The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-08-16
HAWKINS AT MEMPHIS.

Ir HAWKINS AT MEMPHIS.
It Nashville World
5 The colored Republicans of Mem
a phis, and Shelby county have beel
e fearfuly at outs for some time
: They sent two delegates to tn
s Houk-Butler Convention. Tha
e Convention rejected the one known
$ as the Ed Shaw delegation. Tha
;, feud still exists.
: Governor Hawkins visited Mem
7 Ehis before the election to try anC
harmonic this difficulty. In hi:
speech he tried to make peace be.
tween the African faction by an ap.
, peal to their common prejudice
against the whites. In this he seems
, to have failed as that county elec-
ted Democratic county ticket with
the exception of one name
In his speech he appealed to the
worst passions of humanity, and at
tempted to revive questions that
should remain forever at rest, and
would so remain but for the efforts
OF such demagogues as Hawkins,
and few others of that ilk, who
seek offices through the ignorance
and prejudice of the African.
The Appeal says In his speech on
the bluff last night, Governor Hawkins,
among other incendiary utterances,
said "This country has been drenched
IN blood once to secure the freedom of
! the negro and, if necessary, will be
drenched in blood again to secure him a
| free vote and Il fair count" Such ap-
! peals to passion and prejudice will not
avail Governor Hawkins. Every law
abiding citizen should remember this
speech, and vote accordingly-votef for
the blo9dy-shirt waver to stay at home
Now Gov. Hawkins knows that
the war was not fought to secure the
freedom of the negroes. If it was,
Lincoln and his party were the
most consummate congregation of
liars that ever figured in the history
of nations.
Gov. Hawkins knows that the
Chicago platform planted itself une-
quivocally for the protection of
slavery wherever it existed. He |
knows that after the war was open
ed Congress solemnly declared that |
the war was not waged against
slavery. He knows that President
Lincoln after his election often de-
clared, officially and unofficially that
he had no constitutional power to
interfere with slavery where it ex-
listed, and that if he had, he had no
daSi1.a fo ipfopfapa xr-;4I -
Gov. Hawkins further knows that
he had been factor in Tennessee
politics before he ever professed any
hostility to slavery. That even
after the nation had been "drench-
ed in blood" he and Brownlow still
for some time refused the ballot to
the negro. He knows further that
they never gave the ballot to the
negro until they thought they would
need his vote to perpctuate them
selves in power, and that they have
without scruple gulled and dragoon-
ed the negro in their support by
on his ignorance, and by
to the basest passions of
MS nature.
The Governor says the country, if :
necessary, viii be drenched in blood !
again to secure the negro free
vote and a fair count. This is cool. ,,
6ov. Hawkins knows that the ne
gro has had free vote and fair
count ever since the Democracy
anne into power twelve years ago.
lie knows that he was fairly count {
ID into power by men who would
lot have been allowed a vote if he |
ould prevent it by fair means or ]
oul. \
Gov. Hawkins knows there was a a
ime when there was no free vote {
nd no fair count in Tennessee. b
hat was when Brownlow was the Il
xecutor of the law, and Alvin Haw h
ins its interpreter, Then it was Il
hat he upheld the Governor while Il
g prescribed men by sections, and W
brew out votes by counties. a
Governor, your allusion to free
ote and fair count was an APP tc
cal to the ignorance and prejudice al
the negroes Of Memphis, and we h
ave no doubt your minions and sc
,rikers will use the same for the al
ame purpose from now till Novem- b,
err in
Your appeal was as impotent as it Of
as malevolent and will recoil upon ia
ou. 1t will awaken sad memories &C
/ thousands of bosoms. 1t will re- II
lind thousands of the days when, OF
1dely robbed of their rights, they al
ad to bow their heads and look on W
| sadness while you and the car ia
et- baggers and negroes went d,
trough the farce which YOU called lie
q election.
ST thank thee, Alvin, for the word e
1t nerves my arm, it steels my sword"
The people of Tennessee love a
zee ballot and a fair count. They IL
now how to preserve them; and a &c
nited Democracy will peacefully. u
nd by the ballot, but sternly, hurl OF
ON power the Rhadamanthus of p