Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-10
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AMERICAS TOPICS ~ EUROPE.


sovereign and subject President Lincoln is
neither king. emperor or dictator. He does not
inherit from long line Of royal ancestors, like
most OF The -Oyereigns of Europe; neither has
ho made q throne for himself Ike Napoleon ],
or Victor Emanuel He is no more than the
chief magistrate Of a republic, the admlnistra-
Tor, not the fountaiu OF law and no one owes
him ANY greater LOYALTY or allegiance than We
in this country. owe 70 q lord mayOr or alderman
elected by the people. or to Justice OF the peace
duly appointed hv the sovereign. 1 he people
made him what hs i- ANY feslty they owe him
IS solely due 10 the position they gave him' and
u one --c;i0u--say, for instance, that OF the
Nouh-chOo=t- to invest him, in iIt OF pSssloni
os even irom cooker considerations Of business
another section NAV. without impuTstion oi dis
loyalty, ratI,se 30 acquesce. There is no treason
og Gslayalty IN ihe case The South has as many
Inherited rights ~ the North, and fhe North Is
mauy as the south. ID is not king and subject
who have QUsTeied, bur brother and brother.
They ought not 10 nave gone 70 Wari they
would have done much better II they had held
firmly together, and continued to show them
selves. by their amitv and concord, and their
unsurpassed resources, a great nation but the
south had c+.laiuIv-if j feb Itself aggrleN ed.
ana i f suffered 0I Unsigned that it suffered,
Ia lis faiurz. interests and comforts By the pre-
..,;stipa- -cannact-as much right to put an end
g, Fl as The niied STATES had originally 70 put
an ,ua TO Ihe connection existing between them
ives and Great Britsin. The North may con
.-oUl 20 fglE of The rebellion but il is not
rebellion The word Is an assumption Of d
uTiof as well as greater right which ceased to
..yfsr. If IL ever existed at su, al the very mo-
losnt when the South found itself strong enough
10 DENY and repudiate it. In fact, the state Of
s+f;tfr- Il what tlle South calls it--a secession
And however much the North may regret the
consummstiOn, and struggle 70 avert II, there
will be hencelorwsrd two cOnfederations instead
Of the once great republic OF the United States.
Indeed, the signs are not few thai, Il the war
continues for atwelvemOuth, thlrd coniederaey
viii arise out of the turmoil The North can
not see these things, because its leaders and
people are blinded by passion; but they are seen
distinctly enough ia the South and in the West,
and are obvious and palpable in Europe to the
Inesnest capacity.
The North IS in fair way of losing far more
Than the uRwilling-and, did il know ITS own
interest the unprohtzble-p8rtnershlp 81 the
Sou1h. We DO not speak Of the baite OF Ma
nassas. which was bad enOUgh-Or o. the second
repulse, near Springfield, in Missouri, "hlch has
inflicted almost as great blow upon iIs mllltaI y
character for these are reverses which IL IS IN MS
mower 70 retrieve. But worse than the loss oi
battles, worse than the loss Of millions Of money
per day Is the loss of liberty, that the most ines
Jimabe privilege Of people and which, up 70
the outbreak OF this unhappy dispute, every eiti-
zen Of the United States has faucied his Tnahen-
able birthright. Liberty no longer exists IN the
northern bali OF the republic. Military law, ny .
stern and iuvincible necessity, rides roughsnoo
over the civil law whenever the two come into
collision Cougress-in a panic, which il mis-
fak,s foT vigor-yOtes away, without comment
the dearest lights Of the people; oyerawes, by ,
s0ie iha; Is almost unanimous, and that WoulC
ue entirely SO were there not few Secesslonisu
~Ill LEFT among its members, all the secuIltle
1hat formerly guarded the purse and person o
the citizen squaudeTs money with a rCchles,ues
rhat has never been equGlel in the worst wars o
the old world; and. in al its doings, galiops a
such q pace as 90 suggest 20 Americans, as we
o., Europeans, that the day OF a dictator IS q
hand-ot q dictator who viii make permanen
ihat deprivation Of liberty which is nov allege
80 be temporary.
The very press Of America-ihat unchartere'
libertiue. whose liberty suggested hcens
rather than law-has actually, under the taia
spell Of this unhappy contest, suggested 20 ID
Generals IN command that its own wings shonl
be clipped, and that IL should not be allowed L
throw the full Light and glare OF publicity uPo
,be events Of the war and the condition Of ID
country. such is the blighting influence Of In
contest thai the people Oi the Northern STATE
t-IltttiE 4rlluA ~ NlL'ltsfN t'--i-'~I.N'
they caa but enslave their southern brethren
They throw diseredit upon Democracy, and ar
doing their utmost 70 root cut hepUbhcanisI
from the new world as effectually as It has bee
rooted out Of the old
Rapublicanism in America may be destined {
last bui not if this frRJricidal war be not speed
5ly brought 20 a close. Military despotisms ~
s-vitsbly grow ont Of such seeds as are now SOW
3.-csdcasf over the land The North, whethC
mill f.ls4l ffr.l frrIu {
The 0ppressor around its neck, and awake to
late. 10 the sorrowfu conviction thatlI once po,
-.zs-8 the substance of freedom. and Jet 10 sl
out of it, grasp when catching al shadow
fbat shadow being the subingRriOn Oi the
friends and brothers. separated from them by ID
rs>sities growing our Of climate, character an
material interests, and not out OF ambition q
desire 0f dominion.
And IF th,.se two noble brothers could be il
auced 10 shake hands and part As Ilends-it u
,;e0roa Ill IRiih0ut his right divine 10 go
,.rn vgronC. ''5 of the White House, could but
alowed 6y his people 10 recognize the Washin'
ION OF fhe South before too much humliaIl'
and defeat shall have been accumulated ups
H. nortbarB cans.. the North would gain yel
rraroo-able victory Ii would lose nothing
,b- detection of the South, with which u ng
as.fIv conclude q treaty, by when the "
y0ioff be separate in their lniernal Iela1oh7,
one and indiviSible as against ne Iest "i I
.r..rIF. while they would have the nobler par
.,,,t-rart or, which TO thrive Better than 3
- v-orid recover and establish on a solid basis
r,-t vanishing liberties; and would be able
,,-a,-. Ia a new incredulous world thai miLta
= snofisr, is moi the necessary end OF dem'
-, fappded upon universal Lsufirage The Z
-, ,ar,srsse sooner or later and better tod
3han te-Bi9IIOM ts .
The longer the result Is procTasunated :
Greater the burthen that must be hxeo upon
.-a,. and future generations Of America
nd the greater the danger that freedom It's
,.;Ij r,erisb 10 tha struggle We know thai
$-o-5s al counsel viii tail unheeded upon
,,,rtbern Deople, who have not yet surfer
.,,-.,17ob 70 learn wisdom; bat We .eei cer1
-, The daV-.sill fcOme when every AmeIc
-, Tgino iu feNortheTn States, and adj
an3 sbetftuyt t1e suicidal as well as tTdirI
dal var. wiz Tue fhe day when the southern
,.s-sjou was not Recognized ana accepted as
bel thing for both, and iae0mpaTabiy the .
E,- tta North. 9ghfD hundred million sierl
-s s5ded 70 tbe pubic debt, and tbe inteIesl
,F-+ s5u has to be defayed BY an income q
,,-onerfv tax. how long viii. CaliioEala and
I,-i6o STATE on the Pacific seaboaFd eonsep!
rarpain in the tniOn Not day longer = =
,bsv see reasonable chance ioT Pbectiug n
~ soptb can act on the defensive TifAoi
-,finons money cost the Norm eanhCt ~ F.
,be offensive without mourning Liabilities
Iii brlsk the back Of the republic. tnous
men dessnding their own soil are equal 70
rkousaDd men who carry trs.-na toolu u
,-afe them 81 eKperIeneef proves .
when ths country 70 be fnVsded is as la r
Eve or six great European InonaIchles' tus
,-aaer should remember the iaie oi Hapoieol
Ru,sia, and pause ere he commit ms l0' te'li
y, desperate su enterprise ana inuch "a v {
bor utcro slavery IN the SOUTH sc mus COZ
Ia, ue should much prefer 10 zee i ley bLe
=. for tiuBe and circumstance 10 lenr,s y
slgA .yro,r. 10 seeing the NoTth lruHc7o 10 uio
-papiiating position q lnhl'dy au'9'i@' ui9 IA
which tie liberties OF wA'ie men "ouIu DT
h-Is+e5 without the slightest lhi;tase oi Tic
lrties Of the blacks
The North may be assured OF one thing !"
- n the war lasts much longer, anc
l.L ,oo1tinue 10 win all the battles. the
- and STATES Of EuTope-and Great ~
s,.,one, tb- number-will be compelled 10 re-
-. H. southern Conderacy IS dc fHcio
l-,n,au, Ia our day, governments cannot !
=. Islstas upon the de JHe, trfcR ne "t Ja'
-, for if they did they would be inFi
-,,s..szsisu of wars The hing OF lts
,ar,fzed by England and France, Dec
80 Government IS fact; and the oVu'
Confsderation bids fair to be aekno"leuse
fha same footing.
C1-RE FOR Hoe CHOLERA-An ezeh
reeommends the following cure for this d
roop the suggestion Of planter who has
3, ,r;,b suecess: Take a table spoonf
,r..ol,e IN cup of water, and d