Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-08


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ass a e-atioa and Union Of States was
Perm atila. L cannot be heid to-
ts any other power than that which
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fs1t, wio are and cf right ought to
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in any Stste, By virtue Of their
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81 d inlepsndence-in solemn form
HAsee lAsnlasisss free and Independent Of all
sersiorale1ls rnon earth. save such az theV
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ttu ] 40 not think, thsn, that tho
sovTT ql enercion csa meet with A response
iies le7son q TIC people Of Tennessee.
Asslniflg itas a fact, the1 that al the ex-
IRENE Soa-aern States viii very soon take such
action es viii piaee them out Of the pale Of
this l1Icas the question comes up, what posi-
ticu IS fennrssie to take2 This is a most me-
-n-rto1s rucsfioa, 70 be decided alons by the
psopIs 7f feil1essee IN their sovereign capae-
ity see that otr governor has, in ny
opllicn, sergs properly convened the ieEisla-
t1-s a. he I'D January next. / presume the
leFisIatrse VIII appoint some early day Il
thi17- it slcaid be earlY,) for a eonVention 20
be ezli-d u detsTmins uR7n these most serious
assiions--mofs srrioua than any which have
ever yet engagid the consideration Of The peo-
pie OF Teane5ses. I hope an the issues which
can -possibly arise under the existing and pros-
pscfigs state % facts viii be presented TO the
people for their most solsnn consideration.
nv opsn opinion is--andit j. bat the opinion
o. one fenns5saeasi who feels q deep and a abid-
Ing interest IN the prosperity and welfare Of
his own native State, with which an bis for
tunes are forever identlfisd-my En opinion
is that thers ain be but two questions for
Tennessee to determine. And thsT are,
whether I'M the formation Of a Southern con-
federacy, s1e viii swing to the North or 10 TIE
South, or aid in forming middle republic.
These Alternatives being presented, an de-
ciaedly in f1vor Of goi8g Wiih The South.
Eould spring intgitively 60 The side Of ny sec
ticn. The unity Of thr South would tend to
prersnt civil war and bl0odsaed. Il would 20
very far q insure such a re-establishment OF
or Cfogaramsnt upon terms OF equality as
would be enduring. The reasons why Tennss-
se4t in case q dissolutiJn and the formEtion
Of q SontbeFn eohfe3eTaey, should link her
dssanics with the South, to ny mind, are
manr and vsightv. That rich and iourishing
portion of the State that I have the honor to
represent, is especially identified with the
South Ia her every maesrial interest. a0uiheru
trade and southern commerce have poured
their Fieh treasures into the lap OF the youns
metropolis Of Tennessee.
Whst position, let me ask, would Tennessee
occuuy, hsnmed in ] around by members Of
q different government Where do we look for
ON trade? Is Il to the States North OF South
&c us2 Are not our Interests every way iisB-
.ifsd with The Southg Oar natural outlets all
there? The S.stse north Of us are the con-
petitors q Tennessee IN the 'produ, tion Of
coal, iron, and ether miHeFsis-competitors
too, IN the raising Of hersss, mules, cattle and
grsin-
Tennessae, together with her sister border
states as part Of a southern republic, would
e a very great extent monopoiizs this class Of
trade. Such States as Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Missouri, and others Of kindred local.
itv and interests, BY uniting themselves into
separate confederacy, being somewhat homo
geueous, 'miiar in some eXteat Ia climate, soil,
and rroduc.icns, would each make the other
its rival, whereas BY al linking their desli-
MES with The South, they would necessarily
become the great manufacturers and producers
for the southern republjc.
Ii a middle cOnfsderscy, too, we woaid have
two OF more hostile borders TO protect and de-
fsn3; va eress, with ONLY a northern and south
srn confederacy We woaid have but one. TIE
reasons, II seems TO ne, are all against a mid
die republic, formed out Of what is called the
border States.
Deeply devoted as I ever have been to the
Union Of these States, cherishing with patri-
cite pride the maay remembraRces oc nv coua-
trt's glory, standing as she does, the wonder
Il The w0rii-behoiding. as do, a people the
most prosperous and happy Of any upon
esrih-a government the grandsst and best
mighty amidst the mightiest natiops on the
Globe looking az her as she is, I must say
at it is with a saddened heart / an brought
TO Contemplate the subject have been DISCUSS
ing. But, 5eprecste il as we may, these is
sues are upon Us, and, like men, they must be
met. Tennesseeans, too, viii have the proud
consciousness Of knowing that BY no act OF
theirs have they been the caase OF these dread
consequences.
Il Is needless to re mind Tennessseans Of
their loyalty and devotion 10 the Constitution
aud Union Of their fathers They have made
imperishable record Of that devotion whenever
their country has called I preserve both
She Constitution and the Union as they cane
fron the hands of their great builaers has been
the highest ain Of Tennesseeans. Let me tell
Yca in al earnestness that this cannot noB be
/ done by proteststioDs OF dsvotiou to tie Uaion.
As said in tue beginning OF this letter, the
South has been guilty of 20 wrong. She has
demauded nothing incons stent with the com
pats Of the Constitution. The North denies
as these. Ia a speech I had the honor to make
l uBon the hsor OF Congress at its last .ssion,
I / srraignsd To- Republicans party at the bar os
public Judgment for their unconstitutional
aeis fthen charged that they were the true
6isuHi7n party Of the country, because they
/ bad broken the compact, and in the language
Z Of Mr.. Webster, g bargain broken en- one
/ side was broker on all sides"
I So they broke the bargain, and they alone
can mend 4. They viii never do It 90 long as
/ We are divided in the South, 50 long as there
are imposing demonstrations, resolutions,
4 speeches pleading for the Union and palliating
our wrongs. Tbis is not the way 70 save or
10 fe-estAbllsh tsis Union. It only emboldeas
ouI enemies and Weakens and sXasperaies our
I fTtnds. Let US, regardless Of al past party
differences, prssen. one united aud unbroken
southern voice and southern action. ] wish to
aci a. If bad never uttered party sentiment
{ OF given a party vote in ny life. Thus We
sheuld all act. Encroachments never have
ben, nor neFe viii be, stopped By yielding to
/ them. Hsd We been long sgoa bold, deter
miaed, united South, the present evils might
have been Svertsd.
Tennessee viii, trust, soon speak through
/ her convention with potential voice. What
essr her action may be / will abide. Ny fgsi
ard highest allegiance is to her. With her
brave people I am willing 20 iutulst these mo-
/ msntous questions. Satisfied an that Ten
nsssee, IN her action, viii but re-ensts mp upon
I Re enduring pages Of Der own unsulhed his
tory the bigh rsnoWn OF her iliustrions past.
WIN. 7. AVERY.
WAsHIssroE, D. C., Dee. 27, 1850.