The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-06

10 the Secretary OF State, dated january 81
1881, he says: ~ ~
The Chinese residents who were subjected to tho
cp thn r6t 81 I,e hop calne 70 inns country
general gOycrnmentoi the United States, and moi
win Colorado or any individual state
He says further
beg TO call your attention 10 the following YER
dict OF the cOrUncr's jury:
The evidence shows that the said mob could
have been suppressed by the regular force had they
iearloSly arrested die rlnglendcrs, but which,
owing 10 the disorgnnizcd condition Of the police
iorrc of tho city and the incompelency aud In
enGiency Of It's goycrnent by the proper authority
hhu Tue hulurc OF tht county authorities 10 render
the necessarily aid aud assistance required In such
emergencies, The mob assumed such proportions
as eliminated In the destruction Of human life
and the disgrace Of the city In not AilOrding pro-
tcgllon To lie nnd property"
This verdict shows clearly that the local authori-
ties Ind not brought into rsuuiyitOn all the means
Tor the suppression Of the mob.
Where was the spirit Of scntorial indigna.
ton and investigation then? We heard Of
no federal inquest bill at that time nor OF
any Kindred measure. Does N hap
pen that Colorado was not south
crd State? Was IL because the
Chinnman was not voter? Was It less
Infamous 10 murder aud abus, a man pro-
tcctcd by treaty made In pursuance OF u
constitution than 10 Kill n citizen protected
by u constitution? However that may be,
when the Chinese appealed to the only gov.
ernmcnt they knew in this country, dcclar-
ing that they had come under the faith Of u
solemn treaty with this great nation and not
with Colorado or any other state, what was
Secretary Eyarts' reply?
viii read you an extract:
~ 10 the nrrls. and punishment OF the guilty
D. r'ons who c)mpO'c the mob at Denver tnccd
ouy remind YOU that the pOwcn of direct iutcr.
NrGGnh on w dIi oj th,N g1Eernmeht are limited
u, w. lol,ltlii9n OF the tm;ed states. Under
! Tue liiuiiips If that ius,rlmuui the government
Of &c foiyral unlou can MT Interfere IL rgirl 10
| l'' aluinisirstlun or execution NJ the muuiciptl
1885,. 81 q state Of The Union. except under cruim.
-g'I ANS upts rr run !n Il - Tho ease ct % state
WnI,' power f. iount Inadequate 20 the enforce
r'i, ni IL st reign auth1rity and even then the
lr ,HEh authority c,u oLly be- brought into npcr,-
60 u The particular state. Ia t,sypusc o. "a rmal
rNlb9l ir1l the proper political authority oi the
This sound declaration Of constitutional
law came from the Acknowledged head of
thc American bar, then Secretary Of State
and now u distinguished senator in this
! body, who his Joined In the report
/ ~ the majority upon the municipal
clcriion ut Jackson. Miss The Amcri.
ear people who recognize his great powers
/ might vol, submit, hc informed how this
| Wholesome doctrine can b. rrrpuciltd with
/ th" idea that the Federal senator or the Fed
atlf r.N llINN W fAANi llNd'lH 70 |iIf NNtnfFs
/ ~ AMI iaE' charge ~ the matter of q town
! election for ulc pur.o,e OF a,ccgilining
| whether II was lawfully conducted
Anu The Secretary udi,, what Is not inap-
. p'inIhlc 10 some deeds OF VOL ucr Tor which
Z the a"uth has been rounily denounced:
/ 20 - 800. superiuIls On recall i0 1usr ar'clti1n
ihr 90 70 but t9l Wei nttrstr b lI#u-.. tlIt ua
I uo4i-.lts. hlrpiiy iuirrquru' uf.al AL, ont mo-
/ i've ~ thcT lh'V tiOn aud alNig, Uifhr % reason
] 'h 'h't Nuisiuc lawc.s prrul, H,l hand 81.
] Is TIE. nnl make up "a iuuy iu o., character ui
/ !anh"' uhiccnt iowcr and numerical sirlg.h
/ % def. for The mIsncnt the Recommendations oi tho
] i'N Hul lho l"Nc. pi he lu.1i 'utIpr.i'' ,urh
/ lgrHru's ar' peculiar o no ,pIuirt Neither the
| d.Atrr..
| I have not referred to this case In orlcr 10
/ force strained analogy, but hccgus. il en-.
able, mot show The dincrnce IN the stand
I point from which We took the saline quos.
nut, sir, hloodicr race collisions have oc.
currd cl,'whcrc in the west. Whv
in the very month n March. 1850
when the senator from Ma,,lchu.oitg
introduced his fclcrll Muurgt BIN.
which hc said Wa subjected hy the reports
ui ilc recent occurrence ut tirrllliuu.
Miss when there hal hJOn mo- opportunity
Tor iuvc't.aiiiun, lint lee Nn, proceeding ON
mere newspaper rypgrt. us be- admitted
th'rr was lying on hls table or within hi.
ui the United STAT solliug the attention 1T
turstc q second time "a a mlssnrra ~ pru.
Pie ut color nc Rock Spring.. in Wyoming
/ Territory, whom con 10, hls plvrfs which
10 hl, not Zoe uiiy 2tlt', tn which ihr most
rNifsrriicl representation of any southern
tragedy "ilrr uH parallel.
10 lis first mcs,agc the President had adj
v.r,yd To-
The pycn' outbreak IN Wyoming Territory.
uHCfr number uf uuliit'udlus cinnamon. InI.F
tHi. POS nithIut.r urrie'Iiun 81 tIy tratlr, Ful
iir l.NH ser lHrl.r. 1y o. mUh AMI tic siui
nri'r iu Washington Territory.
Aud h1i ,aid that
Al thv uuuCr 1T this government thoult beex.
tfIHi ~ mHluttlu The umpp.t COOL LtIth tuwrf,i
'fin in M irtimtui ni iLyr mun. Hui thu i1.
nrNi'l. ,iCrunc,. ut tic law Zoo hHuglu. ihy wruue
d"'fs 0" Justice slolil lC Insisted uu
W. this special message. dated March ?.
l'rt lee called attention ib what Dc hai said
iu Ii.s annual message. aud said
lh' i1.i., which ~ iar uW nu, cInErl,cricl or
1'i,''N .' any cscllpgtun or wiuHius tell.
u.ny. show the mufl ola number 10 Dhlrr.,
slhir iu september Last Hi IllE .prin|s. tfo
uuuuiiur ~ lnly oihur, and thr oscillation nf
ihr p.prrfiN ui nli When t1u unhappy SUMMONS
bed Uu driven from thgr hlhiruIr. fIsr IL
30 ui'HaUuG that thc Victims. ly uu, iaalr.s nr
di.HI ."r.N lr' nu their part contributed DO Itiur
a."Hi o1..I ion nn DC ron'fiy, 10 appear, that
Urr' stfrurlIr 100 uuf ml.lsf under tIr sanction
ui hospitality Hud ,Nprrs iruiF obligations. Wls
mIHu Poe rr'i'Nt i'r The aiitcs uHln tlyn. This
uuirtEr upul Jaw aud trslty urusumCuis was
C.nuuitiyi ii lsplcss tnuh.
llc further said:
The uoic oi che Dhinc.r minister nni iio dom.
mruu which accompanied IT, give H. / d..
.''ruu uu "A f'IAtci ti1i.maui ult icla Hruihh.r
in'iirui lni In.gnt inUf tg.y.,u, rgUsitiIle
yifruWs'HrH. ll.i ihr pro iIues lu tHr name nl
iuriu. fuf Goo HHF ruluwrut uf iIU crime anil
hNins ihr rrpli.sihility th,riuf Wyu rhhstIy
m".s,rf ui luJi'r.
Aud hr called attention IN "fbc r,lr,llc
ami III rplIahic uilurr uf The auihnritir.
ul Wyoming Territory 90 bring Ia Justice
thr guilty PARTIES"
Prom the "uncugsru'cl statement" Of
The DhInD.H minister I Clll attention 10 thc
following extracts
itHppy1r fh1' .r,ofu tun1rr1 Hrh.rfiI 0f tis ]
imperial majesty the lupsr1T 1T china. having .
,Hi,fui t.o i'ffup 81 thU United -taics in a.quH.
s.IEtH "a ltrk rpr.u.H, iu tLy lD,nl IUffIurF uf
Wyoming had tlrHr tu.ttri huualH nu1 ftT Ia
uluuHf uf Nrlu pact hsi l.rn ougisrl M the law |
iu' puI.ulis ui prs~inl irIustn on The a IT ]
-rItHmhsf lat thcsn uhigUts. while quietly on I
flEyl in iIUif u.ufl aFuUiIHus Wpui 30 denly a.
zoe. ~ WHOM ans pfufuUaiun un tlrlf IHrt. ty |
nrrHi nhuU - pCrrura With tcinrly any /
waning thu thlursr VIEW UrlrfIi b. tHs mob ]
in leave their homes. but 'riutr M opportunity |
Wa alurlcl them w execute uyss urirns tciiit i
Nrr of Uutkriry was uururi uIHu thgm. ana tl.ry ]
VEN rlWIVllrl tn abandon their huH0s aud ali /
ihcit puIcriy nni ncc ~ tic mountains i0t their /
: scoppI iaci shown Is thsi the event, occurrd |
I'm lfual iHi llFht- uns ~ the wltntssta avs i
MINIS ucifiy ~ hlHpri.yr can hg llcnu. /
hul HH no ruucnlmcH W. ATTEMPTED hut \
nli dome in dHylIThtHl Il dos uut apt.sf that am
titll uf Other nuthnrlccn made any atrmut d, nm
vent ui .upgys thg rlut Tho Judicial prlJtsl.
"a uuuUa4ue" 1hcsunauri " TIE r,fnuat VII,
INVESTIGATED the Cfiisst ioi death sncms ~ me