Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-20

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! The New York Times tanks the election Of e
| Democratic governor Of New York may work the
ruin Of the United States government. Even
/ though Seymour and his supporters msy not be
sctual traitors, their success will give aid and
comfort to the rebellion. Itsays:
1t viii be a hasvy blow and great discourage
meut to the government in its contest for self
preservation. It viii do more to encourage the
rebels to perssveYs in their war upon the Con-
sktution and she Union than could possibly bs
done within this State in any other way. And
there is not living man who would have more
reason 70 rejoice over such result OF 10 whom it
would carry more solid comfort and encourage
ment, than the President Of the rsbal Confsd-
srscy.
Every man knows this to be 70 M Seymour
himseh knows it. The dHas and Argus knows
il. The psrty have put forward sc clearly tke
real spirit and aRtDsus Of the movement in the
speech Of Mr. Seymour, which thsy adopted as
their platform that spite of thair fsint protes
cations of loyalty and patriotism it il is psssibis
foT any man TO doubt the real drif. sad tsnor of
the scIisn they propose 30 take. WhatsVer ul-
terror object may lie behind the movement
whether they design 10 surrender ths geVern-
men5 70 JEFF DsVis sud thus preserve shs Union,
or 10 .'let the South go" and thus destroy it.
one thing is very clear, they msan-to encourages
the rebels to psrsevere in the war and to cripple
The government ia its efforts to push it TO vic
toriOUs end. If they don't mean this, Whist do
they meant They have organized their move
ment on the specific and exclusive ground of op-
position to the government. They denoUncs its
action against the rebellion; they brand IS lie
gal and tyrannicsl its efforts to pTotsct itself
against spies and traitors al home; tksy magnify
lts faults and Eillity its motives, and do every
thing in their power 70 MIKE it Odioua and off s--
slve IN she eyes Of the world-And then they put
forward hr. Seymour as the representative Of
this hostility to the government, and, IS such,
ask the people of tbs State TO elect hia governor
Is not this giving aid and comfort to the rsbsl-
iionl If not, what would bel
Now, we don't initiate the exampls our opps-
Dsais have set Us in calling them traitors, and
invoking he penalties of treason against them.
We have not asked that Mr.. Seymour ssoald be
sent % Fort Lafayette, or that Inc editors Of
The titus and ArgHs should be hanged, drawn
and qssrtaTed for the aid they are proposing to
give the rebel Confederscy. We appeal to the
people. We ask them TO squslch tbis attempt
TO hRms!ring the government while engaged in
c lie and death struggle with its fOss We ask
them &c say whether the political weight of the
Empire Sale shsl thus be cast into tie scale Of
Tsbsllisn sgsinss the government.
Tbs fEends Of Seymour appssl to them to
end the ewsr. But how By its vigorous prose
cuion2 By striking the Tsbeis As quick, ~
hard, aud IS of.on As possible By zaAiuE
thsm feel tie full evils Of tke war they haTs in
voksd, IS psssliy fer the srimss hey ksvs
committed By st4PsiRE then sf A. ssaRs
of wsging war By EsiKiBg thsir ageEB sEd
preventing thSm FROM sivisg them aid aad csR-
fort
This is General WAdswOTth's msthcd not
Governor SsymOur's. This 10 precisely the
method on which Governor Seymour sud the
rerty At his hack ara ma hino war IL IA pra-
eissly the method they arc trying to stoS They
hfs for ending the war by compToniss-by con
cessi9ns 10 5he Soath-in 8 single 1erd BY . sGr-
render. We appeal to shs people TO judge bS-
tween than, ard Ne have nos he Ihghtset as-
Lrahansinn as 10 lhs Eerlict thsL viii give