Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-11
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surrender was announced, the con-
,dition Of the Southern States was one to
the sternest heart to sympathy
and command the best energies Of our
opponents TO deeds of kindness. The
country was wholly destitute of all the
e Of living, except articles Of prime
necessity, and these were scarce. Nc
goods in any stores, not even pins and
needles. There was no money-nothing
to sell for money; horses and mules and
COWS scarce, and hogs all gone. Houses
had nearly all been plundered. The
farmers were all in debt, and their
homesteads trembling under threats
Of c~onfiscation. This was in May. Con-
gress was not to meet till December. IT
is true, the Southern States tried to get
out Of the Union, but they were told
that they could not cOnstitutiOnally do
so; they were forced to remain,
trembling, in the Union. Well, there,
they were. All their Legislative pro-
ceeding, derogatory to the Union We're
declared null and void, and were so.
Then, Of course, they were States in
the Union in precisely the same situa-
ton politically as before any ordinance,
lid ordinance, of course, Of secession
O,os mazda This was strictly in accord
nice with all the theories main
tanned by the Federal Government by
an almost unanimous vote of Co eRress
and by the proclamations Of President
Lincoln. They were informed by all
the authorities that 30 Don as resistance
70 the United States should the
people OF The seeding States should en-
10y all their rights unimpsrred. They
believed this, and wouldheye been fully
justified in 50 believing had not PFesi-
dent Lincoln been murdered. The good
President, who, with "malice toward
none" contemplated a restored Union
as the triumph Of his administration
died and made it possible for johnson
to become President, which as
suredly he never could have done by the
voice or consent of the people. Con-
rress, which had lssured us Of this pol
icy by a solemn and almost unanimous
resolution, was not in session. These
promises and resolves were morally and
politically binding upon all the eXecu-
tive officers of the United States; but
unfortunately, Andrew Johnson became
President. He wholly disregarded his
oath Of office; spewed upon the solemn
pledges of Lincoln and of Congress; and
kicked the Southern States out of the
Union they were said never TO have left.
not only did this, but crushed and
trampled upon them as organized COM
munities. He wholly annihilated their
organizations. The people desired unan-
imously, by their Legislators, solemnly
to submit, but the tyrant would not per-
nit them. It was declared by Andrew
Johnson, and his declaration was en-
forced by b~ayonets, that the South
ern States had no constitutions,
no laws which could be enforced, no
governors, no judges, or sheriffs or JUS
of the peace, or constables, and
could have none except as he might ar
-anve and order. There was actually no
court or officer to which, by law, the
helpless and innocent could flee for re-
against wrong. And in addition
o all this, he threatened to cOnfiscate
he homesteads of the people, and pro-
,eeded, by his twenty thousand dollar
reclamation, to disfranchise all the
citizens, and then turned the
Radical c~ut-throat ca~rpetbaggers loose to
The result is before US in the
hree hundred millions of dollars stolen
rom US; in the detection of the negroes
rom the white race; in the enmities
hates that have been perpetuRted,
nd in the murders and outrages that
ave made the word Radical synony-
in the South with everything that
} infamous and ~disgraceful. Andrew
ohnson is responsible for it all.