Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-09

stigmatiZed as infamous and for their
own sakas, the poor, miserable. deludsd
fools, We deeply it. Thersar men,
in whole or in part OF their own blood,
who deserve to he detested by them
equally with the white Radicals who are
using them as men use q lemon, TO be
squeezed, and then thrown away.
As 3 free man, ia his proper place, in,
dus;rious and Of service 10 the com
munity, the negro wouIdh have been and
would yet be respected and liked. i is
not 20 exasperata them that We insist
in their iuferi0rity nor DO we believe
chat many OF them respect The white
man who embraces them aud processes
10 regard them as his equals. They
must and do dsspiss the white men who
are Milling that they shall make Consti-
tulicns for the white race; and those
who have given them the power to do
50 in South Carolina deserve the halter.
TRUTHS. EOECLELY TsE.D.
There is e peculiar and striking signif-
canoe in the article in a lste humber Of
Ia e New York Times, from which we
make the following extracts. It's Editor,
HENRY J. RAYMOND, is an original Re
publican. and what he says may of course
be taken to represent and express the
sentiments Of an Immense number Of
Conservative Republicans, not ouly in
the Northern States, but in those homes
Of frugal sud industrious farmers, in
East Tennessee and Western Virginia:
Aw0aD FOR THIS DAY.
IT the happiness of the New Year de-
pended on the happiness and PrU-aaTity
Of the year from which We have just
escsped, we fear that today would be
camuara5ively dull in every part Of the
TaiJed States. There is not much
ground Ter eGuitation in the results We
have inherited. Neither politically LOr
financially, neither commercially nor
iudusIrial5y have the last twelve months
afforded solid satisfaction. The progress
they have realized is almost hidden by
the disasters they have yielded, ana the
sadness aud disappointment derived
from their experience.
Toe one earnest hope which prevailed
last New Years Day has not been full
filed. The Union has not been restored.
The country, nominaily at peace, suffers
from many OF the incidents Of war. Ten
States are still governed with tie bay0-
net; the order which prevails being the
% Order" which "Teigued in Nar5aw.n
Advances have been made toward the
reorganization Of local government, but
they serve rather 20 indicate alienation
and division than the Welding OF inter-
ests and purposes, which true pEC.Gca-
ton implies. Time has intensified Bit
terness, instead of Ubliteratiug it, and
diGused ill-feeiing, instead Of forcing it
within narrower circles. The law has
taken its course, but the Southern whites
neither share lis responsibilities nor con-
csde the Hsality OF its results. The pro-
gress reported &, therefore, partial and
unsafe, II Let mainly mythical. il tells
OF little actually accomplished, and indi-
Gates q v0iG which pnly the reckless can
contemplate with coHplscenoy. The
reconstruction from which the white
majority withhold both sympathy and
aid hardly promises to Ue complete.
Whether l. last or not depends upon sir
cumstances vet hidden in the womb of
the future. But the fact that whst has
been done may need to be done over
again ia s0otber way, should moderate
our pride, sud qualify our estimate Of p0-
I.tical success ia the past year.
Delay in p~acihcatiJu has entailed dis
sister on every material interest. The
South, de5oate aud depressed, hasshoWn
no siRn Of tue recGperstIou which must
precsde national prosperity. Us great
staple industry has been ruined. fts
impoverished people help hut little as
producers or consumers It's resources
lie undsveloped, and the prospect of aid
from the NORTH. whether in The shane Of
population Of capital, appears as remote
as at any Speriod sincs the war. The
South, however, no longer suffers alone.
The whole country feels the effects Of its
difficulties, aud shares the embarrass-
meats which add TO the miseries OF its
people. East and Yves. uttsr the same
complaint. Manufacturing Industry Ia
at q stand still. Enterprise is parElvzed
by uncertainty. Trade h universally
dull. The years profits have been small,
aud the business failures more numerous
than at any period other than one Of &C.
tusl panic. The number Of unemployed
10 unusually large, and all the time Il Is
on the increase, Tue dead year then,
has left few legscies beyond bad debts.
Its gslns and gifs have been few-its
liabilities and losses many and disas.
trGus,
Tue retrospect IS further elauded hv the
record Of governmental folly aud weak
ness. Congress and the President have
wsgsd q d~isreputsble quarrel. The teal.
iug pOwe- Of reconstruction measures has
been impaired by the angry toue Of the
one and the obstructive policy OF the
other. Partisgu politics have m0nopo.
Lied the Capitol, aud starving Industry
and struggling tysde have petitioned M
vain for suocUT. ExtrRvagsnt expendi-
lures have gone on unchecked. An ex-
hRustiye taxation has been kept I'D until
many industries have all but collapsed,
The Treasury operations have devoted
means wruDE from the people to puT-
poses which should be postponed to a
more convenient season and have
aggravated the difficulties Of commerce
by sgejeCtipg tue currency 10 dogmas
aud caprice. Tbs slDs Of omission which
are ChsrgeRb!9 aga VI Congress have
5eea followed by sins Of commission
originating Ia the Treasury. These,
combined, have contributed largely to
the deplorBbie condition in which the
new year lads the material interests Of
the country.
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with responsibilities OF no COMMON kind, !
Duties evaded 81 the past press with in
creasing urgency In the future. The
shirked last year come back
with a large accumulation OF utter
10 that the race to be run will be
clOgged with auxietles and conditions
which call for more patriotism a. q states
maaship than hRvelately been displayed.
The unsOlved problem Of recOnetrucLion, |
with all its difficulties OF race and inter-
est the plans OF internal improvement,
which are essential to the success of a
restored Union; the load Of taxation.
crippling all Industries and crushing
out Of existence the necessities Of
trade and its demands for wise financial (
and fiscal legislation the cutting down
Of expenditures Id every branch Of the
Government, aud their adaptation 10
the altered circumstances Of the cOun-
-ry-such are the tasks which devOlve
upon our law-giyers-sUch the questions
that await attention and adjustment in
year which begins to-day.
A LETTER from Hon. Robert J.
Walker 10 q gentleman in Cleveland,
ohio, received during the sitting Of The
ate Manufacturers, Convention, has
,eeu published, in which the writer
=" My views on the subject of internal
evenues and ta~xationshave been already
cry fully expressed in my address to the
American people Of the S0th OF Novem-
,er last. lean only repeat the opinion
here addressed that she Whole system
# Internal revenue should be abolished
t once, with the exception OF taxes on
banks, 0n vices, on malt aud
piTituOus liquors, and tobacco. Our
Of Internal taxation is destroy
lg industry Of the country, aud
hould be Immediately repealed. on
bis question there should be no delay, !
S it las already been 50 oppressive, and +,
as produced so much dissatisfaction
mOug the people as-iflonger continued 4
to threaten Us with reputation and ali ]
3 disastrous consequence" I
ONE OF the Mississippi eoDventioEers
about to enter the State service III 4 /
iflersnt capacity, He has been elected 4,
i the unanimous vote Of twelve Of his !.