Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-30
COERCING rae sOUTH.

It is refreshing, at a time like this, when
almost the entire North seems to have been
given over to believe a lie," to find some
show Of reason in a northern journal. Still
more pleasant to find one that evidently under
stands the true position Of things, and dares
to speak its mind, Such a one is the New
York Express, as the following from is issue
Of last Friday will show:
The opacity and stolidity Of the Republican
press are now re-displsyed 10 their fresh cry
for "coercion,o eight drums" "~gunpowder,''
"bombs,' p ''shells," etc. Now, all this would
have sense, if any Of it were practicable. But
the stolidity Of the Republican press consists
in the idiocy, that the North, even the united
North (and II is very far from being united
could lombard or shell The South in subsection.
There is not only no probability, but no possI-
bility in the thing. Ten millions Of Anglo
SBxons anywhere, are as Invincible as the
everlasting hills. English blood is rebel
blood, incapable Of subiec'i ion. We may fight
ten years and end about where we began, in
treaties, somewhat o. a kin to Crittelden's
proposition at last, with stronger guarantees
on cur part, to surrender fugitive slaves, and
ct TO rob southern masters Of their ser
wants, when they travel among US, or to
carry these servants of On the underground
railroads - with utter restrictions upon the
circulation Of the northern press in the
Southern States. Such treaties as these
Eill come after ten years fighting, 100000
lives lost, and billions Of property destroyed.
The next blunder Of the Republican press
is, in imagining the South cannot feed ITSELF
because, Just now, cotton Is paying better than
corn, corn has been neglected to raise cotton.
The nor bern counties Of the Southern States,
Louisiana excepted, are among the best grain
growing countries in the world. Such is the
advance Of the southern spring over ours, that
though there is Just now a temporary deficit Of
food, yet in February even, certainly in March,
the people can begin to get something to eat
from the product Of the bot spring sun. The
South will almost supply itself with food, be-
fore New England begins 10 plant, or ice is let
loose upon our northern lakes.
The next blunder Of the same press is, in the
belief that Exeter ball abolition 4" sentiment"
is going to over-rule the Manchester cotton
spindles and ndonThreadneedle street, in the
matter OF our northern blockade OF southern
ports from the caPes Of Delaware to the Rio
Grande. Why-if England is not false to
every item Of her history for 200 years her
long, strong finger viii be upon Us, in ninety
days after we attempt that blockade, and we
her on our hands, as well as The IF
teen Southern States. Nevertheless, even
INut mas a. lAN 4 thAca ntW AAA ia VIZ
the Courier for Hlorce,n "~forcs," "force -
The Ssnato- from Illinois, too, Trumbull, is
Of 'forceo-audh be no doubt echoes the
unanimous sentiments If "force," however
beautiful in theory, were possible in practice,
as il it were statesmanlikeJ 10 ignore big, preg-
nsnt facts, and to run after theories. In due
time, however, the Republican press will learn
upon this matter, as upon other matter, the
has been prs-educating them in, now
six years-but, vol VOL for all Of us, as they
learn only when it is too late.