Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-22
ARKANSAS.
. Philosopher who Deals Wisely with
Facts and Principles.

Cross COUNTY, ARK, July L, 1872.
EDITORS APPEAL-The phenomena OF
politics, this year, are. so entirely strange
and wonderful that our establishment
only increases the longer we eontem-
plate them. No matter from what
standpoint we look, we can see nothing
that is not marvellous. Perhaps the
browning marvel of all is to see all the
people of all parties agreeing fully upon
general principles, and probably only
falling to agree upon the same formula
of expression, because the party of
office-holders did not dare to adopt the
Cincinnati platform, although it was
Just what they wished to put forth as a
profession Of principles. They copiedit
and weakened it. The explanation of
this universal agreement is that the peo-
pie have, for once, been allowed to say
pretty much what they believe. There
is not so much difference among them,
really, as politicians have been studiOus
to have them believe.
Mr.. DoOlittle gives an excellent state
ment of the origin and growth of liDer-
alism. The people were ripe for it.
They crowded to Cincinnati in such
numbers that they found themselves
constituencies, and were obliged to
choose representatives on the spot lest
their movement should become I'M
wieldly. The action of that conven-
ton has been talked about in a curious
way. It has been called foolish, farci-
cal, ridiculous, unwise, unfortunate, aud
even pronounced "disgraced" by its
temporary Chairman, who failed to dis
cover that, while he disgraced himself,
he could not disgrace the convention.
1t wa a pity that itcould not have been
respectable when ii had such remarka-
BILE opportunities. The son and grand
son of Presidents was offered to them.
A Judge of the Supreme Bench, worth
three million dollars, was urged upon
them with indecent importantly. A
Senator of seventeen years com handed
great respect. a gallant ex-senator,
now Governor and grandson of a Sena-
tor, was presented by friends as'bOld
and chivalrOuS a himself. Yet that
great convention turned its back on all
these, and taking counsel, partly of its
heart, but acting more fOm an intuitive
consciousness of the right thing to be
done, united Its SURFACES upon 1.-THE big
gest bra and warmest heart in Ameri-
az Is it not time to be done talking
about the grOtesqueness and Unwisdom
of this nomination? For myself, l went
to Cincinnati believing Greeley to be
the best nomination we could
make. l worked hard, talked
and shouted loud for him.
JUDGE STRIBLING, OF TEXAS,
said to me, after the nomination, al
feel in my bones that we have done it."
felt so, too. have never felt other
wise. l believed we had done the best
and wisest thing we could have done.
My faith has grown into sight, and we
have surely and most fortunately select
ed pre-eminently the fittest man in the
country to lead a great movement which
mas for its central ideas reconciliation
and reform. l quarrel with no one
who is unable to see and feel as ]
10. Iesteem myself most fortunate that
bore a humble part in that cOnven-
ion, the wisdom Of which has been so
Universally recognized. Whatever great
success lies in the future for it, even
hus far, we may claim that nothing has
lone so much toward the real pacifica-
ion of the country. SAT.