Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-14
COLUMBUS.
Meeting Of the Mississippi Press AssO-
cialiOB-POlitics, Crop Prospects.

COLUNBUs, MISS, June II, 1872.
EDITORS APPEAL-The Mississippi
Press Association met I'm this city
Wednesday morning, June 5th, and
continued IN session two days. The
convention had no political significance,
as that subject was not introduced. A
careful canvass, however, among the
members developed the fact that out of
about fifty-five members present. about
nifty were in favor Of the Cincinnati tick
It, and opposed to nomination at Bal
timore. or the unterrifed five, two or
three were decidedly opposed to Greeley
aEd Brown, and were clamorous for a
straiglt-0ut Democratic ticket, and, 50
FAR "a We could learn, none of these
BOurbons represented their patrons in
the political course they have chosen to
adopt. In Columbus, for instance, the
sentiment Is almost universally i'm favor
Of the Liberals, and yet the most persist
ent anti-Greeley paper in the State is
published here. The editors Of this pa
per, the Democrat, we are told, have
been advised by their friends and pa
irons 10 discontinue their opposition to
the avowed wishes Of the people, and
fall into line, for their own personal in
terest and benefit; but they steadily de-
cline 10 dOsO, even at the risk of perso-
nal mpopulRrity and a reduced sub
scriptiOn list. The spirit Of reform has
peTmeated every circle Mississippi, and
many of the leading citizens are conf
dent Of carrying that State for Greeley
and Brown, notwithstanding the inn
mense Radical opposition with which
they have 10 cOHteEd.
THE PRESS CONVENTION
met in the Concert Hall over the Co
iumbus Male and Female High School,
the principal OF that school having
kindly rendered them the use OF the
hail during the session OF the conven-
ton Colonel KinlOck Falconer. Presi-
dent Of the association, delivered a very
appropriate address on the assembling on
the convention, and I'm the evening
splendid address was delivered by Cen
cral w. II. McCardle, of VicksbiIrg. on
the power Of the Press, which was list
ened to by a large assemblage Of the
beauty and elite Of Columbus. After
General McCardle's address, Captain R
NJ. Brown, Of the Water Valley Central
read an essay written for the occasion by
John Calhoun, of the Holly Springs Re
porter, and Captain A. +. McGee, a
poem written by J. Newton BerryhiI,
of the COfieeville Times. On Thursday
an election OF Officers for the ensuing
year was held, and resulted in the cleo
ton of the following: Colonel +. T.
Cooper, Summit Times, President; w.
H. Worthing, Columbus Democrat, First
Nice-President; Julius o. Metcalf,
Natchez Courier, Second Vice-Presi-
dent; II. WalpOle, Goodman Star, Sec
retary, and Colonel james J. Shannon,
Meridian Gazette, Treasurer. Colonel
A. Y. Harper, OF the Okalona States,
was appointed Orator for the next meet
ing, and JnO. A Stevens, Of the Colum-
bus IndcT, Essayist. Invitations were
extended to Mrs. Sallie Ada Vance
(Riedy) and Miss Hunt (Madge) Of
Nicksburg, TO write a poem, to be read
at the next meeting.
THE PEOPLE or COLUMBUS
en- ertained the members of the press in
the most hOspitable manner, and more
than sustained the high character they
have ever enjoyed Of being among the |
best and noblest people Of the State. 1t |
was our individual good fortune to have |
been entertained by Mayor Ned Moore, !
70 whose princely hospitality we can j
testify with a degree Of pleasure bound |
ing on enthusiasm. Every place of in
terest was exhibited TO the members Of
the press, including w. c. fuckers
vineyard, where 3 splendid collation. of