Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-08
MEMPHIS APPEAL
MONDAY MORNINe, : APRIL 5. 1s7s.

MONDAY MORNING, /: APRIL s, 1872.
DEMOCRATICs STATE CONVENTION.
IT, Democracy of West Tennessee
&6Gld Smember that a Democratic
State Convention will convene at Nash
Vile on Thursday, the 9th day of May.
County meetings should. be called at
once, and delegates selected. The cali
ing Of the State Convention at such
an early period was a ~stupendous
blunder. We cannot understand the
motive that prompted such precip-
itate action, unless it be to facili-
tate the aspirations Of men. 1t is
W months before the people viii
be called upon to elect a Governor,
and the idea Of having a six months
canvass, in these fast telegraph and rail-
road days, is an absurdity. The contest
for Governor should not be mooted be-
fore September-certainly not until after
the election for county officers on the
first Thursday i'm August. But il is too
late to correct the evil, and We would
urge the Democracy in every county in
West Tennessee to call county meetings
and select delegates to the State Conven-
ton. II is high time that al the ele-
ments Of opposition to Radicalism were
organized. We presume that measures
will be adopted by the State Convention
looking toward a rigid discipline. Al
party TO succeedmust be governed in the
most resolute manner, and by the most
stringent rules, or 1t will be unable to
cope with the Vaccinations and the
machinery of the Loyal Leagues. In
the great struggle which the people of
Tennessee are about to engag, we trust
there will be no insubordination, and
that the rule will be established that
those who VIII not submit TO the conser-
vative organization must seek for greater
license of opinion and action in the Rad
ical ranks. This is the only way to
make a military or a political army
effective. We want no militia, amateur
fighters, nor volunteers. We want dis
ciplined troops, who viii obey orders, |
and follow the reform standard, OF pitch
their tents, as the Israeufes marcheda and
halted by the pillar Of cloud and the
pillar Of fire. We trust the proposed
State Convention wiz be harmonious
that it will safely pilot the Democratic
and Conservative ship through the
breakers and eddies which lay in its
course, and place it out at sea, bound ON
her voyage" walking the waters like
a thing Of life trim, tight, strong, T
with pennons flying, under a full head
of steam, well commanded, with
thorough equipments, ready TO give
chase To the Black Flag ON all the waters
of u proud State. 1t is to be hoped
that a reunion at the capital Of the State
of the Representatives of the people
from every part of the commonwealth
the interchange and comparison of views
among the faithful leaders of the people
viii set the bulk in motion, strike a cord
whose vibrations will not cease
until its pulsations are felt in every part
of tbe state, and a new spirit and a re-
neWed enthusiasm infused into ali the
veins Of the Democratic organism. Like
a strong man refreshened by sleep, let
the opposition to the present corrupt ma
tional administration rouse itself now
for the final battle with the hosts of des-
potism, for with a State and national
victory in November the land will have |
rest for a long time to come. I'll
there are differences of opin-
ion amongst ourselves on ques-
tions of taxation, retrenchment and
refdfh, they are matters to Be settled
among ourselves after we get power. We
must fnst secure ourselves firmly in
power, and then consider the details Of
administering the government. We
have,tO pay the taxes, we the land
and il is our concern to determine
what is, OF is not, TO be done. The first
duty Is to beat the Radicals! II they
beat US, We shall have twice as many
taxesrfor why should the non-taxpay-
ers rot continue 20 lay ON the taxesP As
they have proclaimed In Texas, they
viii AK US, If they get the power, untn
they have taxed Us out of u lands.
They have run up the public debt Of
the Southern States, since the war, {
We see il stated, one hundred and ninety
millions of dollars above the old figures. |
TheEtek about netrenchment and re- (
forn4I 1t is Ike the spirit Of Nero I
pleadtee fox the abolition Of cspltalpun-
ishment. Let Us set the bali in motion :
in West Tennessee, by each county call 9
ing meetings for the purpose of selecting :
delegpfFs and let u Keep it rolling until {
it has hade the entire circuit Of the :
State. Let Us make the Common !
wealth Of Tennessee ring with the
nvas Let US show the Radicals that =
they have counted without their host
if they cherish the delusion that there /
are serious ~dissensions In the Dem v
and Conservative party Of Ten
Our people, owing to the pres 4
sure Of debts incurred by Radical mis- 4
rulek in tennessee, are moi thinking o
much about politics. They are laboring :
under q profound apathy and tOrpOr. It \
= absolutely essential TO rouse them 0
We must force upon their attention the Il
rsomentious issue Of the contest before
Us. HsRN have gotten through what is q
behiedf 80 vs. must push along Il
the AA hat Is before Us. We must, s
if We are weary with marching !,
up again to give the enemy battle .
We have known, and we must know, n
DO such word as fail. 1t is too late-we v
have proceeded too far-to fail now. The Z
,anvsafN each county, district and 4
the State should bs thor q
lugh. Qnr strong men should be sent al
forth TO Summon the people to arms =
more4 vs. must all put on the !,
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