Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-16
The McGarrahan Claim a Mere
Sxindie.
The San Domingo and Cuba
Cases.
state of Affairs in Jefferson.
Texas.
The Bill TO Amend the judicial
System.
From the Baltimore Gszette.l


WASHINGTON, April L, 1853.
When penned my letter Of yester
6av. had not the debate in the Senate
upon the new reconstruction Law before
me. Ii has since been republlshed. By
recurring to il. as given in the Congress
SiondE Globe. l. will be sseD that l an
borne out IA my construction OF lis pro-
visions by ali the Democratic Senators
who spoke upon the subject. Inc ehlel
point made. upon locking 81 the bill IL
self as passed, Was that 90 far from being
q fOslity Qsying out Of the question lis
GROSS violstiou OF the COusutuuon), II
was simply s. contrivsnce to push
through" by baTsfaced trickery, the
:. Fifteenth Amendment" This indeed
was shamelessly 8vOWGd by Morton.
have no faith whatever in Gen. Grants
coed Intentions in the premises Dut
If be were ever go anxious 70 mitigate
the sufferings of the yet unrepTesented
States, he would be ultimstely pOwerlsss
under this Law, as Congress, after ali, has
reserved the power utterly to disregard
ali other proceedings, while recognizing
the validity OF the action Of the bogus
Legislatures in ratifying the said amend
mentl The old trick reysmpeC, but
inlprovedi All the Southern States are,
and always nave been, sufficiently il
the Union for all Radical purpCses-snd
sufficiently cut, when IL hss suited the
dominant faction SO 70 consider them
In justification Of the view taken in this
correspondence upon this p0iB-, allow
ms 10 quote a short paragraph frOm the
speech OF Senator Bsysrd
a. Even when these States Tatify this
amendment, giving your party the adj
vantage Of having three votes OF these
States, then what comes? Is the end
vet to those people? Are they, even
Iheu, States enu,lsd 10 representative {?
Not -. cir: for / understand anotAr
amendment has bsen presented AID
sdOpted, that sgsi1 they must present
themselves before their csptOTs, again
psss beneath their DOW and spear to learn
what Lew terms may yet be exacted be-
fore they shall be admitted to represen-
tation IN the two Houses OF Congress"
As to what, under these circumstances
the ) ates Of Virgins, u ssissippi ana
Texas uIsy feel it their Outy or interest
TO dc. It would be presumptu0us to spec
uiAte. an authentic copy OF the inTa-
nous SCI bas not even yet seen the ligBi
much less has lis precise meaning anC
ulImste effect heen lnteilgsntly can
ysssed by tae people. Certainly, IN one
sens. this whole matter, il might Ue ar
gueJ, should be suffered to rest with the
communities more immediately affected,
Without Cffic5Ou5 advice or ridiculous
prophecies either way, from other qusr
ters: bat Ia smother, lt may vel b.
doubted whether the people Of the c0un-
try al laTge have Lot 80 grave respOn-
e!5illty resting upon tbeUl - 10 make 10
their duty 10 waTn the cOm@uDItles
sought 70 be msde The Instruments Of
general oppression, as well as OF their
own degradation, OF the folly Of a sacIi-
fee Of their honor without even Radl-
csI promise Of remuneration ia the way
of their interests. 1 like very much the
view Senator Casseriy TOOK upon this
point De said
" am sure the people Of these Ststes
will sct in this matter with an eye 10
their own duty and to the obligations
arising cut Of the condition Of their own
Whatever they do, snail
not be disposed to eCiticise il Ia any cap
tious spirit. One thiug ] will say If the
Stale OF my home on the Pacific coast, 70
which L am bound by evsry tie that can
link me TO the living or the dead, were
II. day as the State Of Virginia iF, upon
1Ebos.a hills We lock from these Windows,
and II n, same hard terms were pro-
Dnsed 10 her v this body, l think l know
that To the extels. OF my poor abilities,
and wherever my week voice could be
heard, l should everywhere, a. all time,
IN season and cut Of seaROb, 2rge upon
the people OF my state this eternal trgth |
OF history, Of man and Heaven that q /
race can survive everything but its OWL I
dishOnOr, bEOGght upon IL by It's Own
sct."
The official organ here has bsd its
hands fun OF % lOysl-u jobs, but business !
Is becoming duii. The McGarrsbSn 1
claim" so peTtinscioGsly pressed by It !
has turned 10 sshes, and viii probably be /
1t turns out 60 be mere swim 1
die. No G.. The Pacific Raj mud |
die paid comfortable dividends bGt be |
ing nov CmpTOmiseC," the further Use /
Of newspaper attorneys on either side /
may be dispensed with IL paid even 4
better than the Atasks affair. The San
DomlSgo CCIhAlissiOn,n il is under /
stood, is not yet IN condition 70 make |
Ei sFraDeeus Bts.n Even the small case 1
of the Washington Central Market House |
hss been committed TO referees, and Will 4
not be brought % trial, so high are eoUn-
sel fees anu Court costs. The only JOB" /
now orc minetly On the docket is the /
great CubaB case; but thar, If successful, /
v III be q colossal speculation, sGd worth /
gII the others cCm hjL,sd To meet the /
:" the ChrOnicle. It seems, has /
employed bran " new pen" who opens |
this mOyniDg tEe great cause Of the in |
surgents " against ths loyal Govern |
ment in the following grandllOqnent |
style:
:" WhateveS disturbs the peaceful In |
instry Of any portion Of the world Is 1n- !
auestionAby . seTiCts3 misfortune. But |
induetry may be "a sde tributary TO TIE |
support Of great evlls, that corrupt ike |
plague poison the common humanity, |
ana destroy, beneath tUmid exterior OF !
apparent prosperity, the stamina Of ma /
tions. He'll itself is an organized indus |
try. There Is welfare Of moral and /
civic virtue, as well IS welfare Of traffic. |
Sugar and dOublOons are Of more or less 1
account according to their association"
This man Writes as If he'll" full Of
fi doubloons and sugar." was almost
within his grasp. He buEste out again /
thussy As Americans, unless We have |
suuk into bastsrd degeneEaey which |
pushes at the honest record OF our fore
fathers, We must admit that the Cubans |
have a right to fght;" for, says he, " she |
ie q servant who has poured q tropical /
after hoard into the /
y
| gate eopriiers, and the pride aud pro 1
fusion Of a race o. B06rO0Bs and she 4
nss earned that release from her oppres- /
,or which she strives 70 take 81 the dag /
zer's s0ge."
TIE word has heard of the Yankee, 4
who went H,oEe as far es the .
verv mouth Of the aforesaid 8 Hell /
dorado" as the ekney would call /
il, for 3 bsg Of e7dee; but this
II. an new Chronicle editor wants com /
,epy TO enter even lie outer portals, ard /
zIt,S qeoting glowing proof OF this shall 4
.lose nv letter. he goes Ons
a. Shan G0e help her HeF future is /
,oeoed in he glesm o; sesbbardless
,isdss- There is q manhood ia the world /
: bich the leaden fee Of diplomacy can
1eyeT overtake, nor its Gsinty fingers
.estrsir. squadrons Of surveihS7ce are
1o barrier to dissppOint its opportunity
md shatter its enterprise. 1t went 70
3reeee, careless Of the sneeriDg SELFISH
res OF those who would have cold out /
ne Morea TO the decimatjoD OF rene
zede pasha for q cargo Of figs, and stood |
7hoplder TO shoulder with Boz2ris, II
gent Ia South America, fs9m the VII |