Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-13


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If Able Opening Address by GOvernO
If Stevenson.
! Ex-President Fillmore Called t
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: His Address---He Advises Bushes.
. a5ul5 and is H0pefaI. Q G. I
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Full Report of the First Days Pro
Ceedings
LOUISVILLE, October I2.-Ths Oper.
! House, where the Convention meets, 1.
splendidiy~d decorated WITH evergreen, and
everything is arranged. tor the comfort o.
the members. The delegates to the Con
yention came in squads or singly, and il
was some time before all of them made
| theirs appearance. After little delay be.
yoHd the time fixed for the proceedings tC
commence, ex-President Fillmore, Gov
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! Anderson formerly Lieutenant -GOgern-
orof Ohio, arrived. The presence ofthese
gentlemen drew plaudits from the Assem-
blage.
The Convention was called to order by
Ex-Gov. Anderson, formerly of Ohio,
who said, substantially: Gentlemen, I
desire to call the Convention to order by
by the simple remark that, hope that It
viii be characterized by the one energetic
etiort TO restore the country to its former
position OF vigOr aud prosperity
A prayer was offered by the Rev. f. I.
! Perkins. .f
Music was discoursed by the Great
| " Nestern Star Band.
| During the music EX-President fiji
more was conducted to a seat on the stage,
by BlantOn Duncan, amid the applause Of
/ the assembly.
! After the music, GOV. J. w. Stevenson,
| of Kentucky, was then introduced by
Gen. O.. W. Chiffon, amid enthusiastic
! plaudits. Gov. Stevenson advanced and
/ spoke as follows:
"GeRtlenae1: The scene presented by this
| assembly Is strikingly, and might add,
| touehingiy, impressive. So many free,
| noble and proud COmmonwealths in con-
| sultatiOn upon the soil of Kentucky;
1 mighty hosts Of great men coming from
! the different States Of the American Con-
| federation 10 consult upon questions
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| civil liberty, which should be
| perpetuated. There is joy in your COM
ing; the very scene itself is electric;
| the genius OF patriotism seems to be
lowering over The hall, and the sainted
spirits sf our fOrefathers seem to bid us
God speed. Applause. All hail TO your
coming! We rejoice to welcome YOU, and
make you the recipient Of our hos pitality
Thrice welcome to our homes and hearts
! YoH meet when the intellectual and
physical energy is grand, and when hui
man faith talters at what is to be
accomplished duriag the next decade.
The Atlantic is no longer a barrier
to communication. Messages are
hourly passing between London, ST.
Petersburg and Washington, and that
sneering skeptic against the Atlantic ca
bic must soon shrug bis shoulders and
witness greater achievement. China has
been pierced, and is now being tunneled;
and the music Of the LOCOMOTIVES will soon
resound through the cliffs of perpetual
snow, and before tO-morrOw's setting sun
the world will be called to witness the
greatest achievement time has ever known.
There will be gathered the crowned heods
to witness the completion Of the Ship Ca
nal across the lsthmus ofSqeg, and through
that canal ships will cross laden with
the wealth of The world, bringing the rich
| and opulent ports of tine Oriental nations
in direct communication with US. 4
closer and hOlier union NAV vet eele-
brate that achievement. The followers of
Mahomet and Jesus viii be brought in
close communion, and who would dare
deny, TODAY, that that canal NAV not be
the instrument of God for supplanting
the koran of MahOmet for the Bible of
Jesus. (Applause.l Nor has America
herself been standing still. Everywhere
| in our own land the signs of Improvement
! ~ i'm ava
sunny slopes of the Pacific TO the surging
coast of the Atlantic, a magnificent rail-
road Is now stretching, and peace and
| honor have supplanted war, and | trust
in Gods nams that it takes the place of
Giscord. The rays of glorious peace gild
every dome We have not only one rail-
road TO the Pacific, but it will not be
many years till we have another 1t is
your duty to Soc that IL IL not DELAYED
Then win our country he pierced Though
all its avenues from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. In the Diet of Holland a similar
dispute is going on; they are hesitating
where that line of steamers shall have
its termination. / say Norfolk.
Kentucky says Norfolk. fApplause.l
Let there be no IealQusies. There IS not
heart l am addressing that desires the
aggrandizement of one section over an
other. Come, then, throw all your moral
influence in favor Of Norfolk. There is
another feeling that comes over my heart,
which prompts my desire for Horfolt. She
is in a commonwealth which reflects her
grandeur and nobility from every fibre.
She gave to this world her George Wash
ington. Great questions viii devolYe up
on YOU, and you must meet the question
Of labor and emigration. You must see TO
II that capital be not centralized in large
cities at the mere whim OF few capital
lists. We know no section, and although
the stars in our emblem, like the stars
above. diffuse in glory, we have our con-
stitItiQu, our history, and let " prove
to the-Ag orid that 10 developing Internal
grandeur and prosperity, through State
sovereignty We will try to make our
whole eo4ptry tia guardian angel of
mankipd." lApplaHse and music hy the
band
Blanton Duncan said that the pleasant
duty had deVOlved upon him TO nominate
ex-President Fillmore as President Of
this Convention, which was received with
dcafening applause and unanimously
adopted
Coy, Stevenson then IN solemn and elo-
quent language introduced the eX-Fresi-
dent, who was received with prolonged al
plause. He said: "Gentlemen of the
Convention, / appear without prepara-
ton, for had prepared speech, I should
have suppressed it after the eloquent adj
dress of your Governor. With all the nm
deserved honor my countrymen have con-
fsrred ppon me, assure you nothing h1s
been so gratifying as this. The war is
ended and its events and questions have
been settled, / trust, never 20 disturb us
again. ! have q Veneratlon for the Con-
stitutiOn of the United States.
believe il 10 be- the best organic law
that wac ever framed. You know that
when L oecu pied the Presidential chat.
the fugitive Slave bin was passed.
frankly confess that it was against my
feelings. | scanned it carefully, but
found nc defect in It. 1t was Constitu-
tiO1lal and though | knew when I was
signing il l was signing my political death
warrant, | WOuld have done it again il
it had cost me my right arm. Applause
This reminds me of a Convention pro-
visiOnal and advisory, to prepare a Con-
stitutiOn to submit to the people. George
Washington presided over that Conven-
tion and the Constitution was adopted by
the people. no yog want to give it up?
1t is broad enangh To protect every one,
trust my dnty as President of the Con-
vention win be in every respect cordial
and friendly.
You can do that, and have but to
announce the results. am identified
with no political party, and let the debates
OF the convention be exclusively confined
TO the object for which it is called. hope
the gentlemen of the press will not report
the desult0ry remarks that l have made,
as came entirely unprepared.'
Col. Blant0n Duncan moved that Charles
NJ. Thurston. of Louisville, be appointed 4