Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-08
THE COUNTRY.
Progress Of Crops and Intellectual Cul.
ture-the Boys in the Country
Debating Club.

GERMANT0WN, TESN., July o, lS72.
EDITORS APPEAL--ArOund Chape
Hill Church, four miles South Of thi
place, Is % be found a neighbOrbOOd O
most intelligent, industrious and thrift
farmers. The rains for the last montl
have been just such as the farmer wanted
and crops are very promising indeed
Corn has not been better for many years
Cotton is also very gOOd-a little grass
on some farms, bat generally not verI
much 80. Candidates are not so plenti
ful as they were a few days ago, and th,
probability Is, that, like the caterpillar
and iocusts, they viii soon be gone
What l wish to write about, however, j.
this most excellent neighborhoOd anC
particularly the Debating Society.
EMBRYO GREATNESS.
No one OF this neighborhood think,
himself superior to his neigh0Or, conse.
quenuy they are the more sociable
Each and all perfectly friendly. No one
speaks evil Of his neighbOr. Each one
attends 70 his own business and lets thai
OF another alone, only 50 far as to bt
neighboriy. These things being 50, yOJ
might ask the question: "Why art
there no candidates from this neighbOr.
hoodH' We would answer that al are
TOO well satisfied 10 live as they are now
doing.
ASPIRING TALENT.
No one aspires to 50 small business
as county office. We are not ready
for Federal OF State positions. But there
are some young men In this section who
are now IN fair way TO become legisla-
tors, governors, members Of Congress
and perhaps 3 President or two. They
organized 4 debating club some
time ago and showed of their
unhedged eloquence in a short
flight of two minutes each. "Tbs
Benefits Of the Cow and Horse was the
subject IF the first evenings debate
They have improved 50 vastly that now
their efforts would interest an old politi-
clan OF professor Of rhetoric In one Ol
the old seats Of learning. They have
public debates every month, and one
would be surprised to see what Interest
is manifested IN their efforts. II IS % be
hoped these young men viii pardon US
for mentioning the names Of the leading
ones, and those who have mostly i'm
proved, Messrs. Ellis, Featherston,
COODey, Boyd, Robinson, HOWertOn,
and Winford. There are Others who
take part at times, but they do not
hold on so faithfully as those whose
names We mention, and consequently
have not improved 50 much. Listening
70 these young men now, and knowing
their beginning, one is reminded Of the
difficulties overcome by the ancient or
atOrs, particularly Demosthenes.
We need not be surprised if, within a
few years, we shall see some Of the above
mentioned nsmes In legislative halls.
We have hope, however, that some
may prefer tie pulpit to the bar.
COUNTRY MORALS.
Not only must we speak IN praise Of
these young men in the above partica-
lar, but We must say, that they are very
industrious, economical, temperate and
moral-some Of them religious, and Se
doubt not but all will be at an early day.
There is "a most interesting Sunday
school, numbering sixty-eight or seven
ty, at Chapel Hill Church, under the SUI
peTinteDdence Of Mr.. r. r. Ellis. We
can say for tbs neighbOrhoOd, what can
be said Of few, if Of any other-some
members Of every family, and, in most
fanaiiies, every member of suitable age,
belongs to some church. There is not a
drrInkard in the whole neighb0rhood,
only two use pr0fane language, and that
very seldom. There has been q most
excellent female school In operation for
the last i've sessions. If you wish to
visit US, we can supply you with every
thing the country affords, and delight
vou with the performances OK our de-
hating club. We. 4.