Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-29

Republican party and became tn.
fercest and most ~vindictive Of tn.
opponents Of the South, in the helC
and in the forum. Since the war close.
it hss been the chief aim Of the Re
publican party to prevent the cohesion
Of the elements of Democracy, be
cause political statistics proved them
when united, 10 be numerically in Ia,
majority. The leaders Of Republican
ism also knew that the war had laugh.
Democracy a severe lesson, and that
whenever it was possible, the leader.
and people OF the Democratic party
would unite for the one grand purpose
of securing the reins of governmental
control, and by repeating the Consti-
tutiOnaI amendments that T funda,
mentally wrong, and the obnoxious
laws made in pursuance o.
them, restore TO the country
the reign Of law. To prevent the
cOnsumatiOn of a design 50 eloquent
Of political ,ssgacity, the Republican
party has had recourse not alone to
the enforced adoption Of these IN
fundamental constitutional amend
ments, andth passage of penal enact
ments for which they could find no
Justification in the Constitution as it
was" but to the severest enforcement
Of both through r~apacious and villain
Gus political cOrmOrants, the like Of
which no country, save Ireland dur
ing the CrOmWeIlian period, has ever
been the prey Of. Up to the begin
ming Of this year this policy Of re-
preston had succeeded. The South
ern States were not permitted to par
ticipate in the presidential contest Of
1865; and they were only represented
at the polls in their own elections by
the blacks who had been manUmitted,
not in the interest Of civilization or
out of any love for the negro himself,
but that this policy Of repressiOn might
more certainty be brought home
to a high spirited people, who, hereto
fore, as lords Of the soil, regarded
themselves as among the reest on
the earth. But a change came to
these victorious Republicans, and as
it did to US Of the Democratic party in
1851, it grew out Of the discussions of
the leaders. Here in Tennessee, where
we were most oppressed, the Demo-
cratic party was the first to reap a
benefit from this dissensiOn. The am
of men took the place OfpOIcy,
and we prohted by the weakness to
elect a Legislature, through whom
came a convention, a change in the
organic law, and with it full freedom
to all classes Of our citizens. The
flame thus lighted here spread to the
adjoining States, and with results, if
not as great, that promised full resti-
tuition to the oppressed throughout
the Union. Serious divisions
broke the ranks Of the hither-
10 solid phalanx Of Radical
SIN in Missouri; the triumphs of
Democracy in other States increased
he confusion; Radical asBirants for
-he Presidency begun to scheme, the
c0rdiGle between President
Grant and the Senate was only main
by the most rigid and exacting
party discipline, and then only under
promise that the FESTIVE should have
ullsway when the State elections had
passed, and Radicalism was,assured a
working majority in Congress until
S72. The war for men, and not prin-
iples, had begun-the war which
ensues when a political party
las become drunken with power and
orgettul Of duty. Chaos was surely
nd certainly coming to our enemies.
The bow Of promise for the Democ-
aey spanned the political heavens;
he sky was clearing and the sunshine
f success had here and there struggled
through the clouds Of adversely. In
congress we were represented by one
hundred and fourteen, as compared
With fOrty-two last year, a gain OF two
hundred per cent.-made, too, under
tate platforms reafhrmative Of the
latform Of 1858, which denounced
be infamous Constitutional amend
1ents and the laws made in pursu-
nee Of them. Not content with a
rogress 50 well-de6ned, a prom
e so f~attering Of future and
successes, here come the
-aHandighams, the hasty hot-heads.
ie mel Of impulse, backed by
hers, e0ld-blOodedly selfish, and f,
ley demand that these resolutions,
lis platform, shall be amended-tO
to a more strict interpre-
tiOn Of Democratic policy? No. But
conform to the views of certain
adicals, whom they consider it
0licy to conciliate, in order that ]
ley may secure for themselves {
continuance Of the sweets J
place through Democratic {
otes. And in support Of these Val !
,ndighams come a whole train Of {
eeoy, adventurous politicians; men
mo edit and control pretended :
'emocraue organs, whose proclivities
re Bohemian, and therefore a~egres-
We against an but successful organi-
atoms. Probe the hearts of tbe !
ditors who march with such a swine !
nd swagger to the tune OF the "New
departure" from Democracy. looL
ito their political sntecedents. and ia
i'll be found that they are fond of
the role all things to all
lenD under the cry Of " conciliation0
z the sake Of q Union that never
can exist, az IT should by the
Of the governed, until Demo
attic majority shall repeal the '
nendments that outlaw the inteIli- {
3nce Of the South and prevent the