Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-14
POLITICAL.

that Judge liomas w Brown, OF Memphis.
will be Andy Johnson's competitor for con-
gress from the State at large, and he Is also
said TO have the entire influences OF the West
Tennessee Conservatives and Republican leg
islators."
The elections for this yesr have re-
suited well, 20 far. The Democrats have car
RED New Hampshire, Connecticut, oregon,
Arkansas. Kentucky, Tennessee. Monts ma,
North Carolina, Wyoming, Colorado, all by
increased majorities. While the Radicals
creased mBjorities. This is a fair outlook.
A special TO the Nashville Banner
from Knoxville says: ~Rev. George Wash
ington Revere (colored) declines the call OF
the colored citizens TO become q candidate for
congress, on account OF his moral h b q and
Of q congressman. He proposes TO stand by
the national Republican party, despite the
puny politicians, and determines 70 remain
In the gospel ministry"
The New York Sun says: "Mr. James
d. Porter, the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor OF Tennessee, was lately judge Of the
circuit court in that State, but he gned his
seat on the bench when he announced him
self a candidate tor the nomination, without
even waiting TO receiYeit. This he thought due
to proprtety and the dignity Of the Judicial
ofiice, since he Is sure Of an election, the DEM
ocrats having an overwhelming majority In
Tennessee. The Columbia Herald inquiries II
IL wouldn't be in good taste for Horace May
nard TO reign the office he holds while he is
comes no, Is A. j. would say"
The Little Rock Gazette says: "T The
Republican State convention declared against
the policy OF running ca didates for any posi-
ton PROVIDED icr oy the new constitution.
let toe Radiosls have two tickets in the field
in Pulaski county Some of the candidates
have declared their opposition to the new con-
sti ution. Jus exactly how they re -oncile
their consistency, ia running fer an once Die
vided for by that constitution and yet oppose
it, ratification, We do not understand. Il the
naught How can they oppose and yet seek
ONCE under it,"
The decree Of drunken Federal Judge
placed Kellogg in the gubernatorial chair Of
louisiana; the stolen taxes Of the people OF
that state, transferred from hellogk's carpet
Dag TO the wallets OF Radical congressman
prevented M'Enery, the lawfully elected gov
ernor, from obtaining the Office 10 which he
was fairly chosen, and nov the corrupt mo-
tive OF u President, who desires q third term,
sends the troops OF The United States, at the
expense OF the whole people o. Louisiana, to
renew and p-rpstGats The wic6edest fraud
that ever stained the annals OF republican
government. The rottenness OF the Radical
rule OF Louisiana is 80 rank that II smells TO
hesvenI
The New York Herald, ofthe eleventh,
says that "Ex- President Johnson has made
statement TO the effect that whoever under
stands him as in any way favoring the repu-
dtation OF our national obligations, or Of any
thing that may be said 20 resemble Tepudia-
was hsTdly necessary, although we hasten 10
give the eK-President the beneht of his de-
clarstion. Mr.. johnson made many mistakes
when President, notably IN his failure to com-
prehend the temper OF the party which elect
ed him, and OF the country which that party
ruled. This brought him 10 the verge OF i'm
parchment. But no one has ever seriously
questioned the absolute integrity Of the man,
mis- devotion To duty, his belief in the Union
aud the constitution, his pride in the Unit d
States, and h S anxiety that its credit should
be unSullted by even the suspicion of repu-
diation."
A special to the Nashville Unio7 and
-AnerfodH in regard to the gubernatorial
speaking at Chattanooga, on Friday last,
says: PORTER and Maynard spoke To large
crowd in Jamess hall to-day. beginning at one
o'cl ok Maynard led on, and his speech was
not different from those already printed. He
discussed the funding and assessment laws,
the peDitentiary lease, civil rights and the
Porter resolutions. POrter's n ply was well
received, and he was frequently interrupted
by applause. He shovel thai the funding
and assessment bill and psnitentiary lease
we're not party measures, and that as many
Republicans Is Democrats, in proportion,
voted for these measures in the legislature.
He gave scathins review Of Maynard's
record on all important questions since 1859,
and showed that he had no policy il elected
pie, but supported by Federal bayonets. Por-
Ter made friends and will run ahead OF his
ticket in this county. Maynard failed to sus-
tain the high estimate his partisans have
The New York Tribune, commenting
day, says: "Ihe eminent patriots who are get
ting up the southern Republican convention
have received violent setback by the ad-
ministration. The part Of the programme
which favors a third term for President Grant
does not find favor at the White douse. The
National RePlEbfcda, which speaks only what
Is pumped into IL by the administration, says
the convention ought to be composed ofnatiye
,epublicans so far as possible should con-
tain as few Federal of1ceholdsrs as possible
taking care to give no ground for the charge
that 1t is a mere bread. and butter brigade.
whose statements are entitled to no credit,
and whose views should meet with
Should eonS coDne itself eEcInsivelv 10
southern questions. If we must have the
gathering says the Repub team, put the best
men forward, and above all LET US have no
which are nearly two years in the future, ana
which Will take care Of themselves. There
are some very Jealous, superserviceaOle gen.
tlemen in the south who will, in all probabili-
ty, turn up in the convention-Some Of them
hailing from South Carolina, toO-and who
viii endeavor, II We are correctly informed,
20 use it as a means OF advancing their own
personal interests. They should be watched,
aud any attempt on their part to pursue their
cnarac eristic practices should be promptly
and eEectually rebuked."
The Chicago Tribune says of the third.
term convention at Chattanooga that for a
long time 1t was hard 20 persuade the public
that the Idea % a third-term was seriously en-
tefts1ned In any quarter; and not until the
people had realized that a third-term conven-
ton was 10 meet at Chattanooga on the thir-
teenth of October did they give credence TO
the report that an enterprise was on foot TO re-
elect General Grant In la76. Consequently,
the third-termers have met very little resist
anee. There has really been nothing to strike
At. Nobody could say that General Grant was
a candidate for the third term, nor could
any budy sly that he was not. Nevertheless,
the ioea that he is such candidate has
somehow got sufficiently worked into the
finds of poitt ciRus 70 cause uneasin sss and
This has led to the passage Of resolutions by
t.o or three Republic n State COW entiOns
the supposed movement The
slnning, chimertcal, Mons nsical, absurd. 1t
never had any chances OF success. 1t has no
chance now, anu " II have none two years
hence. The fact that no considerable resist
Snce has been offered to il proceeds from the
tact that no considerable support for IL has
been found. Let any convention, respectable
third term, and fairly put II before the coun-
try, and IL would De speedily crushed. The
Endorsement is looked for st the hands OF the
Chattanooga convention, and when 1t comes
the crushing process VIII begin.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial says: at is becoming
painfully apparent that there will be a def
cheney bill Of extraordinary large propOrt ons /
10 present TO congress at the approaching SEES |
sion- The precise amount Of the sum TO be
LAST spring cannot, OF course, be definitely as
but il seems quite certain that ii |
cannot fall much De!Ow three million dol |
lars, while IL seems altogether probable that |
Il will reach i've million dollars The va
rious departments are already running ashore, |
snd In some cases are going IN debt, trusting 4
70 congress TO help them out next winter. /
The Postmaster-general finds his appropria- |
lions entirely too small for the demands upon !
,ember, be in debt to the railroad companies /
Alone 10 the tune or a million or million Il
and huff. Similar instances are afforded IN /
1ther departments Congress made q great Il
display OF effort in the way OF retrenchment i
and economy last winter, and 1t was prac-
Iced entirely in the way Of cutting and pRr-
ng down department estimates. To carry l
Of clerks have been discharged during the /
summer. whether all that could be spared 1
nave been dropped is not clear. There are 4
soSd reasons Tor believing that many more 1
,ould go without impatring the efficiency OF |
he evil service. unless the consequent relax
stion of the dixnity of the department Off
,ials would have that effect. Be that as II |
nay. the country may rest assui ed that the
IRE atest possible publicity was given TO every
Is due effect. business to-day Is transacted
With the usual ease and rapidly, while on
,ials are complaining that the reductions
lave been too extensive, and have done
laTm."
ADDITI JNAL KARKETs.
BY TELEGRAPH.
GALVESTON, October l3.-Cotton steady,
With 9 fair demand; middltns, l41zc; net re-