Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-05
VOL. XIV, NO. 227

cd ihe ranEs Of superior oficsrs with Tbs sub
selvient and 5TaIniess class Of men, 30 the ex-
clusion Of the McCIaliaus, the Busls, tha Frank
lins aud The Porters-ihssFc8l heroes Of the war
Grant and Gilmore and Assds VIII be tolerated
20 longer than this faction can avoid liberation.
AND trey hAys now fss soms msrlhs besu en-
gagged silently In tbe WCEE oi dscharging on
vslious prssor7es from the most subor5insts DO
sil9as, au cheers who were not The partissus
o Executive power and WCrshiDer8 Of The new
party e-eed which de6ss the ebony idol ard
makes Executive dicta stand az the iueoufroFsrt-
i5ls 0Iaciss Of a God
II is tTus that in purely military. matters it is
me ouiy Of soldiers aud sabCfdiuslss 10 obey.
I not % question and discuss TIE rule in fres
/ governments does nOt and cannot extend 10 nat
iers Of political fiZhs, or S.tts questions As 20
thess and Z right TO jadgs Independently, tbs
humblssE soldier OF sUb5rdIaaie officer Is the
I peer not the sub0rdinats, Of Tia President ana
I ihe Ca0iuss. ANY o.h2f theory would make
the entire army bat the mere tool Of every de-
I aigning Usurper. The doctrine Of alsgiance,
net TO the Constitution and the law intel gently
eanvsssed ard understood bat b a party creed
I ~ partY president, converts ell who bod IT,
whether n military OF civil iiis into The mere ab-
leei tools and cert5 0f the men iH power. It0aly
IN tnam rtqglrEs tie viii to overthrow c1nsfitu-
1oiis and eunuinglY OF CrerlY 30 subFert free
Institutions and fhs doctriue prevailing among
the Cfdcers OF the army converts the whole army
mo the ready and wiling instrument Of thst
su5YeTsi0n and overthrow. The doctrines and
the practices Of this Alnlnistr1ti0n, therefore.
are alike dangerous to cur freedom and pregnant
o. animlted chsnge8, b1u1dlass eubTarsions-
and fsisi1i c0uVUlsi9ns and evil WAYS Unler
that system, If he Administration violate esr-
stituiIons and liberties under whatsoever pro
ieneesi Is is and ear be only question Of time,
WI her the civil war u0W raging shah be sue
r-.r - g. = b. VI
more Tremendous 1t can only Be a question Of
tius, WHISTLER he army thus converted from the
army Of The country into the army of flcti9u
OF I5s Leaders. snail be sufficiently relieved rom
lie present work OF blood and slaughter ct tia
5oush, 20 enter upan anothsr work Of ol0od and
carnage At the North. If oufspoken opposition
20 the pOleies 0f the Administration be ia facs
dialeyaisy snd irtason, as Mr. Liuc7ia, and
Hllieek, his generstiE-ctlef. af5 Understood 20
assert, then I: can only be- question Of tina
and Of convenience, when the army sbai b8 di-
Tecied from iis present work Of supEta5silg
treason South to the yet greater work of sEp-
pressing the growing trssscn OF opinion OF the
mal5ni es Of the North and is manifestation az
the polls 70 Che legitimate overthrow Of this sx-
cl1siTely -loysl' isc4gl, is leaders and is sd
niui5tratons.
When these men ysars ago declared there vas
o an insBrsssibie conflict between freedom and
slavery, in Whleh one OF che other must 20 down.
ieU understood tHas il meant war and blood and
carnage and fears, until abaiiaouisn skouid sI-
tirpsts slavery. or the people should eItirpata
q 0lIti3nism It hiss tsEeu SIX years for he pe0-
pie to get a full comprehsusion Of the meaning,
OF that phrase. Now, when the HElieot8 sud
SisRtOns and Milroys, having the full cont
deucs Of th5 powers that be, proclaim their puf-
pose, when they conquer the S1ulh, 20 pat
thsir heels" upon p0ri0n Of the people q sha
North and when, as new, MEASURES are ineEor-
sbiY pursued 10 convert the army into mere
tool 70 DO their bid5in7 let il net be co fsse 90
thsir eorroW that the people lsy supins in uuiiu-
itsd Fuss. until in the course q years, they WeF8
tramplad ia the dust EverYWhare tbs psopia
are unsrmsd and undisciplnsd Bat the admir-
istrasiOn has and VIII have an army of veterans,
ready, If l. can successfully carry ont It's plans,
uruuestioHirgiy 70 do It's extremist biddiDgl
How long, 10 what extent, Ia what numbers
without even an cEoTt Tor a rational OF h0nsrs-
bic peace, shall we furnish men 20 be thus msn-
ipuatsd and prepared for the work Of cur own
dsstructiorl Hew long shall We strengthen
sn1 shape she yoEa which IS 20 Be imposed upon
our own dishouc78d uecksl How long VIII par
tisaus themselves be delu9sd with partisan
cla.aCIs and sophistriss TO their own hnsl en-
slavema0il F8g = tFrStny may 5egiu with only
ensisviug one party at 6rsl- bu5 it ever ends IN
enslaviux bosh- -zHd ruiias eli fer its 0HB henaft
and the advantsge Of its ruling parasites and IA
v0riiss only.
Thsre is no such thing as the psrmansat en-
slaVement Of q faction. III e dssDotism succeed
it is cGztons WilA rolhinE less than TIE inai
subi9gatioa Of ths whole and evea parties be-
esms either wholly personal, OF Iuers ineffective
forms and an uBs ubstantial usue.