Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-16

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PROsPEgTs or PEACE.
From he LssdeH Times, June I9l
lis singulsIly d e5cult 20 speculate on Amer
icsn Belties or to forecast Bvszt5 from reports o.
Americas sbiui6n; bus th5roi 3 certsiu chsrae
.taE atrat tie rrcaat proceedings in New Yori
which indRees as 10 attach unusual Importance
.s tAem. j, is nos nov f0r tEe 6rst ims tha
mertal Is inaGs Of Bsecs, or that poses paTiy
hes raised iLs veies 10 tte noTthezstarE S.siss
W. racaii iisct Lssv the -9=H10eFats- commenced Z
nasiiestation Of this kind ssEas few months ago
end hslv sberiiveiy It tsr1iHsted- We hay,
,5-14 rcpaste1 D. s-sgTed ths5 the Northwest EGs
sastlirg vi.l d.s6f 6f-efian. and that it ziKht b
/ expected at szg n7araaHt O. make ceses 90 itt
ossu n aesopHs; Aut ell its agitation has hitherto
sadsd Ia a7qnisseones. u g Parsbe enough
! ,sers.eIe, that See Ps8cs CdHy eution 70 NsT
YORK, esr pTaFa as uuprstue.i as The various
usvclaats which hsvs preceded it "a chs ssme
direction +; hut itesauss be- drltiea that the pro-
y a-eiirEs tavs aa uHvsujed aspect, and the
! wha,s rapoft is fell II signfeaace. O-nitting.
[ i1r its no cent. the pUrpOct a1d la1guaga Of
1 .As r-seij.tiGns ad0-ieG. end lss extraordinary
Declines ri th4 EprsHsEs. ve ssseTvs Numerous
/ iUe-5satz dch erpress tie Grn6is1cs- Of the
( 1eetD- 113 tAs 3alersuc9 Of tbs Gov1TnEssnt
rs s5s a. 81 expected has military force wsuii
4. 50 r1Ebl9re6. sa o. several recent C0cZrious 20
I u1ii-ailals o. lisDarso iko hsssInb j bat 10
4 5peh 1utsrte-eacs was hazsrdfa-
/ Tso journals most 1cg5vo in The suDsgYt sf
tGsvsr1ment sBssk vita tolerance, ard even
sErrovai, Of this UgcsuEroTnisiHs, dezaoasirs-
si2E. Thsy a5Eit that 'tho people nay have
peace if hey vii, and thar q pesea party IS
just as aT5 igI fscli ~ aHs jHst as privileged
q taaEue, as g war party. T1sy sil stiguG-
-izs tzs p0iey as 'resEssut Ena TpIaous g. but
I tEsy ne iGR ger deny that is msy b csnstItu-
Z -iauaT advocated by thags WIS believe Ia t.
.tirzly re Er3 iHss Mr. FsrusHeo Waea- the
4 5sldast spsal,er aad the Eai3juE spiEit Of the
! v5sls Hssemb s., instead Of DeiFg sent 60 Eort
/ farrssi OF ase9rse6 90 the C5utederate lines, is
/ quietly closetei with Che Pfos.5sn. two days
I after the ugelaE, aH3 Is allowed 80 reitersis IN
plivsta discourse bis sr-rmsn.s aEaiHst the
4 c8GiiausHe5 Of the war When Fe remember
that sueh opinions woul3 nave been prosecuted
I 80 reasonable few weeks ago, we Say weH
conclude that a change S. g.. last coming ever
/ tke oE.nions Of the American people.
Z Mr Sa7vsrd said with perfect truth, when tie
+ Emperor OF lhs French suggested mediation,
/ that mediation coHld never mean anything bHt
I tha recognition eff Chs Confederate Ststes 4
was syi3cnt ther end has become still mere SO
since that tbs Southern peoDe wOuld listen 10
{ n3 terms but such .s included their own indo-
J pssd=rcs. ard lhat there was 40 chance Of
e9sTci- them. Wish the North, 70 psrlaY is 20
surrender. and those who sincerely advocate
I Eeacs must necessarily be prepared for disuui0n
/ DID th8 convention 90 IS Jar IS this The
]. s5er sa8ll iud ye for himself Mr Fernando
[ wood, TIE ebist Of the party, did rot5ia the
/ deC5Eous veil eTit5 which the Democrats have
hillorEo disEuissd their speculstisns, and sPsks
I Of peace "as the only possible hope Of the res
I -G-atial of ti3 Auer;c "a Union" but the ieso-
I lUtisu formally proposed. AID deliberately
/ adePte1 ty Tho assembly, was IN the foilawlng g
w0r6s;
We rocammfnd, In Che name Of The people
thst there aa z suspension OF h0stiiites between
the eontsB3ing armies Of the divided sections of
chr country, and thst a convention Of she
S.eies ssmp5sinE the loniade-aie siates, AID 6
se-Erate corTeurI7u Of t'5 S.stes stII adherirg
e the Union be held, TO 6naIlY settle and deter
nine I'm wrst manner end By what mode tAe
csuteEdiuw ascti9nE shall Be- recOuciled' -
sh0zt Of Immediate rsc0ruiiioa Of southern
Independence We hardly sss how language
could Eo further than this 10 the interesl sf the
Sout5. There is ua talk or rebellion" or I" in
suuuetiaa +" Houe of thaE uTetenee By which
8r Seward aif cts to be blind 70 rival Gov
srnHant and nstiOu ogniermin0us with his
own. The separation is Acknowledged, and
the c0squalit7 Of The two divisions admitted
snd tboEgb It Is lust possible 60 aTgue hat the
projected conventions might Bjviss 8 restora-
ton Of tas UDsol, is Is perfectly ObTi3us that a
treaty Of peace between two iuieusndsus DOW
ess is the result really anticipated. Wien we
reflect that this resolution, with others Of a sim
liar character, was enthusiastically adopted hy
q meeting Of Some iairtY thousand eitizsns ia
tha powerful bat sitac=ta quiescoHt city Of Kew
York. We shall sgTaly find reason for thinking
tha5 the civil war may BE- touching its close
Yet It is s0au.lEl Qr5stioa. All tins bold
ness sid zs9d sense NAV evaPoraLe in another
week, aud Save .hirrs jssl WhsTa they were.
I. remains b. bs sesa wheibor Mr. Wood VIII
as supported, and or sblai BY the sympEthiss Of
Ais C3aatTyaoa 10 uGdify tie policy Of Gf
Lihe0ll's G17=ramefk Lllsra is s.roag ground
COZ such 81 expectation. We kR6w LAat She
D ne--a,is Par.Y is P9war'RE and there is en-
ans c1-7-s pre1auiltT ia The statement that
largo cl sssas Of tie Northern people are DE-
siz1us sf naace if tloy dared but speak thair
sieds War visi.s ihgm yi d heavy taEstien
su3 8ith tAs less Of al .a7sa liberties Of
which tbsY were 50 i8s.ly proud. Il dses
not bring them iH r5tura even the eXeitsmeEt Of
vicssFy or ils s"reEi9Et9n Of military success
Is hes aCs provided l15G with single haro, or
q colder, wh5Ia they couls id0.izs tor AZ hour
Their greatest schiaven1ort hss been to save
taer ezl capital frosa eaptufa. aa exploit pbigh
tasT Essys Pareheaee, Bs uussis &c r0Post- If
Icy wore 10 win q bati5, it would DO ihan
fitia god, hzt 5beT clnrot % aia even this
tenaeTGTY grst.fsstioe. OF ~ the hErd wsrds
uss5 AZ Tie new York meeting, tae hardest Of.
g mast have bean tlose which stigmatizsd TIE
wsr as dead lsila-a. From that traih iharc
vas ue escaping.
.Whst5ver uigat 81 said fer tke struggle 10
sflsf resi- pecfs-aLeinsr e was c01stitu i0Esl or
usisHful ps-istic or fsctious, necessary or gra-
to- 81z-lhig, 9. isast. could not be denied, that
up 10 the present a0maHt it bad proved utterly
hopeless. "Wh.le oHr asa," said Mr.. Wood
"Lave icugss re men never fouEat before, get
Va hsvs.only gsiosd defeat. hurai.;sting to eur
sectional pride. tcStrgctIYn 90 ell oHr matsTlal
.ussras s, and snnihIaii1e ta every sbirit II lib
1s-y Cardcr shonid compel Us 70 sdmit bsfsIs
h8 civil Zsd W1Eia that We hays Dd6l bsat6E,
ara szuast succeed in what we hsve under
iazsa." Every man in tie assembly must haye
foit that iaesa words admitted of no e0nTaSic-
fon. ard, further, that ths resources Of t5s
North, which lad grovaa thus osufdeieRt, wsre
no~T fag less sufieisu than AZ first Never was
loEio pressed with more ine1oTabls facts.
il tkis mestiHg shoald prove iuhuentinl
enough TO hberat8 opinion and open meas
nOuths, 10 may, perhaps, wonder SIX weeks
hercs. where the strength Of the war party
soula evsT hava -lain-- iusAas IN France. after
the faH Of RobsspisFTe, people asked each oiHer
uh0 .ceull have been tbe JaCobins. IhsTa Is
eys-vl Einr. except the uncertainty Of American
politics. Co maka as regard sues AZ event Is
probable l. wouid almost seem, nom the re
aart Of tha interview between Mr- Wood and
AR LiaoQl1, tnss mo rfesl4eut liEl2eI Woui1
have no obieetien 70 psae8 IF he knew how &c
reach #. Perhaps this mestiug may show him
to ray II aR sTmistice was procssinasd We
believe ihat neither party would b5 IN @ hurry
10 renew She Igar, ana the desire Of peecs 77ould
supply the TIVE governments With sha strongest
motives f0I coalng to reasonable terms of sepa-
ration.
Eovv york T-sbana's aeesuAs OF an Arsii-
fery Duel
a corresrondent of .ao New York TribHus
gives the following aeeouut Of the terrific artil
IsTy esnbat lt Gettysburg. lie says:
Al two o'clock on Friday afternoon Leo open