Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-02-02


r.eessn Hen. VS. ~PfsSissroE Hef-'
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rssnlss g which We Nnitske occasion % a'.l-e
Tomorrow.
-,ru.T c0VEaruRSr PESTzC-
TEoN TO SLAVERY
n.bs spprtr won't cendeseend 70 rahH7n
-sol~fions 81 The Mississippi Democ
$50 convention. Te trust u VIA spePp
ri.in ne difference between Congre io.t
tec.ion to property and protec4oa p
- Crvprnment. VIII cur nfi apef eNie
-. 5iF.-a-rep Does toe AFFEAr deny Ae
rigbt me duty Of Congrsss e Pfoiee t
fn the Territories 2-9rsiaaohe-
We are asked here 10 explain The oaef-
.,.. b.,vsss Congressional protection TO pro-
p.rts and protection BY the Federal GoFern-
m,ut.s We answer hat protection 70 prop
~ bv the Federal Government does NOS nee
..ssrflv include that sort Of profession which
uovires afs inserposlion Of Congress, Con-
-essfo'sl PROTECTION is in fact Rro-sc ion hT
The Federal G~orerumsnt But protection by
tbs FEDERAL Government may Be extended b-
the iusicisl tribuusls under IFS auth rtF' and
bv virtue Of the provisions and q
The Constitution OF the United ses HiLaon5
tie Interference Of Congress
ne FEDERAL Government nay again extend
uroterfon to persons and property through ne
strong arm Of the Executive authority under
The Constitution. Tn oiherWords, he Govern
msnt being divided into three separate depar-
mrnts. and the Constitutes Itself reeogn3zn-
slaves - property, many southern mrn sP
pose thai the Sanrems Court, 'oEsther win ne
Executive, are competsnt 70 ne dry q p1'-
seetiur slavery withou. calling on Congress 70
enact protective laws. ne trust we have made
tie distinction suheir -Ivclssr. TIE -sralaaea
ssks IL the ArFEAL osuies The right. the duty
Of Congress to protect slavery in the Terri
tories. We believe the AFFEAL assuined q TO
sfton on this question az long ago as Whsn
the E--at debate in 1855. IN the senate, between
DoueLAs. DAVIS. Mason ard others,t oos place
The APPEAL reiterated The same position %
DISCUSSING be position Of Mr.. sNEED, during
the last Congressional canvass. We then as
saaed that Congress has the constitutional
porsr to pass protective laws 70 slavery, bui
that there Is no necessity now FOR its exercise,
OF for aritating the qIsstion a. an, since Che
saurems Court has decided for rs, ard since
there is no Territory where il win practi aill
effect the rights Of the s7uth-Jsst as we do
not doubt the power Of Congress to pass p
general bsnkrupt Law, vet cannot perceive 'he
sxpedisncy Of its exercise
THE PLATFORM OF sEWARDTsH.
A copy Of the London TINS received con.
tsias an able editorial upon The subject Of th'
institution Of African slavery IN this country
We extract from It te following paragraph
which we commend 70 THE careful perusal, no
only Of the aeita'ors, but also Of the sober
minded men az The North.
w believe that whenever a division u th'
Urion shall become e fait ~aeeompli, the S0ntl
zi1 find q natural commercial ally rot only IL
Great Britain, but also in France and otbe
manufacturing countries Il wiz be IN easl
natter for her 70 prohibit expor-s.ion 70, IN
inportafions from. the North, and to driv.
Norhern Bottoms entirely out Of TIE earryin.
trade Sstwesn her psrts and the rest Of th
world. In such csse England, France, rhl
Hsnss Towns, and Belgium, would enjoy al
most a monopoly 10 commercial and naFisa
ton intercourse with he-.
The North, before The beginning Of mex
January, nay possibly eject 8 separstio
Of the Union. Neither in a peeunisry OF po
liticsi sense viii fhe Sou'h be he sufferer. A
far as relates 70 her varied interests. she migf
vel desire a severance Of tbs ties which bin
her to a people. a majority # whom seem 9
cSerfsh no other feelings for he1 han those q
co.'s ant iH-wiH;
\ Formerly he North contenssi itself wit
attacking TIE planters IN newspapers d
snrrches. ard d~ecovirg away or irving Ehelie
70 their negroes bUt now she Adolf onist
have gene = step further, 7ni the crusade Isl n
the slaughter Of the white people. and %
establishment ~ a haif-caste republic. sffs
the m07ri Of The Central American eommuni
ties. Tie Virginisns nav hf herto have bee
c~ontsDted 10 live under the sane governmer
~ people who merely wrote AZ then IN
presched ~ them, but when il cones 70 rev
iution and murder, the casa Is wdeiv difrrar'
TIE State which produced Washington. Jefar
son AMI Monroe. misht Be excused FOR q.
ciining 70 descend TO the level Of HsFti q
Costa Rica.
Men Of the purest Enclsh blood nav we.
shrink from timing her cuuHtrV intoa regio
IN comparison with which Mexico would 3
gentle and enlightened. But there are sti
more pressing corsidsTati1ns. After AL. -
curitF for life and props'v is fhe great ohirc
Of s~o-ietr. and TIE soHthrrners have now be-.
called upon 70 decide whether they can, 8
Justice 70 themselves. their wives and children
live under the same federation with men wh
make ~ secret Of their purpose 70 revolution
fzr the Soufh hT force Of arms. Il was bosze
Dr. Boston that from John Brown's shes arma
men would sHrne 70 carry on the war for th
Liberation o. he slaves
Tha paanie Of the frontier Southern ststs
may b excused for taking these EXPRESSION
literally. aid ~drmsnding some guaranty ths
there shaH not Be- periodical seizures 81 feasrs
srzrn2ls. Indictments Of thr heroes 70 muriar
and im-prisonmrnfs Of inof-1sive citizens b
the Aboitfouizt bands The FEDERAL Unio'
pfe=umrs the Disarmament Of one STATE wit
respect 70 smother. Nryfnis and Kentuek
havs not men ready posted 70 project fhrn
from invasion by their northrrn couufrFmei
T. fa not the dutv ~ each STATE ~ defend 81
self sgsfnst is ~nsighhors, and whe7 the ~
eessftT for such vigilance arises he ohiecls q
federation are gone. The snathprnrrs ma.
well say that II they are expossi n those IN
roads they must have Their army and navy n
uroteci themselves. and that however murl
they regret the Disruption Of a nation whic
has existed in prosperity PR eighty rears, 70
that the necessity q sei-f-pressnatioR dictate
this course.
Il Is for the whole BODY o. honss' and p,
fleeing men throughout fha United States 2
unite IN calming these natural fears. Th
union ~ tn American psoDls 10 % important
not only 70 themselves. bat 70 fhe world
large. To EnClishmen, the spread % our lar
Euage. Of orr rel zion. aud. b a certain ~
tent, Of orr laws ami uarn-rs. car never cea'
70 Be- an object n interest : nor can we d@''
success 10 The fansncs. who. In their vi
dream o. raising an Inferior race. would ia
peril III that has been accomplished IN N
New World during two centuries % industr
and genius
Ts Aboiition'sis would have The p0DulaEo
OF the Southern States turned into a mix.
race, whites, blacks, and mulattoes heinE r.
terms fec alitv, and constantly iutermaru
ing: hut Il one thing uors Than ano'her De
tended to give The ABgio-Savon race IN n
New World. the victory cvsrthe.Snsnish. 81
that e. has kept itself sBsrt from The rel an
negro races. and lodged power constantly
ibs hands n men % European origin.
i has been fully proved, not oniF IN n
American continent. bit in our own colonie
thar the enforced equalItT ~ European a.
African ends not 70 the e~ieration ofthe blsr
but TIE degradation OF the white man. Y
caurnt find sly svmna'hv for those who won.
trv - The United States the plan ~ p bal
caste re-uhiic, aud we trust that the Fedsr
Government andthe right thinking psrt~f q
ccmn1nify viii profrct the South from q
repetition OF ch outrares ~ that a. Harper
Ferry
- The following officers were elected
Grand Lodge At Jackson, Miss, on Wrdne.
day, January IS, 1850, to serve for the prsssi
year.
n. ". David Mitchell, Goo5man, Gcs1
Master.
R ". W. A. Chsmplin, Hanasboro, Depu.
CT nd Master