Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-05-24

THE FEOACHINGE LECAAcN'
OHlv about two weeks now remain before
tbs freemsn Of Tennessee viii be callsd upon
to give their appreciation at the ballot box to
he recent action Of cur State Legislature.
ne certainty Of the triumphant success Of
Southern independence seems generally to be
admitted-tls only question being as to how
large the vote Of ratification shall be. We
would yet impress upon The minds Of our
rssdsrs the absolute importance Of orgsniza-
ton and labor as Necessary preiiminsrlss to
achieve victory Of which We may feel proud.
The danger most to be apprebended is that the
great confidence Of the SeparatiOnists in the
result will sngsnder a spirit Of apathy ealeu-
lated to keep them from the polls. The moral
effect Of a small majority, under present cir
euustanees, must rebound to the expiring
cause Of the few msleontsnts in the State,
whose daily business is to sew the seeds OF
treacberv among ~thsignorsut and the vicious
portion OF our poPz.-Io1- An overwhelming
v. is required by way Of demonstrating that
our people are 10 earnest in this matter, and
intend to crush out treason, come from what
quarter il NAV. To effect this desired end, the
friends Of freedom must be up and doing.
Tbsvcannot expect to lie eUjeseentiyUpo their
cars and meet with ~pre-sminent SUCCESS. Every
citizen entitled to the right Of Suffrage must
not only 20 to the polls on the sth pr'Ximo'
bit must carry he nsighbor with him. This
will secure Us from fifty to ssventy-fve thou
sand majority for the ordinance Of separation.
There are those in some parts Of the State, as
we are advised, who, while they will vote for
cutting laoss from The Rump Government, will
oppose Immediate unisn With the Confederate
States. The sole ground upon which such con
duct will be based, is OF course a whtmsitai
prejudice to.the Gulf States, for which there
can be found 10 -ossibls apology except N TIE
most s~tupendous ignorance. Tennessee, sepa-
rated from the Northern Union and ununited
with the South. would stand an isolsted indie
psndsn. nationality. She would be compelled
to support the entire burden o. maintaining
the vast army which viii soon be called into
service for the protection Of her frontiers from
the assault Of the enemy. She must at the
same tine suffer all the Inconvenience incl
dentto The fact Of being foreign to adjacent
States on every side OF her. Taxed almost to
the poiut OF Intolersble oppression in the de-
Tense Of herself, she would be taxed equal
ly high in the defense Of the Northern
and Southern Confederseies. Her trade
and commerce cut Of, and imposts laid on
every article OF produce exported in any d.
rsctioa OF the compass, she must fall the dis
graetd and defeated victim Of her OWE inehs'
bic folly. Isolation, besides these results
would DERIVE her OF that ineslculabls bsnsl'
TO Be derived from concert Of action With tn
Ccnfsdsrste forces, and from being nndsi
s,ms one Lead tc direct and supervise be-
military operations. 10 fact, the success o.
our . srprlzs demands beyond the shadow OIL
a doubt that every one who votes "ssPara'
tom shall at the same time vote FOL
representation
Six states adjacent to Tennessee. and al
most surrounding her, have spoken in thundsl
tones FER the Union Of the South. Three Of
these. Virginia, North Carolina AMI Arkansas
fooushly fingered before they took The steps
but have BY their recent promptness blotted
mast disgfaoe from thsir es,utcbeous, sne
rinlieated The integrity OF their manhood
ne onlv alternative to dishonor, defeat anG
degradation, is for Tennessee to declare fol
the same inevitable result BY an overwhelming
popular msjority on the sth OF June.