Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-24

tiotl0r % the mechanic and the carpenter 4
building the railroads, bridges, etc. Would
be maguanimOus 10 say now, take one ha
for what you have worked for. Has
come 20 the point, when after promisin
but falling for long time to pay the fuil valu
OF the bonds, wheu thag could wrap ri q
selves IN the robes OF state aud say, "We VII
not pay you for work DONE The corruption
at Washington, the corruption Of the Radica
congress, ana Of the employees Of the Pres
dent, VINO leave the slime OF their infaml
upon the marble OF his pa see, were enougl
] 10 deter even him. as oid NJ he was
/ much less COLONEL Young, from wishing % 81
I 70 congress for fear OF contamination LOOl
| az the crcdI fRobfiier. Look az Ben ButleT
/ Unless the people moved shoulder 10 shOulde
] 70 save theIusel yes, there woeld not be enough
/ left OF iiberIy that W0uld be worthy even {
| the speech ne made He feared the govern
ment had lost its character fla the persecution
/ Of Louisiana; they had failed TO empty viii
the terms Of the surrender; the country Wa
| becoming a mere military camp, and mel
were carried before the United State
with one Of the precious lmps of the power
az Washington. Mr.. Henry next gave a his
/ tory OF the louisiana tyranny, the action o
Inc attorney general the decree OF the court
| the OverthruW OF the state government, anc
the elevation Of PinchbacE q Co. over the
PROSTATE form Of that state. All the violeul
ontrsges committed there were the most in,
famous yes p-rpetrssed upon the rights OF q
defenselezs people. In the olden time, the
Judges were ia England next 70 the king; bui
nov, IN this case, the judges do but "beDd the
cringtng knee, that thrift may follow faWn.
ing.' Il this had been done twelve years ago
the people would have been startled FOR zoe
safety Of their liberty. II he had time, he
could point 70 outrRges all over the south thai
would startle them. What would they think
II they were In The condition OF Louisiana
After dwelling upon the tyranny inflicted
upon the south, IN the shape of taxes upon
estates so heavy as 10 smOunt 10 conhscat. an
restraint OF liberty, and political prosecutions
Of the most infamous character, he said: Not
satisfied with the sublugRttOn OF the physical
man, the main effort OF the Radical party,
and It's designing managers, is 70 throw an
iron network around the Intellectual man
also, by which they hope TO dwarf
his standard OF manhood, to subdue
the Independence Of his mind, 10 enter
the dome Of thought and defile IL, and q zse-
crate the palace Of the soul. These are the
ultimate, far-reaching and diabol zeal designs
OF our mortal enemissi Cast your eyes over
the south and mark The means that are sys-
tematicany employed 10 sap the virtues and
undermine the manly thought and independ-
ence Of our talented young men. whose
hearts burn with communicable ambition 10
rise 10 the world Are hOpOrs 10 be asptred 10 Z?
" hal are the Inducements held out to them
by those who have those hOnOrs to dispense?
steady and honest labor, persevering exerti0n
IN the use o. all honorable means to rise and
be worthy or high and honorable positions?
Truth, private and public vtrtue2 The acqui-
sitlOu 81 knowledge necessary qualification
to discharge the great dulles belonging To
high judicial station, to a seat in congress or
the guDernatOrIal chair OF statef No, no,
nothing like uhese-tley are utterly worth
less, and truth the least valuable Of all-honOr
a. sentiment ana the practice OF honesty
are immeasurably below par 10 the market.
Qualifications and the practice Of private
and public virtue are absolute barriers to pre-
ferment A Radical manager in the shape
and guise OF a t-mpting devil, who cannot
walk erect in the image Of his Maker,
but wallOws along IN the def0rm-
i'y which vice has brought upon him.
is found, like the great toad in Milton's Para
disc LOST, sQuatted al the ear OF the credu lCuS
and the innocent, pouring into his heart the
venom Of his own soul, the intelligence that
fslsehOOd wins where truth fails to accom-
push its purpose; that IL Is safer to creep
than 10 mount; that the viper sometimes
craWis into the eagles eyrie on the top OF the
mountain, That same tempter, pattering in
double sense, continues 10 whisper that
fidelity 10 his native land Is an antiq
virtue, out Of fashion now, and that the alb
snId practice OF telling the truth instead or a
lie Is damning to the aspirations OF all who
wish 70 rise. Abandon, he whispers, all these
tancies as useless and Improbable wares in
the market; learn TO dlssem BILE; teach your
tongue TO utter falsehOOds and your heart 10
Deiray your country and dis grace her name,
The poor, deiuoed victims Of TINS diaboical
character land Morton IS onel look
around in wild bewilderment, hoping
some good genius viii break the spell,
but look in vain; they feel the coil Of the ana
cOuda ana yield soul and body to the pressure
and the temptation. Oh. gentlemen, though
4 few may Withstand the temptation, thou
sands iall before IL.
Poor, ruined, desoIate South!
Unprized are your sons Till they learn to be-
tray
Undistinguished they live il they shame
not their sires-
And the torch that would light them through
Must be caught at the flame where their
country expires.
An enemy may devastate your fields and
lear down or reduce your palaces to ashes
anu nature viii restore the one and labor and
capital rebuild the other. But when the man
hood Of a nation IS once destroyed II can
never be revived. The desolated domain Of
National virtue can never be restored, the
broken and corrupted heart can never be
purified. And the mind, the true spark and
precious gift Of God TO man, who can reuni'e
md relu mate Its thattered elements, when
lnce corrupted, and call its giories back
igain2 Here Is the greatest curse one people
an intiict upon another. Desolate our fields,
Jurn cur houses visit upon Us war, pestilence
iud famine, but hold your deSecrated hand |
IRE tt strikes in iTeparable ruins the princi-
1les, the character ana the virtue OF a people;
before 10 6Epels from the heart, by force or Sc
iuctiOn, the love Of truth; before 1t destroys
1r taints the purity OF the mind, which, IN
corrupted, could rise from earth 10
heaven on angels wings kindred with
Gracious God, I have thought Of 70 until |
ny brain has almost given way under the
-Ou think Of all this? Is there anything IN II
nat should induce a Democrat or a Wing TO
DIN the Republican pariy2 1 am willing 10
srget the past, but 1 will not abandon |
he former and run OF tafter false god. |
e1treat you 70 staod by your party. IL is !
luite the fancy now to kick out OF the traces. /
y hen you see a man who deserts his party, 1
'Ou may put your hand on his shoulder ana /
although the man may say he was Demo /
rat, you may say he is faitnless and viii be- ]
raw you he stood there an old man a con- i
lecting link between the past and tie present ]
generation, while in the full possession OF his /
apaclties and faculties, and, he hoped, Of /
latriousm-to tell them what be knew. He 4
lOped they would not run after false parties, /
PRINCIPLES.
peaEer next referred % the civil rights bill, !
be legacy OF Charles sumner. Washington /
eft his legacy in his farewell address, and !
ames Madison left a legacy 10 the shape OF i
be constitution. But sumner LETT pest, a /
OrnadO, VIII ch is an insult 10 the white peO- /
lie, and reflects no good upon the colored peo- /
le; a legacy which even BrownlOw says is |
the sum of all iniquity-" IL was the most in |
amOus act tbBt tyranny ever invented. Il /
7as unconstitutional, FOR the question had j
cen so decided in Kentucky, and in LOulsi- |
ma. by Justice Bradley. Congress would pass 1
/ before the new members took their seats, |
nless public indignation frowned Il down. |
lie thought the New England manufacturers !
.a1 suggested this bill IN order TO cause the |
White people 10 leave their homes and 70 par |
I'VE the whole cotton belt Of the Union. 80 !
5 70 make that section province. They could |
OntrOl the negroes easily, as the negroes |
would follow the carpetbaggers and scalaWags |
gherever they told them to 90. He wanted |
tate OF sentiment, which would make them |
letter men. better husbands and better poll |
icians. When, during the war he was far |
way from home, at Richmond, in the cause |
( the people, il was always with glowing /
We and b .unding heart he thought Of /
'ennessee, for her honor cleaned as brightly /
s the sun OF June wnen shining on the run |
ing stream.
Al the close OF Major Henry's speech he |
7as greeted by a prolonged applause. Quite a |
lumber Of promine gentlemen shook hands |
nth the old orator, and prOlusely cOngratu- |
3ted him upon his brilliant speech.
Inc meeting then adjourned.