Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-02
RrTRtRVTTOS.

AL last, the GOOS always punish I1t
guilty; and as this life is part Of eternity
so also the punishment Of all crime be-
gins here.
A few short months ago, that unscru-
pulOus bad man, in no respect great nei-
ther good, nor wise, ner learned, nor
eloquent, but simply exeelling others In
boldness and malignsncy, Thaddeus Ste
vens, wss the acknowledged leader and
imBerious Dictator Of the House Of Rep
resentstives Of the United States. His
will was supreme; aud the measures that
he proposed, however men at first hesita-
ted ssd reluete6, demurred and pro-
tested, were invariably adopted at last.
He could shake his withered hand above
his head, and dare Radical Senators to
vote against conviction or Impeachment.
A sneer or sarcasm from him was like q
lash upon the lOlns OF hound, and
cowed st once him against whom It was
launched. But by and BY the inmates Of
the kennel began to weary Of his discip.
line and the dog whip, and to snarl and
show their teeth and st last broke into
open revolt.
Actseon is again rent by his own
hounds. Stevens is not in the interest Of
the bond-holders, but opposed to paying
the fiye-twsnties in coin and be is even
accused Of being halfway on the road to
the Democratic camp.
No man is SO much responsible for the
crimes of RRdicslism, the infamies Of
Reconstruction, the horrors Of Military
Despotism, the violations of the Consti- |
tuition by Congress, the humiliation of
liberty and Law in ten States, Is Thad.
deus Stevens. He is one of the artificial |
villains who has formed his character
upon those Of the worst and most unscru-
pulOus and vulgar tyrants Of former
times. He has acquired q set Of
principles nearly resembling those
Of his French prototypes. Car
rier, COuthon and Marst; but he has
missed the secret OF the strength of
these men. He knows his own base
ness. Tue great criminals whom he has
attempted TO copy, to wreak his re-
venge on the Southern people and Stake
In the contemplation of their ealamities
and miseries the quenchless thirst OF bis
hate, were so absorbed in the fiery ex-
element Of their contest with royalty
snd sristocracy, that they never turned
their eyes in upon themselves, aud were
not wasted by the weakness Of conscious
viilainy. he issO, and he only repro
duces the empty msggot-rottedsshells of
the characters ne emulates."
Strength" some one has said, twill 1
go further in ruling mankind than skill.
There is charm in the display OF power.
wherever it appears, that makes men
thralls." Stevens knew this, and reigned
for time without peer, by means of
bold insolence and trenchant, defiant
words that were. taken to be evidences
Of strength. The subjugation of the
House to his wishes and purposes
was less the forging Of a chain q
than the brandishing Of a whip. /
Buthis passions were his masters and
be who is governed by them cannot long
govern or lead Others. "Every passion
s by Its nature an injury TO our nature, ;
and an enemy Of our power. Nothing
irunkens the sense like vanity. The !
notliest wear that ever fool WAS coated
10, is the robe Of Pride; Revenge is the
lnFessoning rage that leaves its life ia
ne wound 1t makes; Anger browns the Il
Judgment in its furious waters Hate
larkens and distnrbs the air Of the In r
ellect;" aud these are the devils that
inferred into and posse ssed Thad. Ste v
1ens.
In the Yakkun Nsttsnawa, a CingaIese
svil-hymn, the devil, Oddly, is describ- "
d as dwelling in desolate temples and II
solitary houses, and constantly swear =
ng.' Such, we imagine, are the coudi- 6,
on and habits OF Stevens, when he re-
lrns TO the bosom OF his family and the tc
rms Of his dusky eoncublne. -
Tbs retTibution Of the ADgered Gods r.
as overtaken the miserable old malig- al
ant and his eternity Of punishment CO
IS commenced. He has fallen from his "
Ign estate. He is dethroned, degraded, ns
'duced 70 the ranks, and the ours whom OF
6 lashed, and who fawned upon him in NJ
Is d&y Of power, take their revenge up e elS
D him after the manner OF ours. A n,
Tort time ago, this occurred in the
ouse Of Representatives: Fl
During the discussion Mr., Stevens. III
no advocated four per cent. as the low. 81
1 rate Of interest, said he had under ."
God the gentleman from Illinois. M.
0ss, 70 say that the bonds should be tt
I'D according to the New York plat s 20
rm. What was that platform? IN
Mr.. ROss-ro pay hve-twenties In law NJ
moRey. ~
Mr.. Stsvens--WhAt do you call lawful in he
Oney2
Mr.. Ross-7 Green backs; that is your
ctrine and mine, yen know. Laugh III,
j res
Mr.. Etevens-I hold to the Chicago
storm, and, as understand IL on that tbs
mt, 70 the New York platform, that do