Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-27


ID has q far profounder cause than all this
smoun's to. we believe that Il Is not only
revolution OF material necessity, but that Il
is a revolution resulting from the prot0undes,
convictions, sentiments, and moral and iatel-
lectual necessities Of intelligent men. We be-
Esve that il Is not only the never dying strug-
gle between the freedom Of labor and the des-
potism Of power, but that L is that still stron-
ger conflict which shivered Greece, and disin-
tsgrated the huge and solid armies Of Rome;
ibst conflict which gathers into its eontendihg
armies not only an the necessities, but all the
customs. an he laws, all the intelligence, ali
the sentiments, all The passions, which eOnsti-
tute thu civilization Of man. We therefore be-
Heve, that although you may centralize a coer-
cling power at the city of Washington, stronger
than The Prnterian band whom the eagles OF
Rome scared from Leuconia 20 toe Caucasus,
yor can no more coalesee the people or VIZ
ginia and the people OF vermont, the Peopis OF
fbs St. Lawrance and the people ot the Gulf Of
Mexico. the people Of the Rio Grande and the
1 peopIe OF The Hudson, than could Rome make
/ one coalition Of the Gaul, the Brit0n and the
] Tonisn. No community Of laws, no community
I of LANGUAGE. Of religion, can amalgamate, ae-
eording 10 our faith, people whose severance
/ Is proclaimed by the most rigid requisitlons OF
universal necessity. African slavery cannot
exist at the North. The South cannot exist
but a % equal race can labor at the North; none
but'a subject race will labor at the South.
Nov, for theso reasons and others, perhaps,
( we believe that the political sOcialisms OF
these two systems, Of these two sections, have
assumed shapes so diverse that their eontinu-
itv Of action ia an absolute imposslbilitT.
4 Only to cite one OF two instances, gentlemen,
for I an only making these suggestions for
your consideration: At the North, In the free
81 he fha fnnNn he
exclusive, the absolute principle upon which
all political and social organism is constructed,
/ Is that OF pure Democracy, saving scarcely
reconcilable mod jfcation in the shape of a
/ vague and indefinite system OF representation.
I There can be DO other principle introduced into
/ the northern soeiaiisms, save this, in its ut
J most and extremist intensity. Il is the Vital
/ izing principle; &c is the breath Of life to the
I northern institution. The almighty power OF
! numbers, OF simple physical numbers, from one
I to countless milions, is the sole basis for po-
I litical and social agreement In the Northern
I States Now, a fearful manifestation exists
I at this moment. Here is the Government Of
ihe United States, az we all know, es-
1 tahhshed for the protection Of al parties
/ equally, and yet, BY the accession Of
/ this number, that Government has limited
section Of the parties territorially. That Gov
/ ernmeut has undulv taxed a section Of tho par
Z ties That Government has threatened with
] imminent peril, IL not with instant destruc-
! ton. Rarts and sections OF the parties to it,
] and the people and the States North are at
/ this moment consulting together whether, BY
/ the mere power Of numbers, they shall not
| subiuSate parties to this Government. Now,
! the modification Of this principle at the South
is 80 essential, that It cannot co-exist with the
same principle in It's unrestricted form as /
/ have exhibited at the North. At the South it
/ Is modified, It is controlled, it is made abso-
I lutely subject. The recognition Of specific
pronerty IS essential to tie Vitaliza'ion Of the
] political organism. Now this indicates that
! The instant YOU engraft enc Of these rules into
/ the forms Of the other section, that instant the
] section which you have invaded perishes. II
/ you institute property as an element OF north
ern political or social organism, you destroy
I the whole system which exists at the North.
If YOU exclude it from the South, you subvert
/ the whole system on which the southern ciYili-
cation exists.
Nov, gentlemen, there is another which we
regard as Of more weight, more potential, by
far, than either territorial or geogrsp phical seq
regstion-that Of political and social diversity;
and that comes Of the profound sentiment the
moral and religious sentiment, exhibiting
itself in re religious f0rm-thst profound SEN
,imeHt which psTvadss the people Of both these
sections, having arrayed itself on the sides Of
these sections. We know-we cannot conceal
It from ourselves at this moment IL we dare
contemplate it-that this csuse Of diversity is
at this moment srraying itself in forms as
bloody as it has ever exhibited since Christ
came upon the earth, and its representative,
the church, has already, aHd is daily keeping
Der arm bsre 2 this conflict. Already her
drawn sword is flashing in the twilight Of fan
aticsm, and the world knows that where that
sword cuts assunder, no human surgery can
re-unite The wound But, gentlemen, we can
not conceal it from ourselves one moment
{ longsr-thers is not a Christian man, slave
holder, in this assembly, who does not feel in
bis inmost heart as a Christian, that the point
Of this sword of the church Is at this moment
dripping with the last blood Of sympathy
which bound hin to bis Christian brethren OF
the North. Then set the lamb Of God between
our seed and their seed.
Now, gentlemen, from this and other repsl-
iant diversties, We believe, and have so acted,
that the political union is an unnatural and
monstrous one, and, therefore, that its offspring
must Be sborstive or fruitlrss. save Of that
brood Of evils which always come from such
unnatural unions. We believe, gentlemen,
that it is a perfectly natural and reasonable
deduction, that from these diversities there
have arisen these differences Of construction Of
principles and parties Of our political cOnfede-
ration which has 50 early in the period of ex-
I istenee, as we are in the habit Of terming it
converted a government Of popular consent
Z into government Of foTce-Which has driven
/ from it seven sovereign States and five millions
I OF people +; which has ensb ed that government
I in the face Of the people OF Virginia to keep
! loaded bOmb-sholls for sixty days ready to be
Z fired upon the women and children Of Charles
/ ton, and which, in less than sixty days, will
have the refuse Of New York and Boston re-
enacting az Portsmouth and Hampton the
scenes Of 1913. No, gentlemen, where these
conventional and natural diVersities are, the
conflict is feT life, subjugadoP-and the con-
fiict is upon you. Now you are very strong,
gentlemen Of Virginia, and you own an empire.
You are advanced in tbs arts Of civilization
you are strong, powerful and skillful, and
you NAV cOnloiu remote oce7ns. You mar
BY your force and art, drag down your noun
tain tops, tll up your valleys; you may sneiFcle
the earth with Yeur canals and your iron
bands; you may pull down civil dynasties and
religions, and rebuild gpOn their ruins forms
Of liberty and faith; but tell you, there is no
human force; there is no essay Of human art,
there is no sancitY Of human touch that eaa
reunite the people Of the North and the peo-
pie Of the South. Applause. No, gentle
men, never, never, until you uhhx by your
power, your art and your virture the unchange-
able economy Of the Eternal God. When you
have done that, you may make one people Of
the North and the people OF the South A
profound instinct Of these diversities is at this
moment enforcing upon the people Of the
Southern States the necessity Of this recogpi-
uon-and they are building NJ their institu-
tons al this time. The same profound instinct
ls operating upon the people Of the Northern
states, and they are at this monent manifest
Ing this by preparation with the aid Of expir-
log, ernmbling powers and the agents Of anti
slavery, known as the army and navy Of the
United States With these aids and weapons
10 their hands, they are recognizing the abso-
late existence Of these divsrsities.
! believe, gentlemen Of Virginia, that The
question which you now have TO decide is
whether you, the representatives. Of the SOW
ereignty, the power, the glory, the hope Of
Virginia, will be content, like a modern Egyp-
tian, to skulk for protection beneath the cruna-
bling fragments Of an ancient greatness, and
under the seourge Of a naughty but mean task
master, or whether you will step forth and
hush this storm Of war and keep The ancient
glory Of your name. EAppluss.
Gentlemen, the people and State Of South
Carolina, IN the language Of its various com
pacts with its confederstss, have declared that
they have never parted with their sovereignty
or their independence; That they had a right
TO exercise that sovereignty, and according to
theiF viii; that they did, in connection with
their confsderates, establish an agency for the
formation Of a government; that that govern
FE6iil mas fdiled or ifs purpose; and, therefore,
that they are justified in aboishing il, and es-
tablishing another. She has therefore, gen
tlsmen, ordained, as have read TO you, and
has maintained that ordnance for reasoua-
bic time, BY arms, that political connection
with the Government OF the Un.ted States is
dissolved. The admitted rule on which she
has made this declaration, I have copied, for
tie purpose Of reading to You:i
" That a violation of perfect right, either
committed or committing, or with which
people is threatened In the future, Justifes the
undertaking Of war-amicsble means having
been tried 10 vain. When it is evident that Il
would be useless to try such means, Justice re-
quires a resort to armL"
Therefore, the people Of South Carolina
contend that justice hss required Of them a
resort 10 arms, 10 the protection Of principle
Of right. She has maintained this position, as
have indicated 20 you, reasonable time.
She has maintained it until six sovereign States
have formed government which the six have
announced to the world by the eminent and
patriotic citizen who has been put in charge Of
the executive department Of that government
She has maintained this position (ths State Of
South Carolins) until this government has been
formed, ia which there can be no cause Cor
/ doubt, That the courage and patriotism Of The
people Of the Confederate States viii be equal
to any measure Of defense which our honor
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