Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-26

party and you never objected to solid south as
party BE said that 1t was only after ten years sub
mission to Radical rule. which had imposed heavy
debts upon southern States, that the south had riSea
in opposition The masses north would not have
endured for twenty four hours what the south had
endured for ten long years. But now thank God, the
Democrats were in power not by the clemency of the
Republican party. but by the omnipotent power OF
statute books whatever measures impeded a fair
election and prevented Tree ballot.
he had head protests from the inhabitants Of wy
andotte Kansas against the influx OF emigrantS to
thai point and remarked that i was only when the
negro was at a safe distance that the Republicans
his friends. They had never had any use for
bIes and run them to the ballotbOx in the Interest
OF the Republican party. They merely simulated an
Mr. Haskell deSied that the nsople OF that State
hostile to c0Ored INN igran ~ on the contrary
they welcomed 1t, but they lid NO deem Il wise To-
homeless.
The session of Thursday was here Brought to a
close and that OF Friday commenced.
Debate was continued by Messrs. Manning, Goode,
Reed, Rice, Sparks. Hiscock and Metcalf. The lat
ter remarked that he was neither alarmed or dis
turbed at seeing these great questions carried into
the next Presidential campaign. He believed the
with sold nnrth firm for the right as 1t had been
before The commelnorable period OF history. lap
plause on the Republican side
Mr Ellis argued as to the unconstitutlonaltty or
the election law.
OF the Democratic party, ana said that that
party could boast OF nothiLg really good it that it
Gratis In the south had been forced at the cannon
mouth and bayonets point to take the ballot In the
Democratic party south TO return to the Union and
that party valued free fraud at the polls and
restrained violence more than 1t valued the govern
ment when concession Of cardinal principles was
demanded. He, with no arrogance and no threats,
speaking, as he BELIEVED not only for his party but
for the whole country, warned those who made such
demands that they would be successfully opposed.
should the final arbter be appealed to on the bloody
theater OF war; he hoped the stars and stripe would
citizens of this republic. land or sea, at home
as well as abroad.
ton the house had right to make Its own rules. 1t
not for the President 10 question to omplain
see lit to veto the pending bill he should have to
find other and better reasons for his action than the
fact that two subjects were embraced In the bill.
He quoted the English house OF commons as au-
thorty for the proposition that it had the undoubt
end. purpose, conditions, Limitations and
qualifications of the giant. The same exclusive
right inhered in the American house of representa-
tiVes 1t for the house to say what would be the
Limitations on The appropriation bill.
MI. Ewing closed the debate on the Democratic
side Of the question He commenced by remarkine
that the republicans he'd seized on thu pending
PTaside3s esmpaen on the Issue of s 81 Tnf
hate, for the purpose OF preventing their trial and
an tn ns v 6ic 81 tb PSDc Opinion fo
be expelled from power. he would not Yield one jo
title of the results OF the at the demand Ol
| any section, but as Union soldier. proud OF his
service and unwilling that anything won should be
surrendered, he denounced the legislation IL was
now proposed TO repeal as plaguespot on the body
| polite.
the passage OF the army appropriation bill By the
senate, at which announcement there was consider
| able hand-clapping on the Democratic side of the
house. on which Mr.. Garfield quoted the proyerb
| HE laughs best who laughs last"
Mr.. Ewing resumed his speech. and said that he
Republican party to go into the army and his col
leagues Mr.. Finley and Mr. Lefevfel. who had LEFT
fought not for party supremacy out to preserve tnC
Union intact. He referred to the cffer made by Mr.
Garfield made at the last session. to accept two Of
/ the propositions which that gentleman now de
| nOunced as revolutionary.
Mr.. Garfeld-Are you willing to give UP the other
MI. Ewing-I viii talk to you about that out OF
this congress, notice that you give up one Of them
1 but little reluctantly.
| Mr.. Garfeld-Not at all
| MI. Ewing resumed and asked what there was tC
the Democratic party? What ehanSs had fatIsI
place since the time that the gentleman Garfield
had offered to accept the propositions, and the tims
! that he denounced them revolutionary? The
pretext Of the Democratic caucus had been set up
but before the bills had been reported Republican
| caucus had resolved that no general Legislation
/ should go through, so that the Democrats vert
forced, II they wished TO repeal these laws, TO pu
that repeal on the appropriation bills Referring L
| the reconstruction measures, he declared that the
| object had been to produce race antagonism anC
that congress- in passing that legislation kaew per
fectly well that it organizing hell in the south
| that Federal intervention had besn the great anC
| lasting cause OF race disturbanc in the south
The proof Of that that IN the States of Virginia
| Texas, Georgia and North Carolina from which
had been hardly any talk Of race disturbance. sucf
| talk had come from the States where Federal aTm
were longer kept, and where the election machiner
was most thoroughly organized. In those the Re
| pubcans had kept up the hateful. implacable anC
mOnstrous Organization OF party by color, whert
the threat OF black domination had been constants
over the whites and where under the earpetbaggers
administration, there had been rule OF profgaey
| [App auSe on the Democratic Side MIST negrC
suffrage be abolished? Not at al; but the color lint
| must be abolished. Mr.. Ewing was proceeding Il
argue the uDcOnstitUtionality OF the election laws
when the hour TO which debate was limited arrived
| and cut off his further remarks.
| TIE committee then rose, ard the speaker Ore
| scented enrolled and signed by him the army ap
pIOpriatiOn BILL and the house adjourned unit
| Monday.