Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-01
WAVEkLY, ARK.
Ex-AttOrney-GeneraI BIack's Letter
The Canvass I'm Ohio and Indiana
Local Inferests-The Packet
Carl Schur7.
From an Occasional Correspondent of the

From an Occasional Correspondent of the
Appeal
WAvERLY, ARK, September 2S.-I
have just read in one OF your late issues the
papers do not reach with unvarying TegulaTi-
ty the dwellers in the provincesl the mastery
letter OF Ex-ALtorney- General Black review.
ing General Gardeld's speech delivered at the
close of the late session OF congress Broad in
national utterances, grandly aggressive in as
sault, promulgsting the political evsngel OF
the party of economy, retrencbment and re-
form, presenting in vivid contrast and with
critical historic verify the antagonlsms OF
Republicanism as embodied In the
authoritative teachings and pronounced ut
terances of the fathers and founders of the
Democratic party and its administrations OF
the government, and that eXemplified in the
hypocrisy, malfeasance and monstrous cor
Tuptions of the arrogantlT selI-style1 Repub.
ncan party of the day, furnishes campaign
document that should be read and carefully
pondered by every one who has the interest,
prosperity, yea, the very stability of the gov
the life OF constitutional repubncanism.
While exposing with merciesS en-, IN
language OF purest simplicity, yet terrible
the sdroit and cunningly able ieader OF his
party in the house, the writer runs
throughout his epistolatory philippe, q
Teauns Teh tSai must a09 Fa
shame TO the cheek OF his hapless victim, and
cause his newly coined expires ion of the
'presious results OF the war 70 become TO
the future the stere0typed synonym of salient
absurdity or hollow pretension. Certainly
General aIheld exhibited as little prudence
as judgment in especially sending 10 Judge
Black copy of his speech, as If TO taunt the
great reviewer, and challenge at his hands
contradiction OF facts and retutation o; con-
cluslons; and repentance comes too late when
the mailed hand levels back the staggering
bow. That the great good TO be worked out
of this letter, has in part been realized, 1t IS 70
be hoped that your large or supplemental edi
ton Containing 1t has ere this DeeD exhausted /,
and its benefcent teachings extended Dey ond
the circle o, your regular readers, for convic
ton of its wisdom and truths must follow its
peIusal as certainly as change follows change
In the revolving cycle of the seasons.
OHIO AND INDIANA.
Your words OF good cheer in regard to the
near approaching elections in Onio and In
diana are gratefully received, as great inter-
est centeTB upon the results as foreshadow-
ing the issue OF the Presidential election.
Here lies the ,battle-ground-here each party,
approciating the magnitude of the moment,
marshals its forces. In the opening OF the
cam paign, doubts and misgivings overhung
the Democratic ranks, but as 1t progressed
these lifted, and the light of assured victory
NANTES their coloTs and cheers TO the ASSAULT
the lion-hearted hosts. In Ohio the detection
of the German element, and the concession
that its vote will be cast al most solidly for tue
Democratic nominees, marks margin OF sue