Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-14
MEETIEG Oh CONSERVATIVES
LAST NIGHT AT THE
COUR TROOM.
Speeches by Col. Cameron and
Senator Smith,
More DeIes ates Appointed

dies having been provided, the meetin
was organized b7 calling W. W. Cole
man, ESQ, to the chair. On assumin
the place Of presiding officer, Mr.. Cole
man explained thu object of the meetin
to be to select additional delegates t
the Nashville convention on the 1871
inst, and ascertain whom OF the ap
pointees will attertd. It has been con
eeded by the authorities controlling
the railroads that half fare shall only b,
! charged. He regarded the convention
called at Nashville, as the most Import
ant that ever assembled in the state. II
see, as he had seer, during the period h'
had been at Nashville, the hostility 0
J those holding the reins Of power in Tbs
state, manifested toward Memphis ant
its citizens, it mutt be apparent that i
became the city Of Memphis and county
of Shelby to send to the convention
| strong, upright, determined men, tC
uphold the interests of the city, and take
| steps that will result in Wrestling
office from those who use official
position for their own e%molument, and
to subvert the liberties OF the
people.
On motion, Mr.. Ben. Capers was
chosen secretary of the meeting.
The committee on delegates retired to
ascertain the number of delegates who
would attend the convention.
Lathe meantime, Col. Cameron was
invited to address the meeting, in which
he took the position hat the Brownlow
faction were hostile t. the people OF
Tennessee, and exercised the privileges
Of Office to subverl the liberties Of the
people. He reviewed the course
pursued TO fasten new tribunals
with clerks and otter officers TO receive
salaries, when they were obnoxious to
the people. He ad Ferted to the declara-
ton of Brownlew that the colored people
were unfit to exercise the ballot. When
the tide turned, and they saw the csurse
of the current, they then became great
friends Of the colored population. He
discussed the Acknowledgement Of the
negro, and the csu'e in which the union
men were engaged, the Acknowledgement
of the negro being an incident and not
the object of the war. The radicals pre-
sented the privilege of voting for them,
to draw the carriage, but not to take an
inside seat. He spoke of the qualifca-
tions necessary to be q citizen of the
United States and to use the colored
voter, the pretended friends of the radi-
cal persuasion were now engaged
in assuring him that be possessed all
the requisite qualifications. He awowed
that their only true friends were those
who had grown NJ, with them, aud had
similar interests, who would thrive with
their thrift and suffer slike with them.
The laws their old friends enacted would
weigh upon all alike. The black man
should be told that when the radicals
gave him the right to vote, he should
have the right TO hold office. He
pointed out the Pharisaism Of the radi-
eal policy, to exclude the blacks from Of
fee. He would at once say TO the col
ored man he should be entitled to Office,
and not be restricted to the mere privi-
lege of voting, as provided by the Eadl-
cal programme. He concluded by as
surfing the eolOTed citizens that he would
stand by their rights, which the party
with which he co-operated would pro-
tect, to hold Office, in every position to
which they might be elected.
The committee tEen reported the fol-
lowing delegates 70 the Nashville con
vention
Whts-W. n. Aiken. H. c. Dent, ].
B. Wands, w. J. Clements, J. ID. Dan
bury, Smith Lewis, L. lsaacs, A. c.
Ketchum, G. X. Duncan, 5. J. Choate,
5. H. Coward, W. c. Mcclure, j. 3.
Bingham, d. II. Hsys.
C0lOred& Robert Ross, Ashley Leach
man, Wns# ressly, Chas. Lewis, Abrsm
Harris, ASbt. Wa'dlow, AIf. Parker,
Mac. Montgomery, Thos. Watts, G. Co
.umbus, Thos. Avant, Reuben Alexan-
der, All. Flemming, Henri Nalker,
Geo. Church.
Senator Smith waa called upon aud re-
spOnded briefly ami happily. He did
not intend to make 6, speech, but thought
to read after the meeting had concluded.
He had been the first to raise the stan
dard that every Tennesseean should
have the right 10 vote. He differed
from many with whom he associated,
but his opinions were his own. He con-
tended that freemen should have the
right to elect their officers, judges, clerks
or representatives. lie wanted no Office
himself When the people did not want
him he could return to the practice of
law. He was In favor Of universal SUI.
frage. He had been opposed to the six
tenth section, which allows the right to
vote, but prescribes for whom that vote
shall be cast. He referred to the propo-
sition to tax for the purpose OF paying
all damages committed in Tennessee, one
per cent, to be adjudged by three men,
whose Judgment should be final. He
drew the contrast between the farm of
the poor widow and stocks held by the
millionaire free from taxation. He
alluded to Senter, of Granger county,
who was a propaga amidst of rebellion,
and would now hang every man who
did not support Brownlow and his in
iuuities. Senter wished to legislate $50
600, 600 of the property Of the people Of
Tennessee, to be determined by three
men, without appeal. 1t eosld net be
expected that he could support any such
r~ascality. If q man had been in the
rebel army, and was now willing to help
to build up the shattered fortunes of the
country, in Gods name let us stand side
by side, and DO what we can to retrieve
its fallen fortunes.
A voice asked to know what had be-
come Of the school f4ndgl A number Of
persons had obtained large slices. His
dactrine was that tile state Of Tennes-
see was under obligation TO the children
for the school fund. He explained the
part which he had performed, by which
he endeavored to rescue the fund, but
had been unsuccessful He traced the
progress by which the fund was ulti-
mately lost. He urged that good men,
honest men should be sent to the legisla-
ture, 10 take care OF the interests of the
people. us be eap4ble, is 10 honest2n
was the motto by which ne vas gov.
erned. The rule new seemed to De with
come men, that tho state and general
governments should make Offices to put
them 10, aud enable them 10 make
money without brains.
Alderman Smith introduced, In a neat
speech, Mr. Robert Wardlow, a eolored
citizen, who ~proceeded to address the
meeting, expressing the difidence he
experienced in tile novel attitude in
which be found himself. He explained
the good tesling thst had existed between
his old master and himself. He referred
10 the invitations he had received to
visit several secret leagues, but he did
not like the nature of tbs Invitations.
He loved his liberty, and vas willing TO
fight for 1t. He had served under the
Gag which waved over the freedom of
The slave. lie sdmired Mr.. Lincoln,
but 10 wanted to know what be meant