Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-21


construction scheme could not be car
ried ont unless he gave color to
/ it by calling upon the President for
/ troops. He, Fletcher and Hyberger
were closeted together all Of last Sun
1 day afternoon, cOnc0cting the Spa
pers" mentioned above. With at
| least sufficient sense left to dread fac
! ing those whom he had thus betrayed
he slipped away to East Tennessee to
await the c9nsummati0n Of the plot.
That is the whole story.
/ Special Telegrsphic correspondence ofthe
COurier-JOurnaL
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The
question of reconstrUcung Tennessee
was again before the Reconstruction
/ Committee to-day, and conservatives
/ We're given q hearing. The Speaker
] Of the House Of the Tennessee Legis-
] lature appeared and made statement
! in general denial of the evidence sub
mitted by the cOlOred delegation. He
admitted that in some portions Of the
/ State there were some disorders aris-
/ inc out of political and other causes,
bur these were terribly exaggerated
| for political effect. On the whole he
maintained that affairs were peaceful
| throughout the state, and that the
| people. so far from getting up an IN
| surrectiOn, are attending more tnan
eyer TO their business interests.
Nothing could delay the grow
I ing prosperity OF the state
! but this agitation Of an Intention
1 TO raVOlUtiOniZe the loyal government
by an act of Congress. The Speaker
was willing that the committee
should receive the sworn testimony
Of every county judge in the State as
to the condition of affairs IN their
respective Jurisdictions. These Judges
were appointed by Governor Brown
low. and could not therefore be ac-
cused of being representatives Of the
state administration. 1t Is very
probable that the Tennessee officials
will at once call upon these judges for
their testimony, as il is believed that
only such 3 mass Of evidence VIII
cOuntpract the efforts of those who are
seeking to reconstruct the State. Mr..
Thomas was put through such Sc
we're examination By Gen. Butler that
the other members Of the Committee
feIt bound to interpOEe and beg that
the witness might not be iRsuited
while in attendance on the Commit
tee. The Committee took no vote on
framing a bin, and will not do so un-
til further evidence IS heard.
Governor Senter's request Tor troops
was laid before the President to-day,
and it must be confessed that II has
had a tendency to strengthen the re-
cOnsJTuctiOnisJs Of the State. IL >
stated that Governor seBter makes
the request that it may have TIE d.
reetiOn OF any Federal troops t1ai
may be sent iHsQ the State. OF course
this request, if it mas been made, viii
be promptly denied. If the Senate
shows Q Radical tendency byvOCiGg
down the Bingham amendment, it is
pretty evident tsat the Reconstruction
Committee vii report bill interier-
inc with Tennessee. Conservative
Republicans, however, declared CONT
IDENTIFY to-day that Butler and his bill
would be repudiated by the House.
1t IS said that the President decided
to-day to send a special message to
Congress on tennessee affairs.
From the Nashville onion and Americaul
It will be seen by reference to tele-
grams which we publish this morn
ing, that Gov. Senter has made 2 for
NAL call on the President for troops. !
This call is made for the pretended |
purpose Of preserving the public I
peace. The real object is, doubtless, I
TO forward the Radical reconstruction 4
project. 1t has been well known here 4
FOR some time past that Gov. Senter /
would make tEis call at such a time as /
he thought would be most effective to I
secure the presentation and passage Of 4
a reconstruction bill He now presents Z
his demand for troops in the nick Of 1
time.
Some have been at a loss J0 unGeT-
stand bow ii is that Governor Senter
can desire to have his election declared /
q fraud. Such have not known the .
man. Deeply and bitterly Radical, .
supporting IS a member of the Senate 1
with all Of his energy and ability
every suggestion Of Governor Brown
low, he kBOWs lull well that his party
is forever doomed to iguOmini0U5 de-
feat in this state Il ffoe a2d fair
vote is allowed. That Governor SEN
Ter has been disappointed and enrageG
5y the conservatism of the present
Legislature there gsQ be no doubt.
Yet ne Is without d0ubt TB5 man of
the most foresight, policy, political
5hrewdness and management OF his
party in the state. our friends IN
have of late, from time
10 time, advised US that there was
great danger to be apprehended from
bis movements. But that danger
could not be avoided. The Ethiopian
can as easily change his color, or the
leopard his spots, as Governor Senter
his Radicalism. He hates anything
that partakes Of or in any degree al
hliates with Democracy, with a hatred
that is as enduring a5 his existence.
He was the closest confidential friend
Of Governor BrownlOW during his adj
and the ablest advocate
Of the entire BrOwniOW policy in the
Legislature from 1865 to 1868. His
votes, his measures, his speeches
during that time show as much pOliti-
cal bitterness as Governor BroWnlow /
ever evinced.
From the Nashville Union and Americanl /