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

wrong before, and nothing wrong that was
right before; II simply settled the question
OF where the greater strength lay. We
know that
Who oyercomcs
by force, hath overcome but bali his foes,
and that il more remains 10 be done, II
must come because the hearts OF men are
changed. The war is over; tho very sub
ect is hackneyed il is n tale that is told,
and commerce and enlightened scli-interest
have obliterated all lines And yet you
must forgive us IT, before the account is
finally closed, and the dead, and the woe,
and the tears are balanced by all the bless.
ings Of reunited country, some OF us still
listen for voice we have not yet heard; u
we wait for some southern leaders TO tell
us that renewed participation III the man
agement OF the affairs oi this nation carries
with il the admission that the question OF
the right of secession issettled, not because
the south was vanquished, but because the
doctrine was and is wrong, forever wrong.
[Great applause
We are plain people, too, and live far
away. We find all the excitement we need
in thotwo great political parties, and rather
look upon the talk OF anybody in either
party being better than his party, as n sort
OF cant. The hypcrcritical faculty has not
reached us yet, aud we leave TO you OF the
east the exclusive occupancy OF the raised
lias upon which il seems necessary Tor the
| independent voter To stand while he IL
counted Applause and laughter
nusY IN MAKING STATES.
We are provincial; We have no distinctive
! literature and no great poets our leading
pcTsonage abroad Of late seems 10 be the
/ IL. tltuE.t. Dtllit ffuuubtar1 and Nya
! use orr adieciivcs ~ rccklessly that the
| polite badnage INDUCED in toward each
other by your New York editors to MS
seems tame aud spiritless Laughter. In
mental achievement We may not have full
| " acquired the Use of the fork, and are
! "but in the gristlo and not yet hardened
! into the bone Of manhood" We stand
toward the east somewhat M country TO
city cousins; about as New to Old England,
only We don't feel half 10 badly about il,
and on the whole are rather pleased with
ourselves. Lauglicr.l There is not In
the whole broad west u ranch 50 lonely or
10 remote that public school Is not Ia
reach Of t. With generous help from the
east, western colleges arr clevatng and III.
rccting western thought, and men busy
making States yet find tine 10 live manly
lives and TO lend n hand. lll this may
not be aesthetic, but II " yirilc, and
il leads up aud not down. Great
poets and those who so touch
The hearts OF men that the vibration goes
down the ages, must often find their in
SEPARATION when wealth brings leisure TO a
class. or must have Learned In suffering
what they teach in song" We can wait
for our inspired ones; when they come,
the work vi this generation, obscure and
commonplace, will have paved thu way
for them, the general intelligence diiluscd
in this half century WILL unknown or for
gotten. yet live in their numbers, and the
vivid imagination III our New England AM
ccsion wasted in depicting the joys and
iormcnis II the world 10 come, will, moli-
lied by tho ycars. beauty aud cnnOblo
the cares Of this. Applause.
There arc some things even moro Inn
porianl than the highest culture. The
west is the Almighty's reserve ground,
and, az the world is filling up, he Is turn.
Ing even the old arid plains and deserts
into fertile acres, and IL sending there the
rain ~ well M the sunslhnc. \ high and
glorious destiny awaits us soon the bal
ancc oi the population viii lie on the other
side Of the Mississippi, aud the millions
that are coming must hnd waiting for them
schools aud churchcsSgood government
and happy people.
who love the land because Il Is their own,
Aud scurn to give attght other reason why;
Would shake hands With Ming upon his throne,
Aud think II klndns.s 90 his Majesty.
THE .ciiARAcrER OF souH IMMIGRATION.
We are beginning 10 realize, however,
that the invitation We have been extend.
ing In all the world has been rather too
general. so Ear No have been able 20
make American ciiinns in fact ~ well ms
namc out III the fprcign.born immigrants.
The task WIS light while We had the
honest aud industrious 10 deal with, but
the character of some of the present immi-
grafton has brought conviction which We
hope ysi sharc. that the sacred rights of
citizenship should he withheld from a
certain class Of aliens In race and language
who sck the protection Of this govern.
ment. until they shall have at least learned
that the nd In our flag N comminglcd with
the white and the blue aud the stan.
Threat applause.
: In everything which pertains 10 progrcs.
! In the west the Yankee Reinforcement
! step mpldly a. the front. Every year Nh,
: needs more 1T them. aud m the country
: grows the annual demand becomes greater
a Genuine New Englandcn arc 10 be hal on
z tap only In six small States, and rcmcm
. boring this we feel that We have the righ
! to demand that In the future, even mon
a than In the past, the heads of the New
England households weary not In the goo,
: work laughter aud applause.
y In these latter DAYS " Blooms and New
Soulhs and Grcat Vests when cycrybod,
mp north, who find gun, is made To Zee
; that he ought TO apologize for Il, aud gpo'
4 fellowship everywhere abounds, there IL
a sort NJ tendency TO fuse; only bic anl con
4 spicuous things are much considered an,
Q New England being small In ana, an,
\ most Of her distinguished people bcinl
n dead, she Is just now somewhat under NJ
i eclipse. Hut in her past she has undyinI
u fame. You II New England aud he
q borders live always IN the aimosphcr
!. oi her glurics. the SCENES which tell q
;. her achievements arr ever near at hand
\ aud familiarity and contact may nj
\ them Ut their charms, and dim to YOU
/. eyes their sacrcdnc-s The sons oi Ne,
Il England In the west revisit her ~ mel
!, Who mako pilgrimage to some holy shrine
Il and her hills aud valleys aro still Justine
{, With noble traditions, In her glorics an
n her history We claim common hcniag,
b. and We never wander M Ear away irur
her that. with each recurring anuiycr~ar
~ Of this day, our hearts do not turn To hc
n With wncwcd love and devotion to our be
= loved New England yet,
II Not Ny EASTERN windows only
"A When daylight etucs oomes IN the ight
To trunt the sun gllmhs slow, how slowly,
= Int westward. look. the land 4 bright
y lllcarty applause