Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-17
GREELEY FOR GRANT.
The Rcsult Of tbs eFsst Editors Last In
tsTYisW villa thB President
Re Throws a Blanket OyCr the PFesldeHt's
Crimes, and ssgs fer His
RsnsmiHsti0H,


The Republican County General
COMMITTEES for the year 1871, met last
night for organization. General Lloyd
Aspinwall was nominated as tempOr-
arv Chairman. While the roll was
being called, the Hon. Horace Greeley
entered the hall. The Hon. Benjamin
j.. RJanferre proposed that the Hon.
Horace Greeley be elected by acclama-
tinn rs President Of the Committee.
The Hon. Isaac Dayton rose to move
that the resolution be tabled, but was
cut of 0n point Of order. Mr.. Gree
ley was then unanimously elected.
The Hon. Sinclair TOUsey was elected
first Vice President, and General John
A. Foster second Vice President; the
Hon. George +. COachmsn and the
Hon. A. W. Laggett, Secretaries; and
the Hon. B. Z. Manierre, Treasurer.
The Hon. Horace Greeley was then
duly installed, and spoke as follows
THE RESULT OF THE VISIT To GENE
RAJ GRANT.
Gentlemen of the Committee-On
the morning after our late disastrous
election. l remarked that there were
Republicans enough In our State for
one triumphant party, but not Tor two.
The conviction thus expressed has
brought me 70 this meeting, and IN
duC.d me to accept the position to
which YOU have elected me.
I am here in the confident trust
that the feuds which have 50 long dis
rracted and weakened the Republi-
cans of this city may be stopped, and
sT our citizens who rejoice that the
rebellion was suppressed, secession de-
eat5d. and slavery abolished, may be
united in one harmonious, effective
organization. II viii be time enough
20 pronounce such hopes chimeTical
after au earnest and general effort has
bpen made 20 realize them. Assured
that niue-teuths of the Republicans Of
this city. as well as nluety-nine hum
dredths Of the entire party, ardently
desire such harmony. and impatientiy
demand the subversi0n of whatever
may impede it. / cannot admit that
the obstacles thereto are insuperable
uutiI i have done what i may to re-
move them.
ACTING WITH THE ENTIRE PARTY.
As my object is peace, and not vic
t0l.v. I shall vigorously abstain from
rskiug over the ashes Of dead COntrO-
ver-ies. All know that there have
been divisions and rival organizations
among the Republicans OF this city;
none doubt that the party has been
criuuIed and weakened by them. All
know that the authority of State
Convention has been twice lnterpOsed
% Overbear contention and restive
harmony, and that no permanent
GOOD has resulted from those we'll
meant interpretations. / propose that
the Republicans of the city shall now
try to do for themselves what external
authority and agency have hitherto
attempted without success. / cannot
afford t8 be identified with a faction;
If I act al all, it must be in the inter
est and with the approval of the en-
tire party. OF such approval, this is
no time. and I am not the person to
espair-at least until the experiment
Ot deserving 10 shall have been fully
and fairly tried.
WANTS But ONE GENERAL COM
1IITTEE.
! said I would not needlessly dis
turB the ashes of the past. "llet the
dead bury their dead" I find here
a General Committee Of the Repub-
licau party of our city, composed Of
delrE8tes chosen by the associations Of |
the several Assembly districts, i'm aC- I
c1rdaucs with the laws and us8ge5 Of I
our party organization. The powers /
of the Committee OF Committees Of I
] $40 have expired by limitation; they
could not be revived without a new
election, which they have no longer
authority 20 order. II this is not the
Republican Union General Commit
tee, then there Is none, and the or
g8uiZitiOn in this city Is defunct.
We are in the condition or the suffer
er who, 20 his friends observation,
"That is a bad cold you have" re-
zp0uded, bad or good, il is the best
I've got" I do not desire to press
this TACT TO any extent that may even
seem Unfair, much less ungenerOus.
On the contrary. ] thank the RepUb-
] cans who, who while dissatisfied
with this organization, have thus far
RETAINED from creating a rival. l
shall eudaavOr 50 treat them that
their desistauCy shall plainly appear
10 have been no less polite than con-
and f1rbeariug. Let it suffice
US for the moment that there is as
vet luf one Republican General Com
mjrtee Tor ISL I trust we shall so
act that there will be EO plausible exc
.use for creating another.
We are quite aware that there are
good Republicans in our city who /
took no part iu the election Of this
committee. / stand here TO question
neither the integrity nor the wisdom
If their course. i viii not even urge
that they might have taken part had
they chosen 90 do so. j simply ask
that they tell Us what they want, and
I pledge my best efforts 90 the redress
of their grievances, If they will put
them iu such shape that redress shall
be within our power.
WANTS ANOTHER ENROLMENT
Do they desire a fresh enrolment
lftnp Republicans iu their several /
ii-tricts? j am heartily for that,
and will do my best TO secure general /
ascent l1r the proposition. For some
months have noted that the District I
A Associations have busted themselves ]
with The expulsion Of members. Il /
seems 90 me nigh time that they adj
mitted a few thousands 20 fill their
places, OF there may soon be none LEFT
to eEpeI. Let as have a fresh enroll
meut; Jet the best Republicans Of
whatever stripe be selected TO make
IL: let ample time be given TO IT; let
an possible effort be made 10 render
.t thorough and complete, and Jet the
district eur0llments so made be the
ragi4trv lists for all elections Of dele
yates 10 committees or conventions
lutil others shall be duly provided TO
replace them.
hear IL asserted that we are a
Tammany party, and that we are or
yanizad I'm the interest Of its plunder-
ng wing! Such charges are to be au-
swered not by words, but by deeds.
ID If shall at any time be proved that
any member Of this Committee is act
NJ I'M the interest of that infamous
,tbsl whereof Wm. NJ Tweed is the
embodiment, I shall move his eXpui-
ion, If no one else anticipates me M
70 doing. But I trust no necessity Tor
such action will ever arise.
BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH.
10 the want new election for g
9eDergi Colgmittee? Speaking for
lo one but mvself, and without con-
ultation with OK subscription from
my one, I feel that suGn election can
,e needed only when and where a
Of the duly enrolled Repub-
leans Of any district shall represent
o this Committee that they are not
represented here, and /
hat they desire a change. / trust
hat there Is no gentleman on this
iOOr who would consent to sit here
md vote as delegate after il had
Jeen so certified that he was not the
'hOice of his constituents. Where
he majority shall be satisfied with