Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-02-28

| IN the Y nited states courts. The State
gcyernr-eIt is a white government No col
oTed men are represented IN it, and so far no
man connected with it has had the honesty,
courage or humanity to attempt 10 redress
| the outxa9es on these unfortunate men Of
color. The laws of South Carolina and Lou.
| isiaua are undoubtedly Sufficient fer the pro-
lection Of all their citizens, but there has
been lsmentable failure to enforce them.
| This course must, in the end, be the deetruc-
ton of the governments of these States.
| Ihousancs of persons In these States, con.
| trolled BY the political party proiting by
these ou'rages, condemn them, but they lack
| the Independence and the courage to make
| There VIII never be peace and good order,
and, consequently, prosperity 10 the south,
| while AM considerable number Of white peo-
| pie deny to the colorea people the rights
| given them by the law. To insure lasting
peace to the people, white and black, the
| fullest and treest exercise of all political
| rights must be conceded to all. The
| honor and the prosperity of Louisiana
demand that these outrages against the
rights of citizens, these violations of the
State and national law, shall be punished.
That this duty devolves upon the State ell
admit; and whatever may be said Of the
duty of The general government to redress
the va e Of its citizens, under these Cir
cumstances no one will excuse the State au-
thoritIes for failure to punish these offenders.
The committee say it was not possible, with
in the short time they had been in session, to
investigate the elections held in all the con-
gressIonal districts in Louisiana and South
Carolina, but sufficient testimony was
taken to show concluslvely that in several
districts IN these States not only the election
for congressman, but the elections for State
and county officers were neither fair nor free,
and that by violence and fraud an honest
expression of the will of those entitled to
vote vas prevented, and thousands OF the
citizens of these States were deprived of the
elective franchise. In Louisiana both vio-
lence and fraud were extensively used. In
South Carolina fraud was more largely re-
lied upon. In both States these agencies, so
disreputable IN themselves, and so dangerous
to the stability OF a republican form of gov
eminent, were used, not only against the
candidates OF the Republican party, but
against independent Democratic candidates,
and candidates by whatever name known,
who were in opposition to the regular
Democratic candidates, thus showing clearly
that the result sought for and accomplished
was not the prevention of so-called
carpetbag rule and the establishment of
so-called home rule, but a series of Demo-
cratic victories In these States and in the ma
ton by whatever means and whatever cause.
South Carolina shares alike the spirit with
louisiana. The Democratic leaders seem to
be insensible to the fact that the stability of
Isl,
and to be utterly unable to comprehend that
their course renders the return Of material
prosperity to these people absolutely impossi
BILE. Without peace and good order
there can be no obedience or enforce
ment of the law, and material prosperity
cannot come to these States in the absence
OF these requirements, and there must be
radical change 10 the management of pohti-
cal affairs. The trainers of the constitution
appear to have considered it safe to leave the
times, places and manner of holding cleo
tons under control of the States, but it is
very evident that they toresaw a condition
might exist in the future under which the
safety of the national government and the
rights of citizens might require that the
times, places and manner OF holding cleo
tons should be under its own control and not
under that OF the States. The time has come
when congress should exercise the power it
clearly possesses of providing by law for a
fair and free election of members of con-
gress Congress has the power to pass laws
prescribing the times, places and manner
Of holding elections for members of congress,
which necessarily implies the power to provide
the power of punishment for violations of the
law. 1t will be scarcely commended, certain
ly it cannot be fairly Claimed, that the
national government is compelled TO rely for
the punishment of otfenses against their
own laws upon the laws of the several States.
The, minority committeeshave not yet pre-
pared their views for presentation to the
senate.
WHY NOT?
The chairman of the executive committee
Of the National Greenback party has addressed
a letter to the secretary of the Honest Money
league, refusing to enter into the proposed
debate unless ''the Honest Money league can
show that it is authorized to speak for one or
both Of the regularly organized political par
ties
SUDDEN DEATH.
Prof. Mordecai Yarnall, Of the naval OBJ
servatory, died suddenly Tonight of apoplexy.