Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-08

from the Memphis Post
Prescription OF Northern Men.s.ThS
Memphis Chamber Of Commerce.


We have been accustomed TO see the central com
mercal organization Of a city Of great use Though
seeing IN the Chamber Of Commerce here elements
destructive OF its own purposes, with tho hope Of
lts outgrowing these have steadily given it en-
eouFagonent, making the best use for our commu-
mites Of tho facts It furnished, and offering such
suggestions we deemed Of advantage II has
from time 10 time kept up a sicsly existence, and
yesterday met TO determine whether to live or die.
They resolved to live. Hon. Wm. r. Moore, who
has not bad relative living North Of Mason's and
Dixon's line for the last three centuries and who
was himself raised in Tennessee, a native Of Ten
nessee OF clear and comprehensive financial views,
and with malice toward none, and who could have
no possible motive bat to build up tho city aud
country WHARF all his interests lo seeking to put
the Chamber IN financial attitude of welcome TO
eapita and enterprise, and against those political
prescriptions that have well-nigh ruined the city,
offered the following resolutions
WHEREAS The city of Memphis, with its $4,000
inhabitants, is the natural center ef large and fer
tile region of country, embracing West Tennessee,
North Mississippi and Eastern Kansas and,
Whereas, It's location on she banks of the great
Mississippi with its water and rail facilities, with
its Nicolson paved streets aId its improved condi-
ton of health, renders its unequaled place Of
residence in all the lower valley Of The Great Faith
er Of Waters; and,
Whereas, The interests of this city are now suf-
ferlng from various causes, among others the mani
festation on the part of some of our citizens and
public press of an unwise spirit Of sectionalsm and
political luminosity; and,
Whereas, The experience of the past three years
should teach as that such things deeply njuri-
Gus TO the business prospects OF this city, and fitted
to excite only the worst passions of the community
causing many TO leave this region whom we needed
TO help build Us up, and keeping thousands away
whose capital and enterprise it is for interest 70
weleomei and,
Whereas There are now far more Southern men
in the North than there arc Northern men in the
South, wEo there treated with kindness and that
manly consideration to which all good citizens Of
this Republic are entitled sherelOre,
Resolved That we, the Numbers Of the Chamber
OF Commerce of this city do hereby express our de-
cided dsapproyal of any further exhibition Of sec
tional or proscriptive spirit against any good man
the part of any of our people, believing it to be
against interests, whether social commercial,
and contrary TO all the principles of good citizen
ship and of high and honorable manhood.
Resolved That we cordially invite good citizens
from any part of our country, or the Old World 10
come and reside among us pledging, on our part to
reeiprocate the courtesies now extended 10 our
brethren among them, and to give fair and open
Geld to honorable race in all the business rela-
tions of life.
Resolved That we earnestly recommend the pro-
motion of good feelings and kindly relations among
all classes of our citizens-letting the dead past
bury its dead and seeking to strengthen the bonds
former prosperity and rapid advancement.
Mr.. Gates moved to lay the resolutions On the
table. Carried.
We doubt not tina. the tabing Of them was the
honest expression of the sentiment Of the men so
voting. What surprises US is that they did net, rs
often is done hereabout, adopt the resolution and
then do directly the opposite Of their declarations
What cordiality wss expressed in General Forests
telegram TO the Cleveland Convention What vel
come was given to all parties by the great immi-
grant meetings here SO recently Yesterday the
Chamber Of Commerce gave the proper answer to
the distinguished Buxtons letter Of inquiry in Eng
land TO those movements Indeed, it should be
noticed that these resolutions offered Just after
Mr. Donoho had asked the Endorsement Of his inn
migrant scheme Coming at that iuncture and Ia
bled as they were, did not the Chamber most en-
phatcally refuse to express those sentiments of cor
diality toward new corners which are requisite to
the success Of any scheme of immigration Indeed
their language is: We welcome all coLlers as
slaves, supple contributors to our desires but we
you against your bringing any of that article
20 dangerous in this section, known as manhood"
dow many Of the men doing these things are able
to pay their honest debts TO their Northern or Eu
ropean creditors Are they blind, viii they not
see, when they walk up and down streets, how
many business houses have closed 2--how many
" For Rent" appear on either hand What say the
owners of the three hundred places Of business
vacant, and which yielded not less than 100000
per annum Two wears ago nave Lney IOrgOLtSn so
soon that this spirit which voted down these resou
lions brought such disastrous failures upon the city
Of firms and banks Can they not see how, by de-
yrees, its prescriptions have driven away men and
capital, and prevented enterprise; brought com
nercial disasters, given the city the reputation of
commercial bad faith, until its transactions have
been reduced below point that would support its
population as it was two years ago, driven away
thousands, and cut our merchants off from the use
Of distant credit? They try to conduct business
The proscrptive principles of their political bitter
ness. They forget that cOmmerce-trade-has its
own laws as Interchangeable as the laws of the Medes
md Persians, and will not abide any other He
who attempts to disregard them or disobey them
and succeed in business is foolish the who
expects himself to live without air, or the fish to
i've without water. Possibly these men may hold
IN sometime longer TO obstruct the growth Of our
,ity possibly they may, some Of them, survive the
Elects of their own policy; but the coming Mem
phis they can only delay. The coming men will
come with the coming city. These maleontents are
the way for them. The very depressons
now on the city are producing essential changes,
which viii be surer TO bring enterprising men and
"a pital than all resolutions of welcome
The opposers Of Mr.. Moore's resolution will meet
he fate that the old Aatboatmen did on the intro
luction Of steamboats-they must change or retire.
We do not reciprocste their bitterness we pity
hem and point them to their Interests.