Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-23

should have been brought cut 80
strongly by the negroes Of the south,
IS manifested 10y their clamors for II IN
I their public meetings. II observes d q
Al Richmond nearly all the black SPEAK
eTs advocated such g measure With the
hearty approval Of their hearers INC
thst 1t other points il has required all
T the efforts of the iudieious 20 suppress
similar demonstrations. The journal
sdds cit does not appear that IN this
matter the negroes have borrowed the
thoughts Of Thaddeus Stevens and other
northern advocates ef c~ODhscstiOn."
This IS idea of cOnfsestion Is not well
received by the best portion Of the repub-
ucan press. Some Of the republican
Journals denOunce il outright and some
others express q less vehement aversion
70 il. while still some others give II very
equfvocal and hesitating support. Too
many Of those papers, however really
favor the measure, and among them the
worst and most radical (which are at the
same time not without their i~nfueuce)
are rsbid in their demands for IL.
or course such an idea can only obtain
among = people who are reckless Of con-
sequences. As 3 CONSERVATIVE repuOIl-
can Journal remarks, conhseatlon is lhe
equivalent of general spoliatlonl anarchy
and bloodshed. There can be no liberty
without order and no order without
ample protection for the rights OF prop
ertV. Invade these rights and lncuIcate
the idea that pa class shall De permit
ted 10 seize and enjoy the lands and
houses of another class n from that
moment the south will become another
San Domingo, to cad only in the eXter-
minatioR of either whites or blacks"
And il might be added IN the general
destruction Of the south.
The Boston Journal thinks that the
negroes have moi borrowed this eOnhsca-
ton idea from Thsddeus Stevens and
other northern advocates Of c-OnhScation.
But this opinion may be easily contested,
when we reflect thar there are reading,
intelligent negroes both south and
north. who are doubtless better
nosted IN the ~utterance Of such
men as Stevens than even the ma
iority Of white men among Us. And
there are many such agItators rs Hun
nicut - and other southern lOyallsts ~
spotted Ike him, 20 whom this idea y
i familiar, and who are untiringi in their
axartions to make il practical by har-
arguing mass meetings OF the negroes IN
is favor. BY the eXertions OF black
and white orators, who DO take q
great deal Of their inspiration from
Stevens and his cO-wOrkers IN IN
iduity, and who would be dis
cou-aged were it not for the aid they get
from such sources, the negroes are IN
famed with toe desire 70 get j OF
houses and lands through acts OF spols-
ton. Consider the effect Of Stevens
movements, when be is allowed TO hang
over the heads Of southern property
holders q bill of c~onhscatiOn which may
become law at any time when congress
can be wrought up To the required pitch
of passion. and be made to act under one
Of those fits of freAzy to which that body,
As now constituted, is 80 liable. Such
demonstrations al the north are constant
incentives and sBcouragements for the
confiscation ~agitators among the SOUTH
ern negroes. Just after the war ended,
deprayed men or Missionaries, mostly rom
the north, went among the negroes,
telling them that they were going to have
land ~psrceled out among them. CoDse-
quently many OF the negroes in some
Quarters remained idle, not being in
clined to engage TO work on the land of
others, while they hoped to enter so soon
on the lands Of their OWL. The impa-
thence Of some of them broke ont iAto
violent demonstrations. But they were
after & while satisfied by such assurances
from government authorities, as they
were Obliged to heed, that their expects-
tiOns were vsin ones. Tney then aosnd-
oned their claims, which they would
never have thought Of setting up, had
they not been badly advised. Just so
now. The negroes would never agItate
this cOnfiscation question, were 1t not for
the encouragement they receive from
"a WLa 18Th a4na 49, Z
tally as Thaddeus Stevens is making. In
confirmation OF this statement take such
reports of the doings st these Richmond
gatherings as We find 10 a letter
from the Richmond correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune. The writer, referring
to 3 speaker at u Of these meetings, y
mulatto Of bright skin and bright parts,
Of him
This boy-for beis hardly more-intrOduced
he subject Of conhscation, and pressed Il on
the convention, claiming 70 act IN accordance
.rith Th0d SieUe7s' request 70 agltate the abb
.soG. and by a ~arangue mll OF telling pc nts
and nery oratOry WORKING up the assembly 10
such a ferneut that the leaders Werec ompeued
10 appeal 70 him 10 csnhenl 70 a reference OF
his resolution. and 70 promise him al
place on the committee which should consider
Again, the same correspondent, men
the appearance Of q stalwart
who was made "sefgeant-at-
Of the black convention on ac-
Of his strength Of arm and lungs,
makes the following note Of him /:
he took the amrmatlve on the con nscatiOn
uesuon, aud. sa d be. VINO s0yS JCs sham take
chat congress Is a mind 10 give Bs They'y-
.iveu Us our freedom, aud tue con ttu.iOnal
meudmenL and the test cath for rebels 70
ne~ntary-aud we've taken EN- all berry thank
Now woo SAYS W shsn'J take a ut Of
ana "a nnnHHHN ban % ~vr nHf1nf 10 Hrmr - 81
The proof is clear enough that the ne {
groes are not acting spontaneously as the
Journal suggests, but under insti- ]
administered by such ineendia-
rles as Thaddeus Stevens, and through
he encouragement they derive from {
congress. Z
The moderate republican journal we
referred 70 is OF opinion that 9 men
who go about familiarizipg The neoroes I
the demand for confscation and 8
p%ersuading them Of its justice, sbould he {
iealt with by military commanders as ,
Such dealings with these :
would not transcend the powers
Tor these satraps Of the 6Greaf 3
Numbers. And should The i,ris. q
Of these executors Of despofio I
power be extended to cover the district ~ y
Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, The reei- j
fence Of ThauGeus Stevens, We might in q
he arrest and imprisonment of that T.
.irch-agitstOr have an example To chow :
Is that authority which is perfectly ar s
occasionally exhibits a redeem 7
ng feature. 1
BUSTED Immediately proceeded, after t
he remarks we have quoted, to declare Z
to be the duty Of all Southern men to
ngsge heart and hand in the work of Z
construction, He is q very fit person '
D decide what it is decent and proper Y
or the people Of the South 10 do. But n
is neither here nor there. Every v
lectures the Southern people on IA
leir duty, now,-even HENRY WILSON,
{ Natick, Massachusetts. IfScalawag- Ct
1m does not send much bread to our b
thousands, it is remarkable eI
larttabie In good advice, Of which. in in
ed, It is always liberal. The purpose a,
BUSTED plainly was, to represent Fl
lose who are Of opinion hat the South n,
people ought to make at least a little NJ
fort TO prevent the curse Of negro suf- Il,
age, as preventing and ~ohstructing har- h,
ony between the races. If be meant