Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-28
WHAT AND now.


II the political movements now in pro-
gress in this and other Southern States,
by the formation OF Democratic Clubs,
and otherwise, had for their object only
to arouse enthusiasm and by parade and
display create confidence, by speeches to
inform the members and furnish them
with arguments, and by the show Of
numbers TO secure to themselves the halt
ing and the doubtful, who always go
with the public opinion Of the commu-
nifty in which they live, no one will
doubt that the results would be Of great
service to the cause Of the Constitution
in its desth-struggle with Congressional
Jac0binism. For no other than these
uses are subserved by the great mss
meetings, which were usual twenty-five
years ego, and are to re-Rssemble during
the present campaign.
But the formation OF Democratic Clubs
hiss in view not these objects only, but
Others also. For these only, perhaps the
results would hardly justify the outlay
Of time aud trouble and expense.
The chief object, as we understand it,
is to effect 8 complete organization into
local and Central Clubs, of al the Con-
sentative white men of each State; to
have these Clubs represented in a Cen
trail Club, from which the orders shall
emsnsts that are to direct all in other
words, to have not only the army, organ
fzaH in 70 oo,,,t- aya I,...1 Ctr,,L- I,,4 l.
the train Of the army, one man, per-
haps, selected by each County Club, and
these forming q Central Executive Club
Of administration and direction, that
shall have q single will, the decision Of
the majority always ruling; and which,
carefully guarding against rash counsels
in the Clubs, shall concentrate and com
press the Conservative strength of the
State, until, when exerted at the proper
moment, it shall have the irresistible
force Of the lightning launched from the
right hand Of God.
We have the light to use the express
siOR. The cause in which We labor is
the cause OF God, because it is the cause
Of Truth and IFS sntsgOnistic cause is
the DEVILS cause, because it is the cause
OF FalsehOod and Fraud, sustained by
the pupils OF Belial and Moloch, and
here il Tennessee, by the rogues who
have fallen out and are wrangling over
the plumber and the prey. Let the kites
and the kestrels scream in discordant
quarrel. BY and by the eagles will
swoop down among them, and the up
roar will cease.
But we digress. The chief object, as
We were saying, OF the system of organ
izstion by Democratic Clubs, is to form
into working bodies alI the Conservative
white men Of each Southern State, who
are entitled to vote, whether disfran.
chised or not, and to give to this corps
d'GrD1ee thus organized, unity of will
with force Of action.
The next object is to ascertain and re-
cord the strength OF the enemy, as well
Is our own to register the name Of every
white and colOred voter; and OF every
white mau who is DISTINGUISHED, with
the politics Of each.
These are, after all, the only means
by which the great object is to be at
tanned. That oil jet is, to carry as many
Rs possible Of the Southern States for
the Democratic NOMINEES, at the polls
opened under Scalawag legislation, and
by the votes permitted to be cast there. |
The purpose Of the Congress of the |
United States is to make it certain thst
no Southern State shall SO vote for SEY- !
MOUR and BLAIR All their late legisla. |
ton In regard to these States has but the |
single purpose Of securing their electoral |
vote for the Chicsgo nominees. To this /
end, ali the disquRlifications created by /
the new Scalswag Constitutions are to
be enforced by acts OF Congress, execu-
ted, il need be, by the bayonet. Here,
an immense number OF men are to be
deprived Of the right TO vote, because
they cannot swear that they never gave
aid, countenance or sympathy to the
" rebellion" Here, large number are
to be disfranchised, because they voted
against, or did not vote for, the Caliban-
Constitution. Aud there, the young
men who were boys when the war be-
gan, are to be DISTINGUISHED, as it Is
meant that those yet unborn shall be, if
they will not swear never to attempt to
take from the negroes the right to vote.
This damnsble device for lettering the
judgment and conscience, and imposing
8 penalty for exercising the right Of free
political action in a commonwealth, dis
franchises men for doing that which
even the Supreme Court Of Tennessee
has decided that the citizens ofevery free
State have 8 right to do,-tbat is, for
to what portion Of the peo-
pie the elective franchise may be safely
entrusted.
The Congress declares in force, and