Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-25

ali nope IS gone 1ntre le no man WlLulu lts
broad limits that loves il more than do, or
Who would make greater sacrifices 10 It's be-
haif. The present emergency has stirred up
the prof.uiiest depths Of my devotion for il,
and IN tie whole course Of my life l have
never felt that loved my country SO earnestly
and deeply as ] DO at this hour when she Is
calling upon her children that are true, 10 pro-
tect her from their fraticidal brethren. Ap-
piause.
Gentlemen, the old song Of earlier days
comes back upon me, and wi'h the same fuilness
Of heart, and frnness Of purpose that moved
the youth 90 behalf Of the tree about which
clung the sacred associations az home and
childhood. 7 say 10 those who are LAYING this
Uaion in the dust;
'Woo1uan. spara thst free.
Touch not single blugh;
10 y1gth Do sheltered me,
And l'll protect 10 now
TLoul and continued applause
now recar TO ihe inquiry as to the causes
which have brought about the present revolu-
honary condition Of the country and endan-
gsred the integrity Of the Union.
The danger 0f this Union, gentlemen Of the
convention, results from the bitter, vindictiye,
and uncompromisiug spirit Of tie abolitionists
Of the North, AMI their triumph as the con-
trolling element Of a great sectional political
Organization. I lay tue danger az their door,
and srraign them before this generation and
people for treason to The Republic.
For forty years this continually increasing
band Of aboiItionists have incessantly, unre-
mittiDgly and mercilessly assailed the people
of tLe southern States. Carried away BY IA
nstical zeal, and weak in the political con-
tests of the country, they ayowed themselves
Do favor Of dissolution Of the Confederacy,
and denounced the UHi0n as covenant with
sim" and the Constitution as "compact with
hell2 They have perverted the literature Of
the North, until the genius among them which
might have charmed, delighted and instructed
by its hr.lliancy, has degraded itself, and per-
ysrte3 its power to the preparation 0f indct-
ment5 without number against the South, and
to adroi5 psTversions OF The truth with regard
to her institutions and her people. Our breth-
ren in ths South have been held up before the
u orld as being stained with every crime at
which our nature rsvolts, and as having sunk
into a condition Of tarbsri,m that cruelty 10
The dependent aud helpless slave was the daily
and requisite enjoyment Of the master. South
erH society has been thus libeled by these men,
not only iu this country, but throughout the
continent OF Europe. And how long, when
thus assailed, traIuced and insulted, do you
suppose that f01bsarance on their part would
continue wi b them that fraternsl affection
which can alone cement this Union? Not
only has the literature Of the North been thus
perverted 20 create acsr6itv Of feeling and de-
Jiroy the harmony Of ths Union, but even re-
iigion itself has not been secure from the poi
s0uous breath o. the incendary fanatic, and
under its fatal influence has become q religion
OF hate instead Of a religion OF love. Tho
church has len. it's aid to assaults upon the in
aitutiouz Of tie South, and The he'ling voice
Of Christian faith has been slienoed BY fierce
invsctigc and bitter dsnunciatiOn. Witd a
large and liberal philanthropy, the abolition
preachers have abandoned the hope of their
own salvation for The benefit Of a portion Of
the human race, and substituted the negro upon
their aitars an object more worthy Of wOr-
ship than The God VINO did act give them an
nti-sisvsry Bible. Applause.
Regarding Tie sin o. slavery ss greater ihan
all other crimes, church after church divided
10 regard tolthe question, and men OF the same
faith could 70 longer sit a. the same cOUmun'
ion table. When men North feel that they
must divide their church into a church North
and a church South, because the contact Ia the
temple with men OF the South is unholT con-
tamination, bow long do you suppose that the
men n the South viii continue 10 feel for snch
a people The frscernal regard in which this
Union was founded
The Literature and The religion Of The North,
having been perverted by The power OF wild
and reckless fshsticism, il would have been a
most extraordinary Circumstance il the Esme
power had not made a more direct assault
through the politics OF The country upon the
object Of is anim0sity t did make tse as
ssuit, and it hiss continued the conteEt with
unremttng effort and ceaseless energy up TO
the present time, and seems 10 goS. upon the
prospect Of an ultimate vengeance ia ths san
culinary battles OF an i1ternecine Wsr. Loud
applause Il commenced its work by a null
lif,ati1n Of the Constitution OF the United
States il legislative eusctnents, mixing 1t
criminal for citizens Of most Of TIE Nor bern
States to aid IN the execution Of that article
which provides for the rendition Of fugitive
slaves. Gentlemen Of lhe abolition party
/ whose hearts seem now swelling With new
/ born devotion 20 the Union aad zeal for the eK-
ecutioa Of the laws, and who denouace in val.
! or0us terms southern disloyaltY TO the Union
shouid not forget that notification and Treason
was the foundation If their own political or
I gsnizaiion. Applause They should remsm
Der the fierce inVsctives they have 10 tme'
] past poured, out against the great c0mpac
formed between The S,atfs, and the steady
vigor with when th,y have upheld the powe
cf State sovereignty against the supremacy O
Federal authority. lArplsuse.l Having nul
lifted that article Of the CoHstituiion Of th
Uuit-d States, without which 1t could neve
have been formed, and not content with thi
denial Of the rights secured to cur southern
brethren By the Fundamental law Of the con
fedsrarT, the abolition party has extended th
area OF its operations beyond The NoTther
States, and invaded yhs States Of The Soud
and cTssted disafec,ion and seryile war With
their borders.
u the State which Graded, nurtured and fe
with tbe 50 gall Of bitterness" " this great ge3i
tiouai conspiracy, those who, or the occasion
l Of ? great public demonstration, elevated Johl
B-oWn 70 tLc dignity Of a patriot. and sancti
Hh. ID. sa
DOM are Dow elevated to the highest politica
/ Offices IN tle gift Of the people, and The yer
DICT o. approve from sovereign States thus o5
taine1 fer treason, murder and ars0n, is CON
| mitted iu the name Of freedom and fer the libs
! ration Of IA slaves Of the South TLoud ap
} pisusa.l OF what avail ig it for conservative
men to declare and resolve they do not op
nose, when they cooperate with party While
D does oppose, and when they themselves Civ
their vo es on the side Of a practical cornmen
Z datiOn Of tie acts they profess 10 condemn
- I-might continue this curse # remark uni
your patience was exhausted and my owl
strength worn out, presenting to you 1T afte
: fact which has transnred 10 the history @
r ths sbolitiau party oe the North. neecsss ril,
G operating 30 iuaame the mind and heart Of th
e South, produce d.safec ion in the country
Q and inevitably tending to a dissolutio
/ of the Union SO long as that part
70 was not tie minant party in the ma
tion, the South felt secure in its property, how
ever much smiten 10 its feelings. Bot whe
q assailed the last great buiwark Of America
} freedom 10 msrciiess assault upon The SG
? preme Court of he-UDi.ed States, ard it's lead
. ers in their speeches, and the party Itself ]
70 it's various platforms. advised the people TIA
the decisions cf That high tribunal were not Z
: obligatory power gpon them, and then gstheI
{ Ing Sufficient power from the aid Of the cor
= servative men o. the North ts elevate 10 tn
T Chief Mazis-r8cy Of the natoa the author
the irrepr5ssible conflict, ths South becsm
alarmed f3T the safety Of its property and th
security Of the homes Of its people, and deter
. mined bat th.s long and bitter war Of opinio
and feeling should be ended, and the qusstia
: upon which It was wagad 5LJul3 Be settled uOt
asd f5regsr Loud s7plause. South Car,
j. lima has inscribed upon The scroll in the han
Q Of ths -ta le ot tie great statesman The word
j. 'fTEUTH, JUsrIcE AED THE ClNsrIrUTIoE.
r This was The demand, and this was tic demar
: Of the Southern States. They now say to q
r ( North, You have perverted the truth. you bar
D refused me justice, YOU have denied me Il
3 Coustitu ion. LImmense applause.
Such being the various and accumulate
= causes that bavs brough. upon the country IL
i fearful disasters under which she is now labo
. ing, the question rcears, how can these disa.
I. tcrs 5s met? H9ls can ihe Union Be saucd7
= Give to the Southern States what they ha,
= always demand d-waat It is your duty
"a ren3er-give them truth, justice aud the Coz
: stituti0u; and il It us admitted that the Coz
= stitution as Ills is liable 20 various consiru
y tons with regard 10 She protection Of the pro
erty and rights Of the South, amend it in sur
= manner Al to place it beyond the possiblH
u Of misconstruction, and to secure that proper
and those rights forever. But, gentlemen
T., the convention, you cannot save this Uuio
u nor can ou- De Denocraiic brethren Of the Nor,
save H. The causes Of its danger havlr
originated with the Republican party, al
~ from the policy they have adopted and Il
o. principles they atvoca e, that party must ne
ls The crisis, and with them reste the duty
saving the Union or the responsibility for
" destruction. Let them understand the positi,
in which they are placed, lot item see To
al the Democrats party understand IL; let the
lt feel that We here to-day call them before Il
rs American people, in the name Of the hbsrti
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