Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-28

Thr Military aHd the PoIisical Crisis
e he JEoEaSntOus sssus Before thC AdniiH-
lstraTIou-
Fron the New York Herald, July Il.l
Our special asviees which wo publish this
m9rnisg ftsm Washington. viii De found sx-
ceeiiHgiy mtorsstiag, Important and suggestive.
( They snsw that white we havs psE53d the ulili-
farv crisis which Hlsaacad the eccupstiaH Of our
national capital by the rebel army Of Virginia,
and that whie We have sscurea the REBELLION
within cur grasp, we are approaching political
crisis which may c0nvulsa The difsgeRt ssclioEs
Of the Uaion. aad especially the lsyai Ssstes, As
they have never been c01Valss3, with the vie
.eHca Of conflicting factions and opiHions, Tsm
the beginning Of our rsyolu!ianary troU5.ss with
England down TO this day,
The c5TTasPsn5eaes between tie Lsuisisna
committee Of planters sR5 the President, touch
ing the rsstsrsgion Of their State - the Uuisa,
Is very significant. Ias committee ask for the
necessary authority ss the eitizsus Of a rsvalted
State anxious to retsru 70 tie Union, to proceed
in November next t. the eleeEisn of Federal aud
State eficsu Hndsr ths existing Gems titutioa Of
the State. The President declines to give ths
sUtaarItE solicited frst, because psfIien Of
he people si Louisiana ere msSiHg ia favsT of
State convention, with a view to sons amshS-
meals of its existing Constitution; and, SEE
Ondly, because the authority to act Hndeg tais
Constitution night resHlt il smblrra5sEasHts to
ear military operations against ths med f-reos
Of the rebellion still ct war with ths Unisn in
different Rarts of the State Sow, while We al
knew that ths PiSntsIs Of Louisiana are ever
ghelmiRgly the csntrolhng class Of the citizens
Of the State, we have Tsss5n 70 believe that the
parties Interested in this Stats convention msve-
meat ara Political a3VsstaTers and spectators,
whese object is to reval1tisnizs aaS sbolitioBizs
the State, in order t. earicA themselves from the
3ivisisn Of tha spells. Bat if the Federal Aa-
Tuinistratjon may dehy the return Of Louisiana
uadsr her STATE Constitution, existiTg bsfsre tso
rsbsllisn, every rsbsllious State may be required
So TO sasnd its LEGAL Constitution before /. can
be admitted again 70 he benefits Of tae Uaion
as 70 secure tAs abolition Of slavery within its
borders.
We apprakepd that some saeh design ss this
uu5srhss this Csbinet decision against the loyal
slar3hol5iug planters Of Lauisians, snd that the
Abolition faction in the Cabinet sre retsiHg the
pBpar hRa3 Of the President and his Oft repeated
ssund aud ssgRsioHs conservative oPiHjsns and
purposes. This esAclusiaR is strengthened hy
eur adYicos concerning the late Cabinet discus
sisa Of TIE peace question. Tdis, wkils Mr..
Seward, Mr. Bisir and Mr.. Bates are represented
as ia favsy Of q liberal aesnesty to tAs pe0Bla Of
the Tebellisus States, including the revocation
Of the Presidents military sdiet Of eRs7ciPa-
t5R, and tae return OF said States to the Uaisn
IS they wgTe before their several acts of seees
sions, it appears that Ir. Chase, NJ Ssantss
and Mr.. Wellss srs violently opposed 70 any
sueI eoEcessi0os for the saks Of peace aHd il
fzver Of prosecuting the wsr at sll hszsrd5 and
al aay cost 70 their grand ultimaluHn pf tae ex
tirgatiOn Of African slavery from YirgiHis TO
Iozss. Ire idea is also suggested from Presi-
d=n. Lipcaln's allusisHs to ths DselsUstioH Of
Isdspe15ssde in his TecsHt congratUlstery war
speech to the citizens Of Washington that he,
70 "a 20 n, h.,fsH Of Nr
Chsss aad bis radical fsatisR.
Thus, We hsyO reason to fear tast, while the
people Of the loyal States are feleitatng them
selves upan the successes Of our ARM, and the
prospect Of a speedy restoration Of the Union
substantially as it wss, we are in danger OF the
prosecution Of a revolutionary war psicy
at Washington which may cenvulss TIE
country for twenty years to coms. We
thiuk tho occasion a proper one for word sr
Two of asmehition to the ADMINISTRATION upon
this al important sEbieek. The conservative
masses Of the loyal States 6ssirs the suppress
sion of the rebellisa and complete tsrriiorial
rsstoration of the Uaion; isu: We doubt il
nsiorit7. even Of the people Of Massachusetts,
desire the prosecution Of this war to the OK
tiuguishment Of Southern slavery, when peace
and the CID Uaion are withia eur reach apsn
the basis ef the proclamation suggested by MI
Seward We are quito sure that an overwhein-
ing majority Of the people Of New York ard OF
all the other ceatral States would cheeVtuily
support treaty Of peace apen the simple sub
missisu ahd restoration Of tho rebslious States,
intending their LEGAL Institutions as they Row
exist.
We woald recall the serious attention Of Pre-
sident Liaealn to the fact that this edict sf
emancipation was military measure, justified
upon the plsa Of 3 military necessity wkieh
ceases to exist ths mament the armed forces of
the rebelhoa are within our power We would ad-