Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-14
VILLAINOUS.
The Nest Infamous Attempt yet
Made for the Ruin of Our State.
Our Radical congressman the Prin-
cipaI Enemies of Our Peace and
Welfare.
They Support the Negroes in their
Lying Statements and LibsIs
Upon Our People.
I7rom NE Cincinnati Commercial l

Prom the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, March 10. - Tn,
movement for Congressional actor
in relation to affairs in Tennessee, i
being pushed forward earnestly, anC
there IS a fair prospect that something
viii be done, either by Congress Ol
the Executive, to restore tranquility
in that State. The Congressional dele
CATION. composed of Maynard, But
Ter, PrOsser, Arnell, Stokes, Smith
and Tilghman, called upon the Presi
dent to-day, accompanied by com
mittee of the cOlOred Republicans o.
Tennessee, appointed by the COnven.
ton lately held in Nashville, namely
Dr. Young, Rev. Moses r. johnson,
James A. sumner, j. {. Napier and
J. Q. Davis. Major Hopkins, ID. b,
Spear and Major Camp were also
present at the interview. Repre-
sentative MAYNARD introduced the
gentlemen, and stated that the object
of the visit of the joint delegation
was TO ask the Executive TO interpOse
his strong arm and prevent the con-
finuance of the present depressing and
Iamentabie state of affairs in Tenne5-
see.
Or. Young, the Chairman of the
COiored Committee, then read a me-
mortal 10 the President, which he
said had been adopted by the Nash
vile Convention, and which was to
be presented to Congress. de Sald
the Convention was composed Of cG!-
ored men from every part Of the State;
that the majority of them were
educated and Intelligent; a number Of
them were farmers, business men, me
chanics; and that all were desirOus OF
earning and enjoying an honest liveli-
hood; their rights as citizens were al
EnOs1 entirely taken from them by the
present disloyal State authorities; but
be said this was not all. Day and
night were the men, women
and children OF his race
murdered, outraged, robbed and
driven from their hOmess their prop
erty destroyed, and no redress given
them at the hands Of the law. he en-
treated the President to interfere, to
send troops throughout the State, and
protect the loyal citizens, for the white
IOyalists suffer alike with the cOlOred
S1an. He argued that the President
troops 20 the State. TO protect the citi-
zens- and enforce the laws. He said
the state OF Tennessee is, to-day, in
fnsurrectiOn against the. General Gov
eminent. The proclamation of the
adoption Of the Fifteenth Amendment
viii have no force or effect In the
State u the President does not
send troops there, or if the State
is not reconstructed on the
basis of Virginia, mississippi and
Georgia. He recounted many hOrri-
BILE things that had been done Dy the
Ku-kluX during the past year, and
Isredicted that many OF the members I
OF Congress now present would find il 1
a serious business 10 attempt TO con-
tinue their residence in Tennessee If |
the Ku-Klux were not broken up by |
the United States troops. be was fol- I
lowed by the Rev. Moses r. johnson, /
OF the Methodist COlOred Church. He 4
recited many cases Of outrage, break I
ing up Of church gatherings, demOli- /
tiOn Of churches and schOOl-hOUses, !
Tnaltreatment of the teachers, male /
ana female, etc. He trusted that the
President would send troops there at 1
once, and take possession OF the State,
80 that loyal citizens could enjoy their
rights ana property.
s,7he memorial was an account Of the
raIlino, ,,,f the Convention at Nash
willie. and the -esult Of their delibera-
tions which were, iH brief, to ask the
President TO send troops throughout
the State to protect them anu their
families, and ask Congress TO recon-
struct the State On loyal principles,
and to pray the Government to enforce (
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend ;
ments by the aid of troops, etc.
The President replied to the re-
marks of those named above, and 10
the solicitations Of the memOriali5ts,
As follows:
Z" regret very much the condition |
OF affairs in the State OF Tennessee. ]
will do Ny best TO check these out
RACES. Tennessee is a State in the
Union, and I have no right to take
possession Of her territory with troops.
j will take the whole matter into con-
however. We have troops
TO spare, and We will see ii We cannot
send them throughout the State so {
as 10 have moral effect, at /
least, and also to aid the United
!
rvi,,o out the laws of the General ]
Govern ;2lent, and the DEGREES Of the
United Stat,os Courts. AS to the Fif-
teenth Amendment, I am sure its
provisions will be carried out IN
every State, as Congress Is now en-
gagged ia preparing a law tor that
,urpOse. I viii certainly give this
'naf,.ar due attention, and will consult
with tb,c Secretary Of War and see
what can be done.n
Conversation followed for q short
time, and the gentlemen withdrew.
The attention Of Congress will be }
,alled TO the subject at once, and It's
aid demanded by the Tennessee Re
yreSentatives.
A writer in TIE ReUOisflOH claims I
that there is no need of further agita- I