Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-18

Is = on me Wle naiioR ne a.ane r blsms there b
Is tie nation Eorah and South rigs in ss civil IA
Is tho war jusl IS g necessary Z it GEsy TO lead
. any good resaifs either North or Soufhi
These u=s questions not set down. Anor, "a ths b
iitica ca.echian Of TIE day
Ir the prlmeg cf facton lie frat inisrr0zatoFy
e care you for q vigorous persecution og the Hszf7
Z 70 thai aueTar, yes Any and every war th'
ougnt g 19 proseeHted ought q Be vigorously pros
caei What 81 worth dong at az g. worth doing well
X war must BE- let i BE- prosecuted with every Tigo
Consistent with tta laws of war with humanity an
civilization Bat iadaed t seems 70 me that cue.
Ion eaa oe loie 1lsc iaF, ior there never has BEE
war, a. aE e. ihs people Of The United States con
esrnea inWhieh mors vgoF and energy have been dil
played.
Volunteer armies have sprung up ss II By magic
money has been provided by voluntary coutribulfoI
with liberslity unnaral sled in history
II any want Of vigor has been exhf5isd e has beer
exhibited By TIE Adninisiration. not Tho people.
an the Administration asked fnom the people they
sol anc 10 anything has gone wrong. they III sny,
10 blame e Is for tha soldier 20 tho field Vigorously q
prosecute the war Tiey are there 20 fsht ana have
Iougat, and giu light no doubt whez cz2ied Their
-o5ey aad act not think or hesitate.
He, on the Other hand who not soldiers, have
0ler dntes and OR rst duty 70 tlnk-to think for
these same soldiers and for ourselves Or duty s to
watch orr public servants 70 canvas pube sct for
these sets may infHsnca a fate % ourselves and of our
clidren 70 critse strictly but Justly making al dHe
allowances and 81 6 becomes oar honest and deliberate
conviction that our public servants setting the
nJury OF the common veal thsn &c g our duty 20 pre-
test against ther sci % discuss them publicly 60 hold
them mp to t1e i3ht Of public opinion, and, Il thoy be
anwse by al constitutional snd legal means TO oppose
v5S ThHs5 s45 Ehla @ AaEe aaY E saying that this
whe it Lasts e g. s quit8 proper e. consider tha more
inporlans question which lies beyo1d whether i Is
necessary wise thaf this should have been car
RED on g. ali. TApplsuga.l
leave ou Of ne discussion tonight an question as
g the consttztonaity Legality % the Transactions
o ne daJ DO so because those Of our fscpFctzeus
eho are most eager for continuing the war have invent
e. source Of auihodty, not granted By either the Con-
sututon o. the law, called ths p0sr and 90 this
a. far s. can eam limits have as yet been esgynei
save and except the good pleasure % those in whose
hands Il happens 10 be deposited with these persons
any argument founded the Constitution or the law g
Of course mere waste Of words
Locking, then. a the matter merely by the light Of
end this civil war lead the nation or the psr-
sans o. th9 var either North or S9uthl
as uDe tist war merely iar its ovn cake Is not
siderei desirable 7y any one. Peace Is the normal and
healthy condition of society.
War is d.ssase Of all wars civil war Is the worst
DO not believe That the most sarcunsrv Of phil.
anthropiss viii argue that it Of itself good thing for
the people Of Ameriaa 70 XII ous another American
money can surely De Put 10 better than IN lombard
ing American ciss OF fn dizginr canals 70 divert from
them naYigabe rivers iu converting into lakes and
sv7anlps tracts Of highly fertile Ariercsn sn fCbosr
Nay, much Sc American e. o7v-c.zans % African
descent may shine arrors think &c VIII DO admitted
that their ls5or might be productive I'm raising
cotton sugar or rice, han ia Learning he goose step
or singing John Browns hymns or seeking the bubble
reputation in the caunons mouth Laughter and
There IS no glory in civil war. There are no Iau-els
90 Be gathered there It ga national dgraee and ouly
admissible when some ovsrruiiug necessity renders it
inevitsble.
The cause Of quarrel in This instance Is Of old stand
ing. and was really and n fact In the beginning, only
between certain Of the Southern and certain Of the
Eastsrn States The Southern States complained that
their Eastern brethren bad ueighbCrs meddngi
troublesome iuQutva and interfering in she conduet
Of domestic concerns over which they could have no
concelVa0s fEnt or control and they gave repeatea
warnings that unlsl that meddlug discontinued
they should part company
The Eastern taea. the other hand averred chat
their southern mel Elbor were, nc fact IN vicious Cod
fo saken condition thai ihsy managed their domestic
affairs IN hiE1iy disreyufabe manner; that they Che
Easterns) would medlls Just rs much ard whaneTer
they pleased and that, whether their Southern neigh
hors liked O. or no. tbsy should mend their ways as in
struced and stay in the Union TO the end Of time
Now, If The qaarel had been Left between thezs two
heligerents possibly nobody wonld have been much /
liilsf raaL l7ie iA 81 tl1y st - WORK =. A atlila
be adr0iness and by dsgr1es led the Norjh and West
i hamed out at last in civil war Let me stop hera 70
pay tribute 90 the extraordinary energy Of that same
New England raca
Il calls itself A1g.o-Saxon and perhaps s. bat how
ever thar may BE- it has put forth Ia this affair force
and subleif Of intellect admirable Ia their way. j. is
omnpressnf II ttuudsrs from the pulpit f. prevails
in the Ssuaie; &c has the press under its eoutrcL Il
man ulaa,lfes esely lil COZ arms saoday ana pun
It gives its treasure for public purposes with Drocsl
beraity, and rsiui1ures itself by he shraHdnsss Of
its spec1ations or the immeusity Of Its contracts
IL uids the West and fidde states % 60 and night its
battles and they 60 I governs the Senlte the army,
O. navy the Cabinet, She President and keeps turning
lle lloe Elioah ulielleIN OF ENllQ
fsibHity which would be pleasant 10 look at e &c were
noi a'so exceedingly alarming. loud and eonduusd
app ansaI IT has now the management OF tbs civil
war What il 20 be the result Of isl As 10 its object
we all agreed North East West al parties say it
IS for the Union. Ia order preserve the Union
we are called prBsecut- the vigorously, and
Il thereby preserve the Union by ell let
the 60 Secession consider fatal mistake-a
great calamity TO the South well the N0rth-aud
would adopt a honorable and Legitimate mesns 70 pre-.
vent it.
II this Union is divided into two eonfederaees very
much fear further division viii be found necessary.
don't believe the pTncp Of cohesion exists either ia
the South, or 10 ihe North, or West.
We have, doubt, by the severity Of our measures
done much to harden and consolidate into one common
sentiment Of strong aversion 70 ourselves The iarng
elements in the Southern States.
In tbs North and West on the other hand the pres
sure Of Tie war has not been Of kind TO produce any
such iuvigorafine effect.
In word, fear the great confederation would break
into fragments, both u the South aud 10 the North.
European ntrgues would keep them apart, and inter
then can be lesmately done TO avert this mighty evil
ought TO be done.
Is war the way to stay itf Can you unite people
By war BY var yon can ovsrpower, subjugate, de-
yastate. annhilste; bar g9E Eaiie2 "WaF for
Uaion" sounds 10 me Ike nonsense
The experiment. has been oison tried before now, but
Holland tried it in 1890 when Belgium rev5ltsd, and
Holland failed. Russia Is IN state Of chronic for
s , @ 5y5a % 59,a1q & 1. - lries me 3a{ossl sae saos
game with Venice and Hungary with what success We
iAl Affe1 44a5ldll 4ll A-Lllia4
lnon ana verify believe that they are Is Tar from auv
ea, cordial reliable uiou now as they were on the day
Wien tneY commenced lioud ehseral btstoTy ts
gainst tbs experiment; reason revolts at It. By var
70u repel not attrect or unite Every battle fought
very town destroyed, every field laid waste Is a drop
more IN the ohslice Of bitter memories which make
version instructive and eternal
II this be soif by cannot restore the Uuion,
mt rather render Il impossi5leon what grounds can
bis war be defended
But may be tod by successful war We may be able
conquer The Southern people aud eondsoate and pos
les the Southern land We can then set the negroes 70
YORK FOR U.S. and grow cotton, and rice and sugar fer
urselvas. That idea Is intelllgibls enough That,
lowsYer is not restoring Tho Union
Tounits the land and not the people is what simple
nen IN The habit Of calilg subiugaion and subiu
,ation Of a most cruel, baybarous and inhuman kind.
Gut even ct the best such subiugati0u never is com
ste- Destroy Charleston; destroy Nclsnurg open the
break the back Of the Southern rover5
rapse under foot you viii Sc h have 70 Keep It under
ooti and Tor this purpose an sfily or occpaion ana
eet viii be permanent necessity aud permanent
avy sueh as would be needed for sueh service would
,e, Washington warns you - big farewell address
ornament danger 10 ths republic 1Great applause
ION see what inr1ads republican liberty hsve been
aads thus fsr But these ind men 70 excuse them on
he ground OF temporary neccssyths pass n e1igsncy
e me Wsr But think Of futurs when this necessity
hall be eoatnusd-the war power permanent
But some Of my friends IN the war for the Union
iary-snd let say that have friends in that party
whom esteem ami love, FOR k2ow them 70 be as sim
ere s. their views as ! In mino--thay say to me
IF you think good result VII come OF the war,
rzitors with arms il their haudsf O.
would assuredT, e by that negotiation could get
hem to lay down thair and agree some reason
.bls terms on which they and eould I've for the
a iura in psacs. CONTINUED applaussJ
I am sure that there are numbers Of moderate ana
onust men sta in ths Southern States who are sick and
ired Of this war.
The Southern States have fought a wonderful light
eainst numbers. wealth, m9nufaetuTing skill agairst
ne heaviest odds thGy have contenced with eoufage
md fortiude scarce equelsd usth0 bis Org Of human
ndurance but they must know that they outnun-
tired Enita OF aI their
1rave words it cannot BE- but that they would gladly
ccept any reasonable terms by which ihsir lives, their
lights and thsir honor, should be guaranteed them.
Cheers
II ever the Uaiou s restored, it VIII surely b BY
ome e0mpromise. Renewed cheer4
This war must end some time. Peace ig chs only le-
Ultimate end and purpose Of war Psaco some terms
must come at last What better day could there be to
peak Of pescs than this day sacred to the memory
4 Washington What fiier place than the city Of
Philade9hia9 Nav there some reasons, too, why
nan from the island a which was born il not The less
itted that account 70 utteT the word viii tel you
Why.
Ia the year ill5. VIXEN the struggle between Great
colonies ra1 fff5t