Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-04

here, ihis particular war about slavery Would new
have been waged Tn Ike sease, the holy sspu'eh
! was he cause Of tho war Of the CTnsadesi ara A
4 Troy Or Carthage never existed there never Wou
/ hsYe been Ir i'm garthagnian war, and no such
| soaages as Hector and HaBnibal; and 10 illad
z5aeai would ever have been written. But far betu
say thai the negro 8 the cause Of ihe oE ID ths
been no negro here, tncre would be no war Just nos
What then B1tsrminate him Who demands i
Coionize him How Wherea Wheng At Whoi
cost SIR ie. ua have an end oi this folly.
Bat slavery Is the cause Of tue wal Why Becaus
the South o5stinRtelY and wckediy refused % resfr
abolish az ths demand Of the philosophers or fana
ies aud demagogues Of the North and West Iaen, S.
H was abolition, the purpose 70 abolish interfere w
and hem ID slavery, which caused dis1uion an1 " r
Slavery only the subject hus abolition the caase
this egil war Z was the persistent aud determine
as axiom ia the free States CT the question Of abel nn
slavery in the South because Of the alleged Erepres
be conflict between tie forms Of laboT in the two sec
lions in the false and mischiev0ui ent Of the day
between freedom and slavery that forced collision Q
AIMS az last Sir thai Lconfics was not confined "a,
errtories Il ex ressy pTocsiaed by its apostles
between the States also against the Institution every
where Bus assuming the platforms 0f the Republican
party as the standard end stating tbs most strongy
% aYor Of that party was the refusal Of the Souf
that avery should be excluded from the Ter
rt0res that led TO the continued agitation, North and
south Of that question: and hnaY to dsunon and ciyi
Sir viii not be answered nozy by the Cd elamor Of
the aggrsssions Of the slave power That miserable
pecter that unreal mOckeTy, has been exercised and
expelled BY debt and taxation and blood. II haf pow.
er dd govern this country for the sixty years preceding
this teri Die revolution. then TIE this a1usfa
ton and govefnneut return 70 the PRINCIPLES and policy
Of Southern s.atesmauship, the better for The eouly
and taa SIR IS arsaiy or soon VIII se, the Judgment Of
he pe2ple. Bat dsaF th2t e was the 'slave power
that governed for many years 80 wisely ard vel
Il the Democratic party and It's principles and pol
ICY nodded and controlled. indeed largely by Sou
aesmen. Neither Witl be stopped By that other
ery Of Eiaged anatcsm and hypocrisy about tha sin
and Jarb arisn Of African slavery. Sir see more Of
oarbsrim and siu thousand times. in the continuance
Of this war the dissolution ot the Union the break ng
up Of ths government and the ensavenent Of the hte
race By debt and taxes ID arbitrary powsr Ths day
Of fanatics and s0pbisis and enthus ass thank Cod
gone Al last and though the age Of chivalry may
Che age Of practical Craftsmanship is about to rstarn
Sir ACCEPT tie language and intent Of toe Indiana
dement, we wiu look eny to the welfare peacesaud
safety of the whits without reference 10 the effect
that settlement nay have upon the condition of the al
ritan Aad when we nave done tn g, my word for IT,
The safety, psae and Ysf2re Of the rcan viii have
been b st secured ST. there are ftylold less anti
slavery sent meut today in the West than there vs.
tyTo years ago. and if This war be continued there wiz
be still less year heEcs The people here begin az
st 10 comprehend tnai domestic slavery in the South
form Of labor persety oompatbe with the dgauy Of
free whit is5or Ia the same community and with ga
'ie9ai igor power and prosperity, and especially viii
military strength.
They hay learned az begin to lesrn that fine evils Of
he sys afct he master aone CT the community aud
state IN which il exists aad shat e the ree States
1artzks Of al the material benefit IF the iust on
luniKed with any part Of It's niseh efs They believe
l-o n the suhornaton Of the negro race 10 the white
s Ell q nn %
ooralnaion rs estao ished in ;he SOUTH Is far bette
syery way iof he negro lhan hs hard ssrvude of Dnv
Fty, de grad0n aud irne, to kich he subjected n
he frg Statet. All this sr NAV be pro- -lavervisn
there be such word. Perhaps 1t is but the pe0pe
# the West begin to think it wisdom and good
tense We VIII not estasl sa cry in our own midst
neither vii ws abolish or interfere with It outside Of our
lvn liratS
Sir an anttslavery paper in New York ythe Tri5ua6
he most influential and therefore, most dangerous Of
AZ that cass-s wo1.d exhibit more dignity, and com
nand more of influence if it were ALWAYS 70 dseus.
public questions and iblic with decent respect
aging aside now the epithets Of " secessoni.t and
traitor has returned 70 its ancient political noinenel
ure, and calls certain members Of this housa pTolave
-. Well sir, in the Old sense Of the term applied TO
he Democrats party, win not object I salI years
ig5, and il Is q fitting time now to repeat Il
II to lovs nv country to cherish the Unioa; TO re
-ere tbs Constitution if to abhor the madness and hate
he treason which would lift up a sacriieqious hand
gainst ener Il t. read that in the past, to behold b m
he present 70 toresee It IN the future Of his land which
Of value TO us and the world for ages to cone
han all The mul ipl Cd millions who have inhabited AT
Ca from the ceatO on 10 hs day III this ig % be rro-
ont and hgam-D from the opmos hair Of the mead 20
he ast extremity Of the fo5t am all over and alt5geh
'r pro slavery n Z"
And now. sir, 7 csme TO the great and elntroIIipr
sHeson within which the whole issae Of union or dis
inou is bound up Is there IAN irrepressibe eanals
lswean the Fayeholdng and non-sisvehodfug States
Iut the coitcn sad rice fields Of South Caroiina an3
he sugar plantations Of louisiana" in the Language Of
dr. Seward be ultimately TILED BY free labor aud
Charleston snd New Orleans beccme marts for legii
nate merchandise Alone or else the rye fields and wheaf
isds OF Massachusetts, and New Yori. again be ~
erd5red b. their farmers to slave culture and the p~o
iuEIou Ol slaves, aud Boston and New York bee0n4
'goe more nsrSeis for trsde in the bodies and seal
6rsver You cannot abolish slavery By the sword l
till less by prooamaons, though the President were 10
procaia.n every month. or what possible avail was
lis proclamation Of Ssptember2 Did the South ssbnisl
Was she even alarmed} And yet he has row lulnned
mother "bu against the comet -5rliag flHaea and
threatening seville insureciion with all its horrors has
et cooly appealed to the jadSment Of mankind and
INVOKED the blessing OF the God Of peace and love
}ut declaring I. military sssitY, essential mea-
re OF war subdus the rebels, yet with admirable /
wisdom, be expressly cxem IS from its operation the
MY States and parts Of states in the South where he
ss the military power to execute It.
Neither, sir can you abolish slavery by argum mt |
IS well attempt 20 abolish marriage the relation Of
paternity The South is resolved to maintain every
azzsrd and by every sacridce and if this Union can
endure part slave and part free then is already
nd finally dissolved Talk not 70 OF West Vr-
uia Tel me not Of Missouri traulpled uoasr ihs
set Of your sediery- As well talk 70 me OF Ireland
sir the destiny Of those States must abide the issue
he But KentucSy you may hnd tougher. And
Maryland
Fen in her ashes I've their vented frer
Sor will Delaware be found wanting in the day Of trial
But I deny ths doctriae. Il IS fh Of disuniOu and
.7il war Il is disunlon self Whoever first taught Il
70 be dealt with not only hssie c he Union
,ut enemy of the human race. Sir, the fundamen
al idea Of The Constitution is the perfect and eternal
compatibility Of union Of States spart slave ard part
ree'' else the Constitution never would have been
ramed- nor the Union ougdsd and seventy years OF
successful experiment have approved the wisdom Of 81
olan Inmy de iberate judgment. Confedsrscy made
lp Of slavehoding and savshOldng States Is the
nature of the strongest Of all popular governments
African slavery mas oeen, and T. elnlnenty conserya
i've L makes the absolute political equal tv Of the
xhe race everywhere practicable. It6ispensss with
DE English order Of nobility, and leaves every white
nan, North and South owning slaves ovni1g none
he equal Of every other white man. II has ree0nclsa
universal suffrage throughout the free States with he
IN ri { nt
tl benefits the North aud West, which are many
and more ebvious But the South too, has proftei
many ways by union with the non saveholdng States
industry selfFeaBce perseverance, and the
1iher hardy virtues Of a people living in higher ati
ude and withaut hereditary servants she has learned
pr rec lived from the North Sir, it is easy. know
ienOunee al this and to revile him who utters t. b.
L So The English s Of all languages the most cOpf0us
IN words Of bitterness AID reproach. Pour on
viii endure
Theu air. there rot an irrspressble eoudietn be-
tween slave and free labor There is no confic at all
Both exist together in perfect harmony in the South
he msster s6d tie slave the white abOrer and She
b acS, srk iOsefh6r n the field the sane hop
snd without the slightest sense Of degradation. They
are not Equals either socially or politically And why
then, csnnet Ohio hsvias only free labor live in
harmony " fl Kentucky which has both slave and free
Above all, why cannot Massachusetts allow the same
right Of choice to South Carolina Separated as they are
thousand niles, by other States who would keep he
peace ead i've ia good viii Why this evil war
Nheacs disunionf Not from slavery mot because the
south chooses To have two kinds Of labor nsead Of
but from sectJRaIis always and everywhere dsnte-
graft principle Sectional Jealousy aud hais-the.e,
SIR ars the Only elements Of conflict between these
States ana though powerful they are yet not at al r
repressj,e They exist between families ntes,
towns cities counties snd States and not repressad
woild dissolve al society and government. They
ist siso between other section than the North and
Sorth Seetionalism East. many years ago, saw tAe
South aad West uHed b es Of geographical posi- ton
igTaton atermarriage and interest, and thus strong
enough % control the power and policy Of the Union
It found Us divided only by different forms Of labor
and with but guilty ssgacity, it seized up
the question Of slavery the surest and mos power
fu nsrume ltay by which 10 separate the West from
the South. aod bind her wholly % the North Enceur
aged every way from abroad BY those who were
Jealous Of our prosperity and greatness and who knew
the secret Of our Strength it proclaimed the ire
Dfessi0s conflict bet- slave labor aud free labor
1t taught the people Of the North to forget both their
duty and their interests and aided by the artificial
lgamenis and Influences which money and enterpri e
had created between the ssabaard and The Northwest il
pusuaded she people Of that section also, TO yeit
every tie which binds them to the great valley Of the
mississippi and 70 join their political fort nes especi
y Who'll ~ with the East. 1t resisted the fugitive slave
law and demanded the exclusion OF slavery IRON 81
the Territories and from this District and elsm0red
against the admission Of any oTe slave States into TIE
Union. 1t organized q sectional anitslavery party,
srd thus drew 10 ils aid well pol ca ambition and
interest as fsnatcismj and after twenty-five ycaTs Of