Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-14

day. Although known TO be very friendly
with the Spaniards, Mr.. Plumb, in con-
versation, expresses the belief that unless
Spain succeeds in crushing the insurrec-
tion in Cuba during the coming three
months, she will lose her cause in the
Island. should she attempt TO maintain
her military on the Island till next sum-
mer, Mr.. Plumb expresses the belief that
yellow fever viii decimate the ranks and
complete their overthrow. He represents
that there are now ab5ut forty thousand
Spanish volunteers on the Island, and
from thirty thousand 10 thnty-five thou
sand regular troops, and that they are
chiefly employed in guarding tewns and
plantations.
POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
1t is said that under the influence Of
Butler and his man Whittemore, the Re-
construction Committee are refusing to
take any steps toward preparing q bill to
remove the political disabilities Of any
persons in the South. Meantime, there
are over two hundred and fifty thousand
leading citizens excluded from all public
employment-Federal, State, county or
municipal-under the XVIII Amend
ment; while from all Federal employ
ments the whole mass of tie Southern
whites Of both sexes are excluded by the
ironclad test oath Of 1862. The object is
TO enable the carpetbazgers to monopo-
lie all the Offices as long as possible, SO
that the New England system of tariffs
and class legislation can be maintained.
1t Is thought that the members of this
counties who desired to reconstruct
and impose new conditions.
but to keep out Virginia, are not much
by the manifestations Of pub
lie opinion during the recess.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The Judges OF the Supreme Court are
busy preparing decisions in various i'm
portant cases, which have been long pend
ing before them; and these decisions may
be expected at an early day. It is be-
.ieyed that the question of the Missouri
est oath, presented by General Frank P.
Blair, which was argued year ago, viii
now be decided. II the principles Of the
opinion of the court In Garisnc's and in
Cummin's cases, delivered by Mr.. Justice
Field, be carried out to their logical result,
he Missouri test oath VIII be declared TO
,e unconstitutional This viii restore to
he right OF the elective franchise some
ighty thousand persons in Missouri,
ighty thousand in Tennessee, twenty
i've thousand in West Virginia. and a
srge number in other States. other inn
'ortant cases, in which q decision is ex-
'ected, are the question Of the Legal-ten-
er act, and the consntutionality Of the
otton tax, argued some time ago by
Iessrs. F. Phillips and B. r. Curtis for
be claimants.
THE FINASC-AL QUESTION.
Secretary Boutwell, was in conference /
With the Senate Finance Committee on /
tuesday for nearly an hour, concerning
nancial matters. It is understood he /
pproves Of the bill reported by Senator |
herman, increasing the National Bank |
REGULATION forty-hve millions. and reliev- /
lg the same amount Of three per cent. /
and also the section in the 4
i'll allowing National Banks to be estab- /
shed on a gold basis. The members of 7.
be committee conferred with the Secre- 4
lry on his proposition for funding the /
ational debt, and the joint resolution in /
reduced by Senator Williams requiring /
be Secretary Of the Treasury to redeem 4
uch United States treasury notes as may /.
g presented for redemption, at the rate I
one dollar in coin for one dollar and 1
wenty cents in treasury notes. At the I
ext meeting they expect TO be able 10 4
sttle the funding question, and also the .
Of Senator Williams, which is
nderstood to meet with favor by the 4
0mmittee.
MULLINS, IKE AND THE " sTANTs." /
Mullins, OF Tennessee, has turned up. /
Iullins retired gracefully from Congress
.onal honors to preside oveF the Fourth .
objection District of Tennessee, and he .
as written q characteristic letter to Mr. 1
'elano, relating how, on the 18th uItimo,
ne Of his deputies captured 3 wagon, q
cam and a barrel Of whisky, which he I
,und wandering shout his district, the .
alter being peddled out by one Ike Col
rs. sud the barrel not " stanlt." Ike, it 1
ems. r2t or and raised a crowd OF about .
ftv desperate men, who, with masks
yer their faces, Fsllied upon the livery
able in which the illicit wagon, team
nd barrel had been locked up, snd forci-
II carried them of IN trump" Anoth-
r of Mullins deputies detected an ellis
F." distillery in Rutherford county, which
e attempted to ''seese," but Wa driven
& by squad Of armed men. Mullins
iscourses at some length upon the use
,ssness of the United States troops sent
, Tennessee 10 assist the revenue officers,
I'd says they "get" just as much pay
-ithout assisting tle civil authorities as
ley would by risking their carcasses
zainst the desperate men they are sent
fter. So they don't amount TO much
hen wanted foF this kind Of work.
TENNESSEE TO BE REooSsTRUCTED.
The Washington correspondent Of the
ew York Herald says that should the
Convention pass measures such
|, are predicted by the Radicals, the latter
i'll dispute the admission Of the Senators
nd Representatives elected to the XLIId
ongress, on the ground that the State
As broken faith with the Federal Gov
-nment. An effort will then be made to
the State after the manner of
eorgia, remanding her back to military
lie and turning out OF the Legislature
I mem bers who are unable to qualify
nder the XIVth Amendment.
The Washington Cbronle1s lAdministrs-
on organ) upon this subject says; That
ongress will ind Il necessary to inter
,se for the protection ofthe people hardly
limits of a question. Where the disease
so pronounced the remedy cannot be
r of. One alternative receives. grave
among thoughtful men. II
the passage Of a general law enforcing
10 third section of the XIVth article
the Constitution against all per-
ms disfrznchised under that section ex-
cising any official trust either Of State
national character until they have been
lIy relieved by the two houses Of Con-
'ess. This would efectually nullify the
is Of the disfranchised Legislature elect
with Senter, and would arrest the sin
ter work Of the disIoyal State Conven-
on which meets to-day, avowedly for
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