Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-17

WAsHINGTON, March L 1863.
The extraordinary condition Of poiiti
cal affairs at this moment calls for calm
but decisive action on the part OF every
man in whatever sphere he moves, to ex-
ereise his whole influence to arrest usur-
patton of authority wherever found. 1t
is needless to repeat the trite fact that
the Federal Constitution is thing Of the
past, The general Government has long
since usurped full power over the coun-
try in its length and breadth. The sole
struggle now is between its legislative
and executive sections, or in palmer
words, between the sword Of q one man
power and an interruptions Senatorial
oligarchy. The developments OF the past
few days have been of mOmentOus sig
niicance. The demented people Of the
country, with ballucinRtiOn typified in
the fable Of the Frogs, painted for mas
ter. It is manifest II they do not bestir
themselves, and thst instantly, they will
have lost the chance of even q choice
Undoubtedly Grant consulted no one
aScapS his staff and military friends in
the selaction Of bis Cabinet. All the
stories abOGt his hsTing offered this or
that man this or that GEblneS portIollO
are the veriest fGstiOn. His eFi6s2t de-
sign in the beginning was to combine
70 WELD both in The accumulation Of po-
IitieaI power. Who constitute his civil
advisers ? The whole concern Is q pal
liable fraud. You have already Ventila-
ted the programme Of the Var Office.
To-day it is authoFatively stated that the
health and general debility Of BOrie, the
new nominal Secretary OF the Navy,
REQUIRES supervisory aid, and we are told
thst Admiral Porter has been ordered to
take charge of the archives Of the De-
partuent; in other words, he = TO be
the real dlspCEer Of the naval forces and (
dispenser of naval fGyOrs. Wsshburne
il was known from the first, vas sesign-
ed 70 the State Department merely as 2
feeler. The appointment was so su I
prsnely ridiculous that it was taken to ]
mean That thorough reoFgRniZa ion 0f
the entire Cabinet WIS to be expected at /
any early day. The Stewart blunder |
(yeiI known TO the Senate to be such at |
ths time Ct his confirmation, or he would 4
NOT have been confirmed at all) gave |
that body sn opportunity partially to /
btoW the secret arrangement ito the /
air, and you now see the disoTgsnis atiOa |
of the new Government before its legal {
organization.
In this very remarkable state of az
fairs the small squad of Conservatives
which Congress have allowed to occupy
seats il the respective Houses, are
sDxiously inGUiri1g what course they
aught to pursue during this intestine
quarrel among their unpTincipied adver-
garies. 4" Which danger" ask they, " is
the most imminent? L Is not incum
baat upon Us, at all hsz2Ids, to prevent
an abso~ntion Of the civil by the mill
tarv power. The S nate, it is true, is
controlled by set Of ignorant m0unte-
banks, deludsd fanatics and reckless ad.
vsnturers: but at the worst they can
move but slowly, and the people maj
oygTtaks them. We have heretofore
voted in b0tl branches Of Congress for
the repeal CT the unconstitutional tenure
OF Office act bat why still pirate about
the Constitution ? Why, by a fruitlesg
adherence TO cur principles, iong-ago ig-
nOred by our opponents, fsstea upon the
nation 2 despOfism which years OF civil
strife will perhaps fail to overthrow ?
Danger is imminent to the last remnant
OF American liberty, ana shall we clotha
with unlimited power q man who has so
clearly shown himself 20 be the only
dangerous Executive the country has
ever seen, and who was the chief ingtru-
nent in the passage Of the act he now
demands to be repealed ;"
Your readers may easily see that at
piuch these sentiments will prevail. The
Democratic and Conservative party, in
and out Of Congress, have at last come
to the unslterabie determination TO clear
their skirts Of all eRtaugling alliances
with either the oIigsFchy Of the Senate
or sutCcrat Of the White House.
A curious piece Of secret history has
come TO my knowledge. Gen. Grant
really and earnestly desired TO keep Mr..
Stewart ia his Cabinet. 4 man who
would willingly sacrifice six millions Of
dollars for such an honor Wss not 20 be
gneezsd st. Talk about bleeding! Ia
the eXigency WHICH ensueG the General
came down from his exalted pedestal and
appealed to Judge Chase. l. was at the
laCtel's advice the new President con-
iured Congress TO repeal the OisquGGiy
ing section of the Acc of 1888 as the only
Way Of eXtTicatiOn from the difficulty.
This fact became known to r .dIcal ) n
ators, WhO did not fail to make prObta-
bic use Of it. The Chief Justice had no
faith VIII atever in the transfer by Stew
art OF the profits OF his vast establish
ment for charitable purposes as o means
of relieving him, but did not dOu3t the
honesty Of his Intentions. We are fast
coming to the point Of putting the En-
Dtr5 up Eor SAFE W Tue uiS l6sS DiuOeI.
Once twice! three times gone.
had the curiosity to go the EZecu
tive mansion this morning TO see the new
mode Of giving out news. This is done
in true military style, as everything
else. Gen. Dent has charge OF the De-
partment. He is very estmeble gem
tleman, and IS we'll qualified to 90 up the
literary. 1 saw nothing, however, oD
tbe 80 Eullatiu BOARD except an an
nouncement that Lieutenant Of Dra-
goons wss ordered to report for duty 81
Gen. o. 0. Towards headquarters, for
service in the Freedmen's Bureau. The
system shows, however, that the immor-
tai 4" Occasional " Is not 10 be the organ
of the administration. Organs are
evidently "Dlayed out" no sound Is
now heard here but
90 The neighing steed, and the shrill trump,
The spirit-slIrIing drum, the ear-piercing NE,
nothing seen but the Royal banner -