Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-08

Virginia plan which they urge US to
| adopt, Will not defeat us beyond per-
adventure, even conceding 1t can pos
sess as much popularity with us as il
commanded in Virginia? The Con-
servatives of Virginia, with a heavy
registered majority, could well
afford to risk an unpopu-
lar policy. Notso with US. Wemust
ten thousand votes or be hopelessly
defeated. There Is positively but a
solitary argument in favor of aban-
dOning the State to Republican adven-
turers, and that is, the policy p
claimed to be advised by the 81 repre-
sentative men" of the State. Now is
this reason sufficient for the peopLes
Or, allowing that it is, how do we
know but that the policy proposed is
disapprobated instead of advised by
the representative men of the State?
One hundred and thirty-f1ve distin-
guished citizens, gentlemen of intelli-
genee and position, signed the "Ad-
dress;" but how do we know but that
double that number, of equal inf1u-
ence and espectability, were applied
to for their signatures or for the use of
their names, who positively declined
to comply. With all due Difference to
the distinguished prOgenitors of " the
Address, | suggest il would be advi-
sable, perhaps, 10 leave the decision
of this matter to the action of State
Conservative Convention.
| regret that cur distinguished adj
visers are all prescribed by the Four
fcs1 D. "a
resent Us themselves in our passage
back to the Union. know it would
be dangerous experiment, and per-
haps an unjust one to our faithful old
leaders, TO permit the State, during the
process of reconstruction, TO fall into
the hands of young Mississippians,
who will possibly identify themselves
with place and pOsititiOn, and win
upon the confidence of the people TO
the utter and unkind exclusion of old
politicians. Taking this view of the
- situation it is better perhaps to
endorse the Dent movement; but ta-
king any other view of it, / do net
think we should
am with respect your friend and
Obedient servant,
ROBERT NJ. BROWN.
P. S.-Since writing the foregoing,
I have learned through the newspa-
pers that Gen. Grant has declared his |
influence to be with the AlcOrn wing |
of the Republican party. So our
representative men" were mistaken |
in the wing they went to; they atfili- |
ate with the Republicans to secure |
through him influence with the adj /
but being promptly in |
formed that the influence is III an Op- |
pOsite direction, they cannot escape !
the force OF their own argument which /
directs them where it is and where to /
90. 1t must be very fatigueing, this
TO and fro and button |
lOling every stranger who comes along /
10 know if he is kin to Grant or can /
ell them the way back into the
Onion. Certain distinguished gem
llemen relied more upon their own
in regard to a knowledge of
his route some nine years ago.
There is but one way, at present,
lack to the Union, and that is by
the plan Congress has sub
nitted. Thisplan is submitted to the
'egist0red pOters of the State and not to
he DISTINGUISHED portion of its pOpu-
ation-it is known that l have no
with the spirit that
prompted this distinction, but l am to
ieal with it as a practical question.
Had the people organized upon the
,asiS Of regiStrdti07-this would have
Included only the registered rioters of
he State-diyested of all influences
It all offensive to an over sensi-
i've Government, would have left
reconstruction to those to whom it
) submitted and through whom it is
to Fe-admit the State. A
,arty organized upon this plan would
have commanded the con-
idence of Government whether the
,arty saw proper to accept or to decline
he terms proposed. But l can very
ven see, viewing the question from
he Federal standpoint, why the State
will hardly be re-admitted under the
uspices of those whom the Govern
nent has seen proper to prescribe,
nd if persisted in, will compel the
Increment Of the irOnclad oath 10
irOtect itself against the perversion
f its own plan. These suggestions l
ubmit to your calm consideration; if
GU cannot accept them as wise and
olitic, you will believe at least, they .
re honestly entertained.
r. NJ. b