Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-04

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ing be original compromise. hoi- responsible for hi
7ro., OF ds-E.rgt81F Six southern Senators standing
and ing record their votes If the trtteu
den cgmurou-s had been adopted they aud have b-sI
deprived 0f preJext for their treason judah Benjamin
. s.gakinE thief and peBuTerr ald en- nuconsciOnbb
traitor was sssted while the vote was being
ken told him his duty TO come TO the relief o
the country by voting upon this important proposition
He sne-riugly answered that "when De wanted my ad
vic BE would make the request" said you are a Sen
g0r and demand that your vote be reeorieo Nuh s2
others goutrivei defeat the measure by slipping
. out They wanted no compromise.
This. then has caused the present diculties Thes,
six destroyed the compromsc upon which they
based rcvo.u ol 1t Us examine ourselves gentlemen
and females too, that may arraign the guilty ones %
she shrine of public suffering. Did Lincoln OF the Re
pgbicau- Dissolve the Jnlont No. VINO, chen are tl
lI.ra.y Men who in themselves capable of avert
ing the Storm and yet cried there help for the
. South-ua escape from separation
You know tue cIamur has been raised that the non
,IavehoIdlug States would amend the Constitution
20 peislate upon tine subject OF slavery. On the 20th
December South Carolina passed an ordinance OF
-oo- Fort Moutrie and the revolution commenced
soon after Carolina went out other State,
1vygd Their eut that the free States would
interfere with their peculiar institution by legislation
Hv The withdrawal OF these States the North had over
re 0urr- he votes in Congress, and consequent
had the uoyver 10 leg slate Having the power. did thcv
-u amend the Constitution No they did not. They
came lOrv ard with au amendment % the effect thar
Congress 10 all future time shall have no power to
agsara upon the subi.ct Of slavery The amcndmen;
was passed by q vote OF two tlir Why did you not
acr-p- H. instead of being governed by petty yraut.
. / viii pay my respects 10 some gentlemen who
have been deprived OF their rights lu the territories
We have had C8m0rous haTaugues about southern
rights The most of them have proceeded from noisy
drs,oIur ouist-, who never owned negro they have
been terribly 81 tWJ-d. l. myself owned g tew-o4ly
seysnnt expect they cost ule more labor than those
VINO s1 Is hundred
During Gl= last session OF Congress- three territorial
bills were passed, and afterwards the amendment was
adopted ya1E the power away IRON Congress 20 legs
ae upon 'ar subject of slavery The three bills organ
zn- Territories Of Dacotsh. Nevada, and Co oradO,
HTregl
States. provide thar tie Legislature shall have power
interfere with Le private property of citizens defines
5-d declares slaves % be- private property; that
shall DE laid on Lin Che citizenJ 70 drive him ont OF the
territories.
How much Of the que sou is left for Secessionsts
Their senators declined proposition offered i'm a spirit
Of fairness and c0rlaity and which if accepted would
have restored the government and no blood WOuld have
flowed upon our C0nsecratad soil
Where, then, your southern rights Whence the
cause of this rebellion What rights have been taken
GWsyt Vino wants 10 take negroes into the ter tories
aud is unai 20 90 s.f Who has lost any rights under
the Constitution There two parties in existence
who wan. dissolution. Slavery, and a Southern Con
IeiagaCY Is the hobby Sumner wants TO break up the
government aud 50 Go the a0oltonIts generally. They
hold that slavery survives, the Union endure
SaCesCn.ts argue that If the Union continues slavery is
lost Abol.tiouiss want no COMPROMISE but thew re
gard peaCegJ.e secession humbug. The occupy
the same ground. Why Abolition is dissOiutOu--dis
solution is secession one is the other Both striving
TO accomplish the same objects one thinks it viii de-
srTov, the other save, 81 avery.
It the southern SuaOrs were sincere, al their appre
tensions about Lincoln showed wonderful lack of sa
-actE- Nleu Lr. Lincoln came into power the Alb
ot March we had six Of majority IN De Senate against
al.u. lie was pIHeE.g.s for evil lie could NOT form
Cabinet h0ut our approval: he could not send a min
-rto foreign court had the power TO reject treaties
entered into by euFCys; he could send q consul
abroad Lincoln could not even draw his So 90 wear
with which 60 buy bread and toy the White H6uaa
.l'a. our co operation Where was the danger then.
Why mot remain ana contTo0 his actoni Heuc. all the
pteZ ir the crime Of secession is unreasonable and
silly.
Ia this connection. must be permitted 10 rgpeat that
after estshhug the ruth, that negroes have been the
excuse for all tie scenes Of domestic butchery and the
infused ues If which have dart ened the history
OF lool-0 the authors Of this commoon had in view
sene startling conspiracy. Something underlief their
nauct slowing slavery to be rothing than pre-
text was fought lu my earliest days to believe tlg
people Of tie United States capable OF self government
but certain portion of tGe NOrtfnd South ra1ufate
that doctrine. Tbs great boast Of The Secessousts was
G LLr verule-t would uot permit thea 90 separate
p-aceaplEr after the prosJratOn Decentralization ana
combined horrors of a vigorous ths country would
submit and let them revel in the elegance Of their so
IwrI not elaborate any further but viii repeat that
the negro Is only lTetgI row, the tariff was fan l-2
ben worn ou- by toll and blood the peOp of this great
country viii accept my opinion Of government Who Is
Z. Davsl VIXEN boy he was takeu under he foster
iag aI the government OF the United States ana .u
cate. -r West Point All his bouOs and reputation were
efatc 81 The expense of the United Sta IS Now you
l aim win sword fr bend and -lited. ready So
plunge the deadly weaPou into the bosom OF his mo. her
the United States are You ready TO bow the knee to
h-a traitor 90 his country and government govern
Meut OF the pei pie and cousaq qJeuty If GoI-lu uisr
and most ben nceHt which was ever devised OK viii ever
exist.
Nhat kind Of government were those concogtors Of
treason about 10 establish! Read the IGchuo.d Whig
which publicly ard boldly expresses pref renee for
Queen klc'Oud over the United Sra.gs government
Queen Victoria Is doubtless good woman but do YOU
desire her 20 ruls over your All women are equa
Queen Victoria Tie Eza,ais7 saws dictator s5UId
De mad The Chronicle and SgutitI Of Augusta G-0r-
-.a and amy others advocate similar absurdi.s The
e-pns aJa-aR1te wants haTI for king and the Mayor
%. Memphis d-spot. Isham @. Harris to ba dictator
,u9" the man lfaIn g. Harris 20 be king Isham
H4rs-WhO fled fam the capitol with sgcu das ardlv
pres p.tatou. We TO be his sccss. He should not
be- my s.aye-m8cl less my master!
A. we travel Ong what more fndl The
ruF-u government of the pseudo sO-sai to.ial-
crate States prohibits the slave ira e while their leaders
clare tat slave republic IN. only republic for the
South no white man should be- allowed % vote unless
Dee owns slaves because State can the Coutld-
eragE unless with slavery. Ia S0uh Carolina no man is
eligible 10 seat ID the Legislature unless be ten
negroes AMI pTopurtiDlats amount Oi land GrHIr
prac pies Of representation and taxation most unjust
20 .Aa poor man. Go 90 south Carolina TO get your
rights! could not drop into the Legislature there be-
cause own only negroes, three less than tie
required number. believe 10 b. capable of self
but men,
An ufauation-a delirium, seems to have swept over
the land Ii seems Ii,e dream. What has it ali been
ior' LooN at the battle ned covered with bleeding and
mang.ed e7rpses-hear the cries Of the wounded and
dying There is no cause for this waT-ths shedding Of
biOod-ths sacrifice of life What is s. cession a de
mon tyrau-a serpent in Eden The willy sgruert first
whispered gcSson in graudmotuers ear in the gar
den OF Eden and our FIRST pareLts seeded hid them
South Caroius went ont Of the Union aud ran up the
Palmetto instead of the glorious and stripes Lou
islaua elevated the Pelican, bird notorious mainly on
account OF h capacity TO swallow and the mins forts
esc, were soon swallowed by secession. Alabama was
represented by the snaSe-a good emblem for the veno-
nous 5aoesssa4ists Of tnat region
Who commenced this war; South Carolina ,717t ont
on the -2b Of February. What d misfortune 70 the |
1ulty that Andrew jackson not in the Prs~iIen
ai naal u place Of James buchanan who SAT sti. and
SLOWED leuali0.s 10 go on c0nSulmarr their UlHo.y
schemes What did south Carolina next dog Attacked
Fort W.U.u- and Castle piucsuev, drove tie gal amt
Anderson into Fort Sumter and fbus under the q rtf
of Baa-eEars, who is souelhes red n regard com
Eeucea erecting their long line Of batteries and f8r-
BeaIru -805 continued erecting his oTts uuu The lth
who told him lst Le would be Of provisions on the
llt and would then, relief Tgas sent be t0a1r.d
surrender Pryor Of Virginia (tha then loyal S-gtc)
was I'D tAa.iaatuH al tle time, and maintained that
auw Haust be struck or Virginia would Ue lost An un
armed vessel ladeH with prov sions was sent TO the re-
Lief oi fo5t Sumter but was fred upon by the rebels
GA Ihe l2tl Heauregasd fooEed the advice of Pryor
in or'er 70 AeP Virginia out of the Union need not
tell you OF t1e many long and weary hours OF suffering
ehAr-n "i'il me walls Of Fort Sumter by the brave
ana nIEot Anderson, and Lis little ba OF faithful
So ger n- nave aiir double read OF them Here,
for the lE- time in the ions history Was The national
har Cf tha Y ited States dis graced
soon after the fall Of SUMTER Secretary Walker pub.
Ecy DO stad ;lat The ls Of May tho iafederate flag
SHOULD doat the capitol at NaslDqton ana rrep,T
aAon was mace by the provisional government Of tie
oni aeIaJe states 20 raise an army 100000 men Al
DIS was done before the proclamation of President Lin
coin appear. q.
Dav need rho war sud you were called upgn
20 a--st me southern Calie5er Cy TO join them and
Gha OacN lfslhlnsfon which already belongs 10 YOU
on are called upon O. join band of robbers and dis
i1is5 20 get back yha5 already be oues to Won Tn
North s carrying ON this war 10 maintain b, law and
tne % stiuton. When loos around and sec those
gentlemen covered in the uniform Of their colurry nv
heart peat and welcome the soldier a iIe protsct6-
ana SAVIOR "t h country They are not yOHr enemies
Ii friends VINO come here protect those sacred rirhts
and privileges guaranteed by rhe Constitution and tn