Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-08
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From the Louisville Demierat March 81.
The Union democratic convention has dom
It's work, and it is ell before our readers. w
were locker on part of Wednesday, but tool
no part IN the proceedings We saw The actor
OF the men who had chief control in the Ta0ig
lature, and-came to the conclusion that our oyTr
record and our own judgment would not Justify
us IN acting. with them any further. They ars
not, IN our judgment, on the road TO 3 restora
ton of the Union.
We publish this morning the address of ths
committee on Federal relations in ire honse N
| representatives, rejected by majority of thf
Union Democrats Of the Legislature, aided bv
\ the vote Of j. F, Bell. BE and his friends made
! speeches, whilst the subject was before the
house, fhat have not been printed, and in any
! account OF them we must depend en- memory.
They spoke sll around the address but could
hardly say definitely what they objected to- The
amount OF it was, it was too severe on the ad-
minlstTatioD snd its party. The President had
done great deal for Kentucky; had listened to
suggestions from Kentucky In short most of
the speeches were apologies for the administration
and one or two of them an attempted eoncilia-
ton OF the whole radical policy Of the party IN
EoFfpt. 1nt9 Chdlcu Lio auQEc88 an Indictment
OF the administration, newspaper essay. Mr.
Clay thought the address made too much of the
negro question, and the remark was made by
several Of the speakers, if the negro stands be-
tween me and my government, let the negro 20.
La the present circumstances this is but re-
sponse to the abolition charge that the ne
gro is the cause and strength Of the rebellion.
aud to the proposition that slavery must be de-
stroyed to put dewn the rebellion.
We regret that these speeches were not print
ed, that the people might resd them, and we
would be saved tho trouble Of comment. The
abolition press of Cincinnati was kept posted
and sbounded with laudations for one side of the
house. They were the Union men, loyal men,
patriotic men. We owe them thanks that we
and our side Of the question was not slandered
by their praise.
We ask the Union men Of this State to read
the address, and ask themselves why any Union
man 10 Kentucky voted against it. What could
have been the reason The address told the
plain truth about the administration By
adopting il we should have had The merit of
dealing fairly aud Justly by the people Of this
State. Our own self respect required at our
hands this frank statement Of what the admin
istration aud its party had done and what they
proposed to do. But, as we have said before, it
was met by excuses aud apologies for the ad
ministrstiOn, aud finally voted down.
We shall be told that the resolutions adopted
disspurove the conduct of the administration
Of course the President would expect nothing
less than that. He would consider it very i'm
prudent in his friends IN this State to attempt to
carry his policy at present. If they will apollo
eize and forbear and offsr excuses, not say too
much, is the wisest course for him and them
What they would not say is more significant
than what they would have said.
n incident IN fbe convention fliusfrgtcg the
temper of part Of that body. We were not
present and cannot state the facts on personal |
knowledge. Il is given more in detail By q cor
respondent Of an Abolition paper, the Cincinnati
Gazette, which we republish. Mr.. Cfevens, one /
of the best and most conservative men in the
last Congress, from the free States, was grossly
insulted, after being called on TO speak. There /
were, perhaps, few only active In the affair;
others encouraged the sffsir by their remarks in !
lower tones.
Mr. Cravens, unfortunately, mentioned the /
name of Democrat. Ho, perhaps, made the I
mistake of supposing thst Union Democratic /
meeting was real Democratic one. We are /
aware that the most of the convention felt dis 1
gusted at this conduct and ashamed of Il; but /
the fact that it could take place is ominous.
kentucky has no friends, except among the /
Northern Democrats, and that one Of them
could be so treated in party convention in
this State IS what We could hardly believe
The resolutions of the Legislature congratU-
late the country upon the success of the con
servatives of the North; but one of them can't
be heard without interruption IN this State. Toe
whole convention, we grant, are not responsible
FOR this act, but too many of them were.
We regrst that this convention has started on
road that we can't travel. We are not this
able to state the whole case but we
shall hold ourselves free to support whatever
candidate we please We are for this Union
and can't follow q movement that Is departing
from the subject further and further.
To put down q rebellion requires Soma wis
lOm and craftsmanship, as well as skill and
courage in war. We see none Of the fofmsr in
he conduct OF this administration Its policy
mas damsged the cause of the Union, and made
more rebels than it has conquered by the sword
We hear great deal shout vigorous prose-
sution Of the war; but we have ittle Of it in
practice, whilst we have a great dea' of 1t in
bills and proelamstions. War, il is
rue, does not settle disputes but it makes op-
oortunities for it; and II we had had war vigoT-
,usly prosecuted, without confscstiona and
)roclsmations, this war might have been over
ome time ago, in our opinion.
Upon the present programme we see no day
ight ahead, and we did hope Kentucky would
AVE said so plainly.