Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-05-13

Better, far better that the foot Of the whit
man should never be set upon the soil OF Kan
sss than that these things should be Ap
plause- Yes, fellow-citizens, II would be bet
ter that no white man should be allowed TO en-
ter Kansas ,sndthst IL should he turned over for
ever to the wild beasts and the savages OF tn
f0rest-better that the earth should open, am
that the whole Territory, from one boundary
10 the olher should be swallowed mp in eterns
oblivioH-than that the peace and harmony o.
this country should be endangered, or its bes
interests imperiledl Voices. "That's so J"
Then, fellow citizens, we have cause for re-
lojcing that something has been done 10 setti.
this question. The measure which hes just
passed ought to secure peace ana restore bar
mcny among the different sections OF the Con
fedeTacy. do not say that Il will do it, fol
there are bad men who for evil purposes anC
for selfish ends will oppose the wisest and bes
measures in order to accomplish their designs
and they may act thus in reference to this, Al
they have In reference TO other Just measures
that have passed the Congress Of ihs United
States. -Four years ago = great measure was
1 enacted by Congress which recognized nrin-
Z ciple that ought TO be dear 70 the heart OF ev-
I cry Amed an citizen, because it is principle
I that uudeTles all our republican institutionsz-s
/ principle which is G0d-given-the right OF ffan
I 10 self government. And yet this important
I act, which, il it had been carried into exeeu-
] AaNA AuAAAAutaN dNNNAulNE 20 10 NrAAl1H HpNAA
I have secured peace 10 the eouatry on the cues
/ tion Of slavery, has been seized upon by mad
fsRaticss who for political purposes have raised
the shout OF I" bseeding Kansas" and have kept
he whole country in turmoil and confusion
ever since. Fellow citizens, l hope the act
iawhieh has just been passed may be the means
ssof restoring peace and harmony to the Union.
# shall rejoice if that be the result. hope
az d believe that such will be the result but,
tsha fha-7 h. MT he affnrf rr-nfrn ha =
Just been made is prsiseworthy, and let as all
indulge the hope that from yesterday we may
! date an era Of good feeling in this country
L which may long continue TO bless our happy
s land. Applause
d But, gentlemen, / have still another cause
for rejoicing. The passage Of this measure
/ will rot only tend TO restore peace and harmo-
ny among the different sections Of the cOufede
Z racy, bat will tend to restore peace and haT-
I mony 10 the bosom Fl the good old-fashioned
/ Democratic party-GOd bless her CGreat aP-
/ plsuse .~
/ And have urso- personal reasons for rejoic-
/ ing in this matter. There were those who
knew 90 little Of me an for time TO suppose
! that had some affinity with the Black Repub-
/ icsn party but never were men more mis-
ken. They deceived themselves, and without
ny giving them the slightest occasion for it.
was born in the good old Democratic faith it
was the party Of nv father before me, and
never have on any occs sion departed from il.
/ Cheers The trnth is, fellow-citizens, the
I Black Republicans deceived themselves They
dug pit for others to fall into, and, uhfortu-
nstely for them, fell into it themselves. Thev
may have supposed they were going to catch
me as well as some others. They ought to
have remembered the old story their grand
mothers tod them when they took fancy to
catch particular bird, thatif they could only
sprinkle a little salt on It's tail they would be
sure 10 get it, and bow delighted they were IN
I'll the truth dswned upon their infantile minds
that the trouble was to get near enough TO
sprinkle salt on Great laughter and sp-
plauss. They have been laboring under a
similar Ieiusion recently.
The truth is, they have got into a bad fix,
and are long ways OF from water. Laugh
ter How inconsistent has been their cOurssl
At home they have professed eternal hostility
70 the extension Of the institution of slavery
that Kansas should be a free State, though
every man, woman, and child therein wished Il
10 be otherwise, and that under no eireum-
stances were any more slaves States TO be ad-
mitted into the Union. That was Substantially
the platform upon which they stood IN my own
country and throughout the Northern States.
But what have we seen TecentlyI For mere
party purposes we have seen them stultify
themselves By voting 70 admit Kansas as
should decide in favor Of it. How different this
from the position they have claimed to occupy
before the people! VINO now can believe in
b / ncerity? Are We to understand that
they have abandoned their former position. OF
was their late act a mere political THsf
suspect the latter. I fear they are actuated by
no higher motives than the mere accomplish
ment Of political and party ends. OBJ ct not
to the act they have done | only refer TO It 20
show their inconsistency, and that they are
ready to do anything in their power to embsF-
rass aud iniure the Democratic party. No
wonder they feel eXaspeTated. No wonder
they are 80 ready 10 abuse and misre3rsssnt.
know that come in for a full share, but !
care nothing for it. | regard It az lit.le as |
do the passing breeze. There is a prospect OF
the countD's having little Guiet aHd rest from
the slavery agitation, and hence they are
alarmed, for that II, or all things, what they
do not want. Agitation, dse0rd aud confu-
siOn is their element Give The country peace.
and they languish and die. They will make a
spasmodic struggle TO keep aP disturbance.
Already they are misrspressuting the bill,
and 1t is a remarkable fact, that almost every
objection they make is answered BY their own
record. Does it admit slave State on cOHdi-
tion2 They 50 voted themselves. Does the
preamble recognize that the people Of Kansas,
through their delegates at Lecompton, framed
a constitution which is republican IN form
The House dill, for which hey all voted, did
exactly the same thing. So did The Senate bill.
The language in that respect is the same in all
VI them Do they say that the bill offers
a bribe in lands to the people Of Kansas to ac-
cept the Lecompton constitution? SO then did
me CrittendeR amendment for which they all
voted for the amount given is the same ~
each. and is 10 more than usually given to neB
States, and which everybody knows Kansas
will get whether she comes IN now with this
constitution or hereafter under some other.
Have they no confidence IN the intelligence OF
! the American people, that they resort to these
Z sxredients TO get up preJldice against this
measure They will again be doomed, as they
I have oft times been before, to disappointment
( They have openly svowed that they will assai
T this bill, and they evidently mean that the
Z slavery agitation shall not cease, II they eaI
help A. until 1t ilas alienated the people Of The
North IRON the people of the South, and saPpec
! the very foundations Of the republic. The peO-
pie cannot fail to see the evil tendency Of thest
/ ihiugs, and the mischieYous nature Of theil
designs, and will, ItTus, and believe, hold then
mar uders upon the public peace, and consigI
[ hen to ingiorious defeat LAPPlause.J
Fellow-citizens, am not 70 be caught by anJ
T anti Democratic traps. Il is not the first tint
that such traps have been st for the purP0s-
Of catching Democrats. A few years ago al
Institution sprung up in this country which en-
+. deav0red to destroy and wipe out the Demo
cratic party. Ali at once the enemies OF De
mocracy became fearfully alarmed lest tb'
/ Pope should come over and take this country
aud they banded together with secret oaths
and assembled at night when honest mes Oush
I to have been in their beds, In barns, and out
houses, and pit.holes, and out-of-the-wal
places, and they thought by appealing to re
iigious and social preju4icss, and by grips an'
sigus, and other tomfoolery, they would entTsI
a good many Democrats. Well, perhaps thel
Sil catch a few, more than they were able L
keep, hut tbeV could not catch me. | neVe
would Join 10 any crusade against man on &C
count OF the place OF his nativity or bis re
ligion. avoided that trap, aud ] have als'
avoided this recent trap, aad intend to av0i'
all traps Of similar nature, and | advise yoi
an to DO likewise. Iwssrais-d In the wester
country; have seen a good deal of the wilder
ness and know something sbOst hunting
am pretty well up 20 ali sorts Of traps IN tbs
forest.
Many is the time that have run the var
mint . into HE hole in a hollow tree, or in tb
ground and when got him treed, as we cal
It in the West, ] could always tell whether
was fur or hair that was after. I could te
what the animal was by the signs. Nov, whe
the Black Republicans set this last trap AMI iI
Nitee me " NoHc ihso ~ Saiu " ~ s7'A "
to be excused. had no objection 10 Size alon
up near enough to lock into the entrance to
and see what the signs were bat that was :
far as would 90.
The signs did not suit me. saw neither fu
nor hair, but any quantity OF lco0i, and the
I there was an Od0T not at all agreeable to n
olfactories Laughter 1t reminded me
the home OF an animal need not mention
you. ILaughler. caught glimpse Of
feure Sithih, in very much the ssmbiance
: Horace Greeley. It was long, lean, lank, c'
dsverous. white-livered, and hoiloW-heaTts
T Applause. I knew that wss no place for ID
and that ueveF could become member Of Il
1 Republican household. never could act wi