Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-04
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 4. 1872.
rHE cINcNNAfE NonIxEEs.

Oh principles, no ingenious snare 10 sc
duce the hearts of the people and t.
reach the end in a covert way. Tn
nominees are men Of talents and of un
spotted integrity. Horace Greeley wa
originally opposed to the war. He in.
sisted that the " erring sisters be al
lowed TO depart in peace. When wal
became inevitable, he advocated
its vigorous prosecution; but since
the last gun was fired, and the Con.
federate soldiers surrendered, he has
been the consistent, persistent advocate
of Peace and Amnesty, and has urged
an o~bliteration Of all the mad passions
born of war. For twelve months Mr..
Greeley has warred upon the despOtism
and corruptions of the Grant admins
tration. Of all the Northern men Mr..
Greeley is now the least Objectionable
TO the Southern people, however much
theymayhave once dislikedhim. In that
dark hour when they were brOoding
over their desolated homes and around
their thinned fresides, Mr.. Greeley
threw himself into the breach. ScOrn-
ing the SANDER Of fanatics and caring
nothing for ~pecuniary loss, he fastened
to Richmond, and signed the bond Of
Jefferson Davis, in order that he might be
freed from a lOathsOme prison and peace
he restored between the two sections.
Mr.. Greeley started in life a practical
printer. He belongs TO the working
masses, for he has been a constant
labOrer for nearly forty years. Strict
and punctual in his business hab-
lis, plain and affable in his man
ners, with powers Of mind which
grasp, as it were, by intuition, every
subject to which they are applied, united
TO various and extensive requirements,
he is pre-eminently qualified for the pO-
sition TO which he has been nominated.
His career in Congress was guided by
honesty and characterized by great abil-
ity. He is a statesman of enlarged
views and experience; of extensive at
tainments; honest in his principles; pure
in his private life; faithful to his friends,
and liberal to his opponents. He has ar
rived al an age, which has brought
with il wisdom to guide his course,
without imbecility to impair his active
powers.
The nominee for the Vice-Presidency
rounds of the splendor of the ticket. B.
Graft Brown, the present Governor
of Missouri is worthy Of the high station
To which he aspires. He is a favorite
among the younger sisters of the Union.
He is the very type Of the progress Of
our great country, and combines every
element Of strength.
The Democratic party of the country
mas taken no part in these nominations,
Oh account of the peculiar circumstances
by which it was surrounded. But as the
candidates are unobjectionable and the
platform generally embraces the great
Constitutional principles for which DEM
Dcrats have c~ontended, and as the contest
IS one between corruption and honesty
between despOtism and freedom; be-
.ween consolidation and the rights of
he States-we presume the Demo ;
party viii support the Cincinnati {
icket cordiaily, thoroughly and with !
whole heart. The proposition to hold q
National Democratic Convention for
he purpose Of |instructing Democrats as
o their daty, in an hour like the pres .
mt, IS a work Of supererogation. A $
National Democratic Convention can Z
no strength to the Cincinnati ticket, ,
the least i~mprudence would cause !
ucalculable injury. We earnestly trust t
be folly Of holding a National Demo- :
ratio Convention-the farce OF II
narching up the hill and then
marching down again-wiIl not be -
nacted. So far as the APPEAL is con- fl
ened, it has Kept aloof from the selec- =.
Of candidates; but now that a nom V
nation is made, it will rally to the sup :
ort Of Greeley and Brown. They de- C
rive the vote Of every man who would
reserve our republican institutions, IA
no loves liberty and hates d~espotism, .
no admires honesty and abhors cor el
Iption, who detests anarchy and would RI
reserve the constitution, and who W
ar upon consolidation while clinging ",
the rights Of the States. In the can VI
every patriot viii find in the al
.omentous issues involved a rally C
g cry fitted to stir the popular bf
art to its depths, and to enlist the Ie
hole patriotic impulse Of the land. z
Is wanting to secure an over X
leiming victory but for the anti al
men 10 be true to themselves.
hat delightful spectacle to see the er
smOcrats and Liberal Republicans ~
liung in the glorious work Of saving ca
q country. We invoke every Demo =
At 70 rally to the standard erected by tic
e Cincinnati Convention, which is nc
the emblem Of his country's fu-
glory. II any are lukewarm, we m,
u upon them 30 arouse from their in an
ference. II any have disappoint- Nj
70 brood over, or fancy they are Shss
initiated, we pray them TO sacrifice ga
Fir private gTiefs upon the altar Of the iro
good. We invite ali to res
ze part In the contest against str
dishonesty and corrup- en-
that they may participate ~,
the glory Of the great victory which wa
lAnA mn L. natnun 49,