Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-27


tazes, and rights Of every member, were en-
trely rsBpectes, sud implicitly obsysd--tha
each Individual 2amber Of the sopaYtnsrsbrp
for himself and bis hoUsehOla. AZ represented by
him, had an sqssI vote ia the counciI. and "a
the exercise OF eli Powsrs Of the Government
sad ihat everything which haG been eosipl lsined
I of had been enacted By ths ccaneil, voting fully
I snd fairly, and anasr and within the power,
| granted by the original compact and articles o.
/ copaT-Ds-shp Farther, ths setsn Of the souu-
\ ell, always directed by zsjgity Of tho Wssi'
/ community, vas il perfect conformity with the
/ principles Of free government, that ne gooC
! patriot. Or loyal citizen, or sppTsyer ef dsHo.
cratic and frss government, sught b sbiset, e.
be unwilling 70 submit to be governed - the
I vii Of The zsjsrity, legally aas fsrmallY Ak.
dressed in tbs laws, and in appointments to
afies
"ehsse reasons seemed 80 Blsusibla, sHd 50
asniornabe ts generally Tsesivad opiaisns, that
I he tanners themselves might hsFs heen CEN
7iHcsa that tzsY had NJ just ersund fer aom-
Paint, If they had ret felt the ssszal spprsssisIa
e be istoisrsbls. They oPBia B0t fail TO know
Ehzt this system Of free and democratic zevera-
sHsnt, s8a Of egHsi rights and Tstea, 'zas rFark-
lrE ~ inp8Fcrsh sBs ruin thair class, or sse-
ten, sid % transfer ts=ir wealth, as well IS
p'iit'csl power e another cisss or section.
Havl- g Rs ether defense in the espartuersbip,
the iaaNers merely continued TO sppsse tkair
BDwer.ess votes to the continuance sr repetition
Of the oppressive saa plua3eriuE measures OF the
nsj0rity-beiHg regularly, as kefsre, defeated
- the greater weight et fUur 7etes overcoming
hrse
so far, to svsid embarrassing the s.siz. Fses-
ten, I have emitted enc 81 ths most inpOrtsRt
sroERds q grievance and complaint The
aeavisst 5urdsuH imposed by indi1sst taxation,
though claimed - be saBchsnsd sy the letter Of
the compact, were in manifest and hagrant
violation Of its spirit, and Of its iatsRtiUR. La
allowing, a. il nd, ths righE - the council to
tax (by duliss) izBsrted co@mOditiss The mssH-
ing and the operation Of the compact had sosn
perverted - authorize he effective Pr5hibtisn
Of ali Impsrtatsz Of the heaviest taxed articles,
and thereby 70 Increase to aoHspsiy pricas the
values Of the ike hsas productions, and so TO
give elective though indirect bsuntiss to the
herRe producers In this view, gad ts great sE-
test therefore, ths beaTiast Of thsso imPOsitiass
were not only entirely unjust sad gTisVOHsy
oppressive in tHeir sBarstioa sut aiss clearly is
vialatisu Of the srigBaily designed HaazinF
aaa inteatiOa Of the esapset sf e9partBership
'AitsF long sufsriHg sad continued IN.
crease OF sHcR epPresslons Of Gevarnment,
aaa Hopeless sf sthsE rslisf, sad On The
ground alleged shat the esaBaes had fsiled
20 eject it5 designed ehiect of securing equal
j r
tanners proposed that tha e0nPaet sheuid DO so
amended as to meet its irsi designed sDiscts, as
expressly declared in its preamble, and which
objects were known to and still acknowledged
By sll. This proposition, for establishing q gen
sFal remedy aad aeazs fer protection and sesa-
rlfY, Of course Rst with no msra favor from taa
nzjerify tsan lad bssn allowed to the aTisr
propositions fer particular and limitsd msazurr~
Of Tsiief-aBa was voted dswu By the ususl sad
Arrss y
est haaehled By The abasss Of the government
Finally, seeing no possibility Of relief from
eonuauet pillago and oppression, and prospect
i've SAD total rain, the tanners asked the council
70 be permitted TO withdraw from the existing &C.
partnership, SO that each Of the new opposed and
conflicting interests aud sections might thereafter
msusge its sWn affairs. But this, also, was re-
fused by the majority OF four to three. The
earlier proposition Of the minority TO amend the
compact, or Gonstitu.ien Of Government, had
excited the high indignation of the majority,
whose reverence for 1t bad increased wi .' the
measure of their gains derived from its abuse
Aud the later propositisn to sever the siill mere
revsreuces UnIon. atrueI the Esi5Tity with her
ra7-ihsy ds8mIug any movement for disuuiou
rs criminal. trsasoua0is. afrOcious. snd uet8sts-
ais' aaVaIad tse power of expression.
Nov. submit 20 your consideration the ques-
ten, vrs-ler tins teuuars euieya5 or could pos
for s=is-5rotseliIa uuder the frss G5vernmout Of
cqaal rights and privileges--0r, ia other words,
whether they were net nopBiessly eHsavsd uRdor
tle rule Of an interested and oppressive desp0-
tsm, though having tie FERNS and appearan
eff free Government, eff ring equal rights and
benefits 70 all Rembsr5 and interests And also,
ths further question, whether any change Of
the compact, or the terms Of the Consultation Of
Government, could aafsrd relief aud security
from oppression, which did not enable the MI
noriiy 20 protect itself sffsetuslly frem the At
tsgks of a fixed sectional AID interested ma
jlrity 3"
TIE stranger ceased TO speak, and the Seer
gisa continued to lock at him intently, either IS
if Watiug and wishing TO hear MORE or beiag
at 8 loss f5T reply. Aftsr pause, he abruptly
asked of the strange
" Are yoa Jshn c. CaIheun 2"
" That Is my uama.'
% Wen l' I was sure Of IT,"