Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-13
cARL scHURz.
His ereat Speech at FarweIi Hall, Chicago
Liberal RepubIIeanlsm illustrated
Amnesty for the South Ne
cessiiy Of the Times.
He Encourages the New Departarists, and
Would Make Room fer Them in the
Radical Ranks.

Would Make Room fer Them IN the
Radical Ranks.
CHIcASo, August I2.-Farwel Hall
was filed tonight with large audi
ence, who listened with great Interest
to Senator SehurZ, of Missouri, who
had been invited to this city by a
large number OF prominent Germans
of this city, for the purpose OF giving
them his views on the great political
topics of the day. Mr.. Prussing, in
introducing the speaker, remarked
that II the Germans in this country
prove themselves worthy of such a
representative, the ideal of Repub-
lie will be brought much nearer to US.
Mr.. Senator SchurZ spoke in the Ger
man language, and, IN his opening
remarks. gave the Germans of this
country the credit OF sympsthiZing
with him in his motives and
position, and promised that be would
give them his views without any re-
serve as was his duty to do 80. OF
Ibuse who exercised any control upon
public opinion it was claimed that
lew restless agitatOrs we're the cause of
the confusion now existing among the
political parties, and yet NO reforms
eou,d be successfully carried through
without agitation. The present hour
presented q new order Of things out of
new problems; new dangers and new
duties unprOvided in old programmes
of political parties. Our civil war, in
sweeping away the doctrine OF seces-
sion. abOlishing slavery aud breaking
the slave holding power had estab-
iished the civil and political
rights Of all citizens, but had
estranged the feelings between the
citizens Of different sections OF the
country and rendered necessary a
new system of taxation reaching
every material interest. The Gov
ernment Of to-day has grown tar
beyond what it was once, and its
officers, in numbers, have assumed
the proportion Of an army who eXer-
else q wide. spread influence in the
political concerns, while the power
welded by money, frequently tries
and often succeeds in controlling the
executives, legislatures and courts OF
Justice, and partisan organizations
we're used to further the Individual
interests of politicians. The speakers
rule. in considering these important
questions, was to do so outside OF all
political connections so as not to be
biased By personal or party interest.
The interest Of the country demand
that be questions growing out OF the
war. embodied in the Thirteenth,
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments to the Constitution of the
United States, should be accepted by
all political parties, as equal civil and
political rights, and the only theory
consistent with the maintenance Of
free labor. The prejudice Of persons
Rverse 10 the amendments viii have
TO be overcome by patriotic men
firmly uphOlding the legitimate re-
suits OF the war, and our Southern
people must be gradually cut loose
frOm the past and its painful memo
ries. as well as their peculiar desires
and aspirations, and their thoughts
directed 70 those Interests, which we
have, in common. To this end, moth
iug IS more desirable or necessary
than the removal Of all political disa-
bilities by q general amnesty, and the
speaker considered il one Of the most
serious blunders Of the Republican
party that this amnesty had not been
granted long ago, and the arguments
combating the granting OF such an
amnesty were sentimental ones IN a
republic where the whole political or
ganiZstiOn Of society is based upon the
uniVersality OF suffrage. Political dis
abilities are aDtagOnistie to Republi-
eanism, and can at best exist only Tor
q very limited time. Missouri, to-day,
bv the removal Of the disfTanchise-
4nent, enjoys perfect rep0se and order
and general good feeling. Besides,
the disranchisement is used by one
party to keep another down; that is
Its object. And the result is, that the
most unscTUpulOus politicians, being
under such circumstances most useful,
some OF them become in
fuential. The speaker said il he
could not maintain the ascendancy Of
his party by honest means, he would
be willing TO let it 90 through puri-
wing process, however unpleasant it
might be. The miseries and fierce
cOnvulsiOns in Missouri before the re-
mOval Of political disabilities, and the
peace and tranquility Of that State
since their removal, were portrayed
4n glowing language, and pointed out
politics than the possession and dis.
tribuiion Of public pluuder. TheSe
are two elements Of difficulty in the
South, which must be viewed ina con-
necfiOn with the amnesty question:
disuni0n spirit, trying to keep down
eOlOTed men and Union men, pro-
ducing the disorders known as hu-
KIux outragea; and on the other hand
the administration Of unscrupuloUs
and TapaciOus men, called earpet-bag-
gers. These two evils cannot be
alone removed by penal legislation
On the psrt Of Congress; the main re-
lief must come from the people them
selves, as il is evident that neither the
Democratic nor Republican party, as
they now are ia the most Southern
States, can afford relief, the Demo
cratic being controlled by the reac-
tlOnary and violent element OF
southern society, and the Republican
being under the lead of unscrupuloUs
and rapacious men. If the good men
connected with both parties would
unite, they would possess numerical
strength enough to bear down all op-
position and moral power enough to
maintain order and good government,
and the removal of political disabili-
ties by amnesty would bring about
the result. In speaking Of the power
welded by the government, and to
syoid evils arising therefrOm, two
things were essential. The speaker said
We could conscienciOusly adhere to the
principles OF constitutional govern
laeut and that we could elevate the
standard OF morality ia political
life. The opposition to the Ku-klux
bnl in Congress was because the
bili invested in the government
Eitb powers not warranted by tie
Constitution; powers more dangerous
"A their effect than the abuses they
we're to correct. It was like appoint
ing a lion TO protect sheep against
wolves. The lion would easily keep
the wolves away, but what was to pro-
tect the sheep from the lion? Our
general Government has the power TO
protect the rights and liberties Of its
citizens, but ia doing so it cannot 60
beycnd certain lines of its authority
s. prescribed in the Constitution.
Senators voted against this act, not as
If they had been unwilling to
protect the lives, and rights, and
liberties Of those who need Il in the
South. but because OF the manner 10
which the protection is prOpOsed-in
Involving great dangers to the rights
and Iibprfies OF all--and we refused to
0rsnt such powers to the Executive;
moi because the President now in
ofF3ce aid not individually possess
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