Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-22

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Departure is "the corner stone Of
Democratic victory, and that the
party - will never 60 back on it." 1t
does not appear yet that the party has
made any such departure. The De-
moeracy Of the country viii never say
in National Convention that the Four
taenth and Fifteenth amendments are
the two chief stars in the crown Of Po-
liaeal wisdom and virtue. The party
will so tar prove impracticable,"
inst as the APPEAL is. 1t may pre-
termit, and lay aside, and aequiesoe,
but If will never commit itself to the
lie. that those amendments, even If
thew had been passed by the vOlun-
tary vote Of three-fourths ofthe States,
could be lawful in view of their an
~tagonizing essential principles Of the
Constitution. Nor will the party con-
sent that it is competent, under the
Constitution and by virtue OF its au-
thority, to take away any ~inalienable
individual right or right Of the States.
The party would indeed Ego back on"
if. principles if it were to consent to
sucb views as these. The new schem-
ers are trying very Intellectually to get
DO a great dust, and so to blind the
ewes of the masses as 70 lead to the
impression that the whole people had
with themselves jumped overheard at
once. The people have not been heard
from, The schemers, tricksters and
wire-pulIers alone have spoken; and
| this without the sanction Of the PeO-
Die. Are they to depart from lifelong
! principle at the command Of political
leaders, and that so suddenly as to
6nd themselves stuItifed and bound
hand and foot before they know it?
We think those who count so will
streckon without their hOst.' 1t is
| only when the leaders shape out a new
line of policy and order Of battle that
the people follow without question,
But when the proposition is to sur
render IN part, men, thinking men.
will not be led like sheep. In an IN.
I teUectual, political and moral struggle
p~riuciples and truth are living reali.
| ties which can only be surrendered a
] the expense Of utter Generalization
That is the way down hill, the way
" back not the way to victory which
the Democratic party s~teadfastly
maintained.
But, we are asked, eff the party
| agrees on a platform will you no.
support it ?D We answer yes, EN-
! ~phaticaIly. We have no doubt tht
| platform will be worthy Of support
But the platform the Buckeyes havI
| set up for US is not. We expect t
fight against Radicalism with on
| friends or without them, hencefOrtE
and forever, amen We only demu
TO going with those who surrende
principle and depart to the partia
support of Rsdicalism; which W
think unpromising for any good fruits
without which victory viii be value
less. When the Democratic part
speaks in its collected wisdom "
lshsII. with wiser men than ~Ourselve:
bow to its authority. But eliques (
scheming politicians can no more con
mand our services for their departure
from principle than they can the vote
Of a free people. There may be bJ
. one sensible way to harmonic h
t Democratic party, and that is to is
more the subject Of the ameudmen.
and strike the enemy fOral his abus'
and outrages in detail. We may a
abandon the attack on the Fourteent
. and Fifteenth Amendments, in hOI
: of carrying the citadel Of Villains
z by storm. We may leave the plan
= battle to our generals. But the Lon
deliver US from the lead of the sma
) fry statesmen who undertake to $.
E aside the maxims Of the founders
5 the Republic, and establish the sill
policy Of departing from truth an
erecting a temple OF liberty on II
shifting sands.