The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-08-07

Of the EOAdltT uuQHtIV 6fi0stuC6s O4 thtiE gu
dearing qualities, and shining traces Of their
beneyolence. And prayers have gone up 70
God, and the blessings of heaven have been in
yoked upon the woman Of Illinois, for their
unceasing contributions of material and labor
for the relief of our sick and dying troops.
would say TO you again that appear In
your midst tonight, seeing it announced that
your Board of Trade, and your private citi-
zens, with q munifcence and hberaiity that is
worthy of all admiration, have contributed
some two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
for the support of this war, to be used N
furnishing bounties to the soldiers who will
enlist to fight for the government. I came
here for the purpose of thanking you for this,
fellow-citizens, and another purpose of my
visit to you is to talk to you on the subject Of
the crisis which Is now upon the nation, to
encourage you, as it is my design TO encourage
the people in the other parts of the State, to
do all that you can, to do every thing at this
time that can be done to crush out this infer
nal rebellion, which with demoniac enmity is
aiming fatal blow at the life-blood Of our ma
tion. aH..
THE speaker here detailed the progress of
the rebellion element, which, taking its rise in
1920, was first brought out in the debate upon
Foote'S resolution recounting the rise of the
nullifcation doctrines, when the iron will of
General Jackson asserted the dignity of the
nation; then showing how the Secession feel
ing grew stronger, till at the meeting of the
Charleston Convention, the lsmented Douglas
was uncerimoniously kicked out, because in his
great mind he knew no other policy than the
preservation of the United States-one and
forever
Fellow citizens, what is the pEetext of this
rebellion 1t was, that under the Constitu-
tion of the United States, the people of the
South could not secure their rights, when it
was known fact that at that very period the
fugitive slave law was more faithfully enforced
than it had ever been during the existence of
the Government. In the Constltution of the
United States there is a stipulation that slaves
escaping from their masters shall be returned.
The Constitution protected the people of the
South in this particular, and yet they would
lay their unhaliowed hands upon this instru-
ment and tear it asunder. Another pretext
was the election of Republican President,
but it was not the mere election. The rebel
lion was planned before, and that was simply
made the signal for the first public movement
towards establishing the Southern Confeder-
acy. Subsequent events have shown that the
South had for ten months previous been maxi
ing the most stnpendous efforts to overthrow
the Constitution. Up to this time we had o
country which was prospering as never coun-
try prospered before. We had the best Gov
ernment upon the earth, the noblest institu-
tions in the world. Throughout all these
broad boundaries, from ocean to ocean, happi-
ness and prosperity were diffused upon every
hand. Imperial wealth and power, proud po-
sition, was the stat,ts of these United States
We were at once the terror of tyrsnts and the
envy of the nations of the world. The deni-
zens of foreign lands, ground down by the iron
heel of oppression, looked to this country as an
asylum. As people, we were enjoying more
of prosperity, more of happiness, and more
extended diffusion of the blessings of educa-
ton, and higher appreciation of religion, and
loftier and purer national character than any
other country of the world. Then, ask again,
where was the cause for the destruction of this
Union2 The South had been the petted child
of this Government. She had the control of
its offices and power.
When the call for seventy-fve thousan
men was made by the Government, every one
thought it was an immense army, such an
army as had not existed since the DAYS of Ma
poleon. Then it was thought it was not neces-
sary for that army to.go TO fghting-a little
fine show and parade was all that was neces-
sary TO trighten the Southerners into submis-
sion. But this was not the only error they
committed. The fatal policy of conciliation
towards the enemy was adopted-gentle mea-
sures towards our Southern brethren as seces-
sion sympathizers called the destroyers of our
government, and the murderers of our child
ren's liberties, gentle measures were supposed
to be sufficient, and while we were thus prac-
ticing, they were making the most extensive
preparations for the war, and drilling their
soldiers for the fight. We acted as Though we
were afraid of hurting somebody. We were
not the attacking party but the party attacked,
and, in order to reconcile the rebels, we were
kind, gentle, and forbearing.
Fellow-citizens, my opinions with regard to
this war are well known. From the first
have been in favor of employing all the means
in our reach for the vigorous prosecution OF
this war, and ] stand up here tonight to say
that my voice is still for war, for stern, re-
lentless, resistless, stupendous, exterminating
war. Loud applause. am proud tonight
to stand up among my fellow citizens, and pro-
claim that I am for employing all the means
within the power of this government for bring
ing this internal rebellion to close. The South
has made it her boast that the slaves were the
chief element of her strength, and in this they
4 have been entirely correct, because while the
| slaves dig the bitches and build fortihcations
their white men are fresh and vigorous for the
/ battlefield. While the slaves were providing
sustenance for the rebel army and their wives
/ and children, the rebel master was il the army
shooting down your brave and gallant men
from behind pickets and fortIhcations built BY
negroes. - sas aallsass1I i.s9 sts @ag 15
Now L ask you can this policy be pursued
and the ooHntry saved? MOI Let me tel
| you tonight that for the last ton months Eng
| land and France have been Intervening all the
time in favor of the Southern Confederaey
1 They have been actively engaged in pouring
arms and ammunition into our ports by every
conceivable track and through every coneeiv
able channel Their interyention is as real Al
though they had declared open war, and pro
claimed the recognition of the independence
/ Of the Southern Confederscy. Do not flatte
yourselves that the power Of the South is ex
hausted. No such thing. She has 900, ,e0'
valiant warriors now in the field, and tel
you she can have 1O0, 900 more. ask if, il
view of these facts, 1t is not our duty to en-
ploy all the means in our power 10 crushthi
! rebellion. ICries of Yes. We must necessa
y go. Ak.n.r .a-k.n knrk h