Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-15

| ana again -
But turning from great things to little
things-frOm giants to pigmies-We come
down from Gen. Forrest to Mr.. Cooper
again. DR.. Leftwich says Of his Protege
zone word more in regard to Col
Cooper It was and is still the opinion
of his friends, that he was made the Pres
ident of the Convention to deprive Mr..
Johnson Of his greater influence If left an
sctive participant in the body OF the
Convention and nothing is more GER
tain TO cur minds than that II he had been
thus left untrammeIed, the Fourth Con-
gressional District would have made
another to the five that c. g. tEeiT
votes for the resolutions" Shrine OF
the mighty On what meat doth this
man feed that be should so suddenly
turn to q LeviathRn or s GOliah! 1t Is
an insult TO the firmness, intelligence
and integrity Of the delegates OF the
| Fourth District to suppose that they
| could be moved by the wave OF Edmund
Cooper's magic wand to give vote con-
/ trary to that they did give, and which
/ their judgment prompted. We did not
| fear that overwhelming and irresistible
| influence which DE-. Lsftwich attributes
| to his new found colossus that bestrOde
the State Democratic Convention, and
we voted to keep him on the floor Mr..
Cooper secured every vote of the oOEn-
mittee on organization save our own.
He was nominated by an East TeEnes-
see District; was supported by every
district in the State save the Eighth; was
put forward by the friends OF the Presi
dent, and it is unjust and ungenerous in
DR.. LsftWich to make accusations which
have no foundation in fact, and does
gross wrong TO the delegates who never
once thought of the intrigues attributed
to them in the above imputation.
Other parties have rushed, and we
suppose will continue to rush, into print,
each with his version of the action Of the
Convention or his commentary, gloss or
Interpretation. The Hon. Edmund
Cooper, We presume, will desire to be
heard and on the whole. We are inclined
to think that some people ought to be
~ bound over to keep the peace " with
the pen. "Oh Lord" an expounder Of
the Lsrd's Gospel of Peace once cried,
while wrestling with the Lord" in
prayer, 1--WE would not presume to die
tate, but only suggest the propriety Of
having q revival of religion in this
place." We think revival of religion
necessary in the Democratic party Ct
Tennessee, and do not presume to die
tate, but suggest the propriety Of it. 1t
is strange how the old party strata are
uphesved and crop out, when every
body is crying aloud that the old party
issues are all buried. Keep them alive
They are profitable. The country, the
South especially, has been wonderfully
benefited by them. Do not let il be for
gotten that we were once either Demo
Gratis or Wings, and each believed every
man on the other side rascal.
We take no side in the quarrel. But
We do this. We have published a sum-
mary Of the platform adopted at Nash
vile, for the information Of our readers.
We have said all that We have to say as
to what we deem its short comings; and
having done so, We replace it with our
own, on which we stand, as we stood q
year ago.
We do not mean to take any side in
the controversy, in respect to the wis
dom Of selecting General Forrest to be a
delegate to the New York Convention.
What our opinions on the subject were,
cur readers, we presume, were able &c
gather, from what we limited, rather
than said, and from our own course in
the matter.
We have a rather favourable opinion
Of our own capacity to serve the country,
and should very much have liked to
meet old associates, and antagonists too,
in council in New York. We never did
or authorized the doing, in war, Of an
act contrary to the most humane rules
Of civilized warfare. But, unfortunately,
there Is a general belief in the Northern
States, originally produced by lies, and
kept up by the repetition Of the same lies
and the impossibility Of overtaking and
out falsehood, that we author
lied the scalping Of men Of our own race
by barbarians.
Therefore we 'ostracize ourself. We
think, I'VE may be mistsken), that if we
were delegate to the Convention, that 4
fact would be trumpeted every where in /
the North, and perhaps cost US votes OF
Conservative Republicans, that might /
have been secured if we had not had /
any part in the nomination Of candi- /
dates.
For the same reason we shall not per
nit our name to be put to any petition,
address, or statement Of grievances. 1t
IS useless TO undertake to ride down a
prejudice widespread and general and,
n cur own case, we know it is so, eUen
lnO1g the members Of the great order
IF FreendSOns to which we belong and
which We have so faithfully served.