Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04
HOLLY SPRINGS.
Political Events of the Week-TheC Oun
~ Democratic Committee.
Circuit Court In session-Nenbers of the
Grand bury.
Correspondence of the Appeal

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
Holly, SPRINGS, September 2S.-A call
appears in our local papers of this week
for a meeting of the County Democratic
Executive Committee on Monday, October
lst, n at this meeting the committee
will undoubtedly appoint a day for the
holding of a nominating convention. The
day the members will probably agree upon
will be as late, but hardly later thar the
18th proXimo, which viii allow the people
two weeks to prepare for the convention
by electing their delegates from the several
precincts.
The political event of the week is a let
ter which appear in to-day's Register, and
which purports to come from Victoria, in
this county, but which really comes from
the leaders of the Independent party.
About SIX weeks ago, when the present
Executive Committee was first appointed,
the chairman of the old committee, Mai.
William NJ. Strickland, published a letter
inviting the return and cooperation of all
former Democrats who had wandered off
into the Greenhack and independent
parties. Now the writers of this Victoria
letter profess their readiness to accept the
invitation thus extended, and promise, if
allowed to vote at the Democratic pri-
maries for the candidates now in the field
for the Democratic nomination, that they
will support the ticket nominated by the
convention. They profess TO be willingto
bind themselves by oath to act in good
faith, if allowed to return to the Dem
ocratic fold upon the basis of the Strick-
land letter. Knowing, however, that, as
a matter of fact, their proposition will not
be accepted, their present letter is simply
an ingenious piece of sarcasm. For in
stance, they enumerate their reasons for
making this proposal to return, as three
in number: First, they wish to cast a vote
Just once in Their lives which will be
counted; second, they wish to avoid the
necessity of bringing their neighbors be-
fore the Federal Court at each election /;
and third, of two evils, they prefer to
take the least. There is no doubt,
however, if their proposition were ac-
cepted, that they would return in good
faith to their old love; nor are the great
mass of the Democratic voters opposed to
gaining their cooperation and renewed
allegiance. In fact, il left to the people.
their proposal would be Immediately ac-
copied. But there are certain politicians
who are candidates for nomination, and
who are well aware that to adopt this
purse would be their political death, and
they will, therefore, oppose it to the bitter
end. 1t may prove in this case, as i'll
many others, that the ambition OF a few
men will destroy all prospect of future
success-rather than be sacrificed them
selves, they are willing to sacrifice their
party. Another proposition from some
of the more hopeful and ambitious leaders
of the opposition to Democracy, which is
said to have been for a long time in
embryo, is now about to be propounded
also, and, as Cassie says, lit is even a
ns-aalla-, n,,n &h,,, ,hA A&la~ - H.,
is nothing more nor less than a PROPOSE
ton to fuse, and to give up the offices OF
sheriff and Circuit clerk and SEN Gen. A.
NJ. West to the Legislature. This, Of
course, will not be entertained for a mo
ment.
Circuit Court will meet in this city on
Monday, October LIST, the Hon. w. ;.
Featherston presiding. The docket OF the
present term is small and but few cases Of
importance are to be tried. The grand
jury, however, may unearth some very in
teresting matter in the course OF their In
vestigation. The members of the grand
jury are as follows: District No. III. W.
Boatwright, Richard +. Walker, W. o.
Cochran and Charles n. Powell. District
No. 2-. w. Ivy, John Cochran, r. A.
Baird and +. o. Hall. District No. 3-W.
r. Flemming, VIM. F. Cavitt, James s..
Turner andT. A. Bottom. District 70. 4
VIM. Kerr, John d. Martin, Lewis Echols
and VIM. Lus. District No. 81. A.
Whaley, VIM. s. Blackburn, James A.
Walker and John Mintz.
On Monday night last Holly Springs
Commandery, No 4, presented their Emil
nent Commando, the Rev. j. NJ. Boon,
with an elegant gold watch and chain,
Sir Knight r. S Stith making an appro-
pirate and eloquent presentation speech,
to which Mr.. Room responded in a very
feeling manner The Commandery are
under many Obligations to the zeal and
untiring energy in behalf of the order on
the part OF thir Eminent Commander,
and he is a wothy recipient of the hand
some and valutble testimonial of esteem
and affection with which he was pre-
sented. zoRAB.