Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-26

ON the eth of June, 1865, Just two


ON the 9Th of June, 1865, Just two
years ago., the Democratic party Of
Tennessee held a State Convention.
Every county in the State was repre-
sentcd. The primary meetings
TO elect delegates were called Demo
cratic meetings. The call in Shelby
county was made under the auspices
Of Democrats, and the proceedings
were published TO the world rs a
Democratic meeting. On the 9Th of
June the delegates assembled at
Nashville. The body wa organized
and called 1.-The Democratic State
Convention" Edmund Cooper, an
oId-Iine Wing, was elected President;
A majority of the members were old
line Wings. General John c. Brown,
an old-line Whig, and now a iOrmida-
bic aspirant for Governor, was Chair
man of the Committee on Resolutions,
and the following is a synopsis Of
the preamble which he reported, and
which was unanimously adopted by.
the Convention:
THE CONSERVATIVE MEN OF
TENNESSEE, PUTTING ASIDE ALL
QUESTIONS DECIDED BY THE WAR,
ACCEPT THE TITLE OF DEMO
CRATS.o AND FORMALLY UNITEl
THEMSELVES WITH THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY AS 1T NOW EXISTS
This pledge Yves scrupulOusly OBJ
served by the people of TENNESSEE
DEMOCRACY wss the shibbOleth of
the enemies of Radiealism. From
Carter to Shelby, Democracy wss the,
slogan cry. Huge banners hoated'
from our ramparts upon which werel
inscribed in letters a foot in length
the magic word DEMOCRACY!
From the masthead of the
newspaper hoated the Demo-
cratic ticket. The electors, composed
mostly Of Wings, were called the
Democratic Electoral Ticket. Politi-
clans tasted Democracy in their grog,
smeit it in the breeze, heard
it in the storm, saw it in the clouds,
felt it simmering in their hearts and
associated it with all their gentle
thoughts and fancies. Little boys
Daused in their mischief TO raise a
shout for Democracy. Dimpling dam
sels turned their pretty +, lips up in
disdain for al other parties, and told
their beaux that none but Democrats
could bssk in their smiles. In every
part of the Union patriots struck
hands and marched under the broad
hammer Of Democracy. In the North
the Democrats are still standing to
their colors, ranying under the
streaming folds of the Demo
cratic Tag. A few days since the
uRconqaerable Democracy Of KEN
lucky planted their triumphant ban
ner upon the ramparts of a van
quished foe. On the 18th inst. the
enemies of Radiealism held a State
Convention at Atlanta, Georgia, and
unfurled the Democratic banner
which has waved in triumph over
thel b~attle-helds of New York, Con-
necticut, California, Oregon, Ken
lucky and North Carolina. But in
Tennessee it seems there Is a little
squad of malcontents who formally
united themselves with the Demo
cratic party" two years ago, ready
to desert their colOrs. This
treachery first manifested itself
in August last, when the mutineers
raised the banner of Liberalism. This
first effort to form a new party was an
abortion. 1t came into the world
stiI-bOrn. Itneverk kicked or squalled,
ana its bereaved foster parents
wrapped it up in cotton, placed it in a
matchbox, and hustled it of 70 the
water-eloset, where it was cast into
the sink out of which il Yves dug. The
bafled eonspiratOrs, like a chanticieer
thoroughly cut to pieces and damned
out, staggered off with torn plumage,
dragging wings, battered and drOOp-
ing heads, and hid themselves IA the
nearest thieket. But "Satan finds
some mischief still for idle hands to
do,n and i~nstigated by the devil, the
traitors In the Democratic party COM
menced connecting new schemes OF
treason. The little tea-party met
together, licked each Others sores,
passed resolutions condoling each
other on the sudden death of the de-
funct bantling, which they had dub
bed with the euphOnious name OF
"LIBERALIsM,n and resolved them
selves into a party Of croakers and
GROWERS. And verify they have been
true to their creed. Since they saw
the Liberal banner bedraggied in the
dust, trampled upon by the rude
hoos of Democracy, revenge has
lain in their hearts like a stone in the
bottom of a well. and they wsste
their impure breath in belieing
the Northern Democracy, scOlding the
slow, old Democratic Bourbon fogies,
while they ~franticaIly seize hold Of
the coat-tsils Of young Democrats to
prevent them nom rushing pel-mell
over the precipice Of another rebel
lion. But the name of "Liberap'
having died in the hands Of the mid
wife, the sore heads commenced
searching for q new name. One
fellow of a faneifal and original mind,
suggested John Smiths. A Peetical
genius proposed that they assume the
patriotic cognomen of "Gideon's
Band.D In the midst Of the grave
deliberations, that incorrigable Dem
ocratic hater, the editor of the 4Ca-
1aacAs, was strangely bHrthened with
an idea. He grew frantic; he shout
cd champagne Charlie is my name"
Eureka! Egads, I've got It'll "We'll
baptize our new party in the name Of