Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-26
Grants Purpose in Moving Troops to
Washington.
New York Journal Of Commerce (DemD.



II Is not improbable, however, that the admins
tratlOn would Ike to have great excitement MADE
over this trivial thing. Possibly the troops were Or
dered TO Washington for no other purpose than %
provoke indignant remOnStranceS from the OPPOSE
ton. There Is no sympton q turbulence ID Tue
country now. Notwithstanding the troubled state oi
politics. the public peace Is everywhere preserved
aud II Is threatened from no quarter and no SET OF
men. All pretensions to the contrary are mere n
yentlOns and subtle preteXts to up some ute
riOT design in those who fabricate them. II PreSi-
dent Grant could succeed In stirring up the hot indig
nation Of great party, and provoke from II lntem-
perdte expressions, he might easily cOnstrue these
into menaces against the peace and order OF the
country and from them justify his placing
force at the capital Is large as that which the
most eXtraTagant Of the newspaper correspondents
now dream OF. This, as he well knows, would not
be needed there to repel any armed revolution
though he may imagine II would be useful In some
emergency which he and his advisers contemplate
Those Journals which lending themselves 10 e&-
ayeratons OF the arning at Washington ana giving
currency to unfOunded TJlmOrS OF Threatened danger
there are unconscOuy playing into the hands OF the
administration and helping 10 bring about that mil
itaTy domination at the capitol which would be the
graveSi OF perils TO our institutions. The times de
mand the greatest caution and moderation on the
part Of all citizens In thinking speaking and acting
on the issues which have Unexpectedly arisen as a
sequel 10 the Presidential campaign. Every thing
should be stGdiOusly avoided which tends TO excite
ment, and especially 70 give color to the appTeheEss
SiOns which few partiIans profess 10 entertain OF
some future serious trouble at Washington.
The Specter of Trouble.
New York Herald Undll
WASHINGTON, November 2l.--There Is gen
erIl abatement of excitement perceptlble in WASH
ngtOn this evening and matters have assumed thelT
wOnted quiet aspect But the speCter of trouble Will
not down despite this calm and ii hauntS the pop
ular Imagination Gossip and speculation as TO the
future engroSs peoples thoughts and FORM the st;pie
OF ordinary conversation With the public MIND IN
this sensitive State. The presence OF troops recalls
the fact that Governor Hartrdnft, OF PENNSYLVANIA
was In close conference recently with the President
and he tlsI
his business was the discussion OF proposition 10
have the PENNSYLVANIA militia ready for any emeT-
cency arising out Of trouble on Inauguration day At
the same time the gossps on the other side OF the
political fence point 10 the presence In Baltimore OF
Colonel PeltOn. OF Governor Tidens stall, and de-
duce their inference that this visit there was Tor the
PURPOSE Of cOnferrfng with Governor Carroll on the
subject of an escort OF Maryland militia next
March. when Governor Tilden comes 10 lay
ing OF Washington at this time, the Republicans
say Il Is only repeating what was done ty the Demo
cratic administration Of President Buchanan, IN
January, 1851 when he ordered troops 10 tAe capl-
tOl 10 guard u against the contingency OF not or
trouble on the occasion OFF MT. LincOln's In
auguratiOn. As one looks back through the columns
OF the newspapers or that period, he Is tOTIbly
struck by the truth Of the saying that history repeats
Itself; for Instance, the city OF Washington was, as
we all remember. greatly excited by the secession
movement, six States having already severed their
relations with the national government. General
scott WHITES letter warning the President that the
hOthsads among the seceders VIII doubtless lay
hands upon the forts, aFSenals and other public
property, and advising him TO garrison them with
troops. On the ninth OF January, President Bu-
chanan sends a special message TO congress the
next % the last paragraph Of which reads as OROws
1t Is said that serious apprehensions are 20 some
extent entertained In which do not share that the
peace Of this district may be disturbed before the
fourth OF March next. In any event Il viii he my
duty " preserve Il, and this duty .shall be per
formed 4"
PRESIDENT GRANTS POLICY.
This sounds yery like what President Grant said
the other day. IN the interview with your correspond
eni when he gave the assurance that he never aI-
pretended danger. but believed In being prepared
for h and having the means at his command. But
the parallel goes sl farther In the local papers OF
January u. 1851, We read the following:
- A squad OF fifteen marines arrived last night and
went Immediately to the barracks company OF
about seventy sapperS and miners from West POn
arrived yesterday morning and were quarteTed IN
Columbian dTmory. company OF light ARTILLERY
fy, the same place will start today and be here OF
Tuesday. i Is believed theY will be quartered on
CAPITOL Hill Il Is understood that the government
viii concentrate te following force here: Five com
Ianles Of foot soldiers, including marines; thTet
EgIppanles Of light artillery and two companies o
esgalfF,"
From paPeJ Of fsT days later We learn thu
HE aTtillefyfnel wsTe 1aAHered In the arSenB
grounds. where they are housed tonight, and tina
among the officers were general, then captain, barTy
who Is in command Of the forces now Oh duty mere
Another officer OF those days was Captain Samuel
s. Elder, who Is also present on this occasion a: