Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

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no North, no East, no West that he wa
and always had been a'ional man, ant
he desired to see all sections prosper
alike. For Memphis and the Mississippi
Valley he predicted great future, anc
expressed the opinion that the next SEES
sion Of Congress will do something to-
wards building the Southern Pacific
railroad. He took his seat amid pro-
longed applause.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Judge Williams, of Kentucky, chair
man of the Committee on Permanent
Organization, reported the following gen.
tlemen as permanent officers of the Con-
vention:
President Gov. Charles Anderson, OF
Kentucky. !,
Vice Presidents-Andrew Weatherly,
of North Carolina; Hon Erestus Wells,
Of Missouri; DR. E j Toof, Of Iowa
Judge Byrd, of Alabama; J c Reakirt, OF
Ohio: Hamilton Smith, of Indiana; War.
rem Mitchell, of Kentucky; Hon A N
CLAYTON, of Mississippi; General A II
Lawton, of Georgia; Governor W Dap
hinton. of Arkansas; S Haldeman, of
West Virginia; George ID walter, OF
South Carolina; W 81 Cherry, OF len
pessee; W B Isaacs, of Virginia; + Z
Moorehead, of New York; w j Gate
wood, of C California; DR. j A Noyes, OF
Louisiana.
Secretary-W H Fitch, jr, of Mem
Assistant Secretaries The members
of the press in the Convention, with
privilege to each delegation to appoint
one more additional if desirable.
We recommend the rules Of the United
States Congress for the government OF
this Convention.
The report was adopted by acclama-
ton, and Judge Williams and ex-Gov-
ernor Foote we're appointed by the Chair
to conduct the President elect to the
stage.
GEN. ANDERsoN's ADDRESS.
Gen. Anderson, on being presented 10
the Convention, was received with great
applause. When this subsidized, he said:
Gentlemen of the Conrention-It
would be great affectation on my part
were to say that | do not feel the very
great honor you have conferred on me
in calling on me 10 preside over your
Deliberations. That l know my duty,
and that | shall do all in my power to
discharge the duties of the high pooition
to which you have called on me, is most
true. / can assure you that shall earn
estly endeavor to do my entire duty.
TCheers Gentlemen, you have been
convened together on a most important
occasion, and the duties which devolve
upon you may be called stupenduous--no
other word can SO well explain the real
meaning of your duties. You are not
merely assembled here to take measures
for developing the resources of this great
country, but you are called here at
time when the country may be said to be
in state of chaos. When look at the
condition of the country, and witness
how principles have been disregarded,
how lies, domestic, social and national,
have been severed, solemn thoughts
arise in my mind, and the real
truth of the tremendous crisis
through which we have passed, seems to
me like the time when the spirit OF God
dawned upon chaos. Cheers May we
hope, may we trust that the righteous
God Of our fathers will smile upon that
chaos, and that our country will come out
brightly. like the sun lighting up the
ocean. Renewed cheering. Gentlemen,
YOU have mHch to do OF thu present coca,
sion, and very important matters will
come before you, and / trust and hope
that each Of us will do all in our power
for the good of our common country, in
order that our children who come after
us will thank hod that they had such an
cestors. [Cheers.] We must do all in
our power to promote the great interests
of the country. The duty you have to
perforH 10 plain one, nnd yoa will be
called upon 10 the course OF your DELHI
eratious to discuss many great aud i'm
portant questions, among which | may
mention, as indicated in the call for this
Convention, direct trade with Europe, the
building of the great Southern Pacific
railroad, snd the rebuilding of the leyees
| of the great Mississippi river, which has
been Justly called the I" Great Father OF
Waters" [Applause.] This river, like
many others, does not flow FROM wheat to
wheat, or from corn to com, from potato
| to potato, but it 4 ,ws from the ice bound
regions Of the North to the trop
les; and on its banks are to be
found all the products of the
globe. [Cheers.] 1t is unlike all other
rivers; and even the m ghiy Amszon, OF
the great xellog river Of China, cannot
compare 9Th Il, aud, as have said, Il
has indeed been we'll termed the Great
Father of Waters" while on its bosom il
freighted the produce of continent, and
it may be likened to the river whose
"ysyes are amber and whose sands arr
gold.p t6reat chesriug.1 Ia disepssinG
all these very important subjects We vii
hsye much to do, bnt il We give then
oar deepest attention We can do more
than we think. As your presiding Off
Ger, without the power to enforce any
command, | shall depend upon you fol
assistance in the discharge of my duty
and that ] may preserve that order ths
| is requisite on ssch oscasions, Again
tender you my sincere thanks for tn
honor you have conferred on me at th
present time. Loud and prolonged
cheering, amid which Governor Ander
son resumed the chair.
TN lsSiiol, tie ponEsn,isa ilsl az
journed until niue O'clock this NOR ming
TO-DAY.
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