Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-28

| tiles to crafty; we have no pe-sOnsi aims 70
1 subSerVe. fthere Is one man who Can get
hro o'6 6sT ssria.s vai5 ~ Tor that oteT
man. The times are too serious, the issues too
mighty, for person al thCught 10 intervene.
we in the northwest have charged
the enemys lines under The lead OF
the gallant Democracy Of New York. II has
to be so sgain, We will dress II parade, ana
even If it Is fOrlOrn hope we Will fight Il Ike
men. Loud cheers.l say there are no heart
ourAtngs, there are no animO,ities to gratify
men of this convention. II was 90 purpose 0f
mine to speak here. l did not desire TO speak
but belong to that class OF men who cannot
sresk and say no hing. must say some
sincere heart in the counsel Of old trfe >, cher
ished and beloved friends. Let us purify our
hearts for this great work that is before as.
Let US look narrowly TO our motives. Let Us
LOOK narrowly TO our duties, aud when the
sun goes down upoz the nnlshed work Of this
convention, I pray Almighty Goa thas u
msy be so ordered that, 10 NOvem Der, your
ocuntry will stand redeemed, dlsenthrallec
and re- enfranchtsed In ali the rights OF q free
people, from the tyrannical bond that has
crushed and oppressed Us so long. That IS my
prayer. ICheeTs.l My fellow-eItizens OF the
heart, over and over again I wall not oeta4n
you any lopger, 100 On! Go Oa y IL would
De unseemty and I'M proper for me TO hold this
body OF men any longer together, and, thank
ing you with heartfelt grrtituGe Ior this
denonstrstion, take my leave. loud and
!. oLtinued aPplause.l
Loud calls were made for Sunset Cox,
and IN response that gentleman climbed
to the rOstfum, where his appearance
was greeted With Aa enthusiastic cheer.
Mr.. Cox addressed tie assembly as fol-
lows;
SPEECH OF HON. 8 8 cox.
GzNrLEMES-It is vsIy hard to follow Dan
lel " voorhees, 20 q speech without his size
1ru ~ Is voice. lLA1Ehter-I come fresh froIn
Washington; have been scot here by my con-
sGltaents II New York City 70 represent their
thought and views to some extent in tnis con
yeniton. 1t was urgent in many ways that
should be at my post Of duty. When left
Washington there was an attempt on the part
nsion; that collision eOncerned the month
oilB OF the government. 1t is "A matter that
thls ConVenton must meet, ana desire 70
speak about that most emphsttcally -tfI can
not before the convention, at least before some
OF the delegates. We have passed our twelve
appropriation bills; they we're before the
senate last Saturday = ali Of them.
We have cut down the Hepub-
Ilcan estimates sixty-four million dol
we will stick TO 1t. Laughter and applause.I
Let the thunder of this convention follow the
eIectIIc IslegIap1 q. ana let TINS convent on say
TO congress, "Be firm, and stand by IL, anu the
siKty-four millions of Republican estimates
Will be reduced forty millions above the ap.
prOprtation of last ear, to which we have re-
duced the twelve appropriation biIlsand they
Will thus be cut down. and the people VIII
see why 1t Is that profitgacy, robbery, ring
rascaldom has been loose in this cOuntry
since the war" Cheers They complain Of
US that we have made investigations. Well,
we have Investigated everything and every
where. 1t is careful, stuGtOus, industrious
congress, but they say II is an ex-COnfedeTats
congress llaughterb and therefore IL should
not be honest, and find out rogues, because,
perchance, one Of these gallant men fought
at Chancellorsville or some other place on
thu Confederate side during the long trouble.
They say that such men should not perSeCute -
the post-trader on our oOrrer. Laughter and
applause.l They say that because of their In
ordinate expenditures we will cut down the
army. Well, we might do without the army
until alter the November election. We might
make an appropriation for the army N tne
next December session. They say we VIII
break up the navy. Veil, what does our navy
do? Protect our commerce. commerce
ruined by bad taxation and worse tartds-Out
of existence? IApplause.l 1 think the navy
might rest q little while. l"GOod."l But what
else would we stop? Inc Indian bureau
laughter and applausel, Spotted Tail and
Crazy Horse? Tn. might tie turned loose on
the plains. If they would not stop their raids,
turn the border men loose, and they would
stop these contractors wars very soon. Ap-
plauseI But we might stop the internal rev.
enue system awhile. Well, would
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