The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-29
Mr.. Sarndy's apeecl.

AAIh NlaNNhy -~AAAhN N1OhAI 10 h0hbs AhNNO
Ia south Of union and freedom that
South Ia living, breathing. growing
every hour" These words, delivered
from the lips Of Benjamin II. H1, In
Tammany Hall, In 1860, make my text
for tonight.
PURITAN AND CAVALIER HERR TO-
dETnER.
Pardon me one word, Mr.. President,
spoken for the purpose OF getting into
the volumes that no out annually
freiphted with the rich eloquencs OF
your speak ers- the fact that lhe OavA-
lieT 40 we'll sH the Puritan was on this
continent In It's esrly days, and that
he was mp and able 10 be about"
Laughter | have read your books
carefully and / find no mention OF
that fact, which seems TO mo Import
ant for preserving a sort Of historical
equilibrium.
With the Cavalier once established
az a fact in your charming little books,
/ shall lot him work out his own
HRlyatlon, On ho has always done with
engaging gnllantry, and we will hold
no controversy ne 10 his merits. Why
should we1 Neither Puritan nor
Cavalier long survived M suoh. The
virtues and traditions of both happily
stlll live for the inspiration OF their
sons and the eavlng oil the old fashion.
Applause But both Puritan and
Cavalier were lost In the storm Of
their FIRST revolution, and tho Ameri-
can citizen, Bupplanting both aud
stronger than either, took possession
oil the Republic bought by thslr COM
mon blood and fashioned In wisdom,
ard charged himself with teaching
men free government and establish.
ing tho voice OF the people aa the
voice Of God. [ApplRusel Great
men, like valuable plants are slow 10
Alwer snd fruit. But from the union
6! .ssssss ssssiioa's.s, IRON, che 5trsiEhten-
Ing OF their purposes and the crossing
OF their blood, slow perieoting through
n century, came no who stands 90 tho
frat typical American, the first who
comprahended within himself oil the
strength and RodlineBs, all tho mai
esty and grace OF this Republic
Abraham Lincoln, Loud aud long
continued applause He was the sum
OF Puritan and Cavalier, for In his ar.
dent nature were fused tho virtues of
both, and In the depths OF his great
toul the iaulta OF both we're lost, Re-
Moved applause, He was greater
than Puritan, greater than Cavalier, in
that he was American renewed ap-
plaueeL ! and that In his homely form
were hrst gathered tho vast and thrill.
ing forcts OF this ideal government,
charging II with such Tremendous
meanlne and so elevating IL above hu.
man suffering thatmartyrdom, though
UNANIMOUSLY aimed, Uame 90 u filthy
crown 10 life conBectatod from ita
cradle " human liberty [Llud aud
prolonged cheering1 Let ms each,
oherishing his hadiuoos aud honor
ing hln tathere, build with reveront
hands 10 the type tf this simple but
sublime life, in which all types are
hnnorcd, and In the common glory
which We shall win aa Americans
there will In plenty and 10 spare for
your ioreIathers and for mine. Re-
rewed chcoring,l
WHAT THT NEW sourn MRANs,
In speaking TO the toast with which
yen baye honored me | accept the
term, "The New Souri, IA In no
btRse disparaging to tho Old. Dear 60
me, Ell, are the home Of my childhood
and the traditions OF my people.
There Ia New South, not through
protest against the Old, hu, because Of
new conditions, new adjustments aud,
II you please, new ideas and afpira-
tons. IL 10 to this that | Sddr Aea
myself, ash you, gentlemen, 10
y cture IL you can the fnotsr ~ soldier,
who, butIOaing up in hia faded grey
iAcktt the parole which WAS taken,
testimony 10 his children of his lldelitv
ard faith, turned his iaro southwark
from APPROXIMATION IN April, 1865.
Thiak of him IS regged, half starved,
heavy hearted, snieebl,d by want and
wounds, having fought 70 exhaustion,
h. eutrendets his sur, wiring, the
havda vt his onmra les, md, Hitting bis
tsar s'Rinsd ard pallid face for the las,
time b the graves that dot tbs old
Vagina hills, pulls hs gvay can over
HE brow and beg MS the slow aud pain-
tU) iourueN Nhay does he tind-.let
me ssk YOU, who weat 10 your homrs
eager , aud all the welcome vcu had
Justly Ssrged, ful payment Tor your
topt VI, rs' Ssor dce--what does he find
when he retcats tho homo ne left
four ytegS b tarce he ends his house
N ruins he farm devastated, his
elsvea ilved, his stock killed, his harms
empty, his rate de't'oyed, his money
worth use, his social eyslem, fsudal in
i's msRpldcEnee, swept away, bis pNO-
pla without law or legal status, his
comrades s,eia and their burdens OF
or etS heavy % his shoulders
CsO,hsd by 6eiost, HE very traditions
gone, NitnOu, morev, credit, eln.
p'0ymeNt material or tySinlrS-gnd,
nesltits sill this, confronted with the
4 svest nroblcn that ever met human
Nhtsl igenoe the sttablhhiuc Of =
status ior the vast body Of his liberia.
tei saves
What does no de---this hero in gay,
win q heart OF SNla--aoes re eli
t0wn in Snl.enneeS asa despalts Not
Tor a day, Surely Gsd, who had
scoatStd uim in his prosperity, ia-
81 rSd him in hiS adversely, As ruin
Nae never bS,ora ~ ovefwhrlmlrg,
never waa TsetoFRtlNn swift er. The
soldier stepped from ,hs trenches
lhta The iatrow; homes thst hsd
charged ESdevsl guns marched hei.ra
the pillow, aud iiclde hat rsn ied With
human no 3 10 ApIi, were eieea wi,h
tA- hatvss, IA June; w0Nea reared Ia
lor0ey oat up thsir 3iesoes saa mtda
bre, cNts ios hti' husbands, and, with
patience and hCEo'slo tAst ne
wamta slUays as n Carmen, c,Va
their ,eRrGs 10 work. There vas
,fs'o q yerorss in az tt{A Caer'a'-
Ress sd trsnkRtss prevailed. "R,n
Arae a ucS thV Key sota when be-
sasds "Well, I killed IS many q them
"a they 81 of me, Eni noNI anl Aue
\, ~ h" fIsnrhtef kn3 apt,'spts1 ~