Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-15
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A. A. FREEMAN,

As A.
the candidate for Governor on the Radi
cal ticket, made a short speech, In which
he predicted that the day Of deliverane,
was at hand, and thanked them for tbs
complimentary vote" they gave hin
at the polls.
WILLIAM R. MOORE
being called on, made a short, solid talk
He said:
FELLow-CrTIZENs-I thank you fg
your call, but have very few words t
say. This Is, indeed, an occasion for re
joicing-reioicing, not particularly be
cause this man is defeated, or that MAI
elected, but because the terra of go0C
feeling" for which patriotic hearts havt
so long yearned, has at length been ush
cred in; because manhood has nObly
trlumphed owe moral cOwardice, be
cause living have supplanted dead is
sues; because Liberalismi In its enlarged
and comprehensive has taken tht
place OF small-miuded and hide-bOunC
prejudice; and because men Of Ten,
nessee are now no longer yOked to- th,
rotten carcass Of q dead and stinkinf
Bourbonism.
Let us, then, indeed rejoice, my fei
low-citizens; for now we can hopefully
expect that reasonable and certain ma,
terlai prosperity 10 u city and section
which this enlightened and liberal pc.
htical condition logically augurs. Now
that the manhood OF the Southern
States has asserted itself, there can be
no doubt about our future. We in Ten
nessee only want nOw to set to work to
revise and reOrganize our revenue sys-
tenn; TO devise ways and means to edu-
cate the ignorant children of our
State, thereby fitting every citizen,
without regard to race or color, for the
most enlightened performance of the
duties imposed by nature and by ma
lures God; for be assured that we can
never hope to have apOWerful common
wealth, composed only of an ignorant
population. To be strong we must be
intelligent and educated; and if I could
reach the a of the young men Of the
country, / would urge, in thunder tones,
their most serious consideration of this
idea. They are to be the rulers of the
country in the coming time. Let them
wisely and speedily cut loose from
the dead impracticables that have
for so long kept the country chained to a
narrow and wicked prescription. Let
them march boldly forward in the van
Of the great triumphaI car OF progress,
and with an earnest, intelligent man
hood written across their fOreheads,
there is no achievement, however grand
or glorious, they may not yet attain in
the honorable effort to build up and
beautify and ennOble the magnificent
destiny of our loved United States.
DAVE MUM.
Dave Mum, of Brownsville, Congress
man elect from the Eighth District, was
introduced, and was received with
cheers by the enthusiastic though slim
crowd. Dave is a good-looking man
and a jolly fellow, who would rather
crack a joke any time than crack a head
even If it was a head of cabbage. He
is also handsome. He will stand well
beside the Apollo like dimensions ofour
polished B. L. Dave said, and very
truly, that they were there principally
to rejoice in the recent very decisive
political victory that could be very rea-
sonably claimed for their side. "A voice,
" OATS so, sab, you bet." He had the
pleasure of being elected himself, and Of
beating three Democrats; and he would
have beat them if there were
forty more [cheersl; he held that
any ordinary individual could beat one,
but it took Dave Mum to beat them.
Loud cheers. He said the election of
Grant secures peace, prosperity and pro-
lection to every man. ICheers. Not
only to their side, but to all sides.
While General Grant is President every
man, white and colored, can live and
breathe in peace and quiet, feeling that
he is sure of the protection Of the laws
of the United States, and in him they
know they have a man at the head Of
the government that never failed to
force the law. LCheers.l This election
has done more to break down prejudice
than any that ever before took place in
the country. He had no unkind words
to utter over the dead corpse of DemOc-
We are at peace with all the
world, and with Grant at the head Of
the government feel secure in all our
and privileges. He said that
Greeley wal effectually used up. The
MethOdists have a doctrine that if a
man = Il from grace once he might
regal it again; but in the Baptist
Church, to which he belonged, their
faith vas that if a man fell from grace
he fell forever, and there vas no
more redemption for him. wild
He felt satisfied that the oun
would be troubled with Greeley no
more. For the sake of old associations
and his former sound republicanism
he would be willing to extend to Horace
the benefits of the Methodist form Of
belief, and subscribe for MS paper still.
Laughter.
The "Star Spangled Banner" was
then played by the band, and DR.. Prev
lit, Of Hardeman county, followed In a
short speech.
JUDGE BARBOUR LEWIS.
The crowd was evidently impatient
standing out there in the cold, with a
northwestern cutting wind blowing in
their teeth, to hear their favorite, most
unctious and captivating orator-B.
Lewis. 1t was near eleven O'Clock when
he was called up, and then, and not
till then, did he show any enthusiasm.
He unwrapped himself from his enfold-
ment of blankets with great agility, and
came up smiling and blithe as a young
He was greeted with athunder
of applause, which showed that Barbour
is only To- coming out of his shell.
FRIENDS AND w-CTTIzENs-W
meet tonight, not IS partisans, o in
the spirit Of party, but as patriots and
Americans. We meet to rejoice over
the great uprising of the American peo-
pie on the late election day, and on the
happy. results of their actions so honor
able to them and to their country. 1t is
a source Of just pride to all citizens OF
every party, that on that day, with, per-
haps, some very few insignificant ex-
ceptions, good feeling and good conduct
prevailed everywhere, and that every
citizen was free TO vote as he chose I'M
terrified and undismayed. 1t is honor
all our countrymen that all over
this broad land of ours, from ocean to
ocean, and the lakes to the gulf, the
voice Of the people was heard, and their
will was Obeyed. The million masses
spoke with all the force of destiny; and
their omniponent decree their is
no appeal.
OUR OPPONENTS,
to their honor be il said, submitted /
gracefully and manfully to the inevita-
Ole, and thousands and tens of thousands
Of them have wholly and candidly said
since the election that they were salts
fed, that they had not a doubt that the
verdict pronounced by the great assize
the people, was the right one, and
was for the best Interests OF all. They
that the great questions Of the
past are finally, and definitely, and ire
vocably settled, and that now the whole
country, burying past differences, can
look forward to the future, and move
onward in the living spirit of eOncilia-
ton, and harmony, and fraternal affec-
ton to n new era of united action of all
for the good Of all, Of general prosperity
and national greatness and glory. Let
us ever remember that TO the grand re-
suit achieved on the fifth of November,
1872, men Of all parties, more or less in
numbers, contributed their
UNITED PATRIOTISM.
II President Grant is indeed q Repub-
lican, yet he is not at all the exclusive
property Of the Republican party. He
Is the President of the whole people.
He is above and beyond mere party,