Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-23

| meeting last night at Hlppel's garden, on
| Poplar street, for the purpose of organizing a
| club. The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. M. F. Kennedy. Several speeches were
made, fifty names were enrolled, and Mr.. Nj.
F. Kennedy elected president, and Ben Hen
| derson secretary.
A Question for General Vaughan to
| Answer
| EDITORS APPEAL-"1s General Vaughan
going to vote for the nominees of the Ma
tional party in our coming county election ?"
| Wish you would find out, and let US know
through your paper or any other paper pub
-i'-e' '-' ~ ' 80 JOURNAL
Meetings of the Nationals.
The Nationals and Republicans Of the
eighth ward held their meeting last night on
| the open ground east of the Poplar street
market. A good attendance was noticed.
and was partly made up of the Democrats
who had previously met to organize club.
Messrs. Duval, Dryer, Vaughan, Uhl, Tur-
ner Pierce, Eldridge, Harris and kortrecht
spoke their copper-plate speeches. They were
accompanied as usual by their claquers, who
made ''hurrahs" when reason failed to see
the points. "Old- Man-of- the-Sea" Turner
unloaded himself of his stale stock of alma
nae jokes. In the tenth ward good assem-
blage was had at the corner of Fifth and
| Carolina streets. Appointed speakers were
present, and the same harangue that greeted
the listeners of the eighth ward was also dealt
out to the gathering In the tenth ward.
| A Question for HOrriGan to Answer
EDITORS APPEAL-I have tried to keep
cool politically, but it seems an impossibility
| for any true Democrat to do SO while Ma
tlonals (Republicans) are proving around,
their ranks. Their little ''waspy" sheets sing
| the same old tunes from year g end to year end
without perceptibe weakening voices, and it
is a matter of d very short time when their
croaking will be heard in the land no more.
1t seems that even now the "crank-turner''
| is grinding with a fragment of a WORKOUT
arm without ever having accomplished any
| thing worthy Of note. They say, 'Give us
fair count" Now that is the very thing we
Democrats are determined to have. In Sum
days AUaldnche it says that Mr.. Horrigan
was among those Radicals who were opposed
| How is that? Will Mr.. Horrigan answer?
If he is or is not guilty let the Democracy
! know. PENDIP.
Democratic Meeting.
The ninth ward Democracy opened their
meeting last night at Frey q Stan5fough's
stock yard, In Chelsea, to large and atten-
tive audience. After several pieces of music
oy the band and the lighting of the sky with
rockets, Esquire Gibson introduced General
Gordon as one of the speakers of the evening,
and the nominee tor attorney efaI on the
Democratic ticket. General Cord IN arose
and said he regretted very much that his I'M
avoldable engagements had been such that
he could not meet the citizens before this,
and especially upon Friday night, when Mr..
Turner misrepresented him so wlllfully and
mahclously. But now he (Gordon), the
great Turner bulldozer, was before
the audience, and hoped that there was not
one in attendance that could discover such
tendencies. He then took up charge after
charge as made by his opponent, and an
no, no thnu
in each and every case. He received every
attention, and was warmly and enthusiastic
cally cheered as he proceeded and threw into
the air as mist the insInuahons that have
been everywhere cast upon him. Messrs.
OrvilIe Yerger, M Dowell and others fol-
lowed, and every one present went away con-
WINGED that General Gordon had been wrong
ly charged, and that he was the coming man
for the Office Of encouragement at the Au-
gust election.
Judge PIerce's Views on Disfranchise-
ment.
EDITORS APPEAL-Your editorial OF Sun
day last respecting the former disfranchise-
ment of voters in Tennessee does not place
me IN the proper category. did not favof
that Acknowledgement of citizens on account
of their participation IN the late war. l al
ways opposed that measure, and never failed
to speak and act against it. l was opposed
on principle to proscrptive measures of that
antagonized as impolitic no less than Unjust.
L accepted the position of Judge OF the law
court at the request OF the bar OF Memphis,
into whose hands, assembled at my instance,
| rendered the commission sent me by Gov
ernor Brownlow in 1867. think the lawyers
thus assembled knew well my sentiments in
respect to the Acknowledgement then existing,
and acted IN view thereof in requesting me
to accept the position as judge. At any rate, l
know that my opposition to the prevalent pol
cy of the Republican party In tennessee was
So well known that it placed me In practical
political retirement. l never concealed my
opposition to that policy. l recollect well a
conversation | had with Mr.. j. M. keat- |
ing, then editor of the Commercial, In 1865,
in which my views on this subject were freely |
communicated to him, and IN which, OF |
course. he concurred. The APPEAL will do |
me the justice to remember that In 1875, |
when the first JOINT meeting OF soldiers for |
the purpose of decorating graves was held at
Memphis 1.-THE first general meeting OF the |
kind, as | remember), my former comrades |
In the Federal army chose me as their expo |
nent of the Cancellation and harmony OF the |
centennial epoch, the other side being repre- |
sented by General Luke +. Wright, who, IN |
late speech, has enormously attributed to |
me participation in the prescription and dis |
reimbursement of his late comrades. do not |
understand the Importance of my views on |
these old and dead political questions, In re- |
spect to my present candidacy for judge OF
the circuit court. But If my opinions on these |
questions are considered at all by my fellow |
citizens, think it but just that they should |
understand me correctly. Will you please |
accept this belief as my apology, and kindly |
give this note a place IN your paper?
JAMES o. PIERCE.
Mr. Charles KOrtrecht's Statement.
EDITORS APPEAL-I do not suppose you |
desire to do me personal wrong or injury. |
The APPEAL does both by the political char
acter it ascribes to me. l always opposed, to I
the utmost OF my influence, the restriction of |
the right of suffrage from ex-Confederates, !
Memphis papers, as far back as the winter of |
1863 f. will prove this if consulted. We then |
had our first election for the re-establishment |
of civil government In Tennessee. For three |
or four months, while surrounded by Federal |
bayonets, worked earnestly, aiding and as
sisting the Memphis argus and its editor,
John Donovan, Pitser Miller, the late judge
Thomas R. Smith, l. NJ. Hill, John |
w. Leftwich, and many other of our
best citizens In the first struggle for the /
right of all to vote. Our opponents,
whom we called Radicals" commended that |
none should vote except those who had al
ways been unconditional Union men. We in
sisted on throwing wide the doors and inyit-
ing all to vote. We carried the day, and
Winters and Donovan were elected among
our first county officers. Again, from the
close of the war in 1866, until the right for
all to vote was finally secured, what little
influence l had was earnestly exercised In
favor OF this lnalienable right. From that |
time to this | have constantly occupied the
same position, and still do. As far as such
APPEAL has been "concocted, " have had
nothing to do with it. except to oppose it If