Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-01
tPubiiEAed By request
The Kentucky KIsetfoas The DaIfsa
Nominations.

trorlkhe ReDf H.
PoIliesl conventions for ,he nomination Of candl.
daess Al any lime, OF at least doubtful proprety.
They have generally, 10 times past and will be-
ecatroilsd By few shrerd and not always uniHier
ested parties who thgs attempt 20 hnd others 70 Line
# policy or course Of action Indicated by themselves
They constituts pErt Of the machinery by which
the few seek 10 govern the msnY
But whatever may be Eaid Tor against the eIpedt
ency Of conventions under She eircuns tances OF the
present hostiites aluy the present prupi-
Ous Tins for rssortng this af infusneing he
cerH- There are parties Political oFganiza-
tons are not srayed against each other well defined
and we'll Understood principles There but oue party
and chat is for e eountrY. There is but platform
and thsi Is, liberty ana Independents. In that party
and On this platform al unite The ehuoe Of slsetors
determined by sHdividual c0nziderz;ions wholly.
The Dalton Iaeetpg wss not, haEeveri even con-
veston. The gentlemen participating In It represented
re constituency. They could not bird single indi-
vidual gave Themselves They could set FOR themselves
snly
Inst meeting was composed OF a very few very
worthy and patriotic gentlemen from only very few
Of the kentueky regiments in the Confeaer4te service
There rot single gentleman, ! believe, present
from the regiments in Mississippi or the vuFisus
mands IN Eastern Tennessee and WestsrH Virginia.
The candidates raEisd BY this meeting be re-
gardea only az the choice Of the individuals co9es
ing it
Against these candidates, have not a word to say
May Of them kogw personally. d0u5tno they are
all s5le and good men.
FouEol the present representatives from cur State
Messrs. machen Ewing, H " Arues, and EHiott-pro-
badly because they have serious opp0suen. proba
bly, sseause q proper appreciation Of thsir dEin
gushed services, we're renomnatod by the gentlemen
composing this meeting,
The remainder Of our present delegation omit
ted In the ticket prepsred by this 1omiited with
out a why or wherefore without complaint arslnst
/ them, a reason given or suggested.
Te return 20 the nexi Congress portion Of the pre-
sent delegation snd defeat another portion, W0ud be
coBdemna'iou Of hose not reelected.
The electors Of rtucky win coniemn public
ssryAn. Hltaoas esase-lefeiy heeaaae some one Of
their iet oFczens wants place the duties Of which
he has dseha ged with fidelity with zeal and TO their
satisfaction.
For instance they elected Hon E. II. Bruce 10 Con
grsEs two years since He has Ecrvsd them net only
with diligence, bat NJ IA great ability he has repre-
Eented hem with hdety be has ndustrousiy looked
after tsir Interests his purse has house, bis heart has
been open 10 tAem Individually; ne haH clothsd tho
naked fed tie Euu gy, osred Tor the sick. With keen
foresight be saw long since the embarrassment anu
Sroubies " n would inevitably gro" cut Of the hnAn
ciai PoG Ge Government, and IA bis place In Cen.
grezs so Z ? almost =ions nearly tso years ago. %
suggest snd advocate easulea that wO1ld have ebvi.
Atsd al present iifcales hat score His rsnoal
| Is unimpsschRbls--hs may he prosd Of it.
And now, ths little meeting Et Dalton. srrogEiing
70 theassives the title Of q Convention and seeking
bild others by their action, propose set ads this
devote public servant and to Ga hia place by gan
tlsman who, whils hs has done, glad 70 say,
mach good ia Dis proper sphere zEd - chaplain
do mnrs sooa than any other man In he whole
country, ws1ld In Congress be far losH efficient than
I Mr. BrunS
caanns bei!evs that Mr. Pickett will eouaent te be
placed IL position 50 injurious - himself and
/ iusf 70 Mr. ssqee.
/ Aud LEI ur look al smother eage-thag Of Hon T. L.
/ HurrzH.
Not word Of Dissatisfaction with the eourse OF Judge
Burnett saE been boRrd On the contrary hg conduct
! a. member Of Congress has been everywhere ap-
proved by his ow1 constituents, and has eci:ed high
anu well lzle-itsa eomnsndaton from the press aud
psopie OF other = tsa lie has given hs time and his
tsiensts bis constituents and tho country Faithfully
I has be discharged sVeFy duty zsalouE has be Ia
UoTed 10 e sai1 sl lis constituents and pro-
mote Jae great InIeT- Hts Of The eoGnirY.
I is he 20 be beaten, because Mr.. Thompson would
prefer ssRt "a Congress to the place no holds In
! she Provisional Government
The ciiiz-ns Of R=ntueky 10 the army and on. OF H.
eEtliled 20 v"'s ia hs election the lJth pr0xiEo
Will De 20 themselves
They viii rsturn to tbs next Congress all OF their
present representatives. who havs merited from then
the srs sul somendationz Of we'll done thou good and
I faithful servants.
They viii dsfeEt only such Of the present delegation
If sueh there be, - have been uRfhfll or found in
competent. GREEN RIVER