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

Z oPPosIrIeN 10 GRANT UNITING.

z OPPOSITION 10 GIANT UhAh4h0-
The elements Of sntagonism 70 Grsrt
are rapidly uniting, and We believe, at no
distant day, they will be concealed in q
solid mass. Our private information from
Washington assures us tina the next two
months are pregnant with important
svents In regard to politics, and that Il is
now assured that the friends of the con-
titution and the enemies Of despotism
will unite In q common effort 70 save the
country. The Mobile Register now be-
Gins 70 look with federation upon 3 move
ment which, like the APPEAL q few weeks
since, il bitterly opposed. The Register
says:
Hogever The foIces OF Grants Imperial.
,sm sre met, whether by the Democratic
DsTty s-ipgle-hRnded or in alliance wIR the
~autiIGranI Republicans, the war must pc
WRged aggressively, and hard blows must De
wen, The anti-6rRnt party must be the az
Tsck1nR party, and Grant, with his corrupt
use OF authority, his shameless contempt iOr
the constitution and laws OF the land, sno
hiE grasping after one-man power, must be
put on The defensive We are cieer, tnen,
ihsf the Democratic party should treat Tor 81
alliance with the Republican opponents Of
me administration as an organized body,
Thus, alone, can IL gel fair play anc snare IN
the fruits OF victory, ana mus &.one, rem
der EUeLlNG EEENANG 30 a. NJ AAN
o0sstton remains upon what terms can
Inc Democracy negotiate TINS treaty OF aul-
ance and make common cause with all out
side OF Us lines, who believe that the public
safety demands the elimination OF Grantlsn
from he politics OF the country. II Is not LOT
Us % answer this question: D1L ~ Is lol u %
INC field seems ripe Tor a successful chleYe-
ment 1T cannot be done by individual, wide
Iy-separated, and DISCOUNTED opinions u
Gsss REPRESENTATIVE heads Of the proposed al
lies should meet in separate councns anu pro-
ceed 70 open negotiations anu see nitney can
meet on q common ground II, aILer I1u anu
HIr consultation, the alliance Is iOund 70 De
unavoidable, then we say up Win the Dem
ocratic flag, and let rs do our dnty single
handed against the enemies Of lee govern
menL
This is the position which the APPEAL.
proposes; and we believe an alliance can
be formed which Will sweep over the
country like a tornado. The people arc
tickle, without q incentive for change.
But now that they sre weary Of military
rule, sick Of the corruptions of the admin
istrstion, they are ready to strike hands
with zach other, with the devil himself
in order to give peace TO the country and
to secure q faithful administration Of the
government. A breath has made Grant
and a breath can unmRke him. The hrst
Bonapsrte brought France TO ruin snc
himself to Saint Hslena, though he was
3 great soldier. His name was the stock
in trade or which his nephew
went into business, and his mill
tary government cat the very heart
out of France, and left Fer feeble snd
impoverished, an easy prey 10 her ene-
mics. The American people may profit
by the example. They have given General
Grant the presidency, and q great many
other gifts. They have given him enough
We need not make him 8 present of the
liberties Of our country. His military
claim 10 the presidency is now exhausted,
with all intelligent men, The unhired
intellect Of the country is heartily sick OF
him. He has been paid in full. he can
now retire with q Hun pocket, and live
luxuriously in one Of his many houses.
The Mexican Wsr made General Taylor
president with q hurrah. But four year,
after, smsn OF more conspicuous services,
General Scott, was utterly routed on the
same military platform. That history
will repeat itself now, if the whole Of the
democratic and half the republican par
ties unite in support Of a candidate whose
character affords a guarantee of honest
administration Of the free censtitu-
tlonsl government, the grsstesi
and dearest right of every Ameri-
,sn citizsn worthy Of the name
How TO bring together the elements
opposition to the corrupt, greedy,
selfish clique Of plunderers, who have (
Grant in their keeping, is now 1
he only problem. Shall Mshomet CONT !
o the mountain, or the mountain 60 to '
dshomet2 Either Will answer, as Ma '
said when he sensibly solved thst
question. To solve Il now, it is only &
TO merge selfish p~retensions in tie {
general good. The union Of the opposi- l
ion to Grant assures his defeat; that is {
certain "ss fate" certain as srith-
To that great good sl minor con- g
alterations ought to be subordinated, and /
do not think SO III Of the intelligence Of a
he American people as to believe thst
his great good cannot be attained. The t
ear that VIII elspse before the presiden' Z
isl election affords ample time for q COM L
OF the honest, patriotic and in i
clements Of both political parties S
gsinst the plunderers who would keep Il
themselves ia power by fraud snd mill
violence. a