Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-06

Tie alA A5lt W hAbl1t-D fANtA GIL Nl'SA
whom an attempt is made to place the iror
heel Of oppression, AID quick and geserous il
their impulses, ss they are, there soon welll
up from their hearts expressions against tyr
amy wherever it may be found advancing itE
front. In this the following from the Dublir
Nation OF the s-h june has its origin, and VT
invite special attention to this expression
from the land of EEMErT, and CUEEAN, and
GRATTAN, in favor OF the southern Cause and
d5saneiatory Of our abolition prosecutors;
The FRATFICIDAL WAR.-As the newl
from America flows in, the language OF th'
northeTnsrs and Of their journals tends more
and more to disgust and outrage all who hold
the sacred faith OF human freedom, and tC
make them weep in poignant modification and
deep despair. Well may we despair OF pop...
lar liberty in presence Of the sight he world
sees to-day A republican people, whos'
liberties were won BY a rebellion, whose in,
dependence was scb eyed by a secession, par
rot as glib Y as any mnions Of old world tyr
amy "the Tebeis' and the "rebelliouD as
phrases Of odiGm and rsprosch! Those who
profess to hold sacred the popular will, to rev
srence the desire for sei-government, pro-
ceedins to drown the popular will in blood,
BY butcheTv and slaughter
If what is now passing in America took
place in any OF the old world empires, it would
be at least Ineligible. II the citizens OF
nearly half of an empire five times as large 40
all EuTOps, with an uH8uimitY never surpassed
and rarely equsied, declared, BY free poll. n
open day, By universal suffrage, that their in
terests sEd their feelings demanded the sgbsti
tuition OF the imperial government by ore Of
,t I
marched its srmies TO crush the demand ia the
blood of the "rebsls," it Woul1 be nothing new
among the despotic systems. But n q great
confederation OF republican State, in systepr
based on the 15iH Of the people-5ased oD the
right Of Tsbellicn-that az this should happen
that we now see-thaf no syrsnnY .. despOt-
ism of old Europe ever new the sword more
sav3gelV 20 put dOWH "rebsinonD and tr7npie
on the voice Of ths people, than the same cen
trsI governnszC Of republican confederation
it is eno.-.b to VT NJ the heart of any man
who believed in the greater humanity and toie-
rstIca Of popular governments. Wei nav the
aSsocates OF dsspgtc monarchy laugh in bitter
mockery at those who believe that a people
ruling themselves would never spill blood in
popular subjgsstion, and that such murders
were done ~ kings and dsspots Of old Europel
1t ia a hf1fous sarcasm OF republicsnism to
hear TIE journals Of the Northern States vell-
utter snbiugatiOn and desiructionl "We mean
TO conquer them," says the New York Tribune
''ngt merely to defeat, but conquer to subiu-
gate them. But when the rsbelioas traitors
sre overwhelmed in the field, and scattered like
leaves before the angry wind, it must not be
to return 20 peaceful and cOnteuted homes.
They must fnd poverty at their freRides and
see pri9stion in the anxious eyes Of mothers
AID the RAGS Of children = Was ever a more
bellish sentiment uttered? Where in the an
nails Of despotism or the records of its butch
cries, shall we seek for a parallel to this?
Where even against rebels who have not
particle Of justifcstiou2 If The subjects of
the most legitimate sovereign that ever held
Ecsptre had acted as the southern States have
done, would these sentiments not be infamies
IL uttered-On bis part? Yet infsmv Of iufa-
mics are they when uttered sy republicans
against brother ePu5.iCans-utteTed by the
descendants Of The rebels Of '76, against men
who with far greater uDsnimity now demand
the self-ssme right those rebels clamed-self-
government
We shall be told that the South had no bright
TO secede, therefore, war upon 1t is IlstiEable.
When England made war on her TebsIiious
American colonies, she said they had no right
TO "secede,7 and that, therefore, that war was
lustihsble. We shall Be told The South can
exhibit no wrongs 20 Justify rebellion. The
same was held by those VITO sought to crush
the colonies in their struggle for s-lf-govern-
meut. But why should we be called upon BY
Republicans to consider these points at all?
Have We not been told, as tie Republican
principle, that the subjects Of g State them
selves, and no one else, are to be Judges
whether they have pTovOcatiOn, justification or
right.
Yet, lei us consider that the case Of the
South, as regards its right to secede, il far
stronger than was that Of the American colo
MES to rebel Under the old monarcBical svs-
TENS no such right was ever toieratsd-no such
principle ever heard of-as "the voice cf the
population" determining the Justice, legitimacy
OF duration of = government. The American
colonies originated under that monarchical
system. They had never claimed or possessed
the attributes Of 'fudepsndent sovereign
States;' ror had their connec.io with the
English crown originated in a compact having
Tor its object mutual benefit and defense.
What, on the other hand, is the position Of
the southern States in the present case? ? They
are not mere colonies, counties sr districts OF
any state, kingdom or empire. They are a
number Of sovereign independent States" SO
styled in law, and so proved in fact Their
political sys'em-the political system of the
whole United States Of AmeTica-is based on
the fundamental principle OF the right Of rebel
lioH detsrminable BY he voice Of the people
These severs Independent sovereign States, Of
their own free choosing, and for the purpose o.
their own and the common welfare, interest.
sBd protection, federste with certain others 10
this end. A number Of these States declare
that faith has not been kept with them in the
compact Of confederation; and that tue cause
and purpose Of their federal association with
certain others no longer urge its continuance,
but On the contrary demand its termination.
Nhefhn- they rfgr 90, e.
the connection, is neither asserted nor denied
by the deed Of union. This silence is claimed
by each side 10 the quarrel as favorable to its
own case. Upon which side the construction
may be said 70 weigh, is, no doubt, nice and
intricate qgsstiOn for political docirinaires
and hair-spIittiDg contToversialists. But what
we have to say is this, tbstit is something more
thsn mouTnful, it is mons rous, it is an outrage
and a disgrace to humanity, that, Cd point
which may be ruled either way, the shocking
spectacle must be seen OF torrents ef blood be
inc ms1e to flow in the conquest-the subiuga-
tiOn-of those independent States, who merely
ask foI self-gOVeTHment and freedom to decide
their own des iniesl
We say it would be deplorabIe even If those
Southern states were mere colonies OF outlying
districts OF q despOtc empire We say that,
in the face Of such a unanimous determina-
tion for Secession-Tight or WTOng, according
70 construction or constitutional teChnIca Ii
ties-ihis bloody war 10 force union on the
Southern people at the point Of the sword-to
ssbeT them into brotherhood. and dragon
them into "libeTty l''-is a blot upon humanity.
We cannot pause to weigh the nicities Of the
rival constructions Of the silence Of the deed
Of union with reference to the right Of seces-
sion. We turn in disgust from I'll this. DENY
ing that the proof al best can be plain enough
to reconcile Us to this bUicherv-butcberv to be
done, let rs remember not by kings, autocrats,
tyTaDts, but by Republicans, advocates Of pop
ulsr li5srty-themselves the offspring ef re-
bellioni We have often enough and clearly
enough declared our anxiety that the great re-
public Of America might be saved from dis
memberment; but far greater is our suxfetv-
for the sake Of the hifeous reproach it involves
to popular lberty-thst it may be saved from
the terrible crime Of forcing its federal en-
brace upon any State at the expense of ruth
less slaughter by fire and sword.
A BASE AND WmFUL LIAR.-The DAYTON
(Ohio) Journal, under the head Of Increase
the army" declared that
"By an act Of congress and proclamation OF
'be president, eleven new regiments, one Of
artillery, one of cavalry, nine Of infantry Of
2300 men each, have been ad ed to the United
States army"
Never was a more false statement put forth
than by the declaration that 'f5v an act of