Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-14
THE wAK-ruE PAST. PRESENT
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THE WAR--THE PAST. PRESENT
AND FUTURE.
Tie undecided fact Of civil war is now
thrust upon the eouutry, and al the vague
spsculations Of political psaee-makers have
faded before its fearful advent like the baseless
fabric Of a vision. Charleston has become to
he south, in eighteen hundred and sixty-One,
What Lexington was TO our once common
county IN seventeen hundred and seveuty-hve.
4 lie the scene OF the first triumph which inau-
urstes the war Of Southern independence. In
contemplating the surroundings Of the present,
and in peering through TIE uncertain vista Of
the future, there Is much to make US hopeful,
despite the solemn gloom which The late intel
Hgence Of war has spread over the commu-
uitv. The whole country is aware Of the
great forbearancs which has characterized the
conduct Of the Confederate States in relation
70 the settlement OF The present difficulty,
since the period Of It's original inception Be-
Iisving that, as co ordinate members Of .
common Government, they had the constitu-
tionGI right to dissolve their connection with
It, when its powers bad been prostitutsd 10
their oppression, they sought quietly and with
out bloodshed to exercise that high and ina
iisnasls p~rsrogstive. For more than three
long months had they allowed the standing
army OF the Federal Government to remain
und sturbsd upon their soil, pointing their guns
at their own hsart1s and fresides, and not, as
they should ohly be, at The waT-clsd feet OF an
invading foe. Like our revolutionary fathers,
they protested against an infractiOn Of their
sovereignty 50 palpable, and offered the olive
branch Of p%eseeful adjustment. Their com
m~issiouers went to Washington City to perfect
negotiations Of a pacific character, and be-
ing assured % The "peaeeful intsntionE" Of
the Adm nistration by one Of the Cabinet Off
GERS in high standing, placed confidence in
their Punic faith, and awaited more han three
weeks the result OF their deliberations. After
this space Of tine, however, they were in
formed that they would not be officially re
esived, and were uncersnonisusiy dismissed
70 return to their bones. The brief tale Of
what came afterward is quickly told. The
psrhdv OF LrKcoEE and bis advisers soon Be
can manifest, and TIE infamy OF bis treach-
erous conduct, 90 seasoHsbly developed, raised
n sluLmN OF hLAlu4e aAAA- AaANh Ah nv oeA~Na
heart which cried aloud for vengeance. Ate
giving assurances 10 the country that nothing
should be done BY which Tie military status Of
Ports Picksns and Sumter might Be changed,
be is actually detected IN 2 baTbsrous effort to
sfsalthlv eonsummate bis base purpose. Such
was the beach Of eonfdence-sueh the IN
pardonable pUsilsDimity OF the act, that Gen.
scoTr, bis Iieutessnt general, is said to have
condemned and reprobated it.
This state Of Affairs, resulting in the suisse
oneut iustf6able attack and capture Of Sumter,
leaves us little doubt as to the eject Of th'
conflict upon the country. les evident tendency
is 70 !he uaiOa offk Souh. Old party line
will hereafter be oblitsrsted, and we shallhavs
The opponents and the supporters e the north
ern Administration. Virginia viii doubtless
lead the van Of the border States in their proud
exodus from q trsscherous and rebudiatet
government. North Carolina, Tennessee, and
the Others that are contiguous, must follow.
The souih must Be sailed ia fact, as she is
now in feeling.
But while such is The Inevitable result South
the matter will Be different in The North.
The opponents Of The Administration there.
are as relentless in their sntagonism to the
atrocious Boliey o. LINCOLN as are we Of the
border States. Their fret great central prin-
eisle Is the ruthless overthrow Of he present
dominant var faction. They are opposed tc
the e~osrcive scheme which that party is seek
ing 20 inaugurate, and viii be neatral in The
sectional contest which is thus PreeiPitated, j.
they DO not render aid and comfort to the
South. Our soil is invaded By the foe, AM
every south-on who can bear arms ia combat
will Av to the defense Of bic section. The in
vaders are the aggressive party, and can gain
but little sympathy nutside Of The ranks Of
their own radical faction. Tue South viii
freely give OF her bousty for Der own defence
the North must be 10th to make appnopris-
tions which are to BE- used for The purpose Of
uaging a IVA 10 which two-ffhs q her peo-
pie are Opposed. Anarchy and rebellion with
in their own limits, accompanied By The fear
ful uprising OF a spirit Of sgrarisnism, are
bat q few OF the evils 20 which The states Of
the North will yet Be heir.
We have DO fear Of The fnal result.
Fort Sumter bss fallen before the cannOnadin.
Of The Confederate troops. The war feet,
which 50 psrhdiously sprung ia;o the conflict,
could accomplish no good. The odious ensign
Of tyrauuy. which asated from its walls as a
standing insult to Southern valsr and a blur
upon Southern honor, now trails in the dus
and "a its stead waves the proud banner OF a
new born frsedomi
A few days more at farthest, VIII witness
Il ample folds ehsHily kissing tbe breeze, as
il moeks defeated despotism, FROM the ramparts
Of Fert Pickens-