Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-24
THE PEOPLES CoSyENrroH.

LITTLE Rock, Dec. H.
The Peoples Convention, which met
here on Monday morning, met again in
the afternoon. Committees We're ap-
pointed, and invitations extended to
. Maj.-Gens. Sherman and Reynolds, and
F.. Gov. Murphy to attend their sittings.
They then adjourned until yesterday al
ten A. NJ. At twelve o'clock Gems Sher-
man Reynolds. in company with pOr-
/ tons of their respective stats, and the
/ committee, entered the hail of the con-
/ yentiOn, and We're received by Or. Glib
4 son, the President, in a neat and appro-
I pirate speech.
Gen. Sherman responded: 1We give
IS far as possible the substance Of his re-
Z marks.
He commenced by saying that the OBJ
! ject Of the convention had been fully set
forth by the President, and as stated by
! him it Is not expected or desired, either
/ by himself or any other military officer,
TO engage in any political discussion. II
| was his duty 10 obey the laws Of the
/ country, and that America was the only
/ country in which law governed, and that
| the law was his God.
/ He knew nothing of the authority by
| which the present convention was called,
nor did he care to know; but the people
I in each neighborhOod, and county, and
/ State, had the right TO meet together and
/ consult as 70 the best means ofadvancing
( their interests and the interests of their
I respective States.
J He thought that the duty Of the hour
/ was not TO engage in political discussions,
/ out for each and every man to 90 to work.
/ We wanted elbow grease.
He said that Arkansas was behind
! most OF her sister States, because she hsd
not adopted heretofore any system of in
I terna lonal improvements 10 lead 10 the
Z development Of her vast resources. Mis-
I souri, during the next twelve months
! wOl nd have an immigratol OF eighty
/ thousand people, who viii paw from five to
J fifty dollars each In the state treasury. to
assist in her extended works of internal
! Improvements, now in progress. Ar
kansas ought 10 have reads, that faciu-
! ties for easy travel might be afforded.
/ 1t was the duty OF every citizen to heIp
each other. The country now was poor.
and the rich neighbOr ought % assist his
! poorer one. Give him money or a bale
Of cotton, Vi a male-anythinC thateould
/ be spared and that would oe an aid in
the work Of building up and prospering
the country. Arkansas, he said, wien
millions Of acres Of land, and a DoppIa-
ton tar below mani 81 the countries OF
s2glh t.merica, that we are taught to
believe are uncivilized and barbarous, is
/ really behind them in civilization and
! pro yress.
The delegates of the Convention, he
said, ought 70 be sure that they are rep
resenting the people and sentiments OF
I the counties from which they come.
He knew the Southern people, and he
/ had yet TO see any hightoned Southern
man who would willingly or intention
ally misrepresent himself to obtain pre-
/ ferment or place.
! Don't be in a hurry-side your time
I help to build zap your country, and never
mind about voting. He thought in time
all would work out well. He believed
I all were now in favor of peace-every
one desired it, and there was peace.
/ There should be peace; and it was the
/ duty and pleasure Of Gen. Reynolds
i % receive and hear from each indi-
I viduai Of that Convention or Of the
state, any and all grievances, and they
would do all in their power to sij and
assist the people in THEN efforts. He be-
/ lieved that Ii proper representations
/ were made in a respectful manner, and
I they were Of such a character a. required
I executive interference, that PTesiSsent
johnson, or even the present Congres.
4 would give It their attention, and with.
out delay rectify the evils % which they
complained
Al the conclusion Of BIZ speech, Gen
Reynolds made = Jew remarks, which
I Ne'- ..4nely and well received.