Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-19

mcHt 70 IT. NAeis our nefghbor viii sean well Z
learned nursery rhyme, entitled the q last ayins
groaHs and confessions ofpoor puss, in which
the following lines VIII stuke-am afflicted op-
position editors as being peculiarly sppropri-
ate;
KIND Masters and Kisses whoever ysu Be-.
Do SIP for m1meut and pity poor me,
whlnhee On ny aes1hbea Ihy % relate.
NJ mauy mis1arrunes and miseries great
This would form a fitting prologue 10 the
drama which our neighbor viii vet be con-
PEELED to write Of the rise, progress and down.
fan Of the great Opposition Of shelby county
and Tennessee, which would well suit the sub
Unity Of the subject and the terrible nature
Of the final catastrophe that awaits the party,
without any particular principles and without
any more distinctive name than what is in
piled in a term Of antagonism.
But We are forgetting the history Of the
Maury meeting, as written By the chosen
chronieler Of our opponents. Here il is;
Prom the Columbia Mirrorl
OPPOSITION MEErNG--Since we have had
charge % this paper we have endeaVored 10 be
truthful. We have attempted % tell what we
believed 70 be facts, without establishment or
eNaEEerauon one way or the other . for we
hold that IL is not incumbent on an editor, for
the sake Of his party, 10 tel an incorrect story.
and so long a. we continue 70 have control Of
tbs Mirror we intend % be governed alone BY
This rule We know il is sometimes expected
Of us 10 give q favorable report Of everything
calculated 70 advance the progress and success
Of our party, but there are times, We think.
when a plain, unVsrnisbed statement Of facts
IS Absolutely Necessary 20 its1nterest. however
unpleasant II may Be- 10 member composing It.
Ihe Opposition held a meeting in this place
las Monday 70 appoint delegates TO the Nash
vile Convention, and candor, not inclination.
compels us 70 state that il was a cold. PAS
~sioBless, chilling, tame affair from beginning
20 end. We are not bound BY any code of
morality we have ever read, to say that il was
anything else than we have lust described II,
and though il is a most humiiating confession.
we feel called upon 10 make II We try TO
excuse the members Of our party for the mani
fest Indifference and GOODNESS shown bv them
in relation % this meeting. but there is nothing
70 pslliats or ex1enuat- their conduct. and we
are not disposed 20 herald II forth TO the world
that there were tremendous excitement and
great enthusiasm In the meeting, for the pur-
pose Of crestIng enthusiasm and hope among
our friends, when it was apparent TO every one
Present that there were not over one hundred
persons IN the Court House, a good many Of
whom were Democrats, mauifsstlv laughing
Lnmoderately az cur expense. Il is indeed
enough 70 plralyzs the energies OF any one,
save a Democrat, 20 attend a meeting Of the 1
Opposition In Marry county. The meager-
ness Of the crowd on Monday was enough to
dampen the ardor (. the most enthusiastic
speaker, and we thiak il due to our friends
abroad 20 Jet then kuoW precisely how the az
fair passed Of, however objectionable our
course may seem 70 others. Weregret exceed
LnelY that such was the character Of the meet !
inc, but facts are stubborn things, and as a
truthful journalist, we feel il TO be our duty
to give hen as they were
We are soliciting Col Join Netherland TO
become our candidate for Governor at the next
election and in justice 70 him, we think it our
duty 20 show some interest in his success. Il
is due him that we make one effort in his be-
half II be consents 20 run, n viii Be az a great
sacrifice Of time. money and a lucrative prac-
hce a. a lawyer He viii start cut with a
large majority against him. We ought, then,
90 Be able 20 work diligently. He alone canno.
stem successfully the mighty current Of oppO-
sfdon be wiz encounter in the Democracy, for
they are an untrlng, ugilaut, sleepless foe
one hat is always on the alert L is our duty,
then, as members Of the Opposition, either to
pledge ourselves 20 labor for him increasingly
until The polls are closed, or not nominate him.
We are in the minority in this county, but
that minority b. a very respectable one. We
have much 20 encourage us-indeec, more than
we have had during the last ten years. We
say, then, 70 the Wings and Americans Of
MauTy county, that Il is time they lad aroused
themselves for the coming struggle.
The speeches made on Monday BY General
Gordon, n. r. Burt Esq, and Col A NJ
Looney, were able and eloquent, and evincei &
firm determination on the part Of those gentle
men 70 wage an Incorporating warfare
against the Democracy and their practices;
but as we have before remarked, the meageT-
ness Of their audience was enough 10 dsmpen
the srdor Of the most enthusiastic speaker.
when we take into consideration the fact that
there were over one thousand people in town,
there Is no reason OF excuse that can justify so
suaN an attendance on this meeting, and we
trust. Tor the sake Of our party and its princi-
pies, that our friends wiz in future take more
interest in these preliminary meetings.
DEATH OF GEN. w. n. HASKELL.
The Nashville Kers announces the death Of
Gen. WILiAE T. HASKELL, in the Lunate
Asylum, a. Hopkinsvile, Kentucky. Gen.
HASKELL was born in Jackson, in this State,
and commanded The p Regiment Of Tennessee
Volunteers a. the siege Of Vera Cruz and at
Ceuo Gordo. After his return TO Tennessee,
he was elected to Congress from the Jackson
District He also served as the Representative
Of Madison county in the Legislature, and as
Assignee Of Bankruptcy in ts Western Dis
trict Of Tennessee. He was regarded as the
most brilliant and promising man in Tennessee
at the time Of his election 70 Congress, and
would have attained to the highest positions if
h. had applied himself to study and business,
and avoided those unfortunate habits which
proved his destruction. Gen. HASKELL was
oue Of the most captivating orators that ever
addressed a popular assembly His language
was commanding and chaste, his elocution
electric, and his thoughts were clothed in the
the greatest imagery. HIS fate was most sad,
and many a political foe, but personal admfrsr,
viii shed q tear Of sincere sorrow over the final
scene Of bis misguided career.
WAR CLosED IL EUEoFE-The most relis-
BE information regarding the question Of peace
OF war 10 Earope is thar found in the report Of
the debate in the House Of Commons on the
nfzht Of the 25th ult. Lord P-AL~EEsroN asked
the Ministers il they could give any assurance
that the peace would net be broken; and Mr..
D hRAEu replied that he could state that the
PspaI Territories would be evacuated by both
the FfeHch and Austrian forces. This Is good
peace news, 20 far a. it goes. Bot the contno-
versy regarding the Papal Territories he only
one Of many points in dispute between France
and Austria.
DEATHS II THE CABrSEr.-Dezih has rare