Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-18
BY " H EDMUsDs, o. kEsTUC6Y-

BY w, IT, EDMUNDs, or KEETUCKY.
From the Southern CohfeleFsey
fha greatest cures to mankind 10 ihe ages Of
We past were not brought about By the rule Of
inls KING or tbat tyrsnti Oy tbs e5Hiending
armies OF rIval empires, or by the fierce passions
r existing eects Of religion or tie evolutionary
changes OF governments, from republics TO MON
sIeossg or dem0craeigs 90 desp0iism8; or be-
C-uss OF th9 existence of separate races of men
upon Inc earth frequently f~esulting IL the re-
lsnEless and exteFminadng wars Of race seainst
~ nose grow out Of mans nature, as a
progressive being IN social, moral and roh6cal
mptoEeh1ent hence contentious ia arts, red-
giohs aud ia"s. changes and revolutions-eVer
Deai1 mn EDWARDS on The saif5 currents Of
mo lles or inns, 20 the highest state of INTEL
SsAes' reun3menE purity and happiness posi-
! y 1lll ln Lle present sphere of human eZ-
u 2ntsen hundred years ago, undeT
the daeness OF tH8 Eternal, the rule. the erDire
and higher civilization OF the earth w. pIseed
0nler NE Keeping of Tie white man and how
dla % diseh4rge his cuty, hold g as he did wsta
the d9nfni0n Of the Roman empire. I'M the bfrh
trusts OF hUmaniiy and religion I'VE reoBia
notwithstanding their devotion 20 the ancient
o~5setes n tlair temples. tLeir mystical pf7os5-
phy, readily embraced .hs t~eaehiuys III Chris
aanity, and an emPus was born unto Cod ia a
day.
This change from mythology TO Cfrisiisnffv
proved sleir nstural superiority. .H- ee7a-;iv
fer. and sdapta1on 10, The higher aud moro eIe-
waited philosophy Of the Christian rslzi5a. R1.
What shall We say OF the white uaa su-t-aHed
IN the capital OF bis Eower1 Raus-rrond
naughty and imperial R3mol Her rie.orious
legi0ns. led On by abe generals. extended fer
power over nau1n5 empires peoples and eres1s.
giving language Laws ciFie8atl0n sad stz 70
Hindrads OF the same cultivated race shrsuyu-
out al the COMMITTEES Of Earope. Her SsIn71s
conquered and ~subjue4tad an the black tribes
Of enother race Ipha5ling TIE E8rlh of Afies.
5rogtns capdTes 60 her wil, thoss Carbsgen-
isus whose ancestors fed from fher Ceuautsh
captivity te the jew. establishing 6 system Of
national aud legitimate shyerg with on It's re-
sp9Dsi5i6tias, throughout ths empire. Her
CB5ars held legal jarisdie'i9as over Egypt, STria.
Palestine, the ancient d0mini3ls of The Msdes
and PeTsiaus, and hy sn~largemant. were dwell
ing in the tents of Shem, ibrou2hout the extent
OF western Asia Hor senators, mauy Of whom
owned twenty Thousand slaves. gave their ima
and talentsto the STATE, contributed .hair veal b
to The nanon, and possessed ability, from cult
waited farms, 20 iced 2 stan iuE arnv Of thirty
legiOus, stationed from C5ieiouia's northern
wall to the golden shores Of the Enphretes. be-
sides 8 gusd of twenty thousand 10 watch
arosHd cha imperial city
With ships OF war and mercantile marine, she
ruled in s1 the seas, and gave commerce, arts
and nationality, poalry, painting end sculpture,
OTatorys statesmanszlP and philosophy. civiliza
ton aud Clristisnity to all the word. Not
withstaadIng her grsa-as3 aad her gl9rY. and
tue teachings her epic had received fr0m that
divine soHrce HMcn recognized mans varied
nature and his destiny pojnag out the great
necessary social and political relations Of hus-
bard and wife, parent and child, master and
servant, in original separate but c0-existsnt
races, the oao sub3rdIua,s TO the 2lre- qe5 the
elsmeni Of society sad decay and p3l ieai de-
ssr8c.ijn were alreadY at work. which LED 90 the
ruin Of the empire, and left her peap,e without
patriotism, nationality, civilization or religion.
1t was nosa standing army composed OF R1-
man cilzess, Il was not colossal wealth and
extensive dominion, i Wss moi luxarv aUd Tui5-
full commerce, l. was nos because st. PsUi
taught a new religion from their venerable tenn
pies and they believed in tie resurrection of the
Christ, it was not because s1ra separate races
existed nader the banner Of the Roman Eagle,
which siugly Of collectively brought di=iutszra-
ton TO the Rouan empire these were tie ne
assary coueomitsuts OF mGa's CIVILIZATION, and
Gods purposes with him sp0n The earth. But
tho social system and political structure Of the
empire received lis death-aloW rom sma,gama-
ton, from immature martial relations. sud tue
accused 20 1sIty 0t separate race. So loneas
the Roman msi1tained his 5upericrity ever 0-he-
races, m Church ami Sia5e, in social. civil ard
domestic Taiauons. gaaTdel his bil5ariEat as e
Roman citizen, sud W0uii uer share its plivi-
ieges in CONNIE with inferior man, there WIS
none to dispute BIZ power; his government was
safe, his nationality was complete, sad lis pat
riotism was suticeHl % protect his country
agsin5t internal AID tx.eraai fees
Ba. when the daushe7s ot RaGs preferred
the puny embrace Of a drsrish &siate prince
to thas Of her oan us.ive-u55ismsa; when An
thouy could dessert the c3ueh Of an honoted
dame for TIE darker raptuEes Of 2 C.aopatra,
asd when the thiebGppsd anj enlyheaded
When slaves were Need aad placed as soldiers 10
fl up ths ranks Of her gloFious lezions. Rome
was then ready loF the last stroke Of tbs eI5cU-
toner's axe, aud ib came r1m ths hsnd Of Cara
calls and waat Q pity the madam Ca1Aealla of
ihe Uaited States could not have been pre- slG
TO shave the glory and Join hmm, Wb8 IL tho ysar
two hundred aud twalya {2l2, ADJ put forth
that pr0clamati0n. which made every Dhabilaut
Of the empire, without regard 90 eolor, reo or
country, q citizen Of Rom, ~ita ali is rights,
duties and iHmnnities ia s3eiI aud political
EGoi
e wers useless 70 la The curlain Of history
and paint the aegk or middle ages Of man's
misery, wCe, U3otehe6ass snd ruia. For q /
violation Of the natursl, 59eisI and political ez-
istonce of races tie world was once destroyed 4
with the mli fofm-of waller has fer q sin
later TolaI9n Of the unchzaging laws of God
and Of nature, is required the are and sword Of
Goth snd Varda', viii all the horrors Of var
for q Thousand years, who, With aar5sric pride
Of noble race, drove the African 10 his ms tive
land, scorned alliance with Asiaeie race, blot
ted ont Che eorTups, s~cc1Tsed snd mixsd e%iviiiza-
ton Of the empire, and laid tha foundations Of
those governments iu EHr5pe, which preserved
the supremacy cf the white mar aud the germs
e civil saton for modern tmas UHder tire
fl ST great trial Of Chus.i2a development, tins
superior, dominant Wats rses toll victims %
tail commenced the da1hess ers IN the history Of
the past.
MoatgomerV Ala Feb -. 1863.