Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-30
MORTON a co.
The Political Plot COnc0eted at the
Recent Hot Springs Conference
The Plans and Purposes Of
the PiOtters.
dortOR's Speech at indianapolis the
First Note Of the War-Fhe South
the st. Domingo Of the Ring
Plander.
From an Occasional correspondent.l


Hot SPRINGS, ARK, September "a,
lS7s.- The recent political "powwow" at Hot
spring. A kansas, OF Senators D. Z. Morton,
Powell Clayton Dorsey. Judge Mcclure, Con-
gressmen Hodges, Hines, and others of the
''small fry,' IL here now fully understood by
the knowing ones. The chess games on the
outside were intended merely as blind to
deceive the many. Those games were only
lnltiatOry 20 the new political game now be-
ing 50 dlsgracefuily played by those willy poll
ucians. Ihis, 10 is said, originated in the rear
Easements OF the vicious brains OF Clayton
and Mcclure. They came hither to sug-
gest their wicked plans to the bold
knight, toe sage OF circumstances"
OF Indiana. II was BuDmittedSWlth all seri-
business, "as the only feasible way 10 perpetu-
q e Radical rule, p" "UO regain political power
In Arkansas, and then control the rest of the
southern States The programme agreed
upon was that renewed energy must be
thrown at once into the party press not only in
Arkansas ana in the southern states, but also
throughout the UnlOni that the Republican
press al Little Rock must have a corps of Wig
0rOus editors; that 10 must be igilant, and
faithfully serve the party in this
crimes occurring ia all the southern States,
within the past iOur ears. must. be obtained.
ana daily rehash Of some diabOlicaI outrage,
some wong murder, assassination, war Of
races, abuse OF freedom, determination Of the
negro, robberies, deeds Of lawlessness, every
thing apparently dag ant, such as base minds
only could imagine and put into shape, must
be published in the several States, 10 impress
The northern minds. especially. for its effect
upon the politicians from that section. Pres
ident Grant s popularity in the south was en-
tirely unknown heretofore to the Jealous
Morton. When the fact was made known to
the ambitions senator Of the west, by the evil
denCe before him, during MS Trip south, he
was much disturbed. When he was assured
that General Grant had almost positively de-
termiDed 70 let the people Of the south alone,
Morton at once resolved to checkmate that
political game. "Oh, no." he hurriedly ex-
claims, Eve viii make him show his hands"
"Arkansag and Texas viii vote Ior Gen.
eral Grant without shadow OF doubt,
and surely give him "a large majority
over any other candidate for the Presidency"
was the eX FressiOn OF an Intelligent bystand-
or. "Ies, replied another; t'if he carries out
ms alleged poAcy, aud allows the sovereign
voice Oi LOUISIANA, Mississippi, Alabama aud
the CarOiinas TO he eXercised-alloWs each
sqnthern state to elect it's respective officers
- ne mas dpne IN Texas and In Arkansas, with
ms gosluFe popularity ~ the other STATES OF
the Union, he could be President for the thiTd
and fourth term, or as long as he desired the
place" Ine hloieal Morton changed front
when Clayton Mcclure, Dorsey and others
cl!rned Ii and confirmed the expression thaf
Grant WOuld carry every state IN tile sonfh
moreover thai the rebels would encoursge
MIN 20 run AGAIN. tn0t they wanted no
change; that they were "affaid and unvVfl
Alag Tor yon iMortonl or Washbur 10 he
President The -wow-senafors with
closed doors and load VOices-sOon became a
lively theme about the hotel, and an me
knowing ones were on the qiti Uiue. An the
ctnversation In the conference could be ais.
uncuy heard in the room next above: these
1iyen iOors in a frame house proved unfit for
disop-laid schemes and the secresy that f,ives
success 10 diplomacy. Morton heing Detective
il hearing, there was no privacy In the bold
sTlqgestlons and the determined plans fbet
Rere 80 ieslTiesEly and loudly proclaimed. FOR
effect, al once make powerful political stir:
White leagae' k9klA1 reports, conventions,
have a state convention; put forth the most
fOrcible and earnest speeches and the strOnv-
est addresses for the Republican cause; call