Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-10

unfslteTiug tnaL attSHus YOU. -.
On behalf OF your fellow citizens
of the white people of Arkansas,
and in view of the great stFug-
gle now depending, snd In which you
have steadily manifested the deep inter-
cat ven feeI for the re-establishment OF
the old Constitution, and the restoration
Of the Southern States in the Union,
ipith f,su sovereignty, to govern and regu-
late their own domestic affairs, We ln-
vite YOU to address us your views by way
of nartiug words, and at such time SIS
you may designate. ....,----.
we are, sir, with the highest esteem,
vour friends and fellOw-citizsns,
HEEaroS CARLroS, N. L. BELL, =
w N GsIIawAr. WILO WILLIAMS, JR.,
Jas. n, HoLCuMBE, A. L. BRErsACHEK
PINE BLUFF, ARK, August 90 1888
Nv Friends and Fellow Citizens:
Yours of yesterday has been received.
To you, in response, and now about
leaving you, it will not be deemed map
nropriate If should utter, with freeoon,
some few of the thoughts ana IeellngS
have.
+ am about to leave you, it is true,
and for s period indefinite, cOerced by
tbe necessities that usually accompany
hard fortunes, and in the evening OF life,
to commence anew its tolls and strUg'
gles "at the bottom round" l sppre'
Glate your good opinion and kind ex-
pressi0ns beyond words.
with uy public acts and past cOun-
sails. [ feel satisfied will not and cou.d
NOT discuss them. They were concur
renee with the voice of our greatest and
unrest men. If they were not wise, they
were sincere snd honorable; and II they
were unfortunste, / have shared WITH
you the fruits, most. frankly, from begin
ming to ending, without skulkiDg, decep'
fiOn. evasion or fi!nching-and DO still
haIjeye they were founded in right.
Won approye and sustain me, and your
words OF esteem, friendship sud regret
reliaye much of the sadness of expatria
tion. Yes, yes and the parting, perhap:
final with thousands to whom | have sC
many reasons to be grateful and faithful
snd with whom | have causes, SO variOu:
ana weighty, most deeply to sympa
thiZe.
That / should have been thrown &C
lively before the people of Arkansas II
the highest and most responsible POSI-
tions, and in the midst OF the great
events, discussions and questions, thai
led TO the late war; and without inter
ruption. for 80 many years OF eInbittereC
and aggravated party confusion; AM
that I should have secured q universe
annroyal, or have escaped Without enc
mics. numerous, ifnot relentless, it would
I be unreasonable to expect. But an
sure that have not consciously wronge'
asy; and express the sincerest sorroV
! III have ever failed to act justly AM
( faithfully by friend or foe.
But am leaving you now, and an
most grstified indeed, for this testlmo
I NAL of esteem snd regard. IL Is not AM
can not be presumptuOus that shoalt
saw that the peace and fame OF our state
and the good opinion OF her people, nav
always been cherished and dear 10 me
lam oae OF her children.
I The State OF ArkaDsss, in the bitter
ness of our party conflicts, hiss sutferet
for wears, and has been sadly wronged
often by her own children, and of cours
misjudged by the werld.
Unfortunately, in the beginning OF ou
history, blood Wss spilled between tn
two eminent and great leaders Of psrtie
in Arkansas, the Conwsys and Critten
dens: and the consequences have lasted
imprinted by often repeated conflicts
until within very few years; and a
the old differences have partaken of tn
color of blood.
Whilst we have had few men of dis
tinction who were not sooner or late
called on by ready sensiiveness I
stake their lives for their honor, We h8v
thus found their usefulness almost q
WAYS crippled, or their best efforts dc
rided, oVerruled and parsly zsd by To
fruits of this passionate aud infection
} violence. Such was our State individI
ality.
But a STATE PRIDE has been needeI
The State that cherishes no distin'
% State pTiden must have a meAgre az
barren history, if not actually disgrac
ful IA the great American future. III
people, without 1t, will have few ineel
, lives 10 honor, tOleration and noble c
/ forts. Her children will grow up will
/ out inspiring memories or proud ami
, tions, as 1t were SDitltotF q home, like q
children OF "poor house." to be fl
T. and clothed and turned out on the wOT
? at given age, "stoms valueless
T oceans OF atoms"
D Arkansas has in her history the SCI
. of lofty State pride. Her old enmiti
a and feuds have been swallowed up
q the late mighty eonvulsion, and her pc
: pie are at peace with each other, and
D Is time We begin to Ocherish such thought
No territory of the United States "
ever more honorable in the persons
: the founders numbered ss her people
9 the early days of her organization. Th'
: were a proud and lofty race Of me
8 those earliest " old settlers of Arksns'
o Gems. Miller and lizard, and Jol
? Pope, successively Governors; job
e son and Scott and Selden, fiji
II Fhn tnR aNfNfnW
e Rates. Conways and Crittendel
Z Deshas and Rectors, SEWERS and Ne
: tons, Popes and Nowlands, Lscy, FultO
e Ashley, and old Mr.. Watkins, Walk
iS Msnifee, Hogan, Mai. Psay aud Cord
- Neil, Hall and Cummins, the Cock
L Yells, ROsnes and Dssleys, Wilson's a
= Bsrtrands, Sculls, Notrebes and Brt
IG fords and Ringolds, men Of mark In q
= land, and now all dead; besides ma
u more like them, noble spirits, pas
81 away,
l. But there are few OF their class
le left, that finger among Us OF that gel
. ration, such as Woodruff and Rem
8, Edward Cross, Albert Pike, Col, 10
ct Miller, Mai. f. Rector, 4. n. Conw
~ snd John r. Deshs, the noblest OF {
O. Romans, loved, honored and revere
De each having his ewn strong points, pc
In lisrities and decided excellencies Of oh
c. acter.
m Such were the founders, "the father
w the men who hrst imprinted our popu
of character. All of them were men
ne mark-many of them eminent in q
,e and military, in legal aud literary wal
Is distinguished in lesrning, intellect 9
sloqusnce; of extensive travel, Of Gu