Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-11-12

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Beading Matter on Every Page
Largest Cremation il the City:
THE CFTR0SIC POLITIcAL COM
PLANT.
There is much in the present condition OF
orr eoustrv 10 excite the earnest aPpreaen-
sion Of an thinking patriots. We have never
ben. an siarInisti On he contrary, our con-
slant readers viii bear Us witness that we have
ever discouraged al unnecessary agitations or
evil prophecy. 1t has been our habit to look
at tie blight side Of cur eountrys prospects
ID has indeed seemed to us that Providence has
had q carsto the preservation ef those heaven
descended boons which have heretofore MADE
ID the Jailed states the most favored land Of
the esrb-be home Of the free and the asy-
Ium or the oppressed. We have not permitted
ourselves TO doubt that in the stormy times Of
the revelation, and in ,hs Subsequent trials
thai have visited cur Confsderacy, or saEes
and statesmen have been guided by the wisdom
o. Omnipotence. We believe that even nov
tie sane kind hand that has reared Us up
to- Be Q great and mighty nation-he envy Of
the monarchies Of Europe and the puzzle o.
poteu-stes-is busy in directing our destiny
and securing our ultimate glory. But, it
nevertheless appears to Us, thstthe times are
out az ioiHt in some particular, and that IN
less a more usaed stand is assumed BY the
trus patriots OF thg Republic, to suppress
sedition, promote the Pabiic good and secure
he blessings we enjoy thare H serious
danger Of a great retrogradg movement in the
high position we have assumed among the
nations Of the earth. Why DO we say so?
We win answer His question with franknsss
andrsincenty. Tie slavery questou has be-
cone he only question OF controversy beWe=n
the people. As to an other issues, whose ten
dencv might be to advance industry, promote
progress and accelerate tie onward march Of
the Republic. u7 are now completely Ignored
Slatesnanship bas wholly resolved itself into
tie solution of the slavery question ques-
ton with which the Federal Government has
DO concern save 70 protect The existing rights
q an parties when they incidentally cone
under its jurisdiction. We stop not 70 inquire
from what source SO dangerous and loug-con-
tinued an Issue has been precipitatsd upon Ow
people, though, to our mind, there is but one
quarter 70 which il can be traced fairly and
iegitinatelY-.he northern snti-slavery men.
--.H A. H-ma .nn-nnn che I
existenee q ehrouic a ectio that threatensto
disease the whole BODY polite. Now, We are not
among tsoss who believe that he South has
ANYTHING to lose so Tonga she deals fairly, an
squarely, and faarl7ssly with his absorbing
question. Indeed, Il has Only been from the
~auprahension that we we're in danger Of losing
he Union that our fathers formed, and which
sss eementsd with their 5es. blood, thai the
south has dealt with her aHti-slavery enemies
witl tenderness and consideration Tie South
has proven herself unwilling 70 io0pardsO glO-
ri0as a heritage by her long .or5earance and
moderation. On 1881, when the whole South
was aroused By the fanatiesl and aggressive
spirit Of the Wilmot p7oVisoists, and when al
were united in condenntug that unblushins
inIguity. what spirit was exoreisodto restore
order and 10 calm The public minds Every
reader al TIE aFFEAL win remember that If
ives the love az the Union-the patriotic at
tschmsu1 Of the southern people to the Gov
e-ume1l over which WAsHIzGroN, JEFFER-
SOS. MADISON and Jackson had presided, that
was everywhere success uiiy Invoked 10 sall
1ae tempest, and sllsy TIE risiHng revolution
Our aud-sizrcy enemies very much miscal-
csls.e. e they attribute any foraer divisions
among lie southern people 70 sught else than
ths love % this glorious and lood-boughthsTi-
tsge-he American Uuioa
We tel them 50 in an eanlor and caImness
1t then but make such a demonstration as
VII clearly convince the people Of the South
that Their rights are insecure under the Amer
fn Uni0n, and thryWm break The bond with
a unzuimiy that viii render then at once in
viacibls, and win make Of them the greatest,
s1o1gst and most firmly united political con
rrniv upon the face Of the earth. We speak
from q matured conviction, which has been
uswiaE from the time that We have had any
hxed sentiments upon the subject, and from q
knoElsage Of tie southern people that has
Seen CLEANED az er birth, eaucstion and a long
r1H5sacs among them The South g not pre-
pared 10 suffer persecution and peril even to
sars tie American Union, which they love SO
Wel a1d have Cherished SO long and dearly
Wtanyer it becomes, IN their ~julgmsHt, .
esss.iol Czt Involves the msinteHaace OF Their
rights under the Cohsltution: whenever sg=
erosion and insult become invasion and
trsasoH. they WiH rise Up rs ore man, and de-
fsnd themselves with heir own good arms.
We warn tie northern agitadonists, then, 10
beware, Il they IRE not prepared for the full
measure az heir crimes. We speak not in
the Iaureare of menace, but in the calm con
vieiou OF a matured judgment. The times
denanl frank speech, and We have 50 spoken
BEaru OF L. =. FowLKEs. ESQ.
J. P. Fow1KEs, ESQ, died az the residence
ofhizreistre, hlr. srzaLISG FowLEEs, yes
terdav msnalne. at the hour Il four o'clock
His funeral took place az three O'Clock, P. n,
YESTERDAY. Mr Fow1KEs was a lawyer CT
this city, and has resided here for several
wears. He was d native II Virginia, and was
about thirty-ssyen years Of age. HIS bosom
was the seat Of the warmest and most honor
able emotions. He was genial, kindly, manly
and frank 10 a fault. Never did there live a
nan who mere sco-nsd tickerv and deception,
either in public CT private ne He possessed
a clear and i~uquiring intellect; was well
rsrsad in bis profession and in general htera-
tare. and had deeply studied he politics Of our
country. He wrote in a strong, nervous style,
and never failed to make such points as be
aimed to illustrate. He was a frequent con
tn5utor b the columns o. the APrEAL, gen
eraIy uader the a0mme ds plums Of "Cato,
and as such his paiiacal diseuislions gained
hin much reputation.
He has suffered for several months with a
pulmonary disease, and always vith heroic
fgrtitude and patience.
He was truly one o. natures noblsmen-
the very soul Of honoI-and POSSESSED a mind
wen calculated to i~ns.ract, inform and elevate
an with whom he came ia contact. he was a
zsn cf many peculiar Tails, but none that
did not win esteem md attach hin more
warzlT to his friends. bay tie flowers distil
their sweetest perfume ovsrhis grave, and the
grass grow greener over his sod, forever keep
ing hs memory fresbi
HAsK OF TENNESSEE.
Inrespolse 10 2 cali Tor informaticn By The
House Of Representative, The president OF The
Bank of Tennessee makes The annexed state
Ineuts relative % the capital stock Of the bank
and branches, and their circu'aion on be frst
Of October last:
~ az 81 saa Braaa 81 nslaef Oaeg