Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-31

the eolored race, by the side Of which
the allegations ON the impeachment Of
Andrew johnson were technical and
trivial. Unquestionably, gentlemen,
President Grant
DESERVES IMPEACHMENT
! for high crimes and misdemeanOrs,
rather than a denomination; and on
trial it would have been enough to ex-
hibit his seizure Of the war power and
his indignity to black republic, with
its population of eight hundred thou
sand, in violation Of the National Con-
stitutiOn and of international law. And
here contrast arises between him and
Abraham Lincoln. The latter, in his
first annual message, recommended a
recognition Of what he called the inde-
pendence and sovereignty of Hayti; but
it is at these that President Grant has
struck. One of Abraham LincOln's first
acts was to put the black republic on an
eqality with other powers; one OF Presi-
dent Grants acts,
TO DEGRADE IT.
1 am such a Republican that / wish to
see in the Presidential chair a lifetime
AbOlitionist. i wish the President sim
cerely devoted to civil service reform,
beginning with the One-term principle,
which General Grant once accepted but
now disowns. / also wish a President
who sets an example of industry andun-
selfish dedication to the public good;
and wish TO see a President through
whom we may expect peace and har-
mony, instead of discOrd. President
Grant seems to
DELIGHT IN STRIFE,
If he finds no enemy he falls upon his
friends, as when he struck at the Black
Republic, insulted Russia in his annual
message, offended both France and Ger
many, and then in personal relations
quarreled generally. My own personal
experience teaches how futile is the
charge that when Horace Greeley re-
ceives Democratic votes therefore he be-
comes Democrat or lapses into Demo
cratic control. l was the first choice to
the Senate by the coalition of
FREE-soILERs AND DEMOCRATS.
Democratic votes helped make me a
Senator from Massachusetts, as they
also helped make my excellent friend
Mr.. Chase Senator from Ohio, and will
help make Horace Greeley President.
But neither Mr.. Chase or myself were
lLl4S dCGOuHt less AdlluAul d
Soilers; and, answering for myself,
know that never became a Democrat,
OF lapsed under Democratic control. /
do not doubt that Horace Greeley
viii be equally consistent. The charge
to the contrary, ,soyehemently repeated,
seems to reflect the character of those
who make it, except that many repeat
it by rote. There is q common saying,
-- PRINCIPLES NOT MEN,
and on this ground an appeal is made
for President Grant, feeling that in any
personal comparison with Horace Gree
lev he must fail But the better saying
Is principles, not men. l am in favor Of
the principles of the Republican party
in contradiction to GriIntism, and l
am for the man who truly represents
them. By these principles L shall stand,
for them l shall labor, and in their tri-
umph I shall always rejoice. If any
valued friend separates from me now, it
will be because he places
MEN ABOVE PRINCIPLES.
Early in public life I declared my
little heed for party and my indifference
to the name by which am called; and
now 1 confess my want of sympathy
with those who would cling to the form
after its spirit has fed.