Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-03
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TO which we referred in setting out. the yer,
existence OF Asia and Africa is ignored an,
yet, nearly all that is great and good, had ii
origin in those countries. From them We de
rived our ideas Of morality and government, a
well as art and science. Africa was tie birth
place Of Moses, whom we bsniehted southern
srs viii persist in thinking the greatest Of law
givers; and Asia has produced a David. Solo
mon and Paul, to say nothing Of Mohammsd
whose proselytss comprise one-fourth the in
habitaais Of the globe. Even China has givsl
the world a Confuelus, whose maxims ID
Yankees would DO well to consider, sine
they have discarded much Of the doctrine o
Moses and Christ. suppose it would be vail
to deduce from any one Of these time-honored
heaven-seBt authorities, any argument in favo
Of slavery at ali conclusive 70 these note-ind
Ing New EnglaBdsrs, or apply the test Z
Holy Writ to the deYotaes Of ohigherlawism.
But lst Us see If there is not some other test b.
which we can prove, part at least, Of thi
Sweeping 6enunciation to be false Bv wha
are We to judge OF TIE moral sentiment of
nation2 ? % course, hv its laws and institu
uons- With this clue 10 guide us, we will sp.
ply q 10 ChriEtendom and see how the matte
stands. Russis, whose empiCs extends ovsl
half OF Europe, and whose population consist.
Of about seventy or eighty millions. not oul,
tolefsies slavery. but still sdheres to It's urse.
uce. So with Spain and Portugal In Frame,
il is an open question, and there is a waru
controversy going on now between some Of hei
best writers for and against Fifteen OF tbt
"United States,s as PEaeh calls then. adher,
to It. L exists ia its worst form in Mexico
that of slavery for debt. Brazil, whose limits
stretch over well nigh half OF South america
imports Africans for slaves, besides other South
American States. Then there are fhe fertile
islands Of Cubs, and believe Porto Rico the
Acres, Csnaries, and some others OF less i'm
portsnee. This reduces 1fthe moral sentiment
OF the world" 70 Great Britain. Germany, TIA
w, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and New En-
gland ana al these last named petty States
viii, in their huge effort to enlarge themselves,
end, ike the frog in the fable 10 their own dis
Tupti0n. L cannot be denied that the English
press, in this question Of slavery, as referring
10 the Americans, (to use a tTite aud COMMON
expressiou), "blow both bot and cold.D The
British lion lays bic huge paw on the lank
shoulder Of "Br0tber Jonathan" and savs :
sour moral sentiment is with you, nv friend.
but the cotton, we must have that: mere senti-
merit will not feed our starving naursrs or
hungry operatives; ard then your border
States, what If they should Join their southern
brethren and become a manufacturing peorle? Z?
Al yoU vince a. Ibis, have struck home -
To which Jonathan replies; "You have
touched the very keynote Of our present
policy Hist word In vour ear. Do you
know, that She South can grow silk as well as
cotton. ] tel you twenty wears will not elaBsa,
before the golden bales Of silk viii Be stacked
side by side with the snowy bales Of cotton in
her ports and hsrhors. Nav, more-the half
e. a.
and 1erce) southern -four Is Of superior quality
to 0urs, ard commands 4 higher price In for
eign ports; they can easily grow tea, wine,
wool, cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco, silk, besides
grain u al kinds. Give them territorial ex-
psnsion and their Institution OF slavery, Jet
the border States become manufacturing and
commercial, and work up the raw material
VII ch the gulf States supply, and fifty years
hence YOU will tremhle for your supremacy
IN short, It is to the interest Of Great Britain
to dissolve the Union, End it is the "Sewar,l-
Lincoln" policy to weaken the South bv di-
vision But ss little leavsn makes light
huge loaf, 80 does the sboiitionist 10 effect bis
object, blend little philanthropy in bis nefa-
rious schemes TO delude The people. But TIE
"Fsulting AMBITION Of the Yankee nation has
g o'eriesped itself" They mistook the unpar-
sllelsd forbearsnse and generosity Of the
South, Tor tameness and psssivitv. She is at
length aroused to Der great danger, and the
firm, proud stand she has at last taken, must
command The admiration and respect Of man
kind. Let but the Southern States unite. and
they need fear no more Of this hvpocriticsl
cant about @moral sentimento Until thev
will possess strength, strength will lead to
success; and too often-though this time right
lF applisd-"sUccess is virtue.v TIE hand Of
Providence as surely points to the formation
Of q Southern Republic ss 1t did 10 The forma-
ton Of the United Ststrs. And why? Be-
cause only 10 this way can be developed our
vast, unparalleled resources only In this way
can we become sslf-Teiisut and Independent.
The world has need Of Us, and orr products +;
20 supply these, we must retain our system Of
African slavery Were any candid, sensible,
enlightened Engiishman to ride over oEr swamp
and bottom lands, be would readily admit this,
Could be do this, were be to cas-. his eve above
to the towering osk and cypress, look beneath
st the rich slluvisi deposit Of centuries, 90
thence 70 the clearing, see the hearty, cheerful
slave, beguiling his work with song and Joke,
enter the cabin Of the settler, see the pale wife
aud sickIv children breathe the deadly miasma,
% harmless to the sootY African-snd here be
then told, "T5is Is the land, this the soil which
supplies The cotton FOR your looms and spin
dies" He wou'd ssF, "If ibis be 50 you can
not and should not, dispense with your
rlsFss.D Let the South, then, snter into
10 rash agreement on this subject,
nor make illsdyisei OF hastY legislation. Let
be- boldly, firmly say $50 long az good comes
from our peculiar institutions, we viii foster
and cherish It," We must decide FOR ourselves
IN this matter; we will not be dictated 70. So
long ss We msintain, in comfort and in plenty,
our own nsnislE, and, By their iabors feed and
cfothe millions Of Europeans, supply our own
homes with elegance and luxsries, We will
maintain e. But could we dispense them, they
are not 1t for freedom. Many centuries must
elsuEs ere The savage csn become the civilized
rnan. and many cycles muBt Be added before
thig civilization viii merge into enlightenment.
Tracs The history q any nation, and this vii
Be found to be tue, aud paradoKieal as u
seems. war and slavery have been the great
cfvilizsrs q the human race And here It is
that the south has been the trgs benefactTess
Of The negro. She it i who has changed hin
. from The barbarian to the civilized being,
nd from the canihai y the responsible
r1orsl agent. And bers. too, fbe a5ollt0nist,
yflflTIv spdtl esigseily misstates the true Issue
al fbis crestion. He ever speaks ss II We had
DEGRADED the negro from state Of freedom 70
that Of bondage, instead Of elsyating MN
bv exchanging his brute despot Tor me . uina ie
Christian master. Chariemsgne bad literally
20 heat Christianity into The hearts and minds
a. our Saxon forefathers. And part Of tbe OBJ
s,st of fsthe African sqnsron" of to-dsy = q
roercs the African coionisf, and prevent tneiI
..isrs. into Fefisb worship. 1By the bye,
.,s-bans he Yankee spifitualstg got their belief
fron some poor free Niger who mad been
fetfsb zo-shipper, IN bis oWn land. lney ar
vsrv similar. One believes that ule sliIli q
cd enters blocks ard stones and rehneo fsn'
.lrsss insist that the immortal soul or man re-
,-isits ezrfh 20 thump on tables and chars, ano
stslr tie verfest nonsense nortsls ever listehe'
fof Rut 10 return 10 our argument LET u'
g@it that fha q moral sentiment of ihe Wori'
:. aosirst slsverv.n What then ls j tn'
- fir,s tfrst A las been perverted By %
--sspu ss we can prove from history. ID
--orsI sentiment Of PharaoH and DIS woii'
-frsngelv ioppoasd the departure ot ~
Trraelites. Again and agAin ~eIs ~
ssrnsd, but they would no. hsea, ~, eLs -. -
sritbsir own destuciion. t1e nofal ssrti
..nt n tie world. = opposed chrisll lanity. ID.
+tsf rs-5sr Il gross OF impnef =" ne mora
---fiDsntD . Of Europeans VFas outraged When
- -,secfeS that g the loiy laGd was 20
-.5..ssion of lie Hinflel." Blood an,
-sssure were freely give to redeem i. yai
- Nobammedsn nosqf SUI cutters ~DsI'
errs stood the Jewish tfnple, and the 1ll1
- . called the "fsithfl 70 prayer neu .s
ne spot where once Y oiessee re-. :. =. I,
psseemer frod, and " sacrhcial incense y
Te.gi5 an ssiouon 5Ose. he nora sen
s1..,3s, ~ Cbrlstenlom was aFeEse 70 me
.-e,rrosfioa Did 9st make the object yam
r. stssmrt futiie{ But let Us bring the N a.
- nearer home. Vas not the moral senti
-ertg Of Briton opposed 70 the ifst fsEoln
- and oar fudepsndencef YET ws coz.
es, fbough more potent arguaenls \.
80 fhsn morslizing sentimenf4Atee. y y
nwdiT suspected, IN certain qn1fleis, '.e
az moral sentiment" ot ne" Eu5issh ,s,s es'
sDfbusiasiiesIly favor the war Of lslz
~ her accrued the tsneht, 10 the eoatl
u }. kresF.- ~ see thea hat moral sen.iflen
h void dosse 81 sometiHes. And .,' noH
see il We C. 10 ind soms pfseeeent p
i-ttv 70 susfsfn he ifSour argument Of non
nrBisslon. The sb5s-ionisi ore i-.s'.t =.
kme Of spsrtscus ~ = "etbihk y ,.,- -
vtwner Both argumenh fha appilc-.-
fesk, as sDsrtscus ana his saruis -.
b peiees bg tbe Roma4 Legions- !,
~, let Us ssk, can be traces bearly steil ~
hulhsrder, black crime and bsts5ti gies n : =
7stced the frat three Or four renloileH = =
htlomsn empire; that is from z uHs .
tl5s Cesar. 70 tbe invasion cf ne 5si ~
Hbk2 10 nearly every instance tns ,.a.i
f,sdwere The abetlors and insiiga-ofs. Aut.
rapsity and aVsries Feinsi many q % -
f3urthing colonies aad froTinces OF 49,
"a 1ence + vas hat DE wise Augrsins ~.
cd thsRomsns % bic wiii not % ifes =, !.
.etE Ha saw that frrfeld OF tin