Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-23
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Ver3it Of The WorsiHzmea Of Ncw York-Fair
Play and Justice for the Soufh-CoercfoH
SigmGtiSef and Decentralization o.
Sympathy Nth the S0Eth-SDeecH Of Hon
Lspi s. ChGtfsld.
In pursuance with q call, a largs and en-.
thusiastic meeting OF worEingmen was held at
Brooke's hall, Broome street. last evening
WoRKIFGMEN ARoUsE-FELLoW CITIZENS
The Black Republican party are rushing "a
into all the horrors OF civil war, tAey are re.
fusing TO give the South her juss rights under
the Constitution, setting up the Chicago plat
form instead Of the Supreme Court az it,
proper Interpretation, thus overthrowing the
Constitution and the Union at one blow. Let
those, therefore, "who produce the wealth o.
the country 10 time Of peace, and who 6ght
her battles in time Of war;" speak. Let the
workingmen arouse before their liberties are
overthrown By q military dictator, OF a con-
solidated eligarchy. Let all opposed TO The
coercion Of a sovereign State and civil war,
and in favor Of preserving the Constitution
and the Union as our fathers formed it, speak.
A meeting will be held at Erookes' hall, No.
30l BroOme street, near the BowerV. on Tues
day evening, January IS, at half-past seven
O'Clock, and all sYmpa;sizing with the above
sentiment are invited to be present. Hon.
Levi s.. Chstfeld, F. ". McMachon, Esq,
and others will address the meeting.
Jefferson Brown, J. Edwin Halsey, Thomas
Murphy, Joshua Knapp, James Conner, r G..
Horton, james Bensel, J. ". Cochrane, John
A. stemming, Chas. Matthews, 2. Wendell
DeGroot, W. Fonek.
Long before the meeting vas commenced the
ball was denselV packed, and it was said that
thousands were outside unable 10 gain admit
lance Il will be perceived by our report that
the committee intend to hold another meeting
in fha Gonnnr TnoffN,Ha % -, - H.
at aalf-past seven the meeting was called
10 order, waen d. W. DeGroot, Esq, was
unanimously called upon 20 preside.
On assuming tie chair Mr.. DeGroot spoke
as follows:
SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT.
FELLow. fTtzsNs We have met this even
ing under peculiar circumstances. TIE coun-
try we all love so we'll, the free institutions
which were the pride OF our anceators, have
for the first time in cur history received a stag
gering blow. Business is paTslyzed. Our
i%aetories are closed, and gloom hangs over our
city. Stout men, willing to work, cannot find
it, and state what ] knw 10 be GODS truth.
when ] say that starvation stands at the
doors OF many a family. Why is all this ?
Well, an administration is coming into power
which is hostile to one great section Of TIE
country, WHICH threatens 70 use the General OF
Federal Government, made for the benefit o.
all TO cripple and ultimately destroy the civil
and domestic Institutions Of the Southern
States, and these States with that lust instinct
OF self-protsction which is the frst law Of ma
ture, are rushing from their natural orbits as a
terrified person lees from an approaching pes
thence. lCheers. This party is a sectional
partY-they deliberately Con motion Of Gen
eral Jessup) struck the word "nstionap from
their platform ia Chicago when they nominat-
Cd lfnnnlW and wa rwha fav. -F-.4 - a.
Constitution il the North. haze warned them
for years that their sectional coarse would
produce the very results which we now see.
We have prayed, begged, expostulated with
them 60 stop their insane course, but to no
purpose and now, to add to the last OF their
oatFagss, TO cap the climax Of infatuated mao
ness they threaten TO use the peweT OF The
Government to coerce a Safe, than which, in
the words Of Alexander Hamilton himself,
mere could be no greater madness. I"They
eafst DO 1t ~" But, fellow-citizens, I believe
mat we, who belong to the laborlRg and man
utaetuTing classes Of this great city, have 2
WoFa 70 say on this matter. FfThat's so.Dl |
Our interest is identical with that Of fhs
south, and ii we had not the great and grand
motives to urge Us to prevent civil war We
have the powerful incentives Of wives and
children appealing TO as for protection. lei
Us only one noment notice the great Interests
- N@ - "a +tAAnEAA ~ ElAELloIh OF negro .
labor ms will show why business is par
ahzed. We are losing to-day, gentlemen.
from this city, S20,000,O00 per month in South
ern oraeIs. Ibis, you know, is the dullest
Of the year, How much, think YOU, il
this state Of things should last one short vsar.
we in the North should lose through non-ipter-
course with the Southern Statesp Five hun
bred millions OF dollars. Sufficient to paralize
the entire commercial and manufacturing in
M-nHNa - Nkn MAIN
more clearly the exact commercial posi-
tion between the two sestiePs, here are figures
from the census report Of 1850, and the
is now very mueh larger. The South
purchases ef northern manufacturers
one-third Of all the manufactured the North.
She buys 100000 Of the results Of your
labor. She buys Of imported goods which
mainly through this city, and upon which
FqE all reap a profit in handling, OF s106, 000,-
600. She pays your brokers, bankers, insuT-
aRee agents and commission mershants, and
the thousand and one iaborers and workmen
she employs here in the North, S63, 200, 900 a
year more; and her southern travellers who
visit this great city, who seaport orr hotels
and dry goods palaces, etc., leave S53,360,00o
ECheers.J And nov, fell5B-citizens,
what is The proposition now before the people
Of the North +? Why, after Che political party
which has, by ~e2ssPsFating our southern
bre hren, by producing ili-feeling bstween
brothers, after, By a series Of abuse and out
they have succeeded in driving nearly ali
this trade from our city, and turning out Of
employment thousands and tens Of thousands,
what do they propose TO do next? Why, 70
commence civil var, that shall drive every
dollar Of it away. That shall produce { state
Of feeling as 10 renderu us such bitter enemies to
our southern brethren as 70 completely ruin us.
Partial ruin does MT satisfy those wicked
politicians. e civil war comes those wealthy
and careless nen Th1 hays grown rich of the
viii Of course clutch sufficient soid TO
save themselves and their families from starva-
ton, bot how about those dependen. uron
lobot, EhFn the mesns Of labor ae swept
away? They viii tarn them OF with neglect,
and the slmshonge must reach forth its arms
n rs'sands of beinless
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