Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-19

WUMNAA3 AME 1
Uader he ahsvo gapaon the Rieh@oad Hase
soms very Aele and appropriate remarks
NON an isslAops and artfally suggested see
snea which appeared Ia tha London tsets
"a which seems 10 have had It's desised eaee'
slb sens eailors. Il vas, that Maryland BY
pfusing 10 embrace The opportunity eaae1 q
casting al the YAnkss yoke had released "a.
fom the ObligaHsu, deliberately SeaasS's1
,br,nvh Congress. ef securing 10 her people tht
saeisiou Of Asr own fate The nAig eom@eat
ing upOn ibis, says such transparent Qaieeaes
weald be As degrading to cur honor As 20 ew
craftsmanship With asmueA reason might v'
,bsnaon she Yirgiuisas north Of The RapPAhAn
noek, because they are ct PUSens eospeaed te
spaurs he same yoke, or the Leuisisnians south
Of Baton Rouge, the Tennesseeans west Of
Muvfreesboro'. or tbs MississipPiaHs north Of
Grsnsaa Painful as the confession may b. ae
s~ubiusadon OF Maryland was brought about by
ourselves. The famous Montgomery deelars'
ton Of the Secretary Of War, in April 1871,
that before July the Confedsra1s Gag would
wave over Washington, immediately pFeeiPt
tsted upon Der al Ssmy Of comparatively Well
drilled volunteers. Had be possessed, At The
Tina. sen thousand orEanized troops an oppor-
family might have been Afforded The State 70 or
0anize tie brave msn, who hsd once ahetdy
5rivep hack orr ASSISTANTS with sacka and stones
But though Two months had elapsed since the
organization Of the COnfslsrAts government
he Secretary had not ut bis aisposals man 81 a
gun TO support bis fatal boast Achiid could have
feresold ths progress Of eYents- Like q strong
nan suddenly aroused from TspOse, and hasten
ing 70 put on bis armoT, Maryland was sei1ed
bv toe satellites Of deapotisG, and bound hand
and fost. PowsTless, but Unsobdued' she
awaited he approach Of oSg army to remove The
hspd whish we hs3 placed upon her throat
Time rolled o.. Ths route Of Jeno, and q
! dsuorsHaaon even more complete. befeli TIE
/ No-,sefa hcrdes on the plains Of Manassas
I One regiment Of cavalry, launched with the
/ decisive energy Of Napoleon, would have sui
I iced 10 opsn the prison house Of our lsnguish
ing eountrymen. They went not For good Of
| bad reasons, We remained weeks on the battle
/ 6sid, and MsTylsnd was left 10 her fate since
| .bsu bar liberty has been crushed. The veal
have saccumbsd-ths wsvering have gone K
| ait undaz tbs shade Of power, and order reignl
/ IN the American Warsaw. But the secret wishes
/ of Der true sons, and the open sympathies Of heI
/ true daughters, are and viii be for Us and with
Us. The majnay Of even the Union men il
the event Of a de6nitive dissolution, would side
wiih The South
II is true that the option was Afforded Ken
tgekv of choosing between Union sad disunion
She ehoss the former. Great was her error
and bitterly has she r~spented il. But she hal
never chosen submission to Northern despOtisu
in pqefsrence 20 union with \ Southern Repab
lie; nor would her decision on this question b
doubtful, even l. those who, from chagrin sD'
disapuointmsnt. complsia Of her apathy duTinl
liz psst SIMMER. We, who, with arms in on
hands. stand in front Of our homes, should no
Judge 100 haTshly those who ara TO leave iAei
homes behind them. We may sacrifice on
persons, but they sscri6ce 81 and nssshe
honor nor justice viii permit as to aeeePt tbs
sacrifice for ourselves alone. Missouri is unite
to us BY Rgisisiive enactment, By tae marriag
Of blood, BY 5seTy means except the fortune {
war.
Thus much for ibe point OF honor, that gust
lag spring Of greatness 70 men and Eadon'
Ns arc the calm dictates Of political wisdOr
less urgent Maryland, KenEscky and Nj
sour ars highly desirable. if mol Necessary :
the Coufederaey. If they be yielded wehsu
their consent to the North, eternal dissstisia'
ton will reign among Us, and future war be il
evitable.