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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
AN IMPERIAL REPUBLIC.
Proposition fer a Grand Na-
tiORaI Convention.

The Cincinnati Commercial of Wed
nesdsy contains q dOubie-ieaded arli-
Gle in which il takes a general view OF the
expansion Of our territory, and, having
settled the geographical poiBts after an
uneommOnly liberal and patriotic fash
ion. it concludes IS follows:
"OnC thing more would be required to
complete his vast political autonomy
At least one third Of the people Of the
present States believe the Constitution
10 nave been so Changed by c)niiBual
tinkeri1g, and to have lost so much OF its
power by miscOnstrUction, that il is no
longer desirable organic lsw. The
other two-thirds see inRdspiation TO the
eXigencies OF cur time, and are contin
uslly suggesting amendmeI ts to il.
What, then, more proper and necessary
than the calling OF 3 grand national con-
ventiOn, composed OF representatives
not only from the present States, but
from the States carved out OF the Do
miniOn Of Canada, British COlumb bia,
the West India Islands, and sucd terri
tories es have not been organized into
States, 20 make q Constitution, as did
the fathers, but with a cleHR definition
Of powers, general and local, than that
framed now nearly 3 century ago q
Constitution which shall recOgUlzs, be-
yoEd eavil, the nationality Of the Re
public, and declare the supremacy OF
fhe national Government in all things
that relate tQSthe great and general
rights Of man, as well ss TO those inter
ests which are the common veal? -? This,
at least, is the programme OF the future
to which events point with unerring fin
ger.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
REFORM OR FAILURE
Don PIaft wants Honest Men for
Office.
ON me cincinnati Commercial.

From the Cincinnati Commercially
The masses OF the Republican organ
izstion are honest, intelligent and patri-
otic. The party has struggled nobly, not
only for our gSveTesmeBt, but for all hu-
mRnity. ] love the party desrly, and
would as soon leave my family IS desert
its ranks. But must 1 on this account
shut my eyes to sie evil that is being
done in its name, or rather, is not dis
position to attack and purify evidence of
ones devotion?
lsbOred under the impression, until
lately, that had seen in Europe a cor
rupt government. My observations here
this winter were realities in that direc-
ton. We have the honor of possessing
the freest sud most corrupt government
in the world, aud that man is an idiot
who attributes this corruption to one
party. We have had more than our
share from the fact OF our huge majority.
We have had no check such Ss vigOr-
Gus msj0rity iusures. But the two par
ties in Washington are equally corrupt.
There is no ring without It's Democratic
section, in aud out Of Congress. There is
no scheme Of fraud or plunder that has
not it's Democratic representation.
There ia no hope OF reform, then, in
the success OF cur opponents. The or
gsnized ignorance Of the land is vicious
as well. At least its Representatives here
sTe So corrupt as ours There is but one
remedy, and that lies ia the people select
ing their agents with q view singly to
their honesty. HHstead of taking every
thing offered by our party as perfection,
and abusing our opponents SIS vile because
they are opponents, we had better turn
our attention to the discovery and eievs-
tion of honest men. And II we fail 10
this our Government is q failure.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
THE BROUNLOw LETTER.
What the Baltimore Gazette
says.

A letter from Senator Brownlow ex-
planning that Mr.. johnson did not lend
him $500 Of b (Johnson's) own money,
but Of the military fund entrusted to him
as Military Governor OF Tennessee for
the defense Of the State and, sheltering
himself behind this statement, he saws
that he was not and is not indebted to
Mr.. Johnson for help. We do not
think his position tensble. Mr.. John
son was the custodian of the fund, and
as such was responsible to the Govern
ment for its expenditure. As it was
within his power to give, so 1t was with
in his power to vi hhold this money;
fherefIre BroEn'o 3 Indebtedness to
Mr.. JohIs N is clear. The Baltimore
Gazette, in reference TO this matter, says
Since his return to Tennessee ex-President
Johnson mas been throwing some light on the
manner by which Bio SnlOW was c0nver ted TO
Il .dicalism The Knoxville Whi0 was in bad
oligot and Browniow wanted money to keep
himself with the paper. The price paid in Inc
first instap ce was fifteen hundred del ars. Mr..
Johnso holds Bro Enl VS. receipt for that sum.
lie latter, fearing that Mr. Johnson will claim
the credit Ct dsbauching him, m tkes a clean
breast of it. BrOWuloW saws that the money
was furnished HIM by the Government Ia the
form OF a draft on the Sub Treasurer al Iinfjn-
natl. It mas been the Gus ON usual Y to reward
the services of partisan journalists by Govern
msnt advertising and by appointments TO
Offices mo or less lucrative but not heretofore
with money drawn directly from the Treasury
Ia Bfownlow's case all thi ee OF these modes o
were resOTted 10. He had GOV
eTnment advertising giTel to him; he wal
appointed to an office valuable fu itself, bu
which, II the LOui>Viie Journal is TO Be lived
he had no ScrupiCs in turning to a much more
profitable acco ant. He was also, as we have
seen, bought bo4ily, himself aud his paper
with money Illegally drawn from the Federal
Ire asury. NOma3, therefore, mad more sub
sIantial reasons than BroWnloW for dol zeal
ously the dirty work OF the party to which he
sJld himself
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
TREASURE.
The Sptcie Sunk In the Zuyder
Zee.
20 Recover Lost Riches.

From the london Daily Telegraph
On the nIght Of October I, 1893, her
Msjssty's ship Lutine, freighted with an
enormous sm0unt of specie, varying
from 81, 500 600 to $4,000, 600, fouDdered
on the sand banks of the northwest
coast OF Holland, and the greater bulk
OF that treasure still lies buried, with but
nine fathOms OF water over it. TIE Lu.
tine was bound to port in the Zlyder
Zee, and the 81 5000 she had on board
was subsidy mo ey for the English troops
who were then serving under the Prince
nf HOlland-Holland being at war with
France. She had also on board large as
siKnments Of specie for merchants in the
country, ss we'll as for bullion dealers
and bankers at Hamburg, to which port
sue was to have proceeded after landing
the Government subsidy money at tins
port in the Iuy Ter Zse. There was also
on board the Gown jewels Of Holland,
which had been sent to this country by
the Prince Of o auge, to be reset and
polished by Messrs. Rundell d Bridges,
the then famous jewelers. to the Eaglish
Court, on LlrR4te Hill. Tney bad been
placed in strong iron case, hermeticslly
sealed, and we're shipped on board the
Lutine, at LOWestoft, q few DAYS before
6 n; and it is alleged that the commsn-
der WAS so elated with his important
commission from the bankers that the
night sbefOre the vessel took her depart
ure on her fatal voyage he entertained
all the elite Of L)westOit and Yarmouth
TO grand ball on board. OF the circum-
stances OF her loss very listie is known
beyond the fact that, on the follow
ing night, the Lutine, ia making
for the entrance OF the Zlyder
Zee, encountered a fearful storm, and
was driven on 3 saud-bspk between the
l. aqCs # TArs chelliog and Vieland, and
subsequently, foundered, Rl her officers
and crew, excepting one man, perishiog
The survivor, however, only lived Z, W
hours. He was picked up by some
Du'ch bOatman who found him floating
on some spsrs, and after stating the facts
OF the dreadful wreck, he died. Nearly
200 persons perished in the iIl fa.ei ves-
eel. After much exertion the sunken
wreck OF the Lutine was disco yered lying
in nine fRthoms water within three miles
OF ;he western portion Of the Island Of
buluO attempt, we believe,
was made 70 recover the sUnken treasure
for one or two years, owing Ia great
measure to the sa fling sand banks and
the rapidity Of the tides which swept
over the spot. The Dutch Government
eff sred q reWsrd Of $4,000 for the recov.
cry of the Grown jewels, which, with
other inducement held Out Ia England,
leo to company being formed, who
commenced operstiOns, and in few
years they recovered about 9l60, 600 OF
the specie, OF which the Datch Govern
ment claimed ESQ 600 as royalty. Sub
sequ entity their operations were stopped
by the wreck becoming embedded in
sand, and In that state it CONTINUED for
three years; and the consequences was
that the Company became bankrupt,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
LOVES LABOR LOST"
The Radical BOmbardment of
AndE ew johnson.
From the NasbVsIs Banner

From the NashNais Banner
1t strikes us that our dearly beloved
friends, the Radicals, are wasting a vast
amount Of valuable ammunition bonn
harding Andrew johnson. They are al
t0gsthsr on the wrong track, il they will
but believe Us. Andrew Johnson is not
candidate for Governor, nor for any
thing else, that we are aware of; nor is
there any likelihood that he will be.
They sre engaged In as proftless cho-
rus ss dogs that bay the moon. II they
thiuk Mat Andrew johnson constitutes
the Wine people OF Tennessee they very
sadly deceive themselves. 1t is very
proper that TenuesseeaDs should coFd.-
ally welcome so distinguished and able
q Tenn esseesn to his home. 1t is simply
due to MT. johnson from the disfran-
Chised masses, crushed beneath the iron
heel of congressional despOtism, that
they should honor their O8n c0uDtryman
who set ST defiance that in's1itous aud
uDgOdiy crew of cOnspiratOrs, with gen
Oine, old fashioned, Jscksonian and
Tennessee pluck. It is but patriotic
duty from lovers Of republican liberty
snd defenders Of the American COnstitu-
lion to pay the pOA Atribute Of q welcome
home to the most Nflinehing and con-
scientious champion that that Constitu-
tion ever had. The Radicals, who have
felt the weight OF bis battle-ax, aud still
dread the repetition Of the merited
assault, may spit as much venom al
him as they please, but they cannot
torture his presence nor his welcome
here into part OF supposed
political programme of their supposed |
political sdveTsaries. There is no pOlIti- /
cal significance in it st all. Mr.. John |
con was their own Vice President and 4
President. They even teUnted him |
with being the father OF the DOM |
iuant regime in Tennessee. Very /
veil That was in time of war. |
He has since demonstrated that he |
Is alec first in peace, and the natural /
is, that he is first in the 4.
le2rt- Of his cOuntrymen II is not the |
the msn the people worship, it is tie
principle. The people, willing 10 forge
he pest aad live fer the future, thue
'hOw that they can forgive as readily.
II they ever felt any harshness towards
GOV. Johnson, his msgnanimity has
.psned the way for them 50 forgive. Let
lls Radical reYilers emulate the virtuous
example and we don't know but even
hey might be forgiven. Meanwhile we
Ieg permission to disabuse their minds
Il any apprehension that Mr.. johnson
viii be q candidate for anything, or that
NY body else in Tennessee is engaged
q the dirty business Of party politics and
wire pulling out themselves.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
THE DIFFERENCE.
The srNegrO. and the "COIOred''
Man.

The New York Day Book is a slam.
banging slRsher that is utterly reckless
Of consequences. Speaking OF the pet
ton OF q lot OF negroes for an spprOpris
ton OF 500 coz, 600 to pay them for their
200 years Of slavery, the Day BOOK says :;
" II the EegrO Is naturally entitled to
what We csh freedom, Why then the
wrong upon him is so Unspesksble, thai
we cannot do enough for him, and THE
new demand o. a hundred millions were
q mere Dsgstelle. But on the contrary,
II he is q negro ard not q 'colored man,
q creature with a different nature and
different wants from ours, aud therefore
God and nature utterly forbid amaigs-
nation with him, The abolition CT
slavery by Abe Lincoln, Grant and the
devil is the most internal crime ever
committed by mortals, snd every hour
thRt Grant keeps an army in the South
TO uphold that 'freedOm,' is sin com
mitted sufficient to sink g nation"
The Day Book is clearly of the opin-
ion, however. the black man is q me
gro" and not " eolOred man"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
THE IsIPERIALIST.
what the New EGFk Sunday
Press Think Of 1t.

The establishment OF q new journal il
New York, styled the In7peTiGList, pro.
vokes comment on the part OF the press
there which is to. some extent edifying
One Of them, the Atla8 says: "Imps-
rislism needs no advocate here. Its seeds
are soWn. They are fast king reOt.
This is proved by the encrOAching ana
Iawless spirit which characgeFizss our
present legislation ia RiI psTts of the
country by the multiplication OF luxu-
TiOus and eXtrsvsgsnt ADJUSTMENTS by
the steady Increase Of the extremes Cf
epuience Snd poverty by the slow but
(it would sppsar) sure absorption OF the
conservative middling class; by the quie
submission, generally manifested, to out
rAges which, ten years ago, would have
excited eu insuTrectiCn. Ii Rll this be
not speedily corrected, the solution o.
these imperiGlistic tendencies and efforts
will be realized in the not far distant fu.
ture.n
We notice also that the Courier enter
tains similar views. ! says: We are
not surprised st the appearance of this
paper. It Is the natural outcrOpping Of
q spirit of modes Of thought and Ieeiing
far more prevalent in this country than
easy going old fOgies have sny idea Of
From the date OF Grants election We
foTetOld the empire. Weheve reiterated
the warning weekly since that time, and
the IDlpeTi0Iist is an outward sensible
sign; Rot only Of the truth OF our proph-
ecy, but Of the near approach of its &c
mplishmeDt.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17

and the salvage operations ceased. Since
then several other diving companies have
been formed, and they alLfailed after q
series Of years working. The last ope-
rations on ths wreck were about thres
or four years since, when the divers
found that the bottom OF the ship,
with her keel, where the bulk of
the treasure is, is entire, with theskele-
ton OF her ribs Temsining. The sand
buried her from time to time, but as GER
tain currents set In ths sand hanlG shift,
and the wreck is exposed. i. was only
for an hour, or half al hour, that the
divers could remain down, st the slack
of the tides, and only in very fine, calm
weather, and even then they could
barely keep q footing on account Of the
rapid current. In addition to the $780,
coo recovered, another 600 900 was re-
covered by the companies. the last re-
covery took place few days since, and
about e20,000 was paid as royalty to the
Government, who, up to that time, had
repudiated all claims on the wreck by
the E1gIish underwriters and marine in
surGnce companies who had taken lines
OF Insurance on the specie, and had paid
the 81 500 coo as a total loss. The Eng
iish underwriters were prepared with
better appliances to work at the wreck
but all offers were refused, and it is only
lately that the Dutch Government ad-
mitted that they had no right to the
wreck whatever, and, If we are C 1rrectly
informed, the Representatives of Lloyds
have now full power to tske possession
of the wreck, together with its treasure.
All the underwriters who were inter-
ested and paid on the fetal loss
have been dead some years, and it
being impossible for any claim to be
set up by any surviving relatives Of
the under writer's. Lloyd, il is said, in
tend to apply to Parliament for powers
TO appropriate all moneys recovered from
the wreck for purposes named in the pro- /
possls. OF the e90, 900 which the Dutch |
formerly received ss royalty |
money, no portion has been returned, |
but of the second amount of e20 900, this |
was made over to Llnyds few yesrs |
since by order OF the King of Holland, /
which sum remains untouched by the /
committee, and, and with the |
interest that has been accumulated since, |
near e9000 it is probable that operations 1
will be renewed on the wreck during the |
ensuing summer, and on a scale which |
Is likely to be eminently successful. The |
plan, We understand, will be to construct /
large iron caissols, similar to those used
for constructing the foundations of the /
piers Of the new Biack'risrs bridge, snd !
sink them into the sands, completely en-
the wreck. These fairly
sunk engineers OF eminence declare
here Is no obstacle preventing them
he excavation Of the sand from the in
eriOr can be in few days accomplished,
md the treasure recovered.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
BOSTON CIVILIZATION.
An Inhuman Case Of Corporal
Punishment.

BOSTON, April 10.-A most painful
case Of fOgging a little school girl has
lust transpired in the adjoining town OF
Rdedford. II seems that the unfortunate
gietim was Annie e. Enright, only
thirteen years Of age; that one day she
laughed in school, and, when esked
what che was laughing at, replied,
"NothiDg." The teacher, Mrs. Abby 5.
Morrill,, then made her hold her head
upon the desk for half an hour, snd sf-
tsrwsrd she took large ruler and used
IL upon her hand until il was sore and
blisiered. she then seized her by the
throat, dragged her across the desk and
threw her upon the platform, and then,
putting her knegs upon the little girls
stomach, struck her several times with
8 larger ruler than be ore. During all
this the girl's dTess was badly torn, and
alec some OF her uudeTclOthing. She was
then kept after school, and could not
get away uaiii sf.er she shouted 10 boy
from the window 10 20 after her mother,
and then il was found necessary 10 Re-
move her In . csrrisge. A physician
who was called found both arms black
aud b,ue from the shoulders TO the arm
ioint; also spots on her knees, two blis-
tera on her left hand, black and blue
marks on the right hand, and q violent
psin in her stomach. The little girl was
80 much exhausted that when the doctor
raised her up she tainted, and she was so
much swollen about The stomach that Ii
u-a necessary 60 cut her clothes eff with
scisaors Me. Morrill,, the teacher, was
srrestsd and brou,sht before the Charles
town Police Court, Ensse she set up for
defence that the girl was stubG1Fa; ard
she only tried to make her mtad, Not
withstGnding, howe Ger, the extreme cru
eity shown toward the little one, aud the
fact that she was confined to the mouse
two weeks in cons6 qaence, Judge War.
rem held that the girl was Iaughty and
deserved punishnent, and he therefore
discharged the teacher. It is evident
that there is demand for other than q
society Tor the prevention OF cruelty to
RDimRls.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
BISHOP DUGGAN.
His DepIOFable Mental COndi-
lion.

From the Chicago Post lSth.l
The r ght Rsv. Jas. Duggan, Bishop
of the Diocese OF C0icsRo, is now in y
sad state of mental / lffljction, and the
rumOr which for some time past has pre-
vailed among Catholic circles is at last
confirmed. For some time past the least
reference to local church matters has
strangely agitated him, and this dSEes
back to his first return from Rome last
August. The excitement increased so
that his household at last were careful
not to refer to such matters in his pres
eDce. The fear Of some coming danger
impressed itself strongly upon his mind,
aud kept him wakeful both day and
night. When, a few weeks ago, Arch
bishop Ksnrick, of st. Louis, visited
Bishop Duggsn, be advised change Of
scene, and suggested his removal to st.
Louis, both for the latter's health and in
order that he (the Archbishop might
have matters under his personal SUPER
vision.
To this DR.. DnggRu agreed, but when
all was ready and he was crossing the
threshold to the carriage he suddenly
drew back, saying that Kenrick wished
to get him sIreSted, and retired to his
private room. The idea that he has been
2
long time filed his brain, and be believes
the officers to be watching without for
him, TO seize him the moment he shall
emerge. Though on ordinary matters he
IS rational, yet on ecclesiastical matters
he Is really insane. A number of the
best physicians are attending him, but
iear that he cannot recover unless re-
moved from this place, to which all his
strange faneies are connected.
This sad case is connected unpleasantIy
with the ecclesi sstical war of last year,
bstween the Bishop aud the parish
Priests, whose removal was the result,
and In one instance the death of one OF
them (Dr. Danne, whose proud heart
could not brook the supposed disgrace of
removal and reprimsnd, and whose
death caused such an intense feeliBg
among his Il Dck and the Catholic people
Of the city generally. 81 great was the
feeling that at the funeral services the
Bishop did not deem ie advisable to sp-
pear, for it was loudly proclaimed among
the indiglant and impulsive people that
II be did appear the services should cease
and the body would be removed fcom
the church.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
ISABELLA.
She is Rebuffed by the Nuns.

It is related that the ex Queen Of Spain
recently resolved to visit ali the converts
in Paris, but q rebuff she received at one
of them will probably lead her 10 sbsn-
don her design. At this one she was re-
ceivsd without any sort Of ceremony,
and on leaving, no one but the Lady
Superior accompanied her TO the door.
"Why am | not treated with more re-
spect than this ?" asked her Mejesty.
The Superior meekly replied that 1t was
not the custom of the house to do ex
traordlnary honor TO visitors. But L
am Queen :" The Superior replied that
no exception was msde in the rules for
Queen. Why, in Spsin," exclaimed
the Queen, sngrily, 1.-The nuns knee
when 1 enter their c0nvent.n Oh,
madam" was the answer, "here We
only knseI TO God.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
Reeeipt Tor HvaroDnon,.

Take of the root of Elecsmps n > (green
or dry i oz Orulse it well; one pint Of
new milk; mix and bell until reduced
one-haIf. Take that ut one dose, in the
morning, fasting until four O'Clock PM,
or at least very light diet at uoon, miss
one mornisg, ana repeat as before. ex.
cept take 9 o2, of the root. Miss the
fourth morning. and repeat on tie nth
as before this Is the last. After this no
one need fear the bite Of rsbid dog.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17

when the election was ordered? Mr..
Hyde was not dead, had not resigned,
nor had he been removed, and it is in
sisted that special election can only be
held "as prescribed by the CONSTRUCTION
and laws of the State" when such va
cancy occurs as is defiRed by Article VII,
Section 4, CT the Constitution.
This cause is held over under advise
ment by the Court.