Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-31

Is y Ihe4s 4ALeLu J6Iat6I IIAt4OAALs ciGhLAC
journal in the world, it is the Avalanche.
1t lie better than q comedy of AristO-
phanes, to read its exhOFtatiOns to tenn
per iorld pens by Judgment and common
sense; and when it graveIy notifies US,
that we must not disturb the progress Of
the canvass by o6tTtsdiRg our opinions
when conflicting with those Of the party.
We were not aware that the Editor of
the AuaLaSache was " the party" though
we supposed that he deemed it his pre-
rogstive to be its leader
He sadly foTgets himself, when he IN
dertakes to epjoin US from expressing
our opinions, if they conflict with his.
When he agreed to guarantee the right
Of suffrage to all the negroes, and sat
with them at Nashville, We believe, and
consented, at least, to platform which
binds him get, sOlemnly guaranteeing to
the negro that right CT suffrage, we
" expressed our opinion, conflicting with
that Of the party; ;" and the whole party,
including the Editor Of the Avalanche,
Notwithstanding his uRcaneelIed pledge
to the negroes, stands to-day on our
platform.
We had occasion, sometime ago, TO
say to the Avalanche that il any over
jealous friend or injudieious admirer
were to usurp its prerogstive Of self
laudation, and speak of its Editor in
terms too extrsvsgant and perhaps lily
deserved, we should not i'll nsturedly
taunt him with these foolish phrases, as
If he were responsible for the N, and had
applied them tohimselE When any one
Of The many correspondents who are
lavish Of batteries Of the Avalanche,
terms him {" 5 talented and famous Edi-
Tor" We may quote the words, but il
will be to concur in and adopt them as
welI-deserved. II he will bat reflect,
snd let his better judgment and better
tarnper govern him, he will feel, we
think, thst it is not remarkably good
breeding to repeat with sarcastic en-
phasis Whist others say Of a contemporary,
in however bad taste and undeserved
the eulOgy may be.
What the Avalanche means by "a
coterie of fatterers, vino, like the cour-
tiers in the play, sneez5 and yawn
whenever His Majesty sneezes and
yawns," we have no idea. There are
few men, we imagine, by whom Il artery
is more impatientIy received, than by
Us and quite as few who care as little
as we do what the opinions CT others are,
when expressing cur own.
If Generals Forrest and Wade Hsmp-
ton were acceptable Delegates at New
York, and it is no longer a reproach
to a man, with the Democratic
party, that he wss 3 Confederate
and cannot take the oath" and if We
expect to elect Seymour and Blair and
revoIutionize the House OF Representa-
tives, why is il so enormous an offence
to propose to run Tom Avery, and to say
that we prefer him because be can not
take the oath II nc should be run, and
receive 3 msjerity of the votes, and the
Registrar or other official should refuse
to count the votes for him, becsuse he
had not taken the candidates oath, the
issue as to the cOnstitutiouslity of that
law could be at once made, by proceed
ing against the officer to compel him to
count the votes. There would be g
whole year in which to have that ques-
ton decided. Why not make that issue
now? How long is it proposed to wait,
how many years, before raising it?
And, rs to the action Of Congress, il the
people Of every Congressional District 10
the Southern States, including Mary
land, Kentucky and Tennessee, ought to
do what the AUGLancAe insists this Con-
gressionsl District ought to do, hunt
around TO fad a man who can swear that
he never aided or synpathized With the
Confederate cause, how is the question
ever to be raised in Congress at ali?
The Avalanche thinks that our opln-
ions on this subject conflict with those of
the party TO which, it says OF us, abe so
lately gave in his adhesion That shot
does not tell. We voted fer Breckin.
ridge and Lane in 1860. And it Daay
possibly be that cur opinions in respect
to the proper course to be pursued in Sc
lecting candidate for Congress, and as
TO the person httest to be selected, NAV
not conflict with those of the party, quite
30 much as the AUGlanche supposes.
The more it stirs the question, we think.
the fewer those will become who seree
With it. ThOee who are as much dis
frsncbised as Mr.. Avery lie, are not in
the humOr to patiently hear it said that
one shall not declare that be Womb
rather support candidate who cannot
take tho oath than one who can. and
that it lie misdeameanor deserving the
severe oensure Of the Avdlanche, to pro
pose TO nominate a Confederate soldier
for Congress. II the matter were not
discussed, the large majority would
probably incline to be governed by con-
siderations OF expediency bat the num-
Der Of these viii diminish, the more the
subject lie debated. The holder course in
the end becomes the more popular.
Considerations of expedieney never gov
ern people long.
hne 4udIa"che acts pretty much upon
tne saVAce given by one Irishman TO an
other at a SSir =" Wherever Won see a
head, hit it." II would be quite "a wise
and as well, we think, if it would re.
serve it's ill-nature for its enemies, and
not undertake to hector its friends. It's
not very long, we remember, since it set
lance in rest and tilted 81 John w. Left
vich, In very much the fashion of its
present charge upon US. Nov, we sep.
pose, it desires that be dali bs selected