Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-01
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endangeFing the rights of the States, simply en-
dangers tao power and the dignity Of ths Gov
erH'nent iiseify and they viii Be- fsaFhf BY oTns.
IlaHes what oar fatsars aftsmBteT b tessh tFsr7
! by I'd mODition. that the strength -lay.at74it,,
and glory Of the Government lnast bs bssad ~
/ on ne hearts ct TIE people. and cannot be W
/ held BY physical force Believing, then as DO.
that Unconstitutional legislation would Sc fsand
/ not 20 strengthen, but to woaixsn The Govern
meat, and that The doctrine of central zation viii
be touad hereafter te be impossible, and the man
| who favor it VII be forced back By experience
to the teachings Of cur fathers, I an confident
that our glorious Union and TIE rights Of The
States are to be preserved, for I feel confident
that our political OpponsGts viii fad themselves
driven back upon this subject, as Hg0n nazy
others, to cur ground, BY the force Of necessity
believe as / do in my own existence, that be-
fore two months hsv5 passed away their own ex-
perionee ia government, and tie utter failure Of
lae theory th2t 90 make a government strong
yoa must vest Il with power which il cannot
wisely and sRfe.y exercise, will be renOuncsa by
al parties Of men, and out ef this sad war We
shall have the Subtraction Of plucking some
gsea! sEd vital truths thst WI give q new
sifeQgih and vig0r 30 our Gc7arnuseat, Jvhan all
classes Of men bavs been taught bg the la.=ons
OF sad experience that tbere is bat one wzv to
maintain the glory and power Of cur Govern
ulenss and that is an adherence 80 tas eo1sdsa-
tiOnal l29; that tharo IS but oue way 70 pre-
servo the UBi1u Of these S.s4ea. which IL b. m
holding the rights Of al ths Sates, snd giving
theIz those privileges cur fatheys Do.
sigasd they shouli bsvei that .hsrs is
bet cna way - secure the durability end
pc: pstui-y Of the Government, and thet Is by
altering 70 tho system which makes Il
bcnsfcisl in It's operation, which respects the
rights CT every man and pr0s-rye5 as sacred The
riEh.s OF every household. Great applause 7
lot ne say one or tq70 words more in regard 10
the CONSUMPTION act. Many charges have hssu
made AGAINST Ins which I hsFs usvsr noticed
but psIhaps eve il o. you, En0 have sustained
ms so ia-, aud have passed by so generously
and caUjidiy = thousand mistakes which I may
have made IN policy snl Judgment, to give you
soma statements Of facts which have not hereto
foge been aid before the public have nsvsr
sought TO embaTTass this Governments opposed
% it, as I am, tTsiuced by its 0rgaas and cfi-
clzis, have never f0Tgcttsn that still it is tie
Government Of our country. have attempted
/ 10 uphold It 50 far as l eOuld e5ssiztaatiy With
my duty, and endsAvored to have it enier upon
line Of policy deInsadsd ss well by its 5wu
honor snd interest as the honor and interests Of
our common country, I appeal TO the friends
Of the national AdmiuistraliOn-I appeal 20 It's
agents, who rsproseh me with regard to that
subject, to avoid the fatal errors they have COM
mitted, to make them see they would not find
strength but weakness, and were destroying the
public confidence and the public regard for the
national Administration. When that measure
was passed, I attempted 10 save them from The
odiun which would attach 20 tia execution Of
s measure intfnBicaliy hsrsh and burdansOme,
Il any fraud was peTpetgsssd in putting It in
operation. 1 did 80 in no unfriendly spirit
Who ha1 the deepest interest in having our ar
mics filed by the voluntary action Of the cih-
zsDsl We whe are Ous Of power, OF the friends
of tie Goysrn1enl Could we render suv ser
vice for which they should have been SO g-Rta-
toI IS the very Efforts We made % save them
tEoFn the necessity Of q course 50 much
opposed toa ihs public will and sani
ments Yet, for all this we were vilsly
t-alueed and denounced. Vixen It was discov-
cred by the returns sent 70 the executive cham
Der in July, and only then discovered rhst
monstroUs irregulsrity existed in the burdens
which this set imposed on the different counties,
deemed it not only duty 30 TIRE eitizsus Of this
S.ete, bat I considered it my duty 70 tfe ustional
Government, sHd for which should receive its
gratitude, 70 poiBt cat the errors which have
been committed. [ appeal to he public il tbe=e
was any class Of msa in our laad who hsd 50
dse5 sn interest in having tEs aes fairly and
justly carried Out as the officers of the Govern
msnt Themselves. Was IL for their interest to
add 70 the odium Of an act necessarily uapapu-
lar, by unfairne55 aud inequality I appesl 70
the public II he is n5t their best friend who At
tempted to warn them Of every wrong, and
mako suggestions that would comment It to
popular favor aud support And, therefsre, I
deemed it my daiy 80 send men to Washington
who, l supposed, woald be secePtsbl to the ns-
iiOnsl Administration, and I addressed a com
murication TO that Administration written with
a sincere desire 70 save them, snd our country
and people, frOm what I earnestly believed to bs
great wrong. Yet this act was stiymatized as
one OF hostility 70 the General Government, and
c. csleuisted to embsrra5s il in the execution of
the Law. And it hss been said that the pablca-
ton OF those letters was calculated 20 irritas the
public feeling and srouss popular resistance. #
that Is true, why did they publish the letters
[ Laughter snd sppls1so For none Of tbs
communications which have addressed to the
Government have been laid before the public By
me-. Net only the communications which
have addressed to the General governments have
been published, but those written 70 the com
handing general Of the Northeastern district
There are two communications which have never
yet been published. ] do not complain OF that
bccsuse in their form they we've nos official. al
though they were not declared 70 Be prvsta and
eout tentisl. Laughter ] In tie desire to save
tins UoTevumens from sny act that W0nld bring
discredt upon it, addressed q letter to Mr. Lie
coin, with the most friendly purpose. Before
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Ievod to DO a great fraud in the enrolmont for
the drsft. l advised him that although I was
politically opposed 20 his Administrator and
although might unconseiousiy TO myself be in |
Huenc7d BY my own partisan views, nevertheless
had that regard for the hoaor Of cur country 1
and lhs character Of the Administration, that I /
felt compelled to write this private letter IN or
Der that these charges might be fully investigs-
tod Ths letter was not Cfi,isi; Is commenced !
Dear Sir" instead Of "Sr," but is vss written !
N friendly spirit for ell nay "friends' are not |
IN New York. Laughter and applause But /
more thI1 that, 1 addressed 2 letter. TO tie pan
3ral Commanding the Northeastern district. with /
Ynom have ever been on. terms Of friepdehiD.
md now maintain = correspondence, and gug-
geste1 to him that thought the enrolment yySs
iuequal, If not Iaa1u6at, aud that If l had /
given way to my resentment, I might allow il to
be carried ont, and If il was it would bring 4
lhsrno and disgrace on the authors and | valued l
he character of the Administration too much 20
1e willing to see it do any act that woald bring
into discredit IN the eyes Of tho world. felt
he embarrassment Of his position, and told him
wished 10 avoid seeing him n q position whore
le might be impelled by sense Of military 0b-
lgaiion on the Ons hand, and repellod BY his /
'vsrsion TO traud and wrong on the other. IN
ortEnAtely, the letter disturbed his taste as to =
word, and not his sense Of injustice a. to a
HASAs NpnI NttA AeopGCh - h3l3 aCtg bllHk
my one who will l0ok ct the conduct Of the
Democratic party, and look at my own CORE
pOndenee, viii 6Rd that 50 far from being scsu
tied by desire 70 embsrTass this Admiaistra-
ION, we have desire to save it from pluBgigg
nlo great, I viii not say fatal, errors. I ask
'oU If il was just TO stigmatizs men who only
Wished 10 have justice done, as unfrieudly to
be Union and the institutions OF our
and appeal to you if you have
yer found man yeti care not what
lis political sentiments Wers-WhO Vould
az thst it was nolTight and just that the peblie
ho1ld not have the nRmss OF the enroIled
laced before it. that all might see that it was q
air enrolment, OF who desired that those rolls
honld be fairly deposited in the box and drawn /
ut under eireamstance that would satisfy tbs
ghOls community that the execution of the law
9ss faIT, eqqal, aud Just And yet, when,
through member Of my staff, made the re- {
aest that those steps should be taken, NOS only
vas that request not complied with, bus those /