Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-18
FROM TIE TSONE~.

| Mr.. i;oheri Toombs of Georgia has
lost none of The ability and canjor
which distinguished his course when
| member of the ni.el States Senate.
In the days gone by he was accus-
i toned TO boast that the time would
| coma when lie could call the roll Of
his slaves n. the fool nf RUnher'S Hill.
| Although lie failed a I prophet, and
altogether failed as 4 statesman, he has
| continued 70 enjoy the confidence and
| respect of the Democratic party OF
| Georgia. During the las: session Of
| The democratic legislature of that State
the venerable Toombs was invited by
tina, body TO give his views on politics
in genera! and the policy OF tonven-
! ton To amend the State Constitution
! in particular The ancien, Sarcopha-
gus complied with the request Of the
! Georgia Legislature, and before that
body delivered himselt-among other
:hings-of the following:
We 60: a goot, many honest fellows
4 into first Legislature; but / will tell
YOU how we got them there. ! VIII tell
you the truth. The newspapers won't
tell il 10 YOU. We got them there by
carrying the black vote by intimida-
ton and bribery. [laughter.l and
helped TO do it. lApplanse.l Iwould
have scorned the people if they had
no; done it. And / VIII buy them as
long as they put beasts 10 90 the ballot
box. ICheers.l No man should be
given the elective franchise who has
not the Intelligence TO use il properly.
The rogue should not have il. for gov
eminent was made 10 punish him;
the fool should not have it. for govern
ment IS made TO take care of him, Now
these miserable wretches, the Yankees.
have injected five millions OF sava~es
into the stomach of our bodv-pOIiiic,
and the man who says he accepts ne
gro suffrage, / say, accIrsed he he,
[Cheer>.l | will accept everything:
| Will accept Grant and empire before
will accept such a democrat! Ap-
plause.l The poor, ignorant negro
talk of him governing you and me.
1t takes the highes. order of intellect
to govern the people, and these poor
wretches talk of governing us! Why,
they cant peTpetuate their own negro
"
were in the majority they did not pre-
serve their power and perpetua,e their
rule. My remedy helped Us to break |
that up. We carried them with us BY !
bribery and intimidation. Iadvised il |
and paid my money for il. Applause.l |
You all know il. but won't say it. But |
! will say it, for | tear no man, and ann |
prepared 10 render an account to none |
but the Great Judge, before Whom / !
must appear in few years, for my |
enemies have thought my services TO |
my country so great that they have
done me the honor to exclude ME from
again serving my people. | contest
that honor with our chief, Mr.. Davis.
! am just as good as he is, and he is no
better than | am. demand tina. they
place me beside him. | thank them
for it! Laughter 1t is very few
things that have TO thank them for,
but I do thank them for that. / am
entitled to the honor they thus dis
pense, and shall ask our Represen
tatives to demand it for me, for
fought for ii, and to bring it about.
am, believe, the only living seces-
sionist to-day in the State OF Georgia.
{ Laughter.
This constitution is thievisii thing
md robs the people. The largest
county has the most representatives,
no matter whether if is full Of Gophers
,r men! [Langhter.I THAT'S what's
he matter with Hannah, now" Re-
lewed laughter,l don't want repre-
;entation based on population alone;
We never before had it SO in Georgia.
L was always based upon population
md territory, and, If yOu have a con-
JentiOn, can make yOu 4 constitution
" which the people will rule and the ;
bigger will never be heard of. Cheers.