Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-24

The Nashville Banner says so much
that is contradictory, so much that is
for one thing one day and fer another
the next, that it is not able TO ke6B
track Of what it does say. On the 10th
inst. it published the following in IA
yor of the Liberal" party move
ment so thoroughly squelched by the
APPEAL, but on Saturday last, just
eleven days after, says; "The assey'-
"tion Or insinuation, from Ebaterer
source il eHlaRates, that the Banner
"desired, suggested, Of ersp limited at a
"third party, is false" Keep these
strong words in your mind, reader,
while you closely study this aFti-
Gle from the Banner of the 10th, the
italics being our own:
The article which we copy, on an
other page of this issue, from the
Memphis AraIdnche, upon the subject
of the Liberal party of Virginia and
Tennessee, embOdies our W views
entirely. We like the name, too, IN
der lrhich the needed reforms are pro
posed to be dchieCed, and O10' a Of
progress be dram ont from the old T1ts
Of he past. Indeed, j re mistake no.,
the HdHlf originated Vib ourselves,
SOM months since, IN referring 10 ne
struggle IN ViTginid, and He may hare
to contest the claim Of M contemporary
to the credit Of hariRg suggested ii first.
We claim to be Liberals, IN erery sense
of the 1rOrd, and prefer TO 1rOrk an the
interest Of q liberal party TO that OF d1y
other. The success of Il liberal policy
in the State insEEes for it a brilliant
and prosperous future, Which the pur-
suit of an opposite policy WOuld'eer-
family prevent. Ne hare no need 10
look to parties ia the North for oar pO-
LificnI Guidance. They are already be-
0innfng tOfOU0U ne orr rake. We bold
the balance Ofpgwer, and would be i'm
beetles to sacrifice cur NATIONAL inter-
ests at home to the political hacks and
party managers abroad. We know
not what party changes may occur in
the general revolution of public senti-
ment everywhere. We are for Ten
nessee first before all the world. If
new parties shall form, we expect, as
we have stated previously, time and
again. to be found among the vigorous
young prOgressives, upon whose en-
ergy, honesty and patriotism depend
the future greatness and prosperity
of this GGmmOnWealth. We hare
no interest, nor can hare iBg Peopte
of Tennessee, IN the success Of dnD
party lchieb rainy hopes TO succeed
apOR the memories and associations Of
tie Dnst, or Under names ~SuggeStire Of
its fcilrTes and R1iSQFttnes. This we
know to be the sentiment of . major
ity of the rank and file whose persQ-
nal sacrifices were greatest in the war.
The difference between this class and
the political eOrpses who expect TO be
reSurrected by chanting requiems
over lost causes, is, that the former
have a future-the latter only a past.
The machinery Of government requires
a ReU set Of cOg-lcheels, Wih Relc BETS
and shqftiRg, and plepyg pTOgTesstre,
Lgbricafiaq oil to giCe IL smooth rt1l-
ming.
What does this smack of, Mr.. Ban
ner, if not Of the " Liberal" or third
party? Before the above article, and
the one referred to as coming from the
Ardla7che, we never heard of the Lib
eral party, Of any but two parties in
Tennessee-one the Democratic party,
the other the Radical. Does the Ban
Rer imagine that the people of Ten
gessee cannot memOrise-that they
can forget as easily as they forgive?
Ifso it is mistaken. But we via not
be severe upon our contemporary.
We are glad to see that the Banner
has changed its mind and that it no
longer tavors the LIBERAL move
ment.