Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-02
THE SOUTH.

in kepar1 10 the Soulhefl States.
MElEPsEs. June, 1871.
Hon. Horace Greeley-The war In
all its aspects had ceased, when Gen
eral Grant, backed by the confidence
Of the people, came into power. He
had only to say let there be peace, -
and by q little kindness, and ey deal
ing fairly and Justly with all, have
COnciliated all sections, and immor-
taliZed his name. He did say, "Let
US have peace" but with that declara-
tiOn his efforts to tranquilize the cOun-
try ceased. Whatever paYtisans may
assert, il Is 10 be feared the calm his
toriaR viii say General Grants ad-
ministratiOn has been characterized
by three ignOble ambitions. First, to
make all the money he could for him
self; second. to place his kith and kin
Of all ages, sexes and conditions,
whether fit or unfit, in fat offices
and hign places; third, TO ignore
the South and trample them and
their rights under his feet. As the
first has bsen sufficiently mutilated,
but ailude 70 il. As to the second, /
have this 20 say: III the Offices and
high plsces of the government, which
in better days were intended and Gre
ated for the good Of the people, are to
be considered as legitimate spOiis for
the kindred Of the successful sspirant
in all future nominations for Presi-
dent-it viii Dea0me necessary, before
making q nomination, TO inquire how
many rsgamufia kindred the pro-
posed nominee has2 In this case,
the cause Of complaint lies deeper.
dr.d appointments, President Grant
was tOVced 10 conciliate the extreme
men o. the party, surrender MS ad-
ministrati0n TO their keeping, ana, by
50 doing, fczfeit control and seli-re-
spect. From this cause has sprung
the many ill-Omened, untimely, IN
caiied-for and harsh measures perpe-
trated on the South, which has made
his {" peace more intOlerable than
war. Z hssty reference to facts viii
but confirm the third allegation.
In the organization Of his cabinet,
although elevated to the Presidency by
the electoral votes Of Southern as well
as Northern States, what man from
the South was asked to assist him
with this counsel? In the appoint
mem Of ministers TO all foreign courts,
what man from the South was named?
In the lesser appointments OF consuls,
charge da1JirS, commercial agents,
etc. what man, unless il be some i'm
ported carpet .bagEer, was ever n0nl-
iuatsd2 This did not stop with pOilt-
icsI appointments. It has been
carried into the courts. Our Supreme
Federal Court consists Of nine Judges.
one Of them is irons Mai e, a0e from
New York, one from New jersey, one
from Pennsylvania, two from Ohio,
one from Illinois. On6 from lows, and
one from California. From the origin
Of the government to General Grants
administration, the south has alWays
been represented on the Supreme
Bench, and it Is but due 20 the truth
OF history 70 say, has furnished Its
greatest iurisfs. In the ADMINISTERS
tion of the laws, with many thousand
QUESTIONS Of grave magnitude coming
no from the South, the fifteen original
southern states, are denied single
representative on Ghe Supreme
Bench. Though three OF the Vacan-
cies on the Supreme Bench Occurring
since General Grant came into
power belonged to and should
have been filed rom the South, Cen
srsl Grant, ignoring TIE South, hss
filed the vacancies with violent par
tisans from the North. Contrast his
conduct with that OF Mr.. Lincoln.
Three vacs ucias occurred on the Su-
Dreme Bench while ne was President.
In a message 10 Congress he said be
had not filed the vacancies from the
South and did not propose to do so,
rs the men from the South might
be embarrassed in the then cOndi-
tiQns OF the country by their accept
ance. d" He hsd left them vacant that
he might do justice to the South when
this unhappy W&E was over ThIS
was the lsngusg5 aHd conduct OF that
nOhlest of men when the land was
teiuged by the carnage Of war. Lift
ing himself above the bad passions Of
the hour, above the clash OF arms, the
echoes of artillery, the smoke Of bat
tie, hs suspended appointments be-
longing 70 the South that he might do
Justice when the war was over. Con-
trast the two.
The. legislature OF Congress, con-
trOlled by the same influences, have
organized the Circuit Court districts
IA, stretch from the extreme North to
ahe South, 50 that each district or cir
euit Might be filed by partisan judges
from the North, which has been done
by Grant AMI his party.
Not only have southern men been
hanished from the Federal Judiciary,
hut active measures are on foot to
drive them from the State lUdiciarles,
from the highest down to The lowest,
intending justices OF The peace BY
virtue of the Fourteenth Amendment
and the act Of Congress TO enforce the
same. a wholesale prosecution in Ten
nessee and other Southern States mas
been inauguTated 70 drive nom the
supreme benches and minor courts
the able iGJist5 who have been put
there by the votes and suffrage OF the
people, the pretense Tor this being,
that they were at one time or another,
in one way or another, implicated ID
4 he rebellion.
. vt IS high time this fooIing should
cass =. Protection and allegiance 60
hand "a hs nd. Without the one, the
ofber capnCt exist. During the war,
fbe Gcvernmeb { Of the United States
could not, If they desired to DO 90,
afford protection t. persons OF the
property Of citizens " tthIn the Insur-
recffouary States. Beng denied pro-
lection from the Federal, bney were
forced to seek it at the hands OF the
Confederate authorities, whether tney
desired Ii or not. Every coin has IT'S
diverse and reverse side. You must
see both sides before you can uEaer-
stand. II this be not correct, there Is (
higher sentiment. The war Is over;
IL is the part Of wisdom, policy
patriotisua, to heal dissensiOns, unite
the people, and not gOsd them to des-
-peration, by stirring up strife, and oy
useless and unnecessary prosecutions.
The day mdV come, and lOA come,
when this nation will be involved Ii
wa IS with ether nations. wars are
inzfi. ~ated by avsrice and ambition.
~ fon.T as man exists on THIS
earth III. ere viii be aVarice
and smbft,'qn, ard with these
var SbopId he day come to Us, As
II will 81 if nof q 'esirable that every
msn should feel tha% ne Is an .ssl fAll.Sll ...5
can citizen? By stin ulg ~ ssille 5estS .slt
by dealing u4y.-S'iy ~ "1eo 1'.o
q large and powerful seL sSSls - - =.
taking a course which WA -i-,., ..ll-.S - -.
people, OK one which viii NLay nv
section against another? 1bLs 49ee
ton addresses Itself to the sober VSscS
ton OF every patriot in the lss ~
Had your wise suggestion, "amnes
ty to all !" been adopted when the
war Wss over, there would have
been no necessity for the present state
Of things. IL is not too late now. Let
be proclaimed, prosecutions
be dismissed, and justice done to those
who have, been wTOnged, my word for
it, there vii again be peace and
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