Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-22
THE CANVASS.
Meeting of the Conservative DemOc-
cracy of the Fifth Civil District.
Great Observation-Disclosures OF
the Nominations.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of
the citizens of the Ninth Ward, Fiji
tenth Civil District, was held on
Tuesday evening, Goth inst, in FOrd's
Grove, for the purpose of ratifying the
nominations for Senator and Repre-
sentatives, made by the Democratic
Convention: Enoch Taylor, Chair
man; and j. V. Handwerker, Secre-
tary.
The following resolutions, presented
by Hon. Judge Swayne, were unanl-
mOusly and enthusiastically adopted;
ReS0lUed, That we hereby ratify the
nominations made for State Senator
and County and Floater Representa-
tives, and will give to the ticket our
earnest and unqualified support in the
canvass and at the polls; assured, as
we are, that the conventions making
the several nominations were conn
posed, generally, of intelligent, good,
and patriotic citizens, seeking to pro-
mote the best interests of the people.
ReSolred, That, because several of
the nominees are our immediate
~neighhors, other things being equal,
we will give them u yet more
hearty support, and commend them
to the support of all other voters.
ReSOIred, That, in our opinion, the
pending canvass should be eminently
practical, and prudently and wisely
conducted, with a view to results;
that to this end all our people, so en-
titled under the law, should be regis
tered, and, being registered, should
vote on the day of election; that every
citizen among us in sympathy with
our people and with free institutions,
come whence or when he may, he
esteemed a patriot brother; and that,
seeking to disturb the rights and
privileges of none, under the law, we
endeavOr, by reason and kindness, TO
induce all who are voters to join Us in
restoring and maintaining that true
republican form of government that
guarantees the right of selfgoVern-
ment to all the peOplei in contradiction
TO the opposition policy that is, in
itself, unnecessary, unjust, harsh, OPP
pressiVe and tyrannical.
ReSo3Ued, That we recognize the Di-
vine will in now cOnfOunding theeoun-
sells of those who have exercised this
policy yer our people SO long, and
that we offer Our hands and Our hearts
to all those Northern men among us
who have opposed it and now do,
ReSOlred, That our people very gen.
| orally, and none among them more
| than the late Confederate soldiers, re-
spect the laws, and the agents, and
| functiOnaries thereof, and desire ear
uestly the prosperity, peace, happi-
ness and unity of the whole country.
NJ. WEIGH, Esq, addressed the
meeting in a vigorous and stirring
speech, followed by a finished and pa
triOtie address from our candidate for
Representative, Col. II. Townsend.
Hon. Judge Swayne closed the speak
ing for the evening with n of the
most earnest appeals to the citizens OF
the district and the community at
large to put forth every effort to win q
victory at the polls in the coming
election.
Pursuant to a resolution offered by
C. NJ. Widrig, Esq, Adam Hine,
VIM. Miller, j. b. Morris, A. A. Nor
man, Maj. A. MOyehead, G. R.. Egnen,
If. McCleary, Eli Colby, j. V. Hand
werker, were appointed a committee
to canvass the Ninth Ward and Eff
teenth Civil District, and report 10
the Chairman the names of all citi-
Zens who have not been registered.
JOHN V. HANDWERKER, Sect'y.