Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-22
sPEEEE or yEOR-PR&sIDENF SIX
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synopsis of the speech of vieePresident Ste
phene, delivered at tCTswfjrdsville, Ca, on the
| 1st inst We can make room only for the latter
half Of this address. Is careful perusal, We
feel confident, viii have tendency to reassure
cur people ard strengthen them in the eonvic-
ten of aur final triumph.
Speaking OF the superiority Of the enemy in
point Of nun bsrs and their reliance upon this
superiority for our final subjugadon, Mr. Sic
phens says:
Frederick Prussia Tough, all the great neshborug
powers Of Europe for seven years and was successful n
the end Tie greatest number he could bring into the
field was 10000 sgsinst 60oG00 Wi-h ths disparity q
three one they thought they could crush him. but
they dd not o Is true his country was overTun, and
lis capitol Bella. twice taken and sacked during
the war lie however did not give IT up Richmond
has not yet be taken, though hree powerful onward
movements have been ma against It If Richmond
shoaid vet fall should be OF than Prussia
was in o ke calamity should we be less disposed
than the gres; Frederick 70 give up" for ike cause
The war Of our srst inieoendenee lasted seven years
During that So uggs several Of the States were overru
occupied ard held for one periods by the enemy Iha
Of that day that tried mems souls felt no IN
cnafiOn that account 20 give it up. Philadelphia
their capitol taken. but they id not give &c mp.
or think Of giving up the cause. They fought
csu for the same prncples and rights, until hnal sue
cesi Nor have suferngs cridces, as great as
ty been aavthng Ike as severe, as theirs were
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s they did 10 acquire and establish rrHcpess 30 dear 20
,hem and to u.s. Yyell may we with equal patience and
Tor itude bear all now upou u.s. and al that nay here
after await us. 70 maintain them
The sbity Of people to sup ort AID wage war de-
psuds partly upcu their and pa y upon the
skill and economy with which they are welded We
cessfullv Unknown Frederick the Of 90 All
necessaries Of lie food and clothing with the maier
ais and munitions II war, can with skill and and fore
cast be made and fuppied within ourselves. This
90 dy land of ours is uneqnaled OF at least uns1r-
passed by any other part Of the hababe globe n the
character ant variety OF Is natural products saed TO
mars needs and sns In every emergency. It's mineral
resources also inozhaustible Il is land wen worth
fighting FOR. Oar means are sufficient; they nave ony
10 be properly snd 7lliifuiiy developed and applied
ButbsEdes che products necessary sustain ourselves
TO support armies. and carry on war. we have an
other element Of tremendous power, n properly used
and appleda resource and power nknc'ya 20 LuFo-
psan ahd unknown TO our ancest t. in the war Of
their revolu'on. MT S. here said he ai1dad 10 our
great staple eotton and he shend not have said more
upon Is a this time than barely ask those present TO
call 90 their minds whst be had said to most Of hem
lss wear unou fhat suhieet when be addressed them
upon the cotton loan but for some misconceptions that
had got In the public mind frsm paragraphs report
Of some reEsrks he made at smeetng lately in Spars
Some from thatrspor said MS have taken The Idea,
that urged pon the planters there 20 plant largely OF
cot8u ue1t wear All 1w me iu this connee ion say
that nothing could be farther from the fact. urged
the planters there, frat and above sli 70 raise grain
and stock for home consumption and tosuppiy he army,
What sad sparta upon the subject or cotton. many
Of vod have often heard say ia iv8te conversation,
and Of You, 10 the pu5 c speech last year, TO which
alluded Cotton have maidtained, a3d DO maintain
! Of the sreatest clements OF p'wer, not the
greatest command, If it were but properly and
efficiently used, as it mght be Samsons sreag,h was
his locks Our strength is in our CcksuOt Of hair
wool bui in oar locks Of cotton believed from the
giuning that the enemy would int;ct upou us more
serious injury by the toesade than 10y a other means
combined i vas, iu the judgment OF al, matter cf
he utmost n not vital importance 70 rave raised
moved or I,r9ten M How was IL to be doreg That
WIS and is the question. i Thought by that
such yvas The demand for cotton IN Eogla6d that 81
uHHr. N.I.rU q h q
along not in the Of the Paris agreement Jh5t
is has been any time. entirely rectuai. though
close enough 10 do us great INJURY d1 not concur in
this opinion, f5 most oi you wen NheW Incught
would have % De done by ourselves and ceud be done
through the agency OF c0ttOn-not political, but as
aconamercial and hcanciA power / ives IN favor ss
Won know OF the g0venmeuts taking al cotton that
rT0uld be subscribed for ht per cent bonds at rate
or price - high As zen esnts per pound Two millions
Of bales of the last years crop might have been c0uEtc
upon certain this plan. This at ten cents with
bags Of the average commercial weight would have cost
the government one hundred millions Of bonds. With
tlis amount of cotton in hand as pledged any number
short Of tv OF the best iron clad steamers could have
been contracted for and builtin Europeseauers at the
of millions each could be procured every way
eGGal 70 tho Monitor Fifty niliians would have cot
fifteen Of these which might have been enough for our
purpose Five might have been ready by the fret Of
Jsnuary lsst to open soTs Of ports bl1c e3ed
GA coast Three Of these could have been left 70
keep the pGr open, and t. could have couveTef the
cotton across the water IF necessary. Thus, the debt
could have been promp1y PAID with eot9u at p much
higher price tbsu it cost and channel Of trade kept
open till others, aad many more nee ssay1 might
have been blilt and psid tor IN the same way, Az a
cast OF than months present expenditure
army, our coast might have been cleared
In this way cotton, great element OF power at our
commaud-such elem mt no otler people ever had
might have been used not only ia orenking up the
bockade by means without looking 10 foreign
Intervention bu in supplying the Treasury with specie
pay Interest on their Donds and thus keep mp the cr 5
Of she government The public credit IS essential as
su5zscuce GA such at lesst AMI is my opa1n
The gov rnmeut however toOk different view Of tie
I Er err d
/ upn 1t as project to Telsve the planters. Others
thought it n0ing short Of South sea speculation
give lands Tor ganpeFder or se Guy oihef nuens OF
war with q view TO relieve the plaaiers,
have been Objectionable but with the view OF 9eid1g
efectuay tie element OF the greatest power could
command thar wished this adopted. This re-
| source then, this element Of power We Eli have
though not the same extent. There is enough how
ever 10 effect wonderful results if properly USED it
I can be- We may have lost year or TIVE but
! We are Far short Of seven years yet With our
ports open many Of the present eyils and hardships
of tie would os relieved We wouiduo longer have
give fifty dollars for bushel Of Liverpool salt or ten
dollars iot the CHEST sort OF sloea VITA Fos open
aud staple n hand, should be much better able
10 make it el'penesIan struggle, our enemy chouse
80 to nake IT, THIS view aud one other idea presented
TO the people a. Sparta upon the subject Of cotton,
which viii repeat here
Many TO be met with suppose that by abandoning the
growth Of cotton ard burning what nave, we can
force orr recognition abroad This told the people
there, sad tell sou, iE IN my Judgment radical aud
fundamental error England wilt never be controlled by
such policy Our cotton should be treasurei up IS
I sold-mcre 1han Eold-f5r il is more powerful a. p
sinew Of than gold IT, Like gold, and everything
else Of value 1t should be destroyed f need be- to pre-
vent it, falling into the hands Of tue sremy, but it
view foreign policy; should the production Of
col ton be abandoned With such q view. You could not
please Lord Paimers'on btter than 10 let bun know
that there would no. a grown pounu q eoit "a " Ile
Southern C0nfrd-racy for twenty years The power Of
cotton is well known 20 sud felt by British Statesmen
They Know lt is king IA lie proper sphere aud hence
they tha scaptsr Of this king for their use
The great of those who suppose that King Cotton
would compel the English ministry recognize our gov
ersuaut and raise the blockade, and who still look foi
The result from the total abandonment OF is cal
ture consists IN istaug the nature Of the kingdon Of
this potentste Ills power is commercial and hnaneiu
not political it has been one OF the leading objects Of
Lord Palmerston ever since be has been N ohee E
stimulate the production Of cotton In Lis oTn dlmnioIi
or those Of his soverelgnso a. not 20 be dePsnden
upon for q supply This be cannot do 60 any extent
while his inexperienced producers have TO compete wit
us Cotton can De raised ther East India possessions
and those the western coast Of Africa az IS % cent
paand; but Il not be raised the probably any
extent competition with us ct or 10 cents II assured
/ however, Of competition from This quarter they
could, or Is believed would, efer while get TO pro
ducing It as cheGply we can.
Improvements ia agriculture are slower 10 their pro
gress han in any other department Of lile 10 car
safely Or wisely say how eheaply cotton msy or may
Be grown In those countries with ew years abso
lutte coz rol OF the market that be quality Of h'
article may De IS good No one can tel what MAJ
ba effected BY improvements IN asricuure and the in
oduedon Of varieties suitable climate and soil
More money be made here by growing cotton nov
at eight pound than could be made eighteeI
cents forty years age The quality IS also greatly 81
psrior 60 the Old black seed More persons can nos
pick three hundred pounds day than could pies oui
hundred when can first recoIectf aud one hand anf
horse or nuic cultivate twice much land Il
Z great mistake, think TO supp cotton cannot b
, grown az oheaplF, and with good siape--fse
fbrs-in otheI couutrie4 a. il can in this-not In a.
places where it is grown, but in some There
Z nothing within the bounds Of human knOwle5ge Of
which relanee can be placed 'Fithsueh certainty
resuits az upon the laws Of nature. Il IS on thes
laws governing 0f men, thsf institutions
bssed Hence, we feel Of ultimate sucees
And there Il nothing better aseeriaiued ga the dora
kiprd5u than that, on the geological formation
within be ssms line Of temperature ana climatic conl
lions fether from altitude ar lati ude) the specie
end yar eties of plants WI grow, each producing IL
NJ under similar culture TO ~ great perieci7n IN on
Hemisphere ts other and upon one continent as ar
otbar we have one adgsutsgei in the prcGuctiou
s.s., ,-i.h lher haza not Ia tie British previpce