Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-18
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zens. not to advocate the claims Of any candidate
for Northern Office OF Of any psrty, but to adyc-
cate the cause OF cur country. It IS our duty to
maintain the Constitution first, and settle our
accounts afterwaId To accomplish this, Ken
tueky snd Indiana are ready and willing TO pour
! out their thousands Of men. This must be pre-
served and saved from the violence CT toe South
and the maleiactioDs Of the East, and you are
the people TO do It. Tbs people must come up
I with tho Constitution aud the hag in their
hands, and say this Union must be preserved :
/ but we viii not spill cur blood 70 carry cut the
/ principles Of any secti0nal party. Is has been
/ charged by the Republican party that slavery
| caused this war, and that slavery must be ex
tinguishsd before We can have peace or qUist IN
/ the United States under our present COnstitu-
/ ton. In July, 1861, both Houses OF Congress-
] by q concurrent resolution, resolved that the
1 war was brought about Dy 8 sectional party IA
the South without jusdhabe cause that we
I lEaged it on our part to maiatain the C0nstitu-
| ton, preserve the Union, restore peace, and TO
] protect each Stale. That declaration was adopt
/ ed Immediately after our reverse At Bull Run
4 We appealed to the patriotism OF the people Of
I the United States to carry out their resolution
and that as soon as the Union was restored and
/ the laws enforced, the wsr was 20 cease. Was
not that hsld out to you (Yes, yes . Did
\ any man dare tell you then thai this war should
I y
| every slave emancipated (No, no , Now we
have it as the cry Of the abolition party. The
abolition party have swallowed the Republican
| party neck and heels. The conservative portion
4 of the Republican party have not kept the faith
/ I put hem 70 the record that when we who were
/ called conservative men, Democrats and Wings
of the old school, came to the rescue as eonsery-
alive men, they came ike little Bow Peep s
I sheep. " We couldn't ind them"
What was the cause Of this war; q voice
a.abo6tiouism." You must have been tod that
and you are not far from right Slavery was
Just IS much the cause of the war as the tea that
| wss thrown out in Boston harb0r was the cause
| of that war The cause Of the war was the IN
! haIlowed sFEbition Of the representative men Of
I the South, who awitheiT sespIs departing, and
| the abolitionists Of the h Tth They c0ncOcted
the scheme between them, and / have the proof
before me.
We have two things to do: First, to pu. down
| the rebellion, and next 10 punish the leaders
You must throw tho abOiionists over if you
I want 10 save the Union. A leopard i5 known
! by his spots, and if you want TO know an abOli-
tiouist look at the record of Congress. I viii
tell you what caused the rebellion 1t was
contest for power. The South wanted q govern
meut for itself and the East one separate for the
niger 1t would have been no difficult task for
the Union conservative men 20 have conquered
s peace had they united. IF twenty millions of
heemen cannot put down six millions without
armiDg the niggers, let them get out OF the way
and we conservative Democrats, Old Line Wings
and some Republicans, viii do So. Your Love
joy Phillips, Greeleys ssy they cant tight this
war any longer unless you viii arin the nigge-s.
VIII yea ever consent 10 do this 9 Cries OF no
never ]
have already said that slavery was not the
cause of the rebellion. Now l sm not here 10
fsr,d fLok suoftfrrlfcv I h--,-- fbuf 81 IL
pensive one. / have been practicing law for
forty years, and al that I have made has been
spent in clothing and feeding my niggeIs. One
would suppose, 20 hear L0vsjoy talk. that the
Constitution was made for the express benefit of
the negro race, and not for the white man. 1t
the trainers Of the Constitution had Intended
that the niggers should stand equal with the
white men, and enjoy the same rights and pTlyl-
leges, they would have said so. l. was the
white man that engaged their attention and de-
libeEation. Away with such trash. Tel Love
10Y when he talks such stuff to talk il to the
niggers if he plea3es, bat to let the white man
alone
/ call upon Col. Richardson to tell yOu which
had the greatest regard and concern, and which
occupied the attention Of the late Congress most
the government or the niggeT. Nine tenthS Ol
the time Of the session was occupied IN refer
ence to she interests Of the negro race. Even
the President and Secretary Chase have gone
into the business of working negroes. They
have fOrty-one sgents-tresSury rats, / call them
some call them overseers, WHO are superin-
tending the raising Of cotton at Port Royal
They ere under man named Pierce who has
/, the stamp of abolition on his forehead.
If we are not able to maintain the authority
of the government, we are unworthy of being
called citizens of the United Ststes. If we could
get aboi.ionlsm cut of the Congress snd out o
the army, in less than six months the Union
could be restored and peace preserved. That Is
what you have got TO do, AMI It must be d0ns
I | through the ballot box. l viii lay down my
life and give all my niggeTs to see this Union
restored, but I viii nOt, under the nigh obhga
tions Of my nature, ever consent to violate the
Constitution. What right has the general gov
ernment to interfere with slavery IN Kentucky
or Virginia. will not read what cur President
said about that in his inaugural, for It is famal
to you sll. But our country having become
, involved in a war by the secessiOnists and abO
tionists, that is made the pretext for saying tha
slavery is the cause of the war, ard, therefore
they have a right to take my slaves, and to say
thai lhis war shall not cease Untu slavery Is
abolished. IF they violate the Constitution 81
\ far as to take my property without due process
of law, how long will it be befOTe other pIovis
ions Of the Constitution viii be ignored to serve
4 their ends The Constitution, with its prOhibi
TONS its gusrantys, its restrictions has been nC
more regarded by the party now in power thar
you do a last years almanac.
The President has now proclaimed the eonHs
J cation Of the property in eleven States anC
some were disposed to insist that the pr0ceed
should be applied to pay the debts due North By
the South That idea has however, been aban
doned the proposers Of it becoming ashamed
are you for war that is going to take the pT1P
q | erty in slaves and cUnhscste Il 2 Are you VIII
N~fN cot
Are you, ] ask, fer such q war Do you wan
: these negroes TO come On and compete with you
= ! white labor No, no I am for white man
war against the aboitiOnist. What is TO oee0m
Of these negroes when they are set tree HoV
: many do you suppose are now fed and supporte'
: by the army Not less than thirty thousand
| saw the dey I left Washington two hundred
a and fifty negro women and babies, captured .,
:. General Mcdowell, brought into the city. Uni
f was the result Of SIX weeks operations CT Nc
: DowelPs army of 10000 men, only thirty-hv
miles from Richmond. The policy Of the gov
eminent and Of our generals has thrown
], back one year IN putting down this rebellion
! 1t has compelled the necessity Of the Presiden
4 calling 100000 more men lie got them Unde
4 his former calls for upholding the Constitution
4 hope he viii get them now. In conclusion, la
me say one word Lay aside ia this struggl
that marty s.Tife heretofore demanded, and unit
upon TINS gtVuudi tAAs st-l2 ot-l11 e-1 sui9 Wa
stitution must be preserved aud maintained, sR
i let the negro take care Of himself and if 80
want that done don't send any In0ge sbol.io
:, members to Congress. When the war is owe
; and peace is restored, 1 hope we viii have
= Fort Warren then IN which to incarceTate %
leaders both North and South. God bless KeI
70 lucky aud Indiana &c United we stand, divide
i. we fall
DISPATCHES ISTERoEPrED.-Four youn
N patriots from Middle Tennessee, who aTrivs
A. here yesterday for the purpose Of joining ol
lie army, were enabled to render the cause essenti
re service on the way. As they were journsyir
here they came up with four Federal courier
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