Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-08

lpeISecutlcnsi poiiticAl or otherwise, an
as far as we have been able to learn, II,
White League, oIilther similar sssocia
uons exist. As General Sheridan ha
not been in Arkansas, and could 0nIl
have formed an opinion by hearing thii
fact, may account for an opinion OF tn
existence OF imaginary evils, for whiet
he proposes a remedy which of irseI
would extinguisb all law, and procure
condition Of aff4irs which would be
terrorism indeed
EDWARD FITZGERALD.
Bishop OF Little rock.
A.. WINFIELD,
Presiding Elder NJ. E. Church South.
II PIERCE,
Missionary Bishop OF A k and Iud. Territ'y.
TIL .. -. WEIGH,
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
7. LIE X,
- P.st-r NJ. f. Church.
JACOB biloxi,
Rabbi COngres atiOnal Bnai Israel
GOVERNOR ALLEN, OF OHIO. PRO
CLAIMS AGAINST THE UsURpA rIOE.
| COLUMBUS, OhIO, January 7.-Ciuv-
ernor Allen has just sent the folio wing
message TO the general assemb Y which
was referred to the committee On Federal
relations:
: To the ,seneral Assembly:
/ desire to call your attention to the
grave Circumstance OF the Interference.
of F-deral troops in the organization and
prnce- dtngS of the legislature Of q sist. r
State If the reporei action of the
military in unseating p-rsOns claiming 10
be members of the Louisiana legisla-
ture, and giving their places to persons
cOnte-ting the same is true, and is legal
and proper, then the same interference
would be legal and proper here; and il
seems to me TO be the duty of the repre-
sentatives of the people of this State to
at once enter a vigorous protest against
such action, which may be made a pre-
ce tent at some future time for the over
throw of civil government here. II
there is law warranting the settling of
contested election cases in 3 state lpgis
lature by the use of Fe ieral troops then,
10 my Judgment, you should re Iuest its
immediateIe, cal; il there is no law for
it, then yOur indig ant protest should
be heard at Washington insisting upon
such action by congress as will preVen'
10 the future such fiagrant outrage.
against civil liberty.
ACTION OF THE ST LOUIS MERCHANTS
ST Louis. January "A number OF
| prominent merchants held 8 meeting at
the merchants exchange to- day to con-
suit as to what action should be taken
/
! though M S of them present strongly
5 mpsthized with the people OF New
! Orleans, they deemt 1t ineXpedient to
| bring the matter, even in its CONNER
cial bearings, before the exchange, ana
concluded the agitation of such CUES
lions would OIL y tend to create divi
sion among the members. 1t is likely,
however, that a pubic meeting will be
called for Saturday evening to give ex
prt ssion of feelings and opinions on the
subj ct.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF NJ isSACHUSETTS
BUSrUN, January G pveFuor G S.
ton, i, his message, ref -rs to the LOulsi.
an matter as follows: The presence OF
an armed force of the United States in
the legislative hall of State. for the
purpose Of settling an election conte~i
between political parties, is a matter cf
great concern to sll the people of all the
states, more esp ciaily in case where
the possible effect Of such presence may
be to subvert the popular will ana im.
pose upon the people rulers whom they
have not selected. / invite the imme-
diate attention of the legislature to this
subject"
IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
WASHINGTON, J Anuary AFTER the
transaction of some unimportant busi- |
ness the senate resumed consideration of
the resolution in regard to Louisiana af-
fairs, submitted Tuesday by Senator
Thurman.
Senator Gordon arose to personal |
explanation, aud said that during til |
debate OF yesterday in reply to some |
harsh words addressed to him by the |
senator from Vermont E imuuds1, be |
oil h Bo h,t !
Iuto using the word "irresponsihiityn |
in speaking of the action of the senator |
( Edmuudsl By that word he had don |
an injustice to the senator from Yer
mont. That senator as a stateman, a |
jurist aud q member of society, was, in |
his GOrdon] opinion, OF the highest |
order aud most honorable character. |
Having done an Injustice to him, b.
wished now in the presence of the senate |
to express to him hissincere regrets, for /
hidden as senator were 80 erase any /
thing of personal nature, he now made |
the only rep4ratiOn left him.
Senator Edmuuds said he desired 10
eXpTes' his obligation to the senator |
from Georgia for the very handsomt
manUer ia which he had spoken. He |
did not intend yesterday to address any |
harsh language toward the senator, and |
il the senator so understood him, he Was /
very sorry for it.
Sci atnr Hamilton Md said the peo-
pie of the country mig b We'll take alarm |
from the unprecedented character of e |
seizure Of the statehOuse in New Or.
! ans. The information asked Of the
President by the resolution Low befbr.
TIE senate was desired by all, and he did
not see where there could be any objrc
tion t. passing it. The senator from
Wisconsin Howe1 had asked what We
were going to do in case the Presiden
did not answer the resolution. H.
Hsmiltou1 did not suppose the Prrsl-
tent would deciine,fo answe it, but if he
should, Congress had the rem-hy Th.
army did not belong to the President,
but it belonged to the people. l. tn.
President used the army for i'm
proper purposes, congress could d S
oand that army. 1t could refuse o
vote supplies for it, and every arm-d
S Ildi-r in the land C ,uld be dispersed
by congress Every vessel of war now
before N-w Orleaus could be taken away
by congress. 1t requires no articles of
mpeach ment to 90 that; no two-thirds
vo g, but q simple majority OF repre-
sentstives Of the people could do so,
hat was the remedy of congress against
a despotic executive. He argued that
il was not the uty of sold ers to be ar
resting Legislators and orga nIzing legis
iatures. The people attended to that
themselves. There never was a prece-
dent for the action in LOui-iana on
Monday last. A usurping governor Of
the State-fOr Kellogg was not governor
Of Lou siaka-butc C mmande the army
u the UuIted States IN that State, and
by his order thai army expelled MEM
bers of the legislature. No one cOu d
tell when and where this thing wOul0
be repeated. The governor of a Slae
had nothing to do with the organizing
Of a legislature, that matter resting with
The legislature itself. The senator from
Indiana Hortonl was flying the
bloody rag again. He damiiUOnl would
remind him that there were no elections
now except in Connecticut aud New
Hampshire. The Indiana Republican
committee had in the last csmpaigH
asked Republican newspapers TO MAKE
southern Outrsges prominent till after
the election these stories Of outTages
in the sOuth were heraldsd EefOre the
country for electiOneeIing purposes
Senator Logan asked the senator if
he was candid ia his statement that the
stories OF southern outrages were herald
ed before the country for electioneeriug
purposes.
Senator Hamilton replied that per-
haps some murders had been commit.
ted. No one regretted them more than
himself, but these stories of southern
outrages were heralded before the cOun-