Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-20

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: II will be the cry Of "Pesce! peace
! when there is no peace, and the souu
i. Republicans Cf the north will turn de-
ear to the compl aints OF the Republican
. of the south, and affect to believe ths
IecoHstTuction has taken place, and tina
> all is well. They will be justly con
: temptible in the eyes of mankind. Tn
union men Of the south have been sub
} jected to trials of which We 10 the nortl
have but a faint idea, and have show
their faith and patriotism by sn adher
ence to their principles under circum
stances where the weak; the vEnal ant
the unprincipled have joined the enc
my, and the r pub'icang of the nortl
dare not and will not now abandon
them. Let me say to this class of peO
pc, a I'D to the men Of the south, lha
there is but one highway to reconciIis
ton, and that ia Open, straight and frt e
and over is portals are inscribed these
words: Equal Justice TO all; TO sll ,ht
equal protection OF the laws" and /
the southern people will walk in thai
highway, they will arrive at the temple
of peace, and find unbroken rest.
Before concluding, Senator Morton
yielded the floor, ana the senAte pro.
ceeded to the consideration OF executive
business. After short time the doors
were rsopened, and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 10. - Mr..
Bland offered g resolution calling for in-
formation on the suhjs sct Of the transfer
| of Iauds within railroad limits allowed
to Union soldiers. Adopted.
The speaker then called committees
| for reports.
Mr.. Springer introduced q constitu-
tional amendment providing that con-
| gress shall not pass any special or local
laws in regard to granting pensions,
bounties, lands or prize money, or for
correcting records of any department in
relation thereto, granting relief to any
person or authorizing payment of any
claim, giving to any corporation, regu-
lating the practice of ,courts or confer
ring any special jurisdiction in particu-
lar case; that in all cases where general
law can bs made applicable no special
law twill be enacted aud that the courts
may determine il any special law could
be embraced in general enactment
Referred.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the state OF the Union,
Mr.. Wood in the chair. on the C9nten-
nisl appropriation, ADD was addressed
by Mr.. Phillips Kan. in advocacy of
the bill.
Mr.. Harrison followed on the same
side. Abiding to the suggestion that
the house, by its vote on Mr.. Holmsn's
resolution on the fourteenth Of Decem-
ber, had committed itself against all
subsidies, he called attention to the fact
that when that resolution was offered
Mr.. Hosr had asked the question wheIh-
er it would not cut off the Centennial
appropriation, and that Mr. Holman
distinctly stated that he did not consider
the word Subsidy" in that resolution as
covering the Centennial appropriation.
Tue house had voted for that resolution
with reservation in favor OF the Gem
tennial-nOt a mental reservation, but
an outspOken reservation.
Mr.. Tucker spoke in opposition to the
bill, and said the path of duty that lay
before him, in regard to this Centennial
bill, was as clear IS it ever was in regard
to any question that had ever bsen
brought to his consideration. What was
proposed to lie celebrated in this centen-
Mai year? Was it proposed to have a
material exhibition only, or was it to be
sR exhibition worthy OF the great moral
principles that were to be illustrated by
the anniversary OF independence? In
his view there were three great princi-
lies that ur deTlay the declaration of in
dependence. These were the principle
of individual Liberty, the principle Of
lJcal government in its struggle against
centralized power, and the principle of
the exemption OF the American destiny
from the controlling influence of Euro
pean politics. Hs would unite in ceIe-
brating the centennial anniversary on
thtss three principles. Lsthim see that
the liberty of the citizen was secure
against arbitrary power; that free
dom and indep sndence, what Chief
Justice Chase termed the anatomy of
States, was safe against arbitrary usar-
patton of Federal power. The Ameri-
can destiny was to be guided alone by
its own policy and be free from inter.
ference Of European policy, then there
wou d be indeed a centennial anniver-
sary. The spirit Of the centennial was
obedient to the constitution. Toe great
est invention Of American genius had
been left out of view entirely, and that
was the absolute subordinatiOn of gov
ernment power to the rigid, infi4xible,
unbending rule of the constitution.
MIR. Tucker then proceeded to argue
against the constitutiOnality of the
pending measure.
Mr.. Boar asked Mr.. Tucker whether,
when the constitution delegated to con-
gress cert in national powers, incluiing
the taking of national attitude toward
foreign nations, it did not intend that
such expenditures for national dignity,
as were usual to nation WELDING those
powers should tie made by congress?
Mr.. Tucker asked the gentleman from
Massachusetts to point out to him where
the word "nstionap is respect of power
or anything else occurred III the consti-
tuition.
Mr.. Hcar-The power to levy war, to
conclude peace, to establish commerce
means a nation i'll every line where that
power is granted.
Mr.. Tucker-If that is what the gen.
tlenan calls national power, 1 UNDER
staud him, but there Is no such thing in
the constitution as power to levy war.
There is power to declare war, and
raise and support armies.
Mr.. Hoar-And to levy it after it is
declared.
Mr.. Tucker-Tbatis not in the consti-
tuition. The power to create and main
tain an army, and make rules for the
land and naval service covers the whole
question.
Mr.. Lawrence called the attention OF
Mr.. Tucker to q letter from George
Washington, transmitting the constitu.
ton to congress, in which the govern
ment is called national government.
Mr.. Tucker-I know it. admit that.
l said the word "nstionap was not in
the constitution, and the gentleman has
not found il in it. Ha finds it outside
OF =. TEst is exactly what say.
Mr. LaWrence-It was in the minds
of the men who made the Constitution.
Mr.. Iucker-Men did rot make it; no
one man made it, and the Federal con-
vention did not make it. If the gentle
man wishes to know who made it, l say,
with great emphasis, the States made it.
lSensaJiOn
In the further course of his remarks,
Of G gorge Washington, he lie
marked that George Washington was
the fist great rebel IN this country, and
he ve0tured to say to the gentleman
from Onio Mr.. Garfield, who spoke
the other day about perjury, that George
Washington was, in view Of the law, q
peIiured rebel, for he was an officer ia
his msiesty's army, and he Fucker
took 1t for granted that he swore
to support the crown, and then went
into the rebellion.
NJ Gar6aId- hid ba hold n oo,,, &,