Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-10

| tainly result for the best interests of oul
whole people. Let the cTab-apple feel
| ings of the past be swallowed up and de-
| stroyed by the consciousness of inevita'
| ble necessity, and it will not be long be-
| fore our people will concede relative
rights and privileges, and all will labor
in accord for the public good. This Is
| the end to which all should labor, and
| this end alene will contribute to oul
public as well as individual happiness.
| From the Corinth News.l
CHAOS COME AGAIN-THE UPPER AMI
NEITHER MILESTONE.
General Ames is doubtless elected
governor of the State. In few days
we will know, unOtficially, the result
beyond question, but when will it be
known officially? Governor Powers
and Attorney General Morris hold that
the late election is unconstitutional and
void, and will, doubtless, throw every
obstacle possible in the way of counting
the votes. The law provides that the
returns shall all be forwarded to the
secretary of state. A copy of all the re-
turns for governor and all State offices
shall also be forwarded by the registrars
to the clerk of the supreme court. I'm
mediately upon the receipt of the re-
turns for district attorney and other dis
trict offices, the secretary of state is re-
quired to notify the governor and attor-
ney general thereof, and request their
attendance at the opening of the re-
turns, etc. There can be no computation
without the presence of either the attor-
ney-general or governor. Both of these
functiOnaries, believing that cur late
election is void, will, in all probability,
be certain 10 remain away from such
opening, computation, etc. The conse-
quence will be, probably, that the new
senators, joint representatives (ioaters)
and district-attorneys will not get their
commissions, nor be authorized to enter
upon the discharge of their duties, until
there has been some warm times in set
tling this question. Mcleod, the pres
ent secretary of state, is a machine in
the hands of Governor Powers, and will
do his bidding, and may himself refuse
to count this vote. The returns of gov
eTnOr and other State officers,
however, are to remain un-
opened until the organization of
the house of representatives, when
it is made the duty of the secretary of
state and the clerk of the Supreme court
to deliver these returns to the speaker of
the house of representatives who shall
invite the senate to be present, and in
the presence of both houses, shall open
the returns, etc. From the above con-
siderations, it is clear that the secretary
of state will refuse to transmit the re-
turns to the speaker of the house. Then
ali turns upon the action of Mckee, the
clerk of the supreme court. Mckee is
the brOther-in-laW and warm friend of
Governor Powers, and will lie likely to
do his bidding. So there can be no
opening and computation Of the returns,
and consequently no commissions is
sued until We shall have had
injunctions, HldnddnluS, quo 1UdrrdTl-
to and other writs with hard
names, with fifty thousand dol
lar fees to lawyers, and bribery, corrup-
ton, and fraud, until we shall be sick of
hearing of it, and we poor tax-ridden
peOplew will have all the expense to bear.
We are between the upper and neither
millstOnes. God shelp US. Our county
Officers-elect and our representatives
elect are Independent of this litigation.
The county registrars issue certificates
of election which supply the place of a
commission, and the Ofiicer-elect may,
as provided by statute, "proceed to
qualify aud enter upon his duties with
out any delay for such commission. u
So our county representatives elect may
qualify and enter upon the discharge Of
their duties independent Of the muddle
at Jackson. There may be litigation
as to some of our county offices, but It is
to be hoped that there will not be. "Let
US have peace.N
From the SenatObia Signet.l
DAYLIGHT SURELY COMING.
The results of the recent elections
everywhere clearly indicate that the
hitherto invincibility Of party is fast
taking its place among the effete and
wOrn-Out things of the past. Independ-
ent voting is once more assuming its
wOnted power. 1t is the only means of
restoring to the national and State gov
ernments their former honesty and
purity. Through it only can the gov
eminent swing back into the moorings
of safe, just, wise and economical ad-
ministration. Great parties grow cor
rupt and uncOnsciOnably selfish in time,
and either pass into Oligarchy, and then
into CRsarism, or break up altogether
When the people have lost all sense of
AAOCAOAAg VI haNC UeCh dtulOIdllLEu UN
the corruption and profligaey of their
rulers, the former is the case;
but if they still cherish a
remembrance of the glories of
former good government, they
will surely rebel and turn back 10 indie
pendent veting, and teach their leaders
a sound and wholesome lesson, which is
always profitable to the country. The
late elections here and throughout the
north and west clearly establish the fact
that the people have not yet lost all
sense of their inherent rights. Cross
voting has been the rule; the straight
ticket the exception. "Results come in
slowly because counting is difficult" is
heard from Wisconsin to Mississippi
Independent voting is the cause. The
tickets are scratched more or less in
every instance, and thus the tally is
hard to keep. The power of the dema-
gogue rests solely in the firmness of the
prejudice and discipline of party drill
that induce men to vote without regard
to the welfare Of the State or the fitness
of the candidate for the office sought
Such scoundrels as Boss Tweed and the
Tammany ring could unblush-
ingly steal and devour the sub
stance of the country just so long as
their unsuspecting party minions
could be induced to vote the ticket
straight" But when drought to the
scratch" they, and their confederates in
villainy, fell as did Lucifer, to rise again
no more forever. The hope of the po-
litical intriguer and trickster lies in
straight party voting. Such seek party
nominations through the vilest chica-
merry and fraud, and nine times out of
ten are the worst and most corrupt men
Of the party. But when the voters be-
gin to scratch and change the tickets,
placed in their hands, to suit themselves,
the party managers have but one chance
left TO save their party from defeat and
ruin, and that is to place only the best
and most competent men upon the
ticket. The people as general thing
can make better selections than their
would-be leaders. When left to q
free exercise Of their own judgment
they seldom blunder in fixing the seal of
appreciation wisely and well. In this
county they very quietly selected their
representatives from both parties, ana
who can deny the wisdom OF their
choice. Dominant parties are driven
to the policy of honesty by the inde-
pendent voting of their own members;
thus checks aud balances are put upon
corruptiOHs that otherwise would know
no limit. We hope we can see in the re-
suit and manner of the late election the
dawn of a bsi@nier and better day for
Mississippi. / 10 true, the light dawn
tng upon US Is not the full brightness
We desire, but must betokeR the coming
glory Of the sun too long retarded in its
rising. The night was long and pitchy
black, but daylight is surely coming at
Last, and hstcksns bright and glorious
IA aiming