Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-30
She BFitiaA on. 5he ssrrzideat's ProcIsrsu

tieu.
The London Post (PzLmss,ol's organ,) Of De-
/ tobsr Oh, says
In early times II was rot uu-
usul for the Pope 30 eZeom-urieeta whole na-
tious b-t a- in many Of these instances those
who were eEcoumuDieatei lia3 the papsl au-
tboritv. fta eff cs prcluC,d was EuEG.ry, and
the gr1esic5 fell INTO disUse. It has now. how
ever. been renewed i0 nua-HaG fru iu America.
Abraham Lincoln, fading his authority waning
even " here i Is still Uym-na..y r5coZI z 2, hos
determined 90 viaGlclte il where it is ea-re.g lg
uored lie has failed to sal iugets tho south
eru States 5y his legion, and, IN Lis extremity,
has decided Ou ef-sfilg bis purpose by q scratch
Of bis pen. On aud gfier the lst day of JaBU
usry, 1868, be d=cTsos tLat tie fur N, Ions Of
slaves at present kept In suaIngs.i0E 'u th5
sen h-I States shall Lee -.es. TIE P-esir fI-
wills &C. and of course s.i must obey. On r-ed-
ing lis proclamation oug esq 1aiY TecJel tha. go
ze4lous srd powerful an abrhionist shgUia
aIya seen fit % limit fle sphere IF operation Ct
s1cL unparalleled b-4lhs=Uce. Why ara the
slaves or ths South IHUs siEn-.y ta7C-el
4sd taosa of africa left s.iA in -h-all'm2 WIN
has not the President lf ths Ua.'e5 STATS ef
America oaiEaUcjizgI the slaves Ct tie entire
yuivarseI
lis ssarcs'y possible 70 treat seriously cl
this singular manifesto j .at genuine, the
composition Uoa.d H7 entitled 70 300 a.t5 praise
Isl % Il.cs of mL-cl.Ess irony. TIE secUr=cg
-5 ID sh.es 'he ds'..s are gast.-ulsr.za3 is .gis-
Isis not easy to estimate how ut ely pJaa--
less and contemplate 2 government must have
become which could sanction Wi.l ii5 approval
sach iuseasse lrasn A tsw weeks siasg, r--12-
ling for she sa.o.y q. igs csp.ssl--a- -ha nlss5it
moment unable 90 force passage into Its eHe-
mJ IS tcu,oIy-.5 still takes upon .-5-f 70 dis
pose of property wh ch n Ia p1Feriess u seize
Nor IS the assumed authority 1t the Federal
Executive less unconstitutional thaq il is lr=-
pcstar0us. The President uf the Ja.ed Stz'cs
has no more power 70 lIbera,e the slaves in Viz
ziuia lhan Queen EIeioIs; sui for t5st mater,
ueitueT aa5 ins Federal Congress
/ TIE London Times of Oeso5er GA, says;
/ Even in this crisis of the war, tho most inn
pCriaut part Of the Last intelligence refers to a
/ political, not military movement. President
! Lincoln has separated himself f-9ru the moderate
! r pubEcaus, and fully accepted ths extreme
policy of the violent s5is .Le party includes
/ without combining with them lie hss plsyed
/ his lsst card. lie has declared by prJc.a "a
ticn thst Ia al tas States thsl shall not have
returned 10 the Union ca the lat OF January, the
slaves shall, after that date, te free. j is po-
/ liucal concession TO the so0lt0uist wing OF
/ the REPUBLICAN psTty When tine Union existed
]
I President alone, OF to the President and Con-
/ yTess combined, % abolish sl-vsTy.
The au,litiOuists assume thar the war has
Iconfsrred the right; emancipation was a "ghUu-
/ Jerb5t placed in tns hrlds oi Bic Lincoln
with which 90 destroy tie SJuth sDd all j.s So
/ ctsl organization al blow Ie has ecc-p- -ei
the assumed lighs. and launched the thunder
bolt But he IS without the power 20 enforce
the decree. The North must conquer every
square mile of the Southern States before II can
make the proclamation more than waste paper.
/ The policy thas hag dcla.sd the proclaim slon
is very doubtful. Nothing was needed 20 deepen
the hatred Of the South but If anytbieg could
. determine it TO continue the war 60 the last K
7 tranity Is IS this decree. The Democrats al
rec y cenOUDce l. as unconstitutional; She m ld-
/ crate RapU5i ans condemn It as q measure shst
can bave no practical Te-ul-. i. wiI have no
effect or the South, which bas igug acted sgaiE,i
au aboidonist government OF -io N8it5, a3d
sniic pated al iFcau do by auy kind Of iegis-
lati1n. In the North itsalti. Is likely 10 be u
} another element Of coafu-i,n-
BY tla abb. g1isis, however It is held TO be
( 8 sheI. ana easy mode of compelling peace.
1 For the G-st time, b9 ia SIDES give uctsT-acc 20
I the words, though ehs t2le Ia watch iaey pro-
U8unee lE lI.t--s cnus- 1a-a7.v.