Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-02
JOHN LOAGUE.

John League has been elected mayor
of MeL1p.H his, to succeed John Johnston.
An attempt will be made to make it ap-
near otherwise, but it will not meet with
public approval, and, we are sure, will
be diseounte nanced by Major Busby.
The mere tact that some Of the
League tickets were marked by typo
graphical blundel, in the substitution
Of "au for "gJ' will not and ought
not to be permitted 70 make any dlf-
ference against that gentleman. The
Republican ticket as 1t stands Is
known to every fair-ndnded man
10 be the League tieEet, and
was deposited by citizeHs VINO
voted it for John LOsgU1 for may2r, and
any attempt TO throw such a ticket out
will be and cannot be construed OtheE-
wise than as an sttempt to deprive the
citizerf who cast it of his vote. We
fought earnestly, honestly and faithfully
for Busby and desired his election, but
we would both despise him and our
selves, too, IL we lent ourselves to the
little business Of hosting him into q
place that he and we know a
majority OF the people did
not elect him to. Ours is
popular government, and we must
obey the popular voice. 1t has declared
sy majority of about 500 that John
League has been elected mayor, and so
il must be returned by the sheriff, and
30 II must stand. Fair play is a
jeweI.p Let us wear il in defeat.
1t will become us and will serve to re-
concile us TO the inevitable. John
League is not such an ogre as to force
upon US the practice of that sort of de-
spicAble tactics which would deprive
honest voters Of their expression of pre-
ference for mayor. He is plain, unas-
9 1ming man, self-made, the architect Of
hl own fortune, a man whose strength
.,f c. haracter has compelled our admira-
ton, much as we have differed with him
,durinc his whole public career. He
is az .Irishman, and was born on
the fourth Of April, 1929, in the
cjty Of LonL onderry, and is therefore in
his foity-ffttf year. Before he arrived
at the age Of eight years his father died,
leaving his widowed mother in destitute
circumstances, but, firmly resolved to
hattie against misfortune, and to
acquire an education, although a
Catholic, he applied to the trustees
OF Gwynne's Institution, in his native
-, y, for admission 20 that famous schoO4,
fonnd. Il by John g Gyynne, Presbyte-
rian gen, 1eman, for the purpose OF sup
porting anu educating the orphans oi
ihe citv and surrounding country
and securing 10 qch, at the proper age,
a trade. There he WIS educated, but al
ter serving several yeErs to cruel TASK
master, learning the art OF coach PANT
ing, he was compelled to leave LONDON
derry, and make his future home I'D Ihe
United States. Arriving in New York
in September, 184s, more than twenty
five years ago, he continued TO work at
his trade until 1855, when he resolved to
invest his savings in the south. With II
vi.,w TO inform himself as to the most
desirS BILE place to locate permanently,
he An October, 1858, left the employ
meut of the Virginia and Tennessee
railroad company, and from that time
10 September, $3.50, Travelled as a pedier
through Virgins, Tennessee. Alabams,
'Sisians, when he fix
lost thriving city
=. since thai