Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-10
PEACE.
The Rank and ftIe Of the Late Con
ilir rsderass Army I'm Council.
The Course Of eur Generals.at Mash
VILE Commended and
Indorsed. -. ~
An Earnest and solemn Pledge Of
LAX. Peace and Order.


The soldiers' meeting at the Greenlaw
| Opera House, Saturday evening. was, 10
point Of numbers, as we'll ns the charae
ter Of those present, . full and creditabls
representation Of the rank and file Of the
late Confederate army resident in Mem
phis. The spacious auditorium was III
orally thronged from pit to dome, and the
"ex-rebs" present could not have
numbered less than a full Thousand,
representing. in their peaceful avo'
cations, since laying aside their
battered arms, nearly every profession
and peaceful calling 10 life. Nor was
numbers the most striking feature Of the
occasion. But one determination seemed
to govern. viz that the true soldier Of
| the Lost Cause should show himself first
| In peace" as we'll as he had proven him
self first in war;" and worthy to be
" first in the hearts Of those Of his coun-
trymsn" capable of appreciating tried
bravery and confding in a soldiers
honor. The call having been made for
an Endorsement Of the course pursued by
our Generals in the recent peace con-
| ference at Nashville. the response was
not less creditable to- those to whom It
was addressed than II must prove graft
| flying to those in whose behalf the appeal
| was made. In the old days Of army
discipline, the action would scarcely
have been suited to the word more
promptly or more cheerfully. ar y
Athalf after eight the assemblage was
| called to order by DR.. Adams, and Col
R. ]. Morgan requested to preside over
the deliberations of the, meeting. On
ascending the platform the Colonel
was greeted with prolonged applause, in
response to which he alluded to the OBJ
ject. Of the meeting in eloquent and
patriotic terms.
Capt. F. D. Stockton and the mem
bers of the press present were appointed
secretaries, and the following gentlemen
appointed vice-Presidents viz: Coils.
Thos. d. Logwood, Michael Magevney,
| IT., Gen. e. W. Rucker, Capt. Jas. Il.
Barbour, Messrs. Thomas P, Holland,
| Cough, Aleck McCulloch, Jno. +. Will.
kersou and Alonzo Greenlaw.
The following gentlemen we're APP
pointed, on motion of Col G. W. Heis-
kell, q committee to draft resolutions
| expressive of the sense of the meeting,
viz: Col. C. W. Heiskell, Col. 81. Clay
King, Captain J. Harvey Mathes, Col.
Hutchinson, Capt. Luke Wright.
On the retirement of the committee, a
| letter from Gen. Chalmers, regretting his
| inability to be present, and counselling
moderation and obedience to the laws,
was read by the Chair, and received with
great applause
In response to repeated calls, addresses
highly conservative in tone we're made
BY Gen. Forrest, Gen. Rucker, Col.
| Magevney and Col. Logwood. '
The Committee on Resolutions return
| ing, reported through their chairman,
Col. Heiskell, the following, which were
adopted with great unanimity and en-
| thusiasm: itailVa ll4
WHEREAS, N. B Forrest, B. F. Cheat
ham, William B. Bate, Gid. j. Pillow,
John G. Boomer, s. R. Anderson, William
A. QuarIes, Joseph B. Palmer, 5. g.
Dibrell, George Nancy, Bnshrod r..
Johnson, G. w. Gordon and Thomas b.
Smith, late Generals in the Confederate
army, having, during the late civil war,
ommanded the great body of Tennessee
soldiers in the Southern armies, and,
having Just influence with the members
of their former commands, did make
overtures to the Legislature of Tennes-
see, now in session at Nashville, for the
preservation of the peace of the State,
and in their appeal in this behalf, did
undertake to speak for their late COM
rads in arms Therefore be it
Resolred, That we, portion OF the
officers and soldiers actively engaged in
the late armed struggle between the
| United States and the late Confederate
States, on behalf of the South. do
approve the earnest appeal for peace
made by the gentlemen above named
our former officers-and earnestly second
their efforts made for paci6cation.
2. That in representing the late Con-
| federate soldier as intent on peace.
devoted to the active pursuits Of life in
maintaining themselves and their fam
| lilies, recovering their material interests
| from the waste and ruin occasioned by
the war, and as not harboring any pur-
pose to overthrow by violence the pre-
sent State Government or by arms to
! resist the laws-they spoke truthfully,
and ,s,-operly designated the sentiments,
purposes anu practice OF the EXON
federate soldiers here assembled, ana Is
we believe of every such so,a'er 10 TINS
State. who did his duty in arms ID the
late war as soldier. :,
8. That when the armies Of the South
surrendered, they did so in good latin
intending TO abide by such issues as were
considered at the time by both parties
settled BY the war. But we feel author,
lied on this occasion to say, that We did
not understand the terms Of surrender 70
contemplate the total deprivation oil all
civil aud political rights, and to be de-
clared outlaws and felons s.
4. That we have not entertained, ana
do not now entertain, any purpose to re-
new the war or inaugurate intestine COM
motion. We are neither conspirants nor
revolutionists, aud deprecate as the great
est evil the Introduction Of violence into
the administration Of affairs Having