Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-15

Yankee arrogance and vanity, however
| gently administered. But It is timely
| necessary and eminently important.
cat preseBt we are ia no condition e
| assert our righte, and, although we have
| pominally O number Of vessels on oul
naval register, yet few OF them could
/ render any service ss vessels of war on
the ocean, Our fquadrons On all these
! stations are entirely at the mercy Of one
| or fr7o heavy iron clads, such as are
! fouPd in the E0giish aud French navies ;
| for such vessels as these would destroy
our entire force in very short time. Let
| ps Lore that there will not long be cause
| for anxiety, and that instead Of talking
war against nation that could DO Us
iTrepaTabie mischief In the event OF nos
tiiities, we may settle our difficulties by
diplomacy. We can, at least, take our
revenge by distsnciDg our rival IN COM
meFcial enterprises, and snatch from
England the prize by which enc mas
gained her strength and glory. Let US
husbsDd our resources, build up an army
and s. navy, and then our motto may be
Memo me iB1pttlae tGcessit"
/ learn that efforts will be made to in
duce the Rhode Island Legislature TO
instruct" Mr.. Sprsgue to resign. o.
course he will, or ought, distinctly to de-
cline the compliment. But it is hinted
fhat the choice will not be left to him.
Ia plain words, and laeOnically, the
Radicals intend TO expel him in Decem-
ber next, il they can procure his recall "
by the Empire STATE of YankeedOm A
yery violent quarrel bstWeen him and
his collesgue (Anthony) is imminent.
II is now understood here that the
State OF Virginia, Mississippi and Texas
will b9 fully represented in Congress ct
ifs next session, Late authentic advices
from Texas state that the Constitution to
he submit ted to that people will be
adopted by twenty-five or thirty thou
sand N sjlrity. In fact the only organ
izsd oypl silion 10 its adoption will be
with 8 small faction Of extreme Radicals
who failed to hsve things all their own
way in the late Convention. The opin-
ion expressed by Governor Hamilton
and Others is that thsre can be no doubt
of the complete restoration OF Texas oy
the reassembling Of Congress in Decsm'
| Der next.
as to the S sates Of Virginia and Mis-
sissipui there is good authority for saying
| that President Grant gave assgrsnces
Yesterday 10 gentlemen from those
States that he would, in executing the
late reconstruction set of Congress, or
der the Constitutions of the States
! named to be submitted to vote OF the
| people ia such q manner that the obnox-
| ious clauses could be voted on separately
and voted down by majority, without
afeeting the validity OF the rect OF the
instruments, thus securing the recon-
strueti0n Of those States, and at the same
time, defeating the objectionable clauses
in their Constitutions. This was the
proposition of Judge Baldwin and the
rest of the Richmond Committee, and
| slso Of the Hon. Albert q. Brown, OF
| NJ ssissippi, when here as the represent
| ative of the Conservative element OF his
! State. President Grant assured those
| gentlemen Of his sympathy with their
| views, aud promised them that every
| thing in his power Should b5 done TO Sc
cure the necessary legislation to carry
| them out aud il Is but just to say that 10
| the influence he brought to bssr in the
premises is due the passage OF the law
| leaving the question OF " division Of
! the vote - to the discretion sod Judgment
of the Executive Department Of the
Government. Toe people OF Virgins
sud Mississippi 0ili nov hsys secured
| them q fair vote upon their Constitutions,
Snd there seems to be no good reason 10
doubt they will be adopted oy large Ina-
i0ritiss, the disenfra nchisiDg and ether
1 infsnou. clauses being voted down.
| Hence the impression lOg prevails here
that bv December next these States vii
be here WITH 9 full representation Ia
Congress.