Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-09-09
4 Large Number of Prominent Men Of
All Political CreedS in Attend
ance-P Politics E-chpWed.
The People Of the Mississippi Valley
One in Interest, Destiny and Ma
terinl PrOgrdeS,
The Necessity of Direct Trade with
Europe Urged-IIiS Address Re-
ceiyed with Applause.


To-day was q scorcher, but nevertheless the
crowd at the fair grounds was immense. The
train from 81. Louis brought down large
delegation, and people from the surround ng
country fiocked together TO hear and see the
Ex-Pres ident of the COnfcderacy, as well as
to assist al the initial day Of the fair The eN-
hibition was most creditable one, but the
speech OF Mr.. DAVIS was the card of the occa-
sion. He was received warmly by all classes
and ali sha1es Of opinion, and was listened TO
with breathless attention for over an hour,
being introduced by Colonel J. Y. Fletcher
a leading Republican OF the county, who said
among other things that Er. Davis had been
a farmer, a c,asS student, and one of the pro-
foundest and ablsst statesmen OF the country,
and that he conferred honor upon them by
consenting 9 to address them. He then intro
duced Mr.. DAVIS, who said:
Mr. President, DIRECTORS, LADIES AND
GENTFFMEN-I thank you for the welcome
which / have received at your hands, and l
congratulate you upon these evidences OF
prosper.t, which are everywhere around me.
Your state is not stranger TO me. well re-
mem Der your country when II had moi such
a teeming population az this. knew the
wild hills OF the headWaterS OF the Meramec
When there were living there people WnO
would be called rude hunters and miners by
the highly enlightened, with here ana there
little strip under cultivation; but within the
latch string always on the outer side, there
was heart and hospitality. Well DO remem-
Der the cordial we come which one received
when be asked, Can | stay all II ght," and
received the usual snswer, " Yes, reckon so,
that in more cultivated country would have
been a repulSe that would have sent the
inquirer on. but he who knew these people
knew that whatever they had WsS TO be freely
given, and man would have been voted
bear and as unworthy the country IN IN Wnlcn
he lived who would have charged stranger
for the use OF ped. That was the day, too,
when heroic mtn and heroic women occupied
the land; they were the mothers who gave
the stamp TO the present generation OF Jne!T
daughters; women VINO, II they wore no other
crown wore that priceless gem OF VlTtuOus
mOdeS'y. Happy IL Is IL their dsughte =, IN
preserving the crown of their mothers, have
added TO 1t the cultivation OF higher civil
izaU.on without dc-cending to In - VICES that
fellow a more Artificial life. VINO, Tor IN
stance would have thought Cf the wife of
Daniel Boone watering the mix or putting
sand in the sugar, or spending days OF aoor
preparing fancy toilets for dance? Theirs
were the lives of care and OF toll, OF intensity,
Of self-sacrldce, I domestic felicity, oeNoLOn
to family and friends. which trust has been
inherited by the population now see before
me. II is now more than forty years since
knew tbs neighbOrhOOd IN which you live,
and happy am indeed to see this large con-
course, and 10 know that peace and plenty,
content and happiness, reign among you, ana
/ trust, in the name of all that IS good aud
great, this is TO be SO forever. Applause L
have come, my irlenuS, EOt 10 discuss Win
you any OF those veXed questions which nave
agitated the country, and Stll may dlSturD
the minds of certain portion OF Inc people.
l have come TO you TO rise TO a higher plane,
forif there sill be those in whose hearts mai
ice and hate and all unchaTltabieneSS disturb
their Judgment, let US WlthGFaw from such
and press over TO The other side vile e, HiJlnS
in the shade Of brother y love, We may confer
tOPetler as 10 what Will best c0nduce 70 The
pres Ospsrity and permanent welfare OF our
boSt1rity. lApplauseI Born in the valley of
the Mississippi, having llNed IN the valley OF
the Mississippi, and having served, except
when in a foreign country, as a soldier IN the
valley of the Mississippi, II Is dear 10 me,
through all its length, and all its breadth. l
look with anxious hope TO the great develop
meut to which ! believe our country capaLle,
aud though IL may not be mine ever 10 ascend
the hight from which can see the promised
land; yet, dying. may behold the ps opIe
across the political Jordan, ana resting lor-
ever in the haven of prosperity and happIuesS.
TApplausel Mr.. DaYts pronounced agriculture
the great and chief pursuit OF american
peOple. The last of creation was Jhe aSlltu.-
tural man, as the best OF creation was the
woman, his hG,pmeet ana JOY. lAppiause
among the ladies' lie continued Dy showIbg
thai while agriculture was the first and chief
mrs lit commerce, mechanics, science, etc
are senttal to its successful results. Salu he,
the valley OF the MisslsslpPt Is pecuIiiSI IN
many of It's characteristics II mas a climate
favored above all within lny knowledge, and
the agriOulturist IN SOIL aud climate favored
as this, has maay advantages over any S.heL he
occupation. Agriculturists should not decTy
or depreciate manufacture OF science.
You have here within reach every
thing necs sssry for the comforts ana Debehts
of life provided you com nine al lhssS thIESs
together. We Of the Mississippi NalIty are
peculiar in many respects, e are one
whatever the devices OF man ma! uOi nay, 81,
ever the State or national policy may 10 10
keen YOU di Vided, / say still Ihe peop c OI tne
Mississippi valley are one, belu together Dy
tnat great artery wnien extenos rom ,lil5 tnG
ffozen regions of the north TO lhe perennial
flowers OF tha south, snd with Which no
means of inter can ever sue
cesSfuIIy compete. They may build rallroaus,
afy..n 1slrp N &
river but still that grand OLD flVer OF OUTS eau
answer: IS The roads NJ ay come, the Ioads may
gos but How on 'oreEer.- kho~ ~ La, I Dee
me habit of IaIe fol GraDgers, win Whoih l
most affiIiate, to denOunce Tallroau men LOT
charging them ruinou9 rale,, DuV on, on en- IN
other hand, look at the lsliEc8as anu 5IiI liup
depds. FREIGHT can be iIanSporJ-
ed on the Mississippi river Tor ABOUT
OnethiTd the rate per mile oi da.LJa.' an
Step toward what think may be achieNeu IN IN
the matter OF river ubnSpOltzIlOD. ILS' { t ~ VI
having steamboat arranged ike = H'auhg
palace with crew enough TO als1haTsS anu anu
IKE on freights at the landlngI, a'tu WIN
offcers upOn Il who are employed Only Pei
OF the ii e, while tha pea Is III ~ i1i
crew remains idle, and Wne+. she u lalullns s
freight the machinery ana cIuctIH aie @ @lLLlelII-
DloVed. thus mourning the unnecessary = %
pense of much dead capital. instead OF IhIS
PSnansive MAN / would propose TO let steam
tugs with the numerous non o5I - PelIoI IL
The work OF carrying lelShIs, ul1P
ming of the D6EEtS at buS eAALSAS
points for which they are respectively
laden. A few men can then UNLOAD anu re-
load these parges az the ports, anu Mltel+ tHe
tug returns she can pick jheil up WIN bLL a
feyg uoments detention. Another step toward
cheaper and better transportation VIII De lLS
adoption OF larger stes smshl ps n ocean rams
pOriatlon. u tuis connection ne spoke 81 d
ropsultation with the Mississippi alley sOcl~
ety of Lon don, which he nad Jhree ears 80,
whom he advised TO s1u IN putting lLIousn
one Of these plans for opening ILue NOUN oI
me Ni.Sissippi. These were the plans vt pst-
petual dredg ng, as used on the W ue' CT 10
maze the steamships Of homogeneous AatF-
rial or TO adopt NJ HiTsh's plan OF double
kesied steamers, with capacity , carry @ Cen
t1ousand bales of cotton from New Orleans
with sixteen feet OF water. lie a so IsleIieu u u
the necessity OF eN porting al q tile
valley Troduct by the way OF the river Luat
steamers might have iOGlS DOin WayH' anu
thu. be enabled to SUI further fSduce lne laI
ias: that while our farmers would reaD |e3ltn
nv Sunnlylug the pOpliOus cOuLtTle. o4 Ile
old world - ith the uecesSaries OF ne tueS
could purchase goods Manufactured IN IlOse
Countries cheaper thRn we can make them
af much less than under the present system.
NT Davis than alluded 10 captain Eaos ; JStly
plan for opening the Ilver, ano regalde9 ~
axitb favor but said that he was not ued TO
tbaf over any other plan for the easement OF
fhe river. he was 'urgent IN Inc lhaluei ~
levee aud other protection OF lne LlEtL. 70 % s +
also urged that the denclt IN pOpulatloH ou4>l
he supplied by the establishment o. uit-l
lines Of stesmers to EUROPE, as lhuuetIISu9
people OF that country would De nluuctu' Dy
D y
pet1ng lines would offer, TO seek bones Ia tne
great Mississippi valley. In this connection
/ Re also spoke faVorably Of foreign lmmlgTa-
/ ton aud cautioned naive Americans against
opposing II. By encouraging Iorei gneIs 10 10
/ GSfe here he said these hills would be made
] 10 produce grapes and wine equal 10 the yal
/ lev OF The Rhine. In the future II would be
found necessary 20 pursue different course
! OF cultivation; one TequItng deeper ploWlng
l aud proper manuTing. IN Eng4-Ld ground
! that has been cultivated suCcessiyely fOr seV
/ eral centuries, pred uces more wheat 10 lhs
/ acre than any soil H. America, De
! cause better attended. The ground
/ pIowed to q depth Of fourteen inc'.eG
! He thought thai deep plowing would also pre-
] vent crops from washing away during heavy
| rains IN this valley OF the Mississippi ihe-t
I must be a unity Of s-ntiment, and though y
| NAV not come tB-hkS EOw or next year, II il
! inetItable. The people Oi his valley mus
! have a policy, because they nave -a'erla
/ Interest peculiarly their own, and matetI,.
| Interests always govern the policies o. state.
| They must have nnsncisi pOncy suited z
| their condition. The price OF surplus sol'
abroad will regulate the price OF products "a
home. The currency OF a people who eApoT
Lauag be the currency OF the world, or some
/ thing that Is onvertible into II. In regard y
| imitation, he remarked that u he asked ever
gentleman present II be thought tnere wa