Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-14

opposed. Inc great champion OF pro-
lection, the most clamorOus advocate in
all the land for the kuklux legislation,
which desolated the homes of the South
erD people, while the present admins
tratiOn had simply executed law die
tated to Congress by the Cincinnati
nominee. Within a recent date Greeley
had desired the further extension Of the
Presidents power to suspend hGbeas
corpus, and he was an earnest
and urgent advocate of the pres
ent bayonet-force election law. He
had. two months ago, clamOred
in his great organ for a law to place
elections in the State of New York un-
der Federal control, and in certain con-
tingencies under military control. Was
such a man fit to receive his vote or to
be a President? Was he called ON as a
| frieHd of the Southern people to vote for
man who advocated the right of seces-
sion, and yet when the Southern people
did what he told them, no wild beast
hungry for blood ever screamed over its
prey as Greeley had shouted "On to
RichmOndW to kill every one Of them
for doing what he told them they had a
right to do? A Red sea of blood had not
been enough to satisfy this man, but he
had also insisted on the cOntiscatiOn of
the homes and property of the women
and children of the South. Others
might do as they liked, but as for him
| INooTheesl and his household, he would
not do this thing. Parties, to be sue
cessful, must be banded together on a
common principle. No other cOmbina-
ton of men was worthy ofsuccess. No
one desired success more than himself,
but there was something better and
sweeter to the heart than success-that
it was better to be right than to sue
ceed He protested against the attempt
| to transfer the Democracy of the cOun-
| try TO a camp where there was nothing
belonging to them.
Mr.. Roosevelt asked if Mr.. Voorhees,
would support the candidates of the
Baltimore Convention?
Mr.. Voorhees, said he was not in the
habit of voting against Democratic
nominations. He believed the gentle
man himself would have some difficulty
in answering his own question, but he
did not despair of success. He would
stand by the principles of his party and
vote for them and those whOrepresented
them. He had no fears of what the Bal
timOre Convention would do, but he
could not vote for a man who spoke of
I the Democratic party as that to which
ali the haunts of debauchery gave nine
tenths of their support. Mr.. Voorhees,
said he sometimes regarded it as piece
of restless impertinence on the part of
Greeley to offer himself as bail for JEFF
fersOn Davis, and added that when An
drew johnson and Edward Stanton pro-
posed TO arrest Generals Lee and john
sion and Others, there was but one man
that could prevent it. General Grant
told them these men had given him
their parole as soldiers, and
that parole should be respected.
If he should be driven to stump
the State to press the claims of Mr..
Greeley, he would find a candidate OPP
posed to him who had done more and
kinder things for the South than his
nominee had done.
Mr.. Roosevelt suggested that Mr.
Voorhees, had been recently in confer
ence with Grant.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he had not crossed
the threshold of the White House for
three wears, and whoever made such
statement uttered vile calumny.
Mr.. Roosevelt had been informed
some DAYS ago that such an interview
occurred. @
Mr.. Voorhees-Then the gentleman
associates with those who don't tell the
truth.
Mr.. Randall asked if Mr.. Voorhees,
would have voted for Judge Davis and
advocated hiss election if nominated at
Cincinnati?
Mr.. Voorhees, replied that there were
many things in common between their
views, and Davis if nominated would
probably have been accepted by ma
jority of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Randall would not vote for either
unless Endorsed by the Democratic con-
vention.
Mr. VOorhees-That's right, Randall,
and l should not vote for either of them
if indorsed by the Democratic conven-
ton.
Mr.. Bird said he would not vote for
either of them if they were indorsed.
Mr.. Kerr said so far as the statement
in the Republican referred to him it
was simply untrue.
Mr.. Niblaclz made the same remark,
adding that nothing but the power of
organization would compel him to vote
for Greeley. Whenever the Demo-
cratic party acted on the question he
would yield obedience TO its action.
Mr.. Holman also repudiated the Re
plsbIicdn's article so far as it referred to
him. He did not propose to forestall
the action Of the Baltimore Convention.
Mr.. B. F. Myers introduced, and asked
to have passed. a bill for the relief of
the sufferers by the late fire atSomerset,
Pennsylvania, similar TO the Chicago
bill.
Mr.. Butler desired it extended to the
sufferers by the late fire at Aver, Mas
saehussetts. Objection was made and
the bill was referred.
Mr.. Butler Massachusetts, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported bill
removing the political disabilities of
all persons who aided the late rebellion,
except the Senators and Representa-
tives in the Thirty-SiXth and Thirty
Seventh Congress, officers in the judi
cial, military and naval service of the
United States, heads Of departments,
etc.
Mr. Cox suggested that the bill was
one of the results of Greeley's nOmina-
ton at Cincinnati.
Mr. Butler said it was not, nor was 1t
the result of Voorhees, speech. Laugh
ter.
Mr.. Eldridge remarked that it was
the best and most liberal bill of the kind
that ever passed the House.
The bill was passed by the requisite
two-thirds vote without further division.
Mr.. Butler also reported bill remQyr
ing the political disabilities from some
twenty-five thousand persons by name,
which passed.
Mr.. FarnswOrth asked to have passed
bill removing all political disabilities.
Mr.. Pierce objected,
Mr.. Abbott moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution directing
the Judiciary Committee to report on
the Supplementary Civil Rights Bill.
&egatived; yeas ll2, nays 77-less than
twO-thirds in the affirmative.
The House then took up the Texas
cQntested-eleetion case, and after
speeches by Mr.. Clark, the sitting men,
Der, and others, a resolution was adopt
ed declaring that Mr.. Clark was not en-
titled to the seat, and that d. G. Gid
dings, the contestant, was entitled to
the seat. Mr.. Giddings was then sworn
in.
Dir. Sessions, from the Committee on
Public Buildings, reported bill appro-
priating the sum of two hundred thou
sand dollars for government buildings
in Memphis, Tennessee, Passed,
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