Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-29


Of State. His present zeal in behalf Of south
ern independence goes far toward sttesting th
sufielency Of tho. causes that led to its con
summation, and, wa may add, sugurs wel 20
its happy elimination.
ANOTHER EVIDENCE or THE RE.
ACTION IN TENNEsSEE.
The following extract from the S~helbyvill
Erposifor formerly a Union psper,) win b
read with great pleasure by the friends Of Ii
South in Tennessee. That paper was astronl
opponent Of secession in the late canvass, an
struck some bard blows for the Union cause
It's present position is but an evidence Of tn
tremendous reaction. nov, t~ranspiring through
out The limits Of The STATE. It saws:
Il has been said BY some. thai they do No
understand our position. We shall endeayo
10 eniigbten them.
Since the election Of Abraham Lincoln W
have been for the Union, believing, first, tina
the Congress Of the United States would ad
just the existing difficulties between the Nortl
and South upon Al honorable basis. Whel
we despaired Of this hope we looked forwar,
10 the action Of the "peace conference
which assembled in Washington. We conf
ANuaAN EABENAEA AIuh Az NAaHNA AHNa -ANA
States who had so grossly and insultinglJ
trampled under foot the Constitution, our grea'
bulwark Of liberty, by the passage Of "per.
sonal liberty bills,' would repeal them, anc
thereby restore peace to a distracted country
In pursuance Of this hope, as a sincere ant
devoted lover Of the Union, we were opposed
10 any action on the part or Tennessee unit.
that hope was exhausted. The leaders Of oui
party assured US, that in the event a s~atisfae.
tory settlement Of our difficulties were moi
made BY Congress or the peace conference be,
fore the Inauguration Of Abe Lincoln, they
would then counsel separation. All attempts
at a settlement have failed, yea, ignominiouslJ
failed. The border slave States were will.
ing 10 accept anything almost, for the sake Of
the Union. Thew have been spurDcd ant
scorned By northern Black-RepubIcanism
The very vote which Tennessee recently gave
in hopes Of saving the Union, has been taunt.
ingly interpreted into unconditional submis.
sion. The lab0rs and results Of the peac,
conferences are before the country. Lincoln'l
Inaugural is before the country, giving no hop
Of peace or concession. For one, we are IN
willing to bold fellowship with abolihsnist
and Blsck-Repubiicsns on any ground; IN,
when we find "Union leaders" taking them bI
the hand and joining with them in their heart
less, false and unhallowed d-enunciR.ions oil
southern men and southern institutions, ",
think il time for us all to take a stand tha.
viii conviaee them that we are in earnest wheI
Ts say that we demand "peace and equality
in the Union or independence out Of It,"
We take the position that every true anC
loyal Union man, who, like ouTself, devoted
every energy Of our nature to save the Union
30 long as there was a hope, is absolved frou
further action with the so-called and misname,
(at present) Union party, because its leader
have falsihed their promises and pledges, anG
because every proposition Of peace and com
promise has been scoTnfully and contemptu
ouslv rejected by the Black-Republican party
Congress has failed, the peace conference haI
failed, and every one OF the Northern State
who had such on their statute books, have re
fused to repeal their personal liberty bills
which were made in direct violation Of tl
p~lainest provisions Of the Constitution. w
are absolved because Andrew johnson, Emer
son Etheridge, and such like are, under thI
name Of Union men, Pandering TO the purpose
Of Wm. H. Seward, and are seeking 10 ABOLI
TIoEIzE Tennessee.
As a Tennesseean we cannot and VIII not
Ender anv pane. bow the plant knesO a
the altar Of Black Republican fanstieism
We viii not become the plastic tool Of am
man or set Of men 10 vent their spleen upol
southern men and southern institutions. W
have, in our daY, seen the cleaning cohorts O
] lAt GU hllE party AnAA EEltuAl AnE uA
vancing bordes Of the ever increasing abolition
robber bands. The American party wa
swept as with the bssom Of destruction from
the face OF the land BY the same power. An,
jslastlv, with increasing rapid strides, they
with one powerful effort crushed the mighty
Democratic party to atoms.
Under these circumstances, what are we "a
DO as freemen2 Our course is plain. TIT
"Confederste States OF America" as an indie
pendent nation. is a fixed fact. We are lsf
sg seven slave States in a Union with ~ninsteer
free States. What position do we occupyi
Can we hope anything from this large MAORI
ty2 Are We to T5main in a COnfederacl
where we are taxed without representation
We virtually have no voice in Congress. w
are in a hopeless minority, at the mercy Of
hose who hate and detest US. The question
resolves itself at last to this simple and m.
/ phatic proposition. We have either to consen
to become free States or join our southern
sister States. We prefer the latter course.
Ia our next issue we will give our reasons
why we prefer the latter. The time has CONF
must take bis position. Let him choose wisely.
e The pugnacious Tycoon Of the Black
Republican radicals, in The person Of al. c.
Of the New York Tribune, dise0urssth as fol-
lows:
The revolutionary States cannot possibly
raise, and arm, and support. and concentrate
at Pensacola as many as $4,000 men; thef
whole population is not sufficient; and q
least one.half Of the population is for thl
United States, and viii refuse to bear arms
and cannot be trusted to bear arms for tn
purpose OF attacking the United States in is
own forts.
No doubt the Spruce street philosopher il
correct in what be says. He travels about il
the cotton States so much, and has such a jus
idea OF the southern character, that we car
scarcely conceive Of his being in the wrong
OF course he knows. In fact it wasn't re
served for him ever to make a mistake-"ol
any other man"
The CoxER ~CAsE.-Gsorge W. and Henry
Cocker were tried in The circuit court, Of Brad
lev county, Arkansas, on Friday the Is b inst.
on the charge Of murder, committed on an il
FAINT slave Of Col. John R. Hampton, an'
we're convicted by the jury. Sentence wa.
passed BY the court for their execution Of
Friday, The 5th day Of April.
cY-Tbe correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, writing from Columbus, Ohio, thu
Justly eharaetsrizes the proposed c%onstitu.
tional amendment-the Fhandiwork Of Mr.
nomas Corwin:
Last evening the governor sent to the senat'
the Joint resolutions OF Congress relative g,
amending the Constitution OF the Unite,
states.
This, as I read it, amounts to just nothing
so far as doing anything to settle the existing
difficulties in our country. There are few who
claim the constitutional right now 70 "abolist
or interfere7 with slavery "within any State ,
Such an amendment is sheer nonsense, snC
makes it's author look ridiculous. Pretending
to do something and do nothing.