Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-23
THE GREAT SPEECH OF a GREAT


TIE GREAT SPEECH OF a GREAT
MAN.
The Hon. Carl Schurz has csptivs-
fed the people Of Nashville. His re-
cent speech fills thirteen columns in
the Nashville Union and american.
We have read the entire production,
aad the perusal has impressed US with
the belief that the great Missouri Sen
ator is n of the foremost men Of
America. His Nashville speech is a
mastery and powerful one, rich in
conception, ample in research, over
whelming in argument, brilliant in
Imagination, and crushing in its pow
CT. His polished and we~ll-arranged
sentences seem to have rushed from
his teeming mind with the freedom
Of the wind, and occasionally with
the power of the hurricane. In Pc
rusfng Senator Schurz's speech, we are
carried back in fancy to the states
manship of other and better days, for
he talks like a patriot, whose only
ambition is to see his adopted coun-
try united, prosperous and
happy. He is no ordina-
~ man. His gifts are rich and
varied; he is one of those leaders who
carry the masses with them in the on
ward march Of thought. We regret
that we cannot afford the readers Of
the APPEAL the pleasure we have de-
rived by a perusal of this great speech.
We give the following, as a sample Of
the tone and spirit Of the entire pro-
duction;
FeJIOU-ci6zeas-Whe the kindi nvi-
tstiOn which called me here was pub
lished in the papers, some jealous par
tissEs, who had long beendoubting my
orthodoxy, threw up their hands in
holy horror, eXclsiming; "You see
now how far he is gone. Some of the
most prominent rebels in Tennessee
ere among those who invite him, and
yet he accepts their invitation" I
plead guilty to the charge, and more
than that, while / am happy to meet |
the steadfaSt Union men who, in the |
hour Of peril, faithfully supported the
national cause, lam equally happy to |
stretch out my hand to all men who, |
having stood against us during the
civil war, are now ready TO work for
the restoration of universal harmony, |
friendship and true brotherhood: and
had l lost q brother in the great con-
hict and were I to meet here the man
who took his life, my hand and heart
would be open to him, did he show
himself ready TO work with me for
that great end. Applause. And thus
L thank you, UniOnists and COnfeder-
ates, Republicans and Democrats, ma
tive and adopted citizens, white and
black, fellow citizens ali, I thank you
from my whole heart for the friendly
welcome you have given me, and my
gratitude for this high honor I can
show in no better form than by laying |
before you in what I am going to say
the sincerest feelings Ofmy heart, and i
the matureSt convictions of my mind /
without fear and without partiality.
1 have been called here by no selfish
You can give me nothing
that would promote my fortunes. ii,
cannot be a candidate for the Presi-
owing TO q benignant prOvis-
ion Of the constitution, which declares
born citizens ineligible-a
constitutional privilege / might
call it for it exempts US from that most
malignant Of ali moral diseases
disease almost sure to kill whomsO-
ever il attacks, the Presidential fever.
Laughter. Neither dc l come here
as a partiZau TO coin a little capital for
this or that political organization, for
The welfare OF the American people ]
stands TO me above all party interest.
1 have, then, nothing to ask of you,
but that you hear me, not for my
cause, but for your own, for that Of
our common country. J
A man who can utter such senti-
ments as these is no brawling dema- {
yogue. There are many things in ]
senator Sehurz's speech that we do
lot approve, but we cannot as an
honest journalist, Withhold the ex-
preston Of our admiration for a !
nan who disdains everything which I
wears the faintest semblence Of de- J
'eit, refuses to comply with the cur /
.ent abuses, and who has the courage C
o assert on all occasions what he a
.eems truth and to combat what he i
as error. Were Grant and the 8
Radical satellites that revolve around v
i'm, actuated by the spirit of patriot b
5m which animates the Hon. Carl a
churz, Of Missouri, old enmities a
you'd be hushed and the peace, glory n
nd prosperity Of the country would a
% longer be neglected and forgotten. is
We agree, in the main, with the con- n
lusiOns Of this brilliant German ex- b
e, but we may dissent as to the best Il
leans by which to accomplish desired n
suits. But patriots in every section R
I the Union, regardless Of party Atm Y
les, viii join hands with Mr., Schurz el
i his proposition to sacrifice upon the sc
tar Of his country old enmities. and m
sOOthe the tempest that threatens hi
to the fairest ediRee that Ii
1man hands ever raised. Born in a b,
land was Carl Schurz, but his ar
'eech at Nashville shows that he of
Is been in the United States he
ng enough to learn that the tn
liars which support the govern.
ent Of his adoption are the conf
nee and affections of the people. Of
ID that he is no patriot, no matter Sc
here he lives, no matter what his vi
,iucs, who distuTbs the peace and ID
anquiility Of the country, and wars oh
ainst the rights secured by its con- vo
tuition, and labOrs with zeal for its mi
al ~subversiOn. MI. Schurz loves Of
erty, hates tyranny, and looks with thu
hOrrence upon a centralized des- alb
hsm, and he proposes to meet the TIN
upon the outpost Of the Constitu- as
n, and drive his incendiary torch ov
10 the holy citadel Of our liberties. SUI
-- res
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isl and tells what he knows. as To!. i'm
in the New York Herald: hci
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