Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-23
POLITICAL.

On Tuesday ce-President ColfaX
laid before the Senate a resolution OF
the Sons of Temperance, asking the
passage of a bill prohibiting the sale
of liquor in the District OF Columbia.
The Legislature Of Kansas wishes
Congress to Join the waters OF the
Ohio and the James. The reason be-
ing that the water line will put into
the pockets of each Kansas farmer
fifty cents for each bushel Of wheat IN
advance of what he gets now, and VIII
double the value Of every acre OF his
land.
The New York Democrat has this
sketch: +" As honest Republicans
leave the Republican party, unable
longer to indorse its plunderings, Its
rObberies, its corruptiOns, its usurpa-
ton of power, policy Democrats, hun
CRY for Office, and caring nothing for
principle, fill their places" We
hope this may never be applicable to
any of our Memphis Democrats.
Ben. Wade observes, in letter to
the Hon. c. VI. Clay, that Cu6a ''must
and shall be free" but he don't say
what he proposes to do about it. He
further declares: One brave word
from our Administration is all sui
tlcient to end the strife and give peace,
liberty and Justice to the people Ofthat
island. Shall that word be spoken?
We shall be dishonOred as nation if
it is not"
The New York Aatj-SJdUeey Stan
9GTd says: With Georgia, Mississippi
N. a mi Tod
Amendment Officially proclaimed,
reconstruction does not therefore end.
Upon Congress will still rest the re-
spOnsibility of vindicating in those
States, and hencefOrth in ali the States,
the rights of citizenship for ali loyal
citizens. Otherwise the amendments
will themselves be of non effect, and
the victory, both Of the battlefield and
Of legislature, will be barren Of good
results.
Iowa is the strongest Republican
State in the Union. Fred. Douglass
recently lectured at Ottumwa, in that
State. He was refused admission TO
the hotel in the town. He says that
this is the second time he has been so
treated in many years-the first time
at Westchester, y. y, where the hO-
tel positively refused to receive him.
In times long gone by he was acus-
toned to it, but the prejudice against
him had long since apparently dl5ap-
peared, and ne was astOnished to ind
it rampant in Iowa.
The New York Christian Union,
speaking of the growth Of the mi
nOrity," says: "The Democratic side
of the House is growing stronger
every day. Not, Of course, in num-
bers, but, with the accession of Cox OF
New York, and Voorhees, of Indiana,
both ready debaters, there seems to !
have been a consolidation of forces. |
As a result. more IS yielded to them
by the majority, and no more days
and nights are wasted in filibu5tering.
The country regarded our gag-rule
legislation as a sort of war measure, |
and 50 upheld and deit nded it.; and |
SO long az it was used alone TO carry !
on the legislative part Of the war, ii
was well; but it was too dangerous a |
party weapon to play with beyond !
the days when it was absolutely neces- |
sary. While it would be a national
misfortune TO have the control Of the
House pass into the hapds of the De- |
mocraCy, it will be a matter OF con-
graduation when the minority shall !
be some stronger; so strong in fact as |
to be able to force deliberate action IL |
all matters, and 10 prevent the pre- !
viOus question from being made /
party machine FOR compelling a strict /.
partisan VOTE