Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-10
serting a kingly prerogative, which
by end angering
REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS


may endanger and will CONS
home to themselves. They are
not few, and they are increasing in
numbers in this quarter, who see that
the Ku-Klux-eufOrcing process has nc
other political meaning than that o.
electing q President and Representa-.
tiVes 20 Congress, having equal vOicG
with their own members over theiI
own interests. The process has 80 far
been illustrated only in electing pUr-
chasa0le men nom the south TO rule
over the north as well. And the
thinking part Of northern men are
fast beginning TO see #, and TO appre-
Ciate the true situation. "Alps well
that ends weu." The APPEAL stands
by the principles Of the Constitution
unimpaired by partisan reconstruc-
tiCn amendments and legislation, as
embOdying an eternal rock Of truth.
And / must say TO you, take fresh
heart in the noble work in which,
ever against treason in the south IL
self, you are engaged.
THE APPEAL
is not unappreciated in this quarter.
It is hardly less known than the Her
aid or the World OF the Tribune. As its
representative, I find myself cordially
welcomed, and treated with respect
and attention. That in advocating
q return to the constitution as it was,
and to the good old honest ways Of
the fathers OF the republic il is advO-
cating-the only safe policy against all
new isms and accOmp plIsned wrongs
and facts-is recognized and felt here
by thousands who are even trimming
their sails; and not only by the true
Democrats, who are boldly making
headWsy by the mighty and steadily
progressing force Of truth. The
North win select standard bearers,
who win support the Constitution, and
such as upon that rock the South car
also support. 1t may be better that,
rather than make nominations, we
should wait the event.
I cannot properly close my letter
without saying, in behalf Of our men,
Der Of Congress
COL, ". ". VAUGHN,
that be has proved worthy Of
our favorable suticipati0ns. He
has made many friends in Congress,
with both parties, and probably has
as much influence as to measures of
local importance as any member Of the
body. His speech On the ku-kluX
bill, Is well as several other efforts,
have been received with much favor,
ss for their ability and Integrity, they
were well deserved. I am glad to be
able to say of him that my Observa-
ti0ns in Washington warrant the
highest praise. WhitthOrne is q host
and already one Of the leading mem
beFs Of the House, aud Garret is max
ing a reputation aud obtaining q large
influence, while G0liiday is winning
golden opinions and Caldwell, for
sound Judgment and practical eff
cheney is making headWay. The con-
trsst between the
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
and their Carpet-bag predecessors is
very much and iavOrably marked.
Some noble Romans, Fernando
Wood, James Brooks and FarnswOrth
Of Illinois, remind one Of the
days when it was an honor to be a
member Of Congress. By the by, you
have read an account Of the passage
at arms between F8rnsWOrth and
Butler in the personal explanation.
1t was a scene worthy the pencil Of
HOgarth. Butler was what you Mem
phiaus would call hOOred - on that
occasion, when FarnsWOrth, within
the rules, not only charged the per-
Jury, but, holding the papers in his
hand, confronted Mr.. Bleareye with
the proof had always, before that,
supposed / had some conception Of the
reason why Ben was called the Beast.
But I now see that / was partially
mistaken. 1t was not alone on ac-
count Of any personal defects, coupled
with ordinary reCklessness Of princi-
pie and an innate disposition 10 be a
villain. Many other men are all that.
But
BEN LOOKS TIE VILLAIN;
his ewes, like the claws Of a lobster,
look round you, but not at you; he
is not only ill-shapen, cadaverUUs and
white-livered, with all the aspects of
a dirt.eater; he is moreno man looks
on him without seeing, at once, that
he is heartless, sOulless and stOlid; he
seems, with the intellect Of " the
HunchbaCk," less or more than hu-
man, and, without additional append
ages, a it representative for the Black
Crook. I have looked on the great
Webster, and, with all the world, eX-
claimed, "the gOd-IkeI" In the same
manner, having now had the misf0r-
tune Of seeing this satanic iuquislJUr,
who in his hate of the good, spares
neither honor, age nor SEX have
been drawn in the vortex, and, with
all the world, exclaimed
"THE BEAsTt"
Nobody that sees Butler feels disposed
70 say anything else; however, some
may be restrained by party reasons.
All despise him, and the members OF
his own party form no exception.
The man is absolutely Odi0us, and all
decent men Of his party viii breathe
treer when they get rid Of him. /
beg pardon for speaking Of him as a
man. If men have souls, Butler does
not belong to that species of animal /;
and, begging the hogs pardon for
the comparison, l am bound to
say, with more than a hundred
members Of Congress, Ben has
not the soul OF a hog Surely,
II revolutions have heretofore turned
up the scum, this has done more, and
with the scum also turned up the
sROUt. 1t is rather a hard case on the
Door brutes that Ben should be num-
bered among them. But the lOathing
which his personal presence excites is
80 universal that iL was necessary it
should have expression, and L suppose
it was difficult by going lower for hu-
man language TO find a more apt eX-
preston Tor the character. Ben is so
singul8rly abnormal a character as to
furnish q sceptical argument against
the necessity Of creating it, only 70
illustrate the extremes in making up
8 world. he IS part man, part beast,
and part devil lt is said that first
impressions are true, and having now
seen him for the first time, nay im-
preston is that the two last decidedly
predOminate. The sight Of him re-
minds one OF the impression made
by
A NIGHTMARE DREAM,
Ia which nothing new is seen, and yet
3 combination Of meanne5s never im-
agined or sesn before.
But to quit 50 l0athsOme a subject,
and TO close my letter, already too
long. / viii only add as to the mem
bers Of Congress, there are to be found
not only in the Democratic party, but
also among the moderate RepUbli-
cans. men disposed 10 do right, and
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