Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-30
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TuE HUTURE.
From ibs NsF York Catholic RaeordI
Is requires no prophetic vision to foregss tb
result Of Sac present war Thst it viii terminal
IN the complete independence Of the S5u.bsY
Confsasreey there eaa, we thlnk, De ne doubt I
the mind O. say rEtisnal man We have n11a
ing hgt e5ntsnpt for the opinion Of partv-5
leader who iBsis-s that tbs Union csa b, restore
BY tbs pr0lsnration Of hssdlitiss. L is th
wors. kind Of hypocrisy % 3scsivo 1is pearla b
holding cut hopes that can never De realized
sud Of this hypocrisy he North has been ma 3
the deludsd victim Slue OF thsss leaders ma
hsvs really believed lhat tbs South could b
forced into tue Caien, bat tho majority nava
lskors5 under such q Gelusion. A few Wet
afraid to take any ether course a few wer
bribed TO Join the L1y4. LsaguAgsi 5u the grea
mass iuasi1ed that tlsrs wss no other ys7 6.
ecutiou Of the war II fass the war fsva-
swept sver the Esr-h, injecting the great h0dg
Of the people, leaders and al. with tEs ozcs1
iien Of @ ta=, Wh8, Ike the ssh small voice Ct
conscience, were heard and the Universai Q u
and claRg0r Of arms. Among thass ths Bscora
was proud 10 rsgE Itself, szti5fld thas the limz
wcula cone when its course would be iG5tihed
au6 the policy which is consistently Advocated
{ woEld prevail It's editor was Opposed 90 she wal
H 2
I siopist; be ~ss charged VITA treason, n2i threat
ened with lae lz.s Thiea has s,tssl1 bsisl.sa Sc
maHy Of tbs advocates OF peses. L IS almost
needless 10 state tbst We stand BOW where We
/ have always stood; taag We hs7e uejhid- g re-
tract and that we would prefer as any time %
see the Uni0a divided into two confederate
rather than i've in 8 uHi9n one portion Of Hhis
I would Be hsld in military suhjset1n to tts
/ ether Sens of 0ur friends have differed vita
{ Al. a.
is fast fastening g--Whsn they viii be obliged sa
stand upon one platform We Insisted thai
waT could never restore ths UniOu-thst It was
a union Of free viii, a0i not Of torcs-tba.
I there was nothing IN the Constitution or In the
Z writings Of ths fathers Of the revelation to JUS
tiy or autkorizs coercion
This. howoYsr, is Of ths past, and we trzzt iss
stera and tsTrisis lessons havH hsd thair due cf
{ feet uF0E the poeeLs Of tao NsFLa. They Ger.
tsiEly should Be sat.fsd By tsis tiu1a Of lac ts.
beciIiy and tH- ise0mpsteEcy or those who
I compose the Al-DinIstTltig2- Ihsy have ssga
! enough to satistysthsm ths. the msn in VA.
ingtoH are utterly auslls 20 cope with lha crisis
/ aad tbat tfey Wil, b. thsir P5i1y, evsutu-- ly
/ drive the Northern States to resolve thsaselT-s
/ in.s their origin'd s1Feigusiss. Il fs useless,
I ray. il Is worse ttl1 Usalessy il Is c-iuinl a.
1 this Juncture, t5 deceive the cope bv EsIlil-
Z cut hopes that oER never be rsal'zs5. Taev
I have already Esi enough Of broken premises
/ and violated pledges and If is now The 5gsy Of
every Esn whose opinions ere supposed to have
/ any weight or IBdusCce IN the csmm1ni-T 70
j express these opinions frankly aud Ear.essIy.
The Administration having utterly failed t1
subiugats the South aud tha South fe-frr
maintained itself CALAMITY and Successfully y
sgainst an overwhelming Invasion FROM the
North, repeated HgGIu and aga'rr If now depends
upon the people Wh5sasg they shall c1ntuus TO
sustain the Tar policy, and BY Sc dciug zs.sh-
/ llsh a permanent ds5p0Gsn that 1EaI sweep
away ths last Tssa-es Of popular liberty fr3m
I the N9rthera Safes we do uas believe that
{ they arc prepared t5- such Llfasa---5, such e.
fsisl rssEt, and we have tbarsfl-s le-F serious
reflections te present in regard e the tu-u-e
prospects or tie northern p0rtisu Gt th5 eli Ul-
ion, and these reflections We sbaB present uai
separate heads.
l. A couvsnE0u Of the Northern States must
be held, 90 take info consideration she new con-
dIu11 iu which they are now placed, and to Je-
Ess means Tor tseir reorganization or rcroufa5-
GRAFTON UEier The new Constitution. Tafs cen.
vsn.icn, If he2 win be composed Of delegates
from each STATE, whose basis Of representation
viii be fEed, u1s by Safes. bat by tas proper
ten ef population Each S.ate. however,.
brisE 7Ysreiy1, VIII haze The power 90 rs.ifv or
reject Be Constitution proposed and sdsptsd iu
the convention. Ia this respect their action viii
not dif7cr from lhEt OF the Es8tos that sIlgleI
The cd Constitution and formed the Union,
which has bees OFerthrowu by the Abolition
Administratisn- In the convention ws hsve no
6eubt the sovereignty Of the States VIII b.
/ zaarled with the same Jealous care that us1zs1
their acton n the convention 70 which tie
I present Constitution owes Its origin
II. Tas vast debt which has been accuuulss
I ted by the present mad, fsEaGcal and suicidal
| way, viii, hs a matter Of imperative necessity,
/ be repHdiated. In stating this fact we DO rot
seek 30 Justify the principle Of rspudiatgg, vh-ch
/ Is alike dish5n0rabls 10 nation 01 All in3lvid
| ual We speak Of such policy new as among
/ the inevitable Consequence Of the iaasats5.s
condition in which the GsrtR Gads itself after an
| Abolition crusade Of over tive years The debs
OF the North msy now be estimated at a50-t
I two thousand five Eu1d-el uillieas Of dollars
and the interest on this, a. seven per cent.
would b: about one hundred and eighty m.l-
I lions, which is larger than the interest on the
nsdCusl debt Of Esgand When it is renem-
! 5sred that the English nasions. debt wss tHe
growth Of centuries, while ours has been c.a-
ared By tWo years war, tie yas5lvsuezs aed
/ impaasaee of the American people nader sE1h
a los9 viii be fully understood gn- spPraciH ted
Ws DO not believe tasy viii stand is au1 We
sutsrtsiu no doubt whatever that tRey VIII seek
relief IL repu5izti3n.
=
ey of the present Administration, q pretty fair
experience ofs military dsspotisn, viii instruct
thsir delegates % The aforesaid convention TO in
sist upOn tBs iuvi0'sbility Of States rights the
sovereignty cf the States, the liberty OF the
Brass, the freedom of speech, habsas ccrpUs, ana
[ ell the rights guaranteed by tRe present C5Bst-
/ tuition. Upon these important poinfs they viii
be 50 explicit AID Sc dIsct ss TO lssyo ne pcszi-
/ bic grounds fer apprehension In tbs future.
A.N
/ eraciss within the limits Of the old Unio1, the
! Government egtablished under ths nsw Coasd-
tuition VIII have Co deal with the Important
I question ef boundaries, customs, river nsYigs-
I tian, and the general relations that may spring
I up between tho two eoafederscies. i is essen
I tisl that thsss Telst0ls should not be c-upi-
catad; that they sbsIId in fact De so staple
emu Sc easily understood as D. avoid tl5 p1ss-
l biffv Of futurE coils cag- We trust ttzt there
I viii he entire free trade between t1e ta1 -ePnh-
Z lies, SO as 60 render rider custom houses 5l-
/ tirsiv unaeeesssry rts iEa5i0n Of Cha
/ Mississippi sil and must b free o. the Gall Of
I Mexico; any ether arrangement VIII be iue7-i-
/ ALLY preduei1Ta Of future wars.
v AS friendly relations between the tWl con
I federscies are essential 20 the welfare and Che
future prosperity Of beth, il should be the policy
! of TIE northern, 80 we trust it VIII bs Of th5
I Southern, to discourage and fr3Wa down every
sftenpt 10 create hostile or bitter feelings Dc
I tween their respective governments and peoples.
/ as for the North, iis commercial an5 prohi-so E
\ ing people win be smoeg the first il the ea'Et
to oblilsrals tie past, and 70 sink it unpleasant
. memories ia ths galf Of oblivion. Il must be
asknswle3gal that the N,rtbsTn people are, 70
Z 3 great extent. Iks the EpgisA, nation OF
sbeckeeseTs. snd that the present war has
bsen wsgc5 as much TO retain iRs custom OF the
South as TO maintain the Uaion- Now, we ven
t1Tro n sav that none will be more anxons on
more earnest 70 exhibit iheT frieadly feelings
[ toward ths South than the very people
WHO have been and are still, 50 soIampant ior q
vigorous prosecution Of the wag-nsy, We no.
oniy believe tbis, but we believe also mat tley
wfI be the greatest toalies Of the South thar