The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-05
lF,cm the Memphis Appeal
The Traitors Convention at Mash.
ville-The Moral.

Now that the clouds Of defeat and disaster
are Temporarily gathering about Us, We mts.
expect many veak-xueed and tiHlid sdhsrsly
Of our cause 10 gro " pale with apprehsnrol
at the naai result, and 90 over, like their Pre-
de1sssors, the tories OF the first Revolution, In
cowardly stampede to the enemy. A ual
snch as that through which we are passnsiu
mis- war 10 the true and only sure test OF ones
loyalty. II separates the chat from ,hs
whsat-dross from the goid-aud leaves no
middle ground for the skulkipg neutral, Who
like the Dat in thu fable OF the war between
the birds and beasts, 10 ever ready 10 smbiscs
the prospsring cause OF the victor. IL nne, i!
sharpens the line OF dsmarkat ton between tie
only two parties uudsr our 9.verImsGG-
patriots and traitors.
Toess thoughts are suggests \ by our psrusal
OF the proceedings OF the Convent ion Of usi.
tors and renes AIDES recon tIy held In Nashville,
for the alleged purpose OF seeking TO bring
at0ut"Lhe restoration of the former Relations
OF this State with the Federal Uniou.'-.
Among It's mum Der were several prominsnt
cttzsns and formerly respectable gentleman
of this State--but not one whose Loyalty
to the South has not heretofore been
suspected. The President Of this :ressona.
bic ussemb1age WAS william Is. Uampbsii,
OF Wilson, we'll known throughout Ten.
nasAee some years ago a. man OF iLnl.
ence and integrity, bat 90 fallen srd Ills.
graced that there are ''none 30 poor A. 30 do
him reverence" 1t was only about eight
mont ago that, upon being rendered by the
Confederate army, he assigned "As feeble
Of his AeoLh" a. an apology for his refusal o!
Ile position. Now. the vile hypocrits asssru
that Elm The midst OF this night Of rebellion,
patriots have looked for the restoration OF ths
old nag As earnestly and Anxiousiy 10 the
Jews OF old looked for the Holy Land from
Tt captivity of Baby Ion, - and consnmfnasss
his treason by calling upon all 10 rssist tbs
armies of the Confederate Government AMI
'help in restorin. the supremacy Of the lay
over Tennessee" and reinstass her In her r.
pudiated and loath ONE a.l1IiatioG with q,
abolition States OF the North.
William II Polk also participated in ~
movemsat-the veritable traitor who, Gle
ysar ago. dared present himself bsiors he
psopis Of Tennessee Gs q candidate flr ne
hishesi ONCE within their Gift. We re-
member hearing him, In his speech 81 Uad
Fellows Hall, in this city, tndig aanty DO.
tina. had been cast upon mis- loyalty BY per-
ton OF the press, At the same time avovlts
himself a. MOI only Sympathi1ing win sas
Southern movement, but a. bssI forever OPP
poaed to the rsconstructit n OF the old Union
row listen TO the treacherous harlequin "a
year ago." he said "he did not know wcsiasI
1t W ould be ore or ten years before hs would 20
allowed TO speak IL Tenpessss,' BAT the 'oia
Il is" was now restored" and ar Nee over
Us; and be swOrs now, and he appealed 70 ms
large audience TO join him in the OATH, never
TO 30 II hauled down again.. Hs 10 say "
have exhortsd the people to "gird on 'nsit
armor and drive away the plunaslss
/ the heat OF the people Of Tsnnsssee respoaus
private In the ranks. and sid my oppis. 800
countrymsn In driving the marsuds" "0~
the confines Of our State" IN
In addition to this, VIM. b. Sscke gavs'A
his testimony, that "the rebellion Was ~.
and Lauseless with not the shade" OF pr
text" "Tsnnssses," he said. vas a. masa
to day in the Union az svsr. the SCUM W;
In the wrong, and ought not 70 sucesea.
was the duty Of shs people, betrayed Is ~
had been, TO return to their allegiance anu ~
leave those hysnas, their leaders, ~ 'ne
aitiss OF I1slice." IL IN.
Edmoni Cooper said can through W.
ne hI OF the reoeilion, his heart hso yea,
concert with the music OF sns unioa "a.
there was no cause fer the rsosiieh, .
warned the disioyal thar the sostsfisS pysnt
Of the reyoltsd States would soon DC s~eYs
q way b. the Federal Government hA'
oeftTe the winters storm" ,,,.,xrta
W. II, Wissner, small traitor =. ar, ssc Do
cant caIicfe, claimed that ''one year a., 49,
stood solitary and alone, among ons s,or.
mem bsrs OF the Legislature, gu INA,
opposing the bill for the li'nn,ch wa
ton" :,
Numerous others, "curs OF low ast A..
whose regulations are NOT mercy .raouI
ersd In the procssdip e OF this eoneiav lar.
them the following: Russell doosseIn; and
dan Stokes, John Trimors. Alien a. I,,t OF
Willis m h. Lewis. Suen 10 tns olS isst.
the Odium covered traltofs Wbo e..meuS
Ing part in the most disyfaosfui ana III. IiI b
movement Of the WSr-namss tas' ".o,r.''
smbal med IN hate and cAnoni geo ~ .,s.pls
through all time 10 come. One rama az 10
fact Ia reference to thts matter v, tnA. man
whole mum bsr, We do not recognise s,irsy
whose loyalty has heretofore ossa suovp
above suspicion. They have AL oesn m,iS o.
a. secret sympathiz,rs with tns snsm ~ pr
the Sou n. either ~ skulkinS peutra s,s,r
sistsnt GROWERS against tne c0..sss nss~
m snt aud calumniators OF our tue. .,I ps
LEI us b. ware of all such Ia the fs's a'si az.
fsrmsnt. nor recognize them In me '0N
gle ~ gsntlssnsn. ,s.vsr
we have come 70 that crisis N .ssias.
~ nsu nv man 10 70 DO regarded - ..nsa 81
us who 10 not knowa 70 BE- for w. ,.ordsa
must AID our cause either IN ooIe ra,shL
valiant deeds, through moral y. ,anipS W
mssns Hs VINO ats quietly 81. ws~c; y.
struggle without . wcsd 9! S..iova ii sss,.
hrays spirits sAsagsd IN u, "dssss pable
nd snoaid 30 bral ded BY en n0ns 40. nal
win that most offensive Of 81 ma Nssh.
tor. In osAsr uorta. the moral .. ~ .rsss no
vile conclave should ssAee :. have Hos
nan vhoao conduct asd ssauneA =. 20 Niiy
been OF each positive anAsss s.smsSs, ~.
tdeasify htn vl6 thls sfsAs ~. sosh,
sAsnsd Tar ne iseashrsimsas' "