Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-07
DOWN THE RIVER.
Politics on the Thompson Dean-6rant and
His Party-The Liberal sepubli-
can A0vemsst.
Prominent Candidates for tie Presidency
How Peace Nay Be 0btalned--
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From an Occasional Correspondent
on BOARD SrEANrER THOMPSON DEAN,"l
EN- ROUTE NEW ORLEANS :
March !, lSil }
For a trip Of elegant comfort,
always suggest a irst-clsss steamboat
The Dean" named after " ThOmp-
son with a D." and commanded by the
popular Pepper with two ps, is emf
nently at the head Of the list. Among
the passengers is one of the "lost in
the drifts' between San Francisco and
Omaha, and the poor fellow enjoys the
dreamy voyage down the river, but
shudders when he remembers the
forty days swearing, praying, and
shOveling snow. "Give us q Southern
Pacific railroad, with Memphis for its
terminus" is his war-cry, TO which
we all respond, amen.
POLITICS.
The cold weather has driven the
passengers indoors, and they gather
in groups ear the huge stove in the
gentlemen's cabin, andin the course of
q few hours one hears a remarkable
variety of questions discussed. The
great changes that now appear daily
Ia the United States senate-in fact,
the whole political horizOn-rivees the
attention of the whole people, and
they have already entered into the
spirit Of the coming campaign. A
lively debate was started by g. red
faced individual asserting that Pres
ident Grant has been a better man in
the White House than any one the
party could have placed there" About
half of the listeners failed to agree with
the speaker, and a medical gentleman
from st. Louis, DR.. B, relieved his
mind as follows, addressing the red
featured Grant mani: " knew Grant
when he first made his appearance in
st. Louis. He had resigned the army
TO avoid being dismissed, and his &C.
counts with the government were
never settled until about six months
sgO-accOunts that involved several
thousand dollars - and probably
would have never been paid had not
the fact become known to a senator,
who was about to move for an inves.
tigation. When Grant came to st.
Louis.
OLD MAN DENT
gave him TO understand that he could
not sponge on him. de had a bad
reputation in that way, and il was a
notorious fact in the old regular army
that when he was married no boz
rOWed a coat from a brother officer,
and was married in borrowed plumes.
The officer that loaned the coat died
last year in Somerville. Well old
Dent said, Grant, there is my wood
and down in Carondelet, and You are !
and can use the ak, so
pitch in 1t is to Grants credit that
be closed on the offer, and MANY a
lime l have met him mounted on al
DAD of wood destined for the city.
Now thst was good enough; but
when the wood was sold he speRt the
proceeds for liquor, and for days he
would hang around the Planters |
house bar, the worst of bar-room
oafers, He is now a sponger and
Oafer on a grander scale.
THE PEOPLE
re finding out what every old citizen
4 st. Louis has already known"
I will not follow the discussion,
which assumed too much of a per-
Onal nature, but will give the i'm
,ressions / have formed in travelling
nom Chicago south. In Illinois l find
be Davis movement quite strong in
be northern part Of the State, having
)r hackers some of the most promi-
ent Republicans and Democrats; in
he southern part" Egypt 1.-THE
)emOcrets favor the passive policy,
ut are hOn-cOmmital concerning cam
idates. ALI through the State the
eOple read the daily papers with
lore than usual avidity. With the
lasses the debate on +;
THE ARMS QUESTION" K
rs awakened an interest seldom if
yer exhibited since the late ws.r. To ]
leir minds Carl SchuTz has shown
lmSelf a brilliant debater-such a 6
ne IS would have been a credit to the
nate In the paimy days Of Clay, I
ouglass and Webster; yet, with all
his wonderful skill as a debater, ha d
IS developed greater talent as q party
ader and practical organizer. The ?
IbeFsl Republican movement under r
s ~generalship now bids fsir to e
hieve a grand success in removing a
-ant and his camp-foilOWers from O.
g seat Of government, and In his 81
ace, Trumbull, Davis, Brown, or o.
nae statesman of their stripe, sur
lnded by a cabinet Of wise and pa
otto men, will administer Justice
Ike to both Northand South. Then
} will have what was once prom.
d by Grant,
"PEAcEp' 2.
The conduct Of the Democratic mar s.
towards the liberal movement has s. s.