The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-26
NEW ORLEANS, june Is, 1862.

tegrity:
NEW ORLEANS, June IS, 1862.
al am now convinced that
secession is wrong. There was no cause for it,
and therefore the South has committed a
fearful mistake, or rather crime, the penalty
Of which will be her destruction. She has no
one to blame but herself for the doom that
awaits her. She has made her election, and
rather glories than otherwise in the ISSUE To
talk of concllistion is hopeless. This war will
end only with the determination of the present
generation. Some of the border States may
possibly come back into the Union, but the
Southern States-never: not even Louisiana.
You may ask why. the only answer that can
be given is, that the people are mad, frenzied,
insane or whatever term you may choose to
apply to their malady. 1 only speak of the
fact as it exists, and this know.
/ therefore see no hope for the South. Its
fate is already sealed. This city will not prove
an exception to the general ruin. 1t was built
by King Cotton, and falls with his dethrone-
ment. But you may answer, The cotton trade
will revive again 1 have no such hope. We
know that there is no crop planted this year.
Before andther year expectto see Congress
pass a general emancipation act, and half the
cotton lands confscated. What trade will
New Orleans then have2 Her sugar crop will;
go with her cotton, 50 that she will be lef.
without single product to barter or exchange;
. mere entTspot for the receiving and forward
ing of few goods fer the West, until the
S uthern country shall be repopulated by
Northern people and cultivated by free labor
"This il dark picture of the present and the
Immediate future, but firmly believe shall
soc It realized. For years to come .his city will
hardly have the trade Of the interior Of her
own State open to her. For what do we see
since the occupation of the city by the United
States forces (now nearly two monthsl with
an army OF is, 900 men and powerful feet to
cooperate with it How far do you think the
Federal lines extsnd7 Not thirty miles
around the town, and on the west hank of the
river only as far as the guns of the feet can
reach. At this rate, how long do you think it
will take to subjugate Louisiana, where every
foot Of soil will have 10 be garrisoned after it
Is acquired without calling to our aid the only
real unionists in the South-the colored peo-
pile? ask this question and state these facts
for the purpose OF showing how fearful and
protracted this contest can yet and will be
made unless we summon to the field these ma
tive Unionists of the South, and that right
quickly.
Not that have any hopes that the South
will win e she end. On the contrary, sure
ruin awaits her. Even here, in this city, we
see no development of Union sentiment among
the wealthy and influential classes. There is
Union association, to be sure, but it repre-
sents neither OF these elements. 1t is COM
posed almost exclusively of ofice-holders and
ofice-seekers. As an evidence of the spiteful
spirit of resistance that aJlimates this people,
l will state that upon General Buffers issuing
an order requiring all ofRee-holders under the
State and city to take the oath of allegiance,
the only response made to it was the presence
II the parties to man, with the keys of their
Offices in their hands, to be surrendered to the
United States authorities. Now, when this is
the conduct of ofice-holders, you can imagine
what the people are.
General Buffers firm, prudent and wise
government of the city, however, has done
something towards disarming the hostility OF
the common people. Even those who hate
his presence are forced to admire his energy
and talent. For myself, regard him as :
second General jackson. What Unionist
(white) are here, think, will leave the city
as soon as the river is opened, simply to avoid
starvation, if nothing else. Flour is SIS .
barrel, and it is strange that shipments have
not been made of this necessary of life from
the North. Fortunes would have been made
had this been done.