Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-06
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Nobody cares what Hawkins did during the war
and reconstruction. Editorial, ArdIGTche, Sefen-
Der Isl
To the Editors of the Appeal
Is that 40? While the blood was hot, and
loaded guns in hand during the war, any act
committed then, according to the laws oil
war, can be condoned and forgiven. But
when the Confederates laid down their arms,
abandoned the cause for which they had
conscientiously fought and bled for four long
wears, and surrendered, they still felt they
were men and endowed with all the feelings
and rights of manhood and citizenship under
the government. They never did and never
will admit they were traitors or rebels to
the glorious government as lnstItuted by
their revolut ionsry fathers. Therefore, while
they will overlook the acts committed under
the influence of the mad passions engendered
by war; they will never, no, never forget the
men who so vindictively pursued them after
the war closed, during reconstruction, and
, since; men such as Alvin Hawkins and his
ilk. who first forced bogus State govern
ment in 1865, disfranchised thousands oil
men who had more real patriotism In their
little fingers than could be discovered
in the entire bodies of their prosecutors,
And yet nobody cares what Hawkins did
during the war and reconstruction" Great
heavens! What an expression in South
ern newspaper published in. the South and
| claiming to represent Southern sentiment
| Out upon such hypocrisy, which would In
cidentally support Hawkins for governor by
| urging Democrats to vote for russell, and
thereby subtract a vote from Bate, the only
candidate who has ghost OF chance tc
defeat Hawkins, the vindictive and persecut-
ing disfranchiser. RUSSELL and all his sup
porters are "coadjutors' OF Hawkins and evil
IDENTIFY desire his (Hawkins) election
"Coadjutor" is their proper name, let then
| lake and wear the collar gracefully. "Sky'
| blue" is too ethereal, (the Ledger will please
excuse criticism) for such desperate poll
ticians, whose sole policy is "to rule or ruin
the only party that will do justice to Tho
! State creditors, and if by acoadiuting" with
the Hawkins party they secure his success
and Legislature to back him, they will ~
| deliberately repudiate forty per cent. oil ih'
| honest debt of Tennessee, the state deb
proper" and still haye the cheek, the brazer
| cheek 10 claim they are the guardians Of the
States honor and integrity. Out agaiI
upon such arrant, unblushing hypocrisy.
READJUSTER.
Cattle Culture In the south.
To the Editors of the Appeal:
Under the above head ] take the libert.
to address the public, hoping what l ma,
saw wifi carry with it the conviction that
am proving my position as | proceed, AM
| will preface my remarks by saying that tn
section of country under consideration EN-
br,ces all portions south of the Tennessee
river west of the Cumberland mountain:
and east of the Mississippi river, excer
those sections where bluegrass hourisheS
and except none other.
desire. however, to be understood a
writing of what is known as the cotton-pro
ducing section particularly. There is, prot
ably. no industry SO little understood by tn
masses, and the reason is Obvious. Certai
sections OF all known countries ere more O
less celebrated on account OF their specis
nroductiou. and the inhabitants of said cour
tries are generally completely absorbed j
the study OF excellence in said production
and this is the natural sequence of the know
| adaptabiliiy of the soil and climate OF
certain locality for CERTAIN product, an
this ia a very proper and laudable ambitio
on the part of the citizen-how TO gel th
largest return for the least outlay of capt.;
| and labor. Naturally cattle-raising sugges
itself to the raind of most farmers as oRe
the means at hand to acquire wealth an
independence, and they jump al once to II
conclusion that start is all that is necessary
, that is 10 say, some stock 10 raise from, IL
outcome being dependent on the time nece
sary for the development OF the enterpris
Having arrived at this apparently very log
cal concls sioD, they proceed to buy COW
and in doing this they buy from their neiei
bors because of convenience and cheapnes
and it is very fortunate they do, or the
would find to their greater cost that there
one industry to which the section under col
sideration is not naturally adapted, t,
many reasons, some of which may be state
r | as follows:
FTst.-And most important grasses grow
| in hot and humid climate are not muir
tious or fat producing.
Sscond-All native grasses in such climat
are short. lived except non-seed-producin
| and these being without seed or fruit, a
9 | never nutritious.
1hi,d.-Grazing produced by. artifci
: tilIage always has and always will prove
failure, ever costing too much 10 be prof
A | able. Finally, there is to-day no knay
country wherei cattle-r aising has proven !
crative where the native grasses are not swe
q and succulenf, of thick and spontaneo
i growth and as enduring as the season
which vegetation fourishes.
( have neither the space nor inclination
r enter into discussion of the merits OF al
species or genus Of herbage, or its specl
!. | adaptation to this or any other climate, b
q will rely on the history of cattle-raising
! all countries, and the experience OF tho
h | Who have tried 1t here, to bear witness oil 4
n truth OF the foregoing nor do ! wish
Z be understood that oattle-raising cannot
done proitably and successfully if proper
pursued, that is by proper breeding and ca
: in rearing and in providing something up
;. which to fatten when reared, all OF viii
II are apparent, not real difficulties. The reae
has doubtless begun to inquire in his mi
y what 1 would have him do. will tell hi
L First improve your stoeki sci! or give a"
e all your old, degenerate, half-stsrved co
| and hogs, get some good stock, SOW Sol
u ] clover for summer, and some rye or W..
o for winter psstdre; meyer depend on yo
e range at all unless it furnishes beggar-l
g and pea-vine, which are the only variet
of heritage in the natural state
= these sections having faitening qua
> ties; raise plenty of pumpkins. rutabag
= mangel-wuftzel and carrots, sugar corn, SOY
- broadcast; cut and cure as fodder; get CT
ting machines, to prepare for feeding; fe
'he.e 10 tnfR aud in season; keep your sto
il ---A ia storay Esa,heri give t
s ssr pIenty of nil hsn young and 1a shD
get good stock and take care OF 4,
: lake care of you. The butcher and droN
will find il out and the shekels will be lori
q coming. If it be objected that any OF !
N foregoing vegetables will not nourlsn IN
y given locality, there is always something
r be had that can be substituted Tor the oei
ouent. Fortunately there are some peol
"a within a circuit of a few miles of Memp
II that have been seeing by these optics and
Re now reaping the rewards their enterpr
A merits. Their numbers, unfortunately,
d very few. There is no good reason "
Shelby county with its excellent and Ia
;. growing facilities for reaching all other m
: \ kets should not soon become one OF the III
" est counties in America. The world va
!, at full prices the many commodities she G
:, be made 10 produce in paying quantitl
Fruit and garden truck are ready for mar
at the proper time to bring full prices, WI
for ali the surplus meat stock she can p
x duce ready market will always be fou
l. AZ home. OCCASIONAL
II Unlaundried Shirts 1Oc.
Unlaundried shirts are now done up for
at the the Snowflake Steam Laundry,