Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-21
General Rr.Rv,s proclamation 10 the Pee
nInn he EnrHaNraaa.

1 /. therefore, make kH0Wn 70 you
/. Thstthe C0niejeEAte government is waging
this war policy for self detsnse-tbat it has no
designs of conquest, nor any other purpose
than to secure peace and the abandonment BY
the United States Of its pretsnsi0ns to govern q
people who never have been their subjects, and
who prefer self government to a Uni0n With
them
. That the Confederate govornmsnt and PEG
pie, aepTscAHsg civil strife from ths begiRning,
and snxious for 8 peaceful adjustment Of ell diff
fsrsness gToWiRg out OF q political sspazaHon,
which they deemed essential to AGir hapBinazs
snd we'll being, st tbs momeat Of is ihazRarN
hon sent commissioners to Washington to treat
for shsss objects, but that their commissioned
were not received OF even allowed 70 c0nmGBi
cate she object of their mission; AID thai on .
subsequent O~coAsiOs, Q e-ORauai2tion dOa lie
Prssidant Of AZ COals209aa Sass - Psssdsai
L&aeolA rsnAtssd EiAsus Eas8ar, aEszeA .
EeRly WIS -Prsass& ~ Saassa soea, iHs whsss
hsa&s Ne eSnnaaiesSss VA dSdVsCsd.
3 Thst among ths prstazE urged fs Ne con
ERuAnee of the ERy, is the assertion that the
CORlsdsrsts govsrAmsni desires 20 dapriys ths
United Ststss Of the hss nATiRA6On of he
Western rivsEs, altkoush the ag.E il, a. es
Confederate Congress, BY pablo set prior %
The coEzescszszt Of ths wa. enacted hss TIA
peaceful navigation Of ths Aiaaissibpi river ia
hereby declared free 10 he ciGzaos Of any OF the
States upon iss borders or its irbutaries"-a de-
e~lsrAtiOn to which our government has always
bean, and is stiH, ready to adhere.
From these declarations, pespls Of ths North
west, il Is made manifest that, By he iRvasion
Of our territories By land and from SEA. Ws have
bsen anwiliBgly forced into a War Of self
defense, and 70 vindicsse a great pnacisls once
dear to sH ARsdeans, 70 vii hat no peools
eau be righHy governed except BY thair own
pnuen7k W. daaf~a 1900 - w - 49,
see a stop put to E cruel and useless eHukisn Of
blood, and that waste of national wealth rapidly
ieading TO, ARd sure 10 end in, nsGons bank
ruPtcy- We are, ~thefafors, BOW, a. syw. ready
T. treas with the UAissd Siasss, or azy one or
more OF than, uROs ts1aS z Mutual iQsSea and
iIoeralty. AID al thu j~0seFRIs, whz our anna
have been successful o. 3AAy kMd-onRbt fields,
when or people have exkisilsd . ooRssDcy, .
torHt0de and a courage Wsrthy Of ths bosn sf
seltgovernment, we restrict ourselves 10 tae
same moderate demands that we made at the
darkest period Of eny nsFsrsss-the dsnsnd hat
the people Of the United StsFs cease to war
upon Us, and permit o. in peace to pRrsue our
psth OF hsPPlass', while they in peace pursue
theirs.
We are, however, declared from the rensvsI of
former proposals. foT peace, bscanss the rolsat-
less SPIN that actoates lie goVsnAnsat at
WashlAgtoE lsavss u 40 raAAon 70 expect that
AuaJ HDu4l &c EBCetFNu VIA Ao N1EGI main
rally dne by ns6ons in iAeir iztsresurss. wkethsr
in peace or war. It is under these circuu-
stances that we are driven to protect oar own
country By Transferring the seat OF wsT 20 that
OF tho enemy, who puEsues as with implAcabis
and apparently aimless hostility. If The war
must continue, its thsAtsT must % chAaaad, and
with it the policy thai kas b@stOiors kept Us on
the defensive on our soil. So far it il aaly our
fields that have beeA laid waists, our paoDs
killed, our hoass made dasoAte, aad sur from
tiers TsvAged By rspiRe and murder. The
sacred rights Of self-defense demands that bescs-
forth some Of the consequences Of tie war shall
fail upon those who persist in their refusal 70
make peace. With the people Of the Nsrhwsss
rests the power TO Put AZ ED 10 the invasion Of
thsIr homes for, II unable 70 prevail uPon the
goveTnmsat Of she UAissd States &c cozclude a
general Psscs, tAsir own stsas Ro7Scansus, in
the exercise Of their sovereignty, csa secure in
munity rom the desolAting sffecs Of waFfars on
their soil, By = separate treaty Of peace, which
our government will be ready TO conclude on
the most just and lbersl basis.
The Responsibility then rests with you, the
people OF the NOTtbgest, Of continuing Al un-
just end aggressive wsrlaIe upoa the people sf
the Confederate States. And, in the name Of
reason and humanity, Z cali npoR you 10 pause
and reflect what cause OF quarrel 81 bloody
have Won against these Ssatss, aad what are you
to gain by It. Nature las sex her seal upon
these States, and marked then out to be your
friends and allies. She hss bound than to yoz
By all the ties Of geographical conEgzi,y sad
conformation, and the great mutual interests Of
and productions. When The passions
Of this unnatural EeE shall havs subsidsd, and
reason resumes her sway, g community of IN
telests wild force commercial aud social coalition
between the great grain and stockgTOwinZ States
OF the Northwest, and the cotton, tobacco and
sugar regions Of the South. The MississigEi
river is 3 grand srtayy Of Ihsir muFGAl RsdGaa
lives which nsn esaRot sever, and whica neFs
ought to have been suffered 70 be disturbed By
toe sntAgonisms, the c~Epi5ity, and the bigstry
Of New Englazd End ths East Il Is fren tha
East thar have come The germs of this bloody
and most unnatural strife. Il is from the med
dlesome, graspiag and ~fsasticsl disposition Of
the same people, who have imposed upon yUu
aud rs alike those tariffs, internal improvements,
fshiGg boUsty Laws whereby W kaVs been
taxed for ASF agHszdsSnaat. Il e RON Es
skst vii come ths tax CAscE - eoIsss
hoR you that mighty dsbt which is b@sg
Amasasd mountain high for The purpose Of ruin
ing your best customers and natural friends.
When this war ends, the sane Entseonisms Of
interest, policy aad feeling which have bssn
5resssd upon us By the East and forcsd Us from
|. political union, where we had ceased to 6ad
,afety fer our interests or Fespsst for our rights,
besr down uPon you aad separate yoU rem {
. people whose traditional policy is to live b. I
heir wits upon the lab9Ts Of their n~eighbors. d
Meantime, you sre used By them to fight the 9
Of emancipation battle which, if sue d
,essfui, destroys our property, aud with it your
markets to buy and sell. Our mutual de-
,sndence is the work Of the Creator. With our "a
productions, convertible into gold, we h
hOuld, IN q state Of peace, draw from you D
the products Of your labor. In us Of the
jouth you would find rich and willing custom 2
rs; in the East you must confront rivals in 4
AID trade, and the tax gatherer in 8
II the forms of partial legislation. You are r
lliudly following sbolitiOnism 10 this end. e
they are nicely calcuisdng the gain OF =
trade 0n terms that would impoversh your I
ouniTy. You say you are fighting for the fres d
.svigstion of the Mississippi. 1t is yours
RELY, and has always been without striking o a
low. You say you are fighting to maintain the
Jni0n. That Union is = thing Of the past a
Of consent was the only union worth alt
rep of blood. When force came TO be subsd a
lled for consent, the caskst was broken, and i
he constitutional jewel of your patriotic adoEs b
on was forever gone.
I come. then. &C. you wuh the olive braneh a.
eaes, ard oIer it to yous acceptance, ia the
anne Of the memories OF the present and future
gith you remains the responsibility and The 90
on of continuing q cruel and wasting war
-hich can only end, after still greater sacrifices -
such treaty OF peace as We now e3er, Of pre- y
irving the blessings of peace BY the simple A,
bond0nment Of the design Of sUbiugating q
aouls over whom no right Of d0miniOH has
cen conferred on you by God or man.
BRANDON BRAGG, Gen. Z. 5 A
ErThe following paragraphs we take from
Richmond (Va) Dispatch Of October l3h
From THE ARMY IN ~ VALLEY-Reports
ON the army, such as reach rs, indicate chat
has been no change in is position since
ar last issue. All the information that hasl
- a, Id Irl-lnr tha NJ fur lars nm