Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-16

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court disappear, by resignation or death.
the court at last goes out of existence.
unless M branch Of congress confirms
the nomination Of some new Judge.
1 might carry this further; / might
snow you that in the variety OF ers
exercised by congress, and that no court
can resist or control, it is in the powe,. of
the legislative body TO destroy Us ali. and
to defeat the experiment of free rovern-
ment. We are not perfect. With This
court to judge, congress TO legislate. s,hd
the president to act, we are very far
fEom being perfect government. There
is no power that can save US but the peo-
pies and when that goes wrong, s.nd
sends agents here to carry out its win.
he government is at their mercy, and
they will change it as they please.
MISSION OF mAaNEFICRNoE.
The following extracts from an article
In the New York World, win give our
readers some additions. information as
to the manner in which Radicallsm ax-
poets to effect reconstruction aud follow
it up by pillage;
1t may be remembered by our readers
that, near the close Of the late session of
the house of Representatives, a committee
was selected from the radical members
Of congress to conduct the political cam
paign in the southern states on behalf of
the republican party. A subcommittee,
it is stated in a recent letter of the secre-
tary of the senate to one of tiny two
papers-both daily" is now in session In
the capitol bHilding, the members of
which are working day and night and
using fair means and foul to secure the
triumph of raGicalism at the south. llc-
cording to this letter, a secret league has
been formed a branch, it appears, of
the loyal leagues IN the northern states,
which did most disreputable as well as
efficient party work during the war.
Says the writer:
You q scarcely form an idea of the
work already marked out. Books have
been opened which are being rapidly
filled with names forwarded from the
recent discretionary regions These
names include those in accord with con-
gress, with thousands OF others who are
anxious for information in regard TO the
new acts Of reconstruction and for argu-
ments on the living issues of the day.
Whenever q sOutherner reaches Wash
ington and is willing to assist 10 the
restOrat~ of mis- section, he ia invited
I W nv ObAA Va IL 1GL4 Ghd Ecu
orally leaves well satisfied with his expe-
rlence, and anxious to give the commit
tee his best energies. The amount of
information placed at the disposal of the
committee by the southern uniOnists,
white and black, will constitute the basis
of the most effective organization ever
knoWnin our c0uRtry. II bids fair TO be
ds close and efficient as the celebrated
corn tar league OF Great Britain, and
much more so, considering its objective
point and the number Of its kindred dasu-
Citations, north and south, which oriQi-
mated during The tgdT, and are still full Of
Uitn5ity."
The plan Of the campaign, however,
includes something more than the pres
ence of 3 squad of radicals at Washing
ton. for 1.-THE steady dissemination Of
documents, and the equally steady cor
respOndence between the members Of
the executive committee and their polit-
zeal associates in the insurreetiOnary
states are to be assisted by regular lee
lures and addresses to the freedmen BIZ
leaders and teachers of their own col0i,
and bystates men in whose patriotism and
fidelity they can place implicit conf
denee." Thus, il will be seen, an or
gsniEed planof operations has been inau-
gurated. Bat" eXclaims the writer Of
the aforesaid letter, a." this ~stupendous I'M
deTtaking cannot be carried on without
money! OF course not. Who ever
knew OF a radical stupendOus under
taking" that was carried on without
money! Just here we reach the pith Of
the whole matter. Over $1,000, we are
told, were contributed to this fund bv
the members of the two houses of the
fOrtieth congress, which sun is regarded
as a mere drop in the bucket, since "a
very much larger sum is Tequired.i'
PrayNfOr what e this I" very much iargel'
sum y required ? OF coarse the erudite
Senator Wilson, he of the rock of ages
memory, does not GO on Il stunping tour
for ROthing, nor is it likely that any
OF ~co-laborers harangue voters
for HSthiDg. Like Rtnoh's organ
grinder, they know too well the
valley Of peace and quietHess To
move on under siXpenee.u But the nine
thousand dollars already collected would
more than compensate them for their
labors.
The Post of last evening declares of
this very scheme that "a more outra.
geous swindle has not come to our atten-
ton for a long time,ii and warns " the
republicans of the southern states against
the trap set for them, adding that the
conduct Of the republican committee a.
Washington is simply a fraud and s.
cheat" Most probably the Post is right
for once. Though that paper is afraid to
say so, it is probably the case that one
object Of this fund is to buy up negro
votes enough 10 the southern states to
carry the coming election for the radical
party. This is nothing strange, ia view
of the corruption of a republican legls-
latqre in this state, and the efforts OF
the republicans to carry the late cleo.
ton in Connecticut by the expenditure
of money. But the assumption of more
than ordinary integrity by the fugleman
OF the enterprise Is refreshingly cool.
though nothing more than this was to
be expected from such q source.
We refer 10 this scheme merely that
our readers may be Informed as to the
political plans Of the radicals. It is plain
that the men who carried the presiden.
tial election Of 1864 by the judicious dis.
position of soldiers, the restraints EN-.
ployed to prevent democrats from voting,
and the bold seizure of ballots for Me.
Clellaa cast by soldiers from this state,
are planning to obtain political control OF
tH5dthern states, and, as If to remove
any possible doubt thst might arise upon
this point, FOTney concludes the letter
from which we have quoted with the
following significant words at ia q,
mission Of great magnitude and magniffts'
ceuee, and should not be allowed tc
languish for effective encouragement"
All Of which is some Of the richness
which SQueers so admired.