Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-11

able and 30 true to the States besIinter-
est, as that from which the above ex-
tract is taken, is lending it, energies to
the task Of doing jaslr.e ~, perhaps, one
Cftbe greatest men 10 all southland now
IN public life, and it Ia 70 be hoped that
his words, fIeghted with Weldon and
strong common sense, may prove
mighty in Causing the peoples represent
iatives to pause e.e they play the role Of
The Ju1esn Of old, who throw a pearl
away worth more than all his tribe.
In asserting the claim of fCOlonel Lamar
To the position al owe referred TO, we feel
that We are but giving voice TO the SEN
/ timent of the people iOT whom he has
done SO much, and in whose behalf he
will ever be found ady to spend aud to
be spent-like the true patriot that he is.
! The position in question wss generally
cOnce led to him before the election in
the State, and which, since the election,
is demanded for him by public opinion
throughout the nation.
Grenada Sentinel (Democrat.
II we have q statesman who is also an
accomplished and forcible parliaments.
~ debater, and at the same time has
SlTeady favorable national character
aud file standing and influence in the
congress of the United States, then the
man who combines these quail fications
seems 10 be the man we want to pro-
mote and foster for several years TO
come in the national councils the work
Of restoration now progressing, but far
from being completed in the southern
StateF. Such a man Mississippi has
among her sons in the person Of Hon.
l.. Q. G. Lamar; and, therefore, ignoring
all considerations Of personal preference
and individual advancement, In the in
terest Of the State, We unhesitatingly
declare him to be our choice for the po-
sition.
Washington Capital independently.
Colonel Lamar, himself statesman
and a gentleman, struck this chord il
the few eloquent remarks with which he
assumed the duties OF the presiding
officer. This is but the skeleton Of the
eloquent creation, in the way of plat
form, the able gentleman offered, and
which, applauded with vehemence by
all sides, made the selection of Michael
g. Kerr a fOregOne conclusion. The
country is safe in the hands OF this
house. for the senate will not dare to de-
feat or the President veto its wise
measures; and even if this were go,
sick and ruined people will recognize in
these Democratic leaders their better
guardians for the future. Matters will
now harmonic, and as the senseless
crowd, together with the scheming few,
disappear from about our streets, hotels
and lobby, the house, under the leader
ship OF Fernando Wood, 8. S. Cox aud
Samuel Randall, and on the platform
given by Mr.. Lamar, will go on with its
yuiso onH I1Gaful work for thn 0pIIntTU
New Orleans Bulletin (Democrst.
The people Ct our sister State will
elect OF the meeting of the legislature
in January, 1876, a new senator. In
view Of the great Importance of the is
sues that will need attention in the next
six years, We are glad to learn that the
prospect is promising for the elevation
ofHon. l.. @ e. Lamsr to the place. We
know OF no filter selection. He COM
bines what is rare for southern repre-
sentative in these days, large congress
iOnsl experience, wide reputation,
State and national, and keen insight
into the complications Of our present sit
uation. His views of the constitution
are catholic. He neither fOTgets that
changes have been made in it since
the war, nor that there is too much
disposition to conslrue it in aid Of GEN.
traliZatioD. While a large debt is due
him fJr the untirlng part he took
in Mississippi's late election, he
has not Lost his balance by the
victory. He fought the fight in
3 most manly manner upon a platform
that marks the future permanent policy
Of the south toward the colOred people
The protection of the constitutional right
OF sll, white and black, is the states
msn's and patriots duly. The white
man knows his interests are safe in his
hands, and when the cOlOred man knows
him well, the same conviction will fast
Ell Oh him.
Chicago Courier (Democrat.
If the Democracy of the country had
been listening for the bold tones of q
leader; If the slumbering energies of the
grand old party had been waiting bu-
gle blast, it has come. 1t is soun ded in
the patriotic words of Congressman La
mar, of Mississippi, uttered in the eau
Gus on Saturday. 1t is II national voice
which rings upon the air in Washing
ton; the voice Of man whose fealty to
party binds him in no sectional harness;
brave and able maD, worthy of the
best days of the republic. Within ear
shot OF the executive head of the gov
ernment, Lamar reminds the dOni-
nant party that Democratic congress
meets ia Washington now, and that the
work before it is understood. Scorning
the emoluments which the "depart-
ments OF patronage" may confer, the
eloquent Mississippian declares that the
congress he represents holds the privi-
lege OF a vigilant surveillance upon
those departments, and shall infiexibly
exercise it's powers.
Water Valley missy Central Democrat.
If distinguished services rendered to
the State and country should entitle the
performer to the coveted honor, then we
| unhesitstingly say that it should be con-
| fsrred upon Colonel Lamar. When we
look at his noble deeds; his arduous and
| brilliant services in the councils of the
nation; his profound wisdom aud learn
J ing; his vast reach Of thought; his thor
J oGgh and elegant scholarship; his ex-
| tensive and accomplished eruditi0n; his
enlarged and comprehensive statesman
| ship; his fascinating oratory and match
| lees eloquence, we confess our inability
| to point to one of the many eminent
| men ia the State who could go before
the legislature with as high claim to
the proud distinction.
Knoxville Press and Herald (DemOcratl.
Lsmar's speech, on taking the chair
I in the caucus, was in the fullest sense
a tisfsctory, and reflected credit not
only on himself, tut on the psTtg, and
foTeshadowed the policy Of the Demo-
| cratic majority in the future.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.