Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-28
Er-Governor Neil $. Brown.

History has turDlsheu lew as shameless exam
pies Of upcstaey and treacheTy as that exhibited
in the conduct Of this degenerate soa of the no
bic and patriotic State of Tennessee. 1t wa
but the other day we read that, on account o
his great zeal in the cause of Southern independ
ence he had been arrested by order Of the infam
Gus military tyIant, Andy johnson, and detained
in close confinement. At later day, a IumO
obtained circulation that he had performed the
patriotic Office Of terminating the existence O.
the aforesaid monster. Suddenly, in the mo
ment that thousands Of loyal hearts all over tht
Southern ConfedeTscy are poured out in grateful
libatOns for his patriotism, sufieTings and sacT
fees, be falls ike Lucifer-son of the morning
TO rise no more forever Elevated to high posi-
tions of dignity and honor by a generous and
confding cOnstiiueucy-Yerym much higher than
his abilities would have authorized him to aspire
to--his f4ll is only another proof Of the ingrati-
tuGe which has loo frequently marked the career
of politicians.
We fud in the Chicago Tribune Of the eth
inst. q report Of the speech made by hm at
! Columbia Tennessee, on the ID inst. Tie TsG-
sons assigned by him for his apOstacy are, if
possible, more Objectionable than the oct itself.
| After denouucing tie position assumed BY the
/ State in her ordinance Of seceSSiOn-t0 which he
| only gave in his adhesion when he saw the
avalanche COT disunion) descending upon us,
irresistible as that which breaks its icy cable and
and se5 it5 IfsisBieJl Of ruin lrc1a the Alpine
summit aud when he saw he could no longer
struggle to any purpose against the tremendous
! storm, he determined, come veal come woe, he
would stand by Tennessee; his opposition
would have ended in street brohs and fatal alter
! cations" Why, then, has he not stood up to
| that line of duty-tbe line which every man.
who is not traitor, will always regard We
| grant that il was perfectly legitimate fol him
| believing as he did that the secession Of his
| Safe would be followed by its ruin-tO resist
the measure by all the power and influence at
his cOmmand, down to the moment that his
| State, through a convention representing her
sovereignty, abjured all allegiance to, Or con-
necton with, the Federal Union.
From that hour he was obliged to cea Sc his
opposition or become a tory. L0yaiiSiS and
tories are the only designation of individuals in
such case. BY his own admission, he ceased
bis opposition only when it could not prevent
his State flOm going cut Of the Union Now,
he resumes lis opposition, when, from the pres
euce OF FedorRl bayonets, he sees chance of
! draggiag her J0cE-to become a subjugsted
province Of q government she despises and has
abiured. He exhorts her to return to a Union
in which she would be recorded by her sister
States and the world as 2 conquered GRi degra-
ded inferior. 4" He would rather die, than lead
life of such dark and dreary and bitter years
as the one through which he had Just passed.
lie wished to say, that in his deliberate and set
tied Judgment, taking all the fa cts as they now
present themselves, into consideration, he
was bound to declare, that this rebellion was
played QUIT was an utter failure He had
ties the dearest in nature TO the Southern side
His only brother was a prisoner, " aud oh that
the voice of that noble, patriotic and chivarous
brother could have reached him ere he stained
his soul with the infamous sentiments we
quote,) " and his two sons were in the Southern
srmy"-brave and manly boys who disregard
e1 the expOstulatiOns of their UnnatuEal father
in their eagerneSs to defend the rights and
honor Of their Stste-"and to-day he would
give his right arm to bring them back. "They
went against his judgment. 1t was his solemn
duty 20 tell his cid friends tnat the Confederate
cause was ruined and hope,essly lost" Aye
that's the rub-the secret is revealed in this
The struggle for heedOm-lor every principle
sacred and dear to the manly heart-must be re-
lnquished, because of tie difficulty Of main
tanning it.
VIII you wait until an overwhelming force
drives you into tho ground? VIII you struggle
against hope When one eye IS gOHged out,
and the other is about to follow it is time 10 cry
eH0Hgh" 4" 1t has cost Tennessee FIVE millions
of dollars in treasure" Who was prepared for
the utterance of such sentiments by one who
had always supported a character for patriotism
and cbivalry What spirit Of AFFECT suJmiS
sion and trEcH'eHt p0itr0OHry do they not iWsIll
cate Think of them as proceeding from the
lips of one who has been the chief magistrate of
as proud and chivalrous a commonwealth as
there is in the Sou hern Gonfederacy; Of one
who formerly represented the national govern
ment at foreign court. With what feelings of
burning Indignation and contempt must they
not be received by the loyal citizeps of Nash
ville-men and women-whO, though surround
ed by brutal Federal sodieTy-cannot be 0Csr-
a,cfd and SubdRei.
What bisses of scoTn and contempt would
not the thousands Of brave Tennesseeans now
in the ranks of the Confederate army, and the
thousands more who are wandering exiles from
their families and their homes-visit upon him
But we magnify the subject in the importance
we have given it. We have done so from re- gard
to the former character and position of the man.
And yet there is one thing more we Ct mot omit
to notice. Abiding to the recent TepudiatiOn
by Lincoln Of the infamous order of lis general,
Hunter, declaring the negroes of South Carroll
ma Georgia and Florida free-and the tsct that
Lincoln had reserved to himself the right to ex
eTcise that power, if it should become military
necessity, and the South persisted in waging
the war with stubborn OJsiiRGcy: this dilapidsted
and efi-te demagogue said: My word for it,
rather than allow the negroes to continue giving
every slave in the South. 1t will become what
is called military necessity, and tho question
will be, whether the Union or SlaEerg shall
rish. He will be certain to say the iatter."
And this is uttered to dragOOn the chivalrous
State Of Tennessee back into the accursed \ an
kee. abe ltion Union If she will net bow her
neck to receive the yoke, and to wear the collar
of the hated despOt her slaves shall be emanci-
pated, and armed for the destruction of her brave
sons and virtUOus daughters. Infamous as these
sentiments are, we would fsin find an apology
for them when uttered by one whose antscedents
are so honorable. II IS the plea Of insanity, in
terposed by charity. Evidently his VIVID in agi-
nation las conjured up such picture of dsvas-
tstion and ruin that his reason has fled alright
ed from her throne. He says, in conclusion,
" ma life for The last gear has been miserable, and
ygiher HaA this ag0Rg should last ! ieOaid pray
10 be taken from The earth" " Better, infinitely
better, for his reputation, had he offered such
prayer, and had it been answered, before he
made such speech.
There is a moral in the speech, of vastly more
consequence than the speech ITSELF or its author,
which will be cur apology for this extended no
tice. Though we do not aPprehend such ca
lamitv, Mississippi may, in the vicissitudes of the
war, be reduced temporarily, to the position of
Tennessee. In that dire event. let no recreant
son Of hers dare to utter such sentiments as have
fsllen from the lips of this apOstate son of Ten
nessee. Should one be found SO lost to every
manly and virtuous sentiment, what Mississip-
plan would not exclaim-
oh for a tongue to the lave
Whose treason like blight
Comes Ger the eounses Of the brave.
And bias them in their hour OF might"
AS to the prediction uttered by this false
prophet, of the speedy dissolution of the South
ern Confederacy, we have only to say, it will
flourish in immortal youth, to bless his noble
brother, and his sons, fighting in its ranks, and
their children after them, when he shall have
been E,rCottepa: or if remembered his name shall