Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-02

Gen. Wright prefaced his remarks by al
luding TO his position on the leading State ques-
ago. assuring his hearers that he occupied to-day
the same position he held then He referred to
defining the principles OF the party from
Jefferson to The present time, during which
tory of the party in which those principles
had not been e-asserted. Missssi ppis act of re-
effects upon the progress and welfare of the State
from which he charged she had never recovered
was held up as warning to Tennesseesns as what
might be the result here i'll the debt is repu-
dated; The crisis is perhaps not so great
on election day near at hand. The question to De
considered first H. Does the State of Tennessee
owe any thing" MI Wright went into detailed
history of how the debt was created a necessity
toward increasing her commercial facilities. and
extending aid without privilege of owner
ship. These bonds went to the building Of
TO repair and re-establish these roads. The bene
fits derived from these means of transportation
for the products OF the state were enlarged upon
the State owed the debt. and if they are honest
they will pay it; The State made the debt to sup
ply her necessities; the Supreme Court has de-
cided that she had right to do So and it was a
just debt which should be paid. He never de
authorized the settlement of the debt
at a figure greater. than, fifty cents on the
debt on the best terms that could be effected with
the States creditors. He stands to-day where he
stood two years ago, with this one exeepuon-then
we had no settlement, now we have The letter of
the Hon. Isham G. Harris indorsing the action of
his term of office to consider the propoe
sition made them by the bondhoders looking To q
settlement of the debt was read and each sentence
commented upon with view to draw invidious
comparisons between the senator's position then
iative enactment. Judge Wright urged that aGe it
ought to stand because the proposition had come
from the bondholders themselves, in illustrator
of which he drew an individual case, which to the
reporter appeared as applicable to any compro-
characterize tn he gixly
andslx legislative enactment as nothing snort
address was noticed in the fact that ali OF his
arguments were based upon what some fellow
said over in some county adjacent to some other
county, and strange to say fellow could be found
who had said something exactly fitting the argu-
pon 9 pP s M IN sas Batf
was very amusing in his eX' operations
OF the Individual cases OF bonds TO be
Of the poor 9SGo blind girl whose sole inner
itance: Si9 Wy, bond, which would be com
picture that appealed to the synpathies of his
audience so strong as to elicit applause, and no
plank on election day. Gen. Wright claimed that
the spartan band of Democrats to which he be
the North the true part. Abiding 10 the event
State repudiated debt. he referred to a clause
courts 10 entertain controversies between States
illustrating the result of the case of New York
factory settlement resulted. He also drew a hap
Ply comparison on the powers of Congress. He
coerce secsding State. but to the best of his |
recollection and belief the seeding South
ern States were coerced back into the |
Union. This illustration made to
show what Congress might do toward en- |
acting measures compelling State to pay Just
debts. In conclusion Gen. Wright eulogZed the |
platform of the russell element embodying |
principles OVERLOOKING with pure Democracy, and |
in contradstinetion barped upon anything in OPP
position IS nothing short of reputation, which if
successful would reduce the State to condition |
of ruin and degradation that would blot her out |
OF existence and urged that the FGsseli docu-
ment should be carried to victory next Tuesday
The above is but brief synopsis of Gen. |
Wright's address, which is all that could be |
m ade OF il, the managers evidently intending |
that full report should not be had-a con- |
clusion reached by the reporter, who found |
not even tallow-dip on the table SET apsrl |
for his use