Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-12

MS u6aus rs lHe pE6l6fh0ib mdD,
Our ueighbOr Of the 4Volanche, SC
inturiated by passion against Clayton.
though a pretended Conservative, a.
to be blinded against the wisdom o
any conservative policy, and still fur.
ther blinded as to what might be besI
to be done by its antagonism to any
/ suggestion of the APPEAL, right OF
wrong, only because the APPEAL sug.
gested a line of policy, has takeL
pains to interview Mr.. Senator Nc
Donald on the whole subject. AnC
the result is such an emphatic con.
T domination OfitseIf as makes it wholly
unnecessary to respond with a wOrC
Of defensive comment. Our neighbol
decidedly "put his foot in it" wheT
he published the sage comments anC
Vaccinations of his friend Mcdonald
Being rather the friend Of that distin.
guished ex-candidate, our neighbOr':
reporter doubtless had more ready
access to him than the APPEAL re
porters could have done. But tbs
blunder consisted in publishing wha.
he said after the reporter obtained it
The fact that it was condemnatory OF
, the policy Of our cOtempOrary should
have suggested discretion and the
suppression of what only confirmed
the wisdom Of the course of the AP.
PEAL, and c~OnfOunded what it had, il
any, Of its own. Mcdonald makes up
a rather ugly detail Of the doings Of
Clayton, it is true; and so much the
AUaluache particularly wanted,
though that was a ~thrice-tOld tale, in
relation to which no one needed to be
informed. But Mcdonald proves the
wisdom of electing Clayton, gives
the best Of all reasons for
the votes Of the Arkansas Con-
servatives and Democrats, and sus-
tains the policy Of the APPEAL, the
unwisdOm Of which it was the partic-
ular purpose Of our contemporary TO
exhibit. Thus it is that
'sThe best laid schemes Of mice and men
Gang ait a-Eleyg
And leave as usught but grief and pain
For promised joy
The "biter got bit' and Hannah
/ hangs on MOrdecai's dilemma.
"a strong dilemma in a desperate case"
So much for his argument and pur-
pose, if he has either argument or
purpose. Hear what Mcdonald says
as to Clayton:
I believe If he can carry out his plans
the Republican party have 10 hope either
in the present or in the future, but having
certain confidence in the Legislature, and
believing that before it goes too far that
he eyes OF the members will be opened
TO a sense OF the situation, and that such
reforms viii be inaugurated as viii de-
liver us from U present situation.
Thus imperfectly does the reporter,
or Mcdonald himself, give his mean
ing as to what he expects of the Leg
islature. But it is evident he thinks
that the carrying out Of the plans of
Clayton viii leave the Republican
party ''no hope" and that the only
hope of the prolonged life Of that
party in Arkansas rests on the inau-
guratiOn by the Legislature of some
scheme to cUUnteract the plans Of
Clayton-one, and the principal Of
which, is enfranchisement. Now,
on his effort to counteract this
plan Of Clayton, it is plain
he thinks, depends the life and
salvation Of the so-caned Republican
party. Is that what our Liberal,
Independent, Third Party, Conserv-
alive, Anti-BOurbon, AUalaHcHe,
wants? Is that the reason of its
sympathy with Mcdonald, and the
reason why it looks to him as Sir
Oracle for instruction as to Arkansas
politics? "No hope for the Republi-
can party" forsooth. That is just
what we want for it-death and dam
nation, at the cost Of suffering a few
Of its scOundrel leaders to mount and
ride a brief space on the crest Of the
incoming wave Of Acknowledgement
and freedom if need be. Millions for
liberty, but not a cent, a thought, a
word, a wish for its foes, not
necessary to cherish treason to the
oppressors, though we may be
compelled to despise the traitor.
The information Mcdonald gives is
encouraging. His "hOpe" in the Leg
islature will be dashed by its action
already initiated. He expresses, as
his present and long entertained
sentiment, that lenfranchisement
should only be brought about by
and within the Republican party"
He has come to this conclusion DELHI
erately, as an extreme partisan and a
thorough Radical. Thus he says:
have. however, mover felt that L would
be Justified on my wi part in taking a
step on the question of the re-
Of disabilities, universal suffrage
or universal amnesty, until it was done
by my own party, for 4 always thought
those questions should be disposed OF and
brought about by and within the Rspub-
party.
Clayton repentantl says restorenO
which have been withheld too
long. Mcdonald says he has never
felt that he would be justified in recti-
lying an infamous wrong until it
suited his own party, and its time had
come to profit by it! We confess we
prefer Clayton the " Haynau," with
1t least some manliness and returning
Jense Of duty, to a man who is so the
,lave of party as never to have 4" felt "
ne would be +" justified in doing an
yet Of simple justice until permitted
md commanded by his masters. In
preference to such a man we would
vote for Clayton and curse him at the
anne time, as we have no doubt was
BY every conservative member
# the Legislature, who voted
Or him. His chief charge
Clayton is that he took meas
Tres 10 secure and enforce enfran-
hisement-that a usurping tyrant
Used force in the interest of the peo-
Dlel And the AUaJapche sympathizes :
With Mcdonald in bringing the
1t supports the advocate Of :
and opposes him who has the !
,ower and the win 20 strike of the B
hains! Clayton was willing to 60 to
be Democrats, while /, Mcdonald r
have been entirely willing that 9
hey should come to me-"