Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-22
GEORGIA..
Opinions Of the Press upon Radical Recon-
struCtioH.
From the New Orleans Times.

History viii fail in its duty ifitdOes
not record this as the basest of the
acts of a dominant party in the an
mails of the Republic. 1t is the first
assertion in our history of the princi-
pie of the OmnipOtence, the cOnstitu-
tional supremacy Of a political party.
The minority is deprived of all its
rights-even that OF opinion. Its dis
sent from the majority is treason, and
throws The State in which such dis
sent prevails outside of the COnstitu-
ton, and subject to the control of
some upstart military officer, with
power to suspend and set aside the
writ of habeas corpus and absorb in
himself all the attributes and pOWer5
of the Government. 1t is Tennes-
see and Georgia now; next it
will be Louisiana, Alabama, or
any other State, which votes
against the Radical party. We see no
reason why, on the same principle, it
should not be New York and New
Jersey. They too are disloyal States,
sadly needing reconstruction. And
this is called magnanimity, and a
higher style of Republican freedom
than has heretofore prevailed in the
Republic. This is equal rights, and
freedom of opinion, of speech and of
action. This is placing the Govern
ment on the free viii of the people!
Constitutional amendments are eX-
tOrted at the point OF the bayOnet, or
on condition of relief from military
domination; and then we boast Of
Governments being the emana-
ton of popular sovereignty and rest
ing upon the consent OF the governed.
To US this can only appear as the most
arrant mOckery; by the rest of the
world it can only be regarded as fla
grant hypocrisy!
Nashville Union and American.
The Georgia papers are calling at
tention 10 the fact that the late mess
age Of Grant, SO far as it refers to that
State, Is directly in the teeth Ofthe
views Of Gen. Meade, as embodied in
his dispatch Of July Is, 1868, to Gen.
Grant, which was approved by the
latter without reservation. In that
dispatch Gen. Meade says that the
two branches Of the Georgia Legisla-
ture made an examination of the per-
sOns objected to, as disqualified by the
XVIII Amendment to the constitu-
ton Of the United States, and report
ed all eligible; that he had no author
ity TO override their action, and that
tqere was a decided Republican ma
jOrity in the body. Also, that he
agreed in the opinion of Messrs. Will
son, Boutwell,, F~arnsWorth and Paine,
in the case of the Louisiana Legisla-
ture, that the irOn-clad test oath was
not applicable to the Legislature.
These views were approved by Gen.
Grant on the Dist of July, 1868; and
on the 18th of April, 1868, he had al
ready indicated the same opinion, de-
claring that the members OF the Leg
islature were not required to take the
oath prescribed in section 8. act of
July 10, 1867. Again, in the case OF
Virginia, AttOruey-G General Hoar gave
a similar decision, overruling Gen.
Candy.
Augusta Ca Chronicle and Sentinel.
Bullock has so far succeeded in his
infamous role Of thief, liar, coward
and traitor as to induce Congress to
lay violent hands on the rights and
liberties of the people of the Com
monwealth.
This hasty, indecent, unjust and mar
tizan action Of Congress is a great ca
lamity-a great wrong and an unpar-
donable crime against the material in
t~erests, peace and liberties of all classes
of eur people. Left at the mercy of
Bullock, there Is neither justice to be
expected, o protection to be looked
for from him or the miniOns by whom
he is surrounded.
But If the worst comes to pass this
whole Iniamy can be but temporary
IN It's effects. Our people possess those
inherent qualities which will and shall
overcome the base Vaccinations of
towards and tyrants. The day of
retribution is sure to come.
From the Atlanta (Ga,) Intelligence.
The issue between the Democratic
of Georgia and the Repub-
lican Congress Of the United States, is
not in the least complicated. No in
Jeligent man doubts but that Con-
gre55 fully understands it. 1t en-
braces three points merely, to-Wit,
he enforcement Of the XIVth Arti-
lie, as that article is interpreted in the I
interests of the Republican party; !
second, the restoration OF the negro
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If the XVIII Amendment. Now, if \
Democrats are willing to see the Legis- ,
stultify itself by reseating the ,
members; if they would have
t go back upon its record of July, I
868, by expelling some thirty-two S
White members, and then zap the eli A
by ratifying the XVIII Amend \
nent, why send men to Washington n
{ all, since that is ali that is proposed F
y the committees bill now before
Congress? What would the Democ- .
acy or the people of Georgia gain by
UGH a transaction as this? The result
you'd be the same whether brought :
bout by this voluntary abasement. =
T by the passage Of the bill before
congress; except that in the former
ase we would become accessory to
olitica1 outrage, whereas, in the lat F
er, we merely submit from bare ne
Senator Drake, Of Missouri, in his
III proposes to take away from the
lpreme Court its present authority
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