Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-14
MEMPHIS.
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personal knowledge.
"Time. so elegantly eloquent
qs the tomb builder and
beaudher of the dead" haIlowing
while not destrOying-iu treasured srt
preserves the memory Of its partial
triumphs-its cOnQUests all incOm-
plete. The marble commemorative
and mOnUmental-the canvas from
the weird pencil of the limner per
petuates to the future the presence OF
the past, defyiug the powers of the
ruthless reaper, and Phidias and
PraXililes, Raphael and Michael
Angelo, mortal in themselves, would
reproduce a higher life in the inspir-
atlOns of g genius, almost more than
mortal The signihcanCy Of the SEN
timonts above expressed, and their
peculiar relevancy to the subjects,
material. somewhat pretentiOusly
presented i'm the marked head lines,
might az first blush to the casual
reader sppear not entirely ~ obscure,
but at least, inquiry viii be excited
through conviction be not inspired.
Inducing the above reflections, was
an article of recent appearance in
Memphis APPEAL referring 20 the
PORTRAIT OF ISAAC RAWLINGS,
one OF the mayors Of the city in its in
fancy, suggesting an appropriation, TO
secure, 50 far as may now be done,
those before and succeeding him. Is
not the suggestion worthy Of cOnsid-
Grafton, and viii not public interest
sustain and proper public pride lend
its SANCTION Those who have hereto
fore filed the chief executive chair
have discharged the high and honor
able duties appertaining thereto with
approval II not applause, and this
serial pOr.raiture would be esteemed
one of the most tasteful and spprO-
pirate embellishments that could
adUrn aud decorate the council hall.
The past is at least secure, and let
Us hope that the faithful chrOniCleT Of
the future viii point to no blank with
It's fearful and fOrbidding associations,
like that that marks ~the line Of
the DOges in the Venetian Ducal Pal
ace. Among Others Of those who
have passed away, and now Temem-
bered 10 the writer, this pictured his
tory would speak the presence Of
MARCUS b. WINCHESTER,
one Of natures nObiemen. The right
royal gentleman. OF
GARDINER B. LOCKE,
the earnest. vigilant, ever faithful
public servant, who wOrthily survives
i'm his children. Among whom is
numbered the modest, sleeveless sol
dier boy,
BETTTON TAYLOR,
l-.r sl-- s,---- III ,,-,,z 5,~,,r-4 Log,t.
seeming to have been moulded after
General JsCksOu's cast, under whose
leadership he fought and whose BAN
ner he bore.
TOM CARROLL,
as he was called, in affection, rather
than terms Of unseemly familiarity,
who Of family of high lineage, and
historic renOwn, yet upon these re-
dected rather than borrowed lUstre.
EDWIN HICKMAN,
one of the founders Of Memphis, and
Of one Of the oldest families in the
State.
ENOCH BANKS,
the consistent. UnpreteBding, modest
gentleman. whose public career was
the fitting parallel Of his blameless
private lie.
JOHN w. LEFTWICH,
the late Iameuted. He Of mild man.
ners. genial i'm association, his heart
Overlooking with charities, his high
strung spirit chatting against q deli
cate organism, till at length succumb-
inc 10 the weight Of official duties, he
is stricken down In the prime
and promise of his splendid manhood,
bis death 81 recorded public calamity.
OF those still surviving, memory re-
calls
JESSE j, FINLEY,
in manners a Chesterfield, in honor q
Chevalier Bayard, an associate in the
practice of his profession twenty-siX
years ago with the late
HON. Z. n. YERGER,
ne shortly aiterward removed to a
distant State, where he now occupies q
high position at the bar.
DICK BAUGH
Is known TO most of our citizens, one
whose honor calUmuy has never es-
saved TO as=aI, recently become the
berc.iiat. he has removed 10 an ad
Joining State, where in the quiet and
serenity Of private life, and the dalli-
ance of the new relation, he no more
dreams of official honor with its at
tending cares and perplexities, its
trials and triumphs.
JOHN PARK,
so long the idol OF his friends, and
almost without az enemy. May the
fJudge1 on his little modest farm to
which he has removed, with the wreck
of what was once a fortune, enjoy In
the evening Of his days the conscious
ness Of duty performed, and that his
hands are Unstsined by the corruption
Of official gain,
4i More true 10y eziled Hsrcellus feels,
Than Cesar with Senate at his heels"
To paint .he picture Of the anniable
and eloquent, the versatile and dashing
DOUGLASS,
the writer cOnfesses his utter inability
"a picture where so much mOdesty is
only eZcelled by so much merit. Let
MIN speak for himself; and he can,
with q force and fire that carries con-
victi0n.
~. o. LOFLAED,
the Mayor during the years 1867, is
one af our oldest and most hOnOred
citizens. having resided here more
than thirty years; a man or great eX-
.oaIIeDcs 0f character, the striCte8t pro-
bitv thorough business habits; he
aid aside the robes Of Office, COM
manding increased public confidence.
And how can we omit without an
uup8rd0nable hiatus, the mention OF
J.. r.. RICHARDS,
the Efficient City Register, known 50
lone and ravOrably In connection with
the CITY Government, that he has come
10 be esteemed as part and parcel OF
its vast aud complex machinery. III
the writer's memory is not At iault
his official life spans a quarter Of
century, during which &c has been not
only the pleasure but honor Of him
who pens this 10 have enjoyed his
ACQUAINTANCE.
and confidence, and not the least part
In official association. The workings
of his Office may not inappropriately
he compared 20 the great balance.
wheel iu some huge and intricate
machinery, regulating its revolutions,
controlling andsadjusting its balances,
and p..ising and giving unity Of force
10 its adverse and iarring powers.
rrbis axDressiOn Is not that Of Zip
-r.svf commitment or fulsOme praise,
bTT the uncbsIlenged judgment Of a
Dublic he has so long ana stedqiastly
served. Beautiful is the senti iLneent,
.gle DaOrfles nH ni'i 60RtiBa, but does
this bar lust acknowledgment IN me
fhat its duties have been discharged
I'm faith and honor. ii the sunset OF
lie gives us mystical love-" then ls lt
NOT permissible this venerable public
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