Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-06
msnrHrs a ras SOUTHERN

Thsre are nov sI southern cities That aspire
to be homer OF becoming the permanent capt
tsl o the Confederate Ststes-Montgomeryi
Richmond, Memphis, Nashville, Huntsville
and Atlanta. Each Of these possess, in .
more or less degree, the essential prerequisites
Of centrally, health, accessibility and facility
Of defense against an invading foe. The prex-
Unity Of R chmond to the eastern line, being
less than one hundred aud fifty miles from the
Potomac river. renders that city in one respect
Objectionable, in az much as there Us no possi-
5Iiity OF southern expansion beyond The bordtr
o. the slave States. Montgomery and Atlanta,
while perhaps too far south for the sitting Of
Clngress in the summer months, are not suh-
cisntly accessible from The Southwest.
Nashville, HuatsTille and Memphis therefore
appear to Us to Be the most formidable CON.
Pstitors, and Of these we deem the claims Of
Memphis inferior to none.
No one, who has \ proper appreciation Of
the grand revolution now transpiring, enter
taias the slightest doubt that every slave State,
sxesp, Delaware, viii ultimately fail into the
sarglng whirlpool Of national freedom. Ari-
@aHa nsl4 A4E 4H4laG AEIAAlll l1HE AENAdIEA
i~nformsl'y Tor this end. New Mexico evidently
sympstizss With he southern movement, and
only awaits its success in order t. break the
bonds Of assumed neutrality, and declare for
union win q people with whose destiny her
every interest is Intimately associated. Even
under other circumstances these Territories
will fall to the lot Of the Confederate States,
as their proportional division Of the common
property, when a treaty is made wi D the
North for the acknowledgment Of our indie
prudence, and we shall have a hnai balance OF
outstanding accounts. The formation Of these
Territories into States, which, ineluding the
subdivision Of Texss, will amount to not less
tbsa siEHT oTJsn1n6HSbsr-and their sdmis-
sion Into TIE Southern CSa,sisrsey WithD >
comparatively fsE years, will nscessitats the
selection OF a capital az far west as is posi-
bic. Memphis, being the western terminus OF
tie Memphis and Charleston railroad. and
within about seventy hOurs distance OF Rich
moad, is a most convenient and advantageous
point. 81
In undermining ibis delicate qusstion-which
under no circumstances must be allowed 70
prove the noxious source OF local prejudiees
and narrow-minded MISREPRESENTATION re-
gard snsuld be had to tire probable growth and
prosperity o. our young and vigorous republic
In tbs next haif century that lies before us in
the future. It was just here that a grave error
committed in TIE attempt to make Wash
Ingtoa City the permanent capital OF the old
Federal Government, in face Of the fact that
linetesn-twentieths Of our territorial area
.ay west Of the Iatitu5inal parallel running
through that point. The rapid Influx Of popu-
alton into this vast and fertile region, even
rad the Union servived the triumph Of sec
ionsiisn, would have forced the national me-
from the Potomac to the Mississippi
less than twenty years. The Confede-
ate States in settling upon Memphis,
F0uld guard against the happening Of a
imilsr contingency, which would compel
ben to Incur The loss Of millions Of dollars
invested IL the public buildings, that must OF
be erected upon any site FOR the cap
tai that may eventually be selected.
AsimiisF claim, however, might be urged
nth reason in favor Of Huntsville and Nash
lie. But their means OF communication with
be eEtrem' South are by no means equal to
lose Of Memphis. The position Of the latter
lty, almost exactly midway between the Gulf
Mexico and the northern boundary OF Mis-
and Virginia, gives her peculiar cen
atty Her location on the Mississippi river,
I'd Der railroad communication with every
ardlHsl point Of the compsss invest the Bluff f,
ity with the superior advantage OF accessi-
lity from The extreme northern and southern
'undaries OF the Confederaey to which Der :
yals are utter strangers. As regards b7th =
and accessibility, therefore, which !
e NEST important. Memphis has no comps- !
whatever. Hrntsv lie perhaps may be :
healthier, but no other Southern I
y, available as a metropolis, lie so free from s
e prevailing sPidemies Of the climate as y
smphis. Taken al In al, she possesses a 9
rgsr~ proportion Of az Of the mentioned pre-
including facilities OF defense, than "a
. Of Der deserving aspirsn's. Bot one thing b
" remslns FOR her claims to become mere p
As she led the forlorn hope in first :,
her independence Of abolition rule B,
fore the action Of the STATE, let her on Sat Il
day nsVt set smother good example in poliar R
u-sufm9rs cote for he essse Of Southern I
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