Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-11

And this would gladly be u course
if it was not made impossible by Gen
GRANT himself, who has thrown him
self completely into the Radical
hands, supports the policy of Con-
gress, and has no policy of his own
having any practical or efficient diree-
ton, so far as the country can dis
cover. AS he was General Mum be-
fore his election, so he is King Log
now. He is either too stupid or I'M
willing to use his influence for the
restoration of the Constitution, or he
has a design to build up an imperial
power by encouraging Congress to
pursue its career, and by supporting
its policies, until the country be
comes utterly sick and disgusted.
This is a surer way to imperial
/ dominion over American soil than any
other which is possible to be pursued
And we willd do so much justice TO his
sagacity as to consent he may see the
advantage of it. To pretend to the
one-man power and claim and take
open control Overa people accustomed
to be free, he would be far weaker
than any successful despot known to
history, if he should fail to discover.
Tyrants are usually remarkable for
their democratic p~iatitudes and mod
esty, and for their protested unwilling
cess toat the crown should be placed
on their brOws. CESAR was a chief
friend of the people, CROMWELL was
the very pink of piety and humility,
and NAPOLEON took car to be First
Consul before he assumed the crown
of Empire. These things are too ia
miliar to deceive any body. But one
tyrant is better than three hundred,
and despotism itself is preferable to
aristoeracy or anarchy. Gen. GRANT
knows this full well, and that the
abuses and enforcement of higher-law
doctrines by Congress, the longer con-
tinued, will only the more and more
prepare the people to endure the lesser
evils Ofstrong government, They want
"peace," and while he has done
nothing to promote it, he is the only
man, who, as the peoples idol, has
exclaimed, "let us have peace!"
What he is to gain by it will be seen
by the course of events. The friends
of the Constitution now need and de-
mand a man for the times, a friend
of the Constitution who has not fall
tered, who understands the machina-
tions of the sPoilsmen, and who will
stand without blanching in the pres
ence of power. In the present cir
cumstances, and in Il large and ma
tional point of view, that is the chief
demand Of the hour. On the one
hand we want at the scat Of govern
ment, a man as the VindicatOr OF
the Constitution, who is in sympathy
with the people against the machina-
tions of the many lOrdling a~ristOcTats,
and who cannot be bought by them,
and on the other a man who can look
behind the curtain and strip the mask
the faces Of the rulers who are
betraying liberty, refusing magnani-
nifty, and selling the country for pelf,
and perchance in the hope to
become placemen and parasites
to the coming crown. We care
not for the past of that man
who can and will, and, by force of
circumstances, must do the country
this essential service. 1t Is absurd TO
be flstidious and squeamish and pas
about the instrument, when
we want the fact. 1t does not lie in
the mouths Of a people who supported
SENTER for Governor, and have cOun-
5eled the utmost possible Oblivion of
the whole past, to object to ANDREW
JOHNSON now. If we yer to look to
heir past opinions and war records,
md were free to choose whom we
without detriment, we could
never support either Ofthem. But the
question is not now n as to men, but
Who, of such as can be trusted, viii
,e most certainly s~erviceable to the
country. That JOHNSON can be trust
d, for the future, none doubt. That
lis election to the Senate is dreaded,
specially by the men of Congress who
irst swear to observe and then break
constitutions, we know. That he
will make their knees shake together,
nd break the power of the throne
more than any other man in
.ur midst is able TO do, !
5 rendered evident by the facts and
circumstances of the situation. The :
ime is near when we should look !
more to results than causes, and it
nay be support agencies which other !
wise we might not prefer, approve
.Or choose. During his presidency
re all supported and Landed JOHN :
On, without in the least personally !,
referring or choosing him as a stand
r%d-bearer; and we may well do the
anne now, when we have more
bundant and potent reasons. What !
yer objections we may have to his '
it will not be denied that he is 3
honest, capable and faithful to the 2
Constitution" His ability is well :
ried, his firmness and courage well 3
roved, and to our interests he is now !
ound by the resentment of his adver- q
aries and his record and his pledges, [
18th hooks of steel. lie will stand Y
n intellectual giant in the Senate, a
link between its great past and G
he hope in its coming future. We a
ow deal with living, vital issues. a
he past must be accepted, not as in i
in all respects the truth or I
right, but as an accomplished fact, d
to which we must make the best of o
1t is better not TO "cry for
billed milk" and moan over what
the past cannot be helped or RENE
led. We cannot sufficiently ignore Z
re past without shutting the door in !
ne face Of all individual war records =
'hatsoever, as pertaining to the indi- y
idual actors. We should rather, II
18th firm adherence to the established a