Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-11

san Observation-Disclosures o. The
Republican Party aad PrOspsct
for the Democrats.
The Last Nail u Grants Political eofin-
Ths Democratic ths OaIY Parry that can
Garry on the Government,
Timely Admissions from q Great Organ Of
the Psaple-WoFds Of Sober
ness aHa Truth,
from the New YORK Herald.

The able speech of Mr.. Sumner in
! the Senate yesterday on the San Do
/ mingO question, which we publish In
| another part of the paper. may not be
exactly the last nail in the coffin of
/ General Grants administration and
| the Radical party, though it will 90
| far to seal the fate OF one or both.
| Rarely has there been delivered in the
halls of Congress a speech marked
with as much ability or carrying more
important political consequences in its
train. Though a long one, it is terse,
ARGUNlENTATIvE, sTATEsNANLIKE
and confined to the subject embraced
in the resolution submitted by the
Senator. He does not discuss the
general question of annexation or
others bearing upon the merits OF that,
and only makes a few incidental re-
marks to show that he is not favorable
to the scheme, but he attacks the adj
ministratiOn in the severest manner
for usurpatiOn of power and unlawful
employment of the forces Of the United
States in a foreign country and to up
hold foreign usurper. He proves by
INCOETROvERTIBLE EVIDENCE
and that taken mostly from the Off
Cial acts and records Of the Govern
ment-that the President has, in the
language Of the resolution, without
excuse or apology for interference,
resOrted to belligerent intervention
and acts of war on the coasts Of the
island of San Domingo after the failure
of the Dominican treaty in the Senate,
and that this was unauthorized viO-
lence, utterly without support in law
or reason, and proceeded directly from
that kingly pTerOgative which is dis
United States. In fact, Mr.. Sumner
makes out
A CASE FOR IMPEACHMENT
Of a much more serious nature than
that worked up against President
Johnson. There need be no fear that
General Grant will be impeached,
however, except in a political sense,
and no one desires to see him brought
to trial in any other way; for his
errors, grave as they may have been,
arise from his ignorance of public
affairs, his military education and the
mischievOUs influences around him,
more than from lack Of patriotism or
DESIRE To BE A UsURPER.
The evidence adduced by Sumner
what our correspondent
with the San Domingo Commission
stated as to the usurpatiOn, tyranny
aud precariOus condition Of the BaeZ
and the armed interven-
tiOn of the United States to keep Baez /
in power. Indeed, it is doubtful if the !
Commissioners will venture to deny |
this, favorable as may be their report |
for annexation, and much as they |
may desire to help General Grant out !
of this San Domingo dilemma. Mr.. |
Sumner might have used.
STRONGER ARGUMENTS
against annexation, though he could !
hardly have made more fOrcible ones |
against the conduct Of the administra- i
tiOn had he not been trammeled by /
his negro mpathies. No American, !
unbiased by radical negrOism and |
blessed with common sense, could de-
sire the incorporation into our pOliti-
cal ami social life of such a debased |
and 5emi-barbarOus population as that
Of San Domingo. The annexation Of
that island, or the Dominican portion
Of it, could not, for many reasons, be
of any advantage to the United States.
1t would lead, in all probability, to
A "DANCE OF BLOOD"
to use Mr.. Summers graphic express
sion, and to a great cost. The native
people could not be brought to cuIti-
vate the soil to much profit; the
whites Of our own race could not till
the earth under a burning tropical
sun; the immigration of cOlOred races
would hardly be practicable, and if
whether of Chinese or
others, they would not be a desirable
element in our social and political
life. No; st. Domingo would be an
utter failure in our hands, and the
American people would become so
DIsGUsTED WITH THE EXPERIMENT
that they would turn their faces
against any tropical acquisition, how
ever valuable, for a long time to come.
Yet We have a destiny to fulfil to the
southwark of our present limits. But |
let us begin with the countries on our
border, or that lie near to us-with
Mexico, that is 80 rich, or with Cuba,
which has vast production, large
great cities, railroads, tele-
graphs, and all the elements Of ciVili-
zatiOn. Let US not commence at q dis
.ance and on the outer verge Of the
Antilles to take in a wilderness and a
race Of negroes that are fast going back
10 barbarism. The scheme OF annex
ng San Domingo is
VISIONARY AND IMPOLITICs
every way, and must be unpopular
with the people Of the United States.
jenersl Grant has made a serious
in this matter, and one that
3 doing much to break up the Repub-
lean party.
We have been disposed to sustain
General Grant on account Of the SER
7ics he rendered the country in the /
var, and believing he was honest,
having hope at the same time that,
With experience, he would show some
apaCity for statesmanshiD; but he Z
has failed, and we see little else but
'lUnders both in our domestic and I
Oreign affairs.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
a every direction, and even in New ]
England, the stronghold of Radical
is turning against
i'm At the very time the tide of
,ublic opinion was thus turning, as
learly shown by the. elections, the 1
resident quarreled and attempted to
Whip into his measures Mr.. Sumner,
be foremost man in the Senate, and :
ne of the oldest and most efficient
Gen that built up the party which I
ut him in the White House. We i
ee thC immediate result, though we c
ave not yet seen all the
CONSEQUENCES OF THIS MISTAKE.
,hen look at the Wretched failure Of / {
he administration policy toward the
,Outh. The people of that section
hOWed such a ready disposition to | '
epair the damages of the war, and to |
make the best Of the astounding so
ial, political and industrial reVOlu-
ion they had passed through, that
within year OF two they raised again I
hundreds of millions worth Of sur !
)lus produce. Their peaceful indus
ry and energy under such circum-
.t8nces were astonishing and called
Orth the admiration OF the world.
But the administration kept its
HEAVY HAND STILL ON THIS PEOPLE,
refused them amnesty or encourage
nent, and indirectly fOmented disOr-
Ter to serve base political purpose.
W bateVer ku-klux crimes there may
be IN the Southland we have no
toUbt they are greatly exaggerated for
political effect ia the NOrth-have re-
suited from the miserable and heart