Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-14

The GaIlatiR Examiner Takes
Five Peeps into its Look
ing-GlaSS.
Resolutions from Tennessee Con-
ventiOns IndOrSing the
EX-President.

From The Gallatin Examiner, Of Friday
We have a '1oOking-glass" in the
bound files of the Gallatin Examiner,
wherein can be seen the dOings of Ger.
tain gentlemen, who are very fond OF
5oasting Of consistency. They are very
fond, too, Of denomcing the Examine
as lacking in that virtue. Well, we
win look into this lOoking-glass and see.
FIRST PEEP.
On the first day Of June, 1868, a meet
ing took place at Gallatin, Hon. Bale
Peyton being President, and J. r. A.
Tomkins and Judge :. Heermans Sec
retaries, at which large delegation TO
the State Convention, at Nashville, was
appointed. Among the resolutions
adopted was the following:
Rrsolrsd, That the thanks Of this meeting
are hereby rendered to the nineteen senators
who boldly and justly voted against the foul
and gr0undless charges preferred against the
President Of the United States.
Mr.. johnson was this President.
On the ninth the State Convention
assembled at Nashville, which the re-
port describes as 'the largest that ever
convened in the State. Among the
resolutions unanimously adopted was the
following:
ReSalued. Thai Andrew johnson. in the dis
gharEe OF his great functions as President of
the United states. at period Of trying and
uuprecedenred embarraSsI InentS, has rendered
his name iilusiriOus by The fidelity with
which he has sought 10 -preserF r protect and
defend The cOustlT uIlon against the assault
al q revolutionary faction and in his recent
~lgnaI triumph in that behalf has earned the
gratitude of the American people, and rem
dered himself worthy Of the highest mark OF
confidence thai may be bestowed upon him
and In the event his name should be offered
10 the National y dominating Convention. IL is
due that the repreSentaINes OF this State
aH0uld cast a united vote in his favor
As we have no personal quarrel with
those gentlemen who find fault with the
Eraminer, in reference TO Mr.. johnson,
we will not mOrtify them by the publi-
cation Of their names. They know
whether they can see themselves in our
Iooking-glass OF not. We would add,
only. that the few to whom We allude
are among our prominent citizens.
Now let il be noted that everything
that Mr.. johnson had done bad was
behind 1858. All Of the Objectionable
portion Of his public conduct transpired
nrevious to 1865, and these consistent
gentlemen come along and vOte-unani-
mously for the above resolutions. Verify,
consistency is jewell
THIRD PEEP.
On the Fourth Of July the National
Convention met at New York, and
among it, resolutions unanimously
adopted ,our Tennessee delegation vot-
ing, Of course was the following:
Res0Jref- That the President OF the
United ; axes Audrew Johnson IA exercising
the power Of his high office in resisting the
slgZEression OF Congress on the constitutional
lights OF the states and The people, is entitled
Die, and in behalf the Democratic party, We
lender him our thanks for his patriotic efforts
IN That Iegarl-
FOURTH PEEP.
on the eighteenth of July a ratifica-
ton meeting took place at Gallatin.
The Examiner reported it as probably
the largest meeting of the kind ever
held in Sumner. William Wright, in
the absence Of the President, tColOnel
Peytou, was called to the chair. "Be-
fore proceeding 10 the regular business, -
saws the report. ''the editor of the ET-
QHiaer was called upon and gave briet
and encouraging account Of his attend
ance at the National Convention at New
York. He was followed by a number Of
rrominent gentlemen who addressed the
meeting" The resolution adopted in
dorsed the platform Of the National Con-
ventiOn.
FIFTH PEEP.
The tenth resolution Of the Gallatin
meeting reads as follows:
Ees0luef. That we tender our thanks % the
Hon. Andrew Johnson. President OF the
United States, for his bold, manly and fear
less course in resisting the encrOaclmeIlts OF
the Radical party upon the Constitution Of
the United States and the liberties OF the
people.
We will put up our loOking-glass to-
day Possibly, We may again bring it out
and let certain parties take more peeps
dt IL.