The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-10
THE VINDICATIO
THURNEY AND RANNEY.


leading Democrats, in their Convention at
Columbus, were deceptive. MIR. Vallandig-
hams declaration in his midnight speech at
the Goodal House, That he would never con
sent to a recognition of the Southern Confed-
eracy, and that he would not submit to foreign
intervention in cur affairs, encouraged the
hope that some good words would he said for
the Government, and that the cool calculat
ing malice of our unquali6ed partisanism
might not have full sweep in the Convention
However, even in the first speech Of Fallan-
| dgham the furked tongue of The copper hesd
appeared. He spoke of the efficacy of COM
promise in restoring the Union. What sort
| of compromise would take Richmond or open
the Mississippi river? Mr. Valandigham, We
suppose, remembers the time when he and half
| a dozen others sat Henry May, of Baltimore,
to JEFF. Davis just to see what sort Of u com
promise JEFF. would consent to.
They were willing to follow his dictation,
but were informed that the South was unalter-
ably opposed to a reconstruction of the Union
| on any terms whatever. That the end
of the proposition Of Valiandighan and Others
| during the war, to compromise the matter.
The Hon John A Logan, of Illinois, was
party to the mission of Henry May TO Rich
mond, and was exasperated BY the defantand
| implacable attitude of the rebels and at once
took the held against them.
became better assured of their position, and
| the tone of the Convention, and of the out
| side crowds, grew worse and worse until all
| was over Late in the evening, the character
/ of the harangues made and the tone of the
bar room and the door step conversation in
dulged, were admirably adapted to the at
| mosphere of Richmond.
The platform was drawn up with great care,
| Judge Thurman having produced the predm-
/ IF ha
tone of the platform was remarkably different
/ from NEST of the speeches of the afternoon and
/ evening The resolutions are intended to de-
| eeive the unwary and entrap honest men, In
/ the speeches the animus appeared, and it is
| clear enough that The leaders Of the gang al
| Columbus would be very glad now to rom-
mence to carry out their part OF the programme
of revolution, as originally assigned them by
the conspirators of the South, now in arms
against the Government
There was not from first to last one word
spoken in favor of giving the whole strength
of the country to the support of the Govern
ment. There was not one word of sympathy
/ with our soldiers uttered, save when it would
| be employed to sharpen the assaults upon the
Administration There was not word said
in favor of sustaining the credit of he Gov
ernment on the contrary, there were frequent
sneers at MIR. Chase's shinpasters" and
|
observations to the effect that it did not make
any difference how much money was spent, as
Chase could make more"
There was not word of encouragement of
fered the recruiting service, but the tenor of
all the speeches was distinctly to discourage
men f1el entering the service of the country.
If there was any young man listening TO the
speeches who had proposed to volunteer,
every speech made was calculated to chill his
W IL a. e
his hyena smiles on the subject of the late call
for volunteers, and then unburdened himself
of the slang of two years ago about the wide
awakes He thought there were forty thous-
and additional troops called for from Ohio
He suggested that thirty-fve thousand wide
awakes should 60 and then five thousand
Democrats would go down to keep them from
running away. The manner of the man was
meaner than his language. 1t was equivalent
to saying-we Democrats have nothing to dc
with this war. You can go and fight if you
want to.
st. Sammedary's Speech.
Sam Medary's speech was more like the
howl of wild beast than anything having
human origin. From the first word he broke
into q roar, and seemed continually endeavor.
ing to make himself terrible to mankind. In
deed, he bore no inconsderable resemblance
to a grizzly bear on his hind legs and vocifer
Gus in growls. He considered it the mos
dreadful thing in the world that he had beer
i accused of disloyalty. He supported the gov
r ernment Certainly he did. When ht
f bought clothing for his children he paid take
and supported the government. When hi
> wife made cup of tea he paid taxes, and 81
forth. And he had son in the army, who's
expenses he paid for six months. And he haC
a son-in-law who was with Lyon when he fel
at Springfield This was what Col. Medar-
called avindicating" himself He assumed
as VallandighSm had the night before tha
: the Administration about to become advo
cate of the policy of dividing the nation at tn
suggestion of foreign powers, and said tina
must never be.
During all the time that Medary was howl
e ing and glaring around, his calls for waite
= were absolutely piteous. think it likely tha
Dives in hell, begging for single drop to coo
!, his tongne was not more thirsty than Colone
: Medary, who seemed tormented with an into
g erable fame.
I The richest spectacle was Vallandigham i
j. the act of the canonization of Medary Va
Z landigham stood upon the table by whic
n Medary sat, and bending over him, cried wit
: inexpressible JUNCTION in his voice, and wit
/ hands extended over Sans grizzly shock {
d hair, in the most clerical attitudes 40, tho
blessed martyr"
: The audience as often in the case of tragt
dies becoming farcical by overmuch demon
stration, laughed, and Vallandighanl gave
a ghsstly grin and chuckle, and maintained th
' altitude of His Holiness for some time as
d uncertain what next to do.
. Let Saint Sammedary have place in th
\ \ chronicles Mr.. Vallandigham told us th
ID wonderful things the old Saint had done durin
{ the forty years that he had served his countr
! as Democratic partisan. He omitted /
:. mention that during nearly all that time th
d Saint, known in other days as the "whe
q q hoss.1 and the "old war hoss,n &c, had ia
+, tened at the public crib. He has probably d.
ct - r,la - 49, e Lo--.;,,,- ~,
l. with doing more stealing than is |" natural
Of imperfect human nature" In the course
his remarKs before his canonization, MedaI
had vehemently declared the Democrats coul