The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25

any other British vessels, coming to any Of
our ports, are by force of this twenty
ninth article, and of our friendly laws,
authorized TO trans-ship their fish or goods
TO Canada or from Canada to New York,
for expectation without the payment of
duties, This is the fact, and the President
tells us that ii has existed now for two
years. Following that fact, which the
President says is q gross outrage and in
jury, is the statute OF the United States,
which says that il he is satisfied that such
n fact exists, he shall apply the means of
redress which the statute has put in his
hands. Why does he not do it? | should
be glad to have somebody tell me. !
should have been glad, intellectually, il
the President had said in this message
what the reasons are ; what the mpedi-
ments are TO his endeavoring 10 execute
faithfully the statutes of the United States
on state OF circumstances which he ohi-
cially reports TO exist, when that statute
makes it his duty TO employ the means
which the law has given him to accom-
plish 1t. believe that in the time Of the
late war, il ! may refer to that
without oiiense TO any one, il was said,
from time to time, that the more troops n
certain Union general, and perhaps more
than one general, was supplied with the
greater difficulty he found in moving on
the enemy, and that he continually tele-
graphed TO President Lincoln that he
could not 60 until he had more troops.
Does the President really mean TO saw that
he cannot take any step provided in the
act OF 1887 until Congress shall give him
further powers, and particularly the very
powers which, on full discussion
eighteen months ago, the Senate thought
il was unfit TO give him2 Alas, Mr. Pres
ident, think II is an infinite pity that in
so simple u case, an adequate and full
statute the force or weakness OF which, il
it has any weakness, has never been
tested by the first step, should remain un-
executed and in state OF ''inocuous
desuctude' until the President may see
whether Congress will not put more am
munition into his hands before lac fires the
first gun.
Senator IIoar said that confession was
good for the soul, and that il was a sub
ject of considerable satisfaction TO be.
neyolent mind TO witness the workings OF
| the grand Democratic confessional which
seemed TO have established itself at the
| Whte-hOuse. The Senate had received n
message short time ago, within three
months, from the President, which con.
tained this language: 81 believe the treaty
will be found 10 contain just, honorable,
aud therefore satisfactory solution Of the
| difficulties which have clOuded our rela-
tiOns with our neighbors on our northern
border" Republican senators had been
told when they pointed out grievance
after grievance and insisted on their re-
moval, that they were proposing retalia-
ton; that that was most abhorrent and
| abominable thing, never 10 be thought OF,
and that, II they did not look out, they
would get the country into war. The
senators on the Democratic side OF the
chamber had fairly laid down before the
/ demands OF the little Dominion OF Canada.
They thought they were lying down by
the side OF the President TO comfort
| him in his own position; but now
| behold, poor men, the President under
took TO get up, and, shaking the mud
from his own coat tO leave them where
| they had placed themselves. H. when the
representatives OF Great Britain were in
| Washington the administration had called
attention to the violation by Canada OF the
| treaty In regard 10 the use of her canals, 10
/ this wrong which the President now said
demanded instant and prompt measures Of
retaliation, aud they rejected the demand
| for redress, how happened It that that part
/ Of the negotiations had been kept wholly
secret from the Senate and the people?
/ How happened j, that the President had
/ sent a treaty which WIS claimed 10 remove
/ every cause OF oilcnso aud complaint IT,
/ on the other hand, lac did not call this to
| the attention OF the rcprcseniatiygsoi Great
| Britain In what an attitude did he now
seek 10 place the people OF the United
| States or how would they have been placed
/ but for the rejection Of the treaty! lie
/ would have had long negotiation with
/ Great Britain and would have declared
/ that the results were perfectly satisfactory,
| and then the moment the treaty Ia which
| she had consented had been ratified and
| accepted lac would have been prepared 90
turn round upon her with this hos
tile measure OF retaliation. Had the
| President believed all the time that hc
was urging this treaty as q complete splu-
ton oi this matter, that it was not % COM
plctc solution, and that this grave cause
Of oncuse still existed. The message. hp
slid was q repetition of the policy pur-
sued in regard 81 the purchase oi bonds
| This administration wanted tu pile up Il
great surplus in tho treasury in order tlui
Il might be used as an argument Tor the
attack on our protective system, and uc
corlingly II affected 10 have grave doubt,
whether the law gave thp secretary power
10 cxpuni that surplus for bonds ui tht
| United States, aud after thc mischief wa.
already done aud the surplus was piled ~
and distributed among thC national banks
without interest, the President sent in d
communication saving hc thought ht
ought 10 have authority 10 CXprnd u if
buying bonds. Whom both branches %
Congress passed resolution stating thu
the President had that right, hc said
"Wcll, guess haye,' and proceeded Q,
make his purchases.
Now, hc asks the Senate and House (,
grant him power, which he kuoWs per
luctly well he has the right 10 exercise
, Had the President called the attention o
, ANYBODY to these wr0ngs2 II WIS idle lo
. tine President 20 undertake 1t this time q
b cover up his retreat aud cover up IBIS -ur
! render 10y undertaking 10 come 20 th
front in this mliicr
, Mr. Morgan, after citicizing Mr. III
/ munds i0r moving an adjournment yes
! tcrday when the measure was pUaCuiy,
, 10 the Senate, said. Il now turns out q
! the evidence clearly established that th
% purpose Of all this opposition 10 the PrcsI
! dent IN respect Of his dealing with ihcs
, I fisheries, had not been 30 get the govern
/ mcnt and the people in better shape, hu
b 90 ontmp the executive aud put him int
y side lines, into n straight jacket, tp pu
) him whore lac would do the biddngol Oh
10 minority Of tlo people Of the Unite
{ States, represented IN this chamber 10y ih