The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-08-06

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v men to do To same? Why did he tel
is | me that if we put Il negro on the tick ct
e | he didn't know whether he would run
e or not? Why didn't you cry out when
u L. A. Harris head was cut off? If Won
4 | lose half dollar, does it make any diff
t ference out of which hand you lose it?''
;, At this time the committee or reso-
: | buttons came in, and the chairman. s.
6 VI. ArnellI read them:
. Resolrca 1st, That we are firmly attached
: | to the principles OF the Republican party.
t among which are Nationality, freedom md
: | an honest administration of the Govern
!; ment in all of its various departments, not
. | in name only but in fact.
. TfesoIped I'd. That the preservation of local
l | interests by the community itself, is essen
! tial to Republican Government; and the
| appointment of an officer in the civil SER
| vice against the wishes of majority of its
citizens violates a fundamental principle
| of disqualification, and is dangerously inju-
: | rious. We hold as a matter of right that a
| community ought to be heard and consult
ed in regard to the appointment of its Off
, | GERS; otherwise the Government though Re-
! | publican in form is not so in fact.
ResolUed Sd, That we condemn all appoint
| resolutions, that we do emphatically con-
| denim the recent appointment of VIM. N.
| Hughes as Postmaster at this place, for the
! reason that better and more competent
| Republican could have been selected,
| whose appointment would have given sat
| ont reSnact Of l Marty. ana that we do EN-
| phatically condemn the removal of +. M.
| DoOley, a Deputy Collector of Internal Key
| enue of this district and the appointment OF
A. NJ. Hughes, Jr., for the reason that Mr..
| Hughes has never been identified with us
as Republican, working for the principles
| been an earnest Republican, and so far as
| we know, diScharging the duties of his po-
| sitiOn without any official misconduct.
Mr.. Arnell after reporting the resOlu-
| tiOns said: These resolutions were passed
by the unanimous vote of the committee,
and / shall now briefly explain them. We
| took for our basis the opening remarks
| of the chairman. AS this was Repub-
| lican meeting we thought it proper in
| the first Resolution to reaffirm some of
| the cardinal principles of the party |
| which have bearing on this meeting. |
| The second Resolution approaching near |
er the subject, set out the right of local |
| selfgOvernment Destroy the right and |
you strike down the Republican Govern
| ment. The community is one OF those
elemental groups which make up what
we call the organism of society, and
without which government cannot ex>
list. Every community must have
charge of its local concerns. 1t knows
best its citizens and its own wants. 1t is
right that a community ought not to
surrender, and when it does surrender, |
it destroys its elemental force, and in
the end drags down the general govern
ment. We say in this country that the
majority shall govern, therefore, an ad-
illustrative officer ought to be satisfac-
tOrily approved by q majority ofthe good
citizens of community without respect
to party. Again, it is an old custom hand
ed down from the past, that the officer
should De appointed from the political
party in power All parties in the coun-
try have acted upon this usage, since the
time at least of Andrew Jackson. There
may be better way, but we haye not
put it in practice. Now, we have met
here, to day to condemn certain appoint
ments recently made in this district,
which cOntravCne we believe, these prin
riples. Parties like men do wrong
sometimes, and ours is not an eXcep-
ton. Our duty is to condemn wrongs
when we see them. This we do in the
Hird Resolution emphatically. The
object OF this meeting is not as you are
told, scramble for petty office. The
men who called this meeting had far
higher object in view. They believe in
a Government of people, and by the
people, and tor the people," and want
to make it living reality. our self re
Spcct made it necessary to hold this meet |
ing. 1t is thousand miles to Wash
ington, and the appointing power can
only know the real situation of our To-
Cal affairs when we tell them. Here we
have put it on paper and propose TO send
it as the expression of nearly 5000 Re-
publicans. Now if there be any man
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not true let him stand forth and say it. |
They are true, too true, unfortunately
true. Yea! we haye written our con-
domination in milky mildneSs. No per |
sOnal animOSity stirs my bosom in ur-
ging the passage of these resolutions.
But | want to warn you that there are
two classes of political adherents in ev~
cry party, one that follows for the
"spoils,' the emOluments of office; the
other for the sake OF the principles OF l
the party. AS general thing, the class {
that follows for the sake of the princi- |
Piles of the party are worsted. Let 1t be
so. We shall gain no money, but we |
shall keep our manhood and selfrespect.
The bane of American politics is living '
on office, and 6Y office, and FOR office, c
thereby making it trade. Allow mere
office hunters to get control OF your or d
gduizatiOn and it will die. 1t ought to die $
and make room tor something better. /
Republicanism, in this county has been 9
rocked IN a rough cradle; let it be true '
to principle and courageous to tie 9
end, t
During Mr.. A~nell's speech, he was 5
interrupted by Arch Hughes, Jr., who
asked who L. was told him that his 6
brother was one of the ruffians that {
tried to mob him. Mr.. A. replied that e
Charley Douglass was his informant. /
Mr.. Arnell proceeded with HIS speech, t
until he came to that portion OF bis adj r
dress wherein he asked the question, e
"Who will deny the assertion that
VIM. n. Hughes has never been identi> a
fed with the Republican party?" At
this junction A. NJ. Hughes, Jr., denied S
it in emphatic tones, whereupOn Arnell 7
said, "Iutel ested parties always deny $
accusations 0fguilt." When Arnell had +
finished his remarks, Mr.. Arch Hughes
requested permission to be heard. The s
chairman told him he could get the '
stand if he would state that he was I
Republican. Mr.. Hughes said it didn't a
make any difference to the chairman |
what he was. The Chairman refused l
his assent without he would answer; s
and told him it was an easy matter to
say yes no. Mr.. Hughes refused, and t
got on the stand, and denounced MIR.
Arnell in very bitter terms. Arnell
had Confederate Government contract G
during the war to make leather for the |
soldiers, and that Judge Hughes tried I
to get leather from Mr.. Arnell to make I
shoes for his little children, and Mr.. A. t
refused on the ground that he had
moderate Government contract.
Mr.. Arnell got up and simply denied
all the charges Mr.. Hughes made I
against him, and pronounced them false. I
This aroused Mr.. Hughes anger, and I
he made for Mr.. Arnell, but was caught [
by Deputy WitherspoOn and others. v
During Mr.. Hughes speech, therewas a
considerable excitement, and few t
Democrats cheered him Justify. |
Marshall Lewis made another speech, l
and was bold and eloquent in advising L
his colored brethren to set up for Them
selves, and no longer belong to party
that will not divide honOrs with them.
In referring to the remark of Mr.. Greg~
Dry that eternal Vigilance is the price OF
liberty, he said: "Sir, ! want no liberty :
at such price!' 1t is a contradiction of
terms-liberty and eternal vigilance.
Instead of liberty, eternal vigilance is 3
slavery"
Mr.. Hughes made some pretty hard !
ticks at the Freedman's bank, and its !
Cashier, Col. Blackburn replied. He
said: eff l ever committed an error !
in my life, it was when L advised the
colored people to invest their money in
the Freedman'S Bank, and yet my
cooks We're kept correctly, and not
cent was lost through any mismanage-
ment fmine. Not man in Columbia {
has dollar of money belonging to the t
Freedman's Bank-it was all sent to the !
parent bank at Washington"
The vote was finally taken, and the
resolutions passed, only three or tour
voting against them.