Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-27
OUTHERN POLITICAL NEWS.

Hon. John NJ. Bright. member CT con.
greFs, addressed the people of Chattanooga
Saturday night.
Chattanooga Times, twsnty-first: The
Republican conventions met at The court
house yes eTdAy and nominated b W. Padg-
EFT, OF James county, for res tor, and aptaln
" m. Pryor, of NJ ,rtUn, for n IsteT. TIL con:
their ticket will De easily beaen.
Cniumhia Herald and Mail: The can.
didates for governor will not speak In Colum-
bia The cause is thus given by Governor
C unit In which he not speak two years
ago. This is a commeudsb explanation,
and reflects credit on the goSernUr.
Friar- Point (Miss.) Oei's Rap.]: On
Monday last General Chalmers, Democrat 9
can idste tor congress IN ttts Us rict, made i
speech at the cour b )use in this place 10 a
ia ge aud enthusiastic as-emb age OF the citi-
zens OF our county. His audience received
nnsrs nds remarks Win -sy.u.ton ana RE:
made good pre- ssion upon ali classes who
heard him.
RIoxville Chronicla, twenty third :
The Upershouse was crowded last pighi, at
an carly hour, 20 hear the political discusso 10
DetWt 90 Mes rs Lewis T. Baxter and Henry
T Cooper on the Republican side, and 10 'hus
W. Caldwell and r. 2. Toole on toe Demo-
cratic side, on the questions of the day. Upon
whole, the Discussion proved entertaiu log,
and as doUb less enJ Jyed by the large audi
encs pre- ent.
B Itesvilla (Ark.) Republican: While
there are divisions and dissensions in the
democratic family, we are proud to know
that the Republican party Is united and act
ing with the utmos, harmony. From present
Indications we T. el assured OF elec'ing one
member OF conxTess from the third district,
and willie We cannot expect to carry the tate
for Hayes aud Wheeler. we feel confident of
casting the largest publican vote ever given
In the state at any previous election.
B stesviile ARK, Times: From pres
ent indications the breech in the third Is
trIct seems to be irrepar able, and to Us at a
distance the conduct or the deIegat and the
action OF two conventions are, to say tue
least, ver' rtprehens BILE. The inevitable re-
1T OF such procedure only tends TO assure
the election from that district of q RepnbIi-
can canu date, which will pc M. l. Rice. " III
tho Democracy o. the hird district be guilty
OF such a criue7 IOr a crime 1t Will be II you
deft at yourselves.
Rus sellv,lIa (Ark.) Democrat: The
honor and well being Of the party is para
mount to the personal interests OF any Indi
vidual men0er or members OF the part, and
1t must be scrupulously guarded and main
tsined. Whenever th7 personal ambition OF
any member of the party inteTferes wi h the
general welfare OF the party, ct the anIido.e
be applied. Under all the circumstances of
the case, we fee that we shall be compel ed to
place j Jrdan K. Cravens's name st our mast
head of Arksnsas's candidates for represent
alive in congress
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to all observing men that the southern Radl-
Gals ale deliberate aJte;S. pting 10 get no race
riots in the south. At senatooia, in this State,
an Tt Gently in louisiana and outh Carolina
their Int ntiJn is made SO p ain that no fair
person eau longer doubt II. Little Tom Wal
ton, a fellow who used to be down in this sec
ton o. for the war, md who divid d his time
between pettlfOggiug and advoc +ting the g.
Op ming of tue slave trade, is the Radical who
S depended on in the northern part of the
Slate TO IRE the African heart.
Emerson Etbaridge delivered speech
at Huntir z ion recently, and a correspondent
Of he Jackson Sun says: "rne speech was
rem rk" bic for four things, its great Jepg b
anu blaSphemy, vulgarity and m srepreseuta
tions. He IicEled Inc fancy of the negroes
and ignorant white Radicals, but the sober.
minded, in eligent whiIe men OF his own
party were Do5 please d, and several Ia
d es retired in disgust on account Of his vol
garIty. We hinK here that one or two more
-p7ecoes liKe the one EJhe1idge made Sa ur-
day wi give the county to the DemocI ats by
dve hundred majority in November, Let
n:m speak On"
Jack .nn Sun: TIE man whose name
beads this article [Em. Eth sridgel proposes to
speak lie @ next week. He l. now advocating
the election OF Haye- and Wheeler, as he has
a ps rfec' right to do He refused to divide
TIM with General Atkins st Buntingdon,
Dresd-n, Jackson anu Henderson, and an
with anybody. At Dresden he refused to dI.
vide time with Mr.. Z r.. ERilg, and knowing
that Ewin! would an wer him when he con
cludeU, he poke about f0uT hOu s and twenty
minutes, to dI1ve the audience home, SO that
his reckless aud false assertions could not be
contradicted or exposed.
The Vicksburg Miss Herald say of
Walton: "He is a candidate for. congress in
tbs second district. and as ha Is desI erstely
anxious go to congress, the Radi ais safely
d-pend on him to do any sol OF dirty work.
Ames used him to advantage When he wished
10 gel the murderer Morgan iltd in Yazoo
coun Y. Ames removed Chance lor brennan
because he would not bail Morgan, and ap-
pointed Ia DTeonan's stead Little rom The
murderer was at once bailed. TO ever escaped
any sort of punishment Tor deIit er4teIy muir
1ering Hill lard, and Little Ton thus came 20
be Ca leI Judge alton. Now Little Thomas
Is a candidate 1or congress, and he is IN oead
earnest in trying to Drl g on race collt,ion
In accordance with the Radical prozramme.'