Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-17

or consciences Of any members, but that
1t was merely to simplify the labOrs OF
the cause by arranging business. and
that whatever recommendations the
committee decided on should be suomi =
ted TO the caucus for its approval. The
resolution, as originally introduced by
Mr.. Cox, was, however, adopted with
out modification. Lamar wsS author
lied to appoint both committees. No
other business was transacted. The
| CODservative-Democ are very much
| disturbed at this caucus action. Th' y
! concede that II Is coufes sion of weak
ness; that IL is an attempt to secure by
] force q unity which does not in fact ex-
| ist. 1t Is desperate eXpedient Of an
ambitious, chaotic, heterogeneous party,
and seems more likely TO disrupt than
! to unite the Democratic party. There
are few men from moderate districts
| in the north, like Holman, whose
voices will not be stopped. Presidential
aspirsnts, party necessities, or Tom
Scott's Establishments, cannot control
them. Thus the Democrats have put
their side OF the house into the hands of
committee OF safety. These thirteen
are to be selected By ~r. Lamar. Thus.
in fact, northern, Democrats to-day
turned over the entire policy OF their
party to Mr. Lamar, al Confederate.
This action does not meet with univer-
sal appreciation among northern Demo-
crats, and among Republicans it is ac-
cepted as confession that it will not do
to trust Democratic house. The COM
mittee of safety will be announced az an
adjourned caucus. Changes among the
b puse employees is also reactiDg on tEe
Democrats. Every day Union soldiers
are replaced by Confederates, and while
northern Democrats claim 1t as all right
10 make. q complete change, still they
admit ii CRATES harshly on them to see
Union soldier discharged from the SER
vice Of congress to give support to Con-
fedaTates. Signs of q struggle for lead.
eiship among The Dem Ocrats are nulner-
Gus, and indications of various and seri-
GUS troubles form the subject OF remarks
on every side. Mr.. LuttreII, of CalifOr-
mia; prepared and had distributed in the
caucus a printed list OF fifty investiga-
tions which he announced were neces-
sary, and that separate committee Of |
at least three members should be ap- |
pointed for each. This would employ |
the entire Democratic side cf the house. |
The following are specimens Of this ab- |
surd and ridiculous performance: Bel
knap is charged with selling eight hum |
dred million dollars worth of war |
material without accounting for the |
money, He proposes that one commit
tee shall investigate the effect Of the
appropriations for internal improve
ments on legislation sud public m0rsls.
Robeson is charged with selling forty
million dollars worth of ships without |
accounting for the money. AS in the
case Of Belknsp, these figures are 80 far
beyond the value of everything and any,
thing, or hard to sell or to steal, ss to do
immense credit to Mr.. Luttrells imagi-
nation. Investigation number three is
the means whereby Ben Butler has
come to be counsel in nearly every i'm
pOrtant case. Number four, the uss
made ty Jay Cooke, with Secretary
M'Colloch's permission, of s-venty mil
lion or eighty million dollars Of govern
ment bonds. Number five, whether the
liberties Ct the people are violated by
tue internal revenue system. Number
Blk, the fraudulent increase in value of
the french franc, and consequent rob-
berry OF merchants. OF course, this jelly
investigator, in the list submitted for
caucus consideration, did not forget the
treasury, interior, and pOstoffice, but his
efforts bave excited general ridicule, and
have done much toward damaging
Democratic Investigations at their
threshold. These, with forty like them,
are presented with this appeal. Demo
crets OF the house, each of these points
checked. The people demand Truth at
your hands. They will sustain you in
anVeillDg it,"