Glasgow weekly times., 1859-09-08
Opposition Jubilee at Memphis-Letter
from Hon. Edward Bates,


ering Of Tennessee Wings and Americans
at Memphis. oh the 25th, gathered TO cels-
brate the victories achieved at the recent
election, in which EMERSON ErHrR1Der
and majority of Congressman were eleo-
ted. Eloquent speeches were made by the
veteran statesman and patriot, JOHN BELL,
the gallant Congressional Representative
from the Ninth District, EMERSON ETHER.
iDGE, and other distinguished men.
Among the letters received from eminent
invited guests, was the following:
ST. LOUIS August 20, 1859 Hon Jere.
Clemens and Oilers Committee of huiia-
tiOn, Memphis, Tennessee: sirs-I feel nv
self especially hOnored In receiving YOUR
Kind invitation 10 attend grand jubilee of
the Opposition party, to be held at Mem
phis, on the 25th inst, In celebration Of your
recent victory in Tennessee.
II is with sorrow that l am constrained
10 deny myself the pleasure of joining YOU
in the celebration of an event SO honorable
TO the, gallant men of Tennessee, and SO
promising fgood to the country. Sickness
and recent death in my family have SO dis
arranged my plans for the summer vacation
as to force me to this self.denial.
1t pleasss me very much gentleman, TO
fnd that you designate the band of patriots
who have lately done the good work in
Tennessee, as The Opposition Party. The
name implies that the party is made of the
good men of other parties-Democrats,
Wings, Americans, Republicans-all who
can no longer brook the wild extravaganza
and wantOn disregard of principle in an
A Administration and party, which, embol-
dened by former unmeritea success, vainly
imagine that they lean afford to disregard
the censures Of the world" and to despise
the judgement Of history.
The party in Office q will not say in bow.
er) is, Of itself, weak and helpless minor
iiy. Ii has no chance of renewed success
but the hope thrust vain and fallacious
hope) that re will be so unwise and un-
patriotic as to waste our strength in petty
chickering's about old party names and sub
ordinate questions of policy and convent
ence, and 10 split up our forces into pla.
tOons and sections, as if for the very pur-
pose of enabling our ferior.ensmy to beat
US all, in detail. If we be so unwise as
that-if we allow the adversary to form the
plan OF OR campaign, to marshal our troops,
to tell us when 10 march, and where to
camp, and how TO fight, Of course we will
get what we earn and deserve-defeat.
And by mere folly, we will add 10 the hu-
of defeat, the sting of shame, in the !
consciousness that we had in our hand the
means of victory and the assurance of the
peace and prosperity Of the Nation, but
threw them away. However
It may be elsewhere, l am sure il will not
De SO i'll Tennessee. Her gallant sons are
always ready, when brave and generous
leeds are needful. Her younger patriots
high spirited and bold against the enemy,
out mild and forbearing 10 each other, will
march, in cordial union, on to victory, their
warm zeal guided, and, if need be, restrain.
ID and tempered, by the cool wisdom and
prudence Of the veteran BELL.
Your recent victory, and similar Success
IS in other Southern and Western States
me TO hope for the like good re-
uts all over the Union. The spirit of con.
ervative patriotism is aroused, throughout
he nation by the dangerous misgovernment
nd bold innovations of the last few years;
nd, in view OF the great national interests
low in peril, better feeling--a feeling of
Iarmony and mutual confidence, of kind
orbearance on minor points Of generous
oncsssiOn in favor of peace and unity-is
isibly increasing in all the elements of the .
opposition. Those who foster and advance /
nat good telling, and ripen it into cordial l
nion, will be great public benefactors.- a
uch union alone viii constitute the victory Il
1ithout the necessity for another blow; for f
ne Democracy, as now enervated and de- :
loralized, will be no match for the uni.ed o
opposition.
And such victory! A victory in which i,
ll-even the vanquished-will have cause
} rejoice, because it will restore peace and
armony to the excited sections, law and
rder tv the disturbed territories, moiera- .
on and justice 10 the Government, and "
onor to the nation. Such, at least, is the Il
arnest hope Of your obliged friend and il
,llow citizen. :,
Ed. Bates. :.
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,abster?
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