Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-19
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The notorious old renegade, Rarson Brown
low, was called upon to address the Baltimore
convention on the 7th inst, and in response
said:
Gentlemen Of the Convention: assure voz
yos have tonight walked ap the wrong pssssn.
ger am very sick man and ought 10 ss IN
my bed, ana not here, I have iaurueyed on
however, through great tribulatiOFl TO meat yoH
The last rsgulsr meal took was on Ssturdsv
upon boat on thesOhio TiEsr. / am sick, sick
| and | come forward because 90 enthusiastically
called for, to make my bow and apologize for
not attempting to speak But before I take nv
seat, know you viii take Of me kindly any
suggestiOn1 may make, or any rebuke / nav,
administer 70 yOu. I ana one of the elder
nlelslIsuf F7lEo- e iissiS =paitlas Flsughtsr Il
and L heard when esnas to town that you hsd
some doubts IN your mind about ihe pro1riefv
Of admitting The delegation from Tennessss-
State II rebellion. hope you viii pGaso, gem
tlemsn, before yoG commit 30 rash en- act as
thst, and thereby recognize secession. We
don't recognise It in Tennessee TAuplsuse I
| We deny that we are out. CApplsuss. We
deny that we have been out
| We maintain that the minority frss voted us
out, and then q majority whipped the minority
out OF the State with bayonets and drove once
| portion Of our men to their ranks. Int va
are here to participate in your deliberations and
tolls, aud show you honor. pray you not to ex-
eiude US. We have full delegation from Ten
nesseee-e patriotic delegation talented dsls-
CATION, all, excepting the present shaker
Laughter. Our best men are here. We hSve
in Tennessee, as you have ia most of the North
ern states, eopperhead party, just beginning
to come into existence. They have existed here
gooa Wnle. have fought the veno nous rep
tiles for tbs last two years:
l Hut thav ara hoviDuiuo- - ,--.-s..
nsssee, and I confidently look for then, 70 bs
represented at the forthcoming Chicago Conyen.
ton, snd to sand up delegation thea sndaE the
| nose aud scent OF that pink of virtus of ths
Chicago TTHss. The delegation that our State
sends up to you would seorn to 60 to the Chi
esgo Convention. They Woald decline having
anything to do With the late Cleveland Conven.
ton. [Applaase We are for ttb Baltimore.
Lincoln -AIming -ot-Negr0 Convention. TAI
plAuse. We are for the convention Of the
party that is resolved to put down this wicked
this internal rebellion, at all hazards and All
cost of money and lives, aud our Convention In.
structed Us, before we left home to advocate
snd vote for Abraham Lincoln, first, last and All
the tp1t. Applause. He has got his hand
in /; he bss learnt fhs hang Of the ropes. and ,-e
want TO try him for second term. Isst as 0et
along in harmony.
| There need be no OBTAINING Of this eonvao-
Aon loi aeo uaJa u ulscOurSes OF various kinds
and the idea suggest to you ss sn inducesaeut
not to throw cut our delegation, is that vTs nav
tske It into our hearts, before the t4ng is over.
to present candidate from that State in rebel
Ion, for the second Ofhcs in the git Of the Deo.
pie. Applause, We haVga naa doyvn tbera
whom it Was my good luck and bad fortune to
tght untTiagiy for the last sNeaty five years
Andrew johnson. lApplsuse1 For the 6rat
time IN the pTovideaee Of God, three years ayo
/ We got together on The same platform. and ne
are now fighting the devil, Ton Walker and
Jsf. Davis, side BY side. Appliance I nsver
refuse 70 speak when l am ahle 10 speak and
my old friend, Deacon Bfoss, knows it well. I
shoald like to help him canvas Illinois, and
gouge Tor him ameng these copperheads. If
were able TO speak, and could interest vou.
would But / am sick and must be oxcusef I
hank yea for The honor you have dons ne.