Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-08
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Committees and Delegates APP
pointed.
Grand Ratification Jubilee To-
morrow Night.

O'Clock, in the Municipal Hall. About
fifty persons only were present, but these
represented the brain, bone and sinew Of
our city.
The meeting was called to order by
Ir. Stewart, and on motion of r. D
Bsugb, Esq, Col. NJ. G. galloway took
the chair, and in few foreible remarks
urged upon the assembly the necessity
Of concentrated and consolidated action
At the close of his remarks Mr.. Stew.
art introduced resolution that a Com
mittee of Three be appointed by the
chair to act az delegates to the Browns
vile Convention. The motion was see
ended and carried unanimously.
Mai. AIerriwether moved that the
number be increased to five, which was
seconded and adopted; and the chair ap-
pointed Messrs. NJ. d. L. Stewart, f. A.
Tyler, Minor Merriwether, John AiDslie
and r. d. Baugh.
On motion, committee of five was
appointed to attend the Convention to
nominste q Congressman for this Dis
triot-the committee to consist OF Messrs.
P. NJ. Winters, Albert Pike, Van Ander-
son, G. P. Foute and J. P. Tobin.
Judge Foute said that as the regular
meeting Of the Democratic Club would
not be until Saturday night, and it was
expedient that there should be some sort
of ratification of the nomination made in
New York, as soon as the news came,
he would move that a committee of ten
be appointed from the present meeting,
to arrange all the necessary steps for a
grand Democratic rally and ratification
meeting, to be held on some evening this
week.
The chair suggested Thursday evening,
and the suggestion was accepted.
The motion was then put and carried
unanimously, and the following named
gentlemen were appointed on the COM
mittee:
Messrs. G. P. Foute, Chairman P. w.
Winters, Van Anderson, K. D. Baugh,
Gen. Ruffin, P. ]. MuIvehill, G. D. Nc
Lean, Martin Kelly, J. w. Woltering,
Andrew Drew.
Mr.. John Ainslie made a motion
which was seconded and carried unan-
imously, that the chair be added to the
two Committees of Five to attend the
Brownsville Convention.
Mr.. NJ. D. L. Stewart offered a motion
that Democratic Executive Committee,
composed of nine, should be appointed
by this meeting.
The motion was seconded and on be-
ing put to vote, carried and Mr.. Stew
artsuggested the following names, which
we're adopted, to constitute the Execu-
tive Committee:
Msssrs. P. T. Scruggs, P. NJ. Winters,
M. c. Galloway, John P. Tobin, F. a.
Tyler, II. NJ. Lowenstein, J. NJ. Cole,
man, Martin Kelly and P. J. Mulve-
hill.
Maj. Merriwether moved that Mr.. NJ.
d. i. Stewart and Gen. Pike be added
to the committee, which, after some OBJ.
jeetions, which were overruied, on the
part of the gentlemen named, was
adopted, and their names added to the
committee.
Gen. Pike addressed the meeting in q
happy and forcible address, which we
regret we cannot reproduce here on ac-
count of the great drain on our space by
tc-dsy's Geographic matter. He did not
think that any differences which might
have sprung up, or might spring up
among us, would be of any duration. |
The necessity of unity of action was like !
that expressed by one Of our revolution
airy fOrefsthers-all hang together, or |
hang separately. This was q question |
40 longer Of old party principles-Whigs |
Or Know Nothings or Democratic is |
the white race against the black-snd |
though he was once a member of the |
~ now Nothing" party, he welcomed |
md hal led all white men now, of what
,ver nationality, as brothers.
Col. Morgan, City Attorney, followed |
n 8 few eloquent remarks to the same
fleet. He had never before participated,
1e said, in a Democratic council but
hat heneeforth he would act with the
party as the only hope Of the down-trod-
len and oppressed.
Capt. MulvehilI followed in behalf Of
he Irish citizens, and rejoiced TO learn
he feeling which really animated the
gentlemen who had spoken. He, in
common with his countrymen, had been
nisled as 10 the opinions Of the gentle
men who had gotten up the Democratic
Club.
Mai. Mefriwether denounced as false
II every particular the statement that
las been disseminated by evil minded
persons, who were seeking TO SOW seeds
If diseord among us, that the origin of
he Democratic Club was q secret conz
ave on Front street. There was no Sc
/, sey about it. He was oRs OF the origi-
al ors. There were, it is trne, but few
on eerned in its inception, as- there are
D lmost every beginning but there .
we're as many Democrats as Wings, as
aany privstes as officers, as many who
sd not been in the Confederate army
resent az of those who had, and he de.
loanced az utterly false sny statement
o the contrary.
Col Galloway, the chair, said that
le had never belonged to the "Know-
Sothing Society,"" but that he had been
.ceused Of belonging to one much worse,
lie was in favor of joining anybody or
.nytbiDg to break the chains with which
ge are bound.
Gen. Pike desired to state u at he
new nothing o( any secret beginning
0 she Democratic Club; he had been
yaited on by party Of gentlemen and
sked to accept the Presidency OF the
Tub. and had signified his willingness
o do anything that the cause demanded
+ him.
col. Tyler: That whatever disagree
nents there were among the gentlemen
7ere the results OF 2 miseoncsptisn,
Ihich being explained away, perfect
armony would ensue. To test it, he
Tould move, he ssid, that the present
leeting be merged into and considered
part Of tine Democratic Club.
The proposition was received with
pplause, seconded and carried without
issenting voice.
Gen. Pike gave notice that the next
sguiar meeting of the Club was on next
sturdsy evening Ia the StiIlman Block,
I'd that he should take the Chair pune
lslly at 81 O'Clock.
Judge Fo1te announced that he would \
Ike to meet the Committee on Arrange
lents, at Jim Schools, this morning, at
O'Clock am.
The meeting then adjourned.
KUKLUx RAID.-We learn by pri- I
ate Ietfar that on tho nfobf If Safur. | ,