Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-21
CARL scHURz.
The Great German Orator and Statesman
Speaks to the People of Nashville.
Ne Ignores Sections and Appeals, for the
Country, to Honest Men Of all
Political Parties.
An Enthusiastic ReceptlOn-Ris Demand
for Constitutional and Local
seIf-GOVernment Heartily
Endorsed.

Carl Shurz to-day delivered his prom
ised speech at the Capitol to an i'm
meuse audience, comprising represent.
atives of all parties and of all sections
of the State. His arrival in the Hal
of Representative was greeted with
applause. Governor Neill s. Brown,
In q few remarks, introduced the gen
tlem8n to the audience.
The speech OF Mr.. SchUrz was OF
great length, and was characterized
by the utmost Hberality, eandOr and
| impartiality, and was well re-
| ceived throughout. He began by
stating that, notwithstanding the
| captiOus remarks which had been
made relative to his accepting an IN
vitstion from prominent men who
had been rebels, he was happy to meet
| all steadfast Union men, and equally
| happy to stretch out his hand to all
men who had stood against the Gov
| ernment during the war, but who
are now ready to work for the
REsTORATIoN OF UNIVERSAL PEACE,
harmony, friendship and true broth
| erhoOd, and thanked UniOnists and
Con iederates, Republicans and Demo
Gratis, natives and adopted citizens,
whites and blacks, for the friendly
| welcome extended him. He had no
selfish aspirations. His audience had
| nothing to give him. He had been
allowed the highest political position
attainable by a fOreign-bOrn citizen
under the Constitution. He would
utter the natural convictions of his
mind, without fear or favor, and i'm
partially.
He proceed to discuss the condition
Of public affairs, and said
GENERAL AMNESTY SHOULD NO LON
GER BE POSTPONED.
| It would tend to disaFm the feeling of
alienation caused in the South by the
results Of the war. A just, generous
and cOnciliStOTy policy should be
adopted. It was necessary to return
without delay to the sound practices of
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, AND
LOCAL sELF-GOYERNNENT
should be restored to that freedom
which belonged to it. Great abuses
have gro wn up in civil service, and
they must be corrected. Our system
OF import duties needed a change:
taxes must be reduced; a return to
specie payment must be made; cor
ruptiOn IN high places must be re
buked; the influence of corporations
Of tremendous power guarded against,
and the donations of public lands
stopped. These were the problems to
be solved, and his views were shared
by millions of liberal Republicans in
the North. Some of them were of
special Interest to the South.
He impressed upon the audience
the importance Of the attitude of the
South in
LABoRING FOR REFORMS.
So long as disorders prevailed the
North would not yield to it liberal
and progressive improvements. He
said that the war was not caused by
antagOnism between slavery and free
labor. Slavery brought on the strug-
ole, and caused the defeat which
Isolated the South from the world.
France and England dared not inter
fere against free labor. The South
should profit by the result of the
struggle. It's cause was hODelessly
lost. and can never be revived.
He referred TO the change of affairs
in the South and the necessity OF
change of the social and political or
ganizatiOn, based on the principle of
equality. The reconstruction acts of
Congress were not the offspring of
HATRED AND vINDICTIyENEss,
but Of stern necessity. to protect
those who stood by the Union, white
and black, and to prevent a reaction
of future troubles. The Southern
people would resort to all possible ex-
Dedients except that of free labor in
its true form. Free labor must be re-
tanned, and secured and developed, or
the struggle be fought over for those
political privileges by which freemen
maintain their rights. He asked, if |
the South was placed in the position
of the North, would they have done
less?
Mr.. SchurZ was emphatic in his dis
of the policy of the pres
ent administration, and in his frequent |
expressions of apprehension as to the |
result to our republican institutions to |
follow its perpetuatiOn in power. The |
only deliveTance he considered to be |
through the cooperation of the sin |
cere patriots of all parties in politi- /
cal organization which would insure /
the Obliteration of sectional bitterness
from national politics. Such an orgaz-
izatiOn would command confidence,
and secure the hearty cooperation of |
all those of his faith, who would sup
port it in preference TO the admins
tratiOn party, but could not conscien-
tiOUsly act with the Democratic party.
Such movement would receive the /
support of the entire German element
and true patriots OF all parties, and
result in a genuine restoration of the
UniCn.
The remainder Of his speech was de.
voted to the exposition of his views
upon other topics mentioned in the
outset Of his remarks. He addresses
the Germans tomorrow night in their
OWE language.