Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-23
STILL THEY COME.
- ......
Visitors and Delegates to the Cotton Plaf-
tcrs, Convention Continue to Ar
rive by Every Train.
I1eTen States New Represented by Deie'
- gates-Ex-President Batis I'm
able to Attend on
Account of Sickness-Thc Greatest En-
thusiasm Prevailing Through
out the Assembly.
Speeches by Director.Gencral Burke, Col.
Pardee; Col. Cfatfse and Col. Hook
er-Order Of Business.

cpeciui 10 tne ApPeai.i
VIcKsBURG, MISS, November 22-The
hall was filed with visitors and delegates
to the National Cotton Planters Convention
this morning, who continte to arrive by
every train and boat. Ex-President Davis
failed to come on account of sickness,
which will prevent his presence here dur
ing the session. Eleven States are now
represented by delegates, and are the finest
body of representative men that have ever
7assembled in the State. The greatest
interest and enthusiasm prevails in all the
assembly. When the president intro
duced Director-General Burke, of
the New Orleans Exposition, at
the evening session, last night, he
was enthusiastically received, and pro-
ceeded to say that, not having had occa-
sion to do any public speaking, but con.
fined to the practical and executive details
of life, he could not hope to clothe his re-
marks in the ornate language worthy this
occasion. Rather than to be subjected to
any mistakes ef speech, he should fire.
auently refer to manuscript. Gen. Burke
then, in an earnest and impressive man.
Aer, delivered one of the best speeches OF
fhe session, recounting the benefits de-
lived from the session OF this association,
and the grand festiits that 1tiust follow from
.he splendid opportunity offered, not only
| The South, but the whole world, for the
| aisplay of the vast resources of each State
| e the Worlds Centennial at New Orleans.
| Che gentleman was possessed of facts and
figures showing the great advance and
npid strides the South is making in
progress, impressing upon all the necessity
o individual aid to develop their imme-
| date peculiar resources. A beautiful
ssgture Of the great centennial would be
sn effort and encouragement to Toman's
work, and department had been made
shich should be devoted to woman's
work, to be managed, controlled and used
4nly by women.
| COL. PARDEE, OF CONNECTICUT,
Sho had charge of the press bureau al
atlanta, and is here in the interest OF the
Boston Herald, being introduced as 6
specimen of the Northern Yankee, made {
very happy address. He said he repre-
sented the whole North; that the NORTH
hailed with Joy the spirit Of success ant
enterprise in the South, and if there wa
any pulsation stronger than another i
vas God speed the South in all her noble
enterprises for advancement and progress
and that the day was at hand when h,
realized no North, no South, but wa
eoud that he was an American citizen
After relating pleasantly some war expert
ence, the pleasant intercourse that fol
loved and the feeling that nov
} existed between soldiers OF tn
gray and the blue, he showe'
the vast results that must follow peculiarl
to the South by these great displays, an
claimed that even now the States of Al
Kansas, Texas, the Carolinas, and espe
,, esally Tennessee, the resources of whicl
he claimed were so attractively and intel
ligently displayed by Commissioner-Ger
! eral McWhirter, were reaping vast benz
!, fits from their display at the Boston Expo
I sition. The kindly spirit of Col. Parde
: and the assurance of fraternal regard wa
l frequently and earnestly applauded.
o COLI CHAFFE, OF NEw ORLEANS,
then moved that the kind invitation
t the Issaquena to the convention to accer
4 an excursion to survey the works an
o harbor here, be declined for the presen
s as we were here to work out the vast il
e terests of this country.
y COL. CHARLES E. HOOKER,
le being called out and invited to address Il
If convention, made a beautiful poetical a
''e dress, filed with facts and practical word
le well sustaining his reputation as the silve
le tongued orator of Mississippi.
&c &c Owing to the heavy rsinfall which co
e tinued all the morning, the exhibition