Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-18
- DEmoCRATIC TICKET.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
MATTERS TIL AT DO NOT INTERksI
THE PUBLIC.

We would be far from thrustiug
ourselves before the public when SO
MANY matters of Importance call Tor
nevsnaper comment, but held up to
the public gaze as Goliath slain BY
David, the giant-killer of the Aratanehe'
and of course, necessarily compelled to
defend our dead carcass. Daily are we
reminded, and very unkindly, Of our de
feated aspirations for the Constitutional
Convention, and that, too, by one who
calls bimself our best friend. The editor
Of the Aualanehe claims to have per-
formed the daring deed Of cutting on our
had the boastful Democrat of Shelby
county. Il is, indeed, nothing but fair
that we should have the privilege OF see'
ina and telling the public how this little
thing was done. We all know that Cock
Robin has passed of the stage, but who
killed his bird msjesty? That is the
ouestiou. Shall we award the honor to
our neigbbor, the ApaIdnche ! Alas
we are compelled to say. as Nathan did
mid David. "Thou art the man." 1t is
true it ia so; ADD being so, how was the
thing done? Would any sane individual
sunuose for moment that we had sui
fered the excruciating death Of defeat,
and that toe, at the hands of our friend 7
We trow not, and yet it is SO; and the
thing was simply done by this friend
announcing himself for US on the day OF
election.
The editor Of the Apalanche, who was
known to be in favor of our nomination
on the day of the Convention, was sut-
6cient TO defeat our young and uudedged
ambition. BE was exceedingly anxious
for the Convention, he said, to select one
so worthy to hold aloft tho banner Of the
Democracy. With his usualimpulsive ssal
he waded in among the delegates OF the
day, bidding defiance to chairs and peo-
pie. sitting down, that CHANGED TO be
in his way. Gallo like, he cared not
for these. His tall person was sesn
to tower among the rest who stood
around him on that occasion. like some
forest pine overshadowing the insignft
cant, runty blackjack, nurtured alike
from the same soil. Men began to ask
who this distinguished looking parsonage
was, and they were informed that it was
the editor of the Avalanche and our
friend. 1t wasenopgh. The uuinitiated
said they smell ret, that something was
dead in Denmark, and such like express
sions. meaning that If be (the editor Of
the Avalanche) was in favor Of our
nomination, that it was a sufficient
reason why q majority Of delegates should
vote against us. Aud the thing vas done
accordingly. And to this alone, to Q
great measure, DO We attribute our lost
for.unef, that at one time seemed to
loom up so bright for the future,
But a man can't stand everything,
and this was the straw that broke the
camel's back. Alas, poor Yorrick We
having been slain, and to great degree
owing to our friend being opposed to it,
he nevertheless has dressed himself In
our royal skin, and pretends to be the
king of the forest. The disguise would
be very good one. we must confess, if
Il we're not for our neighbours ears, which
stand up 80 high. and the unmusiosl
tones Of his voice, which sounds very
unlike the roar Of the lion. And the
truth further is, that we have never been
q candidate for another Office or place.
Our friends thought to run us for Alder
man in the Fourth Ward. and there was
q bogus msjority for our opponent
The meeting then, by q vote Of at
least four-ffths, elected Dr. Brown and
ourself for the place of City Councilmen,
which was declined in a short speech,
thanking our friends for the honor; and
We farther statsd that we did not desire
auy Office whatever. The meeting was
afterwsrd adjourned nntil the next eve
ming, for the reason that the universal
suffrage men had packed il with Radicals
in their own interest At the next meet
ing We moved that the Alderman who bad
been illegally nominated on the night be
fore be again. aud in legal manner,
Nominated for the position. The motion
was carried almost unanimously, when il
vas ia our power to have defeated him.