Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-13
VOL. XIV, NO. 100

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the maintenance sf large naval fsrc8 in those
I waters is rendered unnecessary. Az for the set.
tienent Of Ab0ii0uism, there win Ts think b.
less trouble than when tho South was iu fha
I Union. We may not have a iugi.i7s slave
I lsw, End we may; but whether we stan ,fr
shai not have one, We think the great maiority
Of the people Of the North have snaicienliy
shown that they srs not dssirous q. further ill-
crease in the negro population Of these States
I They ara excluded lrom Illinois bY .agisl1fiF8
I enactment, and IN other States such d8lnon8tfa-
I tons have been made sgaiust ihe Introduction
I Of c0ntrabauds ss ought ts satisfy any ratianal
I mind that they are not considered desirable ad
/ ditions 10 the population. i'm fact, Mr. Lincoln
himself may be quoted iu proof 0f the reliabi. ~
/ and truth OF these Arguments. His inlsTvisE
with the colored delegation that visited him about
/ q year ago, IN which be tod chem that hey
/ could not live as fseemsn in tho same counly
with the whites without injury ID the lattsI, IS
7 pretty satisfactory on this poiuf as is also his
I effort to c0ioniz8 them iu Central AmsTica
whsther that etf0r. shall prove fziiure or a sue.
I cess.
I VII One Of the most d-ll questions %
settle viii be that Of the territories. Which, if not
settled ds6uitsiy aad eonelusive.y By cCuVeu-
ton between the two Csnisdsraeiss, may Lad 70
endless disputes, and perhaps hosdlties. i
may be .hat the old Missoari coUpromis8 line
I viii be adopted; bur. whatever line may bo
adopted As the limit Of the Northern and SogtH-
arn territories that line must BE- clearly and dis
tnety drawn. Whatever disputes may arse
about these territories, they certaiuiT eaHn0i
originate in any fear that either C0nfsisraey
win not have sufficient land TO mees ,1a os-
mands Of their population for two o. ihTss cen
tUTie5 to come. In fact, the growth Of popuia-
ton on this continent. although uuprccsieH1edly
rapid, viii net be a4eg Cass for generations to
the settlement and the cultivation % the glm1s=
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slssippi away 10 the Rocky mountains
TX. At the clsss Of the war a new guesieu
yEiil come up fer the consideration Of lbAt por.
ten that still remains Of ths ed Union This
is ne less a question than the futur8 position Of
The border slave States. If the principle 5i
universal suffrage IS to prevail with regard %
1 the election Of their choice bstWeea tha North
and the SoHth, then that question Iaast be left E
their oWu deeisiau By q general election IN each
[ State aad with regard 30 the sclecti0n we be-
[ lievs that If lsfs entirely i1nranne.ed By Gov
ernmeHtsl or bsyonst interference tasY VIII
decide by large u8jsTitias Of their popul aasus
/ to 20 with the Southern C0Efadsracy There iz
/ one substantial rcas5a Ter arriving 40 this eeu-
/ elasisn These States are boaud together by
/ commsB sympsthies, By eomns-ss.. ..rsstss and
I By the institEtisn of slavery, Whieees cemmoR
I to ALL These are like so many liuk5 1s.s5
I but. Independent Of these coHsiderstioE
I fact tAal all Of them. with one exception,
[ been made the thestsr sf war, and have -
subjected 20 the fall tarca cf the Washir
I tyranny and its military satrzps, an0Ii
/ itself sufficient grounds Tor the belief thats
I win 20 with the SoEth. Is is sbsuFd to ar
refutaiion Of this position, that If they osI
/ to remain with the Northern States their @
I will net be iulsrlered with. Whist power on
/ earth can guarantee this ia view Of the rampant
/ despo.ic Abolitsnism that has tskssu pessss-
I sion even of the GoVeumeut itsafl What
/ guarantees have they even that in the event Of
/ interference with the peculiar institution lhay
/ viii be compensated By the G0Ysrumant fer tha
I emancipation Of their slsvesl in this connse-
/ tisu let Us ask what has become of the offer to-
Hurchase ths fresdom Of the slaves fra Kentucky
/ and Missouri Do We net al kn5w that ihe
Z proposed manumissicu. 80 far as Aissoun ard
I Keutusky are eeueerned, has tur1e1 on. e Be
l miserable failure OF the whole two thousand
I Eve hundred millions Of dollars expended during
/ ths war, We doubs IF one million vas apPropris-
I ted 70 tba purchase Of the freedom Of slaves.
Such is the result Of q sentiment thst has con
/ vulsed the country throughout ils entire eXtsuii
that has led to the sacrifice of some SIX Or seven
hundred thousand lives; that hzs,nads tie land
| 70 resouud with the walls Of the widows ar8 the
I orphans, aRd thas has 0vsrthrsWn the nigziisss
/ Republic the world has ever seen. Wac be-
I isTss tnss, with the knowledge of al these
| facts the border States would be willing ts -9-
{ maiR with the North if they are afforded sn OF
portsaity Of linking their dastiny with ihat Of
I the South
The Record thus esaeladas ths articles
l Is any one nad enough ts imagine shat suea
I a force is oqual to the overthrow Of the armies
/ commanded BY Lee, and J0hHst0A, snl Bragg.
\ and Bssuregard, and the other great generals 9t
/ tAe South Is any nan so insaH5 as 10 believe
4 that McClelIau, eVaR had he tia geaias Of rs
peleOn himself, WoVld be equal 60 such @ lssz
/ Wkat a dslusioH, thea, 20 hattar ogTEslT-s wiz
the h0pe that q people who know tHsi- strength,
| and who have tested it through the or3eal Of
/ two years war, the most saHguinary. the msst
/ disastrous, the most expensive on record, VIII sa
/ inclined 10 givs up that Independents for which
they have fought so long, Shrugged So vsliauily
/ and sacrificed so uucd. Let as aecept ths
/ 'lsgis Of accomplished tac-s, and maut1l.Y
/ and cOursgs0Esly resolve tbat altseuzh tha
/ URi9H has seen destroyed, eur liberties saal 70
| preserved, and dsmoctstie freedom saved rom
/ the wreck sf our ouee pr5sd, tree and aappy
/ republic. Let rs psrfeTm the ask that Es1sails
70 as, aad leave TO tim5 the work o. reUnitng y
the bonds Of a powerful alliance the nov severed
/ sections Of once grand c0nfsdsraey.