Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-16
BROWNSVILLE.
The Appeal and the Democratic Party
The Candidates for Congress in
the Eighth DistricC-The Hay
wood County Compression
al Convention.
From an Occasional Correspondent Of the Appeal

BROWNSVILLE, TENN, August 12.-lt Is
an idea of ignorant people that none but law
yers, office-holders and otice-seekers and
their especial friends and co-ordInates should
speak their feelings and interests In elections.
Scholars, educators, ministers, christians.
farmers and all, as citizens, should bring the
intelligence and moral power of brain and
heart upon the electors at the ballot box. But
this should not be as professional politicians,
but as patriots. To work for the triumph
of given party, as the Democratic, does rot
arrogate its freedom from all error. Its press
may have, now and then, made mistakes; the
APPEAL may have committed errors. lit IS
human to err" But to argue from this that
the above party is corrupt, In comparison
with the Republican party, is to outrage both
the fact and form of correct reasoning; it Is
to change the whole ground of debate. The
real grounds Of dispute are the crimes of the
Republican policy, and the irrepressible war
against these crimes, frauds and expressions
waged by the Democratic party. The strug-
gle has comprehended the State rights doc
trines, down to those equal and just financial
measures, alike favorable to all the people,
from whom all Just governments are derived
and maintained, and all the questions that lie
between these. Whatever can be said against
the APPEAL, this is Just for 1t: In the wan
behring's of our brave IN that long night of suf-
fering, as the banner of freemen rights, the
APPEAL was our pillar of light" as it
has since been "a cloud by day!' This is
not vain and adulatIve hattery. My patriotic
countrymen, what have been the facts? AS
to the great questions of States rights, the
franchise of the people, equal rights under
constitutional government, eternal hatred
to fraud, robbery anu oppression of the peo
pie, the APPEAL s record is envlable on these
questions. But we wish rather to vindicate
these honors as due mostly to the great party
whose servant the APPEAL has ever been.
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party means to its ends of rapacity and power.
We have preached gospel OF peace OF races.
They the gospel of hate between the races,
white and black. At a mass meeting at
Bartlett, on the thlrtieth ultlmo, by one or
two of their speakers the doctrine Of intense
hate was announced; ard far more, was i'm
piled. This was the same old Radical nate,
but under the auspices of the Nationals.
On the ninth of August last Saturday, the
Democratic candidates for nomination to con-
gress spoke at Brownsville. These gentle
men all made able speeches; discussed, like
patriotic statesmen, the great issues that I'M
derlle the prosperity, peace and permanent
safety Of our republic. This contrast between
these two meetings Is truly striking. The one
was low, mean, ignorant, dwelling; the lat
ter was chaste, dlgnihed, manly discussion.
But on to-day Twelfth instant), we had a
convention of the Haywood county Democ-
racy, the delegates chosen and sent from the
twelve civil districts OF the county. This was
large and enthusiastic gathering Of the
very best men of Haywood county, and fully
represented the strength and intelligence of
the party. The convention elected delegates
to the four conventions to nominate
candidates for the senate, congress,
governor and tioater. This was all unani-
NOUS. But after this the convention, know
ing that three fourths of the delegates were
for the nomination of Captain Lewis Bond
VIM. Vaughan, wishing to have the nOmi-
nation at Humboldt made from Haywood
county, and thoroughly convinced that both
Bond and Vaughan instructed for, or voted
for, would loose all chance for a county man,
therefore entertained a resolution offered to
instruct the delegation to vote solid for Cap
tain Lewis Bond, which passed by full
three-fourths majority of all the votes of the
convention. Thus more than the majority,
which is the rule of Democrats, pledge the
county of Haywood for Lewis Bond at the
Humboldt convention. a committee was ap-
| pointed to wait on Captain Bond in accord
| ance with the above. At his approach to the
| door of Lee hall he was greeted with burst
of enthusiastic applause He made, then,
an eloquent and impressive speech to
| the convention, thanking them with pro-
| foundest gratitude for the honor which the
| Democracy of Haywood county, through
| them, had conferred upon him. This was
one of the most glorious hours Of his life. He
loved his native county; her woods and wales
| and winding streams were dear to him. He
| loved with deep devotion her people, and her
memories of struggle were sacred to his
| heart. He priced her above all others, even
above more favored spots. The rewards Of
| this hour were dearer to him than to be con-
| gresham. He here said that if he had not
| been the choice Of his own county he would
not allow his name to come before the Hum
boldt convention. If the majority had in
structed for his honored opponent he would
''have stood glued to the floor of the con-
vention, and bowed TO the will Of his OWE
people, giving his entire strength to then
choice. The conventions committee reported
resolutions Of policy, the substance Of
the platforms of Indiana and Ohio
contained in Voorhees, and Ewing
great speeches, and upon these
Captain Bond pledged his success, his de.
Tense of the peoples rights, if nominated and
elected. His delicate and appreciative refer
| ence to his honored opponent and his few
supporters in the convention, was character
istic of his own elevated spirit. He exhnrted
united effort for victory for the country