Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-09

enough to gerrvTnander himself into ie ct
the opening of the ensuing Congress (the
corrupt Congress- that had ever as
senbIed mp toathat period), in December,
1857. Having thus reached, through Ma
tional Democracy, the acme Of his wishes
and aspirations st that period, he pro-
fessed to retire from all public lite for a
time, but the moment the secession move
meut was made in 1850, he became bitterly
opposed to 1t, until he found there was
an overwhelming majority of the
people Of his STATED 10 favor Of it. Then
Indeed he became q leader Of secession,
raised Orr's regiment Of rifles, aud out
Hectored Hectorfn favof oft, and of the
war. The Legislature was simple
enough to elect him to the Confederate
States Senate, where he acted as a fire.
brand throughout in defeating, or trying
Il defeat ali Mr.. Davis policy. He Eoon
structionist, when it was perceived the
southern cause was lost. The break
down came. He led the State Convention
on the Andy Johnson platform, attended
with Perry the Philadelphia Convention,
came home, repudiated all he had done,
and joined hands with Dan. Sickles, from
the verandah oftheM llsHouse in Charles
ton, and advised the State to sell out
and 60 radical. This elected him Cover
A0 4 WAtE tnO ~ VI nCkIO FObIcf baboC-
quently, and though he has often denied
the creed, yet after his gubernatorial ca
reer was ended he accepted q Judgeship,
which he still holds with q large salary,
from the mongrel negro Legislature of
the State. This, Messrs. Editors, is a
mere birds eye view of q fer of the ter
giversations of this INSCRIPTIONS
politician, who now defends and sup
ports the rogues. thieves, swindlers and
49,, -kN~ho~0 C,reta Ho.olfAn atfhafr
mercy. Did time and space permit, whole
sides of your valuable paper would be re-
quired to paint him as he is. and tell you
what he has been. 1t would indeed be
difficult to exaggerate IN reference to him.
BE knows no restraints, recognizes no
ties, tramples on all feelings, brushes al
friends who stand in his way, or who he
fears may be in his way, in reaching the
objects Of his ambition; and to sum up
all in n single sentence, the writer OF
this, who has watched him and his history
closely, believes, nay, knows him to be
one of the worst men politically that this
OF any other country has ever produced,
Yet, mark the prediction, this man is an
aspirsnt TO the Presidency, and unless We
restore the country to a Yirtuous and pa.
triotic rule, he WI reach IL. Just so sure
as the SCOTS and Whittemores of South
Carolina; Ben Buffers and Summers OF
Massachusetts,; brakes of Missouri
et id oIane genus, continue to con.
troll and govern parties and country, OF
IN other words, so sure as the Presidency
continues a marketable commodity, AND
the incumbent can be bought and sold
Just so sure will Jas. l.. Orr sell himself
for it; and the corrupt men controlling
our affairs will lind in him an available
man to be purchased and used in the Pres.
idency. God knows / desire to prove g
false prophet, but am terribly afraid that
1 shall prove a true one. In such evenI
may God have mercy upon the people o
this country. Like Nero, he will fiddle
and dance whilst the city burns. In othel
words, he will est, drink and be merry
whilst the country is being destroyed, anc
will not scruple at the sacrifice of ali anC
everything, friends and foes alike, pro
vided he can ride triumphantly on thu
waves o~fsuccess to the accomplishment o
all his unhallowed schemes of persons
ambition and aggrandizement.
Respectfully yours, SHELT0N.