Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-12
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WHa here like sulls shall trll.1te ui ne mare,
Irutag Jsdild them horrible dtlgrdlef
Negro suffrage is the rock on which the
radical catamaran is, We believe, GER
tain 10 be wrecked. Six negro and
three or more mulatto States, are prov
ing too much for the Northern stomach.
HORACE GREELEY, like one who whis-
ties to keep up his courage, pretents to
rejoice at the dusky prospect, and hopes
10 see negroes in Congress. He may
honestly desire IL. We have ceased TO
consider any hallucinstiOn impossible.
He says:
Such. we believe, is the la~test-born
hope Of the unrecOnstTucted, which is
impeiliug them to say quietly to each
other, Let us give the north a suTfeit OF
niggeTs. Let us serve them up stewed,
brOiled, fried, roasted and fricsseed, until
her gorge rises at them. Since We can
not ourselves gain access to convention
or congress, because Of the registry and
the ir0u-clad oath, let us elect q big buck
niger % every seat we can i'll, and see
how the radicals will relish their COM
pauy."
We have already said that the idea
was 3 good one, and we hope To see It
generally adopted. The cards Of the very
few southern blacks who have announced
themselves candidates Tor responsible
positions are rspiete with mOdesty, patri-
oiism and good sense. They are firm in
the assertion Of eqUai human rights, but
they are kindly, appeasing and lin the
truest ssnseB conservative. If thirty
negroes shall be sent to congress from
the south, We shall confidently count on
the votes os at least twenty-five Of them
Tor universal amnesty, thorough psciG-
cation snd the restoration to political
rights II all who have conducted them
selves as became good citizens since the
collapse u the rebellion. We have seen
representatives Of the south iD congress
mot ali, but sOmel whose manners aud
bearing reflected little credit on their
constituents. II John T. Harris, Robert
Small, and other gentlemen Of color,
shall now be sent instead Of those, we
confidently anticipate a decided i'm
prOvement on their predecessors OF lb4s-
90. We beg the unTecOnstructed TO send
Us a. many Of these a. possible.
On the other hand, the New York
Herald says:
Military government! Negro sUpre-
macy , These are the ruling ideas that
flash across the Atlantic and ring the
death knell Of the republic upon mon
archical ears. Will the loyal states,
esst and west. consent TO the overthrow
Of our institutions in this way? The
president must topple over these bar
riers which retarl our march. He must
resuscitate the great principles Of gov
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must lift these up into the new light
that reaction il pouring upon the situa-
ton. The hrst necessity Is a new cabi-
net. The country cries TO him % clear
the wreck.
viii Mr.. johnson be satisfied with a
simple change Of persons In his cabinet?
II so, he would only stultify himself and
place himself in q far worse position
than he occupied before. Congress.
upon Resembling in November, would
refuse 10 confirm his suspensions, place
Stanton and the rest back again in their
old positions, and undoubtedly carry out
their long threatened policy Of impeach-
ment No: having gone thus far, Prezi-
dent johnson Is bound to take the only
step that can effectually block the game
Of the radicRls-tO issue his proclama-
ton Of universal pardon to every man
engaged in the rebellion, and thus
restore to every white man in the
south all his civil rights as q citizen Of
the United States. He has the full con-
stitutiOnal power for such action. He has
already granted a large number OF par
dOns, and IL be can pardon one offender
he al pardon thousands. The disfrau-
chising clauses Of the reconstruction acts
OF congress would then become inopera-
tive, a. the executive pardon would OBJ
~literste the offence and remove all the
penalties imposed as apunisnment there
for. With all these white men Of the
south restored 10 citizenship, and all the
negroes eniranchised, the work OF recon-
structicn would be complete, and one OF
the other would prevail, according 10
their legitimate relative strength. This
would make the issue distinct between
administration and the radicals: on the
one side, general amnesty and universal
suffrage; on the other, negro supremacy
and q national government controlled bv
3 coalition Of the puritan and the nig- |
ger.
The New York Citizen thus speaks
right out in meetin':
The daily papers are making a great
luuN4AE nNtA AA9 NlAAAAAo VI AAC DiALll- !
generals aud the people AZ large on
question Of reconstruction. They
tell US that Grant approves Of the course
Of the president, that Thomas agrees
with Sheridan, and that Sherman favors
the plan Of congress or rice verso, accord
10 their political bias. We can tell
ali that If the congressional system
Il 70 nut the south ia possession Of the
negroes. Il does not meet the views OF the
oe0ple, the sailors in our fleets, the sol
in cur armies, the merchants at
their desks, the farmers at their plOughs,
any other large body Of q citizens.
4 st. Domingo Is not what We fought
a.. We do not want il, and shall not
il; and that the niggers, whether
or black, may understand rs well
iref As last. Nations are cruel when
Iriven 10 despair; and, rather than sur
,onder cur white nationality, We viii
eesssera or enslave every eOiOred mar
: tbes states. This may be bold language
~ unconventional, but we ask our
.esders whether 1t does not meet the
,onsiTmstiOn Of their hearts? We have
certified too many whites for principle
5 stop ct taking the livesof a few worth
ess blacks.
Well, what does the CITIZEN propose
/, ID shout it, Under the reconstruc-
Ion ssts, which President JOHNSON is
faithfully Sxeoutlng," SIC negro stats1