Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-20
DoIREs Of eOngrsss-Bsck On srewnlsW-
Judge DaVIs-Refsrm and the
Tariff.

investigating committee, have hurt
the great cigar smoker, and he has &C.
knoWledged the blow by abolishing the
Leet-StOcking general order ''steal,"
but it is too late when a. T. Stewart
swOre before the committee that he
personally informed President Grant
more than eighteen months ago that
the general order business as conduct
ed by Leet was a robbery OF New
York importers, and through them OF
the whole people of the country; for
as a matter of course they added the
amount stolen from them by ''the
mess' tC the price of their goods. Poor
/ Leet I he is now cast out upon the
/ cold charities of the world, with only
his share of two years stealings' to
save him from the pangs OF hunger
and thirst. Alas, what a pity "MOs-
es" will forward M more cases Of
wine for the " mess"
CoLFAX, THE sMILER,
who has daily retired from public life
for some months past, intending to en-
gage in the occupation, at his rural
palace in South Bend, Of chrystaliZing
smiles for foreign markets, is not re-
firing so much as he was, the ring
thieves discussing his chances for a
presidential nomination.
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS
are moving on the enemy's works
with great vigOr, and are daily receiv-
ing reinfOreements from the men of
their party, who are disguised with
the acts of the man at the other. end
of the avenue, or his whippers-in in
the capitol building; in fact the lib
eral movement is
BECOMING FORMIDABLE,
and exeites great apprehensions-I
might say creates CONSERVATION at
headquarters.
The Democrats have adopted for
their motto, 81 bide my time" and
r quietly waiting developments
which will determine their future
course, and 1 feel very confident that
that course will be the one that leads
to a triumphant success. In the mean
time they are calamity fighting all the
outrageous legislation introduced by
the Radicals. 1t is really amusing to ]
sit in the galleries of the house and
observe the proceedings; to see the
versatile Cox, the heroic Fernando |
Wood, the quiet Brooks, or the gal
liant Western Democrats, Morgan,
Voorhees,, Kerr, and others, as they
watch the leaders of the Radicals in
their attempts to slip through some
OBJ in the appropriation bill.
Your representative,
MR.. W. W. VAUGHAN,
g gaining reputation in the house.
de is ubiquitous, working all the time
% forward the interests Of his cOnstit-
tents and the country at large. The
Memphis district can congratulate it.
ELF upon having an energetic work.
ng member, who will do all enc man
an to build up his section.
CLAYTON INVESTIGATING COM
MTTEE
re hard at work endeavoring TO IN.
avel the Arkansas muddle, and to .
ee by what right the gallant COM
lander-in-chief of the Arkansas muir
ering militia has to a seat In the SEM
te. If they can eliminate the facts,
nd will decide fairly upon them, III
ar me Powell the First will have to {
9tUrn to his kingdom, shOrn of sena- a
)rial honors. That would be a great =
lrse TO Arkansas, the atmosphere of :
'hich unfortunate State must be u
eer from impurities than it has been II
I some years past, as l find most of \
he leading Radical politicians Of the
tate assembled here. What a bless
& it would be to that benighted re-
on If they should never return. The Il
HON. EMERSON ETHERIDGE, La
Id Colonel Robertson TOpp. of your b
ty, are here at the National hotel, D
for the bill to return the cot
tax. They ought to succeed,
neither they do or not, for a more
iquitous, unjust and uncOnstitu-
Inal law was never passed even by VI
Radical congress. a
l saw His Excellency Ulysses the in
ne out at church on Sunday, He a.
riding in the carriage and behind r.
e horses presented TO him, (yOu re. m
llect Andy johnson refused to ac- sT
pit one), and was driven by a likely IA
who receives the pay and n,
rquisites Of a second lieutenant of IL
g army for driving Ulysses car on
sge-paid, too, out Of the money ap- 7
Opriated for the army of the United ia
ates. How is that for high? ma
COLONEL E. c. BoUDINOT re
here pressing his bill for the estab- te
nment of the territory OF OakaI- w
ma, with a fair prospect Of success. NJ
e War talk is all bOsh. As Etheridge IA
d this morning, fourteen minutes Sc
T between the United States and pr
gland would do more damage than WI
whole value OF the Alabama pr
inns; and the claim for constructive hi
nages was only intended as an
pioneering document to secure AFT
lnt's denomination, and the talk an
y be kept up until after the cleo at
], but the opposition do not pro- thl
e to let Grant plunge the country TT
} a ruinOus war to secure his re- thS
tion. But enough for to day. me
ours, NAT. as
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