Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-28

1T will be zen from the advertise
ment of Sheriff Wright, published
elsewhere in the APPEAL, that an
election viii be held in Shelby county,
on the 18th of August, for the purpose
of ascertaining the viii of the quail.
fed voters in regard to subscribing
i've hundred thousand dollars stock
to the Memphis, Holly Springs, OkO-
Iona and Selma railroad. If Our en-.
terprising citizens desire to secure this
amount of stock, and the completion
of this important road TO Memphis,
they must interest themselves and
impress upon the people the necessity
OF voting the proposed stock. The
trade which this road will bring to
Memphis is very large and it must be
secured. Let our readers look al
the inviting field before them which
the construction Of this road from
Selma to Memphis opens out,and they
viii at once feel a deep interest ia lis
completion. Shelby county must not
reject the overtures which have been
made to her for aid. Let Our people
consider what the wealth of the cOun-
try will be when developed by this
road, and what is the worth Of the
moderate subscription asked of them
in comparison Herewith. The com
pletiOn OF the Selma road to Menphi:
will at once bring an immense trade.
hence, the value of city property and
the lands in every portion Of the
county. Other cities and other roads
are endeavoring to direct the road
from 0kolona to other quarters; and
this will be done, unless our people
subscribe the five hundred thousand
dollars which is now submitted for
their approval or rejection.
General Forrest, with that iRdom-
liable energy which has characterized
his life, has pushed forward his great
enterprise until it is no longer a ques-
ton of doubt. The road will certainly
be built from Selma to Okolona, but
whether it viii come TO Memphis OF
take some other direction, depends
upon ourselves. When General For
rest first commenced the great work
of building a road from Selma TO
Memphis it was regarded rs a Utoplan
scheme; bat through his labOrs it is
about to be realized. We know that
General Forrest has no prejudice to
any section of the beloved mother
State he would die to serve. All of
his sympathies are with Memphis.
To make our city the great CONNER
cial mart of the South, Is his one all
absorbing thought. But, as President
Of the great road which he is rapidly
pushing forward, he looks with a jeal-
Gus eye TO the interests committed to
his care; and he will terminate the
road elsewhere if our people by their
votes, on the 2Sth Of August, should
indicate that they care nothing for il.
The people from Selma to OkoIona
are extolling General Forrest for the
zeal and successful manner in which
he Is building a road that has already
doubled the value OF their lands. They
honor the man as a great, noble and
invineible soldier; but more than
this, for the devotion with which
he labors to restore the States OF
Alabama and Mississippi 70 more
than their pristine giories. They tell
US that untold wealth can never can
Gel the debt they owe him, neither
could the highest political hOnOrs II
conferred upon him. Indeed, General
Forrest has ehshrined himself in the
hearts best affection Of q gratefal
people, and there alone can ne find
a reward commensurate with his
deserts. In times of peace, the fiery
son Of Mars has eclipsed his brilliant
record as a soldier. If success be the
criterion by which to judge greatness,
General Forrest Is prominently
great, for he succeeds In all he under
takes. We regard him as one OF the
most remarkable men Of the age. He
thinks profoundly and is the embOdi-
ment of action.