Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-06

is n strong feeling ~ favor OF thht nnc o'
action which shall restore order and con
ideuce. and shall heave OF the burdens
which now hinder aud tax the industry
Of tho county. Yet, at this pomeni,
those In power have thrown into the
Senate chambers and Congressional halls
A new element OF discord and violence.
Men have been admitted az Representa-
tiyes OF some Of the Southern Statos, with
the declaration upon their lips that they
cannot live in the States they claim 70
| represent without military protection.
These men are TO make laws for the
North as we'll ss the, South. These men,
who, a few days since, were seeking as
suppliants. that Congress would give
:hem power within their respective States,
are TO day the controllers Of the actions
of these bodies. Entering there Nth
minds filed with questions, and de-
mand that Congress shall look upon the
| States from which they came az IN con.
ditions of civil war that the majority. Of
their population, embracing the most In
telligent, had to be treated as public enc
mics, with an army TO be kept up at the
cost Of tho people of the North, aud that
there shall be no peace and order at the
South save that which is made by arbi-
trary power; every intelligent man knows
that they not only owe their present po'
sition TO disorder, but that every motion
springs from the love Of power, OF gain,
OF q desire for vengeance, which prompts
them to keep the South in anarchy, for
while that exists they are independent OF
the will or wishes OF their fellow citizens,
for while confusion reigns they ara DIS
pensers of the profits and the favors
which grow out Of government OF mere
force. These men are now placed IN
positions where they cannot only urge
their views OF politics, but where
thew can enforce them. When they
shall be admitted in this manner, from
the remaining Southern States, although
they win have, in truth, no constituents,
they will have more power in the Senate
than a majority Of the people Of this
Union living within the lines Of the great
States. In vain members Of the Repub-
lican party protested against the policy
that led 10 this result, while the chiefs Of
the late rebellion have submitted to the
results of the war, and are now quietly
engaged in useful pursuits for the sup
mort Of themselves and their families,
and are trying, by the force of their
example. to lead back the people Of
the South to the order and industry not
only essential to their .well-being,
but to the greatness and prosper
ity of our community. Those without
ability or influence have been thrown
BY the agitations Of civil commissions
into positions Of honor and Of profit, are
striving to keep alive the passions to
which they owe their elevation, and
they clamorously insist that they are the
only friends of our Union. The proof of
that can only have sure foundation in
the regard and common desire to pro-
mote the peace, the order and the hap
piness of all portions Of our land: The
events in Congress since the adjourn
ment of the Convention have vastly in-
creased the importance of q political
victory by those who are seeking to
bring back economy, simplicity and JUS
tice in the administration of our
national affairs. Many Republicans
who have heretofore chung to their
party, who have regretted the ex-
tremes of violence to which it has run,
who have cherished faith that while
the action of their friends has been a
mistake and their motives good, they
must now see that the Republican party
is in that condition that it cannot carry
out peaceful policy. Whatever its
motive may be, it misfortune not only
to country but to government, and a
party itself, when its action is unchecked
BY any form Of opposition. 1t has been
the misfortune of the Republican party
that the events of the past few years
have given it so much power that it has
been able to shackle the Executive, to
trammel the Judiciary and carry out
the views of the most unwise and
violent Of its members. When this
state of things exists in any party,
il has ever been found that the
Judgment of its ablest leaders do not con-
troll them. There is hardly an able man
who has helped to build up the Republic
can organization, who has not, within
the past three years, warned it against
its excuses, and who has not been borne
down and forced to give up his convic-
ton Of what the interests of the country
call for, or if too patriotic to do this, who
has not been driven from its ranks. 1t
this has been the case heretofore, what
will be it's action with this new infusion,
who, without a decent respect for the
views of those who had first given them
their positionsP Beginning their legis-
lative career with calls for arms, and de-
mands that their States shall beregarded
as in a condition of civil var, and de-
claration that they are ready and anxious
TO degrade the President of the United
States whenever they can persuade or
force Congress to bring forward new ar
ticles of impeachment. The Repub-
lican party, as well as we, are
interested in putting some check
upon this violence. 1t muat be clear
to every thinking man that
dispossession of political power tends to
check the violence Of party action, and
assure the peace and good order OF the
country. The election Of Democratic
Executive aud majority of Democratic
members to the House of Representa-
tiyes would not give to that organization
any mower to make sudden or violent
changes, but would serve to check those
extreme measures which have been de-
plored by the best men Of both parties.
Speaking Of the Presidency be says:
"No man can rightfully enter upon the
duties of the Presidential Office unless he
is not only willing to carry out the wishes
ofths people, expressed in constitution
al way, but is also prepared TO stand up for
the rights Of minorities. He must be ready
to uphold the exercise of religion. he
must denounce measures which would
wrong any person or harm the right
or the religions conscience OF the
hnmblest eitizeu Of the land. BE