II oe
lying TO cause n uTder and TiotlDg.
THIS Is TIE PICTURE,
and This is the manner outrageS are manu-
iactuTed. NOwlet these men deny this, for we
viii publish what they may say. Mr.. Howe
who went for troops and could no. get them
thus pains eff his own created unuuths upon
an ignorant people. Will President
Grant or Governor Ames nave
the kindness to Investigate this
We mean 10 let the Intelligent people Know
exactly how and where tbs outrages start
how the negroes, by stories Of falsehood, are
led to believe tney are TO be murdered and as
saSsinated. Governor Ames IS asked 10 in
Vestigate these stories and try, for once in his
life, TO do justice, both to white and bl sck.
IN the meantime the APPEAL Will cheertuliy
give BOwe, Ozanne, or any other member OF
the Radical party, space 10 publish their &C.
nial Of this cnaTge. Confess or deny, Despite
such means as the above,
THE COLORED MEN
did not remain at home but a great many did
Sttend and partici pate in the demonstration.
They Were several hundred strong" and took
even deeper Interest Ia the exercises than
the white people. They So I'm determined to
overthrow Rsdicalism, and no longer will
they be deceived. They have been assured of
the enjoyment of their rights, and sre willing
to repOse confidence in the white men wnO
give them living and have cared for them
when ent srtainiDg different political senu
ments. Again we repeat that it was notice
able how eagerly they Joined in
THE GRAND DEMONSTRATIONS,
which had been planned and agreed upon oy
the Sardis Democratic club. The chief mar
shal Of the occasion was Captain Calvin b.
Vance, OF the PGBold Star. In view of the eX-
Ccllent service he has rendered the people OF
Panols. the position of chief marshal was a
merited testimonial to his ability and a
worthy recognition OF his efforts in behalf of
the puDlic. Captain Vance was assisted by a
corps OF msrShals, consisting OF w; q. NelI1s,
Colonel John K. Dickens, George r.
by, Berry Cannon, coiOred, v.
o. Hunter, Dan Johnson, colOred,
+. II. M'Murray, Silas Patton and Fleming
Russell. The booming of cannon, blazing of
rockets, music, huZzas, tramp of men and
horses and vehicles of every description, with
The hundreds Of transparences aud cleaning
torchlightS indicated that the hour t9f com
menciOE the exercises had arrived. The
mounted marshalS gallOped about in hurry,
and for an hOur or more were buy III giving
orders and
FORMING THE PROCESSION.
The people from the country continued 10
arrive in great numbers, and everywhere the
eye fell were seen groups of men, women and
children, watching with delight the move
ments of the fCOtmen and hoISemen who were
TO participate in the procession. The cOlored
people INDUCED in many remarks, which
were so uncompiimentary TO the Radicals OF
inVectiVes CT outraged friendship and de-
celved confidence. By eight o'clock the mar
shals had got the procession into line, and at
a given signal the procession started. The
following was the formation of
TIE PROCESSION.
Footmen with torches.
Grand Marshal, Captain c. B. Vance, mount
ed on white horse.
Band wagon, accompanied by six tOrchmen
Large tranSparency-"Hail the Conquering
Heros ConIe"-accOmpa panied by tOrChmen.
Candidates MessTS. Hall, Floyd, Vaughn {Coi.
Ored), Fletcher, LittlejOhn (coloreI), El-
bridge (colored), Sledge, Knox, Alex
auder and HightOwer.
Two MANN 9th uanSparencies, followed by
the SardiS Conservative club, three hun
dIed strOng,with torcnes and banners.
BatsSville, CORTLAND and POpeS stat on
clubs, with torches ana transparencie'.
Citizens on foot.
Mammoth cies, followed by drum
and fife of different clubs.
Grand revolving panorama, trsnsparenc-eS
to chllgnts, tanners, etc.
Different mounted clubs of Eureka, Spring
pert, Centerville, Pleasant Mount, Como,
Ell Dorado, Lees academy, PilgTims
aOs's creek, Humanity, Blue
Pond, Wesley's Chapel, YER
non, mory, Strickland,
Hubbard 5 creek,
Courtland, etc.
Twenty other mounted clubs from different
parts of the county.
The procession, in the above order, moved
from its staTting-point in the grove south o.
the Methodist church, and pursued the fol
lowing
Up Main street TO stOnewau street; thence
afong Stonewall street south to POcahOntas
street; from Pocahontas street west TO the
railroad crossing opposite Colonel BalleD
tines Tesid6n nee; thence north up Main stree
10 the square and speakers stand.
THE PAGEANT
was a magnificent sight, and one that vii
never be forgotten by those who beheld il
The designs of the traDsparencieSW were unique
and very expressive, illustrating, as they did
many OF the countless peccadlllOeS, pOlitiCa
traffics and franchise lmpositionS in which
the Radicals of Pamela have been engaged
The display was one OF the largest ever made
in Mississippi or any other state, and coulC
only result fIom people thoroughly aroused
to the necessity of engaging industri
ously and sincerely in great polit
ical struggle for their rights and privilege
as freemen and citizens OF America
At least two thousand, and many say twenty
five hundred, and even three thousand, Whit
and black persons participated IN the process
sion. Certain il is that tbs magnitude OF tni
procession surpassed any similar display eVel
made in Mississippi since the war. A. far a
the eye could reach there were bright gleam
ing lights and fransparencies, many of Jht
latter being quite large, yet everyone typica
portrayal OF Radical corruption and ap
preaching defeat. The streets were thrOngeC
with men, women and children, and from Ou
the windows and doors of the private resi-
deuceS pecred many an eager eye as the grant
pageant with drums, fife, banners, tOrchlight
and tansparenoies moved by. our commits
sioner was reminded somewhat OF the Mem
phiS Mardi GraS, for no other display that ht
has witnessed in Tennessee or Mississippi cal
equal thai made by the Democratic-COnSerY6
tive clubs at Sard' S Thu sday night.
THE ENTHUSIASM
Of the people was unDounded. Ladies anC
children waved their handkerchiefS, mel
shouted until they were hoarse, while her
and there a Sky-rocket would speed far abov
the great crowd and burst into a myriad O
beautiful spangles, which, in their glitter ant
radiance, Outbeamed the very stars ira
twinkled as If with laughing JOY in the dis
tant heavens. But sky-rocketS cannot b.
stars, nor can men become goes. Yet the.
need not act as demons, and, like the Radical
in some parts of Mississippi, viOlate-eveIy IN
Stinct of honesty and outrage truth and jus
tice. The procession reached from StOnewal
street to the fair grounds, and was Ihree-quaT
ters of an hour in passing given point. Ih
clubs on horseback were formed into line nea
the fair grounds, and commanded by CclOne
John X. Dickens. They also bore tOTchught
an transparenciCs, aud as they filed by pre-
ssnted a strange appearance TO the eyes O
many of the specta OTS. The cOlOred mel
were largely represented, AID generally CAV
expression 10 their feelings Of Joy and pride
+ Especially did they do this when gazing upo
the
DESIGNS or THE TRANsPARENC-ES
which were generally cariCatures and bur
IesqueS upon Howe, OZanne and other whit
Radicals whose official conduct have ren
dcred them Cdious TO the white citizens an
hundreds of cOlored men in PanO.a county
pictures and fidelity Of expression, which n
one, save q person well veTscd IN the knOWledg
OF the outrageous conduct OF the subject carr
turedscOuld have designed with such pTecls
appreciation and telling effect. Take lor IN
stance the mammoth
TRANSPARENT PANORAMA,
which was made upon a revolving frame
about twenty feet high and twenty-five feel i
diameter This illustrated device was mount
eu u large wagon made expressly for Jh
purpose and drawn oy mules. a colored ma
drove the team, while upon the Fehlcle Wer
grouped a number oGWEite and black person.
who seemed 10 say,
LOOK ON THIS PICTURE,
which represented a COW ana bull-yearlin!
with { lns reSsman Howe sucking one ot tn
formers tsats, and OZanre, the Radios
sheriff, trying TO just get tbs hands on aaOth6
large protnberance o. iactesl fluid. The bul