Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-20
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Union, throiisa lhs labor. trsvsg, -
..oa q assisssioas oRs STATE szual.,v. d.
preston Of 2 PsoSls's rghts, and The ivrabsy
oi seeuontl majority, bursts forth il ~.
Iah PanopiJ q vigorous msnhoss -
Oniohs that promises 70 be more perf.ct 80
more glorious Aan its predecessor. Tbs So,,,,-
ern Confedsrstion exists. tits the fruitio. A.
the seeds Of liberty sown in the s.ti,.,,.-. =
tne Ansriesn continent, called into esupipe
existence BY the revolt ct the Colonies from
me assumptions Of the mother country. traps-
planted In harder growth into tbe ola Conf.5.
Grafton oiossomiHg into living beauty unssr a
eohstils1lchal Cnion, ehided there bv frosty
neI1hern olas-s, bat now bearing the Sslirfor.
nun OF states rights, equality and Justice. ma
oer the elorions sun OF the Confederste Ststes
of America S-e'e'
Inc hSht aud capacity Of the people for
Of Ameries, Who hed from Europs Z, ~.
religious and political persecution; thew aimed
te tnstitute ir the western WiidE new Govern
nentsl m ccnneetion with the mother roupfry,
II is true-ior to that they were lcval-spd 70
organize its powers 10 such form as ts them
seemed best adapted to effect their safety ana
nspPlhess That principle has leayened ths
EEnmHm
since. Il obtained in the Colonies ups,- Crest
bntaln, and not until 1t was attempted te b.
Nloialed hY Great Britain did Tie Colonies fsfl
IN uBquestidniug fesity and loyalty te tbs
lnotuer eountry. When, hoxsvsr. ii was al
tempted % govern them arbitrarily. when little
% 10 refereaee was bad to The consent af
tne goferned,0 = when the imserial parIisusnt
undertook to lsgislsts for ths Colosies. th,t
usnrpation sron resulted 70 ths decay Of low
ettyr sfenstton aud seEarztion g Tie right
% govern themselves IN their own y7sr p over
ealSneed all consierrstions of exsedlsucv.
Submission was destructive Of true freedom
merry could Only be attained through resist
eEce the result
10 The separate action OF the colonies. in
snsH hIst PROJECT ror 0nien in the original con
ieeefacys durlng the stern trials, great vieissi-
tuaes and suisrings Of the revolution. in the
iong eisenssion aud formation OF the Union
1nasf ne Constitution, the principle Of The
peoples capacity Tor self-governu5eut. he rec
ignition o. that right, the declaration Of
'goTernrent derives its Just powers from the
consent OF TIE soTerned,o hss ever been ac-
AnoNledged aB the true ground, and the on9v
ground on which liberty can be maintained.
Ane 90 now, when in the great and rapid
grown o. the country, great diverse and ad-
verse verse interests had grown up in TIE different
eecuenf-n4a grove with our growth and
Strengthened with our strength, and one sec
non Dad becoms 80 prepondersnt over the !
otleT as % be able to control the legislation Of
t0e whole Tor the advantage Of a part. and /
was using that ability and power spprsssivslv I
10 TIE otheri and in the very nature or the an
tzEonlEm q interests between them vss bound 7
q eonsinns and incrsase such usurpation, /
those principles Il liberty that from the first /
have setuated The American people 10 break 4
on their connection with 9 government when /
a asssile1 the right Of peopis to govern |
thsmilelvss in theiE own way, eonstrain the 4
Southern Scales to separate fron the North, /
and to form union smoag themselves, where /
10 they can ehectRaily ssguaF3 their Hberties0 |
Experience Ct the past enables them in their
new Constitvtios, 70 guard sgaiRs. the evils 4
and weaknesses of the previous one TIE evi- I
geneieS Of the present present in clear Ight con-
siderations FOR their guidance which were un-
knoWu 10 the psst; and TIE pretneRitioBs Of /.
the now future are far more extended and I
varied than were those of our esrlv history.
The Gonfederste States Of America our /
southern BniDn-young though It be in its inde- I
pendent nationality, occupies a commanding I
position IN the eyes and affairs Of the world 4
and in the community of nations If assumes at /
once an importance far superior 10 what The /
northern section of tie tate Union will occupy. |
Englsnd and France are 50 dependent on its 1
principal prod1Ct-cotton-for the suppIv Of 4
their numerous uauufsetories, to keep their 1
millions Of operatives in emploE, without which 1
that element Wurld disturb their whole fabric 1
Of society. Tie Southern States are so great 4
ana Talusbie customers for The products and 4
manufactures a. those countries, on which 50 1
many Of those milIoHs depend Tor support, ard 4
which non-intercouTse between those nations 4
and our South would deprive them Of, and leave 4
them at stsrystion's point, liable at any NO /
ment to rae in desperation againsf al order, 4
al society, al government, everything above /
theg5ssiEes, everything e at vas not destitute /
~ thenselTes--that the interests Of hose na-
stious. the stability OF fbsir government, the /
rerv existence Of their social order, impel and 4
compel them to SIDE with us, 70 trade with ne,
70 aid us by every influence they can command, 4
and n Il should Be necessary, By the arrogant /
assumption Of the Northern States to cOerce US
inc a Union with them which we have
rrDouaesd, rejected and broken up, they viii /
fsht for ~.
We, the Southern Union, stand Oh high .
vantage ground, over and above our late con
fsdersies-We have he game now in our own 4
hands. We know, and they know, that from
toe moment tbs seeding States formed ben-
selves into q new Union, and promulgated the
Constitution Of the Confederate States Of
America, in . solemn and formal manner, ~ an
aeeompl shed fact, that moment cur relative
positions changed. lt ig no longer the South Il
that is TO make overtures and offers sf rom
promise 10 The NORTH So long as there was
even a possi ibilitv Of 4 reeonstTuction Of the 4
cd Union, come 10 the South were disposed /
still to make advances TO that end, but from
the instant new UuioB existed that idea was
urecIu5ed Now the South awaits proposals
Of adjustment from the North. Those pro-
poSsls must cone, and thst quickly, OF the ad
iustnsnt that tie North car now make on
esvarsbie teEr1s viii be out of the power OF
the South to accept i is very evident 20 all
and 10 none more f,rcibiT han 70 The manu-
featuring, the eSmmeEcial, the shipping and
the hbzncial Interests Of The koFtn--th2t an
spuroxfmslion 10 free-trade By the Southern
Confederation vii ruin the Northern States,
aIienste from them tie NoTth-wsst, and pro-
duee distress, disturbance, disorder and
condition Of soeiefv ia their limits approach
ing. II rot actually resulting in snarchy. The
whole prosperity Of the North actually rests on
the tariff, or protective policy which, BY their
sectional maiority they have made the basis
Of tie entire policy of the UHttea states.
Every properly influence IN the North viii BE-
il nov. at wcrk to preserve il; L can only Be
preserred now. ard that only for limited
tine BY ths North proposing, as bass or
sdiustnsnt, and the ssith accepting Il, mat
usscesbls separation Etke place hstween the
80 actions on the greHnde Of equity and
ivstiee a. offered II our neiF Constitution the
Norfh stipui iatinF, for stT at5uiescehcs therein
nd for hmilad nunber Of years. tariff on
: srsie sousthfng Ike her own Be adopted By
~ pc,ltbsrn UnIon. Tbie viii give opportu-
rftr fOr the North gradually 70 modiy her
rsijev. allow her manufacturers and al incl
tsrtsl Interests to prepare for different pol
ier. vent the alienation o. The rieh sgTieni-
zrsf EoFtb-Eestsrn states, and pernit the
s-sfirztfon Of good and friendly feeling be-
frseer die two ConfsdeTseies- It is against
i6e natural policy Of the South It is true and
.xeept for very Weighly and most powerful
-reSsue should never Be agreed to; but when
s. vii effect 90 great geod as peace where
- var threatens, ibs Sou-h shoald submit
L woald be but temporary, and 20 me
~ wears such = policy would prevail i
~ould have shs effect, undoubtedly OF buiid-
80 40 IL ne border States msnufattories OF
Sf kinds, that vroald supply the south VIII
4fAst heretofore We have depended on north
era manufactures for
1be Southern Uni0H has, in her Constitufiohi
fsid out the olive branch; It remains Tor ne
IForfh now to Offer sdisstmentss i done qnek-
IL. sbe can sfeurs large advantage 70 hersed
,ebicb fs perilsd by every days delay re-
.eaf. sbat every considerable Interest at the
fTorfh. On he score Of Eslf-pressrEation, =
no,r working in he cause Of peaee. sna o.
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