Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-04-29
A New slave sta,s.

Fr em The Paris (r nn.) Ssnitncl
Some twenty Odd years ago, the project Of
having new State, 10 be formed of the Ken
faeky purchase, West Teaaessee (theh th'
Western District and North MississipBi, (ihO
northern tier Of counties Of that Stste,) was
discussed to considerable extent in th'
papers Of the District and the reasons given
why we should have a new STATE Of our owu
here, and the advantages pointed out But ihs
great difficulty 10 be anticipated, in getting
the Legislatures Of these States to relinquish
the territory for it, caused the project to be
abandoned as imprscticable.
But since new aspect is given to matters Of
that sort BY the Kansas question, It is an
suspicious time TO revive the discussion, and
make the attempt 70 get new State. Shake
sPeaTe speaks Of taking the instant BY the
forehead top" and says that "ihers 10 tide N
the affairs Of men, which taken at the full,
leads to success.D That time is AoW, and let
us who are in favor Of having here seir
slGUs state, (for It could not be anything else,
take the necessary initiatory steps, and then
push the thing on 10 a consunmati0n- There
sre several good reasons why we ought to have
such a state. Separated BY the Tennessee
river from the other parts Of Tennessee and
Kentucky, with A country, soil, &c, entirely
/ Different, aud with different interests and busi-
Hsss connections, we are and always have
been ia an isolGfsd condition We have there
/ fore local reasons Of the strongest character
for desiring 10 have a new State. On the
score Of e0BBeaicnce and suitable boundaries,
one Of the principal eonsidsFatious in the for
nation Of new States, we can plead some Of
the strongest reasons in favor Of it. But as
my object Is to Introduce the subject, / viii not
90 into regular argument upon it.
AS 10 territory (number Of square miles) and
citizens, we have plenty Of each to make Us
one Of the most respectable States In the Union,
10 point Of size and poPElatioH and | expect
that = Ould not be far from the truth, IL
were to say hat ii would be the almost unaui-
nous wish OF the citizens Of West Tennessee
and the Kentucky purchase, were they con-
sgltsd on the subject, to have a new Safe. As
for North Mississippi, am aware that there
would be sOmf objection there, but / expect,
only in one respect. As The character Of Mis-.
sissippi colon is betIer at New Orleans and in
Eur0ps than that raised in Tennessee, or
new State Of the same latitude, there would
very probably be an objecfi0a Of this charae-
ter, to going into the arrangement. This would
remind me OF the aneedote OF the old lady,
Who, when the running Of the line between
Virginia and North Carolina was about to
throw her into the latter State, was opposed 10
Il because North Carolina, as she said, was a
stekly Sfafsi But If they object, we have
plenty Of Territory and inhabitants without
them. Though it would make the new State
VI a otAtEL 1lLrs " udFt Aluer GDAAkAt1 duutA
on, on the South.
The three States which would have TO give
the territory, can easily spare il, without re-
jucing their limits too much, and without any
Important disaTTspgement Of their capitals,
which would remain nearly as central as ever.
As'i IL they ever would reliuquish territory to
form a lew State here, it wOudbe now, as the
North has tbs prospect Of obtaining the prepon-
deranes in Congress By the admission Of
80 Nran 49, A .
give the South fDo more Senators, in the most
important branch of Congress; and it is to her
interest TO have as maDy slave States brought
into the Union as possible, and as fast as pos
sibie- As to The loss Of territory on the part
Of Tennessee, Alabama could make it up bY
giving that part Of that State north Of the Ten
aessee river, which Tennessee 0Hght TO haze.
| hope that this subject will be sgitated and
discussed until we succeed in getting the new
State. A CITIZEN.
HESRE CoUxTE, Tsan.. AprH %. is5s
MELANCHOLY ISFArUATIoS.-We have late
" heard OF another sad case Of I" free love"
infstuation. A gentleman, Of excellent edu-
cation, well connected, and popular writer,
has recently become interested in Spifitualism,
and has been lee, BY the discussion Of free
love, sfinities, aud such nonseLss, 10 the con
rlusion that the wife with whom he has lived
happily for twenty years, and who has made
him the father Of an interesting family, is not
lis " affinity" he made mistake, AID mar
lied the wrong woman, because he vas not
hen spiritually enlightened Consequently he
lss forsaken his wife and Family, and while
he provides for their support, and occasionally
fisits them. be has reuOunced the relation of
husband and father, and makes his home else
where He has discovered that bis aetusl af-
unity is for young lady medium, and to her
le gives the society which belongs to his wife.
He finds no fault with bis wife.-Spriagfeld
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