Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-25

I the common bond Of frisndshiD, earnest and
faithful support of the rational Union ticket Enl
every man owes it 80 duty to his country L
protect well this unity Of purpose in The zreai
oojacts all have in view. Dfsrencss upon
merely local matters should be borne with toll
Grafton, and She imporiAnee Of success demands
that even disparity Of faith as TO this or that
particular festurs Of past present or future pol
icy, shOald meet with respectful considsrasion-
50 that IN no way may our opponents gain By
| distractions among u.s.
| A large msjoEity eff the loyal people in this
| district have been Te-eonTerled frou secession
ism, minority only have been under all cir
/ cumstAncss, truly Union maH. d firing in
| derivation should make no distRetion. the
present standing of = man Is that By which be
! should be I1d2ed. So far as our present action
is concerned, all are Of about the same age
There are bat few among rs, who have resided
| here tor the past ten yesrB, that can point to
record of past sfiiatiou, such 90 We are now
entering upon. Most Of you VIII cast your FIRST
votes with the national Uaioa party on the
same day, regardless Of political sffnifiss.
Here lot me remark (bY way Of parenthssis)
that there Is By far too much talk about ''Dsss
records" and that too frequently By persons
fergetful of tha sdage, that "thsy who SOW
therns should not 20 barefoot"
Z A man usually taking prominent part in
pubic sfRrs, accustomed 20 wTits for publiea-
ton and to public speaking during the sway
OF re5elhozE fury, write and SPEAK 10 unison
With peeElisr sentiment, now, AK, sn things
considered did hs do more than he who, unae-
customed ts pablo seton, did not speak ana
write, bat foated from his house. shop, Or store,
tAe rebel eolsfs, or displayed secession rosefte
upon bis elstaing7 Certainly not. Each, Ia
his peculiar Wsy, gave evidence Of bis feeling,
and the excuse which nitgatss in one instance
nast be equally palliative in the oshsr have
thas 6siehY examined the political chRracssris-
ties Of tho people ne represent, that We nay be
tie butter en1bled 70 obey their iusruesions
Ihuy are brief and explicit We are 70 ap-
point representatives who arc pledged to sup
port II convention AbTshem Lineoln's nomius-
hon as q candidate for President, and Andrew
johnson as candidate for the vice presidency,
such being the peoples choice.
As to the other qualifications Of .hs delegates.
We ars Lett to the tree exercise Of cur best iude
msut. In this cenBeetion. / eaEpot thlnk It
out Of plscs to briefly aHads to Gds quali6cs-
tons eur representatives, should posssss.
ana impslled to do 50 for two Fesssas; fss.
because 7 have heard il remarked frequently
that any loyal man Woald make snisabie del
egate; and in the next place, because you have
50 generally expressed willingness TO honor
me with sn sppOiatusns among ths number to
be selected, did my business admit Of sbsenee
nom the city during the time Of tn convention.
thank you for your coGsidsTasen, but am not
vsia enough, gentlemen, 10 think myself qnsli
fed for such position; but your pr5ffsEed sup
port enables ma to speak freely of the quahf-
catisns those we select should possess.
Were you sick, you would not call upon a
lawyer TO treat your disease, nor would YOU
send your horse to Z silyersmish to be shod, no
matter how honest, loyal and patriotic they
might be. When our Government sends G min
isserato foreign court, is andoabted loyalty the
snly qualification recommending bis appoint
Eentl By no means. He must be loyal, yet,
must possess other qualifications. Il is ever
good sense to adopt the best means to accom-
plish the end desired.
While We have many smi1ently qualified. We
have more, though equally loyal, just as true to
our country and her eause, who are not in other
respects possessed Of equsl ability to transact
the business We wish accomplished. Weshould |
therefore select such ss are not only undoubt- !
edly loyal, but also beyond question well quail
ited to execute the will Of the people. In short,
we should sppoint representatives., not only Of |
our political preferences, but also Of the inteIi
gence, refinement, and taste of the cultivated |
and enlightened community in which we live |
We should also bear in mind that it Is 4 duty !
we owe to ourselves and the people, TO select q |
fair representation of the various divisions |
among them upon local questions There is no !
Ia4son 70 5upposs toAL yuu coulQ nos elect fuli
delegation of the most radical character, SO far
as the QUESTION Of emancipation is cenesrnsf !
bat it W0ald Rgs be juss under the peculiar cir |
eEmstaneas surrounding az TO DO so. Nor is /
there 9 doubt but that you could appoint men /
who have never yielded eountenanes 20 the re-
bellion, bat such course would net be msgusn-
imous. As we desire to secure ths unity OF sll !
in the approaching canvass, Ws should deal fsirly
with sil now, We are under obligations 10 no
man or sst of men, to this or that faction, yet
we are bound to all, to act with impsrIslity.
The people will hold as accountable only 50 far
as we may act sefshly, and should we fail TO
sxempbfy the principles Of exEs. jlstics in the
discharge Of the trust eon6ded to Us. we must
expect and will recsiTe their condemnation; en-
the contrary, shoald we override personal pre-
fsrsEeas snd pFejudices 80 far as they may pes
sibly conflict with 10 utmost hberaIity and fair
ness they viii heartily indorse cur sess, and rat
ity tho appointment we may make with eVary |
demonstration of approval Ia this way, and in /
this wsy only, can We hope to attain that CON- |
cert OF action so requisite to perfect success in |
the approaching campaign. Again, gentlemen,
l thank yoa.