Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-22
Andy's Speeches and PreseUt Cours.
keTieWed-He and They u Curse
to the State.
Peace and GOod-FeIIo vvzl,in Wanted
What De Witt C. Senter
Did for uS.

EDIIOks APPEAL Il see in the Ban
neT Of the sixteen il instant an article
headed "The Vital Issue,n in the first
proposition Of " lieh there is a great
deal oI food 10Y sober second thought:
and how the b ssner man, with such a
text, could rur of into such a misty
maze and no lo carnival among drv
bones, am II ee 10 confess 1 cannot
imagine. P'arT 1T me to copy his frst
lproposIuoni 70 show the reader wb At
lHmense Issue 5 are contained in 1t. End
Isen, IN my p sculiar way, to show how
totally ne ah Ind0ned them all, 40 not
awhile anon old sores whieft would
have healed over long ago bit for such
pestlferous Il .es, whose only fdea of salts
faction Is L their own peculiar buzz.
The editor says: "There Is a great deal
more invoF 5ed in the canvass for Con-
gress for Il e State at Large than the DO
litical or personal fort unes Of either Mr..
johnson or MGjor-G eneraI Cheatham.u p
Every 'S0rd Tue, and permit me to say
lLal more important proposition has
not zen put before the people during
the T resent CO nvass, holding, as it does,
ia j. l5ef the lest interests Of Tennessee
dl' .eetly and Of the whole people indi-
eerly. And now, what would one sup
poe would be his next utterance? Hear:
"Tlhe Confederate and secession leadersi1
oh, shs me, What have they to do
with it more than others? VIII this
twaddIe never cease? Mr.. Editor, 1
wish YOU would tell
THE EDITOR OF THE BANNER
10 change his inkstand or his pen, or his
head OF his heart, or something else, so
that be can, al least, see the issues in
vOlved in his own proposition. Let US
see if we can see them. II is clear to
my mind that if the minor issues in the
canvass relate to the political and per
sonal fortunes Of the candidates, the
major must relate to the veal or woe Of
the people they would represent; first,
TO the people Of Tennessee, and througl,
them 10 the people Of the whole cou'ltcv.
Then, what are the issues 50 vital 10 tba
people Of Tennessee? Certainly not who
shall be elected to any Office Within the
gift Of the people, for tn - ane but
minor issues. Then the great fssue il
will the principles Of g Jcd government
be perpetuated in the .0ccessful aspirant
with its attendant rain Of free blessing
free thought, FREE speech, free press and
a free people? VIII ne labor for peaee
and good fellowship between hearts
hitherto e. es,oranged2 VIII he devote his
energies TO develop the resources Of the
people, mineral, agricultural, or other
WlseE VIII he exert himself to
ln-0se new life into all Of the
great commercial and manufacturing
interests Of the country? These are is
sues that are vital. Now let US see how
the matter stands. One Of the eandi-
dates boasts that he has held every office
from Alderman to President; 50 that be
has been in the Legislative councils Of
the State, has been Governor of the
State, has been member Of Congress,
has been Senator, mas been Vioe-Presi-
deut and President, and have yet to
learn Of single proposition, by bin or
otherwise, which, in its practical work
iHg, looks to either the one or the other
Of these vital issues. Where is the
proposition introduced by Andrew John
son in the councils Of State or nation,
which looks to the development Of either
State or nation? Where is the resolu- I
tion which looks 70 enlarging the COM /
merce or building up the manufacturing
interest Of either State or nation? Where
is his proposition for
PEACE AND GOOD Fellowship
There was a proposition for peace
among the contending parties in the
field, which honorable men could grant
and honorable men receive, and which
Mr.. JohnsOn's sign manual would have
made perpetual Did be give it? No,
sir. He spW ned the proposition as an
unholy thing, saying that treason
must be made odious," (" and 'traitors
must be punished" There was a time
when peacesble citizens assembled to
eXpress their preference for a Presi-
De- ltlal candidate. Did Mr.. johnson
p.Otect the great fundamental issue Of
nee speech? No, sir; bat ordered his
armed soldiers 10 disperse the meeting
aud the citizens were driven from the I
assembly in a manner which would 4
have shamed camp Of Cam2nehes, for
which service they received the cordial I
approval Of Mr.. johnson. An honest |
soldier, while Mr.. johnson was speak I
ing at the capitol Of Tennessee, sup
posed ne vas q free man, end made 4
known his preference for Mcclellan for [
President. Did Mr.. johnson protect I
that man in the freedom Of thought l
which was expressly guaranteed 70 him 1
by the constitution Of his country? No, 4
sir but pointing his treacherous finger 1
al hlm said; " You are unworthy Of I
LIFE and the man was shot as uncere- !
moniously as civilization shoots q rabbid 1
dog. And this is the man who claims /
10 be a child of Tennessee. Well. IN
this be 80, l boldly affirm that
TENNESSEE HAS But ONE CHILD.
1t is but fair to state here that Mr.. /
johnson pleads in eXteDuatiOn that he Z
has amnestiod more men than any man
living or dead, and asks why he cannot
be amnestied. Well, let US see il we
cannot answer the question. II the South
committed any crime, it was against
human government, aud when the fight
was over, we vanquished, you victor,
we were ct subjects for amnesty. Now
for all your crimes Of this nature, how
ever mysteriOusly multiplied they may
have been, we grant the amnesty. You
deserted your mother in the hour Of
danger; for that we grant the amnesty.
You fought the family for four years.
for that we grant the amnesty. For all
your acts in keeping with honorable
warfare, we grant the amnesty. Not as
you granted amnesty, but without con-
ditiOn- But We cannot grant amnesty
10 hands red with the blood Of Mrs.
Surratt. That was civil case, an act
performed By one not on the muster