Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-17

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a destiny as brilliant as that which
has made the world believe that st.
Louis will yet become the central seat
/ Of American empire.
THE APPEAL AND ACCOMPLISHED
FACTS.
The Little Rock Gazette has an
nounced itself an accomplished
facg' paper, and in a lengthy article
Of the 18th strikes in a sort of left
handed way at the APPEAL, while it
pretends to answer the structures of
the Journal, which, in order tc serve
the purposes Of its party, purposely
misrepTesents us. We never made a
" confession" as to the future of the
Democratic party, because there was
nothing to confess. The Journal, at
tribUting its own method Of party
trick and hugger-mUggering to the
Democracy, and remembering that
dark-lantern lOyal-leagUeism is one Of
its principal means of party discip.
line, would have its readers believe
that the Democracy also has its secret
leagues and dark-lanteTn operations;
hence the assumed " confession
of the APPEAL, which the Ga
zette hastens to disav0w with all
the zeal Of a convert, to " &C
cOmplished facts.'' As we did not
make a confession" we hope the
Gazette viii calm its fears and dry its
tears. What we did say about the
amendments was in strict accordance
with the platform Of the Democratic
party, adopted on the 9Th Of July, by
a convention Of the party, assembled
in New York city. Here are the words
Of the convention, words that must
stand as the declaration Of the party
until they are repealed or modified by
the party in 1872:
THAT WE REGARD THE R-ECONsTRUC-
TON Nl1s 9t CONGRESS-. sO-gALLED,
REVOLUTIONARY AND VOID"
To prove to the Gazette, and its CO.
workers in the iniquity Of accom-
plished facts" that we are right in
our opposition to this dogma, and
that we are right according to the de-
~claratiOns of the party, and therefore
consistent with our avowaI of fealty
to Democratic principles, we have
quoted the above, which is as plain as
to the amendments as the expIana
ton Of Truthful James" as to the
sharpness Of the Heather Chinee"
who would not be eUchred. But
the Gazette quotes from the recent
Congressional address. Well, what
Of it? When, in the history
Of the Democratic party, did the
Address Of Democratic Congressman
take the place Of the platform of the
party2 Can the Gazette tell us? No,
nor the CoUTier-J0Urg1aL nor the
World, 90 enamOred of themselves
aud their say-s0 that they would
breakup and ruin a great ~Organiz8-
ton when it is facing the enemy and
is ready to deliver battle. But, we
deny that the Congressional Address
is at variance with the platform Of
the party adopted in 1868. The Con-
gressmen say I'VE quote from the
Gazette itselO:
We earnestly entreat our fellow
citizens in all parts Of the Union to
spare no effort to maintain peace and
order; to carefully protect The rights
Of every citizen; TO preserve kindly
relations among all men, and to dis /
cOuntenance aud discourage any VIC
latiOn of the rights of any portion of
the people secured under the cOustitU-
ton or any Qf as amendments.
We indOrse every word of this. We
obey the laws in nj own person, and
we council obedience in al others.
We hold that every law should be
obeyed. Ifany prove oppressive, the
remedy lies at the ballOt-bOx. There
is the place FOX redress Of grievances;
beyond that lies the broad and bloody
plain Of revolution. We have tried
that, and, having failed, are content
to fight hereafter within constitution
al limits, respecting even the Usurping
constitutional amendments and the
laws made in pursuance Of them. But
while we do so, we shall strenUously
insist upon their repeal, because they
are fundamentally wrong and were
consented TO by the people un-
der duress. And this we will do
because it is not only u own
wish an1 viii, but because the
Democracy in Convention assembled
in 1853, ordered and declared il the
settled policy Of the party. The ca
zetg, If it would be Democratic and
lead its readers in the straight path Of
Democracy, must cOnfne itself to
the Democratic platform, which has
pronounced against the amendments
and The oppressive reconstruction acts,
which never could have been passed
under the " Constitution 8s it was"