Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-27
Correspondence Of the New York Tribune.
TIE Trojan HORSE.

AEAE AAO4AN HUME
WAsHINGrON, Feb. i.
The Committee OF Fifteen had a meeting to-
day, for the purpose Of taking the Tennessee
case into consideration. No decision was, how
ever, arrived at, and the COMMITTEES VIII
that the Committee viii soon make a report,
but not IN the shape of bill. providing for the
immediate rsadmiSsiou Of Tennessee. There
has been a sort OF artificial excitement about
this matter, which Is now beginning TO subside.
Somebody-probably somebody In Intimate re-
lations with the White HOuse-started the ru-
mo. that the Tennessee question would be
sprung upon the House al an early day, that it
would be taken out oftne Of tie Commit
tee Of f1fteen' ana That me nhcondltlonai read
mission OF that Stale would be voted by q large
majority Of the House. II was reported that
Speaker Coifax was tndustriousiy -canvassing
the House 20 bring about such a result.
A gentleman OF great reputation, and for
some time in very intimate relations with the
President, declared a few days ago, at a dinner
given by a high public mncti0nary, that the
President felt sure Of being able 70 procure the
early and unconditional readmisslon OF the
Rebel states; thata majority IN the House,
with the Speaker at us head. was in favor Of
bringing in Tennessee frst, and that afterWard
there would be nc difficulty as TO the rest A
General impression seemed 10 prevail that, by
some bold and unexpected movement in the
House, the admission OF Tennessee was to be
forced through, and thus the guaranty policy
OF the Republican majority in Congress COM
pletely and forever o~verrioden.
AS TO Tennesse, there is, no doubt, an almost
univeratl feeling in favor Of The individuals
sent by the people Of that state &c represent
them in Congress. As loyaiisis they are es-
teemed, and a. mel they are popular. And TINS
ceiling OF sympathy for the individual repre-
ssntatives disposes many to look upon Tennes-
see a. an exceptional case, 70 be kept apart from
the rest Of the Rebel states; and q variety OF
good features are discovered in her history ana
present condition, which, IL Is urged, enltNe her
10 n different treatment.
used by the friends OF the immediate readmis-
sion of Tennessee;
4. tennessee furnished Us a considerable
number OF Union soldiers during The war.
=. Tennessee organized a loyal Stale govern
ment before the surrender or the rebel armies
3. Tennessee ratified the constitutional
amendment before the surrender.
A. Tennessee is the home Of President John
such we're the arguments first brought for
ward by Speaker ColfaX, and Afterwards re-
peated by many others
The opponents Of the unconditional and In
mediate readmission Of Tennessee reply that,
Union soldiers were furnished by other Rebel
states also: that, II Tennessee is entitled to i'm
mediate readmissi0n by having established e
Union governmentand ratified the constitution
al amendment before the -surreuderS, sols Lou
isiana, now one OF the most rancOrous rebel
States: that, although Tennessee IS indeed the
home Of President bins M. Johnson would
never have been elected Vice Presidential IL had
depended upon the majority OF the people OF
Tennessee. for they would rather have voted
him into exile than into the White House; and
al the present moment Mr.. Johnson could not
be elected Governor OF the State on a null vote.
10 is argued, IN addition tOthis, that the account
given OF the cond1uOn OF things in Tennessee
ON the GNNEflDI u bAab oNaNrs as wei a AAG
UuiCn Central Committee, is such as 70 show
how small a share the Union element would
have 20 maintain It's Official ascendancy ip the
state L those restrictions were removed which
serve a. an inGUcement for good behavior But
above all, IL is asked: If Tennessee be read
mitted. uucondiuonally, without having given
any Iurtner guarantees, on what theory In the
world are you going 10 justify the keeping out
of the other rebel States, however disloyal,
until they shall have given further guarantees?
The ground OF this principle once abandoned,
on what basis are you going 70 rest your policy?
What common ground Of action VIII yOn have,
II your action is 20 be governed only by aTbi-
trary rulesP VIII you not be completely adrif,
never TO regain a firm footing againP
Such are the We principal objections to the
immediate readmission Of Tennessee, and the
most ardent advocate of this scheme cannot
say that these objections are grOundleSS Nor
Is the apprehension uniounded that the ground
Of a common principe once ~abaAGoned, the
majority viii hoIeleSsly founder about In the
mazes Of arbitrary theories amt special plea1-
lngs that the majority, without a fixed, intel
Tfriblp and IOes6al nolicv n gnf5a then,
viii uncOnsciOusIy yield point after
point, and that Tennessee with ali
viii prove the Trojan horse, carrying al rebel
dom concealed I'm its belly. It is not dificult
10 understand why under such circumstances
the President should be very much in favor of
.springing the question upon Congress. and tt Is
stated that he Is using his patronage for that
purpose, in some cases not without effect. II
would be more difficult to understand why
Republicans should prosecute this scheme
with so much oficiOus zeal, having no better
reason 70 give IOf II IMAM LnuSe ABOVE stated,
he'd they not been made 20 believe that " the
people imperatiyely demanded it." IN this
respect The failure in the Platform
Committee Of the Connecticut State
Of a resolution recommending
the immediate admission OF Tennessee.
serves 10 indicate the true current OF popular
sentiment. II the Republicans Of this Congress
keep in mind hat the people of the loyal States
insist above all upon having security for the
future. they will never feel tempted 70 wantonly
give up the only ground upon which hey can
secure what the people demand.
OBSERVER.