Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-30

WE never published a document Of
any description, with more pleasure
than We experience this morning in
laying before the readers of the APP
PEAL the very able and interesting
letter Of Colonel William Ii. Ste
phens. We bespeak for it a careful
and thoughtful perusal. Colonel Sc
phens speaks like a patriot. His let
ter rises high above the mere cant,
humbuggeryand clap-trap of the hour,
into the clear realm of comprehen-
sive craftsmanship, and discusses the
exciting and momentious topics Of the
day, with that measure of candor,
moderation and Cancellation which
their importance demands. Eleva-
ted in tone and in conception, it
will thrill the bosom OF every
lover of the COntitutiOn, as though
fresh from a Roman Senate in the
hour OF ROne's most terrible trials
for freedom and existence. Colonel
Stephens was the idol of the a old
Wing party, and is nov classed by all
as n of Tennessee's greatest sons by
all parties; and We hope his old CO.
adjutOr5 in the Wing ranks will
ponder seriously and with unbiased
judgment over the words Of wisdom
which run through every paragraph,
sentence and line of his eloquent,
patriotic and statesman-like letter.
The effort to revive the old Wing
party in Tennessee has been moreex-
tended than our readers have ever
conceived. A meeting has not only
been held in this city for
this purpose, but letters have
been written to prominent Wings
throughout the State looking to the
same object. Thecourse of Robertson
TOpp, and the timely letter of Colonel
Stephens will, we trust, do much to-
ward crushing out a policy so mis-
chievOus and injurious to the great in
terests of the country, and so well cal
culated to weaken the great Demo-
cratic Conservative party of the Union,
and TO strengthen and give new life to
Radicalism. Every man not blinded
by prejudice must feel and see and
know that the Democratic party
as o organized-not the old Demo-
cratic party, with its defunct issues of
opposition TO tariffs, banks, distribu-
ton, internal improvements, etc
but the new Democratic party with its
hatred Of despOtism, strife, disfran-
chisement, Capitalization, and its love
for liberty, equality, justice, en-
reimbursement, the Constitution and
the rights Of the States-is the only
bulwark Of the people. Had the
Democracy been pro5criptive; had it
refused to give Wings office there
would be some excuse for this effort to
lift up the old Wing banner. Bat as
Colonel Stephens shows, and the facts
prove, the State of Tennessee is in the
hands of the old Wing party. A ma
jOrity of the Offices from Governor
Senter, an Old-line Wing, down TO
Constable, are held and filed by
Wings. We predict that the Demo-
Gratis will elect a majority of Wings to
the next Congress. These facts show
that the Democrats are liberal; that
they cling to the name not as a mat
ter Of choice, but because il is a ma
tional organized party, and believe it
inexpedient to swap a strong name for
a weaker one, especially when a
change of name would make no
change of the principles for which we
are all battling. We are aware that
the prejudice5 Of twenty or thirty
years have engendered in the bosom
OF many, a hatred to the name of
Democracy. But does it become
grown-up men, statesmen and patri-
OTIS, to pout like children, and to scold
like old women, because the party
that gives them all the offices will
not give them the name too? We
trust to hear no more about reviving
the old Wing party, and that the old
Wings of Tennessee will follow the
advice Of Topp and Stephens and
Henry. When the Constitution and
the liberties Of the people are imper-
lied, we have a higher, a mightier and
B nobler duty TO perform than TO be
quarreling about a noney There are
but two parties in this eountry-
Democrats and Radicals-and
those who now oppose the unity, har-
mony and dieiplineo of the Democratic
party are insidiously giving aid and
to the enemy; they do not in
heart belong 70 the Democracy, and
heir efforts to destroy it will not be
more successful now, or in the future,
han it has been in the past, and win
and only in their own political obliv-
on,