Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-20
MEMPHIS APPEAL
FRIDAY MORNING. ; AUGUST 20. 1868


THE WeSt Tennessee Wig denies
that the victory just accomplished in
Tennessee was any more "a Demo
cratic victory than it was a Radical
victory" 1t also adds: "It was a
Conservative victory-a victory Of the
people of all parties against a strictly
partisan spirit" To all this we say
amen. Whether the people who
achieved that victory shall now be des-
ignated, PrOgressives, Liberals, Con-
servatives, Democrats, Wings, Orsome-
thing else does not appear. They have
not yet decided that matter. Some of
the newspapers have proposed the
name of Conservative, some Liberal,
some Democrat. But neither propo-
sition has been acted on 1t is some
times a little difficult, and also still
more improbable, to change names at
all, especially when nobody cares
about names, but only things. The
body of the anti-Radical North seems
to get on very well under the name
Democrat. And the Southern Con-
servatiyes were hardly beaten by act
ing under that name in the
Presidential election. There must
have been some other reason
besides that. For our own part we
are quite Indifferent about names, so
much so, that it is not easy for us to
see why all democrats should not act
under the name Democrat if they
choose to do so. But the Wing says
the Wing party is dead" and 1.-THE
Democratic party is dead" Well, let
them stay so. The writer did not act
with the Democratic party when it
was alive, and now that it is dead, he
sees no reason for kicking at it, espe-
eially by those who would "let by
cones be by-gones." Let the dead
past bury its own dead. If we can
now have a new, and live, and honest
democratic party, what is the objee-
ton? fnot, why not? Isevery man
whose name is Brown the veritable
JOHN BROWN whose soul is still
marching on after he is dead? Must
give way to the silly prejudice that
infamy attaches to the Brown name
because Of misconduct of the many
who have disgraced it? The present
conservative party Of Tennessee will
be the same,go by what name it may.
We only say that in a matter of such
unimportanee, and when n name is
about as good as another that which is
good enough for our Northern friends
who are acting with us is good enough
for US. We don't see how it is going
TO pay anything to make any change
Of the flag. What is the sense ofget-
ting up a new little party down here,
which, make the most oft, will be only
q fractional part of one Of forty States.
Who are the disOrganizers-they who
counsel change without occasion, or
they who stand by old landmarks,
until some sufficient reason can be
assigned for a change? The attempt
to adopt a new name for the Conser-
Of Tennessee is aanure, in the
necessity Of the case. 1t cannot be
anything else. Already if you call a
nan a Liberal" on the street the
win stare, and not one a tell
What you mean by ii.
The Paris hateHiga1cer, on this sub {
ect, says: 1--WE have not been able to I
perceive the sound policy or the ne {
'essity at this time to organize a new
party out Of the old ones, or upon the
'uins Of any that may have fallen" II {
s opposed to /" agitation of the politi-
al waters, and says, "we have other {
work to do now than to organize par
les. The people must be relieved of {
political disabilities, odious laws and s
'urthensome taxation" Certainly I
is the true doctrine. 1t will be {
1me enough to get up the Liberal
'arty after a While, if we choose to do I
%. AT present we may let the "polit- {
cal waters alone without detriment.
The Milan Times says, "the victory I
viii admit of rejoicing, but we think
better to let matters work off QUIET
y" That is just what has been done. I
f'by one common impulse Of the S
lagnanimity Of a great people hardly {
note Of jubilee has been sounded, I
nd scarce a shout over the great 8
by which eighty thousand g
reemen were restored to their rights, +
from them by fraud and e
orce! The fact is remarkable, and a
the consciousness of power, with s
command. And well does the l,
-a"aes say good and substantial citi- Ii
ems wllI pour into the State, knowing r
there will be security to life and a
roperty." !
And the Trenton Times. in keeping I,
nth this spirit of the Tennessee press Y
'hieh We find universal. calls for Y
lagnanimity without "a spirit of ra- A
enge and intolerance" IT adds. n
There is not a Radical of any re- q,
in the State. but viii tell :,
on that he was in favor OF all voting. ii
ut opposed it because he thought it o.
as not safe for them to do so, Let 4