Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-26

his wants. CAssTUE
A Experimentation frsna j. W. SeweuI
Frsn he LOnsan Iadsx, November la.l
EDrroR IEBBx: The British Gsvsrnnsni
Was under no obligation 20 ~Tsesguizs that Con
fsdsrasy Of States Of which the four sovereign
ties Of Gsorgis, South Carolina, Virginia and
Eerth Carolina had. in 1861, constituted them
selves members. It YVES, nevertheless, undel
the sbssluts obligation to those States to TsfHss
admitting as valid, and to deny the legality 81
any public ses whatever, which the PsliticsI
/ Agency seated At Washington might claim, o.
might assume, to perform in he capacity el
their agent OF representative. For those ssstss
had 1otiked to the WeTld that they had cancelled
and Withdrawn from that Agency tAs authority
which they had, zach for Itself and separately,
| dslsgased to Il On the ID Of January, tie $50 el
Nay, the 26th Of June, and the Ist of August
in Tia year I7s2, respectively; and Grea! Entain
had previously bound herself always to treat
with then as "ffss, sovereign ana Independent
States" This binding engagement clearly pro
hibits bar from treating in what eoRcorns them,
with any sgsnt whom they may chose TO repaid
ate. TAls absolute obigAiisz Great Britain has
shamefully SisTsEGrdsa. ard il consequently
now falls on these States, as a dGIy tAey owe to
| MANKIND, interested in the observance Of srea-
dos and in tAe maintsBanss Of Political coed
faith, to ASSET their egn rights BY SEINE pzhlic
act, and to brand tie peFaay and bad fssh Of
the British Government with Tie stigma h as.
/ serves. Il il the object Of this letter to appeal
to then 10 psrfora this sacred duty
TIA ease on which they can, sRd l hope will,
in lseal phrase, 20 to the tribunal Of the wezla,
lies in q very narrow compass, and they can
/ nsed ne assistance from any enc on this side Of
the Atlantic in setting It forth. Il 10 net there
fers ny intention ts discuss tbs ssse itsolfi /
desire merely toPoint out that the present ia tho
bropsr time for thsir tGkiBg ths nsedful aetisa,
Gsd to suggest Is.
These four States have constituted themselves
msmbsrs Of q new Political ConfsseTasy, in ALI
anse with certain ether States, with whoa they
have eeAcurrsd N iRSiitatiRg 4 jsini political
Agency. The Executive Chief Of this Govern
nsnt dispatched q commissioners TO ths British
Government, empowered ts make treaties WITH
il, ard this f~uncRsHaTy tins British Government
act oily refused - recognises it was entitled
u DEBUT Il trastad him With such singular in
sivility shat ths President, under 8 PropsT sense
of dignity, withdrew him. Up to tho period Of
M Masqn's retirszeRk the isur States to watch
I hsvs referred Kay have judged it axpsdisB1 TO
refrain foM FRtnag forward their OWE 1s2ty
righu or the British Government But the
Presidents Simultaneous withdrawal OF Nj. As-
sea aud his proper expulsion Of the English
Corssls from tks 6s9thsrn territory, plses these
fsar States in a Psesliar relation towards tie
British Government, Of Which they are net ely
ssfitlsd 10 avail themselves for their own Gdysn
age, azd thai Of thsT slieg, bus they are PEI
elnptOrily called upsR 50 10 dc Il Lho interests OF
msRkia& a. large. Bal in diEcbaTgiHg this in
psrtAat duty they aust b en- their guard Eet 80
sfora any opening to their antagonist for equiv
Oeasien sza ~svASien; they mEst be careful net
20 csnfsznd their own P~sszliEE right CT cen-
plsizt against the British G8ysrnmsEs wish that
which they share via their pEsstgs Political
colleagues.
Thess last, ksisg without theso pa iieHlEr
treaty nights which they possess, have Ret tbs
same rights Of complains with tksm. HaHos
they, en- this occasion, mast EtkEd sFzrt lr0H
their alis5, and act sePsrataly, and By them
selves. The ssarse which tke British Gsvsfn-
IusEt has pursued towards tbs South has hsen
Of 4 character which can leave 10 doubt on the
sind Of any gsathsrn statesman that The Brit
ish Government will TeeeTt to any Bsphistry,
subterfUgs, or ~avaries, which nay sssm eRiea-
lated 10 divert the attention OF tina Hsyld from it,
in this peculiar ease. The foHr States
aust, thsrsfers, 0enGns themselves strictly t.
the ground en- which they Save ~ undesirable
righi to stand. "Hsre," they must say in sE
feet, SIS the treaty of 1888; hero are several acts
eff 1888, krausinE certain powers TO Q certain po-
Htisal agency, By whieb-aHd b. which alsns-l
ven beeose authorised TO deal with that ageH-
ey ia eur aEsiTs. Here, again, are cur setsof
1861, annElling the powers granted in T7S6, Ay !
Which ron bocsze absolutely iEtsrdictsa fIsn
dealing with that agency IN cur affairs; AID
hsrs is your Ret admitting the legality Of the
blockade sf eur shores, which tbs agency
to iastituts in : : character Of e~ontinH-
Ing to b our xgoAts. How Is such . proceeding
consistent with your Obligation By the treaty Of
1855, 70 t1eAt wiki rs always ss tras, sovereign, |
Independent States 2" II the feur sever
States, in performing the grand eHty which
.key owe to humanity, viii coHfas themselves
strictly Witkia the limits which I hAvs jEsi de-
sIed, and will hold the British Government to
lhs SENT of tho treaty ef 1873, 80 it regards
and thea emily, tbeyVIA gals q verdict
fTona the heEsst sentiment eff mankind which
zil cover ihsH wiih koaog, and the British
with shame.
Il seams to ne that thsy shsuld take some
Iuet couiss as the fsllswing:
SsFpese that GssrsIa (whoss style in her psb-
ie acts Is, " The Stats Of Georgia, by The grace
# Goo, free, sovereign and independent" } wsre
o set forth tho tFesty Of i7s2-ts denouzce the
~nfraetion Of il By { c British Government to.
yards herself il 1e6l-tO protest. against that
nfrsetisn-to declare that al acts performed by
he British Governnsnt Involving thar infrac-
ieR, snd deEogating frsn that Independence
md sovereignty, which It had c0vanansod al
Ways to respect IN hoE, are null REe Of no lssiti-
sats efscs-and TO concluds By an appeal TO
he world and 10 pssseriy against the bad faith
# the British government And suppose the
hTee other States wh0se Independence ard sew
have been sinilsrly outraged by the
Sritisk eoverment were to protest by fornsl
Of their respective Legislatures in : similar
For brsYisy,s sNkoI win new refer to gesrris
Surprising that Georgia should make
lfetcss Of this solemn eharasser, the point naxk
. W considered 10 tAs actiep she should take
hsseuFsE. Tbs natural and obvioas one would
10 70 dispatch s commissioner TO call the st,eu-
ion OF the British Government % the fact that
is v~ielsting the treaty Of 1853. But such :
ss new unfortunately attaches to tbs
Irish Government would be anHdYissble. Jhe
tate Of &SerslS 3 wesk-aI tho greatest dissd. !
IN every Way-her territory .revarsa By J
bTaiSl enemy, seeking to extsTminsse her en- I
ne p~ePaiaaon-aRd TO this enemy the British
Is isnding indirect, bat very posi- J
assistance. It's sad to feel assured thss
be British aoyernmsnt would meet aov avnli. ;
alton frsm Georgia, in her dsfsnselsss eanditsn. I
ish every device fer delay and evasion which
ae al, Hmst4nccs might Psrmii; and Gser9ia
loud hsrsiore ssstzin from any course, how {
sayissbls stasrwise, which would exeeso }
Or 70 this danger. She should, therefore, ca-s- c
lily syeid any application to tho British Gsv. s
rment, whatever. This STATE il = sovereisnt~ Il
cempiot-ly As Is tho State Of Great Britain b
bore Is ne assumption Of saFsrioritz Of sov- n
eigu rank or rights On the part Of Great Britain y
the treaty Of I553--aRd Gesrgia is IS fuliv 81
and empowered 70 ia4ge Of aad e n d
rpsoi tie treaty IS Is Crest Bdsain hsnalf-ths b,
Der party . H. The ebjasts AeeFga q nsw u