Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-20
MEMPHIS APPEAL
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 90.
DESPERATE FORTUNES OF RADICAL

ISM.
Grants confidence in his partiZan
resources and that Of his friends is stead
lily lessened as that of Gratz Brown,
Davis and Trumbull is strengthened.
Overtures have been made recently to
Greeley with the vain hope Of seducing
the venerable philosopher, and much
has been said to him shout the folly Of
an alliance with Democrats, who can
never accept the protective tariff theo-
ries Of the philosopher Of the Tribune.
But Greeley is incorigible and could
hardly be induced to receive respectfully
propositions submitted by Grants
agents. Grant never doubted his power
70 regain the mastery Of Fenton. As
the President himself Is uniformly won
by gifts he imagined it was only need
full that Fenton should share with
Conkling the control v Gus
tom-house appointments. Fenton in
umated very plainly that he had NO
favors to ask, and thus again the Rresi-
dent was foiled. 1t is further stated ia
0NEDALEnes AIOLn ha1AAAENeA nav 1AA-
lar advances were made to other leaders
in the reform movement with much the
same results, and it is not denied that
all these propositions 20 disaffected Sem
ators and to other persons Of influence
have been unavaiIing, and that the
coming Republican convocston at Gin
cinnad is Of such confessed power and
strength Of representative men that
even Grant recognizes the dangers of
the situation. Brides and threats are
alike unavailing. Republicans who
originally assumed questionable att-
tudes that they might excite apprehen-
sions and be paid to return to the
fold Of the faithful have no reason now,
when the Reform movement promises
magnificent success, to retraee their
steps. 1t is almost absolutely certain
that Pennsylvania was lost TO Radical
ism and Grant when Hartranft was de-
signated as the Grant candidate for the
Governors place. But then indi-
vidual influences cooperating for
the overthrow Of the corrupt and inca
pable Administration, while more pO-
tent than was deemed at all probable
month ago, are hardly significant
in view Of the influence upon the
election to be exerted by measures
~nowcoming up for Congressional action.
The proposition to extend the operation
of the villainOus Enforcement Act till
the 4th of March next will be discussed
through the next week in the Senate.
It viii doubtless pass that body.
In the House the full development
Of the Reformer's strength VIII
be made by the vote on the prop
osition to deprive these States till the
fourth OF March next-almost one
year-of the privileges of the writ of
ha5eas corpus. Whether6 rant can car
~ his scheme of despOtism through the
House is very questionable. The addi-
ton Of onlyten Republican to the Dem
Ocratie votes of the House will defeat
the shameless purpose of the Admins
trstiOn. This development of moral
AbAAN WDA " NAb LecANlnA n4UNELACnls IL
Is asserted in Washington, win give to
the RefOrmers thirty instead of ten Re- /
publican votes in the House. There are
said to be certainly this number of Re
publican members opposedto Grants re-
election. These men would now de-
fine their positions, but Grant, for
a time, might do them much
detriment in their several districts. Ii
this scheme of extending the operation
of the enforcement act fail, it is pro-
posed TO have a recess, instead Of an
adjournment Of Congress, and the act
operating till an adjournment the diff
Guilty is bridged, and Grant yields des-
potic power ove States, people and
elections in the South.
The methods Of counting the votes Of
the States, and Of determining now
what States shall be counted are dis
cussed, and viii be determined, so that
men like Morton, desperate and reck-
less and s~oulless, may not have an easy
pnetext for the exclusion Of the voice Of
States, and for the substitution of the
force Of the army and empire.
In very truth, there is every
thing to encourage those least hope
fu Of the country's future, and to
beget the conclusion that the lead
es Of Radicalism lose as rapidly
as the Reformers gain confidence. Fit
were true, however, that Grants adher-
ents We're as inscriptions as Morton,
and reckless Of fame as Grant, the gov
eminent itself would be overturned In
the midst Of the falling ruins Of the
temple which for ten years past has
contained the only altar 10 the only god
before whose shrine Radicalism pros
trates itself. -rE--s rrE t