Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-28
EsTABLIsHED 1910


tened this terrible crime upon the ex-
President, aud il is 10 be hoped that in
his Memphis speech he viii not only be
able but willing q clear his skirts Of the
4 bloody decd; Il not, it may be said to
him. as was said e kobespierTe.
etWreteh. the blood Of Danton chokes
theew
From the Columbia Herala.I
I We believe a large majority Of the
people Of Tennessee desifed the nomi-
nation Of Andrew johnson for Congress
for the state At Large, because Of his
great ability and peculiar fitness for the
! position, but we trust be viii not run
against the nominee Of the convention.
The opposition to the ex-President is
but the memory Of q prejudice, and did
not extend much beyond few prOmi-
nent persons in every county, who in
many Instances manipulated c0nven-
7 tons In a way that every person that
4 loves fair dealing must deprecate. Not
witbstanding all this, our party IS above
our consideration for any man, aud we
hope that Mr.. Johnson viii not oppose
the nominee. The Democrafic party met
in convention at Nashville last WedDes-
day, and nominated General b. F.
| Cheatham asa candidate for COngres IS
/ for the State at Large. Ex-President
JOhnsOn's name was not presented be-
I fore the convention. General Cheat
ham was not our. choice, because we
thought there were other gentleman
/ who were better fitted for the position,
J but We acquiesce in the nomination, be-
cause we are in favor Of preserving har-
mony in the. party. Delegates from
several counties Withdrew from the con-
vention, because they believed that
| county. conventions which appointed
Cheatham delegates were packed and
did not represent the people. No doubt
there was ample eanse for such believe,
il Il does not excuse such action. We
had hoped that the blind worship of
military men and military glory regard
less Of capacity and fitness, belonged
alone to Radicals. General Cheatham
viii be true to his people while he is in
Congress. t
Correspondence OF the Appeal EzSz
EDITORS APPEAL-I find the follow
ing in a Louisville paper, and ask its
insertion with a view to its being
brought prominently before the atten-
ton of Andy johnson, from whom /
and many others would like to learn all
he knows about the hanging of poor in
nocent Mrs. Surratt:
To the Editor of the Courier-Journal:
The Commercial of to-day publishes,
purporting to have been copied from an
exchange, a statement that General
Hancock presided at the trial of Mrs.
Surratt, and that sieleven other Demo.
Gratis were members Of the tribunal and
united with Hancock in the verdict of
guilty. The truth Of the matter is,
that General Hancock was in no man
ner connected with the trial of Mrs.
SulTatt. The presiding officer of the
tribunal referred to was bitter and yio-
lent Radical, and instead of there being
eleven Democrats associated with him,
there was but one Democrat among the
number, the remainder being Radicals,
one of whom is now in this city, and
can give personal evidence of the utter
falsity of the Commercials statement.
Why General HRncoek's name is being
continually associated with the trial Of
Mrs. Surratt is difficult to determine, as
it is well known who constituted the
tribunal referred to, and equally well
known that General Hancock was not
a member thereof OBSERVER.
Louisville, August q, 1872