Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-20
1 shall move to have he'll abolished IS
an unnecessary institution.

JUSTICE DAVIS.
Among the public men I hive met
here, Mr.. Justice Davis, of thetupreme
court, who has been spoken Of as the
/ candidate of the liberal republicans
for President, is the one wac has most
attracted my attention. Heis a large
Drained, liberal statesman, one who
/ compartments thoroughly tho eondi-
ton Of the country and the only means
for its salvation. Should the liberals
nominate him as their candidate, the
Democrats can adopt him without
simplifying themselves, for ha Is free
from all participation in the out
rageOus violations of the law that
have been committed by the Radicals
to fasten their infamous tyranny upon
the South.
BRoWNnOW AGAIN.
l had written thus far, when I
learned that the Hon. James Beck
woUld be given time to reply upon
the floor of the house this morning to
old BrownlOw's TRADE of abuse, and
l waited before concluding my letter
to hear him. Mr.. Beck received
unanimous consent to make a per-
sonal explanation, but when the Rad
ieals found that in doing this he was
proving all his assertions against
BrownlOw, and showing up Radical
misrule in Tennessee, they endeav-
Ored to annoy and stop him by con-
tinually raising points of order, which
were overruled by Speaker Blaine.
Mr.. Beck proved by official dOcu-
ments that all he had said of Brown
lows reign in Tennessee was true.
He was only referring to the dOcu-
ments, intending to have them pre-
scented as part o. his speech, when
come Radical let out that he should
object to the printing Of those doc
uments referred to, and Nj. Eieck was
forced to read them to secure their ap.
pearing In print. MI. Beck closed by
saying that the attack Of BIoWnloW
was a precOncerted movement to en-
deavOr to fpjUre his minority report
as a member of the ku.kluX commit
tee, and he intimated very broadly
that Brownlow was selected 10 make
it in preference TO others to whom he
had alluded, because Of the fact that
Brownlow, in consequence Of his age
and infirmities, could not be held to
personal responsibility for lying and
SANDER.
KU KLUX.
The reports from both the majority
and minority of the ku-klux commit
tee will be printed next week.
REFORM.
The Chronicle, the recogniz ID organ
OF the administration, in All article
this morning says, in speaking Of civil
service reform, that 'the Republican
party cannot afford to sacrifice itself
in an attempt to inaugurate an inn
possibility" The whole tenor of the
article shows that all President
Grants talk about ''civiI service re-
form" was but "fap-doodle." (Fear-
ing that some Of your readers might
not know the meaning of this word,
and as it is not in Webstel's una.
bridged, I will state that IT means
''the stuff on which fools are fed -
and most inOrdinate feeders en- SLAP
dOOdle' have been those who believed
that the gift-taker ever intended any
civil service refOrm.) In .act the
Chronicle boldly says political service
must De rewarded by political offices,
Or the AepuDIlcan party Will 10 to the /
devil; which last is a c0nsunlmatiOn
most devoutly to be wished for.
FREE TRADE.
Since my arrival here 1 have been
most agreeable disappointed to find
that large numbers of the Western
members I avOWed free.trade men,
who believe that every man. should
be permitted to buy his goods where
be can purchase cheapest, and that
property should pay the revenue that
supports the government. The new
ipportiOnment increases the strength
the West and South, and there is a
certainty that in the reconstructed
States more Democrats will bo elected
o the next congress than thete are in
his, when the probabilities are that
he tariff rings viii be broken down.,
lever again to attain power. Custom
can then be turned into marine
hospitals, and the custom house off,
ers who escape the penitentiary may
workers in the hive instead Of
rones. 1t will be a great dsy for US
Then this is accomplished.
CAMDEN.