Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-11
FRENCH OPINIONS ON AMERICAN
POLITICS

From The Paris Psys Of Nay 49,
Before the United States Of AMERICA ex-
Z listed there w ere sovereign States which must
have necessarily acted In the sovereign capaci-
~, seeing that they subsequently became asso-
I clated: otherwise, Northern America would
not form confederation Of indie pendent States,
5lt single and indivislbe State.
This i8 Fhat neither the Siscle nor the Opln-
lone Nqtfonale wii com Prehend. According to
taell notions riIe states composing this eCnfed-
GRAFTON have 30 more siEnihcsnee than the de
T partments Of France or the shires Of England.
This is the error into watch Mr.. LiHcoln has
fallen. This was The absurd theory be main
tanned Ia bis speech at Indianapolis, if we mis-
take not, and since bis Inauguration at the
capital he has applied himself to putting it in
to practicei sc have seen up to this tine how
I muct it has 1eea relished at the South
The journals which defend this 'heory are
daily striving 20 prove TO their readers that the
conduct Of the seeding States is culpable, and
that their Inhabitants are rebels; and as lie
most Of them cannot, even themselves, sustain
such assertions, taey are forced to depend upon
what is dolsd ou. to them on the subject
Now, what ia really contrary to the letter
and spirit Of the American Constitution is the
ulihcatioH Of the United States Of North Amer
lea under an omnipotent unitarY government.
Zach State has it's Senate and House Of
] Representatives elected by the people, The
I governor himself, who is the executive Of the
+ state, is elected BY the people Of each State,
and not named by the central power at Wash-
ingt0n, which possesses no other than delega-
ted powers, reis ing to Intercourse with foreign
I governments, and diplomatic and commercial
affairs.
The Federal Government has not the right
+ to iutsrmeidie with the affairs o. the State,
while the Constitution has not been violated By
their acts.
Again, each State has its own treasury for
which il has 10 account TO no one else, and its
officials paid With iis own money, entirely be-
! yord tae control of The Federal Government.
Each State, TOO, has its own militia, depen-
dent f1r orders Only on Tire governor, who is its
coumaIlsr-il-cnief,s and may refuse to send
FEDERAL contingent II De sees vt, and that with
Ut the central Government having power 20
compel him.
What more, then. is required in a State 10
make it gelf-i1tereDt, independent and s0VeJ
sigu? Why, Hungary herself asks no more
than The re-assertion q her self-inherent sx-
is.enec.
Our Washington correspondence Of March
1s. entered INTO tie minute details Of the ques-
tion which IS low separs ting into two camps
The repubhc5 q ihs Uuited States.
Nov this question. LET rs repeat, for the
benefit Of ,as sisce, is no other than to know
whether Safe las the right to 20 out Of the
Union OF, Il other words, whether self exist
ent as it originally vas, it has retained It's
gsif-inLeICL sgiz.eace.
Tie constitution and the history Of the re-
publics OF Nsrth America respond in The
Affirmative.
rron the Ja1ruaI Do Fiv-s OF MsyiI.l
We csra1. ten what new sensation in ths-
atrir style ths next mali may have in store for
us, bus, 0n deep reelection, we begin 10 believe
that ,he new eV0iuti0us 20 come may, indeed,
lead 10 great Hsppsrentn changes, while, in
the main, the real state Of things viii be what
our latest cores spondence has set forth. Un-
dou5ts3iy, on both sides, at the North as a
the 6o--b, there must be those who are eager
TO engage i1 coma ct. Bat also, on one side
and tle Ctleri in tha mass 0f the population
the general sentiment must be 10 favor Of a re-
construction by pacific measures, or final
separation OF the two portions into which the
great American Confederation is now actually
divided.
Il is not long since We called attention 20 The
fact that the couu.ry in question was but very
dehcien'ly organized for the conduct Of war
On q grand scale. Can one, then, seriously !
believe in any important sequel 20 hostiliiies
SO unexpectedly commenced, when their chief
preliminary movement consists % destroying, /
or at least rendering unfit for service, the mill
taTy resources slowly accumulated by the Con-
federation? Well considered, The North is in
no better condition to conquer the South
than is the Sou.h to master the North. More
over, it is nonsense to suppose that the South
which has, voluntarily, detached itself from
the North, can cream Of reuniting the latter 10
it tY vioIsnce.
AZ For be North, can Il be supposed to en-
terrain TIE intention qAf0Tcing TIE South back
into the Caion2 SlA prospect might, in
deed, iaFeinate come glowing imaginatioas, /
bat Tie great ma i5rity Of sensible men mes8-
ure the object ID view bF tie means Of attain .
ing it. The poguladoo}of the North is Bu1asr-
0us and rich euoushto pay for the luxury Of
making the conquest Of the Southern States
by arms N Bueb were its Wbim; but tia pop-
ulation Of the Horth will not have any such
wbim, becauss it knows tbst after the conquest
effected ss ruinousiy for one as for the other
party, it has 20 Eeana Of securing and realm
ing TIE conquered states.
Whether the Southern States have or have
not the right % WthcraT; whether thev were
right or wronE in acting according their own 4
point of view, siiil their separation was fact
which tho Executive and he Congress Of tbs
Union were obliged TO take into consideration.
This sl-important duty, truth compelg Us to
sar, has been abandoned; there has been
neiihor the kn0wicdge nor the bsldnsss 10 per- /
fora d, aud things have thus been brought 10
au iIsEtFicabie entsnglement which, 10 us,
Europeans, looks ike dead iock. But there
is no dead lock for this people Of American
pioneers-this Alexander Of the Bstions-caIl-
si upon ersr 70 cut through what could lot Sc I
unrsVelsd.
The people Of tae North have too much good
sense not 10 eomprehend, al last, that it would
Be absurd for them 70 lavish their wealth and
she blood Of their children for the sole purpose
5f bringing back ari chsioing ta their fortunes
q portion Of the ola Confederation, which de-
sircs s live apart--not 70 mention that even