The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-01

who were entrusted with great RESPONSE
bility was Andrew johnson. He had
broadness and narrowness, liberality
and peculiar patriotism, and the same
rebellion which should have given him
possibilities had made of him compost
ton that no other man had. lie was born
a poor wight with the pride of a rich man,
and the iron burned into his soul that the
aristocrat would not recognize the plebian.
With the passion OF revenge he shouted
treason, and demanded by court-martial
or by civil trial that all the leaders OF the
rebellion should be Immediately executed.
Before the passive. of this extraordinary
man arose the silent, undemonstrative form
Of Gen. Grant. Said he: Halt The
parole Of Grant Is the honor OF the United
States' [Applausc.] He saw the oppor-
tunity TO save his country according TO his
own method. And when again there
would have been reversed the result Of
victorylthis same silent man'arose again and
said: THE bayonets which have saved
the nation shall protect it, Applause
'Grant, the soldier, stands the Alexan-
der. Grant rs statesman and President
will take his place among the greatest who
have held that Office. He said TO n friend
in the last years OF his administration: 'All
ask OF you is that the day | retire from
Office you will publish as your leading ar
tiCle, Gen. Grant coming into Office ignor-
ant OF civil affairs, acted up to the best
lights he had" Applause. The man he
loved had the welding OF his power and
the custody OF his honor. Expecting the
endorsement OF his country for third
term, when that failed the election OF Gar
field rested with the breath OF Grant. Had
he sulked in his tent the policy OF the
country would have been reversed.
Caesar was greater than Grant because
he was the greatest general Of ancient
times, but Caesar was infinitely beneath
| Grant, for ambition always led him. Sit
| ting beside Won Moltke and Bismarck at
the great review he electrified the military
heroes of Europe by saying, Il hate war;
| Applause. On his deaihbed, when there
passed before him the grand army he had
! commanded and the Confederates whom
he had defeated also saluting him, he left
Us last Legacy TO his countrymcn, Let us
| have peace
''Phat has a different meaning, and he
knew and | know the Interpretation for
You and for 'all of us; il is, The Union
first aud the party afierward.' / see the
spirit Of that grand declaration. There
will be parties in this country, for they are
necessary for the preservation OF our lib
crty, but they should never be formed on
sectional lines. Applause. The solid
north has been broken up. Let the solid
south see there is no room for any further
resistance. [Great applause Let us fight
our battles under the banner, Let us have
peace. [Applluse.l Tonight the spirit
Of the great commander hoyers over this
banquet hall and our actions are passing
before him for judgment Let us make no
compromises for principle, but let MS re-
member the country Is greater than the
party" lThunders Of applause.
TRrBuTE FROM THE SOUTH.
Gen. Malone, wearing an old fashioned
buff waisicoat and gold buttons under his
! spiked tail coat, arose and ran his fingers
through the mass OF gray hair that cater
acted over his grizzly countenancc.
"As one OF Ices corps commanders, F"
he said, Serving through that four years
Of unhappy strife between sections OF our
country aud as one who honors him for
having fought and fought well for his con
yittions, am here TO say To you citizens
Il the United States and we are all citi.
zcns-that | accepted my parole ut Apo
matox with no mental rcservation-lap-
plauscl THAT then ! had considered the
unhappy struggle terminated, and by the
terms Of an honorable parole ! accepted
all Of the results determined in that parole.
so, II will he my effort rs Il Is the earnest
desire Of all who have been true 10 that
Confederate flag 10 renew our assurance OF
all ,giance 10 the Union, determined "a
sand with you rs bone Of our bono and
ncsh Of our flesh, for the Union and the
flag. lChcer.l
!. "As much rs We may lament the lives
that were sacrificed on either side, few eau
doubt that the late war was a necessity
W. had problem that had one day 10 b,
sol ed. We are iirncr knit than ever foi
the Institution OF slavery no longer exists
I say that there Is not a man who stood 10y
th Confederate cause who does not agre,
with me that the war i over" Applause.
Gen. Sherman explained that Col. Rober
G.. lnecrsoll did not want 10 speak, but
group OF gentlemen lifted the orator NJ
and carried him forward by main force
Col. lngcroll said:
81 firmly believe that any nation grca
enough 10 produce and appreciate grea
aud splendid man Il great enough 30 keel
his memory green. No man admire
Grant and the men who fought under hin
more than do, not because they wake,
10 the lannon's mouth, but because the!
fought for the greatest cause that can b,
expressed in the English language, tn
cause Of human liberty. And as ! lis,enc,
to Gen. Malone tonight, i felt that th,
north was just as responsible for the war a
the south. The south upheld slavery, bu
~ did the north. have always felt NOR
respect for man who defended SLAYER!
because he owned slaves and prohied b!
their labor than for man who went int
partnership with him on the distiDc
! understanding that he was 10 have none o
the profits and half the disgrace. tChccrs
, "ifthc war was for conquest, ioraggrand
izement, / should not feel like placinI
Grant alongside Of the great commander
VI history, but when | remember tina
every blow broke n chain, that the whit
| man WIS 10 bc civilized nj the same tint
the black man was freed, and that the ilal
was TO be left without stain ON u, ] fee
like placing him nj the head Of all the com
mandcrs Of the world. Loud applause
III do not believe moro mcrcfnl genera
, ever drew a sword. All greatness Is mercy
Al truly great men love 10 forgive. Al
/, greatly heroic natures arc capable OF shed
ding the divine tear Of pity.
81 say, moreover, tina, the man who's de
I, fcatcd aud who secs his crrorand acknowl
\ edges Il Is victor, and believe that tn
: south Is today rs much a victor ~ th
: north. tChccnl
III know the names of Grants victories
= and they shine like stan. in the heaven o
= his fame. | admire great aud dnmaii
\ achievements on the field Of war. But th