Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-26

! his Impeachment with a ferocity dis
: graceful to human nature; and when
Mr.. johnson was acquitted he charged
) every one of the Republican Senators
who voted for aequittal with corrupt and
: dishonest motives, and some of them
+ with having received bribes IN money.
Can the South trust such a nature as
: this2 Can the American people be in
duced to make such q man President?
Can the Democratic party nominate and
vote for him, and still command the
respect OF the world? But 1t is urged
that MIR. Greeley is in favor of universal
amnesty, and therefore the South should
support him. Is it not possible to select for
our candidate far better man in every
other respect then Mr.. Greeley, who is
that many
DISTINGUISHED LEADING DEMOCRATS
have always been opposed to all pOliti-
cal disabilities growing out of the war;
but there is not much left of that ques-
ton. Time and Congress have amnes-
tied nearly everybody, and it is ques-
ton over which the President has no
control. The relief must be given by
| Congress, but Mr.. Greeley has never
even been for unconditional amnesty. |
He has always coupled it with an odious |
and injurious condition-the absolute |
equality of the negro with the white |
man in the South; negro suffrage, negro
Legislators, negro members of Con- /
gress and Senators, negro Judges and |
negro Governors, and the consequent |
| ruin and degradation of many of the /
! Southern States has been the price de- |
manded from the Southern people by |
| Mr.. Greeley for their liberation and en- /
! franchisement. South Carolina is to- |
day bankrupt by her negro Legislature,
assisted by still worse white men. Her
insane asylum cannot be supported, and |
| helpless maniacs are wandering in her !
woods and along her highways. The
responsibility and intelligence of
SOUTH CAROLINA
have surrendered the State to such con-
| troll as that, before this new candidate |
for the Presidency would advocate their
own right to vote and hold Office. This |
| is, indeed, a small margin on which TO |
claim the support of the Southern peO- |
| pie in behalf of the man who more than |
all others in the history of the govern |
ment brought calamity, ruin, woe and /
| death upon them before, during and |
since the war. 1t was wisely said on a |
memorable occasion, in regard to spuri-
Gus pretenses, ave shall know them by |
their fruits" Judged by this rule, l see
nothing in the public life and conduct of
Greeley to win the favor of any class Of
the American people, except the manu-
facturers, the bOndhOlders and the mo-
nopolists of the East. But the
cry comes up that we must have |
success; that we cannot afford four years |
of the present ruinous administration of
public affairs; that our domestic policies
are destructive to this money and the
prosperity Of the country; and that our
foreign policy has brought US into deep
disgrace abroad. All this is true, and
more. In the last three years l have
arraigned, exposed and denounced the
present administration with far more
earnestness and honest zeal than all
who are now denouncing me put to-
gether. When l was allowed twenty
minutes, a few days ago,
ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE,
in which to point out why was not in
favor of Greeley, l did not suppose it
was necessary to consume the time in
defining my position toward Grant. l
had done that often before, and reite-
rate here everything / have heretofore
said in regard to his administration.
about to support him only judged me
by themselves, and supposed / could
abandon my principles as easily as they
have theirs. But is success possible with
Greeley, if his election depends on the
votes of the Democratic party? Can
anyone who knows the history of this
grand party seriously think so? think
/ understand the heart of the labOFing
people, who compose the
GREAT MAJORITY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY,
and 1 feel safe in saying that
even if Mr.. Greeley should be nOmin-
ated at Baltimore, and every Democrat
of distinction, whether in public or
private life, from one ocean to the other,
should support him, he would not re-
ceive an average of more than fifty per ,
cent. of the Democratic votes of the
United States. This / as firmly believe
as / do that the sun will rise tomorrow, !
and if the madness and folly of the hour /,
should consummate this nomination, / :
am willing that my Judgment may be
tested hereafter by the record l make
here tonight. But again, would the !
success of Mr.. Greeley be a success to l
the best interests of the country?
have pointed out why think not. 1t !
is claimed that his administration would
improve upon Grants. 1t might, and {
still compel the
UNITED OPPOSITION
of all friends of reform and good govern !
ment, but on what point of public policy :
is there any issue between Grant and !
Greeley? Will some one point it out? On :
the contrary, Greeley has warmly in
dorsed the present administration, and
has never revoked that Endorsement. A q
few months since he thus spoke of it: e
at promptly reduced the enormous 1
forces thus required to peace footing;
it has reduced the debt over two hum
dred and fifty million dollars in the last I
three years; it has simultaneously re- e
duced public taxation over two hundred I
and fifty million dollars per annum; it
has preserved peace on the frontier; it 2
has won a friendly adjustment of threat t
ening troubles with Great Britain. For
its conspicuous share in this beneficent b
record / indOrse the National Republic d
can administration. We reaffirm the b
platform of principles laid down by the t
last n
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION" b
And on these principles and this record
with the ticket this day chosen. We s.
appeal to all friends of honest govern n
ment, of whatever previous party assO- t
citation, for aid in a triumphant victory. {
We unitedly pledge ourselves to win the G
Of Greeley. Grants ad- 1
is purely personal as far as 4
the public has been advised. One 81
Thomas Murphy and the customhouse b
at New York have been the cause of Il
as far as l can discern. l
90 xva -hC ind 70
Mr.. Greeley to consider whether they
are not also indorsing the administra-
lion of Grant in all its acts
and principles of the slightest &
degree of national consequence. For
my part, fellOw-citizens, l crave and "
pray for a success that is real, and not a +
telusion and story. have taken my /,
present course with a view to that end. Fl
If Others had been silent and waited for @,
.he action at Baltimore, ] would have a
been content; if however, other MEM /.
1ers of the Democratic party, connected \
with the press, and who are otherwise q
n communication with the public, have Il
he right to speak out as they did long \
n favor of the nomination of Mr.. Gree II
ey, know no canon of the party which 8
CONDEMNS NE fl
n announcing my opposition to him. N
i they have right to advise an aban- OF
ionment of Democratic, principles l cG
urely have right TO declare in favor Of a.
hem. l shall certainly continue to do u
70 without let or hindrance from any
quarter. Is it any more dietation for IF
ne to speak than for others? Perhaps
7ou will ask me, in conclusion, whatwe
'ught to do to be saved, and to save our G
ountry from further misrule and plum to
Ter. am not here without an answer
o a question so natural. Much the 3,
argest number Of voters in the United
states are as yet without candidate to
uit them, and thew will raroain sO avaD 4.