Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-08

In a recent speech in the city Of New
York, John Van Buren, spoke as follows
H1'he policy Of President Johnson must
be sustained BY the people Of this country.
4 ] have no doubt that il viii be. The Re
publicans propose that these States shall
! be kept out until they allow these black
people TO vote. Can there be more pre-
/ posterous supposition, aud one which
mere emphatieally requires the condem-
nation Of the people This means mill
tary rule and nothing else, and IL can
only result ia the continuation Of difficult
ties under which we have labored. PeO-
pie assume to doubt whether the DemOc-
racy are sincere in their support Of the
President. They never doubted our sim
ceritv when we were hostile 70 them or
the President himself. Why should they
doubt the sincerity Of the Democracy
when they stand up to this policy? Is II
a new question: Most certainly not. It
is the very question upon which We have
been divided in politics for the last ten
or fifteen years The question has been
all along shall these States be allowed to
regulate their own affairs, OF shall other
States regulate for them2 W That have
the Northern and Eastern politicians OF
the Republican and Seward stripe been
doing f0r the last ten or fifteen yeafs but
interfering with the Administration OF the
institutions of the South VI hat pro
voke,j the war? Was it not the declara-
ton that there was law higher tnan the
Constitution, which forbade 5lavery-thdt
there was an irrepressible conflict between
slave aud free labor-Ihat il was q sin TO
hold slaves-that the Constitution was
covenant with hell2p Was II not
continual habit for Abohtionists TO 90 to
Washington and abuse and blac5gUard
members Of Congress, who held slaves
Washington held slaves, Jackson held
slaves, Taylor held slaves; and yet these
people have been doing all they could to
force the Southern people TO abolish sia-
very. THIS has brought on conflicts upon
tl.s door OF tue House Of Representative (
This nas provoked collision, angry COLI /
sion, and brought assaults upon men, and !
these men, instead Of resenting injury, /
have Uraversed this nation and Europe, (
calling public attention 10 the assaults /
that had been committed upon them and [
nsidi0usiv exciting the North against the 4
South and the South against the North. (
Everybody knows that this is the way the /
war was brought about; everybody knows
that this is the way to continue the war.
President Johnson says that this must be
stopped; these people must attend 70 their
own domestic 2ifairs-you must let them
attend 70 their own business. II you do
90 the South will in due time do what Is
lust and proper upon the subject Of these
black people. This is wise and humane
policy, and one which Democratic insti-
5utions deserve. It is a very remarkable
hing how Democrats in Iowa, or Mime
sofa, or New Hampshire, without any
Of opinion, without holding
meetings 10 determine what they shall do,
hat the moment d Democratic measure is
suggested by anybody, whether by the
President of their choice or one elected
against their wishes and eEerIOns, they
say that is right and viii sustain
I, no matter who may have proposed it;
md more, they unanimously sustain it.
IN the other hand, the other party the
moment a proposition eminates from the
Democrats, no matter how just and patrt-
,tic il may be, they Immediately COM
Jine 70 defeat 1t. That is the history and
viii soon be tae action Of the two great
political parties Of the country