Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-18

sNYDERs BEuYF March l0th 1903
EDITORS APPEAL la TIE MssissiPpian Of the sth
inst. notice particaar paragraph 10 the anti ezer.
ton article under The caption Qai9 Huae Papsrs to
rhichI would respectfully eau the ateation Of your
readsFs fTstJ beg leave to be understood .hat ttis
communication is not intended as crdqus Of tho ati
eleisef or Of the very rational views Of the author
for 10 bis ideas Of and remarks apon eonscrpiion
gladly aoquiesoe; butIt IS in spirit which seems to
prompt certain expressions on the pars Of the author
where the inooagrutg Of sentiment between hiui and
rayss'f exists. Here is the paragraph spesk Of:
"And the Israetes, who were born in The faderland,
and who hsys come over to the tabemackle and wax
fat in land without having the shbsleth Of natural
zaioH they, because they cast the sayiors
garments monopolzs the whole Of clothing trade,
and snugge in all The gray eloth ana gold lace Of the
Confsderaey, without ever shoulderiug mssket OF
chewing pound Of poor Texas beefg Ttougb pstriot-
ism foOlishness to the must si allow them TO
stumble oyer the block Of supendous sugar peeala.
fions without splling droa Of blood or spending
dime Of money 20 work out the salvation Of our country
with fear and trambIngl Truly the things ought not
50 to DO. Let them help pay debts aud help light
cur battles or leave country, now and forever"
! Doubtless John Randolph, the author OF the above
may have supposed that ais bosom was pregnant
vita patriotism when H. sat down to pen hs corumu-
F. aftOn- lie nave E4QrdNel0Q % manifest
ryhiom spirit Of the ilustrous dead ia whose name
he writes, bat It seems to me, and It must
be apparent to every dspassionrte reader that he in
his zeal for the welfare Of the country has permitted
himself to be overcome by that unjust and cruel preu
dice to tie Iraete which seoh to say, rs Inherent in
the bosom Of almost every Christian Il is not my pur
pose to shield that peculiar people from any Law shat
eompells them add their mite to the support and
raantainanee Of country; for, held with
john Randolph that the obligation his country
is equally binding upon every individual who lives and
breathes the South, be he Jew Gentle, Pagan
lIahommsdan. admit that the writer has dealt srin-
geaty with every class and grade Of the called sy
at.home" patriots but, in his overweening rgidy he
especially holds up the Israete so pointediy and in
such terms that bis intention becomes evident to sgn
make that race he jest Of folly and the scorn Of pa
BE makes the Bible instrument in bis hands for
the ineiion Of contumely snd pervers the consscra
spirit Of patriotism BY using IT as The Of
prejudice and by inging the shafts Of malice from is
bowstriug-
Messs Editors, shall not every principle Of humanity
and common sense tesch him that it is vain fer
HIN to eadeavor to ezat his own position and purpose
by derogating the purposes and actions Of othersa
Surely may state facts without anger or yirulence.
Bat does he state TactsG He speaks Of ITaees as if
they had not already contributed their means and shed
their blood in defense Of cur eause Ihave been the
army nearly two years and have seen hundreds Of dif-
ferent regiments aud have yet observed that
did furnish It's l quota Of Israelites, and uumeri.
oaly they formed mean representation. AS soldiers
they generally brave and Trustworthy as any in
the srmyas natives adopted Southeners they are as
steadfast il their loyalty the stocal patriot could
desire Those not in the army compose vast minority
Of the Israeitsb whole Those few wIo iguominously
shirk their bouuden dut who fghs batls by proxy,
and as the writer seys measure iher patriotism by
their purse merit al the auathea that be hurlei
against them But should The Obloquy that Is but meet
to them, attach itself to the whole 90 Shall the
memory of those Whs have already al en- u this srug
ge be tarnised byan 1ugenerous association WITH the
nisaeeds Of the living few s0aI the euthuiasTa Of
those now striving to maintain the slbme principle OF
civil aud religious ibery, be ovsTshadowed and re-
strained by such broad and unkud tusts at tss race
as are contained in the befqreaeutisued paragraph
leave it to my readers to decide.
But let us even take those at home Are tEey the
pre.enptiouists of nonopoyl History teaches that
they have been commercial people from time imme-
morial noi because they had cast lots for the saeior
garments as the writer AYERS (Which vouldbe piece Of
sarcasm by the by is a plagiarism from one Of The
speeches Of Parson Bsovnlow in Che slavery debate
with Prynne,) but because they we're gifted with
more enterprsng spiri. than their fellow Gsntles
From them commerce received its first impetus. That
nobles and most glorious of all the pillars Of empire
was born in Jewish minds and matured by Jewish
haad and if to-day they the monopozsrs Of trade
it Is because it is an hereditary disease with them,
saperindueed by the lack Of enterprise ia other men,
They are also far from being the only speeulaors and
though speculation is at best extremely reprehensible
yet no photographer has ever taught me that Jnda-
ism was a synonym for -'specuation'
However, the uukndest cut Of sl' sto come. Ran,
dolph sueerpgly says 4rstro,isn is fOolishness to
them an ez prssson more harsh than eloquent 9lsssrs
Editors, ignorance and envy saay prompt, but true
patriotism could never dictate sueh sentiment that
Has he read bistoryq Can he believe that the bosoms
Of the Egyptian slaves and the Babylonan captives had
never ieit the glow Of his bossted amour Palia that
their souls has never warned into life at the sound Of
the fierce warcry Liberty death r Let me ask him
7vhsace came that oft repeated yet grand aphorsrl
Resistance to tyranis IS Obedience TO Godf Did not
the tragedy of the Red first demonsrae this to the
world And who were the chief aetos n that ra edy
Spectators / suppose monopolizsrs Of the clothing
tra5e-gery large men with double ehins, who have
grown fat On the good the land, an their route TO
the Tabernace.
Messrs Editors. it is hardly necessary for me 70 say
more upon this subject If patriotism consists in singing
out certain sect account Of the culsabity Of few
unmanIy creatures belonging to that ssct-fr in the
covert dsparagement Of any race or nation under the
gass Of patriotic words, then am not paiTotl We
are struggling much FOR religious toleraton as for
civil equality, aud If writers wish to advance hs inter
ests Of our common cause they should extend the hand
Of coneiliation to al who worthy. II any need be
reprehended lot the condemnaory senis &c be spoken
in d gnled measured terms with concrete specifics
ton al to who the guilty $50 that in condemn
ing Isoariot, you do not impugn the twelve