Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-25

TRE QUESTION IN ISSUE
Pc itieal eXigsneiss, as our readers are
arsre, have aecsssitated the legislature Of
Teunessss to esll a c0nvention Of delegates to
BE- elected BY the people to meet in council at
Nashville on the 25rh Of next month, for the
urposs OF determining what shall be the
future -%slstions u eur State to the late Gov
eminent or the United States. That election
is to occur upon the 9th proximo-only two
weeks hence-snd leaves no time to be lost in
placing the true issHs upon which the people
are to vote, plainly, palpsbly, unequivooally
before their minds. It is absolutely necessary
that they should understand il in all Of its
nude simplieity-strippsd Of the si.tering
gsnsrslities and the Paltry guises which an
ovsr-zsslous and blind veneration Tor 4 prosti-
tuted Union lie fsebly ssssying to cast around
t. Sabordinste non-esssntials must be dis
cardsd and lost sight Of In the consideration
Of The olly question IN issus, for they but serve
to mislead aud psrplsE. It ought, and so far
az we are concerned, shall be presented, in
justice not Jess to the people themselves than
60 the party with whom we contend, in such a
manner as to furnish a sufficient guarantee
that We neither desire TO cheat or be
chezts9.1
In order to justly appreciate the momentous
question upon which every freeman in Ten
nessse VIII be called upon to cast his Suffrage,
there is one great and important fact which
we must face with unfincbing temsrity-s
fact which ]; were well that every man should
know and understand before he is competent to
exercise a franchise involving for veal or wee
such mighty consequences. Il is The FACT that
the government Of the United States no longsr
erists, but is already dissolved by the with
6rawal Of Eve sovereign States from the CON-
pact. which was entered into for their mutual
benefit and protection upon the terms and Oh
The conditions set forth in the Federal Consti-
tuition. We cannot, if we would, find escape
from its acknowledgment, in denying the right
which they have thus %srrogatej, or by question
ing its ex~peiieney. The iced has been done,
and as thus accomplished. stares us in the face.
The brave and gallant people who have effected
the work, though denounced as traitors and
rebels to the "odious engine Of a government"
LL WHICH, AAIEM NAkE 0m-A attAEAA1HEH 49,
pledged their fortunes, heir lives, and their
sacred hon,rs to maintain the sovereign ACT
o. their respective States, az thus enunciated
before toe civilized world. As an evidence Of
eheir earnestuess, a southern congress has been
-caled, to meet iu the city If Montgomery,
Alabama, on the 4h Of February, at which
ssrea Of the sou-hern States, embracing a pop
H. n--r--- iii ~ ~nwrn.
scented. when tbey viii establish 2 provisional
govsrnnent, az sovereign and Independent Of
fss lats United States az is France, Great
B ftsin or Russia, and as ready as they tc
mriufaia thai isdepeudenes at the point OF h'
bsvonet N in The face Of The cannon sgaiBs
an invading foe. The people Of Tennesse'
must BE- enl ghtensd upon this star ling fact
ana fairness Of discussion, yea, the issues Of
mace and var demand thatit be made known
o then. Tt is dspoutly to Be hoped, therefore
that neither a reckless spirit Of partisanshiI
uur q petty devotion to the triumph Of faction.
nor ibs jars and jsalOusies OF political asPi'
rsnss rontending for prsfermeBt, will lead
them 10 SO disboncrable a device as even t.
question the truth Of this FACT. A denial @
st would simply be tautsnouut to lodging th'
oYes ion IN fssue-to an attempt to east dust II
b. yves Of the ignorant and practice a deep
tian upon The minds Of the unwary.
ne proposition then being established be
vond ali esvil or d'spu'e, that within less thai
= month from the present date-say the 9Th o
F-buary-thers will be TWO GOVERNMENT
within the limits Of the territory formerly
comprising our Republic, the one CONSISTING
soieiv Of S1ufhern States, and the other c
fWo-tbirds Eorfhsrn States, the question 70
every Tennsssssan can no longer be lodged
hat comes home to him, VII you 90 lsiih q
Eorth OF Bflh The Soah? VIII you 60 Wit
those states whoss social and political inst
sutiops are homogeneous with your own2 wit
wbon vour sVsv interest, pscCniary and IN
dug,rial, IL linked with hooks OF steelf vat
won "a ure has geographically identfhe
vpaY or VIII voe turn from them ts take ref
uge amid your svowed enemies, to bow vii
-~f6ging servility to he domination Of a poii
,,sl ruler who holds shat you are no bette
tban The negro that waits about your table o
workst ia your field ?-Who embraces the dogm
mat the s. States cannot remain part slave az
psrt free! but must become CT one CT the otaeTf
and whose declared policy, as virtually an
,ounesd With authority some days since b
bfs snointed premier in tie Senate. is to eoere
Won into h1 construction Of the Federal Cor
stitution?
This Is he simple issue in a nutshell. 1af
IL over. and attempt to disguise It as We MAJ
4. comes back to us. VIA YOU co WITH tn
TSsTs On WITH THE soUEH? Let every on
vbo casts his ballot upon election cay Temen
her that eths preservation Of The Union'
-, ipvolvsd-that no real issue can be mad
- .,sep those WHO have and those who haT
nat vet adespairsd Of be rspublic"-tbat o
L.uot !. 10 Be- cast either for Enion Or dfsaniol
Init tbs very qasry is simply to be SnsWeFsa q
., have above presented it. Theihiroduetio
= 49,, ,,,.s, into. the canvass is all lhe friend
= -. south have to fear, FOR TIE hearts an
o-.,,tbiss Of TenBsssse's ysomanry axe Ct
80 uiib their brethera OF the cotton STATE
-, wfu preys true IN the present eHsrgene
. -, nislss By the ingenious sophistries OF u
-.,gu.ne Uaioa-savsr. We cannot believe tDa
tssv viii knowingly pursue a policy Eniel
u ,bs language Of Gov. FoorE' wil "ssiia
~ ,lsysboidlng States into a condition Of 81
,-,,,ss and degredatisn, worse even thar %
,.,vsrssI daughter Of our PeoPe,or man d
Inhalation itself"