Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-11

D. herit Il means our eita-s and sanetuaries whel
e we havs worshipped God end held eommun
L with His saints on earth It means the grave
: where our loved ones are lying, c5aseeratsd b.
+ the tears Of bitter parting when they were lai
q ont Of sight forever Is f1sau7 81 thai tn
J human heart can RENE n Der and love al the as
s sociati9ns which spread their secret network
J over human lie Ell the scattered leaves oI
5 which are written the Sorrows and the JOYS
through which H,sn travels onward to bis rest
above. Our county and our God The two
blend evsrmnre 10 the Christian patriots thought
and shall Il be said there arc ne mertYrdoms Tor
The one, when the gi5bet 8nd the fame are well
eomed for the ether
True heroiHn may be displayed in endurance
not less than in action sud 0ur fellow citizens
\ IN L0uisiana enjoyed 8 most distinguished op
portunity OF rendering service to the Coincide
Iaey quite as valuable as that Of the army in the
held Can any good reason bs assigned why
Trey should NOS run the hazard Of confscaton.
/ Of imprisonment and of death, equally with
/ tho5g who encountered the risk Of capt0Ts. Of
/ woiInds and Of death upon the f5ld Of slaughtsl
Il those may bs justified in their aposiacy be-
cause of the Derils bY which they wege surround
ed, why may not these bs justified On precisely
the same grounds for declining the gauge Of
battle IA the presence Of the foef In shoFI, she
plea BOW undsr discussion seems 90 resolve /
patriotism into an affsir Of simple contract !
the inability Of the CeHfsderacy for the time
being 20 project them, Is viewed Is pdissolvng I
the bond between them sud it and, IKE traders /
IN the market, they bargain with another parry /
purchasing protection with loyalty. Upon this 1
principle pe.Tio ;sn IS q word without meaning, !
aad allegiance becomes the sport Of sccideut
and chance. hava not the heart to pursue the
discussion under this aspect. I cannot believe
that our friends have deliberately brought them
selves t7 rest IN this bleak and de5olats eoncla-
sion. BY the instilet which raeoils from it let
them detect tbs sophistry of the whole plea
from which it's deduced by tie rigoc Of re-
m0rsalsss logic.
I close this Ieng letter BY suggesting two
cousiderations which sL0ns should have deter
ra1 these jurors from subscribing the oath in
question. In the frst place its imposition WIS
IA contraventi0n Of q right which ought never
to have been CONCEDED. have already stated :
that the Acknowledged laws Of warfare required
the snbjagstion Of the whole before tests of
loyalty should BE- eIscta1 Of the constituent
parts. Why was not the a'tsmDt ID establish
con raTy precedent. full of mischief 10 the world
&C iargs, promptly met with e manly protest 4
and wish an appeal to the verdict of mankind /;
Duty, not to their county alone but to the rsco
OF msn, forbade The concession Of such claim
In tho second place, tae distinctive ground on
which this war is wage1 by the North is, that
the South has embarked in q wicked rebellion, p
upon crushing which the very hie Of the nation =
depends. IL totally ignores the authority Of ! /
sovereign Ssstes intervening between the cisi-
zen and sh7 central poweri and simply for this
reason an oath OF allegiance is exacied of indi-
Yiduals- a monstr0us desDOtsm has grown up
which swallows up ell th3 States alive snd
treats their jurisdiction as no more than that Of r
a municipal corporation. Are the Jurors IN .
Louisiana wiling to lend shs sanction Of their :
names 10 doctrine which has slFeaiy convert
ed ths freest government on earth to the most
corrupt aud reckless desPotism upon which the !,
sun ever sbOne aud ere they prepared 10 I
brand with the iRfany Of rebellion that sacred
cause for which bheir 0Rn brothers aud their
own s9as are psrili1g life aud limb upon many y
2 field Of battisl Yet the 0ath they have sworn r
sanctions this toni calumuy pronounced sgainst
the heroes and the martyrs Of their own blood
Could my voice, sir, be heard ia Louisiana, I
E0g'd say to th0se who once listened to me with
affection aud respect csuesl this dreadful oath II
Bsfore 1t is too ate, retrieve your position by f
bold and manly rstracti0n Bstors this war f.
-ushss on to its close say Go tha Federal authoT- t.
les We have recovered our manhood aud with O.
irsw our allegiance, Hnius-lY and cruelty ex h
oried at our hands Ii the dangers of such 81 s
vet be crest, remember t5ai IN the greatness of s
these viii consist tne au1DtUds Of the reDsration f
you make to On injured cause. Tbere is no al
sTustive but that Of dishonorei name clssving d
% yOu and TO your children as long as history =
shall last 1t is now almost century siace the Is
irsJ American revolution aud men to this dsy v
Join. the finger and say there goes a man n
Trough whose veins the blood Of q tory flows Il
}hoose the dungeon and the scaf9d 8 thousand 7
INES rather tEan transmit The taint Of this lep a
osy 20 your offspring But If you have no the b
larve for this. if the oath esnHot 5s retrieved y
ct it 60 before the country without word Of o
License. d. not, ia the a,t5mpt at Justification p
Withdraw the unde-pinnings Of social 5rdar and q
involve both government aud religion ia a CON
non ruia. Let tbs act stand forth a confession q
# human iuirmity and perhaps Ike the re- T,
ordinZ angel whom Slans dsscsibes, your v
oun-Ty may give It's censure and hen drop the
ear Of compassion which viii blot it cut forever
ITemain, dear sir,
Aost respectfully and traly yours b
At FTr7D L.