Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-23
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the above caption, and, as I claim to know some'
thing of affairs connected with thst interesting
locality. was Induced 10 read carefully the
srticie which assumed in its first sentence to las
down the Jaw as to she proper c5urse to be pun
sued ia order 10 bring the Mythical great North
west to terms. And, as the writer has pre-
sumed 10 doubt whether many are acquainted
with even the value of the terms SO hippantlJ
pssssa over Il may Be wen enough TO inform
him that his own Information On hat subject il
not IS full. nor his Judgment IS accurate, as tbs
siy oracle stvlo he sdcp.s would lead some e
believe The fact Of the fortunes Of war having
,brown me among them for four months. ant
,bo opportunitiss offered for observation in q
s,ov massage through three Of the great S.stes o.
/ ~ sresf Northwest, Trom the Mississippi rivel
.Ir,ost IN The Chesapeake bay4 IS al the
| snolo7v I have for presuming to differ with ths
views SO briliisntly urged by my friend =" Bur
! leigh"
minds of many Of the belief that ihore Is nC
sipesritv in the seton Of the Northwest. They
dis.rust The indications already developed IS
being non -comuittal and insufficient Phey
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ton in the West and hold that il viii soon
relopse into its former qniescence. They
snser ai the efforts Of great men among US
to cOncilisie them, and aid them TO throw oh
the tyranny which an undue devotion to the
Union had imposed upon them; aud though
Loving the aforesaid great men for their kind
ness, etc" nevertheless feel "disgraced" at ihe
anxious eondescensions they have exhibited.
They disdsin the humble efforts Of diplomacy,
sud proudly say, with al Che majesiy Of impe-
rial uride, let tbs great Northwest be con
quersd, ard lhen she viii be ready for poace,
6refsrring the slaughtarous triumph Of the sword
30 the bioed}ess achievements Of sound states
msuship To ETgue the matter with them were
waste Of time. They are Fnwiiliug 70 be cen
WINGED, except By the record. Therefore, let
facts be submitted TO q csn0id work"
Men have been encouraged 10 desert By letters
from their friends at home, and when attempted
to be arrested the attempt was resisted by force.
One instance Of this sort resulted n the upris-
ing Of thousand persons sgairst the arresting
force, who went SO far IN theIT purpose as to
fortify themselves and it was only By calling
out large armed force thst i was partially and
temporarily suppressed. The result was, that
ever since desertions have gone on with impu-
nifty, and it is stated in the Ohio State Journal,
Of March last, that the deserions In the Federal
army amounted to one hundred and fifty thou
sand. of which ten Thousand were from Ohio
A riot between the C0pperheads and Abo-
litionists, ct Columbus, some time in March,
vas participated in by psrolcd soldiers.
in sight of Camp Chase, in which the United
States Gag Wss torn down from 8 hslyards and
,rsmpled under foot A mob STACKED the
Office Of lhe Crisis Democratic Journal and
the largest and most Influential in be State
published By Hon. Sam. We3siry. HIS iup0r
taut papers were protected by bis daughter,
pistol in hand. he was absent ct lhe time, but
on his return was met ct the depot by trs-
mendous crowd Of friends, wha dragged the
carriage through the streets themselves by
rope. He received Gty letters Offering him
pecuniGry aid, and alter urging him to 90 0n
and say what be pleased pledged themselves TO
furnish one hundred thousaad men &c protect
MIN. tbreetening that IL the c0WarilY violence
was repeated, every Republican Office in the
country should pay the penalty Of the crime
Sentinels on eusrd So ths military prison would
speak Of being hurried Of from their families by
force, sn3, with tears IN their eyes bitterly wish
thai the war was over, IS they bad nothing
against the South, and never believed Is could
be conquered. Armed resistance to the enforce
ment Of tie conscTipt set las been advocated
both BY the Crisis and Chicago Timss-papers
having more influence than sll others put To-
gether, and the slightest threat used IS thas no
Democrat shall be conscIipted in any case, as
the rich among them viii pay for the exemption
of the poor. The patriot Nalsudigham has
gone still further Alter his return from Now
York, where be made his great peace effort be
was me5 at Dayton Ohio (his h0me,) By thou
sands, who received him with great enthusiasm.
F4s was carried on the shoulders Of the crowd to
the stand, and spoke as lie has ever spoken, indie
pen5enily and proudly. Said he. I have bsen
-, fer-0~ Of ffs hs1ot ,f-- -aro
sdy for svil but If il be necessary for the pro
lection of right, counsel resistance, openly, By
as / have always believed resistance to
tvranls yyss obedience 10 Cod lIe said further,
/" am fer the prosecution Of peace lnhsihcT the
Union Is 6iss0lUed or moi The apDlausa was
tremendous throughout the speech He Is the
acknowledged leader Of the peace movement,
and has more influence than the combined oppo-
siiiOn. Public sentiment has changed from in
difference tn sympathy, and cavalry companies,
fully armed and equipped, from Ohio, recently
crossed over into our service. So alarming are
the symptoms Of revolution that The governors
Of the Western Ststas lately called on Lincoln,
requesting shat arms should no longer Be fur
nished to citizens. They claim 60 have, how
ever. about sixty thousand In each State slrea6y.
In short, the feeliag throughout the North
western States is strongly and decidedly in
fsvor of peace They have never been IN favor
Of the war but strong sttschnent 10 tho old
Union, coupled VITA DE fear Of losing the nsTi
cation Of the Mississippi river and thus being
deprived Of the CREST outlet for their produce.
induced them for awhile to make Efforts to re-
store the Union as formerly Finding this i'm
possible, and Knowing wo are willing to give
them free navigation, their Only anxiety now is
to get back from ihe field those that have gone
No man hss been added from there for eight
months In May three hundred thousand wiz
be out Of service, never to Teturn. There win
be no more sent from the Northwest. Some
may ask s Why ihen does she not withdraw
her armies from the ieid7n Merely because It
is imprsciicsble. II could only be accomplished
by anarchy aud violence. She expects ths DEM
oaratic Congress 70 setde iba matter. aud the ar
hcles Of impeachment against the President are
already drawn up.
What the West needs therefore, and e1pccis,
is encouragement and cooperation, and both
should be furnished as far ag possible. L were
far better than 60 attempt 10 exhaust her by
fsrce. Il was not from tha honeyfnggiing Of
New England that she was involved IN this
wsr IS was mistakenly said, and all the honey
Juggling New Eugland c0uld do could not keen
her in it. She acted hastily at first, but independ-
entiy-1nd Is nov ready TO atone for It By being
the FIRST to offer peace. Let st not be said that
through q false deEeacy we discouraged and dis
trusted q sentiment which Lad 1t bsen aided,
might have prevented the expense Of years Of
blood and treasure.
As to the fighting qusdties Of the genuine
YsRkses, i is not necessary 70 speak here. It
has no paFliculsg relevancy IL this place. It
might Be asked, however, what regiments first
pissed through Baltimore to Washington--but
il is not asked how they weio met there.
4" 1t Is submitted, then, with every deference,
that the great Northwest be allowed to deter
mine hsl own destiny" assisted BY Southern
advice and Southern cooperation.
PACHfCUS
Eresi TenHessee.
Special Dispatches to tie Chieago Times.l
MURFREEsBoRO, Tenn, April ll.-Gsneral
Van Dorm attacked Granger at Franklin, Ia
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