Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-03
CONDEMNATION.
TradHctiOn not the Way TO win Demo
Gratis to Greeley.

EDrroRs APPEA1-It was to BE ex-
pected in this golden age Of infamous
baseness and Widespread corruption
that some men would be found at the
South to abuse, villify and traduce true,
good and pure men, because they had
the manhood to declare they could MOI
and would not support Mr.. Greeley, as
well as to charge them with being in
fuenced in their conduct by such base
motives as usually govern themselves in
whatever course they pursue; but it was
not expected to be so general as it has
become. The APPEALs course in this
! respect has been as magnanimous and
noble as it has been exceptional among
the Greeley newspapers OF Memphis.
Truly protesting to be against intoler-
ance, it has, while asserting and main
tanning its right to support Mr..
Greeley, accorded to every Demo-
cratic freeman the Ike right to
think and decide for himself as
to what is proper and rightto bedone.
The Greeley men generally, however,
have gone most too far in demanding
that the Democratic Convention shall
ratify their ticket. 1t would have been
certainly more modest and more becom-
ing to ask no more than that the Demo-
cratic Convention adjourn without ao-
ton in the present state of affairs, leav-
ing the individual members free TO do as
each deemed proper and best. The
Democratic Convention cannot control
the party for Greeley. This is particu-
larry true in regard to those antl-War
Democrats at the North, who never
fiinehed in +" times that tried mems
sOuls,n and who certainly deserve our
gratitude none the less because they
were unsuccessful. Such men, for ex-
ample, as Vaux and Ingersoll, of Perm
sylvania, and thousands of others like
them throughout the North will never
support Greeley, never! When the
southern people can speak Of their true,
noble and tried friends at the North,
who boldly stood up for right when
wrong was rampant, and when it
was as much as ones life IA worth
TO open his lips to plead for the right
against the wrong, simply because they
were not successful, as some papers in
this city have done, they will be guilty
of the vilest and basest ingratitHde, and
will deserve all the wrong and insult
that have been heaped upon them, and
more, If that be possible. The AUa-
tdnche and Ledger Of this city may be
assured that no votes can be gained for
Mr.. Greeley either North or South by
attempted Tidicule and abuse of such
men as VOORHEES,, To elect Mr.. Greeley
he must in the main, receive the unani-
nous Democratic vote, while the only
possible effect of the course of certain
Greeley journals is TO drive more Demo-
cratic votes from Greeley in the most
important States, than he viii receive
Republican votes. These editors will
do well, If they really desire the sue
cess of Greeley, 10 read and ponder
Hon. J. s. Blacks recent letter. Here
is an extract that may profit
them, If anything VIII: "The aggres-
sive and violent temper of the Cincin-
matt movement is breaking the Democ-
racy to pieces. There are many thous-
ands of men in the party who will re-
! fuse TO be dragoOned or bullied into the
support Of that ticket. The Greeley
men had better suspend their plan of on
Grafton Immediately. The longer they
continue it, the less likely they are TO
succeed, either in July or November
IN quite a number Of States, counted by
Greeley politicians as certain for him, in
case there is no Democratic ticket, it win
require the loss of but few Democratic
votes to defeat the " Liberal ticket.n
JEFFERSON DEMOCRAT.