Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-11

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Radical PKoGEAHHE
We copy from the Washington C7o7
ic7e Of the 5th inst, what may he re
garded As the Pronuneiamento Of th'
Radical majority in Congress IL is
singular mixture Of bullying and wheed
Iinp-an awkward attempt to intimidat'
AMI ID. conefiate the Executive. Webe
sneak for il an attentive perussl, a.
marking the point Of divergence between
the President and The leaders Of th'
Radical party i'm and out Of Congress
ArrEALu THE COMMON FRrENns OF A
T1sgIgNC OJNTRy.-itwoU beunmaulN
10 deny the fact that az no period, either
before. during, OF since the rebellion, ha'
there been So genera! an unea~iueSS. moi
% SAY apprehension, as st the present
moment. We write with no purpose O.
alarm, and certainly with none to
weaken, the popular heart, when we De,
clare that upon the issue Of a few days,
and upon the unity, dignity -andprgdeuce
of the American Congress, depend all our
material interests. Under God, We have,
in fact. no other direct human reliance
but the American people and their "repre-
SeutatiVes in Congress assembled Their
fOrtitude under mconceivable trials and
provocations, and their f0rhearance In
the face of uneXampled insult, are hap
PLY reinforced by the most majestic
demonstration since the firing upon sum
ter. There Is, indeed, q difference be-
tween the two periods The loyal MILL
ions. more Injured % treason, more IA
miiiar with death, are now s more COM
pact and fiery aggregate. while the dis
loyal elements, hushed in ls6l before an
almost universal uprising. have lately
been ~iucouceivably encouraged. and
boldly fauut defiance 20 their honest
allegiance. To becomes important 10 IN
quire. IN vieu Of the general situation,
whether there Is TO road through this
gloomy complication, and whether
There h not "a vital craftsmanship
equal 10 all the emergencies. We
do not disguise that the confidence
of the country IN the Executive
il paraIyzed. But where the necessity Is
50 Imminent and where the power for
mdeserihahic mischief Is resident In q
single Individual. no remedy should be
left uutrieI % induce the occupant Of the
Presidential chair To pause in what, il
verS---5 In. VIII certainly end in dis5s-
Ter 10 the most generous ans ueriuoriOus
people in the world, and i'm ~unspeakable
and inevitable ruin u himself. That
Congress has done it, full duty, is proved
by the extraordinary response Of its uu-
merlu- constituencies. He who doubts
The eEpedIeucy OF the justice Of its meas
ure- need only contemplate these increaz-
ing manifestations. II Is in vain for
politicians OF aSpiFauts 10 disregard them.
They must and viii he respected.
Possessing all the ingredients Of
self protection, they are at the sametime
eager for harmony for the general good.
Irresistible In civil a. in military life,
they viii, however. save and protect the
State against all enemies audaIl hazards.
Yet. conscious OF tie dangers of IN
haupy collisions, and alive 20 the neces-
sitv Of exercising every prudential and
even compromising gency for the COM
mon veal, they gladly hail such CO.
operative movements between the
now di-cOrdauU executive and leCi--
larive branches Of the Govern
ment a. would rescue at least q
portion Of the fruits Of our victory
over treason and slavery, and defeat the
new Vaccinations of tie enemies of the
Republic. The breach that has been
-urecipitated may In the present week be
frreparsblv Widened and deepenei, or
HaILaNNarnNa NNN"hA anu AENAFNlz AIN %"
INQUIRE whether there are not certain
measures upon which there has been
much discussion. snd in regard 10 which
there Is intense general S~Olicitude, the
Drops~ disposition Of which may again
utterly defeat and destroy the sinister
aNnacuatious Of our adversaries and again
consolidate the friends of the Govern
ment into % c~Onquering combination.
The ioint Committee on RecOustrUc-
ton. having successfully ~euUHciaBed In
tie joint resolution of the Houses the
purpose Of Congress i'm reference 20 the
admission Of senators and representative
from the ins8rgeGt States, the country
may confidently expect such action a.
viii introduce into Congress the loyal
claimants from the State Of Tennessee.
Should such a report come from that
Committee to-day or Tomorrow at The
same time protecting the loyal people
of Tennessee from the dangers OF "a new
rebellion IN The shape of . raid upon the
ballot boxes. that VIII Toe a fair pledge OF
indemnity for the past Snd security for
The future. Here VIII De ga policy that
viii live in the present and last in The
wears 70 come. Although ID is intimated
that the President might not sanction au
adjustment that would bring his own
state ia triumph into the National Legis-
IIHNFH. ana NNNsa f-ad|..-tI "a -'AIA H.t-I~
unon which ai the in~lrgeut States
might he brought back To the Union fire
side. We cannot believe that he viii SCI
himself up against what would Doe SO eX-
aetly I'm accordance with that part Of his
record which stands In such Iu~trOu-
contrast with the sad occurrences of the
last two weeks.
The next thing ia order would he the
passage 40 an early day, by The House OF
Reurezenrativez, OF Senator Irumbulls
hfIl securing civil rights 70 the people Of
be whole Union. This measure has al
ready passed the Senate, and is now
pending in the other branch of Congress.
We are in hopes that the President viii
not veto this bin, especially a. IL has
been amended I'm the House. Some OF
those who profess to speak for him are
lis warm advocates. Should he sign iL,
then the col0red people VIII stand
before the people "a loyal and as con-
s|titutiou8l citizens, and the local courts
Of the iu-ugrertiouary districts viii be
restrained Hy the strong arm of national
law whenever they may attempt % be
oppressive or partial.
Follow thi~ by passing The amendment
Of Tire National Consultation prohibiting
the payment uf ali rebel debts.
TIlen place upon the road Of popular
ratification senator Maie's amendment
limiting the Presidency to "A single term
After tbr admission Gi IeuU----e. uu-
der the recommendation Of the Joint
Committee oH reconstruction tUusrs
pass a careful enabling act for yng
other ten seeded States, requiring them
a. abolish al slave codes and discrinIua-
ting acts against the blacks, and also
roH-trainiug them 10 ratify the anti
Tauai debt amendment above referred tp.
D. Cougre-s and The Executive could
unite upon these really easy and pririi-
-reIueIIe-, other reforms would speed
iIy follow. According o. the Presidents
last a-,Grauee % General Howard. Dee
proposes tD continue the Freedmen's Blu
reau-Yme of tle features Of which are
far more Objectionable than those com
planned Of Boa his veto OF Mr.. T|rulnhulf.
hil-for another entire year, before the
cud Of which time, should the above
propositions be- carried by the pfeeut
to-ngreSs-either the colpred population
Of lie Southern States viii be 90 such "a
condition As not to require extra official
suardianship 10 restraint, OF else The
wear may De- extended into another.
Nor sL5 We despair that when this
much IS agreed upon The important sub
iect OF suffrage viii remain a bone cot
contention between the sections MOI is
speak of b. iu a ~reproac8fui or a revenge
lul sense, tire great anG-slavery seuil-
Inent haas again proved is ponderous and
pIeponderating power. The southern
people, as well a. all political aspirants,
must know, if they consult their own
hearts, that no experiment, no project
and no hope, general or individual, can
ever prevail that seeks TO cheat or check
that sentiment.
These may be called the organic fea-
lures Of a grand remedial and recon
Cling system. They may Doe rapidly
followed by a series of consistent Iegisla-
enactmentS-for instance. "a bin
aouaiizing soldier bounties. " Give. %
"A valued and distinguished cor
respondent. TO each veteran a one
hundred dollar five per cent. twenty
wear bond. aud % those who enls-
reI In IS5l-82, for three years, "a one
hundred and sixty acre land warrant be-
To those enlisted in ls05 give an
acre land warrant. The quarter
.ecti0n being worth tW0hundred, and the
acre section one hundred dollars
sach. Something like this would
the brave boys who whipped
he traitors ina the South, and are
needed % whip the copperheads ia the
and Wcst.H and adds our
,7rrespondent the interest on the bonds