Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-27
RECONSTRUCTION.
Hearty and Earnest Decentralization Of the
New Radical Raid.
Democratic Senator'S 70 the Re5OHs--.A
Word 10 SeaSGI.

! From the Baltimore Gazstte, 2lst.I
II must be a source Of pride to the
! constituents of those Democratic Sen
/ atOrs who yesterday and to-day ig-
| nOrt5d that false deliCaCy (in such
times as these), which would, under
| less urgent and grave circumstances,
! dictate sQueannishness in speaking of
! the n4OtjUss of their unprinCipled ad-
| Yeuaries. Mr.. Casserly said, point
| edly, THAT this action of the Senate
was preHedtGt6d, was too paIpaOle to
! dOubt'-that the present disgraceful
/ and inhuman effort was designed ''tO
/ stir up and keep alive sectional hate,
and that it was but another effort to
/ build up the waning fortunes Of the
Republican party" This is the right
way TO talk-the Senate has ceased to
be body in which punctiliO OF cOur-
tesy can, with due regard to common
honesty or sworn duty, be properly
observed. Mr.. G. added, that "DO
one but a aCicbed man would endeavOr
to perpetuate enmily in the country"
and that che believed that this was
all an ltqderhdHded means to accom-
plish a party object" He might have
named the very COncOCters Of the plot,
viGelicit: Messrs. Morton and But
Ter. The latter is but too well known.
The former may be daguerreOtyped in
a sentence. He is perfect hIirabeau,
but without the brains, elOquence or
the physical ability to endure unde-
tectad the devast8tiOns Of unbridled
pTO1igacy, for which his prototype
was notorious.
] should do injustice to other DEM
OCraiic Senators who engaged in the
debate if l stopped here. Permit me,
therefore, to call attention to a SEN
tencs in the remarks of Mr.. Bayard,
which succincuy dispOses of the ar
gJtl7lsHts of these Radical disturbers Of
the nations peace:
When this administration came
into power its cry was let US have
peace, and yet all the efforts of itself
and its supporters have been to To-
ment discOrd. Every Judge, every
District Attorney in the South has
been nominated by the Republican
President and confirmed by the Re
publican Senate. The men who are
TO draw the indictments against the
viOlators Of the law, the judges and
jurors who are TO try them, are all
thick and thin partisans Of the admin
istratiOn. The responsibilities for the
violation Of the law are upon those
who are charged with its vindicatiOn.
They come here with an argument
that brute force be once more applied
to the South. We have had rumOrs
Of this scheme ever since the very be-
ginning Of this session; reports that
the old cries Of outrage and murder
were to be revived, to afford another
excuse for tinkering and patching up
of-uhe reconstruction acts"
Mr.. Thurman madei the point
with Tremendous efect) that tout
rapesi' and s'frauds" were not only
tolerated, but applauded, when COM
mittea in furtherance Of Radical sue
cess at the polls. Indulge me with
brief quotation!
"In- Florida (said he) look what has
been done. The vote Of eight cOun-
ties thrown out that went COnserva- /
tive, on the most fiimsy preteXt. /
What is a few election Outrages in
North Carolina TO this? Then look !
at Texas. where the Governor ap-
points every single officer in the State, !
except the members OF the Legisla- |
ture-appoints every election officer. /
What would Senators from the North
say TO such a power as this vested In
the Governor OF their States-the
Democratic Governor Of New YORK
or Connecticut, for instance. he
would boil over from the top Of his
head 10 the sOles OF his feet. Here is
a chaIlce to investigate the purity Of
elections. Wiy, here 6a Washington,