Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-21
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] EElNalIl6 1u6lhDCIS VI AAlC A@CNA1-S@AH
legislature, relating TO the difficulties
concerning the organization of the legis'
latGre. Referred.
Special Correspondence Of the Appeal
NASHVILLE, January 1S.-As you
have already been notified by telegram
of Governor Porter's inaugural, 1t is use-
less to publish more regarding the occa.
sion, save
GOV. JOHN C. BROWNS FAREWELL AID
DRESS,
which was delivered quite gracefully y by
this distinguished gentleman, and Ie-
ceiyed with marked attention by the
vast assembly, composed in a great
measure of the most distinguished citl-
Zens of Tennessee. The following Is the
address:
Fellow Citizens Of the General Assembly:
In obedience to the organic laws,
am here to surrender the trust with
which [ was invested by the popular
voice. Having for two consecutive
terms been complimented with the high
est Office in the gift of the people, l
most cheerfully yield both its hOnOrs
and responsibilities to successor who
is worthy of the former and equal to
the latter. He has been chosen ouT
chief magistrate by an overwhelming
popular majority, and enters upon bis
official duties under the most favorable
auspices. He brings with him large ex-
perience from the other coordinate
branches OF the government, and sin-
cereIy hope and believe his admiulstra-
ton will be crowned with honor to him
self aud the highest satisfaction to a
hopeful and admiring constituency.
But, gentlemen, without your cordial
cooperation and support any executive
officer would be pOWerless to meet those
reasonable hopes and expectations. Har-
mony between the executive and legis-
Iative departments being SO es::
sential to the prosperity and
well-being of the State, L most
earnestly invoke your deliberate
and friendly Consideration of such
wise and wholesome measures OF state
policy, as he may recommend. In dis
solving this official relation, tender to
the people, through You, an expression
of gratitude for their confidence and
generous support, with the assurance
that, although l may not at all times
have met public expectation, l have
earnestly and faithfully desired above
all other consideration, to promote the
general welfare. Sustained by this con-
Yiction, confidently submit the record
of my official acts to the scrutiny Of an
impartial public, and to you, the peo-
ple's representatives, without apprehen-
sion far the result. Bound, as l am, and
ever have been, by every sentiment OF
devotion to the interests of Tennessee, l
shall never fail, in all my future rela-
tiOns to her, TO contribute, by every
means in my power, to the promotion
of her greatness, the maintenance OF her
honor, and the perpetuation unimpaired
of her constitutional integrity.
EX-ADJUTANT-GENERA WILKES.
Among those whose labOrs have in a
great measure been directed toward the
good Of the State in the faithful and en-
Iightened discharge of official duty is
Major John s. Wilkes, who was born
in Maury county, Tennessee, March 2,
I841, and after receiving primary ed
ucation there entered Florence Wesley
university, Florence, Alabama, and
was graduated in 1860. At the COM
mencement of the war he entered the
third Tennessee regiment, commanded
by Colonel John G. Brown, who subse-
quently became a msjor.general in the
Confederate army. Being captur ed at
Fort DonelsOn, Major Wilkes was i'm
prisoned in Camp Chase, where he re-
mained until sent to Vicksburg and .ex-
changed. He then served in the de-
partment of the Mississippi, engaged in
the assaults upon Vicksburg; in 1865,
was with Joe Johnston in his opera
tions around the above city and after
ward, was detached as purchasing
agent in the cOmmissary department,
where he remained until the close of the
war, when he was honorably discharged.
After the war he commenced studying
law with General John G. Brown at Pu-
laski, and in 1867 entered upon the prac-
tice Of his profession with this gentle
man. He continued in partnership un-
til October, 1871, when General Brown
being elected governor Of Tennessee, ap-
pointed Major Wilkes private secretary
and adjutant- general of the State. In
this position Major Wilkes has served
with fidelity, ability and zeal, and from
my personal knowledge / am true in
saying no officer in Tennessee has ever
discharged his duties more hOnOrably,
satisfactorily and correctly than has this
gentleman. His duties were Oftentimes
Onerous, and no one save a gentleman
OF education and ability could have at
tended to them in the manner that Ma
ior Wilkes has. Like his respected and
honored father, the late r. A. L. Wilkes,
ESD, Of Maury county, he has always
been noted, in his official capacity, for
promptness, zeal, and excellent judg-
ment, and exhibits many virtues and
fiue qualities, both of heart and mind,
that commend him warmly to every &C
quaintance, and will make him long and
most pleasantly remembered.
Special Correspondence of the Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tenn, January l9.-
The vote for United Senator to day
has created no little excitement, and the
! interest is intense. The public was dis
appointed by the small vote given Mr..
Johnson, but his friends are sanguine
that his vote tomorrow will reach at
I least forty votes. To-day ne received
only four Radical votes, but he will get
( the entire number eight ere this
reaches you. An election may have
been effected at the present writing. l
/ do not think Mr.. Johns )n can be elected
/ unless q combination be effected in his
] behalf. His friends are confident that
! he will go to the senate, but the general
4 impression is that the fight viii soon
exhaust his strength, and the contest
( will then be between Stephens, Brown
I and Bate. do not think that Stephens
can easily win the race, nor do believe
that any man in Tennessee could do so
/ Yet there is much in his favor. Hil
purity of character, hberslity OF feeling,
ability as lawyer and personal popu
laIity cannot be readily ignored
Should the contest narrow down
and johnson be dropped, theI