Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-18

| WASHINGTON, May 17.-Four per cent
subscriptions to-day, two hundred thousand
one hundred and fifty dollars.
| The President nominated Henry G. Mars
ton, of Illinois, as United States consul at
| Port Louis.
A REPUBLICAN MANIFESTO.
The Republican congressional committee
| has issued the following address to the voters
of the United States:
The Democratic house of representatives has
| to-day, by party vote, adopted resolution
| which, under preteIse of an investigation, is
| to lay the foundation for a revolutionary ex-
| pulsion of the President from his office. This
| is the elimination of a plot which has been
| on foot from. the day that Hayes and Wheeler
| were declared constitutionally elected. 1t
made its first public appearance in
the resolution of the last Democratic
house, adopted at the close of the session,
declaring that Tilden and Hendricks were
elected. Tllden and Hendricks subsequently
made similar public declarations themselves.
A few timid members have long held back,
and some of them, after being coerced to
final vote, still pretend that they will halt as
soon as their partial and one-slded investiga
ton shall be ended. In other words; they in
tend after having suborned evidence to bring
he shall not remain In office. These men
have control in the Democratic party. They
dared not even follow Alexander II. Stephens,
unit against caucus dictation, to the ex-
tent of showing a semblance of fair play.
They will be impatient in the future, as they
have been in the past; moreover, it is difficult
to believe In their sincerity, In view OF the
public avowal of their party that its purpose,
if possible, is to displace the President. 1t is
matter of history that the resolution just
adopted was framed to express this object
the speaker of the house was consulted in adj
vance as to whether ne would rule that it
was a privileged question. The party
managers were anxious to conceal their pur-
poses. In this they were defeated by the
speaker, who would not rule it question of
privilege unless it clearly assailed the title Of
the President. The resolution being offered,
he read carefully prepared opinion, deciding
it TO be question OF the highest privilege,
because it involved the question of the valid
ity of Hayes's title. Here are his very words:
"a higher privilege than the Que here in
wolves and broadly and directly presented as
to the rightful occupancy of the chief execu
tive chair of the government, and the con-
neption of high government officials with
conceive. The chair finds enumerated
among the questions of privilege set down in
the manual the following: Election of
President The chair, therefore, rules that
the preamble and resolution embrace ques-
tions of privilege OF the highest character,
and recognizes the right of the gentleman
from New York TO offer the same"
Upon this the Republicans commenced
struggle against this revolutionary scheme,
which, after five days duration, terminated
in the success of the copspirators. The Re-
publicans offered to favor the fullest investi-
ton into the alleged frauds, by whichever
party charged to have been committed, but
the Democrats pursued their course shame
lessly and relentlessly, and stihed all inquiry
into attempts at bribery in Oregon, In South
Carolina and Louisiana, and murder and vio-
lence IN several States. Neither amend
ment nor debate was allowed
the memorable previous question
was applied and enforced. This scheme, if
pursued, and it is now fully inaugurated, can
only have the effect of further paralyzing
business of all kinds, preventing the restora-
ton of confidence, which at one time seemed
promising, oasvIng gloom over every house.
hold, and bringing our nation into reproach
before the civilized world. The
peace Of the country is the first
consideration of patriots. This new
effort of the Democracy to inaugurate an
archy and Mexicanize the government by
throwing doubts upon the Legitimacy OF the
title of the President is in keeping with the
records of that party, one wing of which re-
belled against the government, while the
other wing gave aid and comfort. We call,
therefore, upon all who opposed the rebellion
of 1861, without distinction of party, to rally
again to the support of law and order and
stable government, and to overwhelm with
defeat the reckless agltators, who, to gain
political power, would add to the present dis
tresses OF the country by shaking the fcunda-
tions of the government they failed in four
years war to destroy.
By unanimous order of the committee.
GEORGE C. GRAHAM, Secretary.
PROF. HENRY's SUCCESSOR.
Spencer f. Baird, assistant secretary'of the
Smithsonian institute, has been elected Sec
rotary in the place OF Prof. Henry, deceased.
IN CABINET SESSION.
At the cabinet session to-day there was
considerable discussion OF Indian affairs.
The Nez Perces prisoners, at Fort Leaven-
worth, have pettioned to be liberated, prom
islng to be good Indians.
AROUND WITH The COMMITTEES.
The senate committee on transpol tation
routes to the seaboard to-day heard Captain
]. B. EAds In advocacy OF the bill providing
that government payments for the oonstruc-
ton of the Mississippi river jetties be has
tened, In accordance with the results of the
deepened channel, etc., SO far attained.
The following bills were agreed upon to day
by the house committee on railroads and Ca
udlc, anu ldNOEdUle EepOTUS Ou Guc SAME du
thorized to be presented to the house: A bill
appropriating thirty thousand dollars for
the purpose of making survey to ascertain
the practicability and cost of constructing
water route between Lake Michigan and Lake
Erie; bill to provide for the more thorough
investigation of accidents on railroads; bill
which passed the senate to revive and extend
the provisions of an act approved June 8,
1872. granting the right of way through the
public lands of the United States to the PEN
sacola and Louisville railroad company, of
Alabama; bill which passed the senate au-
thorlzlng the construction of abroad from a
point at or near Bismarck to the Black Hills;
and a bill which passed the senate to moor
porate the Cheyenne and Black Hills railroad
and telegraph company
THE FISHERY AWARD.
The President sent to the senate late this
evening, message inclosing communica-
ton from the secretary of state on the SUBJ
ject of the fishery commission appointed un-
der the treaty of Washington. The Pres-
dent, In his message, recommends the appro-
priation OF the necessary sum, with such
discretion to the executive of the government
in regard to its payment as, IN the wisdom of
congress, the public interests may seem to
require. The message accompanying the
document was referred to the Committee on
foreign relations.
The secretary, in his accompanying COM
munication, raises question as to the conn
potency of the commission to make an award
except with the unanimous consent of all
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