Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-11

A Sensible View of the Preside tial
Fraud Investigation Hon. Van
III. Manning's Increasing
PopularitY-PrOmis
Ing Crops, Etc.
occasional Correspondence of the Appeal.


| SENATOBIA, Miss, June 9.-Althouph the
people OF Mississippi almost unanimously de-
sire that President Hayes should continue
! unmolested In the administration OF his Of
| flee, because they would meet at any cost the
| supreme obligation of plighted faith, yet they
| almost as unanimously iDdorse the present
] course OF the APPEAL, and papers Of Its kind,
as rejecting correctly the true policy of the
| National Democratic party in its great effort
| to render fraud and corruption odlous, and to
strengthen and invigorate political integrity
and arrest the decayiDg sense of national
| honor. We are, for the first time in many
years, enjoying fraternal peace and the
restoration of stable, honest govern
ment, and feeling that we are a State,
| and a component part In the Amerl-
| can Union. 1t is but reasonable, therefore,
| that many should view with apprehension
| any political movement which might, in the
| end, disturb this state OF things. Hence,
there is not a Deuz5crat or Conservative In
| Mississippi who would not have the Potter
| investigation exonerate President Hayes, In
| the clearest and most unmistakable manner,
| from all suspicion of completely in any of the
| many disgraceful acts of his party, from
| Sherman down to the lowest and meanest
| perjured rascal In the whole catalogue Of
| smaller villains. All fair minded thinking
! men concede the necessity OF the investiga-
t Oh, how discouraging soever the task. 1t
| is but fair presumption that the prime In
stigators of the Investigation had good and
| sufficient grouods for assuming responsible
| ties of such delicate and grave consequences.
| They must have considered it In all its posi-
| BILE bearings and contingencies, and accurate
| ly estimated the results before Clarkson n.
| Potter offered the resolution now destined to
form one OF the most important chapters In
American history If they were sure they
| were right, then it was out their plain and
| imperative duty to themselves and to the en-
tire American people to gs ahead. In that
event, 1t was not for congress to pause, as
Caesar did on the banks of the Rubicon, al
| though good and true men did stand and
shiver before making the plunge. 1t is GER
| tainly painful reflection that in this latter
half of the boosted nineteenth century, and
In country which is claimed to be the most
favored ON the globe, we should dare to debate
among ourselves plain question of simple
honesty. Certainly the morals OF a people
must be thoroughly putrid who can condone
| great crimes in their public servants or seek
to cover them up for the sake of mere
party triumph. No one can seriously believe
for a moment that the great mass of the Re-
| publican party can very quietly rest under
the imputation OF such stupendous national
disgrace, but will most heartily unite in all
honest efforts to bring such venality and COR
ruption to the light, and follow 1t up by In
| fictiDg just and merited punishment upon its
authors, be they of high or low degree.
1HeIc EOueSJ GJO,
| who know that when a cankerous disease has
once fixed its deathly hold upon the vitals of
| party, as upon the body OF an individual,
the surgeons knife is the only remedy.
However painful and critically dangerous the
operation, Or however long the prostration
that must follow, there is no choice between
the remedy and certain death. In this way
only can the Republican party live and avoid
the recurrence OF evils of which we cannot
but believe the better elements of that party
must be as thoroughly disguised with and
tired Of as all honest men certainly are. Be
| lieving, then, that the Republicans them
selves are not averse to the punishment OF
crime, we see no reason to apprehend the
dire consequences which some late letter
writers pretend to see as the logical
results of detecting and expos
ing the guilt of certain indlvid-
uals. A ship, forsooth! must go down,
carrying passengers and cargo to the bottom
of the sea, when certain wreckers, who have
surreptltlously taken possession of the craft,
instead OF the honest crew chosen by the
owners, are detected and thrown overheard.
The logical result" of such state of things
IS, that the safety of the vessel, and of all on
board depends upon leaving the pirates In
undisputed possession of the craft, cargo and
larder, and even of the passengers valua
bles. safe and prosperous voyage, that.
The investigation now In progress will have
ONE GOOD RESULT,
if no more. 1t will most thoroughly bring to
the view of the northern people the true in
wardness and wonderful workings of our
beautiful and charming system of carpetbag
government. The whole reading world will
be allowed ample opportunity calmly and
quietly to contemplate the carpetbagger in
the plenitude of his virtuous glory and
craftsmanship. Unlike the transit of Mer-
curry, the dark track across our bedimmed
southern disc can be traced without the aid
of smoked glass. The shadow of his desola
ton will be observed as a total eclipse of all
southern prosperity during the weary years
of his soJurn among US. From the testimony
of Jim Anderson all can see that no narrow
creed bound the carpetbagger to any one
system of cheating, nor did he limit his de-
bauchery of institutions and officials to par
ticular sets. Governors, judges, election in
spectors, revenue collectors, constables and
all, stuck together in villainy until the rogues
fell out over the remnant OF the ruin they had
wrought.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The note of preparation for the fall con-
gressional campaign will soon be heard all
over the State. The anxiety of those who
hold or aspire to the leadership In national
affairs is becoming more apparent as the time
approaches for the various district commit
tees to designate the day for holding the sew
eral district conventions. The campaign, al
interest, will necessarily be very quiet one.
As we anticipate no sharp contest in any of
the districts, and especially so In this one
1.-THE second), the canvass bids fair to be con-
spicuous for lack of the noise and tumult of a
Presidential contest. The Democrats and
victory, are fully up with the spirit of the
times, and will place at their b. ad only men
those patriotism and integrity are above
suspicion. The present member from the
second district,
HON. VAN H. MANNING,
will, beyond doubt, be returned without Sc
rious opposition, either before the nominating
convention or before the people. Colonel
Manning has made US a most efficient and
trustworthy member, but, for good and suffi-
Gent reasons, very quiet one. Although
there are In this district many good men who
would make honest, honorable and deserving
representatives, yet as Colonel Manning has
served his constituents well, they will coun-
tenance no effort to put any man In his place.
Our people fully understand what experience
can accomplish In congress when they see it
daily illustrated in the efficiency and influ
ence of Lamar, Blaine, Butler, Cox, Garfield,
Stephens, and a host of others, whose con-
stltuents look to the practical benefits of con-
gressional representation rather than to that
generous sentiment too general IN the south,
which seeks to honor every deserving man.
This experience, now an almost indispensable
qualification in a member of congress, Colo
mel Manning has attained by constant and
laborious attention to his duties, and with
which he is now as fully acquainted as
most men would have been in twice
the length of time. 1t was wise selection
OF the speaker when Colonel Manning was
made member of the committee on educa-
ton and labor. Representing an agricultural
constituency, he has bent every energy toward
bringing that interest up to equal considera-
ton with the ether great interests of the
country. Although an able lawyer himself,
OF cool. clear, inceptive, analytical mind the
farmers interests, hitherto subordinated to
everything else in national legislation, or, for
the most part, ignored altogether, will have
in Colonel Manning a bold, energetic and
eloquent advocate. The farmer, who pro-
duces all and feeds all, and who needs the
fostering care of wise legislation more than
all other industries, will feel new interest
In his congressional representative when he
comes to know that railroad monopolies and
financial schemes of Wall street are not the