Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-19
oR FRNE.

The Memphis Bulletin. of the 1lth instant,
refers to a communication suggesting a suspen-
sion Of Federal congressional elections in Ten
nessee, until the regular period for holding a
State election in August next aud indorses the
proposition. The communication bears upon
its face the impress of ga official feeler, and the
editorial carries with it an air Of tame submis-
sion to official DIGESTION SO we begin to think
that NABERs, . or any other man y viii have
to postpone for a time tie honors % sought.
The thing was decided upon before the public
was enlightened through the Bulletin.
That journal started out fsrcsly for a repre-
sentaiion at Washington. It named a day
brought out ems Of It's own editors as q csndi
date, and a eanvass commented The doubtful
honor became a matter Of contest; the day
named by The BaHeta was deferred by ANDY
JoHNsON-tbis was again postponed by SHER-
MAN and now seven months longer time is
asked. All this is significant. A friend informs
Us that the wire-gorkers have found it impos-
sible 10 insure the success Of their plans, and
hence the hesitation. They fear the people viii
repudiats the caucus srrangements-hence the
long postponement. Another Mempbisn sug-
gests that the bright prospects of JIMMY Nc
MANUs for election (who, by the way, has
more political honesty in every single hair Of his
head than the whole regiment Of his competitors
possess), was the cause Of the change. Very
probable We believe JIMMY would distance
all Of them if an u-ntrammelled vote could be
taken The people would appreciate bis hon
esty, and reward it in preference to the bastard
article everybody recognizes IS presented by his
competitors.
We join the Buliein in urging the postpone
ment, but for a very diferezt reason. We do
not wish to see our State nisrepresented in any
way, and long before next August we expect to
see the invaders, who would coerce her people
70 political election contrary to their real senti-
ments, driven rom heT borders. By all means
let Us have a postPouement.
REJECTS or THE PR0CAAmATEOE
In speaking Of the effects of LTNcoLN's
emancipation proclamation, the Chicago Times,
of the Sd inst, says:
The deel is done-the deed which uniles
the people Of the South forever in their rebellion.
and divides the people Of the North as to the
further prosecution Of the war-the deed which
converts the war from a constitutional contest
for the integrity Of the Union for an u-neonsti-
tuts~1al crusade for tho liberation of three mil
lions Of negro bsrbarisns aud their enfranchise-
ment as citizens-lhe deed which DESTROYS the
list hope Of the preservation Of the old govern
ment, and ~in2Ugurstes 8 future, dark, uncertain
and ~dreary-the deed which is as unwarran.ed
10 military as it is m civil law, against the pur-
poses of which The humanity. of Christendom
viii protest, and to avert the consequences Of
which European powers will interfere. The
deed is done. The c~raziest abolifonism has
achieved the very acme of its desires. The end
for which the war was commenced BY the domi-
nant party-she separation Of The Union and
an armed aati-slavery crusade - has been
It's not a deed without a name. It
viii be known in ali history as TIE most wicked,
a~trocious and revolving deed recorded ia the ar
malls OF civilization
TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAFH.-It is stated
that the mission Of Cyrus w. Field to Europe,
reference to making another attempt to lay
IN ocean telegraph, has been a success. He re-
home on the 4sia. The day before the
4sia sailed, a meeting Of the Liverpool share
holders in the Atlantic telegraph company was