Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-09
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We have an abiding confidence that cur
yosng giant city win to day give q verdict For
the South. Her Intelligent and enterPrising
population. her mercantile, professional and
laboring men, have, we hope, duly weighed
and considered the important results which
are to foE from the action Of the people OF
Tennessee to-dsy. We have endesvored, on
our part, to keep then faithfully advised touch
ing the great events which have transpired
afound "a, 90 mouentous, and 50 Immediately
affecting our welfare and interests, as to in
voive TIE necessity Of prompt action On our
part. New political alliances are formed
which threaten 10 leave rs in the unsnviable
position q q political community under the
control and q mination Of a Government hos
tile 70 our domestic Institutions, that are com
plstsIy inter woven with our political organi-
zaSsn
Il Is rot to be exps.tsd hat a gallant ard
fndependent people could tamsly endure this.
A city Of considerable and rapidly growing
commercial Importance, no sane man can SUP
poss tbat her citizens could behold with indif-
ference the policy -inaugura.sd which would
inevitably close our streams OF commerce, and
divert them into new channels. Should Mem
mis- elect 10 eonsort with q Blaek-Rspubliean
Government, and sever the ties which have
heretofore bound Der people and those Of the
cotton States in one cause, az soldiers arrayed
beneath the zane banner, what else than a
violent disruption q Tie commercial relations
must folloEs2
Well might tho South say, those who are not
for us in this great and last struggle for our
dearest political rights, and the preservation
Of cur most valuable property, are agains. US
ssl-prsssrvstion would compel them to 9,
frame their legislation as to build up and sus
tain heir great commercial narts on the sea
board and the Gulf. These inevitable result,
have not been disregaFded; but We claim 20
the citizens Of Memphis, who have 90 earn
sstly embraced the doc 'rines Of State Right
and the remedy Of secession, motives ths mOs
noble and exalted that can find lOdgment il
the hnnsn bresst. They love justice an
equality. The North has trampled upon th.
one and deuled the other. They claim tia
the object Of all good government is The pro
lection Of life, liberty and property. Tb
North declares in effect that life may be taken
liberty destroyed, and property sacrificed b
the Government to carry out the policy Of
party. They believe that free government
based upon the voluntary subsrdination Of
people. The North asserts that this Obedienc
may Be enforced by compulsion. They clan
thar the courtesy Of social life should be e.
tended to tbs political arena. The North a'
serts the right to insult, abuse and malign
whole people under the spseious guiss Of FREE
don Of speech and the press. They elaii
that when q government becomes opPressiE
and unjust to a minority, that this minorii
have q right to demand that it be changes
amended, or abolished. The North assert
that fnpH-it obedience and uneoT ditionoi su.
mission are the duties Of all subjects: thi
this priseipls applies equally * the Russia
asrf and American citizen
thus The love Of liberty and a devotion
free institutions, q hatred Of tyranny and
spirit Of resistance to wrong, are the impuis.
that move the sscessionists Of Memphis TODD
~ 70 tbs ballot box; 30 when The neostffg aris
1thsss will carry them to the oaTiridge boz.
To the polls, then, citizens Of MemPhii
/Ist il nevsr be said by envfous tongues in aft
days, that Memphis, By her vote, rustaib'
Lrroorx'r Administration; nor let the blo'
which will Gov from coercion rest upon o.
civ. By The indorsemeht Of aparty Who wou
aprsssrTs the Union" at the hazard Of e'
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