Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-21

admire with unlimited appreciation
the actions and sacrifices Of those no
ble-hearted and public-spirited few,
who are ever ready in great emer-
gencies to stake, with equal prompt
ness, life or fortune, in the scale OF
their country's good; and then to
view with the severeet consure. the
selfish neglects and cold Indifference
which marks the appreciation of that
same people, who have derived the
greatest benefit from the sacrifices 80
made and suffering endured by those
benefactors, who had the essential
means and the heart to bestOw it. II
there be any such honest thinkers
among US nowadays we would ad-
wise them to read the short but
very able and philosophic letter
published this morning from thepsnof
Hon. J. R. Doolittle, late United States
senator from Wisconsin. Everything
that falls from the lips or emsnates
rom the pen of this noble patriot,
very justly has great influence with
the Southern people, for j. R. Doolit-
tie was the friend Of the constitution,
and consequently the friend Of the
Southern people, when the future
looked dark and there were but few
to lift their voice in their benalf. Mr..
Doolittle was an original Republican;
but when slavery was abolished and
the war terminated, he advocated a
eonciliatory policy in the senate,
which, If it had been initiated by the
triumphant North, would have Civ
en- peace to the country five years ago
and made the Union still stronger.
The foulest imputation ever put upon
a legislative body was put upon the
senate by the house Representatives,
in dragging President johnson before
its bar for trial. The personal
friends Of Mr.. johnson, as well as
the friends Of his administration, can
not forget J. R. Doolittle without be-
coming ingrates. Andrew johnson
had committed the great crime OF re-
fusiDg to administer his Office at the
dictation ofparty for purposes Ofparty.
The house of representatives had re-
solved itself, into a partisan club,
and was making every effort to sub5r-
dinate the entire functions Of govern
ment to the ends Of party. The beast
ly unscrupulousness of Butler and the
sardonic malignity Of Stevens, had
become the ruling instincts Of that
demoralized conclsve, which, as a
body, had lost all shame, pride and
~self-respect. For persistently refusing
to be the tool Of its fsctious and mall
levoleDt designs,it ended a long series
of threats, by impeachiug the presi-
dent of high crimes and misdemean-
ors before the senate. The plain in
depreciation Of the language Of their
proceeding was this; we are remod-
cling and conducting this government
in the interest Of party. This man
obstructs and embarTasses US in our
schemes. You, the senate, are as
much bound TO uphold the party as
We. Therefore, we require you to
turn this man out Of office, In order
that our common party may have no
further embarrassment in carrying
out It's schemes, Of whatever character
and design" 1t has been too long the
habit In this country for legislators,
sworn to duty as legislators, to prOsti-
tute their legislative functions to the
interests of party. But, as yet, we
have been spared that last stage
Of decentralization In popular gov
ernment-the prostitution of our
courts to the groveliDg purposes
Of party. As legislators, senators
Of the United States had shown
themselves far too ready to prostitute
their powers to party ends. But it
Wss a bold and brszen stretch of au-
even in such shameless per-
sons as Butler and Stevens, to demand
that so august a Judicial body as the
senate, sitting as the highest court Of
the land, and in its Judicial character,
constituting q of the most exalted
tribunals Of the earth, after being
forced to entertain so pitifuI and igno-
ninious a complaint as that the pres
dent of the United States refused to
obey the wishes of the Radical party, {
should turn him out Of Office for this
,Ontumacy to party. When Andrew
Johnson was arrsigned befcre {
he senate and charged with a
higher, graver and blacker {
han treason to the country, f;
he crime Of infdelity to party. J.. :
DOolittle was the able and efficient
OF the president, and saved
he nation from disgrace. Such q man
8 loved and admired by every true (
Mr.. Doolittle shows most
,onclusively that by a fusion Ofiberal
republicans and Democrats Grant can :
,e defeated. To accomplish this re- :
ult is the duty Of the hour. The con- {
titutiOn and deposition to the despotic
nd corrupt administration is platform l
nough for the next campaign for the :
Presidency. The people are deter g
mined to repudiate the pernicious and ]
candalous idea that the moneys Q
svied upon the taxpayers, to be ex- :
ended for the public service, are ]
party patronage"-that offices which {
7ere created for the sole purpose of Q
the public interest, are moth 4
lg but party prizes" to enable d
hose who get possession Of them to Ii
lske the utmost possible amount OF P
honey out Of them for the enrich J,
rent of themselves and their .
DOR kin. This is q platform SUI
Gent to command the support q
nd cooperation of all who sincerely !
esire the defeat of Grant, and to see
le government restored to its original 81
urity and purposes. Men who have Il
o other aim than the good of their =
and the preservation Of the =
institution and the liberties of the e.
will sink the partisan in the CT
atriot, and exercises broad h~berality g
selecting a candidate, and in dis m
lssing the saesinvOlved In the can 10
sss. The Democratic party Is now &c
sting upon its arms, patiently wait ca
z the developments Of the future. :
the Conservative Republicans are d.
,oara aarnacf hottazf nafriofg 4h.i- ne