Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-06


seeeded. Those .yhich belonged to the sepa-
4 rate colonies, were thrown into common stock
/ al the date Of the confederation. 50 far 81 CON-
/ meree was concerned, and those which were
/ sfterwsrd acquired, became thereby subject
J to the same system. The States now remaining
I in the Union, never bad any higher interest In
j the coasts Of South Carolina and Georgia, or
I Of the gulf States, than the latter bad in the
/ coasts Of the Northern or Pacihc states.
+ No matter bow the territory was originally
/ acquired: when the States sever8iiy cane into
( the Union, they were all on par, and their
/ coasts also. Those recently admitted, have
/ precisely tke same rights as The original thiF-
! teen. The coasts, to the extent Of a marine
1 league from the shore, follow the destiny OF
/ the land adjacent II the land has seeded, so
/ has the coast. to The extent Of a marine league
/ from the shore.
To talk about the inconveniences which the
/ commerce Of one Republic or the other may
I suffer in consequences Of secession, Is there
I fore idle, except as it may serve ss an argu-
I ment in favor Of reconciliation or reeonstruc-
] ton. II regard to the States which havs now
{ seeded Il should have been thought Of months
/ and years ago, when we warned the Republic
I cans again and sFain-Yea, scores Of tines
/ Of the disasters they were bringing upon the
country. The way now to diminish fhe extent
/ Of the calamity and make il endurable, is ex-
Z actly The opposite to that indicated BY :" Re-
I publican It is not coercion, but a prompt
/ and liberal arrangement BY treaty, securing re-
I eiprocal advantages, satisfactory and Just to
I both parties. Coercion, or any description Of
I bullying, will only make matters worse. All
/ the pending questions, whether relating to the
I property Of tbe United States within tie new
! Republic, or TO commerce, tunnage duties. post
| Office arrangements, etc, can easily be ADJUST
ed in a general settlement, il only we approach
] A. ~. l.
! rOcal commerce and reciprocal post Office ar
rsngements with Canada-why not wi b ths
new Repubhc2 Pursuing this course, our
! trade with the seeded States would not be
greatly disturbed In short, we can make the
new Republic 2 very useful neighb0r and
friend, or a deadly enemy, Just as we please.
Conquer her We cannot. She is too powerful
and brave for that. And we are glad she is
so. Wewant to see no butchery among breth-
rsn.
() Republican - is doubtless aware that
the Congress of the new republic has uHdnf-
nloHsiv passed an ordinance declaring the navi-
cation Of the Father Of Waters free. No
" tribute . is demanded or desired. The whole
theory Of the new republic, 30 far ss trade
and commerce are concerned, is liberal in the
extreme.
a. Yes; we think they have been wronged.
They may Just as easily be wronEed bv Con-
gress in which they are but lean minority, as
if they were not there at all. TIE only defense
they had against unjust legislation on the part
Of the northern majority, was the Constitution.
That would have been a real defense il it bad
been faithfully adhered to. But so long as
there is a "higher law" (not the Bible, but
mems private judgment or opinisn,) 10 which
all other laws are subject, what are constitu-
tions good for? It was because the cotton
States believed they had no protection in the
Constitution or otherwise, against urconsli-
tutionsl and oppressive legislation by Congress
and individual States, that they determined to
protect themselves.
ID or course the incoming administration
has not despoiled the South Of one Of their
rights as yet, for it is not yet n power. What
il iciH do, we will know when the time comes.
We hope for the best; but under the pressure
which will be sure to come to the a2ministrs-
tion from northern ultraists we dare not be
confident. That wing Of the Republican party
is very powerful, though we hope it is gradual
ly losing ground.
lk.) What chance is there for fhat, so long
Al you exclude the South from the Territories
That Shareholders have as good right there as
non slaveholders, and as good a right TO take
their families with them as non-slaveholders
have to take theirs, is plain to anybody who is
willing to see and besides, It has been de-
clsred 10 be SO By the Supreme Court Of the
United States. II you "foree the negro' out
when the Constitution lets him in, you violate
the Constitution, and trample on the rights Of
the South. We are sure the North would
never consent to be excluded from the common
territories; neither viii the South.