Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-19
THE NEGRO AND THE CARPETBAG

GER.
The New York Tribune draws the fol-
lowing picture of the carpetbaggers in
the southern States:
The miserable conspiracy of carpet.
bag pluudsIeTs, which has called itself
the Republican party in certain south
eTn States, has existed by reason OF its
power over ignorant colOIed voters. In
the earlier years of reconstruction any
creature who held q Federal Office or
wore the uniform Of soldier was re-
gETdsd By the simple cOloIed voters as
em6Odying in his person all the might
and msiesty Of the United States, all
toe claims OF the Union to the gratitude
and affection Of the colored race, all
its power to save them from vague
and terrible wrongs ia the future,
and 81 the confidence TO which the
United SAFES government was entitled
a their hands. The meanest deputy of
the nasnest official by virtue of his
commission OF authority, wss locke d
upon as the personal representative OF
the United States of America, and, Just
as any mob Of unreconstructed cut
throsts would instantly disperse at sight
o. ore Unarmed man in blue Uniform,
the cOlored people yielded unquestion-
OF Federal officer. Thus the south was
organized by caTpetbaggers for their
own uses, and il need not be said that
the least scTupulcus Of them were often
the most successful in securing the con-
troll Of such an organization. Once in
the hands Of these men, the organizes
ton wRs used By them for selfish puTpo-
ses. They cared not 3 snap Of the finger
for the rights OF cOlorel people or white
people, robbed both with absolute i'm.
partially, excepting as the whites paid
larger taxes because they owned more
property, and selected coloTed men for
Office only when il suited their private
sims. The cUlOTed people became FESTIVE.
But they were scared with cunningiy
C0ntrived tales OF imminent peril and
whecdled with extravGgant promises.
Ignorant men dreamed Of "forty acres
and muie;N Others more intelligent
dreamed Of a seat in the house or the
snate. If at any time the scare sbsted,
the fiendish ingenuity Of the sdven-
turers was generally equal to the task OF
creating disturbance, in which, ss Gov
ernOr Ames is ssid TO have remarked,
the murder OF few negroes was very
useful 20 the party. Promises were still
trusted because they were made in the
licRn party, aud SO, month after month
and year after year, this Tsscaliy organ
iZatiOu of spOiismen has continued to
plumber TIE south, rule the Republican
party there, and hold great power over it
IN congress ard throughout the country
by means Of it's control over the colored
vote.
Tne readers of the APPEAL will
readily recognize the fl ielity OF this pic
tuEe. l. s a true likeness, drawn by
master-hand. But things have changed.
Less than two months ago fifteen hun.
dred c0lOred voters marched to the polls
and cast their ballots Tor Judge Flippin,
the Democratic nominee for mayor. In
Mississippi, twenty thousand negroes
ceased 10 follow the lead OF their CARPET
bag oversesTs and voted with the Demo-
Gratis for retrenchment, honesty and re- |
form, The colored members Of the Mis-
sissippi legislature are clsmorous for the |
Impeachment Of Ames, Davis and Car
coza, whose corruptlous in office caused
the defeat OF The Republicans. Anes's
Crimes ere Infamous, Davis is accused Of |
selling EardoEs, and the msItyred pa
trio! Csrdoza viii be impeached for such
trhing indiscrstions as embezzlement.
bribery, forgery extortion, perjury, and
several ether little weaknesses charac-
teTistic OF the career OF Radical states
men N Mississippi. Another significant
event has transpired recently in the con-
gress Of the United States. Tae Demo-
cratic house Ct rspresentstives refused
10 unsest & negro member and put In
MS place q white man contest
Tx his seat. HARRISON is a col
ortd Republican member OF the
house, and his seat wes contested by