The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-08-09
The COntrast---patriOt and Traitor.
First.


Governor Wicklife, Of Kentucky, in the
course of his late speech at indianapolis, said :
What was the cause of the war; voice:
Abolitionism Wei, you guessed it pretty
neAr, my friend. Some body must have told
you. That know; for, so help me Gcd, it's
true But they say slavery is the cause of
the war. If he had the power he would visit
on the heads of the leaders of the rebellion the
punishment their wickedness merited But
when it came TO the test very likely he would
like the terry Scotchman, who told the reyoiu-
tionary rebel that he would be conquered, but
that his majesty was Il merciful man and
would not descend in hanging below few
strocious Characteristic woald not, with le-
gard to rebels now a-days, descend Selow q few
atrocioas characters, but he wosld hang an
aboiitionist on the other end of every rope.
Slavery was as much the cause of the war
as the tea thrown into Boston Harbor was the
cause of the Revolution. This was conceived
by designing and ambitious men. In proof of
il, Mr. Nickiife produced the resolutions
passed at the New York Abolition Convention
in 1859. What did this Convention resolve
Why, that because of the evil of slavery, they
invited free correspondence with the disuni-
onists of the South, to the end of a dissolution
of the United States. Thank God, but more
thanks to the Abolitionists of the North, the
Secessionists say, for they have enabled US to
accomplish what We have been trying to do for
thirty years. Hence you see we have two
classes to fight: the Abolitionists amonG US, ~
well as the rebels Of the South. As he had
told Loytjoy in Congress, who, in an Abolition
harahgue, brought out metaphorically ship
full-rigged ard freighted with Secessionists and
Abolitionists, he would throw overheard the
Abolitionists first. So, people OF Indiana, you
must throw them overheard. don't care IN
der what name they approach you. A leopard
is just as spotted, although you call him bear.
In speech delivered by Col. J. v. GUTH-
RE, late Of the kentucky Volunteers, in Gin
cinnau, a few days since, he used the follow
ing patriotic sentiments:
lie urged the text Of his old General, Rose
Gran, as ne basis Of his speech. He denoun-
ced, with force and spirit, the class Of stree.
corner demagogues who pTated about the ten
derness of the question of including the negro
in the war programme against the rebels He
agreed with Gen. Wallace that the negro was
secondary, and the saving of the Government
everything. These worse than Secessionits
are about our squares now, sowing dissensions
and poisoning the minds of men easily misled
sbout the negro interfering with the white
labor of the North. Would to God, that to-
morrow, we had a Provost Marshal in Cincin-
Adl!, 10 ule pOsc OI tb6Se alQerS
comforters of the enemy, to the true laborers
of the North. We do not design to make ne
groes the equals of our whites. You all know
my experience, politically, on the negro ques-
ton but now that we have to subdue the reb-
els l am willing to exterminate the id ne
gro entirely out of the road
I am for making the slave suhseryient TO our
own safety, and so use him as to weaken and
break down the rebels and preserve the Union.
The street corner demagogues are unmistaka-
! Bile Secessionists. The reason that they are
not now in arms against US is that they are
afraid to fight.
| L know, from my experience in Western
| Virginia, that we commenced the fight by
sugsring the pill, but we want no more sugared
/ pills. We want, and will take the negroes te
/ ditch and dig; we want and will have no more
| guarding of rebel property.
! The whole cant of Abolitionism, charged
against the Administration and Republi
| cars, is hypocritical-is from those who
stand back themselves, and whose hearts
are with Shareholders, and would make
slaves of us. This is the cue of the most cursed
aristocracy extant, that of the Shareholders
These vile haters of the people have venturet
against US in armed conspiracy, and they mus
lose their negroes and all. This other pre-
tense that we are violating the habeas corpus
the Constitution, in saving the nation in it
hour of trial by vigorous measures, is but tht
cavil Of secret foes and false friends.
We have, TO save the Constitution, to pas
by, during war, the usual routines of peac
times, ana press with all our powers to crusl
the hydra headed monster, rebellion.
l have heretofore been in the field, and am
again ready to shoulder the musket Let you
and let US all repair to the field, and aveng
upon The foe The loss of our brothers and ia
! .eo A h.
tie political differences.
Three cheers were then given for Colone
Guthrie.