Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-18
TO lho PeoPls q the aonrlh Coagreasioa-

for the patriot Of East tennessee. and calls were mad.
for Gov. Wright, but that gentleman had retired. T.,
crowd tsen dispersed
To sac People Of the Four.h Congreasioa
nj Distfics Of louisiana
The planting season being a. haHd, I deem Il
my imperative duty IS your Representative, E.
address you in relation TO the present condition
of the country; that you may know wiat It's
best interests req3iTe of you. Here, at the esp
ital, participating in the legislation Of youl
Congress, and surrounded by the enlightane5
men Of the nation, who are using AL their en-
deavOrs TO promote the great csuae in which go
are all united, I am expected 20 be il possession
Of information which viii, perhaps, sid YOU in
determining the course you should pursue, to
gigantic Struggle for Independence In view oG
the events which have lately transpired ~
Washington, It is high fms that ycU should
Danish from your thoughts all idess Of ga early
peace, es we'll Is all tho illusions of foreign in.
terveDti0n, Ihs success Of the sO-cs4ed Dem
ocTatic conservative party, il the late
fall elections, in the North and North
west, had induced many to believe that the Lin
coin government would have been stayed liz the
prosecution Of the cruel and inhumaa wagfsre
Haged agaiR5tU Us for the last two years. Il was
thought that 80 great 8 change in public opinion
would react upsn the councils Of ta9 usiion, and
that the people Of the North, Gwakering 10 heir
rights, usuEpad ard tramp'e1 upon by their
President, woald rise TO reclaim s1sir loskhDsr-
ties, and burlt the desPOf from Dower-thsh mgr-
nulng and their loud lahsncisi9us. for 8 mo-
ment created alarm &c Washington; the muz-
zled press was freed the Bsstilcs we've enpied;
men Of daring Numbered austhe8ss sttls gov
eminent. aud it seemed as though the hour Of
dsliverance had arrived But thaY wore mis-
taken and the Congress Of the United States.
which has Adjourned, obayiny implicitly tha
/ bahestS of Lincoln and ms willy aud sega
cioUs adviser, Seward, have cousummssef Tao
deed Of despoiism. All the usn in the States
able to bear arms, are placed at The dis
posal OF the Executive ample provision has
been msde'to procure money 10 carry on the
war for a year longer without csJing tho ne=
Congress on the 4th inst, and Lincoln tc,iay
is invested with the undisPused power Of die
tator. With q large nsj3riy q the people Of
the North against rs in feeling and interest of
I what avail would be the Efforts Of the few who
lsympathiza with ,he SoUh3 How could a
State, ewes if SO disposed, contend With = pow
and the sword No, Ghe people Of the North
viii tamely submit to Lineoln's usurpatiou ;
they will quail before his armed hosts NATION
Of bTaggaIss. Of hyp0cTites and fanatcal inf,
deis, they win qnake with terror ia tie presence
Of power, and bend The wiling knee to the ty-
rant. We muss undeceive ourselves there is no
hone from their iBtense disssasians. Besides.
there was more political desiTn than sympathy
for as In tae conduct Of such mon rs Van Buren,
and others; they desired g r~eYulsi0n in Pubdc
opinion TO enable them as s party to regain pos
session Of the g vernmeat, and TO divide ths.
spells Of the war from which they had been ex-
Guided by The Black Republican party; bhst was
the real cause Of the opposition % the admins
tration, and the end they had in view. They
took advantage Of our successes and g moment
airy painting for peace al the North TO achieve
their purpose; but so soon IS the administration
al Washington displayed s. received. energy iR
the prosecution of the war fer our 8ubiugati0a,
these mea changed their tone, end john Van
Buren, in his speech ayers Inns ao is in favor
Of 3 rigorous prosecution Of the war, for tho
restoration Of the Union ss the emily mssns Of
obtsinine peace.
Now for The Western ndNorthwestera Sates
| think it u nquestiouabla that they were prompt
ed more By tier feelieg than by their interest
in uniting With the North in their unholy cru
sade against rs, They wapeof the same polfi-
zeal creed, freesoilars and AbOiitionis.s they
had grown great and powerfulia ths old Union.
and 1t is not surprising that g ey should hsvs-
adhered to il, when we remember Bow stooae
was the Union feeling in tbs Southern States,
even after The e~legti0a of Lincoln. They were
4E1 s0LNAohG hA-t ga iEsNt4alF4 MaaraEE kaaA
OF ambitious political asp.Ta1t5; that the great
body Of the people were u favor cf tie Union,
aud were dsbarged the expression Of Their opin-
ions by JEFF Davis and the Tuiers Of the Soaih.
ern ConfedeTscy and evan 70 his day file
Northern press speak Of the lsteut Union feeling
South. Isis trua thas these States en- largelv
to have realized their rue conditions the
bandage has from fallen their eyes, aud they
see that they are excluded from ell participation
in tho profits of this war While they are earu-
estly fighting, the Yankees are making large for
tunes out Of army contracts 4hs capital Of the
latter Is successfully invested III manufactures
and in the furnishing Of the materials for tho
army; their mechanics and employees in man
ufaatures are detailed from the army to- ths,I
ships they enjoy g comparative prosperity,
while n the West thore is q general sbgaation
ia all the business Of the eoan6y, 9th no maT-
kets for grain, -four, pork, mules, ead tie other
Western articles which vera formerly purchased
and consumed ia the South and Southwest. I
The Yankees own nearly al tho capital ia
vested 10 the railroads. connecting sia Woss
with the Ezst and they have so enhanced the
price of transportation, tfat il takes 6Va bushels
Of Western corn 20 pnsone IN New York, after
all expenses OIL freight, commissious, storage in- /
safance, etc, ETC., are paid; four Is worth f0ar !
dollars a barrel, pork hana ola ana 8 hale 10 /
three dollars q hundreds but, 81 lhe Western
farmer must ssa, bis property Is purchased as
low prices by the Eastern capitalist and sold iB 4
the government at lmmens gains. in this,
you have tee secret OF the late deueastrai5ns I
in tas Northwest ag list ne Black Rspubliesn
naturalization; Hey we've excited not bv ara /
feeling isr Us, bat because they ere suffering Is
thst very sensitive part Of shsI b0dy paliie-k
z PoeSst- But theE srmiss are stu ia the
field discipline viii hel1 and esntTol them Ia
fhe rasskes and when fhav a.a tka aarrsstroas
to reduces rs, their pride viii urge thsm 70 con-
quer the Ravigatioa Of tha Mississippi, Rather
han obtain i b. anisa5ls s3jasansns with Is.
This they viii submit to, only az The last alter-
aaiive,