Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-15
GOV. BROWN AT DRESDEN.
An0fhrr Review OF the Ex-PresideDTs
speeeh-A BIEnffied and Manly
Effort.
IOhnsan's Years and Serviess-Presi-
Dental PsrdOBs and TneOnstitu-
iisnEI Military Courts.
nREsnEN. Tenn. October l2.-Go,

DRESDEN, Tenn. october lZ.-GON-
ernor Jonn {. Brown spoke here this evening
Tor two hours, 10 large, appreciate and rep
teseutative audience. Many ladies were In
attendance, aDG great enthusiasm was eXhlb-
tied by ali present lhe governor : p aIe1
the logic anu figures Of his Pu ASK speecA IN
defense OF his administration ot State aualIs,
The more novel portion being hi answer 10
TX President jOunsOnis recent utierances at
-helbvvlile ana since. Although he was no.
a candidate Tor Ofilce, AID IN the lew address
- made 10 the people, upon their invitation,
he had abstalned from the mention OF tx
President Johnsons name, and oided the
discussion Of his policy or fines for Office,
vet ne lJOhnsOn} saw Mt, both al sheloyVils
and MugfIeesDOEO, 10 bAsall Lln peisOndAtg
and officially. The attack was unprOTOksu,
wauton and vinClctiVe several eminent men
had been announced q rlNels OF Ny. JohLson
Tor the senate, and at least one u 4 hem had
sought an opportunity 10 discuss win hlm
tie issues before the country. ms pc
decli ne 4. He sought 70 pas MS avoWed rivals
unnOuced AID parade nm beioie lne coun-
frv Johnson had ght to cr1tlclst ms
Official conduct and discuss 4eglumaiely such
measures a. he may have been instrumenJa!
in fxlng upon the country. he iJOhnsOn)
had better dispose OF the lions In his pathway
before seeking unknown and unseen enc
miles. in what he said Of Mr, Johnson Dy
way Of defense to these NindlcilNe assaulis = Le
rfUresrnIed no party OF faction a. al lnuiNio-
uAl and no par. was respOns bic Tor his Ut
gersnceg IN his controversy. tie had neither
puruose nor desire 10 Ia 3u4e nill. he was MS
feuior by many ears, an ex-senator, an eN-
Pre- .ent and his age and pub &c services DE-
M AL "a for him the 4, speot N. consideration
conn snsurate VIII the character OF MS iuD-
lac 81 gices aud the motives which d we aul-
"a atrd his official acts. Yet these oiu LoL
license JuBnso- 10 dras him oeio the pu1lic
and WEh impunity place MIN IN false atti-
fndg before ihe people. AID Without = Ter
eucs- 10 the c. equences ~ WOuIu 4nOlcttt
himself. and In doing 10, u shait
uf The great archer was turned uPoo
hin, Il would be done IL ueieuslye
rgtner than an oppressive spulL Mr.
Johnsuu cha gsd him with being d wing,
~ clalmeu 10 merit for ihat, bui hhd neNrI
d-.,-rtrd MS cUlors IN the hour Of thelr gluom
or glory No dszg ing bait tenuele by
doninani secIiOna party ~ Sar WIN constr
tuliouai Liberty, ever Qsa of eNeF coNlo ha c
gIl7red him ffom MS party allegiance or pO-
d, ,ical faith. He stood By the Wig party tne
parry OF lis fathers, until its fortunes wen
down a. the memorable contest OF 1851 Air.
Johnson 5 stsudard Of Democrac Ws.s not tne
d. knuwlt ged ~ ass,Ie Of party merit aihO Z
inr Democrats OF IA. preke2t LAY. hs leshiu-
ed no one ~ e utleo 10 the appsllabon VINO
:. a. not a E5gullerut rom hIs cradle, and u
nlRCL be thai a yeTy feE Of that class could
place tleul els e y ithih re psls aoeoIuths 10
80 oOasIed that hls paid1n ha1 saved his
Blown > neck from the halter. That might
be, Tor all he cared nov. 1Auls may nave eA-
listed somewhere In the government purpose
10 or.uulze another military court martial
under the shadow OF the capitol 20 hurry vic
Tins in hot hssis 70 the gailJWsf despite the
wits OF hubeUs coTEa, irOu the cl.it courts.
II women could not clsim immunity from
such summary cruelty, Low roulC men NO
body was hang BY constitutional CulFtsr 4ti
very mauy were pardOncd. None were en-
usuinsI aud uied by the civil courts. IL Liz
neck Was saved from the halter, 10 was the
halter OF an uncOBEututluual military court
II 10 were thus saN "a, up On tnhsd M. Juhn-
.on Inr bis klnuuess, sEd s.oOd ready 70 ac-
knOwledge IL ia any way that DAD u.9l Violate
his conscience nor Ofnp.omtse his Self re-
spect But how did Mr.. johnson, IN mss
speecf al Ea.hyile, OcLOber ION, meet the
question lie did gcf un -'ger q slugle charge
luaae against MIN IN bis E-own'sl address a.
Waoeriy. He did not ueDy one o. Them. MI.
IohusgI endaayore1 10 JUSTLY his recOIstrug-
ION no icg, and undertook 10 answer tn
charges by Quoiing irqll a series Ci IesOl o.
ttons reported by nlm hroWns Is chairman
Of the Democrats siaie cQpventiGn he'd al
Nashville IN i~is.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Fnorn The Nashville Banner
DREsDE~, TENN., October l2-To-
dav has bsen snyous one O the Democracy
OF Weakley county. ODgeruor John q brown
THIS even tng large, appleclatiss. as-s f0r me
mos part represent stlfe audience. Many ls-
Eles we're 40 attendance, and the greatest en-
fhaslasLa prevailed. - defended bis ad-
ministTatou e.. IN such rare eloquence aud
signal abiiity as " pLt MS inaiigners, many
of whom were present, u ihs bl1sh. He de-
nounced The boilers OF the buiaoc4 ALL Elqt-
i..r.a a. adopted 81 Nashville, ana the s0Tera
and fefEsenters OF diseurd IA our party in the
strOugesl terIas. and urged upon the party
the necessity u oigaul~ tloh and harmony
a. acton He spoae Of tie css-ass made by
4 air gohneon against him, both N his private
and otfcsaa character, ana While he Eludlcat-
- as oWu he tEOIOughly Neutlleted the re-
cord OF the eK-FTes .ds-t he then, after com
pnmentins the lsdiss g.th . tsZ eppEopra-s !,.,5
arrs.iest applause