Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-23

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comes They do not desire emancipation, a seryil
wer Tor that means the ruin OF their customers; bu
some of them assent TO ths proclamation in the hop
that It may force the South into submission and hers
because if the South Is 60 free and if Southern trad
IS to seek other chanusls they viii rather the Sou
desert than other cities rising into rivalry with New
York. with the gains which formerly poured into fan
| kee pockets
This motive sufficiently explains the vehemenoe o
New York against the project Of secession But Their
other reasons, Of wider influence which acuate tn
North in waging to the uermOst against the South
Within less than two years ths North has taken upol
IFS shoulders amount of debt nearly equal to hall
the gigantic national debt Of Great Britain and ever
new expedition or campaign adds to the areac 6nor
nous amount If the South gets of, the North vill b'
left to bear the whole burden of the debt when it hs
Incurred Doubtless IL has hitherto consoed itself
while acting the debt with the belief that the con
ouered South would have bear its proportion Of the
burden; and now, when the South seems 10 fair way
of establishing its independence, the Northerner be
come absolutely frantic at the prospect before them
Who is 10 pay the debt? Who Is Obeeone resoEs 4le
in cash for the enormous issues of paDer monet The
debt arising from this will Of itself sufic 10 rap
ture the Union. Not only does it constitute add
tionsl motive for the obstinate resolve Of the outh
separate but il cannot fail to produce still furE seee
sion from the Union among the Northern Stats thein
selves Repudiation is not an unknown .proces ling in
America, and he is sangune man who thinks It will
not be had 10 in regard 70 this great war debt
Nearly all the capitalists be found ia Nav ork
! Boston and Phi adelphia; and almost al ia -
held by few Of the Atlantic States. The great agr-
cultural States of the West have hardly contributed
dollar for they have no accumulated capital. When
this ends therefore - IS end It must some
time - with the Sodth free, and the North bur
dened with a debt still grester-it may be even
double what H is nOw-ihe difficulties of the position
viii only be beginning The question Of customs duties
also will spring lp to complete the disseusiops which
the pressure of t1e debt will have begun. In the first
place IL viii he well nigh impossible for the North TO
maintain its present high tariff We haFdiy anticipate
that the South whatever It's desire may be- viii be able
TO start the principles free ira e-or its
debt will At nrst lie hesvy on It also. But we may say
to certainty that it viii establish tariff much below
the exOrbtan duties which t suits the interests Of the
Northeastern States TO place upon foreign manufacturers
and thousand custom houses and army Of tax
gatherers would not suffice TO prevent thssa lower taxed
JOds from finding their way the border into the
No thern ST ties. In the event of the South accom-
pishicg its Independence, the North would be left in
every way between the horns OF dilemma If seeks
naintan its high tariff not only will extensive snug
Cling take place from the South bat the agricultural
States of the Northwest who have everything 10 gaiu
un isrstanding with the South On the other haBd Il
North abandon its high customs duties how Is the
interest Of the debt TO be paid, except by direct taxes
which would equally drive the Western States into
reputation and II truth, the States of the
Nor Invest have nothing whatever gain by continuing
the against the Se-th. The war goes on entirely
for the interests of the Atlantic States which those
OF the Northwest are essentially antagunistic On the
other hand there is perfect accord between the material
interests of the Northwest d the South aud We are
surprised that attempt should nos be made
by those two parties to come TO pacific settlement.
Aud such s-ttleucnt between the South and the
Northwest would per force end the conflict
Extreme views bsred on the Considerations Of sf
terest which have just described unq lestionabIy-
prepoade1 ate il the North snd as usual ia eppbli
can America, the tyranny Of the majority allows little
scope for tie expression Of opposite opinions Never
theess there section party ia the North who are
opposed to sbclitionism, and the extreme measures
which find favor with the government ard the majority
of the people The small minority of which we sneaI
cannot be spoken Of the Democratic party for The
old Democratic party has almost disappeared and under
the pressure OF the ne, the Of it eauno either
in action in speech be Disseminated from the ma
jor1ty, who camor for extreme measures But it con
sts of Democrats whose old creed is strengthened
in their esteem by the concurrence of seliute-est The
party not entirely confined 70 New York but il Is
oulv ia that city that il yet gives proof of is vitality
The views of this party in favor Of the prosecution
Of the war but they are opposed TO any measures cal
eu ed destroy the producveness Of the South or
10 exasperste the feud beyond al hope Of uti ase re
,oncilation They are msdly in favor Of the Union
they will accept the Union or rather reun on upon
any terms If they cannot conquer the South they are
1uits Wi ing that the South saoud conquer them
)nly give them back tue Union, in order that New
WI may sill be the emporium Of the ortb rts--
lave hithe to chung the belief that even though be
South trinmph, there would be no separation With an
ave 10 such issue, they willing to recognize
s,,erv and enact fugitive slave law more Stringent
han ever But the Presidents proclamation Of emsu-
,patiOn has well nigh demolished their hopes by en-
lttering the contest beyond the possibility of recone
atom aud also by eTng impossible on the Uars of
ne North concessions to the South, without which there
.ar. be no re union
pproschi elections for the State Of New York These
elections very important; for whichever party tri
imphs viii have the appointment Of the goyefnor and
lieutenant governor Of che State, besides seventeen
members of the house Of assembly and members
Jongress The Democratic party have chosen their
.s1ddate Mr.. Horatio Seymour gentleman Of good
and talents and well qualified to unite hls party
lis speech at Albany is by far the bOide5t and most
tatesmsnle expression of opinion that has been heard
n the North since the commencement Of the war. He
poke strongly against the despouc reg me under which
he country had allowed itself TO fall and denounced the
Presidents proclamation of emancipation act Of
unparalleled atroc.ty After sarcascaly exposing the
A oIit w
lent must now be ranked-wto while the South holds /
hat the negro is fit 10 live ia America slave, deny
bat he is t to live in America at all end insist his
etakng himself to Liberia or the coGlpits OF Panama
Ir Seymour thus spoke Of the President proclamation
The scheme for immediate emancipation and gem
raj Rrming Of the slaves throughout the South pro-
osal for tie butehery Of and children for scenes
lust and rapiue of and murder unparalleled in
he history Of The world It's effects would not be con-
ned TO the walls Of cities, but there would be wide
preed of horror over the vast ezpanse Of great
ates, involving alike the loyal and seditious Such
lagnity and cowardice would invoke the Interference
civilized Europe. History tells Of the nres klndted in
ne name o2 religion, of atrocities committed under the
retexs Of order liberty it is urged that
loodier than the world has yet Witnessed shall be
nscted in the nams CT philanthropy! =!
Al houah che Democratic PaTty-Tho may be de- I
,rited a. opposed to abolition and 81 extreme meas
res-ha given little sign Of existence since the war
eqsn and although under the regime OF martial law
ieb has now been proelsued for the Whole Northern
tateE It will enco 1nter perhaps insuperael obstacles
its acti,n sr IL must be borne in mind that whether
oninay belonging to G not, Of he sbiest and
,ost powerful men in the State share s opinions IN
card TO the conduct Of the Both MeCellan snd
sleek ere believed be opposed to the savage pro-
ralpu,e row proclaimed by the President aua pIoOaby
le greater part of the arnyat least of the oheeIs
re of the same opinion The general order inst issned
Y General McClalian, IN which, Wile concerning tee
;scsio-, by the officers Of the policy Of the govern
,ept ne declares that the army shall be guided as nth
RIO in accordance with the dictates OF mercy and
hrisu5tv seems 20 Justify the above conclusion
scCelan Is neither Hunter nor Butler, ana, we pe-
We only acquiesces IN the pr0cismai1on because he
esves Il viii be deHd letter Ihe approaching eiec-
ons az New York, which take place on Tue secoAa
londav of November, are likely 10 give So 70 great
xcite1uent, and the Democrats viii have TO contend
inst no ordi ary force oE rcwdies and shoulderbt'
srs and possibly may be opRSsed by direct inter-
ention on tie part Of th9 government But II they
srrv the day it will facilitate the Accomplishment OF
ties of tie future in order to pro itiae ne south
nd retsin old commercial 9reeminenee 1t Is not in
robsble that, among the troubles consequent upon his
,sr we NAV New York set no On its own nook
nd declare itself free city-a Hamburg of the West
isovyning ell slegiancs repudiating all sntpaIhyr and
establishing itself an independent power on pureiy
Dmmeical principles" :"
In moral point of view there cannot be two opin-
MS in this country as 70 the Presidents proclamation
o employ such meaus Of hostility as negro inA1f-
scon is simply infaaous. In political point OF view
"a regard il as tbs zEeaef mistake which the North
as committed True the policy Of the North has been
oyv spproximati e to this result; 1t is natural eli
lax fo the mad policy which has animated the North
ON the beginning Il is the conslnmaion Of the mis-
axes Of the North Union in any sltape is now doaSy
uposgble It remains TO be seen, also, Wnether tne
M po-arv accord which the proclamation has estsb
shed IN the North is not the surface only, and
-hether the present u of dissensons viii not give
ray ere long to dsssnsonE still more formidable.
TIA hordeT States Of Kentucky, Tennessee and
lssotri tae proclamation cannot fail to exc te new
al formidable opposition 10 the Federal govern
ient; while Confederate States, now inenaeed with
Dto horrors viii put forth their whole strength to
eep the danger at distance and to roll back the war
ON their frontiers with the fury Of desperation.
Ali he good and wise menof sll countries Ito use
r. Stewards phrase-fsr from approving he procsma-
on cf the Pre- esident as "a Just end proper military
Ct viii see IN il new reason for desiring prompt
srminaion Of this deporsble, insane and fratricidal
oniest The question will DOW be ssked louder than
YER Is no one to nteEsere Is the horrible contest 70