The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-06
MELVILLE FULLER.
The Chief Justice Who Is To Be,
His. Little Poem of tho Death of
Grant Reproduced.
He was Douglas Democrat and
Opposed Mr.. Lincoln
Because of the Emancipation Proc
lamation, and Wanting Peace.
He Declared That tho War had Turned
Against Slavery, Which was Incon-
sistent with the Declarations
OF President Lincoln.


had been receiving congratulations all day,
and many interruptions, together with the
attention paid TO the mass Of letters and tel
cgrams laid upon his desk, 10 say nothing OF
his daily labor wcaricd him greatly,
"Mr Fuller" said the correspondent,
"have you the poem written 10y you ON the
death Of Gen. GranG'
lie thought for a moment and replied; 81
don't believe have. never keep those
things though really ought to. Wait a
moment
Mr. Fuller went into back room and
asked his wife about II, but Mrs. Fuller did
not know where twas. When lac returned
to the parlor Mr.. Fuller said: This is really
provoking But Il was the Same way with
the poem ! wrote ON Garfield
Tho HrrdM would like TO reproduce the
poem, said the correspondent.
II wonder what that Is forl' asked Mr..
Fuller. "rhcrc isn't much IN the thing,
anyway However, don't really know that
! want 70 be known rs n poet It's rather
destructive TO judicial dignity" and lac
smiled In rather quzzical WY.
he that as u may, the Herald correspond.
ent twas enabled to find copy OF the
poem. which was entitled Grant aud was
read ut the Grant memorial meeting here on
August 10, 1855. II is as follows
mn. rULLER's POEM on GRANT.
let the drum to trumpet speak
The trumpet Ia the cnununccr without
The cannon tO tine heavens from each fcdoubt
Each ldNly valley and each lofty peak,
~ to his rest the great commander goes
Into the pleasant land Of earned Upu,e.
The great commander when
Il hcnrl no more the sound of wars alarms,
The buglc's stirring mote, the clnng NJ anus,
Dcprccl,tion's tongue would whisper then
Only rood fortune gave 10 him success.
when was there greatness fortune lid not blcsa2
not In his battles won.
Though long the well fought fields may keep thclI
But In lie wide worlds sense of duty done,
| The gallant soldier Finds The need ni nmc
| Its life NO struggle for ambitions prize,
simply the duty done that neat him lies.
| Andns with him Of old.
| Immortal Captain oi triumphant Rome,
Mhnsc eagles made the roundcd globe their home
How the grand soul Of true heroic mould
That p,ncc M ight gather all beneath her wings
No lamentations hcrc.
| The war hero lays him down 10 nesi
| ~ tirrd Infant nt The mothers bicast
Without aoarc. without thought Of fear,
| Waking 90 gUrt upon the other shore
| The glorious host Of commdcs gone before.
| Earth 10 H. Kindred arih.
| The spirit Ia the fellowship 81 sOulH
|
| OF waiting ages yet io have their birth,
Fnmc, faithful io The faithful. writes on high,
| Ills name ~ one that WAS not born iodio.
| WAR RECORD or TIE NEw CniEF JUSTICE
| Ultra Republicans are however, talkin.
| about the war record of the nominee iol
chief Justice aud the more pronounced de
clare that Republican senators should op
| pose confirmation.
At the outset Of the war Mr.. Mclyill,
Fuller was a strong Douglas man, and was .
| Democrat As such he was n member Of tht
State Legislature. The Democrats, then con
| trolling the lower house Of the Legislature,
appeared TO be particularly inccnscd against
| President Lincoln because Of the cmancipa
ton proclamation aud were very solicitOu'
for peace, when they made the discovery, ~
was fully rccitcd In the resolutions for which
Mr. Fuller voted, that the war was bcinl
wagcd against slavery, In direct contraycn
ton Of the declarations made by the Pfcsi
dent IN his inaugural. II was declared tln
the Illinois troops were cntmppcd into fight
ing for n cause Tor which they did not enlist
aud that Il was wicked a. ask men 10 enrol
Themselves la the army for the purpose %
| putting down the rebellion aud then MAKE
| Them iight for the freedom " the slaves
The men with whom Mr.. Fullcrthcn voted
insisted that the war should not bo wagcd &
free the blacks.
ON Januay =, 1903, the anniversary o.
Jncksons victory, Mr. Fuller introduced th'
following:
"I,csoiycd. That We are profoundly con
WINGED Of the truth 81 the dcclamiion o
Gen Jackson, IN his farewell address. thai
the constitution cannot be- maintained MOI
the Union preserved Ia opposition ~ public
feeling by the mere cNrrtiOn Of cOcrciie
powers II the government. The foundations
must be laid Ia the alicctiona Of The people
In the security II gives 10 life, liberty nnc
property IN every part IT the country-th'
maternal attachment which the citizens o
several States bear 90 one another ~ mem
bcr Of one political family materially con
tributing 20 promote the happiness 81 cncl
other II was carried. Tho same day Mr.
O'Brien offered series Of resolutions de
clnring that "the administration had broker
lis faith, violated its pledges, deceived thI
people, betrayed the army aud almost sue
ccoacd IN making the restoration Of th'
Union n hopeless impOs.ibility,' that th'
nroclamations Of September ~, 1902 nnt
January !, 1868, proposing 10 give irecdon
to the slaves Of the southern States wor
lnlike unconstitutional, contrary 20 th'
usagcs Of civilized warfare aud calculated e
bring shame, disgrace aud iniamy upon th
hitherto uninsultcd nngOf the republic. III
then moved that they be made the HpCcia
order for the following Tuesday.
ut Brcnian0's substitute wa laid on TN
table. Mr.. Fuller voting In the Affirmative
II was ibis:
Resolved, That the proclamation issue
by Abraham Lincoln, President 81 tic Unite'
States on the 22d Of September, 1867 AM
the supplementary proclamation Issued OF
the 1T 81 January, 1858, will inaugurnte
most important epoch IN American history
that this proclamation, when rigidly en-
forced, will deprive the rebels Of their prin
cipal element In support Of this infamous re-
bellion. that II aims blow nj the very hear
Of the rebellion, aud will destroy is unhol
cause.
Resolved. That we heartily indorse thl
proclamation. that we urgn lis rigid enforc,
inent aud viii use our utmost cndeayors
sustain H."
Mr.. oBricn then Withdrew his motion I
make his resolutions the regular order "a
the following Tuesday and they were passcC
Mr. Fuller voting for them.
On February the majority Of the Iioni
committee ON federal relations reported III
resolutions dcnuncniory Of the admlnistn
ton aud the conduct Of the war, an abstra'
Of which was sent 20 the Herald last nigh
A minority report from the same cominitt'