Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-15
For the Sunday Appeal
THE VOTING AND LABOR CUES
TIONS.

TWAS
Much has been said upon these sub
iects, and much remains to be said. /
think the APPEAL is well fortified by
facts and 3 prior reasoning IN many of
its arguments hereupon. Some forcible
considerations sustain Governor Perry's
plan. A correspondent from Knoxville
has presented some happy suggestions.
Mr.. Perkins writes well upon the sub
ject, ETC., all which is gradually bringing
about general reflection and discussion,
lust what the situation demands. The
DEVELOPMENT of some transition plan
that may not in its workings-Which
win have to be slow in order to De sure
unnecessarily injure the blacks, and viii
certainly and permanently relieve the
whites, seems to me the most reasonable
and urgent necessity Of the general con-
dition. Too much space would be re-
quired to argue, from my standpoint,
the views from the above sources and
others, 50 / will simply add my " Off
handp mite to current thought. From
the adoption Of some of their plans in
Justice would result somewhere from
others strife, from others corruptiOnan
decentralization. / mean in their ulti-
mate consequences. The question with
me is, what is most practicable, wise aud
Just, and consequently the least harmful
to any and most beneficial to all con
cerned? That we are sick, very sick, is
true; and that some we~ll-eencoeted REM
edy must be applied no one disputes.
All the physicians agree thus far.
But it won't do for big pill,
little pill and root to pitch
into the patient indiseriminately or
hurriedly. II is one Of those extreme,
yet lingering cases which calls for 0n-
sultation. The question is imposing,
IN a rational point of view, and, as it
affects the South, one Of uncommon i'm
p~ortance. 1t challenges combined Wis
dom. Intelligence, morality, natural
and public right, religion, and all the
elements which contribute to the per-
fectiGn of the individual, the State and
Nation, are all involved in its require
ments. Therefore, testiaa lente. AS
the law stands, all are equal before it.
Though the law be unsatisfactory to
some, obedience is the duty Of the citi-
zen, so long as it remains unchanged.
Under the operation Of the law as it TX
lists, q great portion of our citizens are
overburdened in various ways, the re-
suit, in great measure, of its influence
AROAAf 49, In 80 VI 00OA(AAAA Aa
privileges by the new element in our
citizenship. While the blacks are so
using their privileges as to wound the
prosperity of the whites in some quar-
tiers, where the former are in the major
ity, may not the latter, in the exercise
Of their rights on the principle of self
preservation, find relief, and still not
violate the law2 I think SO. In thepur-
suit Of their happiness, the whites in
the South have accumulated property
over which they have control, and can
hire whom they please to labor for them.
This right is nnquestionable. That We
have not sufficient labor in the South is
also true. There is generally disinclina-
ton on the part Of northern ma
tives, Germans, ~Frenchmen, Irish
men and other foreigners, to lo-
cate singly, or in small numbers,
in the midst of a large negro population,
and are mostly unconquerably opposed
to political government by that class Of
people. Without general and organized
effort in behalf Of immigration, the time
will be long before muchrelef IN any re-
spect can be expected. The efforts al
ready made in this direction have ae-
complished but little in comparison to.
the widespread necessity Of the case.
In some respects injury has resulted
therefrom. Imean no disparagement to
those who have honestly engaged IN the
scheme. But the Southerners have not
been understood, inducements have not
been always properly presented, and
some emigrants have been deceived,
and reported back home to the detri-
ment Of the GAUGE. Now, briefly to our
plRna and the probable eonseQaences Of.
its adoption. do not appesr as an Is
eulapius with a panacea. 1t Is my pre-
sent notion about starting this thing,
without much hope OF catching the
conscience Of the King" / Wi not.
cover the whole ground, but, say the up
land agricultural, the mining, manufac-
turing and luInber districts. Let q prom
inently-authoElzed call 10 made for all
the pvOperty-oWners to assemble in con-
vention, with q view 20 giving each a.
proportioDable share Gin ysl0es) Of his
property to bona tide settlers in their re-
spective localities and Offering adequate
wages for labor. Let D plain, truthful
statement, based upon statistics and