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

one little variation from strict equality. viz
that while Republican, eoEcedes TO sil othel
men the right to express theh' opinions throsgh
their own mouths, be @claims TIE rights ts
speak through ours. Il is lueky for Us that
not all OF our fifteen thousand subscribers
claim and exercise the sane right; for if they
did, We should bsve our mouths fun, if not oui
hands. We rather guess strict construction
Of the bargain between US and any subscriber
would limit his "right'' 70 the mere natter ol
receiving the paper For the paper he pays,
and for nothing else.
Cb.) How far back? As far as Washing
ton2 He was quite as mach abused and de-
famed as Buchanan has been, OF as Pierce 81
Polk was One good thing, at least, Mr.. Bu-
chEnan bas done, viz, be has saved the nation
fFon CIVIL WAR. Whereas, had Republican
occupied his place, actuated BY the prevailing
spirit Of the Republican party, there is every
reason 70 believe that long ere this. northern
and southern men would have been butchering
each other.
(e.) HThe great interests Of the eouutrv'' in
Pennsylvania mean iron; in Connecticut,
wooden nutmegs; In Massachusetts, cotton and
Wcolen manufactures. Il is probably true th at
some OF the past Administrations have "over-
looked1 these interests, in the opinion Of those
10 whom they are all in an; that IS, they have
not sacrificed the interests OF the many to the
interests Of few. TIE ulonstroaftv brought
resentatives in the shape Of a tariff bill, shows
the kind Of locking after which ssthe great in
tsrssts OF the country" are likely to receive "
der Republican rule
ID It was. and 80 it would have been, even
though the rsil-splittsr had received but 5 600
votes; provided the number Of candidates had
been 20 great that 5.e00 votes would suffice for
bis election nuaa;uf- n the two Demo
cratic Candidates 2gaElsa and HfsrtinriilEe,
-rr- 49,
votes thsu LiHHe5n dia. Ius zf.szzs alma
nas- gives The full rsterns e. follows;
565 q.
ErecEl lhrids bals5a3
Dsnoerstic 2s sli
Dem. 256 as
It is said that the Democratic vote ss thus
given, includes some Bell men m those States
where there we're fusion tickets; we admit it
but on The other hahd. the vote OF So. Carolina,
whose electors are chosen BY the legislature, is
not included at an. Being unanimous for
Breckenridge iis popular vote, II cast, would
have added 40 600 or 81, 0,080 to the Democratic
vote, notwithstanding the split ia its ranks
was some 800, ,090 to $50, COO larger than that
given for Lincoln. n We add The 590, ,63l votes
given to Bell. we have an aggregate majority
sgainsi Lincoln az 946 $50 votes, OF, including
South Carolina. /, 100000 in round numbers.
II aHepu5licsnD can End q heart to chuckle
over these figures, be is welcome to DO, 80.
Tnev prove conclusiveiy that although Mr..
LincOlu's election was illegally accomplished, >
Il was accomplished in opposi' ion to the wishes
Of a vast majority Of the people. II sver a
President could be rightly styled "His Aeci-
deBcy,1 saying nothing about bis unexpected
nomination at Chicago, Abraham Lincoln is
that man.
One would think, judging from the tone Of
the Republicans, that hey bad a vast majority
Of the people with them, and that they were in
no danger hereafter of losing their political as
eendancy. Il is true that BY driving out Of the
Union six or seven ates, ali Of which were
unanimously opposed to the Republicans, the
later have increased their relative strength in
those that remain; and viii increase il still
more il seven or eight additional states should
70 Of, eg they surely viii in case the new Ad-
rniuisiratfon should adopt q correiye policy
towards the seeding States. But we warn
the gentlemen that, isttering ss this view Of
the subject may be 70 their ambitions, the day
Of reckoning is near, when the Don-slavehold-
fng sstes, without any help frsm other quar-
ters, viii demand Of the party which has all
bat ruined the country, an account Of its
etswzrdship. And Il requires no seer to fore
ten that TIE result win Be its utter overthrow,
and the rs-estsblisbmsut Of the conservative
marty under one name or another, unless (Which
IL perhao too rruch to be hoped) the Admins
tration should reverse the policy OF it's party
hitherto, and BY kindness and conciliation,
repair, 90 far ss it can now be done, the terri
be evils which that has already brought upon
the country
(s.) tits not claimed to be, fA itself, even ~
sfbs South. Rev. DR.. ThornWef, Of South
Carolina, who may be presumed to speak che
general sentiment Of bis State, saws, In the
ic-rr.--- rl-~sl.rfs~fau rr4ess~ The fzaup 4 a.
respect, not to the man, but TO the principles
on which be is pledged 10 administer the Gov
ernmenl, and which, we are significantly in
formed. are TO be impressed upsn it in all time
70 come. His election seals the triumph Of
those principles, and that triumph seals the
Eubversion Of the Constitution, 10 relation to
4 matter Of paramount Importance to the
South"
~ There are a great many classes OF men
whose course We cannot Justify BIT presum-
fnv that g Republicsnr refers to the course Of
M seeding States in Withdrawing from the
Union. we snsWer, that we think they acted
hastily and unTiselv. We think they should
have tested more thoroughly the questien
whether tiev couid not obtain their constiiu-
tionsI rights in the Uni0z. Had they done 50,
and sseertsined that they could not, but were
10 Be deliberately, Intentionally and Perma-
nentir deprived Of those rights, In spite OF
%
7,rspsred TO say that they would not have been
iuTtifsd in seeding. True they would have
had no coEstifEti0nGl right 10 do So neither
-voUld the North have had any constitutional
rigbs 10 withhold from the South immunities
~ privileges secured to them BY the Constl-
frfion IN that respect, the North and me
south would have stood on level
m Undoubtedly, Ia making the purchase
If Iouisisns and Florida, The nation had rel
erencs to TIE freedom and security o. naFlga-
tor. ss well as TO jurisdiction, and me Ilgns
Of soil In the purchase Of Lousians, tto o.
~. oeee5ipg States, Georgia snd South caro-
iIra participated; and, thef0re, on the pfinei-
-ies ~ equity. are entitled to their snare or
- rcsrIts. Ia the purchase Of Florida nearly
m he seeedinz States participated Ia me
-,,-rrSsse Of CalHornfa, New Mexico, etc. ana
- arouieition Of Oregon (noW DIVIDED ihto
Oregon and Hashington) an tne Hees..'s
states participated. Nov suppose We nlaxs 49, .
i1tfis esIeuiatiou, with 3 yie9 10 ascertain
- ~, sere5ing sts,es have more than their
.hs-s ~ he acquired territory. According %
~ eensus rspsrt Of 1850, the number OF squHIe
TniIss acquired by The purchase o. Lolisiaho'
In lsos. a. established and defined BY me
:, ists SIS ass
~, -. ,r.ey y Floridi Isis.---..--......-.- 3 ~
n, iis fresfy of MsTioo (.stsl sl-------'--'- - ~
OrsFon firssty q lsi2)
sausre euiie-....-----.--.a.---.-'
OF sbis vstr territory there is en-
brsced in the seeding States;
T1uisiana statt.-.--...---.-''-.----.- ~ a.
urortf. .....sss.ss---- 80 - -
Aud al paFis q HIS @na A'"'' - 1ssI55
I,60s 0ss
BIT appears that Of the terIltory PIreease .s
or Otherwise acquired BY The United ststes az az
~ m. ,sscs n l7ss ana prior % 1850. the SIX