Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-11

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never shone on people so prosperous and hap
py ss We were two years ago. Oar people. from
three millions, had increased TO thirty millions
From q little line of population along the At
lantic, we had grown and spread until our
shores were washed by two oceans. We had
stretched out our arms from the lakes Of the
North to the Gulf Of Mexico We embraced
every quality of soil and every kind Of produc-
tion. The sails of our commerce whitened
every sea, and the happy American tar, stand
ing upon the deck Of his vessel, looked proudly
up st the stars and stripes floating glOriously
above him, and felt that in that flag he had
safety and protection everywhere. Around
every fresde was contentment, happiness and
plenty But what is the scene that meets cur
eyes Ut the present iimel From the plow and
from the anvil-from the physicians Office and
from the halls OF jusuce-we are EuTEying TO
arms.
The Union has assumed the appearance Of
one vast military camp. The tax-gGtheTeT, zoo,
viii soon be upon Us, TO wiring from US our sub
stance. There ara grave and important ques-
! items for us to 6eside How eau we return TO
/ that happiness and prosperity which we once ee-
! ioyed l would answer, it can only be done by
enforcing everywhere the Constitution as it is
/ and the Union as it was. Whatever amount OF
/ power is necessary, and in whatever form, TO
enforce that principle, ought TO be and must be
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our former felloW-citzsns now arTsyed IN arms
against the government must be pu. down by
] force Of arms And, st the same time that this
is being done for the rebellion ia the South that
class of our felOw-citizens in other parts OF the
country who are seeking by other means than
those of csnnon-shOt and bayonets to destroy
! the government, must be driven ont Of place
snd power, and other men, who viii ackn0w
/ ledge their obligations and perform their duty
. 10 flrcsr r,l-a
| To accomplish that object depends upon you
and upon me, but more upon you than upon
me. You viii have TO begin the workrght here
/ Il you have already begun this good work, rs
I trust in God you have let ne urge you TO keep
/ ii up by every means in your pOwer-ior, re-
member, the government the very existence OF
! the country depends upon 1t.
am aware my tel0w-cihzens, that those
! persons who have deceived you heretofore viii
/ endeavor to 90 It again. TEey always promise
/ what your interest seems to demand, but their
! performance is very poor.
Let Us inquire a little into The past history OF
/ these men, and see whether they deserve to be
/ trusted for the future. You remember that Is
] few years ago We warned the people that the
| formation Of sectional parties was dangerous to
the Union and the Constitution. You willTecol-
! lect that these men then sneeTingly said to Us
that we were Constitution and Union savers"
ger to the Union and the Constitution was the
merest bragadocia. They asserted that there was
10 danger Of the South secediDg-thsE y0u
could not get them out Of the UniOn-their slaves
would up and murder them. Well we aid not
| find that exactly the case, did We These men
| cheated you then, didn't they Some OF them
/ cheated themselves; others, and by far the
| largest portion Of the party, did not, although
/ they cheated you.
| Well, we passed along as usual, and what
/ TUNED up next When there began 10 Designs
/ of trouble in the Southern country, we conser-
vatve men stepped forward and said, Let's
compromise" They replied, mo- we will
never compromise with rebels IN arms They
professed the prOioundest contempt for the
S5uth-said our women should &c down there
snd drive them all together into the Southern
oceau-it was q mere breakfast spell AgGiu
they cheated you. Again they proved false
prophets, and like false prophets Of old, they
ought al to be stoned to death. Cheers aud
laughter No, they would not compromise.
They wanted little blood-letting-it was aJso-
lately necessary for the future peace. They
said il would not come to much-these people
down South would not fight al al 4; aud when at
! length your President called for aa army OF
/ seventy-fye thousand men, you were told that
/ they would make rapid work of the rebellion. 1t
was TO be annihilated at single blow. 80 SAID
! these men. Well, how docs the matter stand
now We have already mustered in six hun
/ dred and ninety-three thousand, and still there
is room for more. Laughter All, nay friends,
! these men were never more mistaken in their
| lives than when they assumed to place such .
! slight value upon the strength OF the teDelIOn
and the courage Of the people of the South. It
is no particular credit to any American to say
that be will fight; that is one quality that Is
common to the whole American race. They
have always displayed that characteristic
wherever they have been. These men, there
fore, when they told you that Southern people
would not fight, either did not exactly under
stand the subject or they willfully misled you.
Well, what nextl They come now after they
have found out that the Southern soldiers viii
! fight, they come to you again and CRY, " We
have been mistaken this time, but we have it
| nOw-iust arm the negroes, and the work will
be finished In short order" FellOw-citizens, as
cften ss hear a man talking in that way, l
come TO the conclusion that he wants to find
some excuse for changing the issue 50 IS TO get
some one else to do the fighting He don't
want to volunteer. LLaughter.l No man Of
1 common intelligence can be induced 10 believe
that the negro, naturally an inferior race, and
debssed by ignorance as he is, can ever com
pete with the white man upon tho battle field,
any more than be can anywhere else. Set them
against each other, three 10 one, and the white
| man viii be all the time the victor.
In Mexico, where our soldiers fought a mixed
race, they were victorious on every battle field
although oUtnumbered in the ratio of FIVE TO one.
Now, if the African is afraid Of anything Oh this
I earth, it is gUnpowder. In what estimation can
you hold that man who tells ycu that the liberty,
independence, and constitutional government Of
| the country depend upon a few miserable, ignO-
rant, cowardly negroes? We have population
OF twenty millions Of white people, and immense
/ wealth; properly directed, we are capable Of
| beating any army the world ever saw or sYCT
! viii zee, and he who has the eifrontery to say
that we cannot maintain our government with
cut the help Of negroes utters libel upca the
American nation.
Ii is false that slavery is the cause Of the
present unfortunate condition of things. The
cause does not lie there; Il lies in another place
The mischievous legislation Of these abolti0nists
in Congress IS the cause and the only cause. /
speak plainly, but speak precisely what l
} think. q EoW one thing.
When We met Qne year ago in Congress, both
branches pledged thsnselyas that the war
should be prosecuted for the preservation Of the
! Union and the Constitution, and for that alone.
All of these sDOlitonlsts either voted for the res
olat:on which was adopted em5odying that sen.
tinent, or 9Sn out Of the House 70 avoid voting
: at all Well, the resolution was adopted Tie
President issued his call for volunteers, aud six
hundred and nnety-ihree thousand rBshed to
arms upon the faith OF the solemn pledge which
; Congress had given to the people Time rolled
on. and success seemed to smile upon our eff rts
Our Western armies had won great aud glor
ous victories. The Southern people were still
divided. Jast at this juncture Congress meets
The dominant party goes Immediately TO work
. to undo al the wise legislation OF the called
session. Every proposition that IS brought for
, wsrd IS for the negro. It soon became aPpa
j rent that the majority in Congress was no longe
q bound By the Constitution Instead OF coming
: forward with measures Of psace and Cancellation
I they came with coDfseadon, fire and sword sno
by tbsse measures they at once fred and uni