Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-26

eteliss which ere nOw Gl1sn-r-lHE the ccEl-
uy, from the people IS toe fearful to c1rt-m-
pate. TIE proposition 20 refer lEe question
9 loicing convention 90 the people wCu'-
Induce an inevitable and perhaps fatal is'sT:
besides, the people were Dot clothed With leg
isialive authority ours being strictly repre-
sentative gOverunelL He was willing TO as
sumo almast any resp0nsibi ility If ua could see
hat .le rights 0f tie people would be p1rpsIl-
ated thereby. Re Thought the convention
s-ou.d be un-ramneled, that no Limitation -r
restriction which Tie general assembly cen
pare upon its action would have any legal -1
bincing force.
Hs thougbi thst the sane policy which die
tsted the necessity for The coGrruticu, urged
ne necessity cf Fu-tinsiie STATE iH q thorough
safe OF defense To secure public tras ggi'II-T
this was inevitable. The frst, h'e6s5. and
haiiest duty a. every Repre- futatVss was 20
provide adequate protection iaT 'hs homes ar-
hfesides of our people; hence, Ao oarl lls STATE
Vas demanded ia tie present crisis. II nigh.
Be urged thar each q policy would iEvi.a c7'-
hslor; but be a.l r0t aiu.t tls truth n tls
1nasitcn, sal tacl-at The people should BE-
T-oT.ded witl arms without dcisv, as 20 nan
e11i tell > bat would Be The resui Of tbe pres
s1i eluplieat0ns.
Hs sdFeca'cd tie calling CT a convention,
Ha. because the cotton States desired i5, dgt
tecsesE ihe public wel.sIe, safety an response
G. tle people Of Missouri Cemzrdei it, az the
las hope of saving tss Stale from falling help
lsss.g into the TsUniaz Eul7 of revolution.
waich D. ilst tegi nirg 10 di --l=s ire hs5i1ls
horrcrs- iie had 5u. faint hope f0T lhu success
of IsEoiiaiics e, yet Wsre ibe bore yet fainter
Be w0lld continue 90 advocate a canveu' len ID
orief thai every fort which wislom c11II de-
Fiss ieiit BE- exhausted before uug'aE tha
eoaniry ard o. RoPls into The h7r-ofs Of
anarchy ard cirl ~. He Eaid that 'hs zee
ported seizure and possession % lLe public
sld.ngs IN S. LOUIS ~ armed usn, fss-ral
= "a. ,---
Integrity o. or o-ate The act WA s.c1icui1 al
b invite collision. "The quaricring Of ar- o.
troops smoug lis, p ia q tire o. profound pea -e,
was one p t-e csgsss OF compls INT alleged .n
ihe Decialiol Of I1iepe1ice. IL crcumstsu-
ces authcTize BE extra ordinary procedure bv
the Federal Government. suleiv tlese ciTcum-
stances would sutBcrize tie calling Of The 7r0-
posed convention The people Of this country
are 7nstiy IesioHs of their constitutional rights,
and every apparent encroachment should be
promptly net and rspelled, otherwise The
TiEhie and Liberties % tie people 0f She States
world, in iiue, become absorbed and arpToVri-
sted By Tie Federal Government. A sense oi
apprehension and dread oppressed The great
heart Of tie American people. sad ever lfgit-
oa.y 20 avert impending caiamites, but to re-
store tranquility throughout the State and
couB' II. He fen flat biz physical strength
was Inadequate, a. present. 20 further sdro
cacy of the BIZ, and be would BE- compelled 30
dssisf, with ihe reitsratiou Of the hope that
the House would recognize, and be rquai 70
tie emergency, ard pass the biz without fur
tber delay.
Mr. Hogan believed Il vas time 70 act and
time to stand up for our rights. We ouzit o
have doas 60 ten years ago, and then We Should
have been better prepared for tle fana-icism
that has ccme upon u.s. He was 10 disuni0n-
isr. He fought for Douglas Bat be INTENDED
20 stand bT The Gems iutional rights that be-
long % as. BE could Re uo reascn why every
Wissourisn hers sboaid not stand up like a
man for bic rights He bad 10 party prein-
dices 10 appeal 20, bIt he had a southern feel
i1g which taught bin 20 feel hat The South
had been wronged for the last thirty years. If
vge called this convection into being, be vas
not afraid that secession would eusus az a re-
salt But be wanted 20 trucking, aid ii We
went into lie convention. ac wanted the Norf
10 be- told that we would not yield anothu
inch. Should Miss0Iri gsmsin quiet while her
sisters were plunged in war? Should she
CuiefiF get sb0at voting to see whether she
VIII have a STATE convention, while The women
r
cartridges and baudsgss2 Lincoln might say
sweet ana honeved words when he came iato
power. calculated 10 calm the SoHtb, but tls
southern people have Dot forgotten bis ure-
vi1uE lscisra'ions, and thev Til not submit
until they have rot every right they ask for.
Thev woald regard all wordy professions as
clap trap. He did not agree with some gen.
uenen sbo seemed 70 think that win ths
breaking up OF fhis Gov rnment, 81 self gov
eminent Touid be a. su end. Tney might as
vsH attempt to force ths current mp stream as
10 eradicate tbe idcs Of se'f-gorsrnmeHt
from the mind of the American people. This
c-v was merely The sycophsntic whine Fl
timid men. He concluded by declaring him
seif iH favor of he conTen ion. HIS eonsti-
tuenis were also
In tbs Senate, January 13h, member
spoke 70 this effect:
Alr. Peyton opposed fhs amendment 70 gen.
ersl ffr1ls, and then proceeded 70 say therf
was ore feature in he h.ll Hhich net with Die
ungrairf.l .iissp1rohation. i was the po-ti0a
fixing TIE date. Tie convention should meet
before the 2s.h Of February. h it met on that
dav ihtrs w8ald be but four DAYS before a
rn5Iic enemy would seize on TIE Government
should ne bropis psrmt BIN He defended
fbe rieh.s Of the slutharn States m aa able
spesch and deprecsied the idea o. M'ssouT.
becoming a Rapubiican State. Tie people o.
Mss 5ua Soaid meet IN convention and con-
salt foesther. and proclaim % The world t59i
IHirsou7f road aof b0w its necs and Passireil
ccoepf Of fte Black RePubhcan yose-tlst sne
yvorfd never fan down the passive Save oi
Rfsrk Rsnublican rlssaiage. Hs said South
CsroIina bad never asked any but net coIst
tTtionaI rights from the Fsdsral Governne
and shs was perfectly justified % seeding
F7s5 ,,-s rgtencd 10 thc voice of hir- Calhoun
a. 1sg2 ,-hoee life was - fuii Of virtues ai
80 ~ r1flkv way full of stars, we should
now be better situated had We him
hsre now 10 take tie lead In this great moye-
meut of fihe southern states, we should be TED q
r-loriors fictUrv. We bsve nOw nothing % 90
Snf III 5smsnd Of the Norh what they have
ficbeS from Us Hist0Ty iOiA jaEtify Sou'i
CaroIiua ~ seosS3sg, and hisiory viii moTeoTe'
49,, ff.st tbe verv fgriinesS aad iuGc.f0h Of
IN. Ior5.r states have bern one ot ihe causes
,-bfrb Accelerated the secession. We feelda1
,bs srfo-,rfnaut Of he laws; Ee demand th'
rspdiIlon of our slaves; we demand The rsh
10 20 i1fe The Territories with oRr slaves, ar
II We d. Dot get &c, the separation OF ~
Southern 9ates viii be ne lnePitaete iesei
Whether le night to sseede . soislisa.i9 =
,igbt ID rsroiutionary right, the oalot- boz
.fovgs fhsfa Is o. rirtf, and q ihe bailot-ho'
4 I.-fsf etririlee-boxrs will BE- resorted 70 %
- f. TIE firing Of a single gun BY To-
r.so-si c.,vsrnmsnt VIII be the tecsin Of wa
- ~ whole southern eouatry- They sal
rirso-ri Is doubtful. / tel you hr Presi
~. n fhs decisive moment comes MissouF
n send an army Of twenty thousand men 2.
.ntb Carolina. and they VIII never cone oari
IN rot a single hostile foot is ieft 70 pres
flr soil. no ru,-e--
Wherefore should We be srme5 mltreiof
VirriBia armed, ard wherefore nave 20
tbsrn stss put themselFes in a HaIiik
ifnIsp u there q foreign enemYf hafe
fssr an onemy in orr mids-S "ho hul 2
sek-Rr3 5iicsn enemV is among us -
- Fles q or bress.-2 Let no hear 20 ilo5
rs7ws must either stand Or ;ll.l tel
and i or rig'i-s ere GENE ..ls
H hnai and irfeFecaD'e sfPa
ns,ting, held 10 thf city
q y tas - 1eh, pronounced again
~ sd -. 81 oersion in decided terms
III psry eii eH=- others, was adgll.s.
IN. /, !, < q, So ..lon of this M "a
.ros ,s.'s Vi ,5s 5,.s.o.sgt niiisTy forces 5 =
Northern shipping, celA 81
aetures we're protected at The 9. l.sv e,..-t. 1.
ath- The eomprouise neasHra1 ~
chapter Of outrage aHfpeck go.
ee! were broken and frsEsrdso. rae - .
= -heafasks act was ,Eaaed to the fte5S
q z souihasss rietoE 10 We car adea