Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-25
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Under his lead FOrQeY the
proceedings of the recent New Orleans
banquet, in which be reads the plans Of
President Johnson TO overthrow the rad
zeal congress by q coup detGt. tOrney's
object IS obviously to stimulate the work
/ ofimpeachment. He says;
The rebel banquet held in Washington
on the Sth inst, O~stensihly TO celebrate
l the anniversary of New Orleans, was
awaited Of to disclose the programme OF
/ the new conspiracy for the overthrow OF
the government down to the point OF
I another civil war. That the war is de-
Z iermined upon by the president and
mis- friends, that il is essential 10
/ accomplishment of his Interior pUr-
nose of establishing a dictatorship, and
IS the most popular Of all the methods
suggested for the perpetuatiOn Of his
power, and through him Of southern
domination, was made apparent by the
yociferous applause which greeted Jack
. Rogers's declarations. He said " that if
the electoral votes of the southern states
and the conservatives Of the north should
constitute a majority at the next regular
presidential election, and should the rad
icals dispute the right Of their president
to control the government, he, for one,
was for calling on the army Of the cOun-
try. Tremendous cheering. The issue
would come, and the brave would meet
It. No one should close his eyes to the
fact that this issue wOuldhave to be metz
II was at a banquet to celebrate Jeffsr-
sons birthday in 1880 that the pro-
of South Caroline notification
was disclosed, and the principles which
terminated IN rebellion were enunciated.
Jackson, the then president, saw through
the purposes of Calhoun and his con-
s~pirstOTs, and met them upon the
threshold with his famous opposition
toast, " The Federal UniOn-it must be
preserved But. in the present in
stance, the PRESIDENT OF the United States |
is the head OF the conspiracy, and eX-
poets himself to be the chief beneficiary
of the revolution now inaBgurated. The
BIairs, well known as ~UuscrupulOus
schemers for power, figure as major
domus, while the president appears in
the character Of a guest yet who can
doubt that the whole array Of tOasts
were duly known and considered before
hsuG by the chief actors in this BAN
quet2 1t is the launching Of a new rev.
o~lutionary programme, and, as Rogers
truly SAYS. " must be metz Sifted of
all surplusage the tOasts at this in
augural movement OF a new reyO-
.DllG1 lfttlAcn 10 Liaht IDln-
son dictator means this That Andrew
Johnson IS the defender Of the union
rom the assaults of its enemies that
congress is opposed 10 the union; that
he supreme court is a supporter Of the
presidents views; that the laws passed
Jy congress to reconstruct the union will
rot be executed by the president, and
hat his n0u-eNecuLiOn Of them will be
by the supreme court on the
round of their constitutiOnslity that
lie rights of the states are indestructible
nd the right OF representation unques-
ionable.
What is perfectly plain j. this that
he southern conspiracy is fully inaUCu-
ated, with the president at its head +
hat this declaration Of principlesis final, ,
nd IS sure to guide his action as is an +
fficial proclamation, and that under ,
OF devotion 10 the federal union \
q means to organize war against the +
Ian of construction adopted by the r
preventative Of the people. This
is not desirable should be p~recipated
sfOre the presidential election, but they y
el secure, if, with JohnsOn>in posses &
on OF the government, Its vast patron
ye, its army, navy and treasury at his {
.sposal, the southern electoral vote :,
lould not be counted. The only ques- +
on for congress to consider is, whether n
will precipitste this issue now with n
.e people on their side, or cOmplicate il +
it'll the burdens and issues Of the next a
70 years. /,