Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-06-02
DAILY APPEAL.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1s5S
sENATnR nannLAs, nILL

The bill introduced by Senator DoUeLAs (sayl
the New York Ne,cs) is one Of very great i'm
portaBee, and we hope it will at once become a
law. More authority sheuld be given the Ex-
eeutive, that he night act with promptness and
eaersy ca any sudden emergency, and call such
force into immediate action as might be neoes-
sary for repeIling attack or furnishing insults
to our dag, This bill does al this and such a
bill is positively necessary.
50 Il is not safe Continues the Nsiss) at all
times for an Executive to assume the respon-
sibilily' when his powers are doubtful, although
L may be fOr purpose in itself commendable,
Just, and right but cloths him with the spowsr
Of the law and be acts with fearlessnesss and
when some gross outrage is committed upon
cur flag or cpon our soil during a recess Of
Congress, It no longer becomes necessary to
wait the assembling Of the National Lsgisla-
ture before the authors Of such outrsgss can be
properly punished, and the nations honor pro-
tectedo
This sentiment is endorsed by every Demo-
cratic exchange which has spoken on the sub
jsct. The Black Republican journals, cOmpris-
ing the New York Tribune, Eurniug Post, Sc,
&c, denounee the bill, and are strongly op-
posed to giving the President any more power
thsn be has at present; but nothing better
could be expected from such a source.
TIE BEIBE.-Sinee the passage Of the Eng
lish bill, The Black Republican party find nOth-
ing of which to complain, except that a bribs /
is offered to the people of Kansas, to induce
them to adopt the Constitution. Those who |
make such fuss about the matter know very 4
well that there is nothing in it. It is merely
hobby which they are forced to mount, for
want Of better one. II the land grant was
either unusual or extrsTsgsnt, there might be
some sense in the opposition 10 it. But as the
grant is customary one, and the proceeds are
to be judiciOusly appropriated, the war made
against it is entirely unjust. To show how
the more sensible Of the opposition view this
feature Of the bill, We present the following
comments upon it from the Washington States,
an shh-Administration paper:
" The new Kansas bill accepts the Crittenden
and, while presenting that to the
people, according to our Interpretation, allows
the latter to express their will on the constftu-
tion. It is virtual submission Of the consti- I
tuition, though not done in as straight forward
a manner as we could desire.
" As the ordinance is only such a one as is
usual in the case Of all new States, there is no
particular reason why the people shall be in
iueed to accept 1t. Whenever they come in
hey will have Just such an ordinance-cer-
.sinly one Of not less value; while the Lscomp-
on ordinance would have given them one seven !
lines more valuable. The Lecompton ordi-
lance would be worth 10 land some S29. .490.- ,
,OOl the ordinance Of the new bill gives land I
o the amount Of over 81 0OO, 600. Therefore .
Ee cannot regard the new ordinance as a bribe
o swallow the constitution, as it is only the
lsual grant, and seven times less than that de- !
handed By Kansas, suppOsing Kansas to have
made the Lscompton instrument If Kansas :
elects this constitution, she will have what !
he IS now offered by the new ordinance when !
he comes in with any other constitution con-
equently, it cannot be a special bribs TO =
WalloB this" !