Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-09

MR.. president. 1t IS a sentiment Ll4t
] every American citizen should be proud
/ Of and more especially a Iennesseean has
o right 10 be prOund OF that sentiment at
this particular time. / am gladthat lam
here Tonight. I am proud to meet 30
many feuow-citizens here upon this occa-
sion. and I am proud 20 have an opp0r-
tunirv 10 respond to that sentiment As
q Tannesseean &c affords me great pleasure
10 see YOU and this large ~assemblage OF
delegates OF Tennessee called here for
that purpose. ] am happy TO say that !
I heartily endorse the present Admlnlstra-
tiou and the President Of the United
/ States. but not only so now but 1 have
endorsed him from the time of his cele-
brated sneech IN the Senate OF the United
/ States. and every act from that tine 10
the urasCut. And while l saysOme have
I differed end i'm reference 70 that question
We n0w. gentlemen, meet here 70 lind a
-lovp-feast. As far as lam concerned am
/ for ettfurbv-g0nes be by-gOnes. LCheers.
Whenever i can meet Iennesseeans and
. citizens Of the United States under the
stars and stripes with the sentiment Just
read, meet Won as brothers. 1 am proud
/ Of our present Legislature. l am happy
I % meet them here. We have met here
together a- friends. ! am happy 20 meet
I the delegation from Memphis, our sister
city. the ci-lEauso of Knoxville, and every
part OF Tennessee. We have met here
/ fagarher 10 pladgcOur faith t00ue another,
and in good faith 1 say there IS no cause
I for any difference, norivalry between the
! cities. We should work together a.
/ brothers and stand by the laws Of the
land. You have met for a uOnler pur-
pose. A. one of the delegates representing
/ This cirv. ] can, in behalf Of her citizens,
/ tender their heart felt feeliHgs'to the citi-
I Zans of Memphis. / came not here 70
speak, but To eat and drink.
Gov. BFOWNLow's SPEECH.
The .Slate of Tennessee brought
! Gov. BrawnIaw 60 his feet. He looked
I 10 be In delicate health, and at the outset
spoke in a voice somewhat husky and
/ feeble. But as he warmed up, and the
I cheers of the company followed thick and
fast, his tones became clearand unbr0ken.
7 de said.
Mr.. President AND GENTLE1IEN-My
I health is feeble, and I am hardly able to
speak, but sustaining the relation which
/ do to the State Of Tennessee, I cannot
refuse 10 respond in good cheer when she
IS toasted OF eulogized. Tennessee is a
great state, great in extent Of her terri
tory, great in her agricultural capacities,
great IN the soil and productions Of the
state, the purity of her water, the salu-
brity of her cline, which is as balmly as
that of Italy, great in her mineral worth,
with fine mineral resources, great in eX-
tent of her navigable streams, great in
the extent and validity Of her railroads,
as wen as tine energy and ability Of her
railroad men, great in every aspect in
which YOU view or contemplate her. The
people are great, gentlemen, in her legis-
laJure- and lawmakers, provided, always
nevertheless, that the present General
Assembly enact q law granting the nee
essary amount Of bonds to allher railroad
companies to lift them out Of all the pres
euU difficulties. and place them upon q
firm and enduring foundation lapplause|
and provided, nevertheless, that the
aforesaid General Assembly, now in ses-
sion, shall be patriotic and considerable
enough 10 repeal all laws, or modify all
laws, imposing CnerOuS taxes upon her
merchants, loud and continued cheers
whether wholesale or retail merchants.
as worthy and meritorious everywhere.
When they prosper il Is q certain iudica-
ton that the people are in prosperity.
Tennessee is great in the wisdom and
skill. energy and bravery Of her men, for
no matter, whether they fight on the
right OF wrong side of the great rebellion,
they are brave. and the world, the flesh
and the devil combined never VIII be
able TO drive them into an inElUriOus
retreat, whether rebels or not. ( Loud ap-
plHuse# F. Tennessee, gentlemen, is great
Ia the character, energy and courage Of
her women. God bless them, cheers },
whether they be on this or the other side
Of the great conflict, they are aIwsys
right, cheers snd as they advance in
wears they invariably increase II beauty.
Cheers p, Having his hand on the
Presidents head Sir, 1t is q matter OF
regret that the lows Of our State and
Of Holy Writ forbid that you
and I are prevented IN the privilege OF
"a dozen Tennessee wOmen loud
applause +. What we now want in Ten
ues~ee 10 make her the greatest State I'm
the American Union is the cutting up in
numerous farms our many over grown
plantations, and settle them down with
industrious and energetic German
and Swiss emigraut-, with the enterprise
OF the energetic men from the CREST
Northwest, with the capital of the Mid
de States. and with the brains and the 4
educated labor OF New England: for, 7
gentlemen, say what you viii about the
Yankee nation by way of dis
laragiug them about their wooden hams,
wooden uutmCgs, wooden clocks and
,Jw-heei Gluts, they are energetic and
public spirited people, they are a pro-
-ressive people.
Mr.. President, take q live Yankee and
Danish him TO q des6iate island or solitary
.0whCad In Lake Michigan with a lack
and a single, he viii white him
.ef ashore and claim o patent for the in
IGNITION.
Mr.. President and gentlemen: Through
pat the broad extent Of our great State
something of the economy of the Yankee
who VIII surround himself with q little
and half "a dozen little RESPONSIBILITIES
FiIl kill one hog at Christmas and sell
hams az the highest price. do up the
niddliues i'm salt brine. eat the head.
and feet and in the spring Is the
inst man IN the market with bacon to
ell.
Peace or in war the Yankee is with
very man for the country and for the
me; hospi-lheI- reasonable and with in
uitlvc Wit and genuine hospitality when
and only excelled bv the h0Spf-
atty OF the Memphis Chamber of Com
nercc. Loud aU8 continued a~pplausp.7
Music by the baud-"D Dixie"
To the third regular toast The SEN
fe Hen. w. Bowen responded: ,
I'm a a an"Ah-""A 20 AAlFAaA- 40 AEEkDalNA NN j
our hattermE compliment TO the Senate {
{ which ] hold myself the humble-t y
member, Ifeel the embarrassment Of an :
uusual position. Indeed, I know not
Naetiy what is expected Of me on this s.
ecaSlon. Being, however, only a plain :
man al unused 70 political and ST. 4
TAI circles, You VIII pardon me for >
1eaklng right out some honest convic- +
IONS, even though they may differ from y
opinions. !
Assembled rs the Legislature is. at a 2
Flous julelure and under peculiar cir =
instances the most weighty and i'm 1
jrtant matters press upon its c~onsidera-
A wide spread, and YOU must i
me 90 say, wicked rebellion and -
.Folutlon, had swept civil government ).
Tennessee, and left her crushed be- 4
military power. As an effort to -
store the blessings of civil rule, the
'e-ent Legislature came into existence. a.
{ the time of its election, and even :,
heuit first met, the war which for four I;
ng years had been dcsolating u land. u.
as still raging. Brought into existence ~
il cannet be denied but that it par =,
kes somewhat Of the nature of a revo- -
lOnary body. Indeed, after what had y,
ssed, % was impossible for Tennessee -
er co have had a Legislature not Ofthat -
aracter. II cannot be denied further. -
az the present Legislature differs from ~
others, in this: that 70 is not the crea- ~
re- of public opinion. II was elected BY ~
minority of the people of Tennessee. -
majority Of the people were not in q ~
TO take part in such election if 10
,y had been willing 10 do so, which -,
.y were not ar that time. Ineed not NJ
that this fact adds no little to the -,
icacy of being a member Of the pres ~
legislature. On this account il is o ~.
ilion not 10 be desired. III
But then, If all this were otherwise, roJ
re- IS Enough in the present state Of
lgs 10 impress any mind, the best and
81 highly cultivated, with anxiety and
cltude who is now a member of the /
lnessee Legislature. Every interest cal
lur state was in ruins. Our treasury res
ted, our school fund gone, our inter \
Improvements destroyed. our indus nee
parallzed, and, IN a word, living ia thi;
IS. In place of law and order, bar arm
less and chaotic confusion reigned in spO
I disorder. There was, Of course. no gre
for life or property, for all the VIII,
.tiOns of civil government were ia of O
rance. out Of this disorder. order Wit
20 De brought, and the broken frap- pres
Us Of society were 10 be gathered up. spec
formed anew. And even now. get
e old things have passed away, never II.