Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-13

litical gathering that ever took pJaee in
Tennessee. 1t was attended 6y long
2 and brilliant strings Of carriages. wag-
! ons, equestrians and pedestrians, bear
ing transparencies, banners and torches.
and saluted by pyroteehnios, while the
streets were lined with thousands, great
enthusiasm generally prevailed, ladies
waved their handkerchiefs and the
Public Square was jammed.
RECEPTION SPEECH BY COLONEL
BCRCH-
GENEzAL-Ths pleasing dutT Hpvolves on
me- as chairman Of the Democratic State
gommittee q formally receive yor on
. the Rre=eist most ausplcious occasion. You
are here, sir, In the city Of YOUR nativity
Where Tor more than dfty years. man and bow
you nave been known as beloved. Although
YOU nave Deen away fr0m Us for a fC " years
hard az work on your farm. we have neither
forgotten you nor ceased te esteem you, and It
seems that you have not been forgotten by the
people OF your native STATE, for thev are cali-
ing you Ike CiHciunatus from the pillow
handle. e take part In administering the al
Is--tH eI lne state. We recognize in you
nneal descendant, q great-grand-son af the
Ialher OF Tennessee, and the founder Of Nash
a-15 T, ~. ssA llsl 4, - hieaet a1d Lay Woo'
ana Jackson and Ramsey and Putnam and
the truth Of histe-y APPROPRIATELY and de-
servedly calls ycur greai-grand-father
GENERAL JAMES ROBERTSON.
that pioneer, who settled as early as I7e0 On
..ls 9aAks OF me Wautaugas and, during the
menIs Of the Indians and the British; the
nEst man Who az the bloody battle at Point
Peasant, was saot az, and u he hrst who shot
an Indian; who, in l77B after traverSiug me
Wltaefness. settled on the Cumberland. with
IA stones throw from the place where we
now tender you this reception; who cut the
cane and fought the Red man where Nash
Fille now stands in organizing the territorial
government south Of the Ohie, IN 1870 the
immortal Washington. then President OF ne
United states, selected this General Robert
son, son, rom I5, whom yea descended, Is Briga-
oleT-0eneral and commander OF the militia
of the Territory. He died in the
SERVICE OF his COUNTRY,
q ne Chiekasaw agency, but his remains
steep IN yOnder cemetery The inscription on
/ ms unpTetending tomb tells Us that there rests
General James Robertson, the founder OF
I NAsnFlLle, and by his side your greaf-grand-
| molhsTl charlotte r, wife of James Robert
I 81 1h9se VINO have long personally known
YOU and who, from history and tradition
/ khOW hira, readily trace in you many Of those
characteristics OF modesty, integrity uupre-
{ tending worth. rruthfulne,,s. sincerifv cdrIr-
/ age ceyoton 70 principle and to country
/ which made him so deeply beloved bv his
beset the
EARLY SETTLERS OF EAST TENNESSEE,
at Watauga, OF Middle Tennessee at Nash
] VIE and Of the Western District near the
i EhlekasaW agency. His being a soldier in
] war and general in rank did not,
] II me estimation OF his compatriots.
/ render him unit for civil Office, for we ind
! LnaL while Tennessee was q portion Of North
! Sarollna he was elected a member Of the
I North Carolina Legislators. a position which
/ ranked as high ia that day as Congressman
] nom state at Large now does. Your history is
/ 700 Wei known TO those now before Us 70
/ make it Necessary for me 70 detail the services
| Whlcn you performed as a gallant soldier and
/ successful Commander during the war with
! Mexico; nor need ] trace your course during
the late civil war. step by step, from battle
/ % oaLl!e, IN victory and IN defeat, from your
! first nght az Belmont to the dnal surrender on
the soil Of North Carolina. we believe you did
| what you thought wss right, what you con-
{ sidered 70 be IN accordance with the dictates OF
DUTY AND PATRIOTISM.
I We know that no guarded marquee shielded
you, In that struggle, from sharing an the
/ tolls, the hardships and the dangers of the
soldier. Every man who fought with yOu
/ knows aud the bullets which your body re-
ceived tells, that when the battle came. YOU
ever sought place in tire picture nearest the
] nrlng OF the guns We know, too, General,
that, using your own language, " ben borne
down by overwhelming numbers we were
I forced 70 surrender, and the war was ended. I
you accepted the situation, upon the honor OF
. a soldier, and returned to the pursuits OF ]
/ peace; that, IN your humble WAY. vou have /
1 LEeored earnestly, nom that day 70 this for /.
! peace and reconciliation: znd the great body ]
] of Confederates who shared with you the dan .
] the same end. You feel that you have not dis I
hoDOred your mother stale. and she viii not J
} dishonor you for having discharged what you 4
I Delefed 70 De q PATRIOTS duty Many or Us /
nations at
BALTIMORE AND CINCINNATI
yoe declared, in the interest Of national /
restoration and harmony, your prefer 1
ence ior the Presidency 10 be that great 4
spostle Of peace and reconciliation 1
ton. you said II arc a man 0f Ilesce. / have
proclaimed Il for seven long years. I indOrse I
the grand movement IN the United states ia I
IaVor OF peace and reconciliation. What I de- /
sire IS peace, peace, peace" These were your 4
words and We know that, as YOU then said. I
your word Was everything 10 you in This \
OF the
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION, /
duly called and held, we welcome you 70 Nash I
vile. We do not believe that your having I
served IN the Confederate army renders il i'm !
proper for you to ask the suffrages Of your fel- /
lo9-cl items for q seat IN the Congress Of the 4
Unitsd states. especially since we have .
sitting in the Cabinet Of President 4
Grant the Confederate Akerman. and 4
ssrYiDs IN one OF the most lucrative I
olnces OF the government, oy the appoint i
Inent Of the Radical President as your supe- I
nor In the Confederate service OF Lieutenant
General Longstreet and have seen sitting 1
upon the Radical side in the United States .
senate and House OF Representatives, those 4
who served IA arms the Confederate States. d
Whatever may have been The personal pre-
ference Of any Of Us for the nomination by U
the State Convention, all who believe in the 1
necessity Of organization, ali who have faith 1
In that well-tested motto,
UNITED We STAND, DIVIDED We 4
FALL"
all who wish 20 beat Maynard and Radical [
ism, must, in accordance with our sense Of 4
u X
you, as the regularly chosen standard-bearer I
Of the Democratic party. As such, sir We re- I
eeiye you bid you welcome, and viii strive I
for your election, with the confident assur- 4
anee thai the trust reposea BY as will be weu .
performed by you
When Colonel Burch had concluded, 4
GENERAL CHEATHAM REPLIED:
GENTLESES-For the man ifestati0u Of your 7
kindness and regard you nave my Warmest 4
and most heartfelt thanks You have known 4
me from my childhood. Here WAS born, and /
here have spent the best years Of my life. 4
These scenes are dear and familiar 70 me. In /
early life, ia company with your sons and /
brothers, followed the flag Of our common 4
country 10 the walls Of Mexico; under the lead .
We storIned the lights Of Monterey and won .
for our regiment the name Of the
BLOODY FIRST"
In the recent war which ended 80 disss-
trously 70 US, side by side with many Of you J
faced the danger and endured hardship. ] 4
shared with YOU the tolls Of the march, as \
Vel a. the perils Of the battle field Many Of I
our gallant comrades now hll hOuored graves. 4
] wi1 never do anything to tarnish their gl0-
rious deeds, and cannot support any man v no I
wishes to blacken their memories or
fighting In what they believed 70 be q noble
and righteous cause. We can drop tear 10
their memories and ever cherish IN our heart
Of heart- . tender recollection Of their many
virtues and Of their noble deeds. Those Of Us
who survived, surrendered Ia good faith, and
can say with truth, that our soldiers have
been a. honorable in peace as they were brave
IN war. They desire no STRIFE, no agitation
row. They are
PEACEABLE. LAw-ABIDING CITIZENs.
accepting IN good faith the results Of The
war and snxious 70 discharge al their
duties % the government and to society.
Many Of them may not be able 70 boast Of
wealth, but they have the proud conscious
ness Of having done vi hat they believed % be
thesT duty. He whe attempts 70 array then
against the officers whom they selected, and
who fought and suffered With them,
poorly appreciates their nobleness Of soul
and their intelligent devotion % principle.
am against revising issues, which belong 70
the pasi. The questions Of slavery and seces-
sion are settled, and, trust, forever.
FOEGETFULNEsS OF THE PAST,
50 far Is bitter memories are concerned and
motto, and is the doctrine have advocated
ana intend 70 advocate. Whilst j have ever
been in favor of the largest liberty IN regard
10 religious worship and whilst 1 have ever
advocated with al the earnestness Of my ma
ture and with 81 the ability 4 possessed, The
rights Of our foreign-born citizens ] am NOS
DISPOSED 70 resunrect an issue that was buried
seventeen years ago, OF 70 pToseTlDe mlen l2f
opinions which they then en- 4ert.iinea- IIii-1k
God, do not belong % that class o. men no
have nothing but vindictlVe feelings 20 graz
~ or personal ambition % serve. have ever
defended the rights Of our
FOREIGN-BORN CITIZENS
and n they choose not 10 vote for me II Is
their right 70 do 80, and lot this
shall not complain. One Of my com
pet1tors, Mr- Johnson, while 0oasLlng
latin, and Offering % give a check ior his sal
ary, taunts me indirectly With nay poverty Is
this my Ofsense1 is this the extent Of the OBJ
1ections 70 me7 ] admit that 1 have not the
great wealth of which he makes such boast m
hls various speeches; but Tie question natu-
the
PURSUITS OF INDUSTRY,
not from his labors IN the field or In the shop. I
put = ttle eInolnments Of the various Offices
Nhlch he has nlled for the last thirty-nVe
The money which he has, and 70 which he
70 often al udeA, he obtained from the people
a. professional politician. "a kat IS he doing Z
with these Fasl sums, which he Indirectly rafis
you be has? Is he erecting any factories
building any workshops, establishing ans
foundries or rolling miils2 or Is he Ia a z
word, doing anything to advance the indus
trial Interests Of the state, or 70 give employ !
inent 70 iaboring men, ! would mol have
alluded u these things. IL he had not had the
iudecency IN various speeches, . allude 10
nay poverty In contrast with his wealth, and,
At the same time, 70 appeal -
MECHANICS AND WORKINGMEN
70 sustain him, as their peculiar friend. Was 4