The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-21


press and calmly discuss them, he also has
courage; but the bravcst man OF all, the
one who has the best and most unim-
peachable right and claim to courage, is
the man who, TO shield and protect others,
accepts open insult and submits unmur-
muringly TO open censure, criticism and
indignity. This is harder than heading
AN army, harder than wearing royal
crown, harder than preaching truth TO .
generation OF fools
OF that class OF heroes the press is full.
The men who work and toll when others
sleep, who 90 and come without making u
noise, who do their duty quietly, bravcly,
unilinchingly and who die without max
ing a sign. these, after all, are the true he
foes Of the press, and TO them drink in
all sincerity. There is no bugle-blast to
nerve them TO the encounter, no trumpet.
note TO set their pulses aglow with the fire
| oil enthusiasm, no clash OF conflict TO fur.
nish stimulus to tagging purposes Their
deeds are unchronicled, their heroism does
not inspire the poets song, but when the
record OF human glory is made up in the
Book OF Books, there will he no brighter
page than that devoted TO the heroes OF the
press.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Picards speech
the vocal quartet, "Giye me my own
native isle, was stirringly sung by MoSsrs.
q. u. Hutton, Il. ID. Seward, +. Y. Ander-
son aud James +. Ryan. Following this
came the toast. "The spirit of the mount
aims" responded TO by the Hon. VIM.
Rule, of the Knoxville Chronicle, as follows:
The spirit OF the mountains j. The spirit
OF progress, Although young man, to
member when no railroad had pcnc,ra.
ted these mountain Businesses and the
whistle OF the locomotive had not been
heard rcyerberating through the hills and
vallcys Then there were few primitive
furnaces where little iron was made for
local use, and coal was hauled twenty-five
or thirty miles with OK teams and
sold at 80 cents per bushcl. But the
spirit Of progress asserted itself, aud now
the black smoke from thousand smoke
stacks darkcns the horizon. The coal and
iron mines have been orene5 and old moth
or earth iorced to yield up her deposits OF
rich treasures. beginning with that
\ lovely city on the Virginia border,
where new railroads arc reaching out
10 adjacent coal fields and beds OF iron
/ ore, We come down 10 johnson City,
where narrow gauge roads run out aud
I Though the deep gOrges along the pictur.
cSque valley OF the Doe river 20 the incom.
| parable magnetic iron OF the Cranberry
region. Coming on down We lind Norris
town, model OF thrift and enterprise,
where another brunch road divorces, lead.
I ing Ia western North Carolina, u land
noted Tor its charming scenery and
unsurpassed climate. Then we have
/ Knoxville, the gem Of the mountains,
| tine finest city this side Of the
Golden Gates, noted for beautiful sur
roundings, salubrious climate and the
/ pluck aud enterprise OF its people. Ath-
ems. the beautiful little town few miles
away nom the base Of the ehilhomee, hall
/ way between Knoxville and Chattanooga,
/ is having n wonderful growth. Then we
/ have the beautiful city OF Cleveland, with
IFS modcl homes. These are some Of the
/ points Of interest which illustrate the spirit
of the mountains. Last, but not least,
/ there stands the magic city Of chattanooga,
/ which waicr cannot drown nor tircburn; n
city that believes in itself aud IA not too
modest TO Ray 80; a city that burns tons Of
I conl and melts car loads Of iron every dny;
. city where the procession keeps moving
and whatsoever fails TO 60 forward gets left
In short, the spiri, OF the mountains every
where is the spirit Of enterprise, Of push,
of vim, of progress.
HoN. WILLIAM RULK
"Tlc three grand divisions" met with .
happy response from Mr. Gid III. Baskettc
ui the Nashville imaioan, a. follows
'Gallia est omoris diyisa in parties tres, u
90 words to that effect This was not orig
inally said Of Tennessee. hut think II
may apply in one sense ut least, for II you
will pardon an exccnlblc pun, Tennessee,
politically, too often to be all gall.
None can complain Of the fact that
Tennessee comprises three great natural
divisions, each distinct in its topography,
It's beauty and variety Of scene and ia
richness 81 resource. When nature spread
Out the territory between the Unakas aud
the Mississippi she was in one Of her mast
lavish moods, and gave Us land, faircr
than which never SMILED beneath the sun.
| East tennessee, with liz mountain ranges
and sentinel peaks overlooking wales ol
marvellous venture, and fertility,
combines a grandeur Of view which
| rivals that Of Switzerland, will
a charm Of climate and a proIuciiycncss Of
soil peculiarly its own. West Tennessee.
IRON the riyrron itscast, displGyua diycrsi
fed landscape Of woodland and meadow
hill and dale, until il broad savanna.
and alluyial fields, more fertile than thC
famous yally oi the Nir touch the great
est Ut all rivcrH on the west, on the bank.
| al which sits "A mptrDDolis with "A iuorp
splendid promise tlan iis ancient name.
sake could boast Of In the palmicsl days oI
Egypt. Boiwoon those great divisions lies
Middle Tennessee, unsurpassed In iis
wealth Oi attractions: iis borders upon
either hand pariako OF lac comcly feature.
oi lis sister sections while framed In ths
blue OF ia enciUling highland rim their
,milcs beauty land, the picture-pocm 81
America, the very garden II the gods N
each Of These grand divisions We may well
bc proud. OF the three, constituting the
great state oi Tennessee. We may well bC
he ircbly proud.
Bu., Tor one, must enter a protest
against the useless and fictitious absurd
division Ut the State into three political
departments. We have too long aoqui.
csccd In q custom, often more honofcd In
the breach than in the Observance, al
measuring ont political honon byscciions
We have ialcn into the habito u bcslowing
otlicu 10 the ssycal divisions by turns
very much ~ Mrs Sgurcu administered
trraclo Ia the boys. We try 10 appoHion
"pic" on the geographical plan, and IN.
qucntiy do violence ~ good Judgment IN
tile effort. There ann hall dozrn OF NOR
| ,ut.aa In lha sau "a fla Lfuta tkli,h ~.