Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-19

s condition Of the country, il is the opinion y
. this meeting that q State convention be calle
at the earliest possible day.
I Resolved, From the proceedings in Congress
) and other sources Of information, we belisv
: the policy Of the Republican, party will be thI
coercion of the seeding States.
Resoiued, That the union Of the South Is thI
. safety Of the South.
: Resol7ei, As The opiniouof this meeting, thI
: cotton States viii seceds; that their destiny il
! our destiny; and that Virginia should retirl
: before TIE 4th Of March next and place hersal
> at the head Of the column.
3 Resolved, That every slave State shoul,
b secede before the 4th Of March ana cooperate
sfterwsrd.
BesolBsd, That, with a united south, Abra,
ham Lincoln viii not make war upon ffseer
States; but should be do 50, may God defenC
Resoirsd. That there a COMMITTEES I,
raise a thousand dollars 10 sssist IN he equip
meat and purchase OF arms Tor the ecpaty Of
Orange. oEANsE.
A HANDSOME TRIBUTE TO SOUTH
CAHOLHNA AND MISSHSsIPPI---
CONVENTION HILL OF MISSOURI.
In the house OF representatives Of TIE legis-
lasure OF Missouri, the convention bin being
before that body, an amendment was proposed,
submitting to the vote Of the people the ques-
aon Of convention or no convention" Mr..
claiborne, a member Of that body, a native
Of Virginia. whose heart seems to be in the
right place, thus spoke:
] am not here to-day to apologize for, or
justify the position of any Southern State in
this Union. / have heard the charge that
South Carolina has acted hastily In this mat
ter. IhaFe heard the whispering charge that
Mississippi had acted hastily. have heard
It said that these States should have waited
the action Of the border States. That may OF
may not be 50. But know the position that
the Southern States now eecupy, and It is not
the part oe wisdom to bicker over what is
past, but the wise man and true patriot grasps
the future. Sir, whether South Carolina was
justified in acting as she has, l will leave to
the sovereignty Of South Carolina to decide.
Bat let gentlemen, when they cast reflections
on South Carolina, look to the past history Of
this country and her glorious records upon the
annals OF this country, before they condemn
her action. Sir, who and what is that gallant
little State upon the Atlantic coast, command
ing the entrance Of the Gulf Of Mexico? Her
history is embalmed upon the annals Of this
country, from the beginning Of the FIRST war Of
the Revolution to the present moment, in liv-
ing e%ol0rs, that the aspersiOns Of no man can
blot from that glorious and proud record.
Compare her with other States, and let US see
what her position is in the political history Of
our country. Her Marion and Sumter were
foremost in our Revolution. Her Jasper, we
know, bad the courage to grssp the f~ainting
flag that the lady Of Gen. M0ultrie had pre-
scented to TIE Charleston volunteers and plant
It upon the fort from whose hattlemehts It had
been shot by the British, though be knew that
in planting that flag there be would perish in
the attempt. Sir, be was shot down while en-
I Iarnrwsv- - wrzH~-- A. A. - -
fell he wrapped its stars and stripes around
bis dying corpse and bads bis comrsdes tell the
lady Of Gen. Moultrie that though be bad failed
to plant the flag upon the b~attlements. il wss
honOred in its de. th BY the blood OF a patriot
soldier. / recollect in the history Of the past
when Der Palmetto regiment was on The plains
Of Mexico-when the great light Of Republi-
csnism was in the halls Of Congress, praying
that Der gallant soldiers might be welcomed
by the Mexican soldiery with "bloody hands
70 hospitable graves.p / r~eeollect that when
Scott led bis glorious ARM to the palace of
the Montezumas; when Quitmsn, that noblest
OF Mississippis gallant sons, whose name is
linked with glory in the defense OF our coun-
try, called upon a New York colonel to assault
a battery. There was no word Of response.
Turning from the silent New York regiment I
to the colonel of an Indiana regiment, be re-
ceived the same silent response. The Palmet-
to regiment, that had left South Carolina with
one thousand strong, and had buried seven
hundred of the gallant band upon TaVior's
line, was 10 the rear Of these two regiments,
and old QCitman-l can see him noE-rising
like Jackson in his %stirrups, threw up his
head and cried at the top Of his voice, "Where,
Oh, where are my glorious Pslmettos ?' There /
was no response, but every hat left the heads |
Of The gallant remnant Of that glorious regi-
ment, and two hundred and seventv-fve proud
soldiers obeyed the orders of Gen. Quitman,
and swept the last Mexican from their guns.
Sir, is that State to be traduced in this emer.
geney? is coercion to be brought to bear upon
a people who, whenever our liberties have been
at stake, have scaled the ramparts in the fire
OF the enemy, and wrapped their dead bodies
he flag Of their country? ~ ice-"No.H1
/ have heard it said, and il came upon nv ears
like the hiss Of a serpent-as we pass over The
beds OF flowers upon our broad prairies at
night and hear the hiss Of the rattlesnaKe as
we move aleng-that South Carolina had
traitors. Yes, she bad Der traitors, and what
was their fate? Wherever they were found.
the ponds Of the country and the hangman and
his halter settled the question Of their treason
70 the country. Let these, this day, wh3 have
sneered at the action OF South Carolina and
her people be reproved By the fate Of The trait
ors Of South Carolina.
The next charge, I suppose, that will be
whispered upon the breath Of heaven viii be
against Mississippi She is a younger Stat
Ia thisConfederacy than South Carolina. Who
not know that that gallant State rendered
herself immortal as she grasped the waning
nag Of victory at Buena Vista, when every
patriot heart in this proud land Of ours was
sinking at the thought that Taylor and his gall
liant army must fall before Santa Anna and
his host Of Mexican ~lanceTs? There, uoon
that battle field, the proudest in modern histo-
", we find Gen. Taylor, a man Of iadomlta-
courage, P aeing bis army in a situation
hat victory and defeat hang equipoise betwees !
Tie one and The other-and now, in the hour Of
uncertainty, when all is likely 70 be lost to the
General, Davis, the gallant Senator
and soldier from Mississippi, led the Missis-
ilppi rifles into the ravine, and swept il and .
hove Santa Anna and his lsncers back upon f,
he mountains, and victory once more percbed
iPOn the proud banner Of our country. Sir. .
hese men are our brethren and our friends. !
Their interests are identical with ours, and is :
{ not the duty Of the great Stale Of Missouri :
o meet them in council, and consult together, !
md save, if possible, the Union Of these great
.tates, and win back to this proud Confedera- 4.
y OF ours those bright and glorious stars that !
lave started from it. For this reason I an for =
consulting the people Of Missouri. For this
eason still cling to the Union Of ihess States, J.,
union that was haptised In the blood Of y
ur patriot ancestors. Are we TO hesitate bere2 u
n NNNNN ~ LN a. NNAAA NC AIhAnEEH ana NOAINs -
Wy friend has asked, are you for disunion? =
-be very measure we have proposed ia the last |
ope or tne union OK these Siates II It can y
OF be perpetuated, if it cannot be embaImed a
D future ages By the action of the great Dor Y
er slave States, then it is now undergoing its
cath struggle, and being numbered with the ( q
OF the past. | want to act upon this .
uestlon OF northern aggressions upon south y
m rights, / have no disposition TO tram IL
lie upon the feelings or wound the pride r'
any peer OF mine upon this floor. Is
net the representatives. of Missouri a.
ere as one representative should meet d
mother, and Dsver, Mr.. Speaker, shsll al
epsrt from that high courtesy that one gen.
ian owes to another, but l declare TO YOU 1 q
se no reason, in the present emergency, WHY te
very man should not cast his vote for this e.
i'll. Are we afraid Of the people of Ms ca
ouri? By no means. We are referring this
uestioD from the body not elected upon this
sue to the sovereignty Of the State-that
which is capable Of thinking and
citing for itself in this great revolutionary lo
lovement. Do you, gentlemen, doubt our
GIT to pas this bil2 Why, sir, if nothing B.
se than the Withdrawal Of South Carolina Of
ad happened within the past three months. in
'ould net that be sufficient cause for he ii,
leeting of the people Of Missouri in conven- Of
0nY But when we find not only South Caro- si'
na, but Mississippi, Alabama, Florida. vo
'exas, Arkansas and Georgia upon the very ne
ge Of passing ordinances Of secession, I ask
"a Il this breaking up Of the Government ss
pes not justify the calling the people to- Of
ether to act upon this question? L ia urged Ct
at It is not necessary to act now, and that en-
lis question should be referred to the people eri
the safe, to decide whether they will have OF
convention or not. Sir, I an forty years of hi'
have mingled TO a considerable extent pa
political excitement and life, but I never
learned of such a proposition as submit IL,
ng 10 the people whether they would have a Vi
or not. It seems to ne that il we
any duty to discharge, It IS our duty to cit
III a convention or to ignore the whole cues GU.
o. Postpone our action now, and refer CT
to this committee that bil with f~nstruc-
q ssk me people whetherthey viii have inc