Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-11

| our enemies themselves being the judges Will.
the solemn consecfation Of our nstilHal temDl
has convinced the world that the blood a.
treasure Of cur common c)ultTy have been ul
| reservsdly dedicated to its preservation. Bl
| our reasonable hopes have been disapp tinted ou
desire for peace has been spurnsd, our efforts :
/ avoid human sacrifice unapprecisted, 90
recognition refused, snd our rights as an il
/ dependent nation secuted snd denied. =
1 War, unappeased and relentless, is stu
urged against us. The suff Tiags iptict
I ed upon as By our fees have been aim 81 iut8lsF
able. Our country has been desOlatsd, ou
| homes violated, our fields laid waste, cur sltau
profaned, our properly seized, consumed, or de-
strOyed, our citizens arrested, outraged murder
ed, whilst the bones OF cur braYest and best are
soldering "a th7 sun or bleaching upOn tbs bat
tie field. OR signal and repeated victories, snd
she generosity which has ehsracteFizsd Oul
treatment Of prisoners in this Unequal sfgctgle
so tsf II m awakening the msgnauimity 81 dug
sdveTsaries or predispOsng their hearts 70 peace,
seem 70 engender toward Us a more remorseless
mabgnity5 to invoke the creation of larger
armies, aud inspire the construction and eneT-
glze the preparation Of more terrible engines Of
warfare with which TO annihilate and sUbdue US;
whilst the entire property OF ths South, by an
set Of legislation, has been cOn6scatsd and for
ieited 10 our foe. IufuTisted By continual de-
feat maddened By revengeful passion, and sx
asperated by despair, OF etfectiTg our suhjuga-
tion through the modes Of civilized warfare, our
brutal foes st length seek % light in our land
the baneful fires OF sarvile war, By emAucipating
amongst rs four millions Of negro slaves, with
the design OF efscting an indiscriminats slsught-
er Of all ages, sexes, and conditions Of our pso-
pie. A scheme 50 atTocious and Internal Is uu-
parslieled Ia the blsekest aud blOOdiest page Of
savage strife, surpasses in cruelty the most sig
nal despotsm that ever dsgrsced the earth, and
reveals ths design Of our enemy to be, regard
less Of the laws of God or man, the subiJgs-ion
or the annihllstion Of the p Opis Of these Con
IedeIate states. We are thus confronted with
tue dlTe alternative Of slavery or death, and
must decide not only with reference to ourselves.
out our pOsteIity. determination by the slaught
er, Of free people Is preferable to their extinc-
ton By subj ugstion. The psth Of duty opens
before US, aud We now prepare TO tread its dan
geTOus rack, Obedient 10 the dread necessity by
which we are impeled. and sustained by an IN
fsltering trust in that God who has thus far
sheltered cur infant republic beneath the protect
ing shade Of his Almighty wing: Taeret0re.
Be Il resot5ed By the Congress Of fhs Confederate
States Thai from this day forth ali rules Of civi-
lied warfare should be discharged in the future
defense OF our country, and our liberty, and our
lives, against the fell design now openly svowed
" ttto Vi tll5 Z lbcI L1Lhlcss 20
nihilste or enslave Us; and that a War Of extsr
mina.ion should heuceforth be Esged against
every invader whose hostile foot shall cross the
borders of these COnfedeTsts States.
Mr. Clark offered the following in the same
connection:
WHEREAS, A long series of atrocities, utterly
subVeTsive Of the principles of civilized war
fare, have recently eliminated in proclamation
OF President Lincoln, declaring that all slaves in
the Confederate States shall be emsncipated ana
forever tres from and after the lst day of Janu-
sTy next; and whereas, It is the svowed and
hndish purpose of the government Of the United
Staes, by this proclamation, vain and futile
though it be, to add to the seventies and suffer
lngs Of the war the unspesksbis horrors Of ser
vile instruction, and the brutal massacre of the
whole people of the Confederate Ststes without
regard to age or sex and whereas, the past ef
forts of our government TO intuse into our enc
mics sense of justice, deceney and humanity,
have proved utterly ineficaciOus, and are likely
to do so in the future New, therefore,
Be Il TesOlUsd by ths Senate and House Of Repre-
seEtatlgsS Of the Confederate St4tss Of America,
I sI it is the duty OF the government and peo-
pie to reco snizs the government of the United
States and such Of the people therein as adhere
70 such government, and eOuntsnance the brutal
policy thereof, in the character in which they
they nRye elected to sssUms-thst of g saysge,
relentless and barbarOus foe; and that 10 the fu
ture conduct OF this war Il is the duty Of the
2 government Of the Confederate Safes neither to
ask quarter for is sOiiisgs nor exlsnd Il % the
5npmy, until an awakened or corrected sense or I
1ec5ncy aud humanity, or the sting of retslia- |
ton shall have impeIled our enemiss to adopt or !
practice the Usage Of war, which prevail among /
Christian end civilized nstions.
On motion Of Mr Semnes, the documents (
60 bs,v J. ~
)rder for tomorrow Rt - O'Clock
The resolution introduced by Mr Oldham, Of |
Texas, asserting tha. the Seer tsry OF War has
10 right TO appoint provost mArshals or invest
hem with authority over citizens not belonging
% the army, aud no right to restrict the exercise
lf the jurisdiction of the civil judicial tribunals Of
ne Stst-s Of this Confederacy, was tsken up
Mr. Semmes, of Louisiana, submitted a sub !
ititute, asserting no officer of the COnfedsrste /
government has such powers
The substitute was discussed at great length !
md vsriOusly amended, but inaI actiou was de- 4
erred by the Senate resolving itself into secret
ession 70 consider certain executive c0mmuni-
.ations.
House House met at y clock.
Mr Lyons, by consent of the House, intro
.ncsd the following jlint resolutions
WHEREAS. Abraham Lincoln, finding that the
eOple Of the Confederate Ststes cannot be con
uered 10 honorable and civilized war, has, by
the most inhUmsn and stTocious
which was ever issued by any man or power
rOfessiBg to ba civilized, endeavOred to excite
eTYile insunectiOn among US, with view to
Ujsct 20 massacre not only oar eyed aud infrm
hen, but our women and children, and has COM
handed the army and navy under bis command
D aid aud abet him in his hsllish woGk, there
1re,
Ist. Resol0sd, That the people Of the Confed-
rate States be, ana they are hereby, eIhorted TO
III and destroy by Rll means in their power.
very officer, soldier, and sailor Of the Lincoln
e army and navy who may be found within
le Confederate States, unless he be a regular
risOner Of war.
2l That after the first day Of January, 1863.
o officer Of the LincOlnite army OF navy ought
, be captured alive, and if SO captured, he
lght 10 be Immediately hung.
Sd. That every slave and free negro who shall, !
ter the lst day of January, 1863, slay, by any
ssus, sn officer, sailor, or soldier OF the Lin
,lnits army or navy, upon satisfactory proof
leTeof, shall be entitled 10 bounty Of $50, and
4 annuity Of $50 for life.
4th. That the committee on the judiciary be
structsd to inquire whether any legislation be
scessary to give effect to the foregoing res0Iu-
Ons, and that it have leave ID report by bill or
herWise. +
Referred to committee on foreign affairs.
Mr. Foote, OF Tennessee, submitted a memo \
al on our river defensss, by General HeDning-
N. Referred to committee on naval affairs, and !
-dered to be printed.
Dir. FOots also reported the following resolu- !
ons, which were referred to the committee on /.
reign affairs 4
Whereas, During the pending war between \
10 United States and the Confsderats States Of {
meriea, tde good people OF CsifOTnis and Ore
,n, and of tse various Territories beyond the /:
ocky mountains, seems in general to have man !
ssted bat little disposition to take an active part
said war against their late fallOw-citizens Of u
e slaVeholding States Of the South, influenced,
there is reason to believe, as well by q true
gard for justice and humanity as by an en-
yhtened sense Of their own true policy and
ieTeas il is most manifest that the day is not fa7
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