Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-19
WHAT VIZ owe ro ABnAu.w

). Ter Of the Northern r,es ani 20 49, 'ls euAi
antagouisms Of interest between the Staf-, ~ ~ "
% ana me south, can doubt especially In ~ 1iot-
. recent events that ths dissolution Of srs r-,--
esaary n the peace Of the South 10 ~ eniry,-.
f 1sr fignts and 70 the develogreut of 81 i7ter.
la- Onlsn was one Of bondage oppression and T,,,r
r ation. and the burden Of these iDersas.f ,.s-- %
tae Huils Of our Yassalage made those WIN er y - -
, yea ey year more prosperous arrarsu. srf f-tsie
Ms aae reached point when i was neeassav IN seq
III IF pehceaeel or sink into hopeless .lbr,issi,-
- oilieasoi Dostes Is be with wealth tud fns
poned deluded and partia ~ l.aor sif7ef b,J -.
sa.oeiAiiona as We Tereso wesz a. ta render cC.
~ freedom desperate Still there were airt
80 .l7es ana nHnd eyes enough sn0nr 70 5a.tr,t
me unity Of design and paralyzs tbs e1sry f .s9.
rom llcu alone SUCCESS could be hoped For rbig 90
sspeeialy The case 10 Virginia Ieauesssa 1-e-t5 Go
ms ana oiher States that did fiu n+o ire ef fh
zap OF he disuni0u drum The rrn0l,ssrys,. -s7 -
-e IA'ses needed something more positive and far
10y uae seen 70 convince hem Of tue design N ~
Northern majority 10 revolutionizs ~, cb-..- - ~
government and % deprive them Of tb-f- f-,,s.sI
f3 1-l ~ Iantesd iustltutioEs THIS they were noi
Fartnakng power ia the hands Of C,3pgr.s ~. sE
the Executive Et Washington usrrpsr fts srs,t -
~ nluIs-tI and ordering army iuto tfs fed ,rl.
Constitution gave no power 20 tba F-5. rgi y-,--.,
70 maze " Ar upon the States Wa q sn, .r
aad the right to coercs ha5 been sr.rs.--,, - =
ne trainers q the Consultation vet thew sss, war ~
gsnlzing sg7 INST those whose consent to tba T-i ti
oe5A Wth'f ay7n- by ali the formates ana v7fb an ~
srFeIeign flthory with which &C. was at ar. r-ros5
10 s 9liy out they were thems-iv qui-- % draw
me sword against peopis W h W hori tta7 fa7 - -
QiAfte snd 10 whom they were allied hv kiusbiu 0f
- oi sentiment and OF interest They hegftst=d r,
longer and rhe seeded States were al a.r, 7aerI-
InaoisG 10 numbers aud more than doubled i1 p7rris
non ana power The policy cf 5sz5ltr.for, o,7 -
/ lunAis tuFn 90 Abraham lincoln Had tl4 e,-s.-. =.
resort to force, and relied on rBeasr-rs m .-,.
Ala compromise ne would have retained The
st adhered 10 the Union, and possibly bs-. I,,-s
e,-' 49, .hst iaa hir- ady torn themselves loose u-
aieo 20 DO b., out pursued instead -Aa e.r-s - N
.5 =. 'Aled % drive G al the slave Sf.t-s
- o-,I 'le preach utterl- and forever irrsuarfI
tor this, when the war has ended and W. "a -
60 ~ SAlssl ol prosperity aud greatness Chat l'ss
@As1l q as We will know how 20 thank hl1
bni ns ga not stop bere Although srs-es ,.7 ,,
ron the ni5u, many Of the oslo b, = o. II.
SUI uI'V' sa'ed Of their affection for a ~srar7,,i
iaat had been dear 10 them aut q fay fbs,- IA -,
Sltn 2 proud devotion. IL was uerssss-,. -ba+ -
slouid 90 more 70 convince then thai al Tor ~ -5~i -
and - - ~. lltal o. iAer fathers destrore5
iIaedoEa ani iusiice had been rro=fitri-..l ~ ~ -
II -, 1- ~ ,-.Iasa anQ maud One By one tlev asrv
- - - - rushing - ile constitutional 75i rom
monIaw guarantee cf civil t-7 s-.--- I.s
-. q. -Aor IS c' pas ~ freedom Of s-sseb ana ~ ~
press. the pTlNA-ge Of trill by fur- f,,r7r-;+,-
search in their dwellings. the r.s-+ f 80 - -'-l-
lhe other rights and preroEstires - - F '-1 =
s ,Tt ls14 oeueala ise zFmzi heel Of military ~
eminent was no longer the government 1t -,
Coets.o9 had diaplaced tie former ana usuIa,tl,-
aosoIosst . iatt~r. The sIbveHsiou was rorIsl T.
- 1 -Dl ln paf m general AID in detail. The Union
ana government were not those thew h-5 fsa- .s-.l
% loVe ana 10 cling to, snd all the h0eet minded r
mos aho hl arst refused TO abandon tie wreck hai
no choice left them but to come with hearty r-t
70 the help Of tboss who were bstiIiro + p ~ 7
ton Of the ARK Of their ibe-t1s rae--ss7 rr,r, ~ Z
of the temple ia which they hsd 10 l5s, ,yo-.5s3
" q owe therefore % Abraham ineoln not ,I,. h
isct lnst peiuefant tses brought over 10 tl r
government but that many dsafectei but worthy ci,.
zsns o. those States were cured Of morbid s5..1.r
cherished deiusiorF. We 20 him The grand slysn
ase OF acompact territory opulant IN soil in miaeral
1pvAiz N forests IN hsrDors and uaygabis srreaus
IN olmategreater in extent tban the domain ~ -rr
ot ne mighties empires Of the earth and W. owe -.
him the great additional benefit thattha ueors frt,-
ID wi
vii show 20 be Insignificant united iu baar+ sr5 -
ana resolved . eudnfe aay fate sooner than entertain
the thought Of renewing the vile sosssefo, fo -
they have Set themselves free
Nar is this all Il the States and pa17a Of ,t s+t
eoI nave oeen united On The policy % dissolution and
- u pstiHiited without no estatuu protest D.
organize an Independent government what vS-i3 bs
-en their erdlcf, and what their standing before ~
World 10 the St place we would have confirmed s,
commercial Intercourse with he North on tine sa-s f.
ing AID with the as Heretofore wa o-f4
have continued TO empty into her lap onr eorfcsrf
hiidreds OF millions year AID received ia return d.
worthless wares Of Yankee craftsmanshiD we yvr,Is
si have been sgbect 20 ihe isfectoa # Yankee morals
ano me dehauchery Of Yankee literature PoHfealIv
lee' " w0Ra nave continued 20 be Commercial bonds
men and trou te payers and have allowed them truo
lnaoienes ana habt 10 exert stul their maien SWAY
over olf h.naa manners and m0rSl% The division
would have been nominal 0ulv All that was per1iei.r
and eorruptiug IN the association would have toutnrss
And ewing 20 the advant gss Of residence ao5n- ~
compared with the N0Fth,rn States We sh-ri5 Ss
uttered social inuudaton from Ysnsse iuuliora54
iaHt would, in time, have swallowed up everything
whole society. To both these dangers our ewes have
now been opened. and VIII De our own fault If W. d.
not siopt the necessary legislation 10 serve ss barrier
snd protection. Home production and manufcturs ss
ar as desirabe-tree trade with Europe ana no rrgl
ege Of naturalization and beaeft from our laws arr
remedies agsinst all the evils shat ieht have baf7r
ls from these sources We DO net permit 5urs-I,-. n
ear that Congress viii lose sight Of s duty in th-sa
7itally important matters
These are SOME of the obligations we ara urtIa~r,
abraham Lincoln Another aud the last 10 which Ne
'ih now advert Is The opportunity b. has au5r5ei ms
II making ourselves known 90 rhe world Had De uos
Undertaken 70 subIugate would siil be esteemed
1Hong ths nations Of the earth uneducatel povertv
Z t-cSrn enervaed and seuai-barbaraas race F8rstct
snkee Aeeovuts Of az had ght lnuui o. leIieve,
Ihrouga the nld OF Line9lh, have been -ncAIf tr
Anio ourselves As aie, the -ster race cf ts
ln-nlnoro statesmauliSe, more rarl ke and sniavs1
nghef aud puTer civilization thtu QUO Sc tyalfr.u.
leislners This has now become geuerailr uner TODD
Fhie ID proportion e we have risen I'm lbe RESPECT 0f
mankind, the Yankee race has sua5 We arc both End
ns y true level For this important service ue orf
naaSs to the fanSos Precedent We thouzltf q qr-at
isortnHo when he was elected. willis ff. srnro-far.
we're ready to go crazy with rejoicing over ihe evrs
History viii show that dsplorpd what Was r1 ,l. =
Messing while they made tie welkin ring with h1grrbs
yer hat was 20 them uumitystad ni,sartrl.,
nus t 3 tLat Froyl1enc- brings good ont Of Seeming
Fii ana turns Tire bess .s OF the udcservins i--a
urSes.-RichiEOud Whig.