Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-24


Mr. Greeley was met in Louisville BY the
deception Committee from Indianapolis at
eight O'Clock this morning. He crossed the
Tiverto Jacksonville where he met an en-
general desire,
he SPOKE As FOLLOWS;
Ma. aINToK ASD CrTIzESs or JEFFERsoN-
NILEE--T should be very Inconsistent
and ungrateful, if my life had not
br-rn devoted according TO my best
understanding 20 the interest and
welfare Of the great labOring class, out Of
which I have sprung and to which have al
WAYS been committed-beginning life as a
Ishorer on farm, going thence TO mechan-
ic'S shop, and learning my trade as q printer.
have devoted the resi- Of my subsequent life
nust, 10 my own euaployments as printer and
oylkEOr, and afterwards. TO great extent. 10
an humble, moderate farmer as WE'LL feel
my sympathieS could not have been other
wise than with the
IMMENSE MAJORITY OF MANKIND
IN al ages who are TO subsist by their own
manual industry. / have meant 10 De in poll
tics ss in my business; have meant to be the
friend Of the laborer; have made mistakes
'who has not, in the policy which thought
best adapted 10 promote the interests OF the
workIngmen. may just as well have been
mistaken as equally honest and equally ear
nest men who have advocated g different
policy but know what my purpose was. I
was, IN the days OF slavery an enemy Of
slavery, because thought slavery incon-
siStent with the rights, the dignity and the
highest well-being OF free labor. That might
an earnest conviction 50, when our great
trouble came upon Us was anxious, first OF
all, for labor, that the laboring class should be
everywhere free men; was anxious most that
our
COUNTRY's UNITY
might be preserved without bloOdshed, II that
were possible; by means OF bloOdshed II that
dire alternative should be fastened upon Us
BUT friends and ueighbors, blOodshed IS AL
wNgs sad necessity, always wOeful neces-
slty' and he who loves his fellow-Inan must
desire 10 make that necessity a. short posi-
bic Ss brief a. possible, to have the least
amount OF blOodsheG possible, so that as soon
as peace can be restored 70 efiace, as immedi-
sttely rs can be, every trace, not merely OF
blood on the earth, but OF vengeful feelings
from the hearts Of his fellow-men. such has
n-en the Impulse OF the course have pursued
Throughout the last few eyentful years. Ny
life has been an open book, and all could read
A. NV thoughts have been given to the pub
Tic warm and fresh, sometimes before an Op-
TOrtunity has been afforded for due cOnsidera-
tion and correction, very often mingled with
the thoughts Of others which were not my
own, but Wstlch II was very easy TO attribute
10 me. - 1 have come on 20 this time. No
one no has heard my utterances, or listened
r 10 them In any way, directly after the close Of
the Wat, when pleaded for nlagnauimity. for
forBearance, for the
SPEEDIEST POSSIBLE EFFACENENT
of an The sores and sorrows from the public
mind No urlf. who hf.pl~l me Then can don hr
where stand to-day, no one. Ny course has
been plain and simple. Down with all man
ner OF lawlessnesS and violence. II there are
kNhllAA OF oLLtI UrOancES- nuL tlElu down
with strong hand, for mercy TO them is quite
different rom mercy 10 the quiet, peaceable
men OF the country. Violence and lawless-
ness You must suppress, speedily, energot-
lcally, earnestly; but when Il is suppressed.
then forget wrath and remember mercy. I
pleaded for universal amnesty. What say
s0mer Were there no men who committed
crimes during the ware I say If they were
not punished for their crimes,
AMNESTY WONT FORBID
that If men committed murder during the
r. y -
they committed acts contrary to the laws OF
humane war, then I would punish them
sternly for those acts. I would have done fl
long ago, for every such act or outrage against
the laws Of war, in war, Is rs black a crime a
though Il were committed in time Of peace.
funIsh those men, always but for those men
who were simply our antagonists in that great
struggle l have no feeling OF veDgeful wrath. !
After they have
LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS,
and complied with sll the reasonable require |
ments Of the government and OF public
safety, FOR security and peace anything, for
vengeance aud wrath nothing. such has
been the feeling. such the conviction that ]
cherished through the war and since the war.
now say The time has come for universal
amnesty, 20 that no human being shall feel
luaI because he was on what gOu and I re-
E'snded as the wrong side in our great struggle,
he shall be franchised, disfrauch hised or sub Z
Jected 70 any penalty for IL. The time has
come when we should proclaim that amnesty. l
and having secured the rights Of every black |
man in the country, 50 that he IS just a. good
As You or I, we should
GIVE THE WHITE NAN a CHANCE. TOO I
Let Us say TO those who were mistaken; who |
fought against us and themselves, for IL was
As much against themselves IS against us,
let Us say, fellOw-countrymen you we've
wrong You undertook TO divide n country /
thai ought not TO be divided. Nou were mis- l
taken, but that is all over; the country Is re-
united. Let as make you free also; let rs alto |
Eeiher, every one Of rs, be citizens OF this !
country, with equal privileges 50 far as man !
can give them. II God has Imposed disabili- !
Ties, we cannot remedy that; We can only say
the law Is just a. good for the ignorant, FOR the
colored people, as for me and yOu. Their [
standing IN courts ls the same as yours; their /
oath Is the same. Let every one tell his story,
and aet the jury, giving each story due weight, ]
determine which is correct. and let not color /
entitle 70 favor. ] have fought not 20 have /
subject class, proscrib bed class, alien class,
an outlaw class, in the country; but TO have I
me. men stand on an equal and lawful platform Of
our common nationality. Free citizens free
10 exercise such faculties as
GOD HAS GIVEN
10 them for their own sustensnce and for the ]
up-bundlng OF their own families and for /
tunes That seems 20 me 70 be stafesman- /
snip know II j. humanity. feel tt Is pa I
trlOtism that we should ali alike remember |
no more harshly bitter the conflicts Of the |
past, and that we are henceforth 10 be one |
American people. and each shall have l
every chance 10 far as the constitution and /
The laws give him. They say few are pro /
s Z bed, out many are prosef bed in the lev;
Zoe punlsned for what you and he did" am |
punished with him, / feel the blows inflicted |
on him. The ring that ties him 10 the dun
seon 5eats into my heart as well as his. No !
part OF that great people
WHO STRUGGLED AGAINST Us
In the South now feel they are entirely par
duned and restored 10 citizenship, 50 long as /
any OF their leaders or chiefs in the struggle /
are punished for the common sin or error, or 1
whatever 10 Is. 50 then stand before you an 1
advocate Of the rights and principl Of uni |
Nessal amnesty. 50 long as there was any 1
quarrel about impartial suffrage I fought for !
II, now there are none 10 be enfranchised 1
but some thousands who are disfranchised /
-Four years ago the Republican National Con- 4
ventiOn resolved that these disabilities should 4
four years and they don't cease. / now de- 4
mand that
THE PEOPLE SHALL SAY
let all disabilities be abolished; let dlsfran- l
chisement pass away; let rs all be united let Il
amnesty and good feeling be restored, because 1
all I would say TO you. 1 have little time TO 4
be among YOU, but I do appeal % Indiana,
now, as she does, almost the leader /
Of the advanced hope OF the free States. I i
coming election ON the side Of national re- 4
Cancellation and universal amnesty. Other /
states viii hear her, other States VIII heed 1
her, # that is her judgment Let no false
pride, let no party attachment, let
NO DEVOTION To LEADERS,
however able, however good-let nothing /
Stihe that voice. Let IL echo across the land, /
"a sign, a note Of peace and gladness. Lei The 4
hear 10 as a token OF good cheer
and goodwill. Let the people eNeryWher |
read, and learn that Indiana has declared for 4
the last American 70 the common privilege OF /
American citizenship, and the country VIII i
re- I9iee lhai the reign Of proscIl pilon i over,
ana mat the people have declared thai an the
people shall be free.