Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-29
sEFEEsENEAIIya mRN AND HERo

Mutations Of Eanguino triumph-by tSe eriti-
eisms Of aevsraer FoeTE in the Confederate
House Of Representatives. upon The Prssieszt
We srs not surprised 81 it, for nsn-worshg, or
snobbsh Differences 70 position, sffCe, rank is
with the dsnizsns Of those bereal Political 70
eionz, a normal s%ttnbutei s President. or Sow
ernor, or judge, or general, viewed By then
through tie nedium Ct an intrinsic persona
iHferinrily, is the subject Of sacred APothsosis,
and yssrning idoIary.
saoh bong their moral saa intellectual
initial point in regard to men, tkey have,
from the ~bsginnisg Of this NaT-party, 20
doubt. a 3 matter Of Observation-Disclosures upon
it hat the csuss Of the South was but she ~
ssctsa opinion. OF dinsfsesioH, Of csrssin men,
and that ice . cTushing Of the rebellion . would
csnsist ia the suppression Of certain iBdivid-
nsls. While We have ne inieztien Of disparsg
ing the character and pasitiea CT The President,
OF Gov. FoOTE, We nay nsnark TO tbs PILLS
aelykia FrsEirsr, the New TeFk Esrala, and the
Kesfolk Old BemisioH, fhst hero.woiship il not
6 characteristic Of southern people, sad that,
while tEsy nas hsve Representative men, We
have net; thai our people themselves are the
living stones Of eur society, the living ~iHtsliee-
fzal and neral lights Of our cause, Hghts Ike
the living ssonsss Of ALLAN NAcAgLAK, mach
surprising in value the dead but bv1nished
eSndelAhrs Of rank and wealth, the work eff
nsn's hands; that hsre the President is bat the
equal If any ethsF sentlopsn Of equal virtue
and izssIigeRcs {; that eur cause is net embedded
IN NJ. DAVIS, zsT any stAer siHgls nass ssss
Mr.. FoOTB Is net q type Of the poPElaE shOsght,
or IN aayvise AZ srgsn Of the POpulET viii in its
aspects eF diseonlent aHy more thuL. his eel
league, Mr.. SwAEE, is in lis aspects ef ~sstislse-
ton and that It is as nzs ikat Mr.. Fo0TR has
The sbiity 70 overthrow the Prssidenz, AID with
hin he cause, as H is that the esuso Is 50 far
enbsdisa in the President as that tho with
sraEsI Of the popular cesfdsRcs from him. or
his overthrow would impair or 6es.ruy eas great
eEzse itself
Nhile We KAYE no dsubt that thu principles
Of a great Gauss nay have sometimes found en-
bosinens 81 expression in s nan Of grsa. intel.
lscs ana sRsrgy. We are rather disposed 70 tki0k
thst the theory Of representative Inen, and ths
practice of hsrOyWorship srs the fruits Of intel
hctasl c~saesit, and moral sslf-sbsssmspt Of
philosophical tyres, and pslaisa' and social par.
venus. As we have observed that ~clsrgymen,
lawyers, physicians, ere regarded with dimis-
ished reverence in proportion 70 the general dif-
fasisu Of theological. legal, and medical knoxl-
edge, so ue haYs observed that much Of the
greatness Of men gsssrslly, rests upon the pTsYa-
lent aeslsh Of the qualities, moral and intellect
"a, which make The spscislityi and that nsn
assume tss dimensions Of 3 less Pondsrous OF
ovsrswins greatness IN periods and countries
distinguished BY general popular enIightsnmsEt
ALEXANDER, EAVL, the sen Of KIsH, King
DAVID, julius CzsAR, MAHosHT, CRoM-
WELL, NAroLReE, may have hhs IN behalf Of
shs;r missions, tie fsvossblensss Of concerning
circumstances, and were enabled thsreby, Sc
Is aark fbsir respective ages, with revolution
a-y events social end political, as to sntils thon,-
sslTes . the just character Of representative
men, and The intellectual homage Of heroes.
Whethg We regard the ages Ia which they
lived, ts points Of individual character which
thsy possessed, OF too psrsieulET rssula flowing
fEsn thar zissicns, we have ne good moral
rTOaaf feF comPlinenting OF worshieiBg them
as heroes, OF esngrasulsting BE world upon
tbsir possession, CT for csnceivisg sny very
high idea Of the ages which they alusraisd.
Such = man a. orr 0Wn TrgiRis WASHING.
rex, greater IN negative t5sn positive aspects,
in what be fersbose 10 be, than in what be was,
Is the ohly style Of representative mzn which
We desire 20 see reproduced In or cEn country,
and, in Truth. Is tbs only style Of representative
men vhisb our country IS capable of producing;
the pntfiot and hero Of the agricultural classes,
fas representative man Of the country gentle.
uapi = ram Of purity, Ct honesty, Of e5zmoa
ssnss; s man u~ucsnfollsd By sslhshnsss, an
wEtFee b vanity. unswaysd By ambition 6
nan who sschewed honors, rejected power,
sgc;ds3 of5cs save as the mesas Of ~ssryi,e; e
man wha recognized himself as oHly 9 citizen,
tie companion s1S eeasl Of other ciszsns, sad
who. though President and eonmAndsr-in-c
hgVer ceased to be q citizen charged with the il
t~sTeuts, military ana political, Of himself and
ether citizens; who never forgot the farmer End
gentleman IN the eAEp or cabinet, or sunk
them ia The warrior q politician, OF yielded 70
As fsscinsten OF tumptsisn Of tbs vulgar fat
tsy 70 cease 10 be a citizen, which would have
marked bin a hero Of tao vulgar class enumer- |
stsd abevs. In WAszISSTos's eiiizsnsbip,
,ssRistss his heroisn, in this, he glory Is 3 rep
~zvznsatiye nan, il shis, tie principle ihsi drew
10 hOnor ron the priority Of his military or
EVIL positions, but gave then Iufssr, By abb
saiisg then in its behalf.
II the President is q representative
ties sralssdsz Of citzsnship. such as wss ash
ingion, be zsed ret feer the eeusurs Of Mr..
FoeTE, OF any ethsr msa, fer be, ror the esuse
can be evsrthTOwA, Whatever tho wishes Of the
YsEkees msy prompt them ts say; and if a here
10 sry ether saHre. while bis positisn nay in. (
Psrt 70 him The vulgzr faseI Of a reflected gls1y,
he eanEei reject any glory On il and lie cszses
triumph viii b. the same As though he had, or
bad net been President or had CT had nss ex-
listed.
seUzH CAROLINA RELHEF DEPoT
ATLANTA.
This excellent instiiati0a, established By the
soutb Carolina Central association, and under
the esn1sl 81 ~. P. PACE, Esq, Of GrosnviIs,
S. c. superintendent Is and hes been doing 8
great deal, NOT aloae for the relief Of South CsE
lisa soldiss, Sut for he army al large. While
i has eentritaied largely in pr5vialors sna
ether suPslas 70 he several LEsiss' Aid ~ssseeia-
fions Of Atlanta, i has furnished shoes, cloth
ing and blankets, to shoss gcing 10 Their Gem,
ssnds, RAsa tie sans cannst be furnished by
TIE ooysrunsAA Il also delivers borss ald
psckapas consziaing prcvisions and cioianz to