Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-05-02
speoch OF Gen. 4. y. F~IournoT.

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speech OF gen. r. b. u~ournoY.
We have been favored, says the Charleston
Courier, with the following speech Of Gen. T..
B. FL-urvoT, Of Arkansas, on resigning the
chair, as ten porary presiding ohcer OF the
national Democratic convention, now IN SEES
sion in this city:
Graffmea o. The c5lueHti0u Before intro
ducing 20 ven the permanent officers OF this
convention. I wish 70 return to you, anew, my
thanks. not only Tor the compliment offered
ne. but for the readiness with which you
have ever sustained the chair n the emban-
rsssmonfs insepsTsble from bis position. To
have presided over The Temporary deliberations
Of 30 august a body as this-august, either 20
regards the weight Of talent contained, or the
matters Of moment to be decided in it, wis
dom-is. 70 my mind, honor enough Tor any
man. But, before retiring, gentlemen OF the
convention, let ne exhort you, ID your coun-
sels, 20 moderation ana harmony.
Recoiiect We are brethren, engaged in the
same great cause: embarked on the sane
great bottom, under the same stars and stripes;
our sails filled with the same breeze; our cir
cumstancss SO precisely he same that one por-
ton OF the crew c8nnot 20 down without en-
clubbing the other. A common destiny, a
common fate awaits rs That wave that sub
merres one, swallows all. Iprsy you, regard
each other IS brothers, and, f0r the sake OF
the cause Of human freedom everywhere, do
not exhibit 70 the world the humiliating spec
taele OF hostile armies, e~ncamTed on he sane
plain, and marching forward 70 martial music,
under opposing banners
The Democratic party has but 0ae tag, and
that, the flag OF our common cOuntry-the
stars and Stripes-the z Pluribus UuHm-and
that teaches ne, f~raternal love and unity. let
as, then, talk 10 more about sections We
should Know no North, no South, no East, no
West; but know them all as one common
country. No: We oWe It TO our country 10
] adopt the Democratic principle, that il mat
tsrs not where or On what spot OF American
soil Democrat resides, whether in the Ind
Of howers, where the, blossoms and the ma
tured fruit c~ommingls alike their fragrance in
The air, or in the land Of the iceberg and etsr-
nal frosts, Cor be may not live on land at all,
but bestriae a quarterback, sailing beneath the
stars and Stripes,) il be be an American eiti-
nen and q Democrat he is alike worthy Of yOur
consideration and regard, and, everything else
being equal, be is as much entitled 10 the
highest donors Of the republic as though he
lived in Washington City, District Of Colum-
bia. Let rs, then, talk no more Of sections.
It obiiterates all the kindlier feelings Of our
hearts, and engenders In their stead the vller
passions Of our nature This view OF the
subject, az compared to the other and sectional
view. in dignity and IN grandure, is as the
small and 6fthV branch, taking its rise in fens
and bogs, and feeling its way through BRAN
hles and brisrs, until &c loses itself in ats own
insignifcanee, as compared with the noble,
gigantic Mississippi, rolling onward in is IN
obstructed course 70 the sea.
Genhsmen Of tie CoHrenfion The path Of
I duty here lies plain before us. We came here
20 consider and consult The good OF the great
! Democratic party. Recoleet thatno one mans
might is capable, in itself, Of efecting any
great coed. It requires cooperation, coucen-
tration o. Effort. on the part Of those engaged
in any great aud bolv cause. 70 effect results
OF a beneficial character. It is our duty to
meet al our brethren most cordially, and e
eomaine an interests, so as 20 secure the effect
ard advantage 70 a concentration OF efisrt,
That eoneentration Of effort Is well Illustrated
bv that great river, he Fsther OF Waters,
which, taking its rise TO the northward, IL
{ many mountain streams, 50 small that The
I LARGEST would scarcely cause the hunter Il
widen his stride to 90 beyond, but running on
and mingling with simiisr streams, they fern
a brook with hardly depth enough FOR th'
mo'her duck to swim her eallow yong; ther
winding onward, and commingling with others
form creeks, but vet 30 shoal that the lighf
Indian canoe can scarcely skim their surface
still eommingling, rivers are formed, but o.
sch depth that the unsighfly " broad-horn'
can with d~ifhculty find its way- at last ihl
great Mississippi is formed, 80 deep, 90 vast
that an The navies and OF the wori'
can ride in safety on its bosom. Il is YOU
duty to combine these streams OF Democracy
into one mighty river, 30 deep, so wide, tina
the ship Of state, freighted with all our hope
and destinies, may ride in safety and triumph
over every opposing billoW-
r. 49, The nHnHamruH naHa n,
some % the papers that james A CORY, Esq.
had matched bis racking horse "Arehy
against a horse from Tennessee for s 1000, to
race 10 come of over the Cincinnati t~rottin.
mark. Is untrue. Those who gave rise TO "a
story should haze been better posted bsforI
making The announcement. There are severa
races made 70 come of over the above course
the first one OF which takes place ca mex
Tuesday afternoon for $500, between a coupl
Of green horses. a PAGER to Be driven By Rock
ev, and a trOttsr BY Dodge, mile heats, bes
three in FIVE. 10 harness. The last Thursdai
Of next month there Will be a very interesting
troaing race between Mr.. Daniels B. z
aG~orre Creani,v and James Rockey's 2. n
aLadv GraV-p mile heats, bestthree in I'VE, q
harness. for $3.50 a side. The horses have bot
shown in-pnblie less than rs, and It Is sup
posed the race viii be very closely contested
A week following this the same horses wi
trot for a Xix amount, two mile heats, and re
pest-Cia- GGzcffe-
NEoorfArfoSs WITH MoRNoEs.-Th
Washington correspondent Of ihe Baltimor
San, writes that Mr.. Morris, Of n%linois, wil
urge he passage Of a joint resolution appoint
Ing Mr.. Orr, Of South Carolina, Gen Don
phsn, Of Missouri, and Gov. Wood, Of TIL
nois, comm' ~ssioners q negotiate with n
Mornons for the sale II their possessions, o
the express condition that JheF move within
reasonable tine from the limits and iurisdi,
ton Of the United States- The commissioners
b to make their report to the President at Il
l. next session Of Congress.