The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-06

.noh cannot Interfere In regard 10 the admins
uauon or execntion OF the 1unicipal laws OF a
state OF tho Union, EXCEPT under clrrlmstanceS
expressly provided for In the Constitution" And
~ nreierIlng TO those circumstances applied 70
aiie pchYer not, he concluded that action i'beongs
.kciuslVey 10 the government and authorities oil
me slate OF Colorado" But In the present case n
,rnn,s, oeeh correctly informed as to the govern
| aIrn .u praclce OF your excelency's nation, the
administration OF Justice and the protection Of iic
and property belong exclusively 20 the government
I'a,tnn OF the Federal Union, aud the linn
| Imi9ns referred tO, r. llampering the immediate
aud direct Intervention Of the supreme government
VI thc Denver case do not obstrcs the action re-
qncsted In the note.
Yet, sir, with these official papers before
nm, showing the murder Of twenty-eight
uhpncnding and law-abiding Chinese when.
as the President said, there was
No allegation that the victims by any lawless or
uisoraeriy ret on their part, contributed to bring
about n collision.
Showing that the
proceedings ia the name OF justice for the ascer.
tGinment Of the crime and fixing tho RECOMMENDING
therefor were ghnsIiy mockery of Justice
! going TO show. as the Chinese minister said.
thnt the guilty parties might have been iden-
| uned Hs no conccaiment was attended and
calling attention as he did to the fict that
this crime was committed In Territory
! where the control of the administration OF
/ Justice by tho general government was not
! hampcrcd by the constitutional restraints
which Secretary Evarts had said, as TO the
! colorado riot, prevented federal inlcrfcr-
! Cnce.
In regard - the administration or execution Of
/ the municipal laws OF State of the Union.
With all this fresh before the honorable
senator from Ma sachusetts il required ere
| ports OF recent occurrences nt Carrollton,
Miss, 10 suggest to him a Federal meas.
ure Tor the protection OF the lives OF
! people in State who are notpof the white
| race. have shown In discussing the Colo
! RADIO riot that when the question of the rcla-
ton between an inferior and superior race
cnmc before the American people, free from
| the disturbing element of former slavery,
| they decided deliberately that under no cir
cuinstances should the superior race be per
miitcd 20 be endangered; that even the
material prosperity of the white
laborng man should not be threat
! cned even by honest competition, when
| that cheap competition forced the white In
! bprcr o. a lower plane Of moral and intellect
iinl lite, and that the safety of the country
forbade the depreciation OF its free white
Christian civilization; aud this has been en-
phnszcd 10y later action with which we are
familiar
Does the old element OF slavery make any
difference in the solution of the question as
presented at the south? Whether il does or
not there has been a wide difference between
what has been done for the negro by those
who formerly held him in scrvitudo and
those Ia whom lac is mainly indebted for his
freedom.
You who set him free must remember that
the war delivered him Ia you as much Of an
alien hs the Chinaman. You made him a
citizen 10y an act ~ arbitrary and abso-
lutc as II you had malo the Chi
ncsc iiizcns by u summary sweeping
act Of naturalization. You forced the
negro, all unprcplrcd into politics as an
element To be- used for party purposes and
you left 90 us all tue danger all the dtli-
Guilty and oil the responsibility growing out
OF the presence of this element In our midst
You gave him the ballot, hut left the south
erncF 20 feed him and clotbo him and en-
ploy him.
Ours has been the constant contact with
him and the constant liability OF conflict
arising from that contact, IL has been
your, tu Judge Ms harshly, T. Crtici.c
ANA condemn rs we have Cuntcndcd
with the hard problem you gave US
o. solve. While the solution has been
progressing race disturbances have some
umu occurred as the result Of race
prejudice. aud, as | have already said, they
are liable tu occur In the future In spite OF
our efforts 90 prevent them. still, the sub.
staniial advancement the negro has made in
our midst and with our means shows how
We have dealt with him and with the dill
cult question arising out Of his relation 10
"a and o. the State.
In The twenty years and more since the
uCgru has been free he has pru,pcrcd won
dcnuily In thc south. As a rule, when left
free from external influences, hc has done
we'll bad men Ia the past. Tor political adj
vantage, have sometimes excited his prcju.
dicgs aud his passions, ami armyed him
against bis white ncghbOr,. But still 10 i
q iuct that Willie there have been serious
interruptions In particular localities un-
der peculiar conditions tho two races IN
Mississippi. a, elsewhere ~ thc sor.h have
in general approached each other somewhat
loo % spirit uf mutual concession aud are tend.
ing towards harmonious cooperation IN pro.
noting thv happiness, prosperity aud pro-
grgss pi the whole community.
II thv movement succeeds the peril Of race
nuilrunism may possibly disappear. Ac-
CJrliug io the assertions OF some prominent
persons, especially those living outside the
State IL b. not likely to succeed la Ms,is.
sippi, but some cheering evidences to the
contrary come % ~ from Trustworthy citi-
CONS ui both Cplpr Ia that state. In this
connection desire Ia Rad au extract frlm
nn uilr'ss delivered not very long ago by
the most prominent aud prosperous cDlprcd /
planter II Miu.s,ippi. who was once n slave.
At \irkshur,. un The 18th day of Noycm-
hcr ISIS Mr. Isaiah r. Mon -pmcry, ~
lNNfN'NA Nl lNf hlHslTHlNpl ANluftl iNlF us- /
spUiutiun. in the presence Of q large con-
course II people, Including the Governor
nnl other officers ui the state. county aud |
city "a, we'll ag many leading businc,, men. |
uIguyd the exercise ~ the fair OF lssG with !
nn address, In which lac said.
Tho object nni intent IL this association 4 n |
ntuus, thy pride ~ OFT rc iu the product ui their
la'pr ~ bringing them into cgmpriItlon with |
vHrI other nul stimulate their dormant rnrrsIrs |
into fhr TrHluriul ui grftrf cNrpliynrc IN every
nyyuur of lie. And wish here ~ make puhlicnr |
Auoaig alignment thea .iiNr 'lupnihy, caruct olun.
81. aui mAtriil. aid ulurirL AMI a. other b.mi.
lHf rut,fpfIss hN the white IrHplu IT al clatsps
hrlIrtv that thuif actions IN thrar Instances have.
h'ii'f iliu NY words. rlrrl au answer ." TIE /
NtNUl pFuhlcu u the iutIrc ID the two mUcs In TIE
FlUth
ualus ~ unfortunate political dInccnco rryo !
scar. have existed ut "a ruuing csirinrcmcni ~. i
iul and misleading u a. truicucirs. but what We /
have iEiun us tnlHy J. q truth aud reality. By i
rricyuo. ~ puI catalogue AMI supplemental lisl d
viii ig observed that Che subscriptions 10 uuf Ufc
MUM ist in mcrh1nilsc amount io near so 4
and LOO rfsh - ucaf son making n total IT about /
el2l About ~ p~f cgnt II this wHs .ul-rfihci
% white people, aud the amount could have BEEN
hH.l'y incUasrl hut iuf ihg limited time.
We have as uuf guests huuufUl representatives uf /
our city AMI county r1yrrnmcui aud the di.tln.
Uuisiui chief magistrate Oi the state Gov liulvft
loWD. aud - uumlTf III Other prominent ruutlc
uru. Hu.dct, We have numerous lcticn uiutaius
ing pfgiuund rliruu Or non Attendance aud worls
81 Hs0d VIII and ENCOURAGEMENT ifum Imminent
siltUHWrn, iufist clruYmCn, and representatives,. |
Would tliis material nld D. pfnnsnrd, would thcsr
Distinguished h0uofa ~ CuniCfryd by enemies
No tanu mnu usn cunicud that they would hc
iikC The sunlight STRUGGLING through The mist aud
ilF ui Size tuuruiuF. the truth dnwus upon ne that
W nv iricuds i1f the future BE- We have tcgn IN
the Isift that tngehcf tho urrs will uplcnlsh our
worn lands. hcw down the h1undlCa iofctis, aud
uncover the yifEiu soil a. extend our tfiumuhs la
sriculiurys manuiacinting and in thc ar. ani
fortunes and make our ialf southland IN reality |