Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-05

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before an impartial Jury that the privilege Of
l habeas corpus shall not be denied IN Time OF
peace, ana that no bill Of attainder snall pc
passed even against asiuge individuals yetthe
system Ofmeasures established by these hcts ol
Congress, does totally subvert and destroy
the forn as Wen as sunstAnce, OF ,ellt., lS,i'
goverumen ent IN ten States 70 which they apply.
4 Il binds them hand ana foot IN tbsotaOs
slavery and subjects them TO a strange ana
hostile power, more unlimited and likely 10
be abused than any other now known among
rights in which the essence Of liberty consists
and which free government Is always most
careful 2 protest = le9les ASe's SltiS ~
and life 81 psssiled BY tile passioni preJudiee or
rapacity Of the ruler have no security S%Lat- %
| ever. II lzs the effect OF q bill OF attalndef oF
| bill OF pains and psHalties. not upon lew IN
dividusls, put upon whole masses lnelpelng
! millions who inhabit The subject states, ana
sven their unborn children. Ihese Wiy9i9,sa
, | being expressly forbidden, cannot be cCnsiltu-
tionay inflicted npon sny portion 6avs p co2bs SSs
within our jurisdiction, aud 20 Hatter Whether
they live in states, territories or distrie's.
| have no desire 70 save nom tue proper ana
lust consequences OF their great crime those
who were In rebellion against the q 5Vernlnenti
but as mode OF puutshTnent tlie measures un-
der consideration are the most unreasou uab,e
] that could be Invented. Many OF those people
are perfectly innocent. Many kept lhelT ifae!-
were litcaoabie OF sny-Iegai ofense. large
portion even Of the persons able 10 bear arms
will and of those Tho are guilty with their
own consent the degrees OF guili are 5s Nallous
But these sets o. Congress confound lheih al
together in one common doom.
ISDIscRIslINATE vENGEAECE /
upou CLASSES, secss aud parties, or upon whole
cornn1unltiesi ior cilenses y ifc
they owed obedience, were common IN Lhe
bArbarous ages o. the Woildi Dut Chrlstlanlty
and civilization have made such progres tlat
recourse 10 o punishment SO cruel ana unlust
yFould meet with the condemnation % all un'
preJuGiced ana rigut minded men. Ihe punt
live juatice OF the age, especially Of thls coun-
try, does not consist OF stripping Whoie othtes
OF their liberties and reducing all their people,
without distinction, 70 q condition OF slavery.
| 1t deals eparftely with each Ind Yiduall con-
hnes Itself 70 the forms Of law, and vtndicates
its own purity by an impartial exaInln Stion OF
every case before com pete ut judicial tribunal
II this does not satisfy alt our desires VITA
regard TO the southern reee $ let Us console
ourselves by rejecting thal a iree CONSTITUTION,
triumphant ~ war ana unbroken IN peace, Is
worth far more to US and our chlldren thah Lhe
gratinoation OF any present feeling
DURATION OF THE EVIL.
Ian, syvars A. Is assumed that tEis system Of
yovern N for be Senthern Staiesis not 70 De
1erpetual. Itis true this military goFornlneut
Is to be only provisional; but II IS through Lhls
frmnofarv evil that a greater evil is 10 De Inade
| uerfietuaI. II tue guarantees uf the CuhaIIIu-
iiC1 can he broken piOYIsionally TO serve
| Temporary purpose, and In part only OF the
| countIy, we can destroy them every where, ana
| FOR an time. Arbitrary measures oiten clauge
] nm tbev generally change Tor the wore.
4 n is the curse OF despOttSI0 That u has 20
/ haltipg place. IuteFIaltted exc cise OF US
! power brings no sense OF secuf1ty 10 us suO-
iects for they can never know what IliOIe more tLe9
/ will be calIeu to endure when It's red rlShL hand
| is armed to plague them again. nor - II pos
| s1hle IA, conjecture how OF when power uhre-
| straiDed bv law. may seek It's next victims
| states that are still in the Union may De en-
| saved at any mOment; for If the tofsuluilOn
. 10 r,gf ALL n pTOLecLs none II -
! manifestly and ayowedly the objects OF lhese
| iay-s to confer upon negroes the privilege OF
! Voting. 10 diSfranchise such Rumber OF white
citizens es viii give the former "A clear ma lly
| al an elections IN the Southern states IN 70
Ile minds OF some persons ~ so I'm pOf Lell tuat
IIgyfoIation 0f the Constitution Is Justined as a
7 means ~ bringing is about Tue HIarality is
! alwgvs fnIss which excuses wrong because II
| proposes TO accomplish desirable end. we
/ are not permitted TO do eNl thal gOoo may
come. Bat IN TINS case the end Itself IS eVh, as
well as the means.
NEGso SUPREMACY.
! The sub- ugation Of states to negro DONNA
| tion guuld oe worse than the mIhtsry despot-
ism under which they are now sunerlyg 3, u
was believed before Congre's passed me aet
| military oppression for any length OF Time,
! rather than deg ado themselves by subectou
| 20 the negro race Therefore they nave peen
| lefs without choice. Negro s1LIitie was gS-
] tablisued by act OF Congress and nlltaty ON
] GERS we're commanded 10 superlnteau the pro-
cess OF clothing the negro race with IIie poIlIl-
cal privileges formerly belonging 10 white men,
! The blacks in the south are enuted 70 De
] well and hnmane Y governed hi-u 70 nave tut
I prOreetiou OF jusI laws for all their Eg1ts OF
I per.ou nj prop erty. IL 1t were pruelctsDle al
J fbts time to give them government eEclu-
! siyely their own, under which hey mBh.
/ manage their own affairs IN their own way, IL
! would become grave question NntLhef We
| ought 10 10 50 Or whether ooinlnon humanity
/ w0uIdi not require US TO sayR them. from
! themselves. But under the circumstances Lhls
/ is a speculative point II Is Aot PIoPoiset i
merely that they shall govern themselves, Dut
! that they shall rule the white race, m axe ana
( ADM MISTER State laws, elect flesiaents anu
! members Of congress ana shape 70 a BLestGJL
/ or Iess extent. the future destiny OF the Wnole
| couatry. Would such a trust ana power ne
] "a a ili such hands The peculiar quaiit Is
| which should characterize any people whs are
/ nt 10 decide upon the management OF pupIe
affairs for great State have seldom Deen COM %
/ bired in auy race IL Is the glory Of white men
/ 10 know That they have had these qualities N
su ieient measure 10 build upon iliis conI nenl
a great political fabric and preserve us stablHty
| for more lhau ninety years hHl4e ~ tFsL9
| other part Of the world all similar experiments
have failed But If fanything can be proved oy
! known fAcJs, If all reasoning upon evidence -
/ not abandoned, 10 must be acknoWleageo thAt
| in the progress OF nations negroes have shown
/ less capacity for government than any otnef
! race Of peopIe. No independent government
I OF any form has ever been successful IN thelr
/ hands on 6 contrary, whenever they have
I been left 70 their own devices, hey have shown
| a constant sndency 10 relapse INTO oatparitfn-
/ In the Southern states however, congress mas
! undertaken TO confer upon them the privilege
/ OF the ballot. Just released frsin rlaVeTy, II
/ may be doubted whether, as a class, they know
IlNn tUelE dlIsobJAh ~ pA 7esAAAal tFAl
fn5eed n il admitted that tire blacks Of the
South are not only regaruie7s nI the IlEgts Dl
| property, but 50 utterly lsGniaht OF punlC Ar
fairs that their voting eau con Isl OF h1tLlhs
more than carrying bauot 10 the piAce Where
they are directed 10 deposit ~. 4 nee4 Lut Ee-
mind Won that the exercise OF the elective ma
| chi e is The highest attribute Ol an American
! citizen and when guided bv virtue, lutell-
] gence, patriotism, and proper appreciation ol
our free institution q constitutes the true bi'-
! sis Of the Democratic form Of government IN
which the SOVEREIGN power Il lodged IN me
! b1dv OF the people. 4 trust altihclaliy ere
ared-nOt for its own sake, but solely a. q means
! of promutining the general Waliare-lis lnlu-
/ euce for good must nece saiily uepelu upon
] the elevated character ana true allegiance OF
tue eiectOr. Il ought Therefore 70 oe rep0sed N
| none exec pt tnoSs who ara fitted morally ana
/ mentally 10 admins .er il well; Tor II conferred
| upon persons VINO do not Justly estimate rs
value aud who are inuifeTr nj as 70 Us results u
| VIII only serve as a means Of placing power
IONS and must eventuate in the complete de-
struction Of that liberty Of which u shou'u Ds
! the most powerful couserVaIor-
! have. thereto e, heretofore urged upOn your
attention the great danger TO De appreheqed
! from any unumely extension OF the tlvtINe
! franch sc to any new class in ourcpuuiry' eSPe-
cialy when large majority 4i ny. ~, Clsss, 49, ~
| welding the power ihus plaoet ia JhelI minus minus
] cannot be expected 20 60 rectiy comp. ehthd
! thB duties aud responsibilities which pertain 70
| suffrage Nestg riuy a. II Hegei lonr Ihu.Oh
! persOis vere held in "a state of slate.y hat eN-
/ listed toF generations To-day they are trse
! men and are assumed by law O be citizens 10
! csinnot be presumed from the previous oondl.
] tion of ssrVitude that asa class they are as wen
/ informed as to The nature OF our government
! a. the intelligent foreigner, who makes our
/ land the home Of his choice. In the case Of the
! latter, neither resids nee OF iye years and
! knowledge Of our institutions whlcn !. gives
! nor attachment 10 the principles Of the COnsti-
/ tution are the on conditions upon which he
! can be admitted to citizenship. de must prove
4 in 2ddit on, good mora cHareCtTT' ana mus
| RIVG reasonable ground for the belief tnat ne
| will be faitllfgl toJhe obiigatiOns which he as
suInes as . ciiiz6n or y r pgpi 2.
! n het 4 the peopie, the sOhFce OF all political
! power, speak by their suutage through tie IN
sruIneutality OF the ballot box 10 mu,t be care
! fully guarded against the control OF those VINO
are corrupt in prime pie and enemies Of free in-
stitu ions; for Il can on become 10 our politl-
| cal and social system eafe conductor OF healthy
/ Rnd popOlar sentiment, when Kept free nom
| demoTHliZlng influences
| Controlled through fraud and usurpation by
! designing men, anarchy and despoll'm must
/ inevfi ABBY follow. an he hands OF Lhe patfi-
/ Otic and worthy Dur qQyeFnnenJ Sll Os pre-
served upon the pEnelples Of the LlnS'itAllon
| Inherited from our fathers.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
II fellows that in admitting 70 the ballot box
q nev class OF voters not qualified for the eNer-
! ctse offha- elective frahenise We weaken cur
| system OF Government, instead Of adding to is
! strength and durability. / yield TO no one in
| attacnm Mt TO that rule of general suffrage
| which distinguishes our policy a. a nation put
mere is "A limit wisely observed hitherto, which
makes tine hal OF privilege ana trust, and
whion requires OF some classes Illhe sultaDle
fer probation ana preparation ~ ElFs ~ m
discrim nately to a new class wholly unpre
| Iared by previous habits and opportunity 70
| rsrforin The trust which IL demands, is 70 de-
Trade it and dnally 70 destroy It's power; for il
| NAV he safely assumed that no political truth
| is better established than that such an lndis-
! crminate and all-embracing extension OF pop
ular suffrage must end al last in its overthrow
| and destruction.
| I repeat tue expression OF my willingness 10
toIn ia any plan within the scope OF our Con-
stitntIonal authority whicu premises TO better
the condition Of toe negroes IN the south, by
| encouraging them IN Industry the enlighten.
n1ent anu Improvement OF their morals, aud
gIvpg protection TO all their just rights free
! men but to transfer our political inheritance
! 10 them, would, IN my opinion, be an abandon
mept OF a duty which We owe alike TO the men,
ory OF our fathers and 70 the rights OF our chill
dTrn.
The pan Of putting the southern States
wholly aud the Federal Government partially,
into the hanGs Of negroes is proposed az a time
| peeuliarly u prOpitouS The fQunQRhons OF
soeiety have been broken mp by ciyil war In
dustry must be reOrg al iLed, justice fe-cstaD-
iiShed public credit maintained and order
brought out Of confusion. To accomplish these
enus would req 5ire all the wisocm aud Nirtueoi
fbe great men VINO formed our Institutions
Originally. 1 confidently believe hat their de-
sosndanis will be equal TO the arduous task be-
fore them butit Is worse than madness 10 X