Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-06
MEMPHIS APPEAL
SATURDAY ROREIka. APRIL 6, 1872:
URl7IOAExOK SECURES THE COUE.
Observation-Disclosures.

INSTRUMENTATION,
THH4of1y spirit which everywhere
pervades the Democratic party Is a
high tribute to It's patriotism. We no
longer hear OF examinations and re-
examinations. The dangers that i'm
peril the country are imminent, and
Democrats are asking each other what
Is best to be done. The blind, and
noisy z~ealots, whoa few weeks since
never opened their mouths but to be-
foul their neighbors who disagreed
with them, have ceased to illuminate
their bulls OF communication.
Men who were Democrats be-
cause they loved the constitution
and desired the preservation of our in
stitutions, are struggling for a calm,
grand unihcstion of patriots to accom-
plish the very objects for which Dem
Ocrats have labored. Party bigots,
newspaper editors, stump speakers,
and professional politicians Of every
name and sort, may do their best to
mislesd and bewider the public mind;
they may raise a large amount ofdust
and smoke, blow their noisy trumpets
in any way and upon anything they
see fit, but to come directly and une-
quivocally to the main point, the
great Overshadowing issues Of the
present time are whether or not
the Government can be preserved;
whether honesty or corruption shall
rule ; whether we shall have a.
constitutional republic or a consOli-
dated despotisEn; whether oUr Fed
eral government is to be restored and
maintained as its founders established
1t, based upon a written constitution,
with the powers Of the legislative,
executive and judicial departments
limited and defined therein, reserving
to the States and the people thereof,
all rights and powers not voluntarily
delegated to the General government;
or, in other words, whether the
United States shall be and remain, as
the name itself implies, a Union of
Sovereign States under the constitu-
ton, or be transformed into a central
lied despotism with headquarters in
Washington, and we, the people, be
governed by a usurping caucus, and
the President at the head Of the army.
Nc man in this country now enjoys
any right whatever, as a right. Ev-
erything we do, have, or enjoy, is by
s~ufferance Of a reckless, Unprfnclpled,
a~udacious, implacable gang Of usUrp-
ers and tyrants. 1t is under precisely
this condition Of things that we write
and print this article to-day. The
question is, shall this monstrous infa-
my continue? The great paramount
issue is, whether the people Of
this country will restore and
maintain the Democratic republi-
can form of government Of our
fathers, or give way supinely and
to Capitalization and military
despOtism. The great duty Of all who
love liberty, is to unite in an honest
bold, and resolute effort to stop this
Radical revolution. 1t a only be
done by putting this administration
aud the party at its back, out Of pow
er. This is the work before US, and
until II shall be accomplished, all
other issues are as bubbles in the tur-
.ulent stream, comparatively worth
less and Insignificant. When the
party leaders shall became united on
this common sentiment Of the masses,
and shall join the issue thus present I
I'd, they may look for one Of the most
civic victories ever won in
this or any country. The American
peoples are not yet ripe for centralism !
despotism. The death of Radical s
Ism is now the motto Of Democrats, !
and they expect to be joined
by thousands Of, Liberal Repub- :
leans in the holy crusade. Let ]
honest men of all political creeds lay I
aside this pride Of party caste and join !
the onward movement for a perma- :
nent reform. Let us bury the hatred i
born OF war, and clasp hands over the I
VOW to cleanse the Augean stable !
reeking with the corruption Of the :
past four years. Let US lessen our ]
guard our treasury, save our {
lands from the greedy clutches {
1f monopolists, do away with military !
rule by lessenlng the numbers of our 7
standing army, punish swindlers and ]
wen in our administration, l
ly removing the d%ictatorial powers of n
he President; abridge the number Of c
'ur tsx-gatherers, and see the end Of 7
he misrule and corruption in the high 3
places Of our land. We have the pow =
r; let us use it wisely, and prove to )
he world that our Wanted Institution a
u freedom is not the lie our admins b
ration has painted. .
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