Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-16
sUR TRIUMPH.
Nemphians Rejoicing at HOntgOmerI
White sulphur .priBgs, Va.-tirand
rftr Basqget and Ball.
Jehn &. FGrgasOn in the Chair-P. C.
Bethel Orator of the OeeasiOn-All
fhs Southern States Represented.

MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINas, VIRGINIA, August o, ls74--
Not only las Bartlett's glorious triumph
brought Joy to thousands Of honest
hearts at home, hut even here in the far
away mountains of "the Old Dominion"
do the pSans Of victory, as they swell
up from our fair city of the bluffs, find
hearty and a gladsome echo. For here
amid the shadows of Virginia's hills,
"a roek-ribbed and a1cisnt as the sun, f"
have few but faithful company Of her
sons and daughters watched with anx
ious eye the victorious march Of those
principles which the good APPEAL has
so grandly upheld; and, though far
away, none the less feryently have we
breathed our "God speedp for the right;
none the less warm has heeE our SYM
pathy in every ebb and flow Of our peo-
ple's tide; and now, in The hour OF her
latest and greatest victory, none the less
hearty are our thanks to those gallant
men who have so nobly fought and won
for Us and for their country this fight
against fraud and Radical mis- ule.
Scarcely had the days work been done,
and when victory, still uncertain of her
rest, yet hovered over our banners, there
came flashing over the wires the joyous
message: "The city gives tn uiand
majority FOR Bartlett, aud it is thought
the whole ticket is elected;'' and brave
hearts beat higher, and bright eyes grew
brighter, as the glorious news went
round. But when with the morn
ing there came the longed-for copiirma-
ton: "Taree thousand msjorty Tor
Bartlett, the whole ticket elected from
Anderson TO MeDonough, cur joy
knew no bounds, and manly bass j1iued
to the sweet treble of fair " mans
voice, made music among The old Viz
einia hills until their echoes rang again
/ to our gladstone shouts OF victory. But
the large hearts and ready generosity
that has made the name of Memphis q
synonym for hospitality, must needs
! seek some other expression FOR Its joy
than mere words could give. The strug-
gle had been hard our victory was
1 great. and our rejoicing should prove to
I those at home how much we felt II so,
aud all should share our joy. And to
/ the music of bursting champagne, under
| the light of beauts's smile, We would
show our friends now MemphiaOs well
coined victory. An informal meeting
was held, ou ever-ready generous host,
] ~ Cal N a
the magnificent hotel parlOrS, the spa
cinus dining-room, and his corps OF
well-trained servants, and araBge-
ments were made at once, and the IN
vitatious issued for 8 grand banquet, To
be given on the evening OF the oiloW-
ing day, Saturday, Auguss IA. a.
about seven o'clock on the aEpolated
evening the guests, warned py tie nus
ic Of the magnificent band from the ia
val acadsmy that the festal hour was al
/ hand, begau to assemble from ai' quar-
ters Of our besutiful town I'd wi b sn
hour the parlors were filled with
the elegant throng OF invited
guests, fit representatives from
thirteen States, and score
of cities over our fair southern land, who
had corne to miBgle their eongrai ula-
tions with Memphis's song OF triumph.
The guests were received at the door by
that tyre of the southern matron, Mrs.
Samuel Williamson; and those who
have known her best in her own falT
home will neei no other assurance that
all received eOurtly and kindly wei
come. At about nine O'Clock the doors
of the dining room were thrown open,
the band struck up the Wedding
March. and the company thrUnged ia
I -. u1rfH IL
cuaning skill Of cur entertainers, the
veufus Of the gentlemen and ladles who
had directed them, and feeling the mag
nitude Of the occasion we were to cele-
brate, your correspondent was unpre-
pared for the glare Of splendor which
burst upon bis humble vision as he en-
tered the banquet bail. The tables were
arranged in the form of capital 1, and
Rroaning under the weight OF all the
rare daintles ever invented t. tickle an
epieure's palate, and which my ignO-
rance Of the nom menelature OF the cuisine
forbids me even to mention, They were
! Ornamented and decorated with the ar
tistic skill of our Hldftre d'hOtel, Colonel
Taylor, who, though he had his training
amid sterner scenes, bears still about
him the same quiet dignity as when, ~
ante 5elluR1 days, be wore the eEauieLs
of q colonel OF marines. As soon as tie
company of some three hundred guests
were seated and the echampagne corks had
fred their first salute Of welcome, quiet
WAS restored. MIR. John L. Fargason
arose, and in that modest and dlreci
manner which characterizes his every
action, spoke briefly and to the point 81
the struggle through which our people
have passed, and of the victory they
! I a I, ,i.ta N
, bled to celebrate, and in graceful and
eloquent words welcomed the guests anC
; introduced the orator of the evening
Colonel P. C. Bethel. Even those Of u'
who knew Colonel Bethel best, anC
! recognized in him the cultivated gentle
man, were little prepared for the intel
! lectual treat his speech pToEed to be
! He reviewed at some length, and with
readiness of facts and figures that prove
his intimate familiarity with the suhjec
I he handled, the wrongs that Radica
misrule had brought upon the falTest Ct s
! in the valley of the Mississippi tht
fraud and official robbery that as tas
dragging her aud her people down c
financial ruin, and with rare and dell
cate pathos he pictured the wasted field
and desolate homes that bot our once
fair and blooming land. the very land It
! self sick with a black death, and hel
| stalwart sons aud fair daughters th'
slaves OF q tyranny worse than eve
; euysed an Iceland or biotted Polan'
I from of the maps OF the world, unti
{ fair ewes were dimmed with tears an'
: gallant men held their breath 20 listen
T, Then. with the light OF victory abou
! his brow, and the elOQuence Of triumph
) in his words, he told OF the batu
we had fought, of the victory we haC
won. and how our noble foreman liA'
. knights of old laid lance in rest no
! paused not until the eagle OF victor,
: rested upon our standard and the swee
J song Of freedom was heard again Ia tn
: land. Then depicting ia glowing color
3 the glorious future OF our lar city 10 To
/ bright day OF CONSERVATIVE RUE,
e which our present triumph was but tn
q ART hersld of The morn ia the easter
Z horizon. He took his seat snids
y thunders of applause Colonel Bethe
was followed ia quick succession o
promineDt and eloquent gentlemen IRON
II nearly every city in the south, ana IN
z yery air rang with the buists OF entnu
+ siastic applause mingled with the poop
!, ping of the champagne. Our sister CIT
Is of Vicksburg proudly claimed the mono
Is of having set the ball ia motion IN De
l. election on the fourth, and joined ne
e shouts Of victory with ours. Mort
A Carolina. too, extended her hand as 80
p wheeled into line in the grand mareh !
,r Conservative victory, and proudl
, pointed to her recent elections to prov
" Der right to ioin as, while her youngt
d and her fairer sister, fair land OF The pa
eT metto and the pine, stretched forth he
& manaclsd hands and waved Us on 70
10 glorious road she could not follow
y and poor Louisiana, too, fairess
r ali the sisterhoed, looked sadly fott
y from put the bars Of negro g1arde
IN prison, and sent us greeting, while bfaN
be young ArkSnsss stretched forth n
e. hand, stin wet with the blood 0f recsl
II conflict, and gave US hearty "oe
ds speed.p And thus Ia speeches ana VII
er the hours 1eY by, until the exqulsi
OF music of the Bs0igtiJsst Btske OoasO
re floating in upon cur ears, SUMMONED
Y, 70 the bsllfoon TO tread the dizs
q, Hazes Of the dance,'' until the n..sss.s 49,
n the clesk Varned ps that the weeks Il
" unaphs, IS well - its sorfOVs, were eve
de and with them ended one Of the mo
Ic- enjoyable occasions it has ever been o
al lot 10 share, and all reluctantly soug
an their rooms, with a loud "Hurrah /
y. BaTtlettF' and a whispered ''God bic
Mt ON Memphisl' F IKA.
At the congressional eongeniion