Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-17
THE one DEmoCRaCY

The Ohio Democrats celebrated the 6th Of
Jsnuary, at Columbus, with great spirit The
animus of the occasion may be inferred from
an account by a correspondent of a Cincinnsh
paper, that 'the speeches were moro bitterly
hostile to the existing Federal Government than
any rebel trades ever published in the land Of
the Seeesh"
We make brief extracts from several speeches:
Judge BARLEY:
After depicting the SD condition Of the
country, he answered the momentous,qu question,
how shall we get out of it The best way
would be for Lincoln and Hamlin to resign
and If they were capable of q noble or geuer-
ous act, and were disposed to be patriotic,
they would at once surrender the power they
have proved themselves incapable of control
ing for the welfare of the country There are
three ways Of getting out of the difficulty:
One is to go on with the wal, free All the ne
groes, and subjugate the Southern States An
other way is to cease the war, declare an arTnis-
tice, open negotiations, and endeavor TO bring
back the Union by compromise and conciha-
ton. This plan was received with cry gem
ersl applause
The third way is, to Jet the Southern States
90 off into Confederacy by themselves. If the
speaker were Black Republican, he would
GOnSlUtf QUbY " lAFut AAlu Aebtut pldA lll
if their doctrine of an "irrepTessibl5 conflict
is true, separation must be the final result
But that was not the position Of the Democratic
party. OF the three propositions the most sen
sible. as things now stand and he spoke only
for himself, would be to declare an armistice,
and 90 into negotiations for compromise. The
audience heartily agreed with the speaker. The
trial of arms had been made, and fatally made
We had been whipped more than half the time.
3 IL f,ek
butwhy the Providence allowed himself to be
whipped SO often was curious.
Judge Thurman:
The President has as much power to suspend
the Constitution of Ohio IS be has TO suspend
the writ of habeas corpus. 1t was the doctrine
of the President aud his followers that the
executive has the power to do any thing that
is necessary to put down the rebellion. II this
| be so, Re can abolish the SEate governments,
can turn Congress out Of doors; and if there
shall be, as no doubt there viii be, Democratic
/ Congress next year, we have no assurance that
an armed force viii not turn them out. On the
game principle, he may suppress all the courts
in the country if the green backs fail a
voice Or are gambled away" or Chase's
/ paper mills give put the President, if he thinks
/ it necessary to carry On the war can take away
every dollar from the citizens Of every State.
/ He can do more han that-he can deprive you,
rot only of your political franchise, your per
sonal liberty, arid your property, but he may
demand the sacrifice of your lives also. This is
what the doctrine Of necessity leads to.
Hon Il. J. Jeweit:
Who ever tb1lght that proclamations were to
raake laws They were designed to command
/ obedience to Law; but the mere executive oflaw
/ has seen proper to proclaim law 20 the people,
snd to overthrow law and government as here
4 iofore understood and recognized The speaker
took up the several proclamations Of the Presi-
dent and denounced them as in contrayenton OF
law.
Two years suaee said Mr. Jewest, ] was SO
unfortunate as to be candidate for your gov
efnor, and I ne7er regretted not being elected
until the morning read tbs Presidents procla.
nation authorizing the arrest of persons sus
pected Of disloysl practices, by irresponsible
officers I then regretted there was not ome