Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-06
sENAroR srRAeuE,s SPEECH.

Senator sPRAGUE, in addressing the
Senate a few days since, said
Sir, 1 have been deeply interested In thssne
cess OF the Republican party. In means l have
contributed more than any mAJer OF this
body, and In character quite as much TO the
furtheraDce OF that success. In point OF means,
1 think my contributions In that direction
would Offset the contribution OF all the other
members OF the Senate.
And what position do we occupy 20 day? Is
there peace al the SOUTH Is there a spirit OF
harmonious influences here in this Senate to-
ward those peOple9 DO tneir occupations pros
per? Are they not in a state Of chronic revO-
luton And have you not had four long years
in which 10 assure peace among that people?
Ihave called to the individual attention OF
Senators, ana 1 have called to the attention o.
the body, the fact OF the loss OF nearly ALL
may say, to-day, all of your industrial Inter
ssts; but the apathy which seems 20 have been
fpocuIated into every nerve and AntO every
vein Of this body and OF the country, viii not
auog them 10 believe il until the mischief Is
upon them. Your immigration fell OF thirty
thousand last year from the year before. Why
is that 50 is Il not clear case that II mus
be so Where can these people obtain EN-
pIoymeut Dy coming here II they take pos
session Of the farms at the West can they pro-
duee SUFFICIENT 20 supply themselves, at the
cost Of everything now with the ordinary ne
csssaries OF life? Sir, il cannot be done. They
cannot come here and Is II not a shame and a
disgrace 70 all your legislation that 1t should
be So
You have lost your commerce. You ask the
rsosop for IL: and there Is not q man in this
chamber that gives a satisfactory reason for
ne los. except and because we are not paying
snecie for our bill. The reason is plain and
stD,nIa that The construction Of your treasury
10 sneh that YOU, in common with the capital
So al this G suatry, are Specializing upon every
sI5ns.rv snd upon every iaboripg Occupation.
lrtst & the reason, and there is no other. 1
80 vou fhe other day that the condition in
whIeh me crops of the south Were PLACID, con-
seoaeat on high prices, was the most dangerous
~ disastrous position that II was possible TO
riaee Them a, fer the apparent h'gh prices here
I've a stimuli to the operations IN and the
srosnctiou Of cotton in Egypt, In India, and in
BrsziL It's my DELIBERATE juogmens ana ne
hoav Fan gafnsay Il, that IN I'VE years you viii
~ s,smoTing here for q tariff to keep out
t,,sS1o cottoS. How are you goisg 70 pay your
Heh-s vith that state OF thingsR SEND N re
1.onds To Europe, send more OF your eAkitai
$50 from the Industries ef the people!
.
There IA a paralysis throughous tAls Dooy anu
.r-ongnout me country. nav pointed 20 Mex
.SsScsetV. I nave pointed 10 Spanish society
TEavs nointsd 20 Italian socsesy, and II have
- anvtbgpR / D that when they, poWefiai
etvIitzsd. refined, commenced the delnorahzA-
80 ard loss OF honor and virtue an< pros
osrs,r fhey occa led 3 similar posi- lon 10 tAai
n whieh this country is plseed to-day.
sanayed ne election q General GrGat IA ofpo'
.,.s.n 10 ne aspirations Of one connected weA zee
G-TzTTV les. 7 id thai because / felt tnal
Grsnt had not learned the practices o. lh'Ss