Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-21
SOUTHERN POLITICAL NEWS,

| vanity of a few would-be governors AID ssna-
| tors"
Jackson (Miss.) Clarion: In the lest
| election the Radical majority in the counties
composing the sixth congressional district
was four thousand Qn round numbels). A
| change of two thousand will elect Chalmers,
and that can be effected in Jefferson, Wllkln-
son and Adams counties aloEe.
Helena lark. World: From Hon. II.
P. Slaughter, of Lee county, who was in the
| city this morning, we learn that F. H: Govan
was undouD edly elected clerk over Jackson,
coiored. The vote at Phillips bayou being
thrown out on account OF irregularities.
Mr.. Govan is successful by majority of
twenty-five.
Chattanooga Times: Mr.. G. March.
banks, of White county, State senator, seems
to be busy explaining his transactions with
the penitenJiary essees while he was senator
in 1874. If Mr.. Marchbanks would take him
self out of the canvass-as he ought out of de-
cent respect for public opiDton-he might set
tie with the penitentiary people at leisure.
Water Valley miss Central: We
learn that our candidate for congress, Colonel
Van. H. NJ aiming, is getting the best of his op-
pOnent, Mr.. Walton, on every stump that he
has met him in the district. That is nothing
more than we expected. SOms OF those letters
OF Walton's are right heavy weights to carry,
and our Manning knows how to use them.
The Helena lark J Mail has the fol.
lowing: "Wanted-Seme of Sheridan's sol
diers 10 protect a colored lawyer OF Little
Rock, by the name of Ford, from assassina-
ton DN DIS cOIOTSl Ie'lOW- ClIlZ6nS, 0dNl0S
voted The Democratic ticket Every man has
right to vote just as he pleases, and it is the
duty of the government to protect him In 1t.
1t is a duty that will be performed"
rhe Paris IutelligeDcer speaks ss fol
lows of Colonel W. E. Travis, an Independent.
Thomas candidate for the legislature from
Henry county: But Colonel Travis will not
be elected. He will have another tree ride up
salt river, and his through ticket is already
signed and sealed. II you are off, goodbye,
coiOnel. A pleasant trip and safe return, my
prodigal, old boy. Goodbye, colonel"
Brownsville States: The nomination
of the Hon. F, B. Ragland for reelection to
the state senate by the Ripley cOnve ention,
was at once an act of justice to useful legis-
lator and citizen, and step of prudence and
good policy. We feel deeply gratit1ed to be
dou ely assured that he will make a gallant
and successful race against any opposition.
Pine Buff Ark Prees: Our gallant
standard-bearer, Hon. william F. Slemons,
present United States congressman from
this d strict called to see US yesterday, Noble,
chivalrcus Slemons! Glad are we to record
the fact that you will be your own successor to
congress. He goes from here TO Lafayette
county, where he will begin his opening cam
paign speech on the twentieth instant.
Charleston Is. C) Journal: A private
letter received from United States Marshal
Wallace ates that, upon his arrival at Co
lumbia a day or two ago, he was met by
committee from the Republican party, who
tendered him the nomination as State treasu
SI,a
he would consent to have his name placed
before the convention he would certainly re-
ceive the support OF the entire body.
Nashville American: In q sDeech
made by Governor Foote at the capitol, in
this city, Thursday evening, January "a, 1861,
in reply to conservative speech made by
Hon. John Bell two evenings previous, Gov
ernor Foote said: Any southern man who
VINO wou d accept an ONCE under Mr.. Lin
coin would be a Judas lscariot." What do
the East Tennessee followers of Governor
Foote think OF their present leaderf
Water Valley (Miss.) Courier: That
there is a determined and studied plan on foot
by the leaders of the Republican party to pre-
vent by every posi- ble means the attendaI ce
of the colored race upon the public meetings
and public discussions OF The present political
contest, there can be no doubt; and that ]. L.
Scullock, the head and leader Of the Radical
party in this county, has been wor king on
and carrying out that plan OF operation, there
can be no doubt.
Helena (Ark.) Mail: In speaking of
Radical wolves and bIoodhounds, we do not
wish TO be understoo ID as applying such terms
to any other than few OF The leading Radical
politicians of this State. We mean to include
such men as have been conspicuous hereto.
fore in election frauds and in fastening upon
the State an enormous and, in some instances,
fraudulent debt. Men of the stamp of Powell
Clayton Jack Mcclure and that old pious
fraud, Joe Brooks.
Clarendon (A:k.) Age: Some irregu-
Iarities in the conducting OF the election in
worse thaD panther with a grindstone to his
tail These irregularities show Ignorance an
incompetence rather than fraud. They did
no act that will finally deprive any candi-
dates of their rights. We believe in practic-
ing reform as well as preaching II, and moth
ing needed reforming in these days of Radt-
caiiSm so much as the manner of conducting
elections.
The Austin (Texas) Gszette thinks
that Governor Hubbard will convoke the
legislature in extraordinary session as soon as
pract cable after his installation into office, TO
save the state creoit and obtain adequate
means to defray the expenses of the State gov
ernment The revenues that will be derived
under the present laws will not run the gov
ernment and pay the interest on the public
debt. There will be a deficit in the fiscal year
of not less than three hundred thousand
dollars that must be met
Jackson (Miss.) Clarion: 1t has not
escaped observation that the vacancy in the
Republican electoral ticket has been filled by
the appointment of =. j. Ireland, who was
formerly custodian of the Alcorn university
fund, He is a defauIter to that fund, and the
excuse al eyed for the deficit was that he had
loaned the money to the Republican execu-
tive committee, and IL had not been returned.
Never mind what the excuse was, the charge
exists, and yet he has been placed in the re-
sponsible position of elector tor the fifth con-
gressional district.
A correspondent OF the Nashville
American says: Mr.. EtheIidge is reported by
a CORES pOndent OF your paper as saying in
political speech recently, that the Democratic
party haa hired Ariel TO write his work on
The Bibli cal Status of the Negro" In this
assertion MI Etheridge is grossly in error, for
the writer of Ariel has not voted but once in
thirty. six years, and that vote was cast for
MilIard Fillmore, The works were published
because they are true, and without consulta-
tlon with any man oil either political party.
September IL, 1876. AhIEL
In the coming election Virginia vo., 8
upon the following amendments to the State
constitution: "FirSE-That no man, who does
not pay his poll TAX to support the public
schools, shall vote. Sec0nd-ThRt no convict
thief shall vote. Third-That registration
shall rot be had uniess required by the legis-
lature. Fourth and Fifth-The legislature
shall meet once in two years, and only for
salary; and the number of members OF the
house be reduced to ninety or one hundred,
and the senate TO thirty, and thus save 10 the
taxpayers one hundred and nifty thousand
dollars at least"
Columhia Herald and Mail: The
Democrats of Giles had great diffiulty in nom
ipatiDg a candidate for legislature. = great
many popular men We're voted Tor, among
ford, Captain John g. Lester, VIM. Rivers,
| and Others Three times Mr.. E. 7. Taliaferro's s
name was mentioned, bat ne prevented lts
| ceiVei every vote ia the conventlon-ninety.
| He then accepted, because IL was evident that
| his party needed and demanded his services.
| We are glad of it, The legislature needs the
/ Lest men we have. Mr., Taliaferro will be
| elected speaker OF the house, almost Without
| OPPOSITION, IOr ne Will nave no peer us u pre-
| siding officer In that BODY.
Kosciusko Miles Star: A few days
| ago a merchant in central Mississippi wrote
| 10 leading b. mixer in Jackson to know what
| State sTrauts were worth aud If any could
| be bought, and received the following an
| swer: awe have none for sale, and could not
| buy them for less than nlnety-e,ght cents. F."
| Last year at this time When Ames and his
! miserable carPetDag crew domino cred over
! S''--'asinDi. state warrants could be bought
| for severity two cents, DuJ marx Inc cnauge
I since honest competent men control the af-
! fairs OF our State. WIN some Hay es and
| Wheeler man tell us tue Gauge of this: why
| our warrants are worth twenty six cents
| more on the dollar than they we're under Re-
| publican government? Don't all speak at
| once.
The BabcOck Trial.
WAsHINGToN. Septembsr 20 The
| trial of General BabcOck and Thomas p.
| SommerYille, charged with conspiracy in
| connection with the safs burglary case, was
| resumed this morning. Columbus Alexander
| and Colonel H. Z. Whitley, eX-Cnief of the
! secret service disision, were examined, but