Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-31

Speech Of the Ex-Governor at
Union City-A Masterly
Effort.
Review Of Andrew JOhnsOn's
Course as Senator, Military
Governor and President.
Reasons Why Cheatham Should be
Elected to Congress from
the State at Large

The following is the text Of the very
able and conclusive speech made by Ex-
Governor Harris at Union City a few
DAYS since. It is one Of the sblest yet
made on the Cheatham side in the pres
ert canvass. and viii no doubt be read
with pleasure by all readers ofthe AP-
PEAL:
Long aud eventful years have passed
since i have had the honor OF address
inc an audience composed Of the citi-
zens Of Obion. tt affords me the more
pleasure to meet and address so many
Of YOU upon this occasion because Of the
Importance Of the issues which your
votes will determine on the fifth Of No
vembsr Upon that day you viii vote
for candidates for President, Nice-Presi-
dent. Representatives in Congress, as
well as Governor and both Houses Of
your state Legislature. This election OF
officers. both State and Federal, opens
for your investigation and decision al
the issues involved in the politics OF the
country. as well those Of the
Federal, as the State government
Addressing. as 7 do, an audience com
Dosed Of Democrats and Conservatives,
1 need consume no time in an effort TO
fmpress YOU with the importance Of the
success Of the strict construction doc
rriues Of the Democrats and COnserva-
rfves which recognize and maintain the
sovereignty Of the States and the rights
of the citizens, as against the principles
OF the Radical party, which seeks to ig-
more the reserved rights Of both States
and pe0ple-tO degrade the states TO
mere dependencies, subordinate 70 q
CONSOLIDATED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
which seeks, BY usurpatiOn aud other
wise. 10 draw TO itself AL power, in def
suee Of the letter and spirit Of the con-
stitution Of the country. 1 know that
YOU earnestly desire the success Of the
TrineiDles Of the Democratic, and the de-
feat Of those Of the Radical party. You
have a majority Of from forty thousand TO
,sixtv thousand in Tennessee. The matter
i in your own hands. 1t is for you, the
ueopie, 10 determine whether your State
government shall be administered upon
those principles which you believe absO-
Gutelv necessary to the preservation OF
vour rights and the promotion Of your
Interests, CT under those Of the Radical
minority. 1t i for you 70 determine
whether YOU viii send Congressional
delegation 10 the Federal Legislature
which will represent your political prln-
eiules. or q delegation Of Radicals who
viii misrepresent you by opposing each
and every one Of them. II IS for you 70
determine whether the Democratic or
the Radical party shall triumph in Ten
nalsee. and surely YOU cannot long
debate this question after an experience
1ff1ur wears Of Radical misrule, tyranny
and oppression. There Is one way, and
out one, by which you can secure the
success Of Democratic principles, and
t.Iat is BY thorough, complete and per
fs-et organization
MN, NRITIEs ARE ALWAYS HELD COM
PACT
-olid ami organized by outside pressure;
they never run but one candidate FOR the
same Office. and, conscious Of their
weakness. they vote the ticket as . unit,
while majOrities, conscious OF tnelr
strength. but TOO often run q multiplied
" Of candidates for the same position
In union there is strength; in division,
,,.sI-nass defeat and disaster. In the
absence OF thorough organization, who
i IL decide between the various csndi-
date. each Of whom honestly believing
himself the choice Of his party? Neither
can Weld 70 the other, nor should be be
expected to do SO. The only means
Of settling the question Is by
convention OF primary election.
You thus settle the question
suthoritatively a. to who is the choice
Of the uarty, and even though the selec-
tiou made may not be your individual
choice. il Is your duty to fall into line
aud sa1pport, not the man, but the prin-
ciples be represents, the success OF cor
rect principle being vastly more lmpor-
taut than the promotion OF any lndlVld-
ual. II Is not q matter Of the slightest
consequence 10 the public as TO Whist
individual may be hOnOred with official
position. while il is q mstter OF the
highest and most vital interest 70 the
uublic that the government should be
administered upon those principles
which are best calculated to protect the
rights and promote the interests Of the
citizen. And he who is not willing to
sacrifice his petty personal aspirations
up0n the altar Of the country, Is un-
worthy the confidence and support Of
free and enlightened people. For a
quarter Of a century each OF
TIE GREAT PARTIES u TENNESSEE
have resorted 10 tine convention system
as the means by which it would secure
harmony and unity Of action, and with
harmony and unity, success. In ae-
rgrIauce with this time-hOnOred usage,
the Democratic Convention which as
-ambled to nominate 3 candidate for
Governor and Electors, and which did
nominate your candidate for Governor,
adouted a resolution making il the du-
~ Gf the Executive Committee Of the
State 10 nominate candidate for Con-
s,re-s for the State at Large, in the event
1f Congress awarding to Tennessee
81 additional representative. Inn
rnsdiately after the passage OF tne
BIZ which gave 10 tennessee
tie additional representative, the
Uewspapers throughout the state an
uouuced the names OF General FRANK
Cheatham. Andrew Johnson ana
number Of Others, as aspirants, OF suita-
be persons 70 I'LL the position. soon
after the Executive Committee met az
Nashville. This committee was com
V0sed Of only eleven men. Being 50
nall q body OF men, they determined,
an 4. as [ think, wisely determined, not
fau gdertake to represent over a million
ri r,s,,ule iu the election Of q candidate,
,uf n, ,,all 4 State Convention 70 assem-
he al \ ashville on the tweDty-irst OF
August f,1r the purpose Of making the
nomination., The call was made, and
for six. eight or ten weeks published
throughout the State, and every county
in the State was appealed to to send It's
delegates. 50 that ii could be fully and
fairly represented IN the selection OF the
candidate. The names Of both
JOHNSON AND CHEATHAsI
we're by the public press kept constantly
before lie PEOPLE a. aspirants TO that
positiou. SOme counties o. pOinted del
tgates and instructed thea for John
son. Others appointed and in, ucted FOR
g'beatham; and Others appointed with
out Instructions. A week OF - before
the convention met, Mr.. johnson left
his home and made q speech az Knox
vile upon the general political issues Of
the dsy, in which he was careful 10 ad-
wise the people as 10 the character Of
man thev should send 70 Congress, and
especially was be careful to warn them
against sending 3 General or any one
connected with what be was pleased to
.call the military ring. In bis picture OF
the character Of man that they ought
10 send 70 Congress, Thought recog-
uized the likeness Of Andrew Johnson,
DlN IN llal may law nSNa A-A'N-%--~--i
vet ] don't think was.
FROM KNOXVILLE
be went 10 Nashville, and made q
similar speech there, another in
Edgefield, and another in Frank
Ffn. and returned to Nashville On the
day before the convention, and re-
mained in Nashville until after the con-
ventiOn adjourned. was in Nashville
from the nineteenth 10 the twenty-irst,
inclusive, and know the fact that the
friends OF Andrew JOhns0n were labor
ing a. zeaiOusly, actively and earnestly
.a- 1 have ever seen the friends Of any
.sspirant work, TO secure the nomination
70 Andrew johnson. / do not know
fhat bis friends informed him Of the
eiForts they were making to nominate
him; L don't know that he authorized
ar encouraged them % make the earnest
effort they made; but j do know that be
vyas at the Maxwell House, in the city,
I'M The time, aud / do know that his
f.-ieuds made an earnest and a desperate
.-4.Ttggle TO secure him the nomination.
- know that some Of those friends
- me that they had iHf0rmed him Of
10 effort they were making, and that
-, Aid not object OF discourage them IN
- eff,rt But at eleven O'Clock On the
- - fbe convention his friends ascer-
tsfned-what / could have told them
ssverai hours before that Andrew john
son could never be nOminated by thai