Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-28
MIR. WATSON's SPEECH.

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non. D. W. " "htsoh auuressed 'ne con
vention. His words. will prove true,
however unheeded. and we extract as
fo,,ows. .---.. ~ r.
wv o.,h,;. ;. wh;.h
,haso r.psun. ns AZ. S;.e.onoL;ea5 sS go
TL 1ms W.. .IL aIs soJ ps;Ni e.ao'so. -.
nu,s nu ,'oS. .noroIsI i,a. maa.oa ;s;n. aos -
toIons ~ 80 ,;nous wy ."nos " man - ~
~. Ss, as.in.;" ~ ~ % &C ~ s ,hnsa olo ssos
s .nfso;ans 80 " n,oya ay 'ro =, 'a;,;on"t5ot 'a
,Io aIao,;. piG ny 80
.;i .ao oieo es. vse rnu,a."a 80, 49, vVr'I - ~
,s uora. ilsns, lesala'eu w,'u view ~ .n.
n r'vm IL s"o po's y, s.o 81, sn ho
usmo.r y. '1ose Nho oanno' . say &c &c
.seu, .Ln aau no;aIn .ne SIaroe nSe 'n'v as ,Lo %
eIe sleasesy Poss.o'e "u ~ y, .noso
wno are qua'neu 70 USE ,ne pti,i'esJ ,h 'ho aI
aIs"U;ay ;.:y " :.n. :nescnes a" $50 .Te 49, -
IVY po; saou W.s ~ oS,hot i;r,;
VIC estIs ,no nG eA'e"' " 'A'' ''''
'a1IV Wv, .ne ouy nyhlns hlus9 ,aa.;b,. for ma, %
nor Pe.aapI, possh - anb;ao,
9g'iso pel'eos rug upon ss Jeos
o nus' i':nu .ues " yp .pou
S'"ise' snu - .n,s "ay ,"u oua.,, N.Y. N.Y.
si;eaJ 20 J ~ o;a 49, IA o,ha.s
qua''Leu ,oI ioI 'l'i. ~ eAelo,e % E.noo
ms.,h -y U "T Th;e e;,noan";dobIo 'num "a ~ '' "
"prtn TI n,1 20 unavo,uao.u, oan,;a .. norol
Lnere aiI a'"ay hJ,;A1ops'one ~ sai
lu,es' ye. sne eo'aoiIsn. TLn. .GeS ~ sns
s u'os = "eeeos IN 4 fn.o.nSJ;.o.u
iraee 10 oonsls'1n' WIN iepLoau
government, III tne sense III Mn'oa e 'ua' To-
Coru was useu oy .ne o.a ~ eno
Sons',iuiou u .no y n'Seu os"o, 70 ei; oe'
.om aae oons,uo.ao =: 'aas .as oJ S.,.u qsaI,
nee suhraRe e1is'eu ~ VIC S.ase' W
msicn .na' ius'.uueus "ao auopsoI' ;s
,nis sugJees; ~ '"e aoy wv w,', 80 D.; o oe ~
ysmee W: nau'son; a. W "m W % 't;rL
tnsl,u'a, .ne.o 20 paIoase W
nes we d.sonoV, az a;.; .n,s oos .h.
sns VI .he .ps,In .In " ss - ao .a
states |neh 'he eueral oonsSrtu',ou ~ Tu was
auop'eI' .le aune. says .L esu.al ~
S. e,ous "n,oI suuI S9u s .ng. q sn So aero of
o'a'eo on .no suUJecs u oIuse "'ie u
,:.aIs ;e ~ - c. ou ao
ie,' ouS n,''e, any oo Ja.;.a
L u .ue inoss S1Se. op'a,ors .a.so, " ao of ,ha
IGnanse, oVon an ,n,1,se.enoe h ~ snS
reuerai au.nol'.es nn' p1en oouo,Ieo ie
aumlss,o'ein a., prsno.p.e' az in very aS'se
nsJo5i,y VI .ne ois'es aS sue po;sesSaUi se ; "
mouera.e l.eIno,u - es.a.e' -, -. ,oSu;naS equnS
lehs IN prfsoua. ptope.V, mas ne1e.so ~
U.s. a..s. quee',a na." ~, w ~. M I os
tsns ~ . haI;enna ~. r,;Uo.soi sre
mem y IS oe,eseu, ~as uI.sei'I, NV ,.o SUI
rrase, 90 s,neo p,aS, c,d ~ ron.,;.u
.no VS. cs% %Ju c.s ,.aeI IL -
tlon VI .ue n''ou I.a'es DG.'eIeu, .nS
lore' .nas 'ney m,su. sa,.y ,0I;o ,Jase .n1
suo!eJo .ne,I bo. no pS a. g. annd EoS-
sns @ reOs r,hOr;,;os M ra@ond nu % ~ !. aaamod
cru. ,ha. WIN shani5 s'to ha " Iaf;n g. e tba
W lSqur. ~ 'nS CO.. :. o A. AZ 80 go
na1us u .ne I.asee ..ae SAM l .;"i
Ia uoihs 50, 'ney si;ey uSieoy aeGosn..su
tne necessi'y " quainoa',or ol Jug
perlorlhAnce " 'nls primolu,Ai iuIHs.ou
Oh Representative eoserhnen'' S n',ae
Princlpie anu prac.lce y. Ieeu9'ican
iesls'a'ion IA nmcl.oa 1:r.; S"e'.,so% gu.
lrage, III con.lauis.inc'iolt w u"'Oe' Sos
suh.age, was mus oonoeh.fa'eu, 80 "a,
as uepeuuee on enem, aS I9e pasis u sns
represehIatiee SYSTEM Vi tne ghi.eu
ota'es. ~ uiu NV eu'el iuto 'n1n
aglna'ioss W cohceNe Una. 1ne uay
wouio ever come when, en tne eager
race Oh lcon.enuiug parties ior pppuiarity,
every pracIicai iauunArS wh'cn Rua.ueu
tne purity ana sanctiIy Oh tne greas ran
cnise tua' gFvs uiIecoon aS wen as mv
uon 70 tne poii.icai SYSTEM was 10 Do
swTps away ,:s
Inc proposition is uispu.eu oy no que
tnat, IN framing q government, regard
snouio De nau 70 sne cohulIlon oi 'ns So
ciety upon Whicn IL lS 70 operate. inss
iorm Oh government wnicu Is sui.eu W
one state Oh society may not oe suiteu 70
anotner, ana .ne most improved sta'e OF
society 10 certAiniy Ress suapteu " Ine
most Iree goVernment II IL rs not,ih1eeu,
tne o9iy s'ate conpaIiole WIN ~: na'
wouiu DC shouehs oi proposI'ioun 90
risusly mads 10 estaohse a repuoiica9
goVernme4p. p on ,ne 1asls Vi uu'serSa, .t ssi'
rage ior DraI'i Ut %eA'co, vi 1no rons
nens OF AiriGa Does auy intesi.sen.
man Dene'e .nal VnS poprla.ion " suese
countries are capaoie oi uialheaIniug .
Tree, popular, ,representartlve government
lnoeeu' tne propiem VI tne oapaoity VI
man LOT seitgoVernmen'' unoer 'ne los'
iaVoraoie circums1auces, Gu may "eI, oe re
garded as sun unso,veu. Inc oeates oI
the unlon nave al peen moving IN tne
direction OF universal sunrage' ana my
deliberate judgment rs, tnat u would Do
better ior every s'ep ,nat mas peen .aRea
in that direction 70 pc retracea. VIVA.
put unlversai sunrage prectpita.eu sne
country INTO tnat gigentic eisii war, from
the eiects of wsicn we are 80 Slowly re-
covering ana VINO can oeiieve .na:
quaiihed sunrsge were prevaihng
throughout tne N9rtnern STATES, tne con
ditlon OF Things wnicn now e4isls At our
national capitoi would nave Deen VIII