Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-26

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To Professor 3. Moul P-oudsut oi the soelsty
for ,ta Diffusion az Ponies. kl1WedEss
ET DEAR 8IR: ( address 70 your world hon-
o-ed usme, aud threurh y1u . the Nsrtbarn
Democracy Of the Unitcd States, the following
views upsn The pTessns aspect Of orr great
American question
Iaa pamphlet out forth about year age. un-
der the tile Of " UHi0R, DisuaisH and Rsaisa,
aidrsase3 IS 8 letter to oz-PrsE.dsat Pierce. /
attempted o exhibit these unfortuzsts defects il
tic Federal C8Esdtuti0n whose operation has
eliminated 81 OR present disruption and civil
war; urging he Erguusut that tic refora 81
those defects. through a national e1nvantioa as
ssmb Cd 30r the purpose Of couciEaion and re-
cancellation. presented then cur sole chance cf
reunion.
AT that dete, this chanca did not seen sn.irely
hopeless. An impressive ssriss Of Northern
military successes at the Vest, not only bad So
iHfamed cha NerLh with encouragement is ths
vain crusade Of coercion IS had undertakes, as
to make Il idle to address 90 is then any words
Of peace, but appeared to creste possisil-y
that the south might Eud Itself 90 ksTd prsssss
by tks superiority Ia Eunbscs Of the well
equipped srnias Of the Esr.h, shat it mighi be
net unwilling TO lstaH 90 prgposals of reegs-
sfrEcsiea which should 81 tsnd8rsd in lHa spirit
a5vocste5 hy Nei snd y stCb should lee sceom-
PANIED with Thorough. eGsssucl END permausn.
guarantees Of Ell The jas. rghss Of tbs soUthe-s
pcrsisa Of the Coafe5sracy for Tia future Bat
q yesr Of war makes q vas. cha2gs in The re'a-
tive postisE ei the c1n15a.zlrls, sH1 n tie Pss-
si5ilitiss snd ssrms Of pssCs between them.
TIE events Of this past yesr, beginning with
the campaign of the Psniuyu.s, followed BY
the great battles Of Gscaui MANASSAS, Frsder-
ickabsrE sRd 6aarDE5Erg, and new completed
Blythe failure cf tie IHira siege Of FieEssuTE-
i5gsther with al the local sHecities ef The
war as It's hszrors have been fsis on the Ssuth-
era soil. and th4. hnal acs Of hnging away
the ssabbar3 which We have witnessed IN the
emancipation proclamation. a1d il the general
summSns 10 sarvi's insurrsc6on. wisksdly but
vrinly arg5d 5y she Negtbern G0vernment-
have usW eEtinguished the last gimmsr Of
that hope to which twelvs months ego Is was
rot entirely absurd 70 cling, Of 6 possibility
Of suek reuHien, GA 8 basis o. q reform Of tbs
Cousitut laaI should be adequate 70 the
objects of present reconciliation and ample
gzsrantv eff the future Az some dsy, m7re
or less distaut-aftsr an interval Of separation
when The sLcsperatsd passions Of the war
shell have subsiGsd and q sslner and wiser
reason shall have resumed it5 sway, both So
the North and 81 the South. then, indeed,
some new Union. a betieT Union thss the
very defective old enc, nay bsc8me practice
bls but tHe suiy possible psta lett open TO-
ward such a contamination, les thrsEgh the
gate OF peace, with amicable separation
The sooner the North and especially the
Dsmocraic party, caR be brauehs 70 csmprs-
bend this TIE better fer itself for the ~hole
eouatr7, ana fer the wsria It is now, ia nay
judgment. the duty Of at trus and enlightened
patriots, boldly and maufu'iy, and at any haz-
ard or cost Of tie popularity cf lie haur, to
plant themselves on this platform; q pattern
se which they viii al have 70 ccme st last
~ certain spgarsnf and partial relapse OF the
War fever. uhaUc1 bv @ natural irritation pro
dnced by zoe language Of some Of the S1UthsyB
pspers- would seen 70 have recent come over
the Democracy of the Esrih; sed to tbrsstsz
he couIy with al the evil involved ia 8II.
Lincoln's ability 10 recruit with a new Levy,
tb-0sgh tzs c5ascripis1 iaw, his hithart7 bsf
led million Of rlan, and 10 pay then f5renothsr
year or TIVE 0f war. with new resources Of un-
limited, rIe5eeasbls paper This IS g fact pro-
oUndly 90 be 6ep.9red bv svarv trus and wise
ioTs-'0i All shes We .GvVa hitherto -egs-ds3 as
our ceEnrrv. lt iE aL1ly e res 6tiOn ef the
fatal uiztails committed By that sane Dtnse-
racT two va-rs ego. WHel it allowed itself 30 be
seisced and eGtrapped i-io the inception Of the
war, by fhs cunning UaEsuvering ef a mere
party Aimiuisirati7n, installed ia power sgainst
an adverse million of msiority on & e p1palsr
vote. This ralauss must and =iil inevitably
cone TO 81 end. 1st as I'D g originsl attack.
Its only effect Vil be o prolong the national
agony; to EEEraTate tle general ruin b deepen
the torrent Of Blood 90 multiply tas number Of
5esola.a hames and broken hsarts fo-Ela uV-n
Ossa another Ps.i7n 81 public debt: and TO raise,
sil higher and broaden stl more hspslessly,
.hs neral Wall 1f iTrecG1cilGbla hatred
At the outset, two years sgo, thsrs was in
deed some excuse tor TIE war on the part OF the
EoTi5; an sKeeae ef wiick ne vsst'ge aov re-
msins. The ceuEtrv was led iut0 Il iasensiblT,
bang Gt 6-st summoned marslT 90 The defense
ef she copitol against r,ensce3 attack the army
collsct8i on tse prsteEt Of that s0ls suTFose
hsviar he-n then afterwards wieks3ly les for
ward. BY Executive ecmmsHd. ints the fatal is-
vssioa OF Hirgizis whicb wss raBBltsd at BEu
Rur lastly aa5 dsserVediy indeed rsBuise5, bat
under suck crcumgtsucss a. ts RWsEan all ths
natura. Sighting iu8Tinct Of the North for anstksr
trsl for ths recovery -f the honor lost, or aDpa-
rently lost, IN is fight frsn that fatal hsld.
There Was, m5rssYsr then, q great Unionist
party as the SoHib ard throughout the South.
Experiment. csuld slare, as It then ssezsd 70
many. determine whether or not It was the true
and reel minG Of She S7sth TO separate. (Thsy
forget or cid not heed or believe, that tha. dead
experiment itself could not bat pgoduas, ia the
Southern miBd and the Saushen passisa, whose
sxistsace 90 was to test Possibly Dir ssw-
wards ''ninsty days" might Break down Tia as
gHmsd violent ascand7ncy Of min3rity ssess-
sioaiss isc.isn and nigh. develop iuts local
power at the South tkis supposed, HsT, this
theu real DGicnisi spTIs end party. This was
q plausible and seductive argBusat No wonder
iE ini5led thcusardsof honest min8s % the North.
patriotic enlhUsiasm Of nationality. thrilling
70 ne name Of Uuioa, and rsllYing 10
/ tba symbol If tae nag, c0-opsrate1 pswer-
/ fully aad naturally with these Influences,
msl3rlty party at tho North, and BY an eloqa qaent
aEa omniPressnt press Tho combination Of
thHse causes c9usttusss now the excuse, th0uTh
I n1ailcient, lar the iusti6sation ol tha DsmoR-
aeT e aa hef.a. iar tAa fetal f8ay taea com
nittse By Is of goine into. 8r her baiaz ea-
as- usa. Tsr which, thos estsusisi9 Ter
( -ls saEreasn oifla lHisn, WAS in tr1sz sinPiy
I and solely f3E thAt Of the RspublsaD party
I lt was l0s en- iEae1ie erTer, not an R1partou-
I the Prsseat esasratien st least an iTeBarahla
I one. i that error had not been committed, ID
/ any inaHsntal vsiees 10 dsnuReiasi0u q ii bad
/ been raised and Needed il TINE. smi3 the
I tumulfuoas csnfusi0a Of the hour-if the Dem
/ ocr1lis psrfy aad then put upon the incpiant
I war, that rsta which eveu thsn existed 10 the
I misgivug hsafis Of thousands whose teroIized
OF t80 prudent Tongues refused il uttsrancs-a
/ Tus and lasting reunion, sH tho basis 81 6 F3-
formed ouaa,uiioa woei5 have come abtnt,
I after, f nos before, She BeEi Presidential elee
I fio1. But u3r, after these tW8 years OF tha
I bloodiost the hiferesl and TIA NEST trsH8ndou3
war sTer Wre7ssd By q hergi6sd worlds
( aoral war 81 hsarts aad Of minds, surpssFisg
in the fsresBss7 si is passions eves all the
I fH7y Of IS huniza hslaE ef batsle-shis praE
! enl relapse into tha Same folly Of tho dream o
1sn1iol taoagt tosr is a na3nass for whiel
/ language has nc rsma.
Wh hsieveT Gay 5eYe bean tie cags two years
ags, it is very certain thEs lAs soHth, wilb de-
gree Of exaapeTatsd unarimily rarely il ever
before witnessed a th7 ais.ozy Of say people !
now agaLsa reaHieH sad j55 Independence
southern Lnios'sm has utterly svspo.atad on
Of iAe lard. Ihsts Who enes cherished IT. witt
= iogarl lsrs ll ila more honorable hacaus'
l1ealiy unPoPulrl. have now becsms tha nier'
vehement Il reaction ia re opposition 40 pre-
] tszs of laiozis party az the South rev sur
wives b iustity the further psosaentioa of th
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