Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-15
The Radical D mculty.

From the Baltimore Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The tariff
bill o. under discussion in the
House of Representative vas gotten
up for no higher purpose than to allow
certain Radical members 10 b3m-
bOOzIe their Western constituents by
speechifying and voting upon the de-
tails. 1t is now certain that no
relief will be afforded. The bill,
in some form, may be got through
the House, but its ultimate
failure is a fOregone conclusion.
The speech of Mr.. Morrill,, Of Yer
mont Originally designed 10 be de-
livered in more familiar terms before
a private caucus) has been Illuminated
in open Senate, and from it, and the
tone of the organs Of the Eastern mo-
nopOlists, may be gathered the deter
mination to let the present abOmIna-
BILE law stand as it Is. 1t is proposed,
| however, to introduce another bill re-
moving the duty on tea and coffee
(which would be beneficial 10 the
manufacturing interests), and there
an end.
This matter Of taxation internal as
well as externaD is, nevertheless, still
giving the Radical leaders much un-
easiness. They evidently look upon
it as the rock upOa which they must
finally split. And hence their follow
ers in other respects, but lmpractlcl-
bles in this, are by turns caressed and
threatened Vehemently. The western
people may take the subject up IN
earnest at the next national election.
They must, if any substantial relief Is
to be reasonably anticipated, repuGl-
ate their present misrepresentation.
A modification of the present tariff, 1t
is cOnteuded, would strengthen the
Democratic party in New York, New
Jersey and Ohio, and. emasculate the
Radicals in the far west. 1t is argued,
contrarywise, that if Pennsylvania be
not apDeased, she will, out Of spite,
forsake the party" Hence, those
western members who still cling TO
the Radical organization, cannot be
trusted by anti-tariff constituencies.
Ilearn that the Georgia contest in
the House will be a free fight. a set
Element by caucus dictatiOnals found
to be impracticable. 1t is impossible
yet TO predict with certainty the re-
suit. Butler will insist upon perpetu-
ating the reign OF Bullock. The in
vestigation now under way in the SEN
ate Judiciary Committee may have
some effect upon doubtful members.
Besides, l learn privately that a ma
jority of the Senate, as well as of the
committee, have been long convinced
of BuIIock's malteasance in Office.
His character is on trial in this whole
business, and not much else.
We shall shortly have more lively
times in Congress, especially in the
Senate. l referred some two months
ago to an "Onpleasantness between
Senator Sherman and Commissioner
DelanO. InOw learn that instead OF
the quarrel having been amicably adj
justed, 1t has biazed out with in
creased violence. The affairs Of the
internal revenue are shortly to be ven
tilated by the irate Senator; indeed,
the Bureau is threatened with utter
Reconstruction" The cause OF the
tempest in a teapot" has long since
been glanced at in these letters. 1t is
neither more nor less than that Della
no is hot after Sherman's seat in this
august Senate-that's all. SOmebOd
should warn those Senators who de-
sire to keep alOOf from Radical en-
tanglements that Mr.. DelanO is in
competent to do half the mischief in
the Senate constantly perpetrated by
his antagonist.