Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-15

usual ponderous leaders which IN oul
Judgment, with al and high respect fol
he editor, we're better omitted than pub
lished. Because there is no real division
there il no call for the warning that "a
house divided against itself cannot
stand" And we regret that so much
countenance should be given by the Ap
peal to the idea that q schism exists in
the Democratic party as simpIied in the
warning. ~ wye
The facts Of the case, rs to disagree
ment, amount to nothing but this, that a
Adherence of opinion existed among a
n few individuals as to what was done, BY
the Convention. AID as 70 the effect Of
| its action on two matters, neither Of
which are material to perfect harmony Of
action by the Democratic party Of Ten.
uessee on all points Of principle material
to its success One question was whether
the resolution, which none now refuse
to recognize as obligatory, and on which
| all have harmopized, in agreeing 70
leave to the decision Of the delegates
themselves, places them under instruc-
tons beyond complimentary vote.
And the other was whether General Fer.
rest should stay at home because he had
The .nisfortuH to- be falsi6ed, as
General Pike proposes to do FOR
| the same reason. These matters are
| individual. personal and wholly i'm
material 70 the harmony Of the
Convention and its friends. We may dis
agree about them to our hearts content,
| and then vote and act tremendously,
even with our utmost personal difficulties,
and with the editor Of the Appeal cry
ing "a plague on both your houses" If
we had gotten up little difficulty just
| for the fun Of the thing, we see no.par-
ticularly good reason why another whose
words have weight with some should
pitch in to make it o triangular quarrel,
when we were about out of breath and
| we're agreeing to all the conclusions OF the
Conyention--no matter what else may
be in issue. This is to produce an i'm.
uression abroad of disagreement OF
somewhat serious moment, when in fact,
no such thing really exists To write
remonstrance q column and quarter
long under such circumstances, where
the bearing may seem to have sparty
and national Importance, operates
more serious breach Of the peace with
the pen" than any heretofore committed
lin relation to side and immaterial issues.
And when General Pike gets mp his re-
vival, we trust he may prove the hrst
convert. 1t was unnecessary he should
step into the ring to magnify contro-
versy over question or two of fact,
which might have been settled in three
words at first, and which it was uuneces-
sary and might be injurious further 70
pursue. If those engaged we're already
willing to bury the Ratchet, we beg Gen.
Pike to stand back with hands off and
let this prodigious mountain bring forth
its mouse.
No disposition exists to resist the action
Of the Convention, and we hope nothing
more will be said or written calculated
to produce an impression Of that charac-
ter. We regard the article Of the Appeal
az having such tendency. And there
fore we shall be permitted respectful
remoo STRANGE. And we will add that II
the reason assigned by Gen. Pike for re-
fusing to act openly with the Democratic
party by putting his name to any petit
ton, address or statement of grievances"
to-wit, that he has been lied about, is a
good and sufficient one. then no officer
or soldier Of the Confederate army
should do 30, and the General
should himself at once retire from the
Appeal, through which thousand
statements of grievances are daily
illuminated. That is q position alto.
gether ill,judged. and which i will not
| do to take, unless we are TO ostracise
our most patriotic and law-abiding men,
or. in imitation of Gen. Pike, they are
| 10 ostracise themselves. We protest that
| the concession Of such principle is IN
necessary and injurious. 1t yields the
Democratic party and policy in the
South to . few Union men, who are TO
the great body Of Southern white citsens
as but one in thousand; or, what is
worse, 10 the scslswags themselves. We
hear no cutlery because Wade Hampton
heads the list Of South Carolina dele
gates, or Walihall that Of Mississippi,
and we want none because Forrest is
numbered with ours We have nothing
TO do with the past, bot the present And
if man is conservative, patriotic and
true, that is enough Forrest is so,
and in New York viii disarm his
worst enemies, when they know
the truth Of him, IS q man not second TO
Marion in fidelity to the principles Of The
Constitution and the true interests Of the
people. That viii do good instead Of
harm. To say that sneh men should o.
tracise themselves, viii be found mis-
take and weakness Il can be based
on nothing bet the idea that il viii injurs
us With the Radicals. vhers zs cannot Be
49, srceaSinglv For al No-ths~, D.n,