Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-19

thousands OF homes tre hoEus ~ Tareoin.
ma an Thev are not w uling 80 allow W -
Ter spirit OF the rebellion u g - go epe-
sal nleas and ouibbles pu fortn ~
straw bail. An cendiafN ~ no. ~ the
9@wefifn0 does moi directly taEe me 1fea ar
an-isb Ia M names, but re lsneN-
/ errheltss held responsible Diis,r r@wrder
I tufarg the penalty awafdee ~ Greeley
,r,oDr ne rest, hiss been punish tuS ~, -
ieaders and let tho mlsled misses =.
S-i1ci5aI count in tneir Indictment agalnss
h,erew johnson IS tnat be has shown zoo
/ much sympathy and ienleney v~d ans
l rebels, But now Greeley lufN l3u M
= ~ning upon the great head of the rebellion,
| he aroh traitor OF all traitors, the a~utocgat OF
| he reasonable Confederate guvernmcnt, anu
/ .ecurinu his release from jail and his escape
| { ON punishment. Il is fgr THIS unense lhat
I ~ -reunblcaus ofthe west, and Of the whole
| country. indict Horace Greeley as "a black sheep
in the dock; and all the "narrow-mlnded
| biocR hends Of the union league club cannot
release him from the charge on straw ball
| so T-REAsoN-THE NATIoNAL DEBT A NAfloS'
swINDLE. Il
The voice of the people rises with de
/ ment and Indignation nc the cor DIV appoint
who favored and hsve been II -cI oI those
/ the escape OF the arch traitor ylehAl IN
We have rarely witnesses Stuerson Davis.
spontaneous expression seherM and
~ .E-Ddo- Wis on straw hail. which A.
son on the par OF the ooT.r ~ SnaIse OF trea-
1afys sAtsLes no one. EXCEPT n few snco,yIer
lea seeess ouists It leaves everything 1pset-
Hee' z makes ine war a farce: Il enows tbet
haf a million OF brave men have 80 5 5na
- nals ma t'at three thousand millions
OF nA lohal debt, contracted 10 put sovr1 -.
sou ana 70 make II odious. Is a svindle Hs5
IN. layls pe-n tried and tire laws Vfn6fcste9
Ia the crime oftreason been fixed and deemed
a1d stampel with that odium whlch the An.
thorities talked so much aboDf ard y,bTeh
would have made men shudder he~resffer ~ fbe
thoushL OF conplttIng IL. the people would not
have comp aimed Then they might hove besn
ug-guani'uous even. aud have consented ID
eNeeulNe clslaeacY 70 the Offenders Put now
| nothiuc is settled. and they ASK Is tbers tree-
son or is there not, IN this country?
But what viii be The consequences OF letting
the rebel chief go without being riedF How
riu the people interpret this act7 win thev
! NOT argue that ~ there be no treason the war
wosin vain and IS t~ruitleSse There Is now in
he public mind "a degree OF copsg- n-Eon and
| doubt The action n the government and fu-
| dietary has unsettled IL Is there treason or is
/ there nOt2 is the question every one asks
1 soon. II We mistake not, tie people viii inta--
| Dret the action OF the government the Chief
ia uce, Underwood, Greeley, and ofal the rest
/ As repudiating tr asOu and as declaring the war
a failure IN is results, II SO, VIII they not re
gard the nstion7l debt q national swinuIe
and repudiate that as readilV as the crime of
treaaou mas Deen renudlated they VIII say
! naturally enough that t-ey ought not to
be burdened with q debt OF three thou
sand mUscns and upwards, reckon
ing the debts OF The states as well as OF the gen
erlI government, for n0thlng. They VII ask
why they should be taxed "a ALlAfed aua uIlF
Il To- NMI IALAAANA aaAAaa-N~ % |N.AH RHH NAfN
have been cheated In the ollell ana Iesmss OF
i the war. Is there treason o. is there nOts This
is the question OF the time, before Whlch every
9th T must give way. ~ltluNOlNes me aetIilty
/ OF our government hereafter and the p4Nuent
or formulation o. the national dtpt. OLdtf-
sfaudfuct the action OF the government and OF
the judiciary as virtually declaring there Is no
eu~h crime as treason, we shouiI Aol De SUI
prisad 10 see, within nTe yeaIs, tAe Ge9J CIea-
led bv the war I,p1dtatea as an tmpls Hon anu
a fraud. Th-t.in fact, would be tno toglcaioon-
sequence Of letting treason 60 untIteu Glu ~
punished. II there be 10 treason me VA W.
an wrong, and the national ueot Is haLohai
swindle.
After these articles comes the follow
ing, which is perhaps really significant.
If it is not a true picture, it at least de-
scribes a state Of feeling that might very
naturally exist, and which the interests
of the South would naturally lead it TO
hope doe8 exist. There is probably some
basis Of truth for what is said:
COUNTER rs NEW YORK y ALL
OVER THE C0lNIEls
The movement Of the Moi league club OF
this city over Horace Greeley IeltLloas W.
jeff Davis Is another indication OF Iae counter
revolution. 10 shows az o4co tue protest or w
poplar sentiment and iu- CousitrAali4- ol
patty managers over the bomb that mas burst
IN their midst. JEFF DAVIS liberation Wsson45
the natural result Of the NieWsof the war REID
he those LEADERS o the radiC.I party who con-
troll IUs acts. II was au inevitable coroliaF4 OF
the radical doctrine that the war ehs ouiy a
uartv contest whish a greater blundeT OF tA3
OPP stiou had caused 10 be canvassed with
bullets instead OF ballots Holding these views !
the radical leaders would nave ielea-eu mug
long before, no doubt but J-r5 Ne1s alr-lu ol
the peOple-they feared 10 una eelFe lne
earnest masses. They kept MN Two years,
supp9slng that ms people WOMB loIgel IN tHat
tsue an those terrible Sacrifices Of The war that
the politicians forgot in two days IhtSeLpres-
SION of the union le1zgszs however lame, has
rm.L HF.Fr-HH H#aaHuHH#.LL.. IN lone from NnE ]
member who eymp#LllI- WIN ll- masses anu
one from those who represent me lhouEnts OF
maj this act has. even az er two years, let too
much Light III upon tie iu-llc8T4ty OF the
leaders, lear TO toucn l me loilhet Sc tta.
they hav been t-ihcl with, and move 20 nee
themselves from the thra-dom 'l Ae1rileSs
and leaders Glt ll-s j. no. COR
fined 20 the union leEg-e-s; tlsa ieeins mat
is uuSertlfae the political dement's everywhere,
and f-OreEuadOWs tina ge-u- positive cn-uE- IN
uubla opiui1n THAI will carry the election
againsr tie republican party m tAs st-te
next fan. J.
IN over the country there is the same change, I
the sane Un-egtIuE r popular { ought, the
same evidence tn1l EGdlcfli>m mas reaehe4 We
turning point Gu its destiny, and fh-t rational
disgust az The rt1tculnus conduct OF lea1cr- and
at the prcleusa eId snan OF party /
acts. is moving tI- e. suat.IE revolution that VIII
not only hurl radlcsI leaders nom power, but
wiI 20 far H1 ebI.Jzrate such traces SIS they
have 1rn in the hf.lorvo Of the counuy through |
partisan legial.Ioa. Within the republican
party, even ln the small circle o. the
ANN'-NAHIA f2 -tH N
Between the republican national committee,
the union lra-u- Sub, and tAhups, buier,
stevens. Wilson and Gre-ity. who can tell what
are the reu pa pose at IltAs VI .lg
parts With regard Go construction Npih-
ing was LEFT 20 be done bur to seli= tue cpun-
Try upOu the practical basis ID! maAa souJ
and north politically and socially HlNe; YET
simple question Of how On re Nh might
nest be bgOughI shout, the Oct animation OF
ne question tuat WasIne cal s5que &C. Uf the
IS net lt5e Ted uF any, IA each e. IS
eaglr only 10 secure the pre-emiueuca of his
HH.nw- --EL-.#nwE nave hl Q
.Haged aIff irs I'm the south since tIe collapse
i ht rebellion thar The result OF an election
there W q be 10 return q representa- ION c.h-
men perhaps all origini0l SrcesSiouiSis.
viii be as Do WAS before. except for the six
and these represent the Eesutl-u l lae
war. No rad cGl -cem- % comprehend or tp be
TO acknowledge that the war rad any
other or higher purpose. here was nc g.ear
uppo>iI. ON wa Of course no crlue Hence
there was 40 tire son. Hothl-c was s0uEhi Hut
nation spent three thousand million col-
.ar. and g4us Oar Niger luugre,slueL viii cost
give So mucn for so hiiirs haF- Wenot SHOWN
3 Drod.Ealty of eNr-F1-l-" ga paying sH.h o.
1Ilce o. secure these privileges Z. "a rrce That
bad no other title 20 our sJt9nuou save Tie
fIam0r Elat 1t was 0np eS-edf
Byils au-1fure allure o. carry out the great
1uTposes OF The w.r, by vast ng me energies O.
Inly % securing ulWorthF results results .laL
.hg people llu no. care fs+-lnrl are rul q
I.eMAH aA|Na.HAH EN-A jay ENH.#HA-"
made, the radical party has iucJutastga'y ,
shown its UuLt-e-s Tor great trust aad has
demonstrated O. lhe r.o'e Jnat ilelr opiE
.heorits, dsluslo-s, laies and all There is
no other course. IL ls 20 Longer The party ,
IF tie people, no lga4rr tAe WAL &gpuent or !
will and thought q. the nation. Formed i'm ,
b time OF : eat DANCE, c1Hrptc 80 into tEm
51Irical unity bv the nee ssiues Of p 1r-usu- !
.ruEgIe, INA; psrty carried the war 20 a
do ious issue because It's views and purusses z
were fue views aud proposes o. The people, be- 3
zat an its acts. Eut It's leaders misunderstood {
result Tlfy thought The y,ltcry vas not q
De peoples vlctofy-n0l INC great H.lliaste as .
llratipn or TIE country, out hviely tAe vi
lmph OF some plllul party plans, In taaI 9
fought tleJ set aoo1l p ostltuilnE tle h- c
iOual Eueces-ar puupIlatlug 10 20 Their a..
uspS-attemnt5n 10 make &c subservc (
OF personal ambition and partisan rN- O
an-,v. Having attempted TO steal The national d
ictory and buand Do WITH a party name, these :
are nov queueil1E over the spoil Z
bludly away 1rJufne people, they have z
I'VE lost the gteat bond Of unity-iostthe Ereat .
uidng purpose OF popular Wil- aud, IKE tee 4
OF Babel cOni5uud one another with IL
TRANCE utteIanCe7. -
Bat they courouud no one else. The pur- o
.Uses Of The people are unchanged. They =
ragged war to preserve the nation, ara So Is 81
heir purpose that This Sha De a unlOn Gf free .
nd equal states that no great community Of u
.meucan citizens shall be trsmpled down in 4
RIDER 20 secure the supremacy OF any party 81
shemes- Strong I'm thl9 great purpose With \.
alton WiuIize In counter revolution against q
hose violent party l~aadeTs-agains- any and b
very pert machnel plan or platform that a
-ouid divert or urge forward the great war and u
reat success % any 81 her OBJECT Ilan that or e.
touring the national WelIare-the happiness, u
rosperitg and peace OF the whole uuion the I
-eedom OF every part Of the people. This the Z.
Hllticians already feel, aud tuls the ext cleo q
viii show. g,
a,
OUR neighbour, tie Aralanche, is /,
OCCASIONALLY hypercritical, and even Il
~censOrioUs. We admire the viz Il
nous self-denial with which it processes
D. abstain from ~pedantry, and only in
ulges at intervals in illusions to the h
len and Gods Of anticDity ne - y