Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-05

HE ANNaAa 4 NJ
a General second in capacity to none in the ser
vice of the country, and his achievements 50 lar
in this war entitle him to an appointment at the
hands Of the Government commensurate with
the popular estimate Of his merits. The idea oil
his being superseded is too prePosterous for a
moments consideration.
Ty.e THAT E~IIsLEADs.
The idea that the North viii ever be able to
accomplish the conquest of the South, and force
her under the yoke Of the imbecle dynasty at
Washington, has long since been abandoned as
an exploded dogma by all Intelligent persons II
both sections Of the continent The most Una.
the enemy expect to witness is the overthrow Of
the Confederate government by the dsaiec1oh
Of its own citizens. A majority OF these are
falsely alleged by northern denagogues' who
have betrayed Their people into the bloody sup
port Of this war, to be friendly 10 the diaOohcai
nu,poses of the Lincoln wig-wam, and its IN
scrupulous agents. 1t is represented daily that
the great and sublime struggle now hahspiring
among US, whose sole purpose Is to assert and
vindicate a peoples right TO govern themselves
IS not the work of d united people but Of a few
ambitious and designing politicians, who have
managed bT some sort of le~gerdemain and p0-
Htical ehcanery not yet explained, 30 tear twelve
SOVEREIGN States from the old American Union
and force them into war against h evil Of Their
citizens. It IS accordingly expected that upon
the approach of the Lincoln army into the
South. along the border and the coast, vast
numbers of renegade tories viii flock 10 their
standard, proclaiming an unalterable devotion
to the desecratei piece Of mere bunting that has
been transformed by fanshcism into the black
symbol OF the barbarOUs outlaw. The establish
msnt Of " provisional y State governments. Ike
the miserable farce OF the Panhandle traitors at
Wheeling, Is looked upon as the natural Sc
qusnce, and the vile engines of tyrsnnioal op-
preston that follows, Is to accomplish the rest
The ignorant masses Of the North are thus led to
believe that the presence Of Federal bayonets VIII
give a very different complexion TO our political
seutments-that We are already dissatisfied and
disCfseted from bearing the burdens Of calling
despotsm, which cannot De much longer tolera-
ted. Il IS indeed dificult for one. not
ACCUSTOMED 80 peTuse the columns Of the
Abolition journals, to appreciate that obstinate
faulty with which they seem to cling to this
" one idea" It Is the gist Of their argument
that bids tyranny hope for success. Other mo-
tives than the relief Of the loyaists, such as
e%upidity. revenge, and even selfpreservation,
may be urged to keep the war spirit up 70 the
proper pitch. But the Pickering expectation Of
triumph, now dampened by Bull Run, Oak Hills
and Belmont, now feebly biaz ne ont at Laurel
ill, Port Royal and Tybee, finds encourage
ment solely II the thought Of a divided South.
The tory element powerless and impotent as it
is, is expected to DO its part Of the infamous
work, and the South, Isl is vainly imagined, is to
fan, ike Rome, BY the foul Vaccinations Of her
own ~rait0rous sons.
So far has this delusiOn obtained among the
enemy, owing to the recent emeute Of e few East
Tennessee traitors, and Northern falsshoods re-
gsrdiDg the alleged r~evulsion Of political feeling
on the coast Of the Carolinas. that it is openly
acknowledged in many instances to be the sole
and last hope upon which success can be predi.
Gated. In considering the question will the
Southern States return TO the Union. a writer
in the st. Louis Nesss, whose opinions seem to
be endorsed by that paper, denies that there is
unity Of sentiment among " the rebels on the
question OF war, and asserts that were thi,
true, the Government would best subserve the
ends Of justice and humanity by making a good
treaty with them, aad let them go" The writer
reasons thus:
The rebellion Is not Of the whole people Of the
South and no doubt If e fair expression of the
voice Of the entire South was taken. there would
be majority n favor Of the Union If so. are
they not coeTced into subsection 10 tue suthOri-
lies Of the " Southern Conlederscy," and would
It be subjugaHOn 10 the Sanrh o. let them return
10 the Unioni if a majority desire IT, In short.
Is not the South already subiugated bv design
lng men who sprung this revolt upon her
Taking this view Of The ease. there can BE- no
such ihing as suGJUgation, but an overthrow Of
c0nspustoTs against a common government. and
as the FEDERAL arms prevail against these traitors
10 any State, let the loyal men rise uD and say
We have conquered, and let them, ike the ola
North state establish a provisional govern
ment until such time as they may deem best for
al election.
By so doing, al this talk about the North
1tH - 4NAn away 4HnAlGLL
mas been done but destroy a foul conspiracy
Againsta government, the best ever known. and
n every particular as valuable 10 the South a.
TIE which has ever, and ever viii. ifaL
io~cd 70 1--we, prosper and protect al its loyal
citizens.
ihs Is a very palpa5is backing down from
The lofty boashugs with which We were RECALLED
by the northern press az the commencement Of
the war. Then We were to be "whippsd-cas-
tigated-subjugatedE as informed by GREELEY.
OF the New York THJuHs-n0w we are merely
tobe "oYeTthrown" by provisional a-bOrtions pass
ing current under the name Of Ste.e govern
ments. 1t has been bat recently ascsrtained.
that the halfclothed, halfpaid, halfstarved
rebel army whose disbanding the Fabian
MCCLELLAN has 50 patiently been awaiting,
has sufficient coherency to last a few months
longer. The fact is further manifest that the
rebels, according to the confession Of the enemy
themselves, fight Ike devils, aud DO not take
10 their heels as expected at the sight Of a Fed
'mib ayonet Other hopes dispelled, the zone
idea that We are divided Is fallen back on as
The only apology TO keep up a contest IS hope
less Of practicable results as the one tina. 50
long desolatsd Germany ia the sixteenth century,
or Of success as tie seven years war Of Great
Britain waged against the colonies.
1t viii require time and hard blows to dispeI
this delHsion, and with it will 90 the war spirit Of
the North. The people engaged in the Southern
movement are more unanimous than were ever
any people uEder similar circumstance belorein
Che history Of theworld Tories aud traitors there
a'e among us, it is true, but not So many as there
we're N the days Of the American Revolution.
where but three millions OF fraemen succeeded
IN resisting subjugston by the em5attled hosts Of
a powerful nation numbering more than twenty
millions. We must be patient Of the day, not
iar distant, when the Philosophy ofFacts win be
read and duly appreciated by an obdurate and
boastiul race Of people.
- The st. Louis Democrat copies q number
Of articles hom tue Richmond Erqmiaer and
The Charleston Mercury, which are grouped IN
der The bead Of the war policy Of the South
sharp controversy between the rebel journals
which is irresponsible for the non-capture Of Wash
lngton, Davis OF BeauregaTd ~ The disputes
Of the press, while they cannot possibly result