Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-18
MEMPHIS. TENN. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1874

brass and Iron. The most distinguished mel
Ia all ages came from tne ci9ss ne had emu
merateu- He might refer 10 others; Adam
aud I've sewed hs-lesves together, and thai
J was the hrsL Instance OF any one learning the
| then, who ieit disgraced to be called a tailor
I o. a seannstresa, wnen tneif great grandfather
I in tailoring ana sew ingg his Object in refef.
ring 20 the mechanic was 10 &c. Al the basis OF
sboli co1,fern 10 The base on WHEN in rests
would there be wealth, development and
I prosperity? Would The great interests OF the
/ people be pTotected2 Ii so, il was important
10 sustain these great Interests on which they
rested, and shape the organic law SO as TO pro-
htbit injurious ana ella : legislation and the
overthrow Of soCh bulwaTlss. The constitu-
ton should conform 10 the existing wants and
Needs Of tue people. II should ne made with
boundaries and limits when, when trans
cended by legislation, will cause the interests
OF the people TO suffer. The idea OF limit ation
runs through all creation The founders of the
constitution looked QUE into nature for their
framework on which To get this Idea OF limiia-
ton. The sun itself hau prescribed circle
from tn tIOpics-it went SO FAR north and so
far south. The Idea OF Limitation was TO be
found in nature, fur ii was prescribed by the
Deity himself. II was seen in the ocean, for
the commOtiOn and weight Of the deep, we
IND, when IL reaches the shore, there is It's
itmitation-"Thus far shalt thou go and no
farther" Hence The fathers OF the eOnstitu-
ton looked out into nature and saw it was
governed by law and Limitation; that nature
was governed by law, and Limitations were
-
IL is defined for the executive, the judicial and
the legislative, asSimiiating those in nature:
boundaries were laid down, Limitations were
fixed which, II preserved, the government
would move on with congruity and harmony.
Mr.. Johnson here read another paragraph
from bis message, quoting the premise that
violations of organic law and excessive leg
islatiOn" caused the present unhappy stale OF
affairs. He referred TO the recent troubles as
results from this cause and transcendlng the
limits of the constitution. Then the reaction
mad, ike The pendulum OF a clock, swung
back and the constitution had been violated
in the north after the difficulties in the so IN
mad subsidized. These latter violations were
IN { shape of the civil rights bill, freed
mems bureau and military bill. II was the
duty Of the people 20 20 consult the
TO ascertain the cardinal principles and try 10
get the constitution back into its organic
sphere. They should contrive aud invent less
but become discoveries aud conform their ac-
ton to laws 50 discovered, and then the gov
eminent would be more apt 10 move on with
harmony and congruity. He hoped they
would make the application and see the true
basis. When they came TO understand these
principles they would be taken up and consid-
cred properly IN SO far as the government was
concerned.
Among the other causes OF the present con-
ditiOn were the large national and state debts.
The state debt with the present high taxes,
would not now exist had the legis-
latuTe confined itself 10 the organic
law. The high tax and embarrassment
now on the people, resulted from a violation
In lS57 the annual expenses of the State of
Tennessee were about four hundred and sew
enly-nNe Thousand dollarsi now they are two
million three hundred thousand dollars. The
people then thought taxes high; they had
then the state bank and the internal i'm
prOvement act" at the termination OF his
administration there were fewer debts, more
money and a greater yield than for four years
previous. Where is their bank now? II Is a
rotten carcass. The bank had been tagen
away by violation Of law. The nuts were
cracked, the kernels taken GU. ana the PEG
pie had only its hulls or crusts of bread A
few persons gathered around the carcass now,
for il was true saying that wherever the car
cass is the eagles will gather. Only
six hundred thousand dollars were re-
turned and that disappeared somehow.
In the same way. Now the bonds for that
sum are upon the people, He re.erred to the
enormous debt, taxation for the payment of
bonds sold contrary to law beneath their
nominal value, the plan to pay interest on
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars OF
the same, the railroad swindle and issuance
OF twenty thousand dollars, the iufamy of
the funding bill, He quoted jefferson on the
injustice OF making a debt over nineteen
years of duration, 1ennessees present one
oelng forty years made permanent by the
funding bill. He explained his Reputation
dOctr ne; showed It's justice and its sane
lion by the United States just after
the Revolution. and in the case of
Virginia and Massachusetts; inyeighed
against the third term step to monarchy.
In his senatorial aspirations he defended
himself from Governor Brown, insisted that
tor; accused the governor of having affiliated
with the Radical clique when he was defeat
ed Tor senator four years ago. He thought
while his pardon 10 Governor Brown should
not be means Of personal attachment still
1t should not make Governor Brown his enc
my. He referred 10 the Democratic cOnVen-
ton held in Nashville June g ls6S, 10 Sc
iect delegates TO the national Democratic
convention. He then read the report of the
Of which Governor Brown
was then chairman, recognizing the
'efforts OF Mr.. johnson in congress
in behalf OF the south, and that for such he
was entitled TO the highest praise and greatest
honor that could be conferred" He next read
an extract from TX Governor Neil \. Browns |
speech, as another witness TO show how
grOundiess were Governor il I'm {. Brown |
charges In that speech he said: "There is
but one man at W Washington who has stayed
the oppTessOT-AndIew johnson. Whatever
oebted to him for It," He referred to these |
70 show what Governor Brown |
then thought of him, That Endorsement was
after the suspension OF the hd6edS corpus, aud
MS evil acts that Governor Brown now
charges. He thought IL rather late for Gov
ernor Brown 10 go back on HIM. Gov
ernor Brown had never been a
Democrat. After speaking at length
OF Governor Brown, Mr.. Johnson enlarged |
upon the subject of the government being
made for the people, and not the people Tor
the government, He advocated n return TO
this; said ne had been a Democrat all his life,
and would 80 continue.
The audience was very enthusiastic and
applsuded Ar. Johnson quite frequently dur
ing his speech. which was received with
marked attention, and left deep impression
upon the minds OF the people. The lateness
OF the hour prevents fun report being made
o. hs remarks.