The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-26
"In,er Arma Legcs silent"

To the Editor Of The Appeal.
Amid the exaggerated oxcitcments uselessly
resulting from 'scourgo' 200 miles oil,
sound principles Of government need not be
forgotten, nor nccdlcssly snecrcd at In high
places. As one feature Of the confusion
feel constrained 10 notice n part OF the com
munication of your correspondent, H. b
Hammond, IN your issue OF September ~
"a cat may look at a king" therefore ] can
not permit TO pass unchallenged that por-
ton OF his article or letter which /, with oil
due humility, consider M embodying IN
spirit and animus, ut least, an unnecessary
sling at our national system. To such inn
piled "slur" on States and Statehood, must
hereby Except" In advocating the estab-
lishmcnt Of "a bureau Of public health ms an
| adjunct 10 one OF the departments at Wash
ington," Judge Hammond oauselessly as II
seems to me- quotes with quasi endorse
ment phrase from Henry Wattoson term
ing the States "a lot Of petty and squalid
soyereigntics" Now, M TO the merit or de
merit Of national bureau OF public
health, as generally advocated by
h. :. II. in that communication, | have
nothing 10 say. but do say there II naught
In our constitution or laws 10 prevent the
establishment Of such bureau with eNnct
regard TO the indubitable rights Of both the
State aud nation, No violation OF the wise
system of checks and balances instituted by
our grand forclathcrs can be threatened by
| such q bureau. Then why this travelling
/ out Of the way To cite an unknown legal
authorty-thc scmi-brilliant but erratic
and sometimes unbalanced Henry Wnttorson.
| our worthy friend, Thomas Flanagan, the
] law librarian, might as well abandon the
custodianship Of his admirable and useful
| tones and become the mere butler Of the
kings of place aud circumstance, 10 uncork
the wino bottles of cilcrvcsccnt, silly cham.
payne or the domiiohns IT rare "hcady' old
Kentucky bourbon, aud 10 furnish them
forth as new authorities on law aud govern
mcnt Let him descend from the post Of
law librarian to become mere bottle holder
for the plutocmcy.
Should Henry Wntteron, In one OF his
Inspired moments advocate the entire oblit-
Grafton Of state lines or In the words Of n
great orator, blot out the stan aud leave
only the stripes behind, would Judge Ham
mond, ct vi, approve. | trust not But
away with this spelling Of Nation with 100
Big an n. Abandon forever oil soothing nj
the landmarks. Return again, like the
| prodignl son, to the glorious mansion con
1
! u,gncrs ~ the declaration Of Independents
and all oi our unsurpnssnblc ancestors.
'1ur, sinner. tum."
That great original Democrat that lover ,
an his fellow men, the Savior ~ Mnnkin,
whom all Drgffts Ca reverence, had no sncci
for "squalor' either of individuals q
states" His humble followers were mos
Of them pr umably more or less 'squalid,
made ~ by the vulgar necessities Of thci
I 4 IL. n.
| the work .a-dny world must poriurce puru
"spualid" cmploymcnts. The farmer
the mechanic, the sailor the soldier b,
grimcd with powder the Confederate wit
lee IN his glorious rage and iattCrs wcf
aud are mcasurahly "suunlid" In III
stress Of the Revolution our heroes then uls
were probably "squalid.'
Then chine lilac lachrymnc" whence thc'
tears ur snccr, y. s llnmmond's broth,
I | Confederate fighting Tor home defense nu
!. | personal and state Independence when hand
4 | capped by the wrong and iuiVuity Of SLAYER
/, / for which they were not solely responsible
I were finally compelled ~ surrender az Al
pumniuN. but could not surrender one bot
title of proper State rights. These are Il
, nlicnnhlc these belong 10 the whole natio
equally.
The temporary beliefs that spranr as pol
onOus fungi or 'rporuds" from the blnol
soil IT war, will soon be destroyed by III
b fall blazing sun II n Cleveland" rcncwe
; Democratic administration. Tho black nirl
! of the past, In which many noNious cNcrc
! ccnccs iluurishcd. was but n drop Ia u
bucket of time, n moment IN the history
nations.
, once hcarl 81 nm old negro Who dat,
every thing from "dc time dc starr fcll,"
\ our splendid future fast arriving. when
=. | the people shall have their own again. nj
:. | "TlWdf fhHN h. no uiurs, We will all nor
I. ! and south forget the wuviul time when Il
I star. seemed a. iall. and the friends and col
( mdcs " judge Hammond hope aud belle
Q that be- will then be- with ~ IN our nation
q united Uioicinrs. There will then be-
!, "uqunlid' States l.. \. LAKE.