The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-03
THURSDAY.....~..J ANUARY 3, 1867
Memphis Table-Talk.


bringing ms what purported to be the sub
stance Of q most kind and conciiiatory
speech made by Senator WADE, OF ONO,
on occasion of dinner given at Memphis
to the congressional excursion party. IL
began to be thought that those terrible
Radicals would not turn ont so hard upon
US after all: that the festive intercourse
with southern men upon their trip would
perhaps soften their hearts towards usa
little, and that they might not, possibly
insist upon their courteous hosts and en-
tertainers publicly branding themselves as
fclonious criminals.
We did not at the time believe that Sena-
tor wAps. of all men, could have said any
thing whatsoever of just, still less OF
magnanimous, character and preferred to
assume that the telegraph erred. This lat
ter was thing not unprecedented, but, &C
cording TO our observation and experience,
the former was thing unheard Of
To-day we have the Memphis Aca'anche,
with a report of the speeches, and the
reader shall judge. Here is the com
mencement of Mr.. WADE's soothing re-
marks:
He said that upon starting on this trip
they had agreed TO make no speeches, n
they did not think that this southern CHI
mate WAS ripe for discussion. His purpose
was 10 explore the vast region that lies oe-
tween the Potomac and the Gull ot Mexico.
II. wished ~ return his thanks for the UNI
form Inequalities that they had receive"
ON this excursion. They had not passed u
cit, or hamlet hut which had made them
,hcir quests. He, however, woald rather
60. something that would test their Sill
cerity TO the North.
That is, he would rather have from the
sou,beru people an avowal of their own
black perjury, than all the dinners anu
toasts in the world. For he explains I'M
mediately that the test OF sincerity be
rucans is acceutance Of the "constItu-
t;onol amendment" He continues thus
They wanted TO know what Congress IN
tended to do, and what the people OF the
North wanted them 10 do. 1t was true nc |
was not expected to speak for the Con
crrsS Of tie United States, and he had no
right to-day - speak for CINCINNATI or any
other city. You are anxious 10 Know what
is 10 be done: first, would say that the
power belongs to the people OF the lhl'eH
States; and secondly, 10 Congress rs th'lr
chosen representatives aud II there Is any
thing they are oppoScdto, II Is the one-man
power. Therefore all legislative action
and political power is given to the Congress
of the United States and no one else.
Tha. is, neither Executive Zone man
power, - nor any one else, meaning the Ju-
dietary, has any authority at all. And the
Congress of the United States is the Con
gress of the North; and its express Will is .
"what the North wants Us to do" and |
therefore the supreme law. Senator WADE
leaves no mistake about it. lie continues:
Truth was truth, and Let every man |
understand it. He might speak many |
pleasing thing, in their ears that would |
leave a pleasing impression, but he had !
never deceived mortal man, and he new
would. He would tell those present
in their deliberations Congress had cEuhs
ciated certain principles. They had at
pealcd 10 the people on these principle
and had been sustained, and there was no
hope that Congress would rccede one inch.
Finally, he clearly explains that what he
here says is intended Tor the whole south
rnpcoplc, and that it is his last word, and
the "Norths.'
lie did not speak of the people OF Ten
nesSee, for they had got their rights under
Government but other States had re-
sisted what had been asked OF them.
They had not called Oh Congress Tor bet
ter terms, but had thrown those offered
out as totally worthless. All that Was
asked was the principles Of right and JUS
tice To all. Time was passing, and the nat
hade gone out, aud THESE principles would
be observed. These were the sentiments
of the people Of the North and OF Con-
gresS. He had declared the purposes and
the sentiments of the people OF the North,
and had laid them before them face to
face and if carried out they would secure
union and harmony, as they were the
principles Of constitutional liberty.
The principles of constitutional liberty
require that we of the South confess our
selves periured traitors; and then all will
be harmony. Constitutional liberty de-
mandS that we put our own hand 10 the
instrument which is 10 overthrow the Con-
stitution, in order that we may be en-
slsved-that we plead guilty as criminals,
in order that we may bc dishonored for
ever. Aud this is the ultimatun OF the
North. Bauquets and hoSp.talites of the
city are all very well, says Mr.. WADE, but
are you ready TO sign and seal your own
shame Do that, and then .et us love one
another
Other speakers at the dinner are less
explicit than Senator WADE; but subStan-
TALLY they all come to the same point.
Senator FOSTER even condcsccnds to
breathe a prayer, that I" AS the commerce
"on the mighty river is borne towards the
ttGulr Of Mexico, so may al cases of diff
"ferencc between the North and the South
abe speedily borne into the Gull Of Obi
"vion!" 1t is a good prayer, but who are
keeping up those leases Of difference !"
Not We. And what are the differences
We think that we at length understand
Senator. FOSTER: the difference is that
whereas 1.-THE North " calls us perjuredre-
bells, we presume quietly to differ from the
North; and that while this great and ON
nipotent North, not content with enacting
our political destruction and moral dis
lr,.r .ons ~, a., 10 aport the Our-