Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-22
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poteIslhs tle fact, that the political. conner
eisl and financial emancipation Of the South
which viii be eonsnmmated by the establish
ment Of a separate government, will bring mi,
and desolation upon themselves. but hav,
wisely seen in it the handwriting upon n,
wall which threatens to eonsign then. as
party, tofhe tomb Of the Capulets. Hence II,
continuous effort which they have made to sta,
the irresistible tide OF revolution. and spssl
peace to the troubled waters. Their tyrsnniea
edict has gone forth, as well from he auibos
itative mouth-Pieses whom thew have eleets,
to the Chief Msgistraey Of a discovered "a.
ton, as from their less oracular and more sup
pie partisan tools-that The Claws musf he en-
foreed' and " the Union shall be preserved ,
With this elevated determination as the so,,
alternative to the existence Of their faction
they have oRly desired to get charge Of the ma.
ehinery Of the Federal Government before III,
secession movement has progressed beyond tb,
hoPs OF remedy. II the ides Of March-b.
unhalOwed hour upon whiehtheir partisan dss
pot viii be installed into power-ean only b.
reached in time; il the army, the navy an,
the purse Of the nation can be placed uBdsl
their absolute control, they viii then Be in
vested with the power to carry out their nsfa.
rio1s purpose.
hehave f~oreseen this foul scheme from IL,
inception, and have proclaimed it to the corn.
Try. When the epsscs conference" was frs
called By the State Of Virginia to assemble al
Washington, for the protested purpose Of
fasg proposing a plan Of adjustment for our
sectional troubles, and We observed the cheer.
fui alscrity with which men, who EXPRESSED
their vowed hostility to all compromise. Re.
sPonded to it, We impugned their sincerity and
denounced the whole scheme as an uumidgated
eheat- s~.uPendous swindle -oneocted for
nc other object than that Of dslau. We locked
for no good 10 coms out OF Nazareth. We
knew hat CHASE, a WooI, a WoLoorr and
q CURTIS, with the incurable leprosy Of abo-
litionism upon then, were not the men to sfi
in consultation and dignihed council with pat
riots like GUTHRIE, Tyler, TorrEv and
srErHESs. Their isolated objective again
rsitsrate-in accepting the invitation t.us
rendered, was only 10 hold out the hone Of
peaceful adjustment 50 as to influence TIE
elections then pending in the States Of Viz
gina, Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas.
TIER project hss proved most eminently
successful. One State, at least, having
placed a blind confidence in the in
teErity o. their motive, has been caioled
into he adoption OF a policy, whose hopeless
fatally is yet a matter OF question. Tennes-
sse-yss gallant, brave, and ~cbivalroHs Ten
nesses-Hhose acts Of patriotic daring vet in
splrs Der sons with pride, listened 10 the siren
voice ofhsr enemies; and nov, in consequence,
lies PROSTATE and helpless at their feet. Other
States have done v~iolencs to their southern in
stincts, and ignoniniously parlsysd with the
sVoWsd and threatening enemy Of their SIS
tiers. Tsey have sacrificed principle for the
hope Of extorling Justice.
But heir error promises very soon TO become
quite manifest The Bls-k-Rspubliean eau
euE, into which the good and true men Of the
border States have been betrayed, promises to
be Hhst We pronounced T.. After having full
flied It's mission IN cheating some Of the best
men Of the South into opposition to the seces-
Eion movement, and Of thus accomplishing de-
lay, il hss spurned al PROPOSE ions looking to
q permanent aud honorable compromise, and
threatens either 10 ps'eh up stemporay truce,
or adjourn sils dc with the insulting reeon-
mediation Of furfiT generalization IN the
sh1ps Of an0tAsT o0HrsnioH. The startling fact
stsrss thsm 10 the face that the difficulty can
not Be rseouciled until eBsry single plank in tue
Chicago platform IL snnuiled, and this they
viii nsSsr do, because with the fall Of that
combination OF isms comes their own
eternal sndJuetrisvsble political demise.
9sf fartbsr weigh well the fact that the
ostensi5le attitude Of some Of the border States
IL that Of utter inactivity and temporary help
I~sssasss. These States, IL is boastfully asser-
ted BY TIE Republican press, +" demand no con-
eessions, but are resolved 20 give Mr.. LINCOLN
trisI.0 Hence their obstinaey, their inso-
Ieuee and their proersstination. The consid-
sra'ion then forces itself upon US, as 70
whether the border States win be dgaia be-
traved into farther delay. VIII they trust to
The Puuic faith Of a party that has already
grossly deceived them? viii they risk their
desenies IN the hands Of national eonven-
ton in which their relative strength will be
bat IA the proportion Of eight TO n~insisen ?
Can their honor, safety and dignity be thus
Better conserved We must be allowed to
eav that they can never resort to this fatal
etsn without e~ncountsring degradation infamy
and stsrnaI shame. Besides the disgrace which
# viii uresk upon them, It viii prove utterly
futile in The accomplishment Of good An as
sensIsge Of political sdveHturers, such a.
would constitute the body proposed to be con
v,psd. would ind it quite as difficult to solve
The terrible enigma as these who have already
seesirsd rs. And even granting, for the sake
81 ARGUMENT, tie possibility Of getting a jusi
and honorable compromise from such a course
n. ,tsp toward a settlement viii have been
Jusi bsgua-
v5u then be necessary Ter a Blaek-ReFub-
t,.sn Congress to propose the suggested amend
49, bv sBo airA vOte-a Congress, too, Il
- Be Kept in mind, in which our repressh-
-, f,dssfag the norihera DsnOsah (who
- 4. r,gardsd a. our friends will be less
u. third OF the whole number. Two
49,. a. both houses must support it as The
800 step to tie validity. T. FAUST then &c
ts-oBps . process Of ratification by hTef
-, Of the whole number Of states BY re-
-.,vinr The votes Of tbeir legislatures. The
- Government, not regarding the seeed
80 a. out Of @tbe Union, /" win Of course
Ibis insorsemsnt BY i0enfy-siz OF the
a States now owing actual ale
=. a. laws. TIE refusal Of any one
80. therefore, to give this ratification, ersn
=, ne urefiminaries are consummated' ~h'
s-fal 70 lie ado5iion. We would only
% a. nan. whose Intelligence is MT Be-
49, A. frsranes, or who is not BY nature
-. s,ogld risk bis reputation as a person
- verae.tv By asserting even the P~rooa0Hty
a.. sucesss under the circumstances We
I--e.Boned. Can we have The blind eredu-
- - n. ioexcussbie fo0lhardiness 70 sup
- fhs aghf freesoil States which have
- % repesl their obnoxious stat
,;olsfivs o. the Constitution, viii be
-ss -, ~ a-aanfmousIy yielding up the dog
anon which their president was elected 2
-. INIT the ignorantly patriotic, and ue ao-
s..,iv rubmissire, The eowardiy ume-serVer'
unprincipled hunter after spells, viii
t,rnd IN the ranks Of those Who viii be de-
49, n further delay, and thus deliberately
h.sr,v our people into a Heterogeneous free
.,l sonfsderaey. n such should be the con-
s,-Dlstsd programme Of the Union-saFers,
- viii find that, after the one, two and
: :. wears" suggested by Mr.. SEWARD, shall
-. psssed, The bali and the baYonet Of d
-...oissted federal despo.sm viii defy their
-.,,,itlon to the bshesis Of a party whose
ort,gop will pot be satistsd unsl they have
-L.sinel an anti-slaTsry Constitution, an
-,H savsry Eibis and an auti-slavery Godp
PAR MOBILE PRATHUM.
sbulfftions Of the political caul6ron,
-..u.s throw to The surface us dregs Of 60
The bodies Of corrupt politicians, being,
q were. more inflated with offensive cases.
,a,spieuoaslyb before the gaze Ofths public,
=. rrs thus painfully reminded Of their pres
encs.
.uis fbs turbulent scenes at Washington
wrrrR DAVIS Of Maryland, and EN-
- FTHEsrDsE Of Tennessee from the bad
vbieh they occupy, are prominent