Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-29
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DEMOCRATIC.
Address Of the Democratic Senators and
Members of Congress.

! WASHINGTON, June 24.-The Democratic
/ Senators and members in Congress, at a
/ caucus held last night, agreed upon an
| address, which was to-day signed and
/ issued, as follows:
10 our FelIOt0-citizens Of the United
/ States, Friends Of Constitutional, EcORO-
micdL and HOHest Government: The uH-
/ dersigned beg leave to call your attention
/ TO the peculiar importance OF the elections
/ which take place this year, and respect
/ fully to submit suggestions for your con
sideratiUn. By the state Legislatures to
| be elected nearly One-third OF the United
States Senate will be chosen, and nearly
| all the members OF the next House OF
| Representatives are to be elected next
/ fall. Upon the coming elections, then,
I depends the question whether the Demo-
/ cratic and Conservative element in the
/ Senate shall be increased, and whether
! that element shall have msjOrity of Rep
| resentstives in the House OF Representa-
/ tives, and as a consequence whether we
shall have a constitutional, economical
/ and honest Government, or continu-
ance of revolutionary, extravagant and
wilful partisan rule; whether we shall
have a general, uniform, Just and
constitutional legislation, with rea-
sCnabls taxation and frugal eX-
Dendlture or an unconstitutional,
partial, unjust and class legislation, with
oppressive and unequal taEatiOu and
wasteful expenditure. That We have
strong reasons to hope for favorable
result is plainly apparent. The elections
already held clearly show that the tide of
reform has set in with power that can't
be resisted. Let no blunders be commit
ted by the friends of reform. If they do
their duty and act wisely, if they throw
OF all apathy and act with yigOr and
steadfastness, there is every reason Il
hope their efforts will be rewarded by
success. Let there be no dis ,ensiOns
about minor matters; no time lost in the
discussion Of dead wants; no manifesta-
ton Of narrow Or prOscriptive feeling;
no sacrifice of the cause to crafty person
al mbition or resentment; and let the
best men be chosen for candidates, and
We may hope to see our country redSea2-rE
from misrule. And igsEkIsk-abs.ss5jo9
beg leave to say a Wi7%riii
citizens of the Southefh S9taees. % not
risk the loss Of Senators or Represent
atives by electing men who cannot take
the test oath, or who are under the
disability imposed by the FifteRRth
Amendment. Whatever may be s2E as
TO the validity Of that amendment, or Of
the test oath act, you may rest assured
that Senators elected by the votes Of
members Of the Legislatures who are held
by the Radicals 70 be thus disqualified,
VIII Ilk Do DEEhlaLEEA 10 LdLAC LalElE NEdLSs
and that the members OF the House of
REPRESENTATIVE thus disqualified will also
be excluded. 1t is the plaines5 dictate
of practical wisdom not to incur any such
risks. We hope soon to see the day when
all disabilities will be removed, but in tbFr
meantime we eutreat you, do not lose tbsp
opportunity 20 strengthen the Democrat
ic and couserV force in Congress, and
the possibility, nay, probability, OF OBJ
,rr..- .--E b. ,F
Representatives, by putting IL IN the
power of our adversaries to overthrow
and disregard your elections.
signed by the following Senators and men,
bers OF Congress:
A q Thurman, Of Ohio, James Beck, Ky,
VIM I Hamilton, Nd, Z " Potte4 \ \,
John II Johnston, Vas Hamblet0n, Nd,
Garrett Davis, KY, Proctor Knott, KY,
Geo Nlckers, sd, Cox, \ \,
John II stockton. y J J,Charles dalght, n J,
Bayard, Del, ) Newhall, III.
r Cagserly, Cal, 81 Mayham, y Y,
ThoS G McCreery, Ky, John MOrriSsey, \ Y
willard SALISBURY, ,DelJOhu Fox, y Y,
ID 5 Norton, MINI, VIM ; Holman, Ind,
sam J Randall Pa, NJ G. Kerr, Ind,
Gee ~ Wood ward PAD NJ Nanaukeu Pa
Van Trump, Ohio, James Brooks. y f
stephen Archer Nd. A bert q Burr, ILL.,
K D Haldemau, Pa, VIM Mengen, Ohio,
John ID stiles, Pa, ID W Voorhees,. Ind,
J Lawrence Getz, Pa, Peter VI DOX, Ala,
j $ Mccormick. Mo, Heryey C5lkin, n Y,
Boyd Winchester, Ky,W c SheTrod, Ala,
" T. NlDlacks AlQs Z CENAulakeEs y l.
o Cleveland, y j, Wm Il Barnum, Conn,
JnO A GriswOld, y ]. ThOs l. Jones, Ky,
Fernando Wood, \ Y j q ConnOr, Texas,
r u Wilson, MiDn, w Sweeny, KY,
j : smith. Oregon, J II Lewis, Ky,
L f DickEon, Ohio, l. 5 Trimbie, Ky,
Geo W Morgan, Ohio, JnO 7 Bird y
Peter W Strader. Ohio, ,fhOmsS swan, Nd,
II W SlOcum, n Y, Jno N Rice, Ky,
Jno NJ Crebs, III, sam 3 AXtell Cal,
y McNeely. III, Chas A Eldrioge, Wis,
Patrick Hamul, Nd, G. NJ Adams, Ky,
Erastus Wells, No, NJ CaVaBaugh, Mon,
J A johnson, Cal, J X ShafieT, Idaho,
II A Reeves, n Y, ST TNuckolls, Wyom z,
b Biggs, Del, A A & Rogers, Ark,
At an adjournment Of the caucus of the
Democratic and Conservative Senators
and Representatives the following Demo-
cratic and Conservative campaign COM
mittee was selected, to consist of two
Senators at large and one Representative
from each State represented in the Senate
and House by Democratic and Conserva-
tive members. This committee have
power given them to appoint Demo
cratic snz Conservative resident commit
tee, &s6nsist in part of their own mem
hers tOgether with citizens of the CITY to