Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-10
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

Editors Memphis appeal:
The question ~propounded Ia your arti-
Gle Of Nondsy morning, in regard to the
course Gen. Grant will probably adopt,
as President Of the United States, Is o
OF great concern to the people Of all sec
tons, and especially to the geople Of the
South. The answer you have given Is
perfectly consistent with the facts stated,
viewed from your standpoint. The out
RACES committed in Arkansas, In the
name Of law, and With ne apparent
sanction Of Ger. Grant, naturally sug-
gest the fears you express, that Gen.
Grant will permit himself 10 be used as
the instrument o. the enemies OF the
South to perpetual their lawIess oppres-
sion. / have no desire to constitute my
self the apologist If any man or party,
aud do not prsteCd 10 know whether
Gen. Grant will discharge his duties
faithfully as the chief executive officer
Of the United States, or whether be will
act SO the President of the Republican
party. With al the light 1 have on the
subject, l hope and believe that he Will
faithfully discharge the onerous duties of
his exalted position TO the best Of his
ability, and 1 will not abandon that hope
until it shall have been demonstrated to
have been grOuadless. ItGsn. Grant or
President Johnson could be made &C.
quainted with the true condition Of Ar
kansas, they would put a stop 10 the
brutal conduct Of which you justly COM
plain. Now the question is: Are they
fully advised? You take it for granted
thew are-and, Of course, hold them re-
sponsibIe for crimes which they have the
power to prevent or punish. Permit me
to suggest that they, probably, are ut
tsrly ignorant OF the true state OF
the case, and will remain SO until
the good people Of Arkansas shall
adopt other mean than have yet been
employed to force conviction upon their
minds by adequate testimony. Gen.
Graut sends to Arkansas two of his con-
fdentisl officers. They go 70 Gov. Clay
ton for information. GOV. Clayton goes
to his subordinate officers, and they GO
to the men who commit the crimes OF
which you justly complain; ard they
always have the witnesses ready to prove
that their brutality was provoked by the
victims of their misplaced power. Wben
the South surrendered they did so in
good faith. But 3 few wicked man have
kept up the cry Of rebels and traitors tur
their " selfish purposes. Political
parties il the North were formed on is.
sues which forced the South into a false
position, snd through the machinatioDs
Of political demsgOgues, the great ma.
jyrity Of the honest men Of the North.
In and out Of Congress, we're made To ba.
Hevs that il the Democratic party should
be successful, that secession would be re-.
vlved and slavery r~e-estabilshsd. In
this state Of the pablo mind, he false
testimony Of the wicked men vho are
bringing reprosch upon our republican
institutions IS readily believed by good
men in the North. Tennessse, and
every State in the South, Is suffering
from the same cause. Virginia, q border
State, almost in hearing OF the CapltaL
has suffered, and is yet sufPsring bnt the
good men Ofthat State have swakan from,
/ their mastery inactive pollcv Thsv
held a convention Of representative man
from all parts OF the State, and appointed
q committee to go to Washington 10
make known their condition. Let Ar.
kansas and Tennessee, and all the South
ern States do likewise, and they will
ind that Congress will listen to them,
and sooner or later relieve them from
the mlsrule from which they are now
suffering.
The sole cause OF all the trouble in the
south is the erroneous opinions OF the
| Northern people in regard 10 the South.
You may 0 believe that the APPESL
is regarded In the North as aTehel sheet,
by good, honest men who have been
taught TO believe that opposition TO Con-
gressional reconstruction Is opposition
to ths Government.
! As practical men we must not ignore