Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-19
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EDITORS APPEALI see In your issue
of yesterday an article apparentlyin the
interest of Judge Scott, which / think
ill-adyised if written by a friend of that
excellent gentleman. feel very much
Ike critieising what III. 7. r. says in
regard to the nominating convention
being a Reformers' as well as a Conserv-
alive Convention, az uncalled for. I
understand it to be q Democratic Con-
vention to nominate Democrats for
office. As such, / undertake 10 say
Judge Scott goes before it, and as such
expects to abide BY its decision. But
the portion of the communication which
is most seriously Objectionable, is where
H. It. R. speaks of the people as un-
worthy of the trust of choosing Chan
eellOrs and Judges" and further, where
he says ga dram-drinking, whisky
guZZling fellow can win more
votes, in certain parts of this county,
by a dirty, doubtful jest, than
the wisest jurist or the profOundest
legal lore" III. T. RI has a right to
his own opinion about the capacity of
the people to chose C~hancellors, but it is
not right for him to lug in such an opin-
ion in advocating the claims of his
friend, who has Submitted his claims
to the public" 1t should be distinctly
understood, once for all, that Judge
Scott does not intend to be bound by the
opinions of il-adyised friends. Nor
does he entertain such q mean opinion
of the good people of this county as to
think for a minute that they, in chOos-
ing a Chancellor, would be controlled by
any other considerations than those of
integrity, capacity, industry and fitness
for that responsible position. It may
be 50 that in some parts ofthis country.
a whiskyguZZling fellow can win more
votes by dirty, doubtful jest than the
wisest jurist,'' ETC., but / am in
clined to think that is a very
small portion of this country, and
a still smaller portion of this county.
/ have, after years acquaintance
with the people of Shelby county,
learned to know them as intelligent and
honest, and as capable of discharging all
their duties as citizens, as the people of
any other county in the State or the
United States. / believe that they are
fully alive to the high duty resting upon
them now to choose, as their candidate
for Chancellor, a man of enlightened
views, sound judgment, thorough
knowledge of law, and undonbted in
tegrity. Nor do I believe that the dele
gates chosen to meet tomorrow, to per-
form their duty in this regard, will
prove recreant to the high trust reposed
in them. On the contrary, knowing
them to be men o~fexPerience and sound
judgment, | am sure they viii approach
the task allotted to them with the high
est sense of the responsibility resting
JfSon them. Believing them to be men
of this stamp, /, with the more conf
dence, call upon them to favorably
consider the claims of Chancellor
To those Of them who know
him this appeal is unnecessary. Those
who do not, let them ask those who do;
let them ask the leading members of
the bar of this county, and they will find
what his professional brethren think Of
Chancellor Scott. If this opinion is
worth anything, they will find that be
is emminently well fitted to discharge
the duties of that high Office, which he
has for a year past filed with so much
honor TO himself and their entire salts
A Christian without reproach,
a lawyer of sound learning and discre-
ton, a man of indefatigable industry,
probity, and sterling good sense, and
with all, a judge Of experience, urbani-
ty, and dignity, whose course as such is
Endorsed by a majority of his profession
al brethren; he goes before the onven
ton tomorrow confidently relying upon
his neighbOrs and friends, and pledged to
action they, in their wisdom,
may see proper to take in this matter Of
so vital Importance to us all.
PEDAGOGUE.