Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-24


Er0m The Rsbaond Exsminer.l
TIE sst5unIinZ propositions which have sig.
nslizs1 tie hIst days Of this present session,
for placing the entire population Of the C0nsed-
sGsta Stsies i iha fell, leaving ne producers Of
fsod 70 feed She enormous army 80 raised, sad
no tax payers 10 fad the money 10 fzIRish i,
have created considerable sensation fssl-
Ing Of despondency Aas been produced by them
among reassaye observers; not By lac prospect
Of .Ee universal cessation Of national life AMI
organisation, WHICH ths realisation of Lho5s Wild
projects wouid certainly esHse-for ne ens can
tail - ses that there Is no danger Of realizing
patent impossibility-bQs By the singular wa0s
cf discsInmeut which hsy indicate. i is diff
cult to believe chat nasy members Of Congress
really iaseud the establishments Of dictatorship
il this country, still leS8 to make hr. Davis die
tstaF. Yet it TeqgEc5 bus Ettle reflection 10 per
sciTe that ouch law la!alY suggested il his
Eaesssge, q suggestion which ReHber5 Of Con-
gEess have taksa IN trust from ii, IS nothing
mere sor less thar thai
entire uasion caaRss remain il the fsl3
more than sHenty-fou ho1-5, UR1eg tho penalty
sf death, By starvation. law "a uiridg ihs
whole population to take Up sTHas s1d - into
camp il a nEilily. Fow Whl dispu.s She re-
mark, and the President hlandly PTs8sssd ihss
ths power and discretion shoEld 60 given him
TO detail such persona ss ho pleased 70 can
tRue the pursuit. OF civil Life. TIE relative
numbers Of these il the army Ead Ehsse Ost Of
Il, nigAt Bss be changed by lsw Of aniVsr-
sal 0aTOllmeat If ssecapsniss BY tbs proVi-
sion Ths sole difference between the present
aRd prospective condition sl The military force
and asiion, woul1 be the ehaags Of 'cesails''
for "szsnp.s." Ons Of thsss words desigEsles
persons who continue the work that mCst be
doae IN war and peace, under Tho authority CT
laE; ts5 osher, those Whs go about tksiT susi-
ness becs1ss Of the favor - the Ptesids2i AID
his alES-hol3efs, great and zIsau.
Ibis is a proposition 70 give ihsn dssPctis
sentsl cvaT every individual il this eecaily,
and to destroy every cleek Rpsa sheir will.
Ths pafEsi.ss Of pOweg are pleased witk it.
There sxsLS q small fscsisn ia this country Hho
hxVo loag elAmered isf this measure, bseaass
they expect power, pIofi aRd rsgeags kem il.
Ba; il is impossible TO believe that those Whe
have echosd this cry ia souls Of tho TsseNukisas
eReie3 in Congress, iztendsd 70 10 So A ress-
ladon Of ipguiry, fortunstsly, IS not a l2W, AID
when tha force OF the measures sugg sstel IA the
igst has been examined, As 1t mgss be befsEs it
Is 6zed ia ths last, Tiers will 30 iistls danger
that Cs1gress will ssulsify Itself sr sscLfee The
cause BY such insaae steps as sTO asU feared
By many.
The raossvc Of these who kAvs given quasi
sanehse 70 these projects IS easily understood,
Tie COnfsd6raEs army saEsly Eesis rePisalsa-
iRg. Bal soma means o. eHcetisS thst pgrposs
aust be loaEd which is Hos at once = fslly and
a eriae. T52 present army is created By con
szripsicn. - .hs ectual eOnscriPnOu lar does
net fuTRish q safieisut RuDbsr Of Ds1, tae
natural aad rstousl means es TsmedyinZ The
defecs is te enlarge the sphere sf its se:ieB, By
increasing the age Of conseIipis, and Sinisish-
ing, where i eaa be sOee with sA.eiy, the Ak
snpted class.
Sat is it true, that the setasl law does net af-
feet the desired number OF men, having The
yo2th snd occupying the relations In life which
require them, II sayo0dy, to do military duly
It IS qails nosodous-it is rot denied By any
enc person whaseYer-tsAs the law, though 6adly
enforced, Aas really furnished the army with
number of uasa dOabis that Whicn - ranEs hays
g. any tins contained. Where are they The
feply Is that they havs s'sbsanied' themsslTes-
asserseS-sr been allowed 70 20 h0aie on sozle
exenae and never rasnfned. Why does each 3
state Of thiugs exiss The answer was uneon-
scioasly. given BY local reporter tie other day,
WHO concludsd ais hst Of City Intelhgsnee"
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