Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-24
MEMPHIS AID SELMA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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TIC MEETING AT HOLLY SPRINGS.
HOLLY sPR mos, September u, 1855.
On Saturday, Ieth inst, there vss the largest
raslr0au meeting ever held Ia this plsoe. fue
Audience was very attentive, and apparently
dsepl, interested. Gen. + eathsrst9n Wa called
70 me Chair. aud introduced MAI. Sykes, o.
Aberdeen. Msj. Sykes was quits s.ok, having
en- him NJ the time r severe chill, AID made
only = short spesoh. He said nothing woCld
i-ducs him sick as he VS., 10 speak At all, but
the deep interest he lelt In the contemplated
enterprise, and tue development OF tJe vssG
resources OF the SOothCrn country. Her very
dssOlstiuns had snderej her dearer 10 him
than ever. aud E6 should feel that his life was
well spouJn ne could contrioute anything to-
wards restoring her TO her IO4t property, and
causing her 10 mGkerepid strides in the onward
and upward march OF Improvement, II
we ever wish TO regain our lost TO-
siIOn We EuEt adept a Thorough and
rsolcsl change. Old things haEs passed
away, but unfortunately al things nave not
become new. The south mu,t become SILT
sustaining by raising ner own supplies, su;h as
corn, meat, -four, esttle, horses AID mules, 4
until TINS WAS done she would neysl grow rich,
PrsyiOusftO the war, the cotton crop am
in value 10 between ons and two hundred mil
lions OF dollars per aunum. How little OF this
w4s eKpended in enrtchiDg our country in
bulldog railroads., establishing factog.e s, tua-
proving aaa ferttilzing our IA. ms, orasmenting
and identifying oar residences Had even uus-
fourth OF IL Desn spent in improving our cOun-
Try and rendering Il mors agreeable ana vslu-
az, how onereEt would tI,Ipgs now be. But
We seem nUl 70 haYsiearned wisdom fIOM e..
ter sXBar.sncs. since the war we kays con-
unusd the sEms old system. under dis
advantageous olrcutestapess- Be have
Of dollars worth Of cotton and become
tmpoyerIsh I'd in doing so whilst others have
rsaped the benefits TINS county, Marshall,
viii this year produce 1000 bales OF cotton
I rmer y about 40, W. Nov If this was all sur
plus, as II ought 10 De, that would lssve n mil
lion OF dollars as capital among the people
which they could invest in buiIdinR railroads
and Improving the country.
He showed hext the importance OF the Mem
aR#a GOD to Ill EHn aDA .aha
county. The wssse lands IN the county wcuid
build the road and UrlDg . large Rmou t OF
money nom a distance to be expended here.
Tle scheme was not IN practicable. 1t might
no. be done, but this would show that tie peo-
pie had not the wisdom 10 discern, CT the en-.
erEy TO pursue their ova interests. If it failed
u would be or The want OF Will, and rot the
want Of power. His alluEion here to
q neral Forests escape from Fort Dom
elsOu by the exertton OF his ndomita
be viii, drew from the crowd considerable ap-
pause
Gen. Forrest was nextintrodueed. He made
a practical, effective and powerful speech. He
said he desired 10 get out OF political life, into
which he had been forced BY Others. Whilst
hs hSd no opinions he wished TO conceal, ne
had no desife TO mipRle in political gtrife. He
had been misreprssented and slandeied on oc-
c5slOns without number. II he said nothing,
ne was accused Of being suilen and rebellious:
4 he Ss q anything, Els words were mlscon-
straed and his meaning perverted. These
people he had known aud they had known
him from boyhogd. This country was his
home, and here he iutecded u remain to shsre
with his OWL people the privations Incident 10
the war, TO bs with them in their troubles and
sflictiOns He had been offered high positions
IL the military service Of Foreign coun-
tries. tut all the vituparattons and S an
ders OF his enemies could not drive him
iom his own country. IApplaule He
uesired TO do everything to improve the
country. The projected railroad from Memphis
to Selma, he considered OF immense value, not
only 10 memphis. bat the whole country.
Whilst II would give new life 10 Memphts. 1t
would build up the towns and enrich the PEG.
pie all along the line of the road. It would
penetrate the coal fields and iron mountains of
Alabama, and might make manufacturing
towns-a,ong its whole line to Memphis Holly
Springs would especially feel its benefits. This
Wouid become the educational center Icr a large
portion OF the SoutnsTn country, on account Of
the healthfulness OF thep lace, and the refine
and polished society which was row here, and
which would be increased when the road was
Sailt.
Memphis would be the nearest and best market
for this h g region OF country, and would,
when she got through with her Present otficui.
ties, offer inducements TO trade second 20 no
city IN the West. Gen. Forrest said he had not
failed iu anything he had yet undertaken, TX
cept the attempt 20 establish a Southern Con-
federscy, and be did not think thai was owing
10 any fsult OF bis. He was determined to do
all he could for this road, because he considered
It Of vital importance, and he ielt confident Of
success.
curste report OF Gen. Forests speech, bat the
ABOVE is q mere outline.
Colonel Walter was next called
for, and made a rev very per
tinsnt remarks. he demonstrated how the
road could be built 20 Holly springs during
next year. LIST Memphis take SSa,000 OF stock,
the country between Memphis and Holly
Springs $4,000 In land snd money; with tnfa
20 Start vita, the roSd could be PIT under con
Var psxs SPRING aAa tas means ss1la sazly be