Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-18

/ dOned. IL ait Is better that ninety anS
nine guilty persons should go unpunishet
/ than one innocent man should be mad,
| to suffer- surely it i better that few
guilty men should so unpunished, thar
/ that so many innocent men should bt
made TO suffer-
RcsOlred That our great Government
must hereafter he bound together either
| by the sl0Ord alone which is the tyrant'.
bond or by a community of interests
and good feeling among the people, and
"A sincere attachment Of the people 10 the
Government, without which free gov
ernment cannot exist and as affec-
ton for the Government can only be
produced by a spirit of forhearance and
magnanimity, and a proper regard for
the rights of the weak as well As the
strong, We earnestly appeal 20 all who
have the control of our destinies, 10 80
act as 10 secure the latter, and to con-
tinue 30 Us and our pOsterity the ines
timable blessings Of liberty and free gov
ernment.
Resolced, That we have the highest
confidence in President Johnson, and we
respectfully tender 70 him, and to the
nOblesmen of the North who have aided
him in his magnanimOus efforts 30 re-
store the Southern States TO their eonsti-
tutional rights in the great Government
of the United States, and keep this a
white mans Government, the assurance
Of our warmest gratitude, aud our future
earnest cooperation in this course.
The two following resolutions were
then offered by Col. John W. Inzer and
enforced by him in short but eloquent
address, and adopted, unanimously, by a
standing vote:
WHEREAs, Through the mercies Of an
Allwise Providence we have been spared
to see the end of one of the most despe-
rate civil wars recorded in history aud
we desire 10 offer to Him who rules all
things our most sincere thanks for His
mercies and goodness ia thus preserving
our lives and whereas, much strife was
engendered between the two sections,
and i'll and bitter feelings among our
citizens ct home; and whereas, the war
has ended, and We are again one people
under one Government, and the fate Of
one must be the fate Of all;
Now, therefore, on this, the 22d day of
February, I $50, the birthday Of our great
and illustfiOus Washington, the Father
Of his country, and the great lover Of
liberty, We a portion Of the people of St
Clair, in public meeting assembled, do,
Res0irc, That in union there is
strength That we, as lovers Of liberty,
law, order, peace and prosperity, bind
and mutually pledge our and
each Of our sacred hOnors, 10 do all in |
our power 10 establish law and order in |
his county, and harmony and good will F.
among our citizens, and will, at all |
lines, endeavOr 10 instil into the minds /
If our countrymen and countrywomen, |
eSSOns of virtue and industry.
Rcs0ired, That We, the people of this /.
county present, will, when we leave this /
,ourt house, turn 10 the peaceable avoca- |
ions Of life, and do all in our power to |
get Others 10 initiate our example.
On motion, it was resolved that the /
of this meeting be signed by /
he Chairman and Secretary, and the /
iapers in Alabama and WashintOn City
,e requested to publish them.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine
lic
J. CAMPBELL CALHOUN, Chairman.
MJrR SANDERS, Secretary.