Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-10
9ailg Apptat.
TO THE People OF rae CONFER
EHArE MATES az AMERICA.


TO THE PEGPLE OF rae cONFED.
EKATE STATES 0F aFTts1SFfs
Per The Appeal
The fact that was born IN vour midst- and
that ny ancestors. Cor i've rsoerstla,. tsvs
lived upon yOur soIl, il snflelent 70 dissru he
suspicion that !, sithough now a fsrslfasr. have
not yOEr Interests 1t heart. And whs1 as
sure you that I % sincerely believe that what
an about 70 say Is Of vast Importance 70
yOu, hope you win listen 70 it with attention.
and reject upon L with calmnsss and win
care. Ihsve watched with intense solisit6ss
the progress Of Fo0r rsrolution, and mast
say that, 80 far, 7 regard it as TIE sublinest
manifestation Of humanity ever yet exhibited.
The rsyolutioRs OF resctfons Of nan are bot in
one respect as TIE vibrations Of chord. he
chord win cease 70 vfbfate, and viii become
moiionless and still. - Bat revelations.
though they have a Fibratory motion, have
also a direct, progressive one. And The great
law q reFelaiiOh is. that what 1, loses in the
lateral (VibratOTy) msti0n, Il gains in the d.
rect and progressive. RsTOlutions begin at
one extrems-nonarehy, and gs toward the
other extreDe-Pure democracy. The rssc-
ton takes place, and they then proceed toward
monsfrhy, and % on, natn they settle down in
Repualicanisn, whIch is the uedium between
these two extremes. The higher revelations
come to this medium, tie less viii Be tbeir lat
Sral, and the greater viii be their progresslvs
motion The fact that the lateral motion in
the American revelation was snail, accounts
for lhe rapid progress Of the United States.
The revolution % 70 sxas a reaction against
monarchy s0d in favor OF democracy OF
course, i did not BEGIN At the one extreme, nor
did il end a. the other: but Ii went bsvond the
medium ble. The Declaration Of IRdepend-
ence says "sii men are crca,ed equal" The
fact that the practice Of the Gorernment dif-
fsred from its theory, and construed this enun-
= ciation 10 mean aall ukiie men are created
squSl," was the cause 81 our unprecedented
Prosperity and Success When powerful
party arose n tae country, determined 70 carry
out this thecrE OF the Government, the necessarF
congecusncs vas = reaction toward monarchy,
or rather 40 assertion that the practice o. ths
Government ougtf 10 Be is shearr. The great
danger waH, that this rczolion might 20 too
far, aBd proclaim one nsn superior 70 another
sE siad 70 sse nat L has stopped where q
ought 70 stop-in declaring one rare above
another, that the negro was inferior TO the
white nan. I have said the practice OF the !
Government offered from is theory. This
was 90, because It was inpossi be to cauy out
ths theory. The people North ard South
would have done Il, II they could. The people !
Of the South could ne,. They were prevented 1
By the existence Of an fDstitution-an iDslitu- |
tion for which they had DC fondness or love
Il had been determined that this Institution 4
SHOULD coutinue amid the mutations of time, /
and ssrTs a. a bond Of union for YOU, when /
tie ties which united other nations should Be- 4
Euhdsred, and their fragments lost amid esrtb's /
tssming population. But It might have per- /
iahsd forever, hsa not tae affection for il been I
increased.
Il was necessary taat yaur attachmsn. TO il /
should be stronger than your fear OF death /
But how could this Be accomplished? Tou did !
not like the ins.ituticn o. slavery. You re- 1
Earded it as an svii-politicallv, socially and /
morally. You joined s'ith your northern broth 1
ar In declining against Il; eat you told him
we must tolerate q for a whIle-pFe can't cet
rid Of L just noH. a ask by what pre- cess your 4
Ettaehmsnt FOR it could be increased to that
degree? By the only process that has ever yet 4
indeiibiT inpressed an opinion, or stamped 4
custom anon man or a nation-by persecu-
ting and abusing you foryour institction. The
Jews, you remember, bad no especial fondhess
for ''lhe lsws7 in fact they we're coniBnally
relspsing into The id0iarous customs OF tie 4
surrounding nation, until persecution and cap
tvity wrote it on their hearts in letters Of ERE.
Here Ue see the necessity for the abolition
party Sous men have often wondered hoW
the mercy OF God could tolerate the existence
0f such an organization. Let tbem BoH know
that in truth afHe maksth lac wrath of nan %
praise him.1 ] do unhesitatingly assert thzti
slavery would hare died out in the United
States II the abolition party had never exis ed.
lie missicr was not to aboiish slavery but g
psrpsmate Il. With all its bigotry and fAnat-
icisu It has been Instrumental in producing
great result. Then DO not abuse the members
"a 49, 49, aHa9- a. A. l.
dying Nzzlrens. "Father, forgive then-thsF
know not what they do" They seemingly
have triumphsd-so bad the Jews, when their
Savior hung uPOa the cross.
Il is useless for me TO say that the abolition
party Is dead--dTing fast. The functioa Il bad
to perform has been performed. TIE idea,
which gave it birth. itself has ceased to live.
Iou have great work before yoa. TOu
stand forth to-day the champion Of mans pre-
gression. repeat what I have often said: the
Performance Of certain kinds Of work by ne
gro labor is absolutely nseesIarF Tor tue civ
iiization Of nan, both white and black. II is
your mission to demonstrats this idea, By prac-
tictnT showing is importance and vaius.
The world must be converted to IT, Do Dot
imagine thstyour task is greater than you can
perform. Remember that reEoiutionE are al
usFs begun bF small minority. When the
sfman Of alice" proclaimed 81 n the way,7
OILS few were with him to begin that great
rcvoiulion When Luther stood before Charles
Y, and shook with his protest The Vatican to
its center, no armies were ready to obey the
command OF the helpless, nnsrmsd nook
when your Ancestors fought for thsir lbsrties
and rights, thev were but a handful OF ondis-
ciplinsd, inexperienced men. make this pre-
dietioE. and I cail upon Tom descendants 70
mark fts fulfllmeut; IB less than one hundred
wears from to-day, negro slavery viii exist
wherever the white man ilyes- shall not stop
A.
eVpirss man nav modify the climate. There
are laws superior 70 tbssc Of climatt-shelaW
Of life. These declare Rat slavery shall exist
until he nsgre 1as been civilized, and machin-
cry Invented 10 do the work which be bow per-
forms. Th-n wiz ''the employe have the same
right 10 discharge TIE employer, that the en-
pioyer has 10 dschsree hin" not before. ]
iook around, and on every hand / see capital
depressing labor. Every year labor becomes
cheaper, and every year i is pressed down
lower. Unless prevented it will soon reach
that poiut when the proceeds Of working
mans labor viii iessse 70 support him This
is absolutely certain, for everything must 90
either backward or forward. Capital controls
the labor, and viii therefore compel It 70 60
bsckzard. r the masses reach this p0int,
and 10 their reaction against capita rise up 70
their majesty and might, What viii they DO,
what can they do7 VIII they demand high
or price FOR fir labor and allow the rich man
the brivik = of reducing It again - low as
r. piessesS This woald be at best bat feet
ing. trsnsitory benefit. II this revelation Of
the working people occur, you viii then have
demonstrated clearly and eonclusiPeiy, that
with rou tAe white laboreT can make three
tines sr much a. be can anywhere else. The
people win see thin and they VII eNelaims
.ss7ips us slavery, let us stand on It, 1t alone
can protect ~ from TIE grinding power Of the
,irh n7n.8 defy The ingenuity Of nan 70
ssvise another method whereby labor can be
p-otected against capital. Even now 70
certain exferf We tsn see the practical work
- ~ ftis rrfnefpIe 10 Engiand, labor has
bssp growinE chsaper and cheaper, and eTea
now TIE working msn can scarcely i've there.
IN the Eorth, labor is Worth more but mere
aIso tbs price Of It is being continually re-
5rrs5 Trfbe souta alone does Il maintain
itseIF AGAINST capital fou pay ths working
vvhite nan hiEksr wages than any other na-
80 N he elobe. I has besl asked, what viii
- ,-bfts Isborrr Do when be is excfaded from
bis prevent work? say great many white
Iaborers viii not Be excluded b the inTodue-
fIor ~ slavery. The only result which
.i.-.-- ,--iIl proauce in regard 10 them, viii Be
fo elevate fhe price Of their labor. Only these
- a. ,rork which the slave ought 20 DO, VIII
y. .~.i..f.f- Most Of these must become
-f.--,s-s- sor,e oEarBe.rs, some mechanics, mer-
rbsJGe. cte. Yes ask, kow can ibis be doae
TssI "a he first place, TIE public and niiat oe
Tfvidai between LleAs uoA epla ~ --N-f 49, ]
,;,-.,' - tbe7u. The idea which shah pro-
Sosg- II carried out, will enable tie Govern
.I,snf q de ehu EifhOuz any ineenFenienre.
yI-l,,, -, ~ been done, then the slave trade
c,.15,,rtss ip a humane, lawful nanner) must
u oDsssd. . enable the PO0r man instead o.
being negro himself. % own one. 81 ... nsl-
lhsr are yoa, nor 10 the wof,o PIs-i ,,,ls I.
- is-s tsr ssvsaty years. but do not attempt
= - nor soon; il would Prove deadly ana
5.sirsetivc 70 yOuT interests. 'Ine pear =
not ysi ripe"
ala. that vour mission was, 70 cor
=. - vrorjd 20 vour peculiar insiitutien-
n no5 fesrof your success The 6orasT slaye
ststsv viii soon Be with you. lns a1os z;
- 4, ia dead them forihin may ye- os -
-. 1si.ns a Midian = 5ut already nae =
s.s- s.s ,bstburaing bush, and heard the voice q
~ L,5rd saving; II have sureiy sen Tt y
5ie,ions Of NJ peoPis, whie1 are 70 ! s1sgyps' ~
NJ S.vs heard their cry, By reason o. theH
ta"i--as,f,rs1 y YsrT soon be wiz 60 eelofs ,e,
,9ss--ob. snd ssy STbus ssith me LSfa ~