Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-08

impression that never loses its, impress
sion until the aforesaid tender is in the
concayity of his garments. Who comes
next, Mr.. Wood? Let's know them, that
when a day of reckoning does come for
all such, the finger of scorn may be
pointed at men who would sacrifice then
souls and the best interests of the peo'
pie for filthy lucre.
TO the Dem &C racy Of shelby County
On the 26th day Of May proximo, you
will be called upon to select gentlemen
TO represent you in the Judiciary of the
county. The importance of selecting
good men-men of capacity and unques-
toned integrity-is of such vital moment
to the future of the Democracy of Shelby
county, that the Executive Committee OF
the county have felt it incumbent upon
them to call Convention of our people,
to assemble in primary meetings on the
10th inst, at u o'clock pm. in the city
in their respective wards, and at pm.
in the county districts without the city,
to select representative men to attend a
general meeting at the Greenlaw Opera
building on the 18th inst, at ii am,
then and there to determine their prefer
ence, through nomination, to represent
the Democracy of Shelby county in the
canvass for Judicial and other officers
on the 10Th day of May, as before men
toned.
In calling the Convention, the Execu-
tive Committee do so confident that 1t is
alone to such system we can look for
an organized movement that will insure
success against the well regulated ar
engagements of our Radical adversaries.
1t is said that Conventions rarely express
the true sentiments of the people. The
same may be said of designing politi-
clans. They, in advancing their po.itl-
cal dogmas, rarely represent the will OF
the people; but, of the two evils, let the
Democracy choose the least Conven-
tons may err; mistakes may be made;
yet, we honestly believe, it is the fairest
and the most acceptable plan TO the
masses of the people to say who are the
best men to bear the standards of De-
moeracy in the approaching contest In
May, or thereafter.
The election of county officers on the
26th ultimo should teach the Democracy
of Shelby county a lesson--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
scabbard" We have the material-true
men, eminent jurists, men TO 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. CALAMITY, intelli-
gence and virtue hold high position in
the Southern heart, and nowhere more
eminently than in Shelby county, thus
giving us a wide field for selection for
suitable candidates TO carry the Demo
cratic standard at the approaching con-
test. How different our enemies; their
lack of intellectual material is most la
mentable, yet, with that efrontery that
is so patent to the spirit of Radicalism,
they Vill enter the lists regardless of
worth, looking solely to the spoils upon
which they have so cormorantly fed for
the last decade, and they will spare
neither means nor energy in accomplish
ing tho object they have in yieW-a des-
eeration OF the ermine by immersing it
in the filth of Radical ehioanery, and
staining its purity by dragging i in the
slough Of venal Judiciary. Shall the
Democracy look ON in apathetic silence
and submit to the continued encroach-
ments of our enemies when bold front,
a matted effort, and one grand rally will
rout them, horse, foot and dragoon
Nol Let the Democratic party OF
Shelby county be tTqe TO the instincts
of pure Democracy. Let the glorious
past. with its victories, be stimulus for
renewed energy in the futaFe. Let the
1 Democracy Of Shelby county rally to the
slogan of the Northern Democracy
+fEls is q white man s government; for
our peopis wsy rest assured that the
agis of America Is Democracy; and 1t is
TO this palladium alone we ea8 hope for
a future protection from a fell spirit Of
( faDaticism, that knows no sentiment but
hate-ns EMOTION but savers Of oppres-
sion, and viii meyer reach Its ultima thule
until the last yestige Of tfee institutions
ave crushed beneath the yancal fo9t Of
the 0ssssdjsm Of an agrarian policy,
modestiy called BIZ courtesy Republican
ism-a weak oifshost &c which Is 20 con-
front us in the judiciary election.
Heaven save the mark, if clear
Democratic majority Of three thousand
is 10 be pegssiTed by Radical wire-work-
ing trickery and eotgngtion. Are our
people lost 70 All hopor-ali sense of
shame-thsi they viii allow this prePqH-
derance Of voting strength TO be lost -
supineness, bribery and amiability2 We
hope not. Let us profit by our last de-
4 fes. aud be true to our ticket We should
sacrifes eas fsther we're he TO play the
fire-brand and disigtegrator. And let
all true Democrats remeai,e. thathe who
IA not for us is against us and let 20 sEe
ns4 ho trusted. The whole ticket, and
nothing bgt the ticket should be our
motto; and be es9 deviates a hair s
breadth let him be pOiitiG aily apathema-
TIED
The Executive Committee earnestly
appeal 60 the second sober thoughts Of
the Democracy Of Shelby county. Let
no prejudices, national ~ otherwise, NO
pastislities, personal or local, afacj your
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