Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-22
Ahc..er from Hiram Eke.ohuu, +.


The following are toe closing paragraphs Of q
letter which we fad in tie New York Journal
IF Commerce, from the distinguished Hiram
Keicbum, the life-losg personal aud political
friend Of Henry Clay:
The power Of this government to emaneipGte
slaves is claimed because the exercise OF the
! power, It Is alleged, Is necessary to suppress
1 the rebellion. Tne fact Of such necessity is de.
MED. On the contrary, il is siii nsd with great
! confidence that the policy Of emaneipa ion
svewed ~ the administration VII serve only 70
! renGer the suppression Of the rebellion more
difficult Of Accomplishment, proloug the war,
Increase the expense OF the government. snd
inore than Gil, viii require grsster sacrifice of
human lie This is easily shown. So far a.
universal emancipation has baea attempted By
I Congress or the PresGeas, il has created divis-
/ lons smorg the peopls Of tue legal States; q
large number Of tkis people compose the rank
ana hts OF she army; tho camps are divided
such division prevents union not Obly in senti-
meat bnt III Gc.ion. This inpbirs the efficiency
and strength o. tie loyal Gtatas IN suppTessing
tae ins1TeCtion. No such division would have
been created, if the single constitutional object
| to suppress tho insRTrecuOn had bcea declared
70 be tue purpose aud policy Of tue government
| This purpose would have been prosecuted With
as ngch zeal BY tie soldiers Of Ksntuaky and
Missouri as the soldiers o. New York aud Mas
sachuseits.
While the sEowed policy Of emancipation
c00.s the Gr3cg, and thus Wea kens the loyal
States, it sitengtbens the Tebsls by uniting
them, ard iaIeusifgipg their rebeihoUs senu-
EeDts. This result is sUfhejently dem9nstratsd
by Wbst We know Of tie enemy. Not that Il
makes the Leaders more desperate, for thas
would be impossible, but it furnishes the Lead
a-qr NIT IN - n shrx Fha 1.sfiF
such Of their followers, and there 8eIe many
such, who yet cherished an attachment to the
UBiOn. This argument may bs bn' fy sta tsd
thus we told you that republican admins
tzstion would abolish slavery; you 6ish5ieved
1t, but you nov see they are attempting it VIC
are therefore proved 10 be right; secession Or
rebellion upon the coming Ia Of the Lincoln
administration stands Justified and must be per
severed ia
TheSe are the sctual aud cleazly manifested
cOuEeq dences Of attempting more than the sup
preston Of the rebellion.
The conclusion is, that the advocates and sup
poFters of the right sud expediency of declaring
universal emancipation By The Federal govern
ment, Ia order to suppress this unhappy iusuE
TectioD, have committed great error; add they
are to he resisted at the ballot box and on the
hUssings with all the power and influence that
patriotic citizens can employ There cannot be
any doubt On this subject in any sound mind It
is no answer to say that slavery is wrong, and
ought 10 be abolished that cannot make usur-
patton right. When emancipation comes, Is
come it viii under the influence OF an enlight-
snsd public sentiment, let it be tho result Of leg
islslion acknowledged to be lawful Usurpation
IS the great enemy 70 popular liberty. Power
must be tsken III peaceful, constitutional man
ner, from the hands OF those who would accom-
Plish emancipation by usurp3lion of power.
What one Congress has done, another Congress
can undo. Tho power to change their repre-
seniatives is with the peopls; the place to IN
sugutate that change is at the ballot box. To
inst ballot bcI let us 81 rally. The questions
to be decided there are Ist, Shall we suppress
the rebellion in the shortest time possible by toe
use OF constitutional means, and leave the insti-
tuition Of slavery whers it WIS left ct the f0Tma-
lion OF the Constitution, in common with Ill
ether questions of domestic legislation, subject
% the jurisdiction of The S ,ste5 respectively
u, = shall We, in suppTessing the rebellion, de-
strCy the institution of slavery let the slaves in
the whole country free, with fall power to assert
and mSintain for themselves, by force or other
wise, equal political and social nights with their
former maSiersl
For one, I viii not support any candidate for
Congress at the ensuing election who will not
fully and unhesitaiiDgly answer the first of these
questions in the affirmative, nor will 1 supper
say candidate for Congress who answers the
second question in the affirmative l shall do
nothlng to promote seFYile war, and when the
contest comes between races Of men, my place
is by the side OF the white man
belong to no political party organization,
never having joined any since The Wing party
ceased to exist, bus L call upon every Wing, and
cry son Of Wing in this S.ats and out Of if
to stand by the Constitution Of our fathers ard
TO resist with ali his power snd influence, every
attempt 70 subvert or impair this sacred instru-
nent, or any of lis provisions. Il came to Us
recommended by George Washing;Oni it was
rAtifsd by most intelligent and thoughtful pso-
pie ws haze prOspeTsd under it. TT IS OUR
ONLY BOND OF UEI0S. HIRAM KETCHUM.