Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-29

and nobler grounds of national pride. It is
very easy for nation to deceive itself as TO
its own strength and that of its enemy, espe-
eially easy for the American, which never yet
encountered the full force OF any formidable
fee. ,iaai as4 81
subsiding ef WAX Spirit. = 20
But it is certain that the war spirit is sub
siding, and the peace party gaining in num-
bers, If not in courage. The available mili-
tsry population-the German and Irish
immigrants, the rowdies, the fanatics, the
young men who had nothing to dds ex-
hausted; the killed and wounded are nuns
bered by tens of thousands sthe victims of
disease by hundreds of thousands recruits are
wanted, and are not forthcoming. Ii ii clear,
therefore, that the settled, respectab'e, busy
population, which must eventually decide on
the course, as it must ultimately bear the bur-
dens of the government. is beginning to hesi-
tate and reflect.
Europe Must Speak, ere the Peace Party
Act. ss-zar -
Tt is not impossihla that, any rallying poin
once given, the dissentients woeld be strong
enough to stop the war. But a rallying point
is wanting. Fsli.icsl eonEsge is always rare
ia aemocracies, where pnblie opirion, which
elsewhere sides with the oppressed, takes part
with the tyrant; it is rare, above all, in Amer
lea. The minority dares not ceme forward
and brave the wrath of the men in power, and
the fury Of the ignorant and passionate ma
jority. But any severe blow TO the Northern
cause may give it courage to speak out; any
action from without may reckon on its sup
port. If Europe will speak frss the rational
party in the North will, probably, be eager to
eoho the voice of Europe.
Suffering of Europs-Forbsarance of the
south. -4&e Y 8.
And it is time that that voice should be
heard. Our people are sinking into pauper-
ism, our greatest manufacture is threatened
with absolute and irretrievable ruin because
our supply of cotton lies on the southern plan.
tatations, and southern ports are closed against
us by the Federal blockade. Meantime, the
war becomes daily more and more atrocions,
until it threatens to become literally war of
determination. Hitherto the patience of the
southerners has been admirable, Good sense
and good discipline have kept them from inn
itating or avenging, off the battle field, the
crimes of the invaders.
Outrages OF Mitchell and Butler-The
South Justified. IS
Bet such outrsges as those of johnson,
Mitchell and Butler will not be, and should
| not be allowed to pass. The southern men
are of our own blood, and we have great rea-
son to fear that ere long they will resolve to
treat the invaders as the invaders have treated
them. They would be fully justified in so
| doing. The northern soldiery, by repeated
violations of the laws of war, have forfeited
| all claim to the protection of those laws. But
| it is one of the soundest maxims of war, that
"reprisals are useless"
Europe should Interfere to stop Hum m
AtrOcfIy.
If they yield to their natural impulse the
war will not come any sooner to u close, but
| they will share the infamy which must attach
to such crimes as have already disgraced the
Northern arms, and the amount of misery en-
dured on either side will be enormously and
uselessly increased. In order that this may
not be it is much to be wished that Europe
should interfere to put stop to q war which
! promises ere long to become as atroeious al
! that OF the Greek revolution.