Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-11
TENNESSEE POLITICS.
The CIarksViIIs Meeting a
Bate Crowd.
How James Faced the Mob.
The Skinning That General Tur.
ner Gave Hawkins.
special Cor. Courier.Ionrn,l

ner Gave Hawkins.
Special Cor. Courier. Journal.
NASHVILLE. August 81 learn
from a gentleman of this city who
was present that the boilers pow wow
at Clarksville last Saturday was very
much tanner affair than the hegira
organs try to make it appear. That
the majority OF the voters on hand
were regular Democrats, not bobtail
boilers who had run away from the
Mecca Of genuine Democracy, is
evidenced by the fact that whenever
the Hon. Ebenezer James referred in
his speech to Bate, House or the
Courier-J ournal he received tire.
mendous applause. Finally Ebenezcr
got so sick of that character of
response that he paused in the midst
OF one OF his innumerable peroratious
and roared, Fellow citizens, this is
not the first time have faced mob
that were ten to one against me-"
This is one sentence in the address
delivered on that occasion BY the Hon.
u. A. James, which the Boilers or
gans have, as Andrew Jackson Nool.
ing would say, ''pertiuaciously prefer
mitted to present" And it is exactly
like Colonel James. He is one of
those manly, combative characters.
ready always to face a dozen as boldly
as one. In after years it will be mat
ter Of tradition, the manner in which
he met and mutilated Hon. Henry s.
Foote in the Presidential campaign of
1876. In fact, Colonel James is the
biggest and brainiest, and | believe I
may add the most conscientious and
honorable, orator Of all the Boilers
1t pains me to see such a man follow
after strange gods and godesses; but
there comes time and tide into the
lite OF every man, which carries off the
best.
HAWKINS sQUELcHED.
Hon. G.. P. NJ. Turner, of Memphis,
never sees an opening but be is sure to
I'LL it. Governor Hawkins spoke at
Belle Point a few days ago and was
followed by Colonel Turner. The
proposition to divide time was NOT
accepted, but Colonel Turner claimed
his right, not only to bear arms il
publicly exposed, but to publicly
expose any fraud which might be
uncovered in his hearing. Alter Gov.
ernor Hawkins finished his speech, as
learn from Captain John 4. Hills.
man, OF Memphis, one of the members
of the Democratic Executive Com.
mlttee, Colonel Turner began to fay
the Chief Magistrate alive. Referring
to his lGov. H.'s) Memphis speech, he
(Col. Turner) said:
VI am Attorney General for this
district, in which Memphis is in.
cluded. When you declared to the
negroes that you were ready again to
'drench this land in blood to preserve
their right to vote, you uttered an in
ceudiary speech. Besides, no party
seeks to deprive them of their rights
and you know it. ] shall, sir, fol.
lowing the statutes of the State, if you
ever utter such language within my
jurisdiction again, see to it that YOU
are arrested and thrown in jail to
answer for the outrage. In doing SO
shall but pursue my plain duty-a
duty | owe to myself and my people to
perform"
DR.. r. L. G. White, in his card cor
rectiug the Courier Journal telegram
that he bad repented the error Of his
way and returned to the one and only
Democratic fold, says that the hegira
he made from the June convention
satisfies him. Hegira (see Webster)
means "a dcsertlon of ones friends
and country" We told Bob he was
doing just that thing all along. but
didn't expect him to admit it so soon.
Good morning, Mr.. Rev zelI, ," one
gent teman greeted another yesterday.
you mistake your man, sir; my
name is Russell" replied the party
addressed.
"Oh, l know that; but if F-u.s
Sc III spells Fewzoll, you ought to be
Rewzell, especially since they talk OF
running you for Congress next elec-
ton"
Bob White says he's satisfied with
boiling" He ought to beat least
"CountrymUn," who addressed him
several open letters, thinks SO.
What's the news in town." was
asked OF an old darky during patrol
ing times" Warm times dar, sab,
warm times. jess got my thirty and
nine and left. Dat satisfied me '
Miss Busby, the blind girl of Law
renee, says she holds a bond issued
in 1859 for $1,000, and intends to fund
it under the 60-6 act Better hold on
to it, Miss Augusta. Yours belongs to
the State debt proper class, and under
the Bate platform you will be entitled
to the entire sum.
Bsb White is known as the best
philologist in the State-one who
never himself uses nor allows another
to use any but the word which conveys
the exact meaning. When be speaks
OF the Boilers as Arabs who deserted
their friends aud country, Bob knew
what he was talking about.
HOuk Suceumbs to MaryviIIe