Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-11
VOLUME XIII, NO. 26O.


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! From The Petersburg ExprsssI
Its astonishing how much weakness is er-
hibitsd by many people Of the South in credit
ing the NeTthefn conservatives go called with
/ disposition Tor peaceful adjustment Of this
1 struggle There could not be mora grsundIess
or absurd idea The most that we could POS
sibly expect to gain by political revolution -.
the North, which would transfer the control of
! the government from the Abolitiopists TO their
/ opponents, would he. perhaps. the Infusion Of 3
little more civilization and decencey in the mode
Of conducting hOstilities. There is certainly
very wide margin for improvement on the part
of ths Yankees in this particular, and for ih,
sake Of humanity We should be glad Of any
change which would lead to such improvement,
since really brave and ehivalrOus soldier always
| prefers fighting foe like himself 10 q rufian or
a thief or bguts. War is thus stripped of
many Of its horrors, as when two opposing ar
mics entertain equal respect for each other tbsra
viii naturally be eOurtesies snd amenities ex-
changed between them on proper occasions,
whose tendeRcy Is to soften down the bitterness
Of the strife and sgrse&bly diversity It IN this
way with pleasing and honorable episodes.
To show how conservatism is really working
at the North, we heve only to turn the record Of
its sayings and dOings. The political contest
now going on in the State Of New York, may b.
fairly considered very good test Of the spirit
and intentions Of the party amongst whose
leaders ex Governor Seymour and John Van
Buren are the most conspicuous. Whatever
these two eminent opponents Of the ab0liti0nistJ
speak and purpose il may be safely taken for
granted the rank and file Of their followers aD-
prove and viii sustain. Now, suppose Seymour
should Be elected, and Wadsworth, the Greeley
candidate, be routed horse, footand dragons
at the polls next Tuesdsy-what viii Be tha
prospect Of the chance Of peace, or Of any abass-
ment Of exsTtions in NsW York for the vigorous
prosecution Of the war Let Us see.
On the 22d Ultim0 great Democratic public
meeting was held in Brooklyn. for the purpose
Of rarfying Seymeur's nomination ss which.
Seymour himself, and John Van BuTe1 were
both present and delivered speeches, which have
been duly published, and have found their way
70 the South These speakers denounced in a
very severe manner the emancipation policy of
Lincoln, and also the spirit and aim in and for
which the abOitoEists are now using the gov
ernment and shaping she war. This is well
enough, and We eheerfuily sceord all the merit
10 these denuncistiOns that can Be claimed for
them. But let as see what they respectively say
in the same breath about the war Itself TIE
following passage from SeymOurs speech Is SUI
fciently explicit and instructive on this head.
He grossly falsifes the issue By roundly sad
ding the South with the guilt Of having insugu-
rated the war, thus virtually iudOTsIBg the nOto-
TiOus and infamous trick of Lincoln and Seward
IN the memorable Fort Sumter affair, 20 provoke
the South to strike the FIRST blow. Says Ssy-
mour
We did not want this war. We implorsd
them not to engage in it. We entrsatsd the
higher law men Of the North and the higher law
men Of ths South to abstain from this Hn0nstrous
conflict. Now, when the men Of the South
made the bsyonet and the sword the srbiier
they e!ectsdi and not We when they deter
mined to ssttleit by blood land not we the
sword, 80 far as the present Is concerned. must
be the arbitaT and in our strong right arms it
shall strike vigorous and true blows for the lils
Of our country, fnT its Institutions and for its
Aag [Applauss.
And again, he says at the conclusion Of his
speech:
As for the conservative people Of this country,
and as for myself an individual--iet other
men say and think Whist they please-as for the
division Of this Union, and the breaking up Of
the great natural alliance which IS made by na-
ture and By natures God, 1 never viii consent
to it. no, never, IS long as I have a voice 70
raise or hand to 6ght for this our glorious land.
lLand cheers.
Let Us now see what John Van Buren said 70
encourage the South to hope for anything bens-
fetal 70 her from the triumph 0f the conssrvs-
siVes. Here Is an Illustrative passage from has
speech, and may be considered 6, true represent
alton of has position
NOW, one mode OF prosecuting THIS war is, IS
l suggested the other day, and | now renew the
suggestion, that our Armies should msTch f1rzard
until t-e capital Of the enemy come into our
hands-shst they should march forward to take
Richmond. Applause.
We need not cumbsr our article with further
extracts Enough, We think, may be seen in
the above passages to satisfy every Southern
mind that if tht Sc men speak with sinceTity-U
they really mean what they ssy--We viii be Just
as near peace with the radicals as with the con
ssrTatives in power-and for one, We say We DO
not care the toss Of copper which Of them is
beaten at the approaching election in New York
The South has got to fight cut the war. We
have got to conquer peace by hard Hcks laid
on our enemy, AbOitiOnists and conservatives
alike, for they both equally intent upon fore
ing as back By the bayonet, if they can, into
the seeurssd Union which We have abandoned.