The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-10
Having a Good Time in Chicago
Prominent Members of the Repre-
sentative Party interviewed.
2. N. Estes Talks Of Southern Com
mercial Conditions.
judge Folkes Speaks OF Sheridan
and the Civil War.
Compliments to the Chickasaw Guards
Evidence that Chicago is Inn
pressed by Her Distin-
guished Visitors.
From the Chicago Times, August T.

From the Chicago Times, August 7.
1t was Memphis day in Chicago ycster.
day, its summer tourists being literally
scattered among the large hotels, Judge
j. l.. 7. Sneed, the head of the Memphis
law school, is at the Richelicu. lie has
been justice of the supreme court and
Attorney-Gen OF his State. lie is tall
and smooth-iaced, full of dignity and cour.
tesy, and sprinklcs "ah" very literally in
his discourse. OF course the judge is Il
Democrat and considers the State reliable
for the ticket this fall.
u. n. Estesis heavy wholesale groceries
and cotton merchant. lie is at the Palmer.
business in the south is improving all
the time" said MIR. Estes. "The cotton
crop this year bids fair to be large one.
The south was put back half century by
the war The people are largely in debt
and II keeps them poor 10 pay interest.
But they are gradually getting in better
condition. The negroes are good labor
ing class. That is all they are tit for. The
majority OF them will not save n cent.
They won't keep money but want to ex-
change IL Tor something they can get hold
Of The white men, who own all the
property pay all the taxes aud suffer II
the government is not properly admins
tered. They control the country and
are going 10 control IL That day X
past when an ignorant, vicious Niger
is going 30 hold responsible office aud
plunge the city, county or State into all
sorts OF cmbarrassmcnts or steal II blind
Intelligence is not going to be governed by
ignorance and vice. The Niger under
stands this pretty well now, aud. II they
vote at all, vote with the best friends they
hayc-the Democrats. They begin 10
realize that they are not capable Of properly
holding office. In the south there IL not
one clever, decent man In 100 that II a Re
publican. A few mean, vicious fellows
Try 10 run the niger vote and profit 10y It,
OF course, there are exceptions 10 these
Republican qualities, but IN community
YOU can count them on your fingers. A
niggcr will vote, generally, where hc can
make the most money by IL. IL was a
great mistake when they were given the
ballot. The next generation NAV improve
some, but all they will ever be lit ior Is to
labor"
"Gen. Sheridan was not held In any
great esteem in the south. and III tell you
/ Why" said Justice folkcs. Of the Tcnnos
see supreme court at the Richclicu ycstcr
/ day. The jurist was In the Virginia ser
| vice during the war. lie Is q man OF sch0l
ary and temperate address aud attain.
/ mcnts. and spoke with cnndOr OF thC
events OF those days and their results.
sheridan wns n great fighter" no coutin.
| ued. "and the south admired his bravery
| aud pluck. but when lac made his iamou.
| raid, after Winchester, he ordered
! his men to kill or burn every.
thing they could not capture. III,
country was completely devastated,
cattle were killed, the dircst dc-olliion
/ marked his path aud every carrion CROW
that flew along his march carried q knap
sack. do not say that what be- dbl Wn'
not warranted by the cNigcnccs OF the
circumstances and a cold blOOlcd intcrprc'
tatiun of the rules oi war, but YOU can
expect that the sufferers by all that desc
lalion can have any great love for the man
that caused IT, Many Of the union Oilic,D
are held In high regard. Gen. Grant wa
a most humane man. lie never mad,
war on civilians and was generous in al
his dealings with the enemy. The south
had great affection Tor him.
ut makes man begin 10 feel old 20 re-
call the war and its scenes. | was abDu
seventeen when ! went into the service
Almost every young man Ia the soutl
capable Of bearing arms enlisted. by ih,
way, read the other day a Federal OH
Ger 4 account OF Hunters. raid into th,
valley. Il recalled the famous fighting o
the boys Of the Virginia Military institute
nj Lexington. That Is the institute ir
which Slunewill Jackson was professor q
artillery and mathematics. II uill rank
with West Point la iis curriculum.
was there ior time AMI knew several a
the boys who were In that fight. Whol
the raid commenced five companies ui th
bows applied ioradmission into thcscryic
10 defend the valley. liy the Con-crp
law Of the Conicdcrucy all over Cightucl
were compelled 10 bear arms, W the boy
that were left In the institute were bciWccI
thirteen aud seventeen. The boys wcr
from all the southern States, but larg"l
from Virginia and North Carolina. The
, hal All thc artl0r aud fire aud daring q
youth, aud we're clutcd at being arccpie
! by the Governor. And, Oh, how they do
fight in that bloody contest when the
carried the oncmy's batteries M Ncwmnl
kcu The i've companies were assigned
plrt Of the field in the contcs. In whiC
about 5000 men were engaged on cac
side. Thcy started for the cncmy
guns In perfect military line, withoI
4 a break, these boardlcss boys faced III
storm oi shells from the batteries. The
1 were at intervals literally moved dOwi
Old soldiers, after advancing Cefiai
4 distance, aud seeing that TO 50 further
I, death without any gain In position, vi
drop down or retreat without being gull
Of cowarlce. IL is discretion rather tha
, desperation. Not once did the line wayu
p longer than II took ior thom 10 close ul
Just think Of fourteen year old boy, vii
IA his schOolmatcB upon either side aud
> front Of him, shot down, pressing 10 u
front. stepping over bleeding bodies, an
II all alone, falling again into III
a without iallct A sweep Of shell wou
s NOV out a wide space, and the boys
m nm instant would look 20 the right NJ
dress 70 the leii presenting a solid fro
N and marching on. They had disabled d
!, batteries. aud then the infantry poured o
~ a hot shot, but with dcyimated numb,
- and rpht In the face Of death they At
prrssea onward. II ever In history an
,bmr has illustrated the ardor Of youth
A xas that charge II those institute boys
?" N,.,.v,.tkrt They captured thogc bl