Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-04
TO THE PUBLIC.
valeifctory Of the Chairman, A.
Woodward.

Committee of Shelby county, whose
labors will terminate to-day, on their
resignation and the appointment of their
successors by the Convention CT Dele
gates, / desire to say few words
While. during term of over twelve
nopths' administration, we may have
committed some errors, ! am grsti6ed to
believe that our action has bsen eharac.
terized at all times by faithful adhesion
to the best interests of the party we re-
present ard of the whole country.
The committee has endeavored to so
act as to give entire satisfaction, believ-
ing. at the same time, that such an &C
complishment would be utterly impossi-
BILE. They had but one object in view,
and that wss the overthrow of the Rsdi-
cal party, the establishment of Demo
cratic liberty throughout the State and
the enfrsnchisemen of our fellow-citi
zens. The former has been accom-
plisbed, and the latter is but matter OF
time.
Having served what We believed to be
cur full term, we are resolved, though
against the expressed wishes of many of
the best members of our party, to return
to the people to-day the power BY them
delegated to rs, and to ask, In the name
of our party, the appointment of another
committee, who will relieve US Of further
responsibility and duty. We have passed
through 80 excited notwithstanding
control when Rsdieslisn hsld almost
every office and place of power and in
huence in the State, and counted its
nejoriiy in Shelby by thousands-we
addressed ourselves 10 the immense task
before us, and whatever OF good to our
people which followed cnr labors we
leave others to say. To-day, we are glad
to asy, our banner floats triumphsnfly
from Carter to Shelby, aud our people,
80 long denied their rights, can breathe
aud speak with freedom. We have done
bat our duty to our country and cur
people, and ! would that we could have
done more.
We she'll recur with grateful pride to
the words OF praise which we received
from our noble press soon after the late
trium plant election, and trust that the
catering encomiums then bestowed will
not soon be forgotten by the committee.
And to the noble band OF patriotic citi.
zene, who st sll times aided the commit
tee, we return our sincere thanks, for
without the hearty cooperation of the
good and active men of our party, the
comnities could have done nothing.
We trust those who succeed us will be
equally ss diligent 10 serving the party
as We have been, and we . edge them our
most cordial support in the discharge Of
their arduous dntiea and responsibilities.
Whilst we have endesvored TO avoid lean.
ing to the one side or the other, keeping
steadily in view the best interests OF the
whole people, it may be that some have
taken exception to our course, and | may
be pardoned for referring to the article
which appeared In the Avalanche Of yea
terday morning
Referring to the action of the commit
tee at is final meeting. can only say the
COMMITTEES adopted programme for the
organisation Of the Convention, aud not
for its sction--only did what has hereto.
fore been done, and persisisnfly refused,
though requested, to interfere 10 any way
with ats deliberation. Any rejoicing at
the dissolution. OF the nommiitee on the
part of the Avalanche will appear unac-
couutable, on referring to its issues soou
sfler our Gubernstorisl election, when
no words of COMMUNICATION were too ex.
iravsgsnL trust the Committee has
done nothing SINCE then to justify such q
notice. They are willing that their
whole career as a committee shall be
submitted to the most rigid scrutiny, and
if what they have done to crush Radical.
ism does not challenge the approval Of
all good men, they are at least ready TO
sbida the decision of q candid public
Individually, | beg leave to return my
most grateful acknowledgment Of the
many couriesiss cpd faithful support
which have received at al times from
the committee, composed Of Messrs. r
D. Stockton. N. d. T.. S ewar,, r F
Looney. J. o. Durif, II. J Wright, r q
Baugb. J. NJ. Heating, j Harvey Maihes
K lbi. Goode. @. r. Powell. Z Marshal
J. S. Kerr, A. B. Haynes, T. w. 0.Don
nell, Paul G Gala, II. u. Loewenssins
and Hosea Townsend. end for them take
pleasure in saying that from the houl
they ysged the contest the7 we're Away
found ct THAR post battling for The RICH
~gainst the wrong, for the oppressed
agsinst he oppressor, aud trust ia Go,
a diseuihralled peoplA will ever do thea
justice. A. WooBwAsD.
Chairman Dem. Ex. Com.