Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-15

gress, IN order that the Constitution
might be restored and cur liberties k
assured. Tae cheers ef tae men and th.
waving Of handkerchief by the lovely
women, testified the depth CT re
speet aud tee e~3tImatesof the grea
ability Of the pstriot statesman by III,
people Of Memphis. Ga Second stree
the dense mass was most enthu siastic If
this expression. Crowds of negroes, Of
both sexes, followed their Moses
looking their qualification and pleasure
and shouting their welcome to their de
liverer, IS Mr.. Crimson is pleased to cal
himself. The Loyal League was at work
on them the night before, and threat
sned direst consequences If they in
any way showed their countensnces in
welcome Of President johnson, but they
nsd some way or other got it INFO then
hesds that Mr.. Johnson a0as thei,
Z" Moses" that BE was accompanied By
his Aaron" (Gan. John Williams, OF
East Tennesseel and that by contribu-
ting as much IS they could by way OF
welcome, they were but doing tAeir
duty. They literally surrounded the
carriage OF the cisy's guest, and could
not be iEpOrtuned or driven away. They
read ia the face Of Nj. Johnson esrnest-
ness Of purpose, honesty and endurance,
aud were pleased with him. They
shouted until hOsrss, and otherwise ex-
pressed a JOY and a Welcome ina by
the culture aud elegance Of the city was
being expressed in other ways be-
sides, but hardly mere warmly
Ga not q few drsys, express
wagons and velocipedes (many dozen
Of which kind Of vehicles might have
been seen in the line of marcb), the
United States flag was to be seen, and
notices similar to that over SaessePs
store, welcoming Mr.. Johnson as the
guest of Msnpkis.
Tae day was not without its Incl
dents. Among them we chronicle
the amusing spectacle of a number
Of boys drawing, in 5 sort Of Fri
umphal way, an old, worn out su,ky,
in which Was seated n Of their com
panions, bis head covered With an old
silk hat, fFom which there ftsW IN old
United States flag. He quietly read e
copy Of the APPEAL as through. the
streets his young p!ay-mstes drew him
madly along, to the dismay and cOnster-
nation Of not a few drivers, who could
not tell what it was CHAT thus tore its
way through the crowd regardless Of cost
to the Life Insurance or Accident Com
panies.
Upon arriving at TIC 6veFton Hotel,
the ex-President slighted from his car.
and was conducted to the rooms
prepared for him, by Mayor Lsftgich,
DR.. Kerr and Mr.. M. D. L. Stewart.
During his absence, the Sodslity band,
so deservedly populsr-the pride Of Mem
phis-flied up the time With one or
more popular airs, played with "a much
finish and foEos q il they had not trsv-
elled sll night and were not wearied by
the trip and their almost ceassIess efforts.
Presently Nj. Johnson appeared from
bis psrior, leaning upon the arm Of
Mayor L .ftwich, by whom he was intro
duOed to the crowd that blocked Main
street from Washington to Exchange,
and up and down Poplar street, making
not less than 10, 600 listeners. Mayor
Lefswi9h then spoke to the following eff,
feet
Mr. johnson The welcome which 1t
ls my pleasure to extend TO you, 10 be-
half Of the cihgsns Of Memphis, is not
one of msre formslily. but springs fresh
and pure and warm from the hearts of
an admiring and grateful people.
TCheeIs. We receive you with Oren
hands and hearts as our long absent
friend and fellOw-citizeB, whose return
to cur midst links US in memory with
the happy past and invites thoughts
from the gloomy present towards. We
fain would hope, u ~BFiguEsr future. RE-
1ewed cheering.l We have watched
with earnest anu pFsyerful sOlieitude
your administration OF the Government
through the most critical period in ite
history, and have admired the moral
neroism that sustained you, when, ira
1uced by enemies and deserted by
you stOUd ever faithful to the
Iigh tru &c eOulHitted TO your Keeping
inc bold defender Of the Constitution, ss
by the Fathers ana the champion
# liberty, regulated by written law
Great cheering
For this defepse OF our rights and our
iberties, and tae rights and liberties of
Jur children We thank you but even
above this, We honor you, because, in all
he TelstiGne OF life, Up TO the highest
in the gift CT the American PEG
Die, extending through u period unex-
IMPLIED for its %cOrruptiOns in high places,
four hands hsve remained uDstained by
or public plulder, and your char
Icter has been preserved go spoLlesa that
wen the searching eye Of SANDER failed
o discover q blot or biemish thereon.
Cheers, again and again renewed.
d.y the aspiring youth OF the land, who
will hereafter fill the places of honor
nd trust, emuigte your noble example,
they, too, when retiring IRON ON
ial station, may receive the meritsd,
well done thou good and faithful SER
ant" lChsers
We congratulate you on your release
the cares aud aaxieties of q contest
hat must prove fruitless till time has
ured d madness OF the hour and we
congratulate the country that Provi-
.ence, with more than usual kindness,
las preserved your mental and physical
trength, that you may at the suspicious
lend your energies and Influence
Owsrds rebuilding the sltars OF our an
lent liberties and the reward OF that
harmony, without which our
end of union is but a rope Of sand. But,
lr, we must realize that such harmony
snnot exist while ireeborn citizsns who
ear the burdens of government are de.
OF q voice 10 its political manage
nent. Tremendous eheering).
Mr.. Johnson responded at the first in a
so low as that the reporter could
ot hear him distinctly. He thanked
be Mayor and the people OF Memphis
,r the very flsttering~ reception which