Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-13


victory YOU have achieved, you may well recall
the words in which be vauHted bis victory over
the weak Lady Anne, and wi a slight change
Of phraseology, apply 10 your own triumph;
ssliu hsve hsr but viii mi keep her long
whati that killed her hushtni. aud his faiheri
The bleeding witness af her hatred By.
with God her conscience, AID these bars sEEinst ne,
And 10 friend 10 back my suit wiihal,
But the plain devil and disssmbiinF locks
And yet to win her ali the worid 20 nothing !"
Were this communication addressed to my
= SBs-countrymen, instead OF to your lord
ii5sip, might beg them to remember this fare
well injunction Of the father Of bis couatry-
The immortal Washington:
against The insidious wiles Of foreign In
faence, 7 conlurs you to believe me, fellow
citizens, the jealousy Of free people ought 10
be constantly awake; since history aud expe-
rienee prove that foreign influence is one OF
the most banefel foes Of republican govern
ment."
I might pray them to consider that foreign
nations rarely IL ever, mingle IN the internal
conflicts OF a rival power, for any other than
selfish purposes might point to the long and
brilliant career Of your own great country,
and demand in vain to be informed Of a soli-
tary instance in which the footsteps Of Great
Britain mieht Be traced upon the soil OF for
eign land, except in the accomplishment Of her
own agLrsndizement. / might say to them,
aud might prove that British Anti-slavery IA
naticism Is but the creature and ihe servant Of
British policy, owing itB origin and Develop
uent to what was supposed TO be political
necessity, and that though yOuT lordship might
write as fanatic, you never failed to rsmem-
Der that ycu were also British politician
Yes, my lord, IL thought that my voice would
be listened 70 IN the madness OF tie hoar,
would appeal to my countrymen, with the
I esrnestness OF conviction, 10 resist With al he
energy Of determined will, and to rspei as
an insult not O be forgiven, every effort Of the
foreigner to cmbroil them in fratricidal son-
hicls, even though attempted under the garb Of
philanthropy. I would say te them, that how
ever gratifying it might be to have the sympa-
Z thies, aud to win the smiles OF the great OF
other lands, the hopes which may be built
thereon will prove delusiTe; the promises OF
. succor will. in the day Of adversely, be forgot
ten, and all the bright anieipations which
: nav have their origin in such an association
/ will, ike the apples OF Sodom, which tempt
[ the eye OF the traveller upon the shores Of the
I Dead Sea, turn to ashes on the lips
Psrhaps, though, your lOrdship's visions Of
I The future OF the Republic may prove delusivei
I Perhaps your own ungusrded words, written in
[ the first flush OF anticipated but not yet fully
/ sccomplishs 4 victory, may Of themselves cause
I a momentarV psuse in the career which you
Z and your associates hsve insugursted. Per-
I haps, when they read your lordship's letter,
I 0ATutHE IA0MgM OF QdkE long past Wtstn as d
z band Of brothers. their fathers, by their bloody
vslor, conquered liberty from their hostile in
Vsders, NAV penetrate their hearts. Perhaps
I the retrospect may inaugurate once more
I that feeling Of fraternity which animated their
ancestors sin the days that tried mems souls"
[ Or, il they cannot sgrse to live together as
I brothers in one family, that they will, in men,
/ ory Of the glorious past, with all its hart
! thrilling associations. in memory Of the blood
4 N-na a. IL Ill N---
I hard fought battlefield, consent at least to part
as friends. The end may not be yet, my lord.
I Out OF the clouds emerge a sun more resplen-
dent than even that which seems to you now TO
| be setting in a starless night
I But your lordship, plunging into the arena OF
Z party politics in America, halls the recent de-
/ feat Of that political organization, which hss
ruled and guided the destinies Of the Republic
/ from the first moment Of its existence to the
present dar, as an event in which nall friends
I of America-all friends Of the human rare
must heartily reioiceo II your lordship
should happen TO remember that. during brief
intervals in the history Of the Republic, par
ties known by other names have obtained a
temporary ascendancy, | need scarcely re-
mind you that these were but branches Of that
crest organization which has Just been de-
feated, divided as it was intn three parties,
7 each claiming that 1t adhered most closely TO
the distinctive principles Of the old Democratic
party. All Of these, therefore, 20 to swell the
ranks Of those whom your lordship declares,
in efFect, to be the enemies Of America and the
human race.
This is a most harsh Judgment, most h5rshly
enuncialed-to say nothing OF its implied con-
dsmnation Of the s'atesmen and citizens who
have passed away, and whom We, their sons
By blood and Inheritance, have been taught to
regard as "true friends OF America" II is
certainly, when considered in reference to the
source from whence IL emanstes, most over
whelming condemnation ct the millions Of
American citizens who struggled to avert its
downfall, and who still cling to its fallen for
tunes, and to its great distinctive principles as
the sheet anchor Of the hopes Of the Republic.
The charge is as sweeping as It is harsh. You
win not grant that ONE "iriend Of America, or
Of the human race" can feel any regret at the
Occurrences OF the event you commemorate.
Ths heaven doomed city Of olden time, even
after its destruction had been ordained by the
fat Of omnipotence, was allowed a respite
from its terrible fate, in answer to the PRAYER
OF one real friend Of humanity, who said
{" Behold | have taken upon myself to speak
unto the Lord, which but dust and ashes;
peTadventure ten righteous men shall be found
theTe.o And the Lord, admitting the doubt,
and ever tempering Justice with mercy, de-
layed the execution Of his judgment with
promise that il ten righteous men could be
found in SOdom, the city should be spared for
their sake.
More inexorsbls is your Judgment, though
but man under the influence Of your own
antipathies, and upon he testimony Of their
enemies alone, you condemn unhears millions
Of your fslloR men. and deny that, among
them all, there lives ore friend of bis country,
or Of the human race, whose righteousness
might plead ia behalf Of bis fellow country
men TO save them from the doom OF Sodoml
I.hF
credit for a more profound knowledge Of those
subjects which concern the general good OF
the human race, than the unknown writ'r
who now addresses you, / cannot doEbt but
that an impartial public would decide that an
American citizen, whose destinies has been
cast within The limits Of the Republic, ought
to understand as thoroughly and to appreciate
as fully, the qualities which distinguish
" irgs friend Of America" as any British
nobeman, however high his rank, or however
exalted bis endowments as a British states
man.
This consideration emboldens me to declare,
in ny right as an American born citizen, and
as the representative Of a sentiment held in
common by millions OF my felesT-countrymen
that il is not !, nor they who arc the enemies
Of America. II il must be thai one or the
other Of ms, my lord, is an enemy Of the Re-
public, It is yOa, who from your high and noble
rank, disdain not to stoop 10 q fellowship with
the openly-avowed friends and followers Of
assassins It Is you, who, by acknowledging
yourself to be honored BY an invitation to par
ticipate 10 demonstrations Of respect for one
Of the foulsst murderers whose deeds have
found place in the records OF crime, placed
the lighted torch and the dagger in the hands
Of the ineediaryl It is You who from your
safe retreat may laugh TO seorn the horrors OF
the contest that thus kindes the danes Of =
frstricidsl war in distant land, and all In the
prosfituisd name Of Humanity.
There are many who do not rejoice over the
event which has filled your lordship with 30
much satisfaction. These mourn over result
which places in imminent peril one Of the
nObest-pardOn me il with the old pride Of an
American I say the noblest fabric Of Gov
eminent that has ever been constructed by
human intelligence.
You delude yourself, my lord, il you believe
that all "frisnds Of America" and OF the "hu-
man rsce'i share your sentiments Of Joy upon
the occasion you celebrate. Millions Of the
down-trodden aud the oppressed Of other
cliRes now mourn over the peril which men,
aces the overthrow Of " the great Rspublic,'
without knowing or caring 10 comprehend
the domestic questions which have produced
the danger. During eighty-fve years, il has
been a beacon Of rest TO the weary and heavy
laden, and should its brightness be quenched
by the dark and clouded night, upon whose
gloomy aud httul shadows we may even al
this moment be gazing, believe not, my lord,
that the announcement Of the catastrophe will
be a message Of Joy to the hearts OF all " the
friends Of the human race" No, my lord, YOU
may or may not represent the sentiments Of
the high and noble order to which you belong
would fsin hope that you DO not, but YOU do
not express the sentiments OF the million.
IF your lordship really believes that " all
friends Of the human race" are reioiced at
the overthrow Of that political organization
which, commsncing with Washington, has
been perpetustsd In power to the present day,
descend little pray you, from Yonr elevated
position in the social scale, and seek enliehten-
meIt from those whom you may en- counter.
Ask OF the wandering exile from the native
land, who, for The crime OF seeking freedom
from the thraliom Of despotism, has been
doomed 10 revisit the home OF his childhood
no moro forever IL be reioices at the event
which threatens to exiingush the brightness
Of that light, the contemplation ot which has
han 80 n~Hf 70 hauf f-1g .r,fforors