Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-27

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Lazgest Cisea.aaon u the City
Resding Natter on Every Page.
WHAT CAN WE GAaN by BELAY
There ia q party in cur midst who have been
raising a great hue and cry against aprseipl-
tatonn ever since the inception Of the seees-
sIoa movement TINS cisp-trsp cateh-gord
has been constantly Illuminated from their fu-
glsnsn end pross FOR The last few months. and
has, perhaps, Lad no little influence in cen
trolling he opinions and the SURFACES Of a
class Of men, who, being materially tmid and
e PORTING, are opposed to governmental in
novatons under any circumstances They
initiated their warfare upon che movement
with 10 ether arguAent thaa the barren and
temporary one suggested in ibis isoIstsd word.
Time has since moved On. Developments,
startling in heir nature, and grand in their
consequences, have transpired. A nation,
once the first in ne eiviized wofis, has been
disiutezratsd and discovered, without the spill
iag OF blood, snd, ike the apollo of Rhodes,
is now known only by the sosttered fragments
Of its former rsn0wn. Upon is ruins has
arisen a new republic, grand in It's original
conception end sublime in Ste ultimate dostiny.
In addition 10 its beirg g practical Illustration
Of American resistance to yranny and dsspo-
tism. IL ADDS renewed confederation to Ameri-
can cspacitv FOR selE-govcgnmen& Bet Despite
these mighty v.cizsitudes, and the tire that
has been occupied IN their conzummadon-ls-
rrils the fact of disruption being irrstrierably
and hopolessly sccomplished-we are sin the
victims Of that silly AID s~enseless popular
elanor against " precipitation" Though the
word has lost IFS meaning, and Is completely
stripped OF its applicability to The movement
toward southern disenshrallmeDt, hoary-
beaded and fosslizsd polldeai fogies are sdll
beard to fcsblr Eocifsraie it in the presence Of
the adesr people" Their sole object, as We
have long suspected, is to postpone and pro
erastlHaie from 5sy 90 day, without settling
upon any iine OF ooafjasHgs az CT upon
which they are willing to cease IDLE nerds and
take themselves TO prompt coti5a.
A next pertinent inquiry for hese men to
answer is shai oau &c gain By dd0yf Dothsy
have hope that we can bring back The secedfd
States by any patched Up -compromiss that can
Be wres.sd from he aboliion Fower2 Do they
expect TO get such security for their property,
and such guarantees for their rights as to gus
tifv the border States to cut looss from South
EN- slave States, and Join their destiny with
Northern sHti-slsvsy States? We believe
that neither can be accomplished. They are
mere palty arguments for procrastinaton, and
-n-a--r-HeM- I'D m---s-u-N- - EE.---A-
Ganspiring around Us, can possibly be inssnsi-
be TO the facts hat SO pslpablY indicate the
contrary conclusion.
Let US sEluins the first prstsDss-Wbich is
80 frequently alleged. Win tks seeded States
return TO The Federal Union We nav az well
ask whether men made free VIII again become
slaves. Having sehievodtha5 liberty udsquaI
ity Ehich was denied them in a coufsderacy Of
oppression and iriustice-having wrested the
Constitution Of W~asHEEGros ard WEBsTER
from TIE poIludag hands OF GAEHIsoN apd
GEEELET-haviag reared beneath that psIlad-
Jun Of American EbsrtF, e government OF Con-
sent, in lieu Of Tan empire, founded upon forae-
bavin- established q republic o. coordinate
sovereign Safes, in place OF Le consolidated
and central dssF0tism from which they have
Withdrawn, it would be tie sheerest folly for
rs 10 expect them 70 return. The separation
is, in the language Of BOWEL CoBB, s'fnal
snd irrevocabIe.1 The great revolution, which
has been 50 happily contaminated, has rot
been accomplished through the agency ef any
mere whim, OF caprice. its causes have long
been ulumbsring like The unmoved bowels Of
the volcano. Nor is the ersWn thus achieved
70 Be 50 soon rsHnquished as fruTless-it ariE
Be permEaenf 1nd eniariHg.
T. is a significant and an Important fact
that moi a singls pebble journal in the gulf
States has yet advocated, or even expressed a
desire fur reconstruction. No such idea has
entered ne heads Of te leading men. Tnose
who NOS. violently opposed separate action
upon the pan Of he States are now foremost
- bar-cPPas On 70 any such speculative
suggestion. ne Htls diss Fsction, which was
a. FIRST msnisested IN some sections, has been
in every instance complete siisyed, and he
60 Confs5erste States . now scarce two weeks
old, present a degree Of unaninity, harmony
and stability, upon al questions affecting The
public veal, entirely unparalleled in the his
tory Of the world. The tive hostile sections,
and distinct civilizations, which have thus cut
loose their unnatural sHliat!on, cannot, under
present Circumstances, be reunited
In the sscond aspect Of the subject, who is
90 blfnd to the teachings q The past as to be
for one moment bsguilsd into the false idea,
that we can gain cur riehts under the govern
msnt. uop that a hostile and dominant party
has control o. its sdninis.ralon, when we
were unn5le 90 DO 90 q he time ne had -oztrol Of
u ou~rseIr,s. Do tbs clsnorsrs fer deIsyinagiue
that fhs Republican party are earnest n their
promises. with the glazing examples Of their
Past perf3y before them a? It is he hight Of
imbecfiy to hope fer future j~astiee in face Of
the injustice Of the past All Efforts Sc far
70 gain the barest shadow Of a concession
from them has proven insfeetpaL. They are
determined never to yield what VIII strike q
dssth-blow at The very vitality Of their party
and # is erninsHy suicidal 81 tie border
States TO delay action with Tie sBtsTtsinmeEi
Of any such idle and speculative hope We
cannot expect 10 grow stronger ~ waiting
for theTs e donFsT 81 daey.
The instsllment Of a BlacS-Republcsn
Prssiasnt-the palliative which be wit1fur-
nish to the further progress Of secession by
an Ambiguous INAUGURAL, fuIl Of anmsaning aEd
psrfdious ple5ges--.he location Of Fs5eral
Office bsl5ers among Us, constituting the fu-
ture nue.sns OF Black Republican party
that fatal apathy which ever accompanies an
Ignorance Of impending danger, viii all con-
epire to Iul us iato isthargy which viii b
but tie inevitable PRELUDE 20 OFT degradation
ar5 destruction. The Fabian policy Of war
fare bas FULFILLED lie mission, and IS DO Longer
n-aefeable. Evidences from ali sides cal
mon ne for prolpb eaphates decided &C
T,orf Separation is bat a matter Of tine
and We may argue with much Piansibiiity,
~fs we're aaas. vssn afsasaa nsa % vel
natn we're done q1loEE
ne wiz soon Be called upon 10 assist The
--5sous Of LISooLE to prosecute The wal
-, he eulf states which Be 20 boldly de-
.is-ss u8on the hustings at Indlaaapolis
Do.s The bastard live ia TsnusHses who would
shoulder bis muskst to enter ICON this unhoiy
- Br,osg crusade sgains hese people? j
bfe natural position is wih tie party tbai
-,rIs ear-vour state ous Of DE LrEc9lE Con
s.ss-sev and place her SIDE b. SIDE With hsr
.,v.-eirn co-sauals. We shall ibsu owe NJ
-u.y-s,es 70 F,israi laws hat are more bon
o-eii in heir breach than their Observance.
We know ,hat the breakers against PreeiPi-
tstion win, for he base purpose Of par sar
.rss tsauee lbe honest sud c0nfd.ng Teouan.
~ az the land into the relief that Their right
are net endangered BY the policy Of delay
that a reaction has taken piacs 81 he northern
niu6-snd al We have to Go 10 order TO accom-.
Mist he feat Of sqriag be Orion is, 20 oval
little while longer" They may be induced
20 follow Tie uuwiss counself Of these WiiJ
politicians with the boPe that COED may rssplt
They nav place corfdsuee IN pledges thstWii
h prospeedrsiy broken with tbe birth Of th'
bsse motive lbat eo~aesives hsn. But sssns'
Of returning reason viii soon come over Their
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