Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-12
MISREPRESENTATION OF THE
PARTY.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE
PARTY.
1t is endeavored to turn the Demo
cratic Committee Of the county into
repast for certain newspaper vermln, who
delight in feasting their vulgarity from
those parts most suited to their violated
taste. We are not astonished at this,
knowing the animal as we do, and hope
the public will excuse the indefinite
ness in not calling such by name. 1t
would be gratifying even to us II
the cognomen of these things could
be found out and curiosity allayed,
hut they are a hybrid species,
Matched by accident and thrown to the
surface by political eruption, and no
man knoweth their natures or names.
From certain explicatives so frequently
made use of by these objects, we are
rather led to believe that they belong to
the family of wild asses" in Africa.
And their past fidelity and attachment
to the negro is another strong reason for
this opinion The noise made by them
can't be said to be either a Wicker or
bray, but something between the two,
which leaves the mind of the nearer
in agonizing doubt and discord. Oflate
il has become quite common for us to be
assaulted by the uplifted voice of this
habitation of Braytown, until We now
expect it, and would be lonesome nit
out it. Such sallies of vulgarity (for
we cannot call it witt as appears in the
daily columns of the organ Of these
whipped-out and dissatisfied malcontents
is an evidence of an enlarged spleen,
that can only find relief by such purging
off. We rather prefer not being the object
shot at with so much dirty slang, but if
the decree has gone forth that we must
submit to such fate, then we pray for
the waters of Jordan to wash us from the
filth. after the colors Of our party shall
have been carried triumphantly through
the storm. For fear that some person
may be led astray by the continued as
sertion of the same falsehood-that the
Executive Committee fayors only the
holding of Office by men who are to the
manor born--we give the language of the
Il K. - thogs. xyordr.
The election Of county officers on the
18th ultimo should teach the Democracy
of Shelby county q iesson--whlch is,
that compromises are evidences Of weak
ness; let us make none such with them.
The best men had better be sacrificed
rather than the eternal principles Of our
party should be ignored, possibly de-
stroyed. Let US place good men IN NOM
ination, and then support them to draw
ing the sword and throwing away the
scabbl rd" We have the materiai-true
men, eminent jurists, men 10 the manor
born. gentlemen whose record is as bril-
liant as those dashing cavaliers whose
lances crossed the flashing sabres Of the
followers of BOabdil ell Chico under the
walls of Granada.
We would ask the intelligent reader
whether in this there can be found one
single idea that "men to the manor born
are preferred by the Democratic Com
mittee. The language is, let us place
good men in nomination, and then sup
port them to drawing the sword and
throwing away the seabbard. " Then
mark what follows: We have the ma
terial-true men, eminent men lwho may
be Of foreign or home extraction, il mat
tiers not), men to the manor born I've
feel proud that it is sol, gentlemen
whose records are as brilliant as those
dashing cavaliers whose lances crossed
the flashing sabers of the followers of
Boabdil ell Chico under the walls OF Ora
NADIA. This may be applied to either
Federal or Confederate soldiers or in a
Sqlical sense, may refer to the
zashes If the mind, which may be
red When intellectual giants meet
le forum or n the field Of discussion.
tmay be our contemporary is so obinse
at he is unable to comprehend these
inc passages in the address, which were
the result of the fertile imagination Of the
writer. If that be the case, it would then
be well to read the closing Of this same
document, emanating from the Commit
tee, which reads after this manner:
The Executive Committee, in suggest
ing the holding Of Convention, are not
influenced by partisan motives, only so
far as il may place the Democracy Of the
county in an attitude justly due their
strength; nor does the Committee wish
10 arrogate any dietatorial power TO
their organization; but, having assumed
a position rendered, the Committee pro-
pose to endeavor TO carry out what they
deem the best plan for the promotion of
the interests of the people of Shelby
county, dispassionate and unbiased
extending open arms 10 all men Of all
nsticnalities. Of all creeds, the right
hand Of fellowship, ostracising nor ex-
communicating any for what has been
done. be he from the East or West
North or South, Federal or Confederate,