Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-23

is mon acUuaintautp N has SD haprene
10 that I have not met him but surely h
"A opinions loosely expressed, as they ar
y iu his aiiidavit, and nothing more iull
l. illustrates the Importance OF cross-eN3m
y ination than the want Of precision in tn
language of his statement, formed by In
g tercourse, as he admits, among less thaI
" oue-fourth Of the people of The State; hi
vague statement Of design ID repuai8u
e the rebel debt. what is meant by this
do not comprehend = his sweeping asser
ti0n that Union men and freedmen
70 stand "a poor chance for Justice in thI
I State courts an aSper-iou upon tlD
= judicial officers of the State recently
= I chosen by Legislature elected under lh,
restricted system Of suffrage ordained hl
? I the prOclam8ti0us Of the President ans
, Provisional Governor. as well au iniustic,
: to the general sentiment of the peo
pie, are all too indefinite and Unsup
ported TO serve as She foundation Tor any
action OF course Of policy on the part o.
the Government toward the people Of an
entire State. Had / been So fortunate a-
% have had the attention Of the Com
mittec. even after this affidavit was
taken. I think couIt at once have more
than ueHtadlzed all the disparaging tes-
tiMuny OF TOT. Ciapp, by requesting that
of the FTeedmen's Bureau, some time ou
duty NJ Fayetteville, y. c., who had
equal opportunities Of observation and
Judge n much capacity for improving
them. This il Maj. Lawrence, Of llli-
uOiS. | am told a brother OF the chief
Justice of that State, whose letter re-
Gently published on these topics | hope
% append 90 these remarks, rs well as
the Statement of Col. Clapp.
/ had no design or wish % be examined
ss a witness myself ] should have con-
( sidered myself rather as ocolpviuE the
I place OF counsel or advocate of the state
. And if the Committee had iutimated p
/ wish for such information, would have
I taken pleasure i'm furnishing them the
address 0f gentlemen in every section Of
. the state whose acquaiutaure, whose in-
Z tegrity, whose intelligence, whose loyalty
and interest, and Identification with the
I country qualified them % speak OF the
condition of affairs and the state Of feel
/ ing and opinion toward the Government
+ of the United States with full kuowI-
edge. men whose ambition has been
chastened by the fires fadyer-itv, whose
Affections and sacrifices would slilate q
generous foe. whose desire Is t8 ~e-c-tab-
li-h the constitutional relations OF all the
States with the Federal [ ni0u and, as
preparatory % this, TO disarm Jhe spirit
Of revenge and the rem0FseleSs passions
enEendered Ia great revolution, which,
by reason Of IFS want Of success, many
are unable to distinguish from a petty
rebellion
And before Congress and the people, 10
which this evidence is submitted for
their verdict and Judgment, ] respect
fully clam that the state of which / am
q citizen and q servant Is not To be alice
tel -Hiuriou-ly by any evidence received
HF tai- Committee. She las III good
faith submitted herself 10 all the require
meutS iu that scheme of policy pre-
sCribed By the President from tie Fot0-
mae 81 the Rio Grauda; is obedient 10
every law of the Union: is with heavy
~acrIHae- paying the arr-aragps of taxes
of former years 90 the uited States As
well as present ieyie-, and not arr0-
gautly, but confidently appeals J) that
sense of Justice aud those Tememuranges
of ancient friendships which shall restore
% her the full fruition Of her rights as 81
state Of the American Union.
VA GEAI All.
Enurr H9Ja-E. WAsHr,,Gr.g. March d. l-ll.
THE DoCrEINE o. THE Union.
In an Grafton before the EaStun Nd
Lvccum, says the N1tiau01 E1'eWgenccr,
on the late anniversary of Wazhiugton's
birthday, 10y Dr. Nmian Pmkney Us. y,
we find the familiar and noble doctrines
which uuderlie our Institutions set forth
with rare force Of illustration aud elo-
queuce of dicti5u. We quote the con-
GLIDING part below:
Ny cDgutrymen, who of Us can look
out upon the SuhsidinE waters, after that
great earthquake shock which shook the
world To It's centre, aud not feel that the
dying e0uusels Of Washington, If Ob-
served faithfully and r-ll-iuu-iy, would
have saved Us from the horrors tnat have
daS9lated the land2 Aud now that the
work Of reconstruction Is In progress, /
who Of us can dispute tHl. tae return tu
the moderate and Weii-Weiguri pro- .
f1glIiy philosophical advice Of WASH z
ilEr1u viii le the -leel.esl way TO .
jae healing Of the breach, aud the .
-ure-r pledge Of Ceuturir- ot unparalleled I
greatue-, and glory Men may cry out |
against the cJmpr8mi-e OF the original I
or-auic law. But they are not the men f.
who were born iu the days Gf washing I
tun and his cJmpatri0ts. They are not 4
the men who Gaye imbibed their noble I
and lergi1 spirit He a4W the dangers
shat would result from party. founded on .
Ee0gTap pIirIl discrimination, and The sap
ping Influence of all partisan action IN /
The eueruGhmeut which il is at all times
disposed -9 make ou the clearly defined .
and wisely distributed uuNrTs 4t t.s asv-
ardl departments of Government, and !
the consolidation Of an powers In one,
which 3 essential re~uot. ~, whatever
the form ~ government may osJrH-IJly /.
Dee What hs saw be frFet1ld 90 his .
cuuutrymen. who uf u- can doubt .
Ih8J r. the words OF Washington Aa# urrn .
0siF heedrd by the extremists 90 either
end OF tie Union, Ne should have been
saved this terrible conflict for IFS very
life. and uOw that The Union Is Uaiu-
taiuea and the aPpeal 10 the sword has
solved lie qusst jon gt the lHaisso.Uhle
nature of the UBian-now that the .tate-
sire once more revolving iH their re-pec-
tive 0rbiLs-W b. cf ll- can doubt thal the
zItle spirit Of mutual liberation and
mutual flrbear2Ige which hre8th-- [
through the a.!irs~~. aud the cultivation
of q true love Of the Onion, the Union
founded upon the Constitution, ss our
fathers framed 90, is the only wise policy
the only possible practical mode OF add
ig~tiug the complicated machinery, so as
ID enable il u work ont its Just ends
X the doruiua le true that The Union
could not De destrOyed-if the strong
irrl~W hich were raised I'm its defense hav.
iateriDiGoG thlt Il shall not he--if those
stars stiil make gl0rlaus IHe galaxy that
shines above us IN the political hIma-
meut-I the South accept the appeal 90
arms and are willing % abide bv its de-
ci-lou, aud are now tu tie due exercise
1f their powers As States under the Con-
represented hy the men OF her
choice, and seeking 20 be admitted 10
their just share iu the legislative depart
meHt ai the country, who does not see
that the only wise, the only cOnstitu-
uJlal course Is the pursuance Of the prin-
ciples laid down by the Father Of his
Country
Iayatim without representation called
Us INTO existence uo separate and iude-
pendent nation. II led or fathers, after
having exhausted every manly appeal 90
British tyranny 20 draw the sword and
thEew away the scabbard. ft reused the
energies of our whole ueople. stirredthem
Ike o trumpet, and gave tn the tongue
OF elUquence power Of indignant utter.
auce not eScellej ly the ucmo.Jheniau
denouncCr of political tyranny 0r Philip
of Ma-ed0n. And shall we discard M
very principle That they sealed in their
blo5d2 shah We hy seeking a reduce
the stars lhat mOIueUtari,y shoot from
their orbits, now that they are preuared
o. reV0lve regularly and in order around
the Constitution aud the laws, 90 sub
iugatei provinces legi-lst- Tor tge.a. and
ta4 then 10 our heart content and hope
To escape the scorn and deria0n of the
world cr avoid, ST some time or
gtaeF fbe iusi reiribution of or eva (
re-eBact,4e4t 1f BRUSH tyranny aGq Op-
preston 0D the s0ii ol The free? How
much " iSer how much more in cons0-
nance With Tie spirit and genius Of our
Institutions, would % 10 d. appeal 10 the
law Of attraction, and by its powerful I'M
Ggelee seeil tD hold them iu eirspheres
and make then worthy of 3 c1partner- |
ship With us Qf . AeI.tage, as o0useorated
in southern - in Northern blood We Il
have congratulated ourselves on the re-
turn of peace. We have eXulted in the
triumph Of the Union cause But how
SO, IL this dangerous upstau notion of a
band Of heated extremists be counte-
nanIel ~ u0ielal-u. tnat tie States ua.e
lost - n Integrity as -tales, and arc
now conquered territory to be pared
down 10 suit their partisan views and |
wear the manacles they may choose
10 forge for them 0ut Of that heated fur
page sn irresponsible despciisu /,
when fhe proposition 3 as Arst sug-
gesied 90 impose on NJ issouri restrictive
conditions OF admission into the Union,