Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-02-01
DTssoauTfoN OF THE AMERfoAS

UNION.
rrum DE London Posl gGovsrameut oTrarl in 81
within the last month the yicioria Bridge,
the grsatest triumph Of eng neering ee,enoe'
has been opened, and The wealth Of the nest-
ern states end OF Canada viii Be carried along
the Grand Trunk railway to the Atanue te5-
minus al Portland Cansda-fnanks 70 Brit
ish and provincial capital and enterprise-poe
sesses the longest separate iine OF railway N
the world. tits, hoTevcF, greatly loe eie
tedlhat this line was not continued eHclt-
siveIv through British territory 10 halaAf
but tbs object we have a sanguine hope VIII
~ aceomplished whenever that general con
f.fersiioa Of the 5 atcs ot British Ncfh
America takes plsce-e subject which nas
long engaged The attention q me people ci
carada' and must at no distsnt Jay engage The
attention Of The British Parliament. n war
should unfortunately occur between England
and the United States, the former would be eN-
cirded during one-half Of the year from all die
rect access 70 Canada. Again, N he North
sn States should separate from the southern
On The question Of slayery-one which now 20
fercelv a~gitates the public mind in America
that uortiop Of tie Grand Trunk railway
which ~.raverses Maine, might at any day be
closed against England, unless, indeed, the
p~eople.of that State, with an eye 70 CONNER
ciai profit, shouid otter to annex themselves 20
Canada. Ga militarY, as well az commercial
grounds, It is obviously necessary that British
North America should possess on the Atlantic
a port open at all times Of the year port
which. while the terminus Of that railway
communication which Is destined 10 DO 90
much for the development and consolidation
Of the wealth and prosperity Of British North
America, will make England equally IN peace
and war independent OF the United otates-
We trust that the question Of confederation
her Msiesty's Ministers. Tie present TINE ~
-.ya --rrfffouu For { : discussion.
While the most Distinguished men in me
Upited States. such as the President and
General Winfield Scott, view vita natnfal
dfsfyrtf and appreciation he G~gifnfto1 uhtch I"
growinr up in Amerioa in Jdror o. QJ q aift9-
lufion Of The UHion, the people OF Cshaea ~
80 s1H ronfentei under British rule, think
/ fng more OF economy and trade tnaH OF any
| constitutional changes which they know eouig
not confer upon them a single iota OF a real
| Eb.-tv ana happiness more than they now en-
low. But II slavery is 20 be the Nemesis OF
republican America-f separation ~ 70 tax
| nlsee-fhe confederated states on BRUSH
North America, then a strong and compact
nadon wsuld virtually hold the balance o.
oower on he continent, ard lead 10 the restora-
ion Of that influence which more than eiglfy
veax ago England vas supposed % haFe los
I tbs object. with the uncertsin future or re-
/ publican institutions IN The United S-a.s oe
tore us, IS a subject worthy Of ne eeH5 30
/ earnest EOusLlELhLENN % AN
| people Of the mother country
F-w ne London New, January 81
The march Of events In the United Stales ls
/ rapid. though the organization OF Congress Is
/ low II IA our business to keep up with The
/ faets. leaving on one side the passions and
| im~sginauons naturally arisiugtn the crisis OF
A national policy. Some ~ the SUBSTANTIAL
facts arc these. For the FIRST time we See ne
| sIaveholding oiigarchy, which has hillerLo
/ called itself WThe South" making an appeal
ID mfssric9rfiam. ave are but 55OiuOoi
s~cattsred through the slave Safes" sag the
nerspspers On the interest n the Virgins
authorities. This is true; FOR this small MI
| nority has excluded scven-tentas OF the White
| population from their own monopoly, by
Gradually depriving them Of property ea1ea-
! ton. and every eradication for good citizen
| ship. 6ualiv branding them with the name OF
q near whites" Il is quite true 70 saw " We
are but $4,000, bat what follows as 20 the
political duty this minority?
This brings US 70 the next fact AiteT a
| meeting OF leading citizens had been held in
south Carolina, at which secession from the
Usion was proposed to the slave s-ates, NE
governor Of the State sent a message 70 the
legislature at the end Of the last month, eN-
pressing the gravest alarm az the prospects Of
The south. and counselling the Formation Of a
southern Union 10 case Of the election OF a
Republican President or OF a Republican as
tendency az Washington this session Vow
he ground on which linton is based is an
agreement hat IN cases o. emergency, The
majority Of the States shall prevail. The very
principle Of representation involves this. But
he small minority which has, By andacitY and
encroachment, assumed 10 represent bait the
states. now regulates the very principl Or
Union. Hitherto il has bad is own way it
cannot now have is own way any longer; but,
ias.esd OF Welding 70 the national VIII, u
threatens secession from the Union.
In the ntXt place, the Union Is clearly ~
less danger than for many years past Its
dsStinies are in the hands Of the free States;
and thev have shown only too plainly BY their
unworthy subservicuce, how theT value the
Union. In virtue OF the Constitution, the
can now establish their ogn poHcF, free the
Federal Government from the curss o. slavery
and forbid the secession Of the slave safes.
The power Of coercion is in their hands and
here is no doub. that they viii use f., i ueces-
sarv, as their connections with the South give
hem all possible iuteres' in preserving The
Uaion.r II tae conflict shosli reach this point,
thsv cannot interfere with he STATE instit 10
tons o. the South; but they can AMI viii east
out slavery from the Federal Government
The great meeting in Boston, on behalf Of
he Union. was Of a somewhat different char
acter from what the London Times supposes.as
enc single Incident VII show. J. was called.
ID il true. by men who, like Mr.. Everett, have
ruined their political career aud forfeited their
standing in the community BY slbservience o.
the noisy oligarchT AZ Washington bu.
whether The spirits they called from the Vastly
deep did come 70 their call is another affair.
The Hon. Caleb Cashing spoke to the same
effect as Mr.. Everett, and with no better Sue
cess. He asked Of the i've thousand citizens
who crammed Faneuil Han whether they
would not controithe Aboiitiouists. Are there
no men in New England. be asked, who viii
take these rampant fellows By the throat
Z Silence. He proceeded o nsme them; and a
each pane there was A vehement and long con-
continued che ring-the Balkan curse invoked
2 by hose who had sent for IL.
D This is a significant sign Of the times in tn
leading state Of the Union. The leading S.stg
Of the southern section, Virginia, is, however,
showing signs no less important. Several Of
t the chief citizens are preparing to leaTe-noi
only the State, but the country altogether. Fol
. two years past, Virginia has been rapidly
; emitted OF slaves, through The growing inss-
e eurity OF tlat kind Of property, and yet more
7 through the reading desire for free labor
among the residents in the agncu'tural dis
I ltucts. At present, when mysterious lights "a
= up every night from the mountains about Har-
peris Ferry, and are answered from various
parts Of the horizon, while neither police mol
: military ran detect their origin now WheE
D . AHEHAAAaAN me- - 49, 49, a DOT"
! doubt at the hands Of the negroes; nov wher
b Virginia lies under the liabilities Of a fontisl
= STATE, the more timif or wealthy Of her cii-
n zens see no prospect Of peace and quiet for q
long time 20 come, ard propose TO realize theil
{ property and pass over 10 Earope for the res
; Of their lives We may hope they will thinE
j better OF L., and see their duty more clearly
but we are concerned with Il only as a sign Of
the times.
p Another siga approaches rs more nearly
y We haze had too good reason to know that "a,
Americans Of tn South derive their notion Of
the Irish from John Mitchell, and a fearful
= evidence Of Ibis has come to light in TIE shapl
IS Of 4 circular widely transmitted BY a commit
L tee in Alsbana to the Irish IN New York
This circular, which We reprint from the New
York Journal % Commerce, inYi Is the Irish, AZ
the frienus Of the South, to act In is interest
and gain thanks and rewards By ats OF in
e cendiarism which are infinitely described b
burning factories and Eranaries belonging z,
Aboltionists. This fact will appear incrrdi
v bic only to those who know what he barbs
r risn Of the extreme South is, and who bear Il
/ mind that the hHibusterism Of the Unltos
/, states IS ~supportsi bv the b1rbsri element
y there, the poorand uncducatcd whites.
n This leads ne on to the 60 SHERATON Of on
own concern in the great conflict now goan.
forward. II is interesting 10 US tkat The grea
Rsnublic shouH be a success md not a failure
EEIAANE AFNANaANH NNA MIa @ ENANNN L
pounded Of despoli-m and slavery il is IN
o ~teresting to Us that the UBion should endure
n and not fsil to Iisees through an exPlosio;
which may be aVerted. Il is Interesting 70 Us
that filbustering practices and iadefeusibii
! wars should cease; and it is slavery whici
e breeds such crimes. L is interesting TO III
:, thai the African slave trade should cease an
Il will cease whenever American slavery comsl
y to an ED. RS Interesting 20 ms that 2 goo'
understanding shoald exist betT9 en- The British
4 and American governments and people al,
il Is perfectly understood that the interrup-
tons Of c0idiality, which have become NOR
and more frequent as The domestic couliet be
came increasingly embarrassing 20 The Wash.
10 ington Cabinet, are owing 70 the prevalence o.
a turbulent spirit in the officers Of the STATE
A Speaker Almost Elected.
Our Geographic reports from Wsshingtol
City viii b. found unusually INTEREST," z. Oh
he last ballot for Speaker, Mr. W. II. n
n smith, Of North Carolina, a soifhern Opposi
"a t~ionisf. received the support Of every Ma isna'
/, Democrat in the House, the whole II The Soufl
Americah strength, and the votes or Messr
J. Mnward, Scranton. Wood, and Jcdkins, o
Pa, and Nixon, OF New Jersey, who have here
tofore voted Tor Sherman. Ttfa wand herI