Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-07
A COLORED MAN
RattIes the Dry Bones Of the Federal
Ring of Memphis in Figor-
Gus, Fearless and Spicy
Fashion.
He Calls Upon All ColOred Men to Free
Themselves From the Bad Radi-
cal Bosses and Vote In
dependently.
To the Editors of the Appeal +:

accept the results of the war, and they now
earnestly desire to adjust the relations De-
tween us for the good OF all, and how 10 DO
his is not a problem of the easiest solution
Now, my advice is that we must have an
issue. and we must adhere to it intelligently
and we will coon command the respect OF all
the good citizens of this country; and the
issue that now divides US will be removed
and a happy state of things will come, with
ont a doubt. Therefore / am in favor OF
new depsr,ure-an independent movement
that is to say, we should love our country
better than party; We should revere the
universal laws OF our Republic; We should
earnestly, openly and solemnly oppose the
furtherance OF
POLITICAL SLAVERY.
We must cut loose from all party factions,
and let us declare ourselves free aud indie
pendent voter. We have not only been
politically robbed by those vultures known
as the Federal ring. This is not the first
time have had occasion TO appear in print
against their nefarious conduct. / never
could perceive how it was that they could
legally borrow all OF our money out OF the
Freedman's Bank, under the new name
for stealing When we placed it in the banks
we were told that we could not draw our
money without giving them so many days
notice / now have good cause 10 believe
that they were at all times specializing with
our money. They also robbed you while
taking the deposits from you, as we'll as
afterward.
There are many cases might refer you to
| wherein they practiced robbipg parties as
| they No ade their deposits. know of one old
coIored man, who now lives In the country
near Memphis, and his former owner lives in
| this city at present. This old colored man
carried $3.50 to the Freedman's Bank I'M this
CITY; and they only gave him credit in his
book for $780, and, as | understand, he has
never as yet received the $3.50. There was q
bill presented in Congress to make these
robbers
| CRIMINALLY LIABLE
| for their Wholesale robbery of you in these
banks, and the bill was voted out of exist.
ence by these same Republican friends Of
| yours. will now tell you what led me FRS
| to suspect this same Federal riug.v Alter
| your enfranchisement they asked me TO as
| sist in registering you, which L did, anc
/ worked TO the last day at my own expense
| After that was all over they then started the
Loyal League, and it was in there that thel
swore you with upliited right hand that yoT
| would never support any rebel for any otfict
| of honor or trust. i WAS about the las
| colored man OF any note TO join it, and it wal
| for these reasons: l noticed that they sud
denly became very familiar with my people
As am one of those men that do not deem
| it necessary that a white man shall drink
eat and sleep with me in order TO convinc'
me that he is my friend, and as my vanit!
| has kept me poor but honest, therefore
viewed these men then as l do now. WheI
/ see so-called white men slipping sn'
| sliding into these back rooms OF the coloret
mems places of business, and sitting ant
whispering together
LIKE THE sIAMEsE TWINS,
aud only on the eve OF an election-aud In
yiting colored men into bar.rooms, l Away
| viewed them with a suspicious eye. Ate
the league had become nearly full OF m
people, these white men withdrew from u
and opened a white league themselves, an,
we we're allowed 10 visit only when expected
However, they split among themselves con
corning who of them should control tn
negroes. The fight commenced with tn
most of them against Judge Hunter, as the.
thought that the negroes were liking the oil
Judge too well. A paper was started by on
CO.. Eaton and others for the purpose @
publishing every colored man who dared I
disturb their belief. had the misfortun
10 fall a victim to these TRADES. At tn
nominating convention each OF them pei
formed his part equal to
DAN RIcE's TRICK HORSES.
/ will now call your attention 10 an undo
, piable fact, that every time there is a col
vention held ct the present time by thei
Federal-ring men and theif associated co
ored brothers, the colored men call the col
yeution to order without a single white boz
acting. You can see the bosses with I'll
! white Federal employees seated in the e.
,, IRENE rear of the colored brothers; and whe
: the time approaches some OF the Smli
family and some other of the Federal rir
bosses will call some of their colore
brothers 10 one side. They will then draw
: | lot of resolutions from their pockets OF the
: own origin, and hand them to their selecte
: | colored brothers to be offered before the col
: vention to be acted upon, and thus it is, yc
a see, that these colored men are there use
: for no other purpose than doing as they a
= bid by these Federal demsgogues. L ha'
for years been trying 10 get you to cease =
q vocating and advancing only the ideas
= such ungrateful so-called white men, al
= put in execution some ideas of your ow
and for the good of all citizens, and not /
the especial benefit of few, for as 1t is nc
and has ever been we, the colored peop
are always left; as these same men
HAVE SOLD MORE NEGROES
since 1865 to the pres sent time than the who
South did during the $50 years that we l
mained in slavery. The negroes never &C
/. the bosses one cent and ever since the abov
named time you have been sitting quietly
, hurrahipg for the Republican party, al
wiping your eyes upon your coat-taiis a.
your nose upon your coat,sleeves, while I
Federal ringsters have been preaching to y,
"nigger in the wood-pile," and singing &
r. doxology that "no negroes need apply"
am prepared to take the names of all
1 you that are not afraid to announce you
selves freemen, that we may call pub
"a meeting that all whom ii may concern W
'e know who intend to join the independe
:, movement. Respectfully,
II GEORGE s. HAYDEN