Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-22
9aiIg SppeaI,
Al BDEEEss
OF fls Democratic Stats Csaiyai Csamitts
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/ FELJoW-CTTiZEHs A few DAYS will bring
/ you 20 the most important election that ever has
! occurred, paFhsps that ever will take place, ID
I the State Representing ahe OF the grest par
ties, whose candidates Rppezi for your ssffrages
We desire 55lemrly sud earnestly 20 address you
/ hecsuEs the actual condition and impending fu
| 'uTe Of cur distracted ana bleeding country do
msnd the exercise Of all Tour wisdom. IL is
mauIiest.y ths Interest of every citizen Of lows,
of whatsoever political persuasion, to rescue The
Sisle and thereby contribute 70 the rescue OF Tie
I country, from the distressing ard psriCus sjtua-
| lion IN which they have bezu placed. How thus
is 10 be most readily aEd certainly accomplished
is the absorbing question OF tho hour, on which
/ we now address you sud for oar cause, ana
your own woliEra, we iuvoko your ssTiOCs asd
candid attention
/ We look for q solulion Of the problem through
4 3 political r-flrmsticn. We seek 20 influence
/ your action al ihe polls only. Wa ask Your aid
] to effect charge Ia he legislative, executive
/ aud Judicial me2 and measures of Iowa 10 rss-
cue ihe official power Of hs State from the keep
! ing Of a s-c-6Bsl DsTtg, from whose sh1IB career
/ has been realized Al The czsmiGes pr0phesied
ard warned against by a Washington aud 4
| .Ial kson--s schrminE psrty, which lately called
itsslf r publican bat which now strives TO
i 3Tpejuate It's Iuiuous aseondapcy under the
/ diiaS OF 'Unionism with which It's governing
! principles are st hgErsnr war. uH!ess q merciess
csHssiidafsa doyyotisla is 90 be accepted FOR tue
fUuiUu 0t 0ug fathers. We appeal 20 history
l now Hrlten IN irafsruzi blCou-Rhen we here,
at the outset. accuse the msgnatss of this party
in Iowa with much Of tie responsibility of q
/ Union broken, q lsnd des0lated, a community
opUresssd aDd a. he EuranteCs of pPaCsful So
ciery endangered or destroyed. And, with scri.
Gus concsIn. we ask you, men Of all parties aud
your sui -sg4s, the administrative evils ard iaise
political hrories, rom which, as citizens Of the
STATE ard nation, y1u have SO seriously suffered
aud have 50 much 10 appTebsHd.
Nearly two and q half years age this peaceful
land hitherto favored lsud was plunged into =
des0lstug Civj war, which is still uppeTmost IN
all our thoughts and a. proving itself, We
I predicted t would DO, the diress calamity which
hUEEn SECRECY could Iuflict upon cur country
Il ought 10 haze been sv0idod ana, with atStss-
uanshIp. coHpied with reasonable political nor
esiT, among 5uT Tuisr8 could, very easily, have
been averted. But lhe ataiesmsuahIp AID hon
esiY were wanting. Why il Hss not avoided
| msy not have been apparent to every 0Rs at the
/ comment cement. but hes now become sufi sientiy
obvious 10 as al. Tbs pride AID supposed inter
I ssts of ihe patty 10 which we have aiudsd were
a. stake. he war was therefore welcomed in
| lHe interest Of q party by its reckless leaders F;
anu LlFEIa Hl lllG arcl ai-L biAiAUlh VI
/ toil-gsrncd treasure of the nation have since
/ de'uged the land huudreds Of thousands Of
hearthsi1nes have been made dss0iate; .ue wsi
! of tie stricken widow and bitter tears Of the
! orphau sui the chldlBss, have filed tie atiuu
/ with endless and al pervaling sorrow, and the
! lair temple Of our governmental fabric itself
! seems 70 be tumbIiug into a shapelsss ruin be-
/ uea lh its continued and desoialiug ravages.
/ Whist his 4ogt-ucgIye tempest Of unTess0n-
irg PES sion is raFlug around rs, We Of the North
sIe iuld By Us primal authors IN authority that,
unjer 5le menace Of broken heads and uniiniit-
| ed ingrsal ulauts- We must prsi6Tmit all in
ouiry into gs courses, and withhold ali sugges.
ton as lois dilse ion or iis end, which does not
dstter their luuiry. or minister TO their fs iOus
AIMS Nav more -"al lais, even, for the Presi
dent war Is as lu li. Albany igtigr thst silence
itsslf is constructive " treason" aud that We
uuaG Gpgrovi1g.y uicrse his every act, under
pains eua penalties Unusual aid unlawful it is
rua. but % be iulic.sd, nevertheless, as they
Z have been, iu his supreme unlimited dsugc-
ton We nay pour ouE cur blood, and empty
our pockets, aud surrender eur kindred 10 dis
ease and 5ealn, on lds behalf OF his crude and
destructive political theories, but sc must be
| ware hev we cllsr-aIu or express our own,
/ however Sound aud patriotic they may be
We could, perhaps safely, acqulesce iH tins
enforced bat dangerous silence Il Luese Vindict-
/ i've uaCunrn were competent TO lay the storm
/ which tncv have created, and were not ceurtnu-
/ adv sUp ying the c-igiuaL esuse as thoir only
4 sovsrelEu remedy, tor the disorder. But 10 US
/ II Is equEy ana logically manifest that, as Do
/ HfcaI AbaiItiCu csUggQ uisuuiUn and produced
! war. 50 polIlIco-u ary ADUiiuOnism has Aggra-
/ vsted, c5mpicgtgi, prolonged, snbIttsIed, and
siIs fsir to render tHU controversy IutsIminable
/ or voIss lhsB uUgas0ry. u Is, evidently, tasl
giving such shsps % lhs contest, which ID
evcaed, taat u=der is guidance, ne can neither
90 feTward Hlih safety, or pause with honor;
sucs lle jail success ot Ifs strange pretansiOns
gouid utterly rev0UgonZs znd destroy OuT
governmental System OF cOequsl States, and
-gducs Us to an Austrian daspotism while
a isllme would give US a divided G6pubhe,
.g7t1 scarce q possibility OF reunion. In then
incompetent hasds, then, whether We 60 for
wsrd U stop. ne seem to bs equally in peril!
The sec ssi,u % tae S0utleEa StzlUs made the
l,rs,ext oi tie war. To Cueras them back, StAeE
v be officially iuu arra Dueei, Tor President Lincoln
-eussdy a-Eait-d biz messages that the secession
gdisauces vol1 ana would be frosted by hila
uullftz A lew Woras upon escn point The Beoeding
- o. uuvisrly ana Illegally withdrew, ay sovereign
5oUvlliOa al ~ voice 9t the peopio ihvmse!yes be-
,s1-- mona the uCcls!sg Feuei a. Admins tT&tion-
49, higher law u.zlbsra weIe publicly pledged 10
f1sr. rpoIagioa-sLry sppss4rnusd HLsesraole nva
sop- 8 tnr r reserved constitutional ughIs. ia Pcot
"a thsr peculiar LABOR -yHvLl-us5l0 sis'sT9 We cay
ulpizey ,itEdreV because al uegai acis are unsFise
and ssgb 80 moreover tGu UF-r- Gusity wh Oh wCuiG
hsve us go revolution might probably, have been
agoIud. 10 l-Fs rosallis4 ihs o-uth up0u LhiE one
stint would have ben only eEeroise Of ordinary
=. 7urr4 mlr lIIY5 aua nrats murrafige
5.etai- Of ltatelmsus-ip; buCsuss 1t wOsld have
80 sffs,,.bIH. con Inuatuu of LIP LniOu an
/ s,n4.g- ssseue rT u wal. But the negro orus-ds--
ggsv.lul y tia Ear.Lvaiol bagaJ aud nOurJshsd the
biIa1n" urgaul1ati1ng Wsud thereby have been
7,.lisa; ana rather lose that element oil psrii-
an st-uueCy, ar vgtLL all lEs sugInsry Of
.soa and sl s oellul.iiLstlon lts ~oes aud ptuisi
was launched uP0u ul1 py iAs peltCs lIplrlus Wno
-y1s .Y MACE 8i aaleaIutnJy tue wilson's, WGdes end
rraIns vT1o Hagr, Unfortunately s-lo=aded tue Web
-. Gays ana JaciaJuz uf our glorious laologies
80 ~ uguT= the honorable slsii0 patsd Ssns
III, lb,1 drl Tins Dioui-i ug 7as necessary 10 save
a r-uiol -sn p{tg IRON Oh pslfs 80 thai ths eruel
- - - .-4rIr q q Republican party, VIA its de-
iIffr higher law, ana H. ia7Fi ard moi law, and
I 1sesrr ty" lsH, procislu s-a l5iaonie mliclion1
IN the presence Ui 70 stu ponoous eaeiy - Ho4la
~ r-v1rs rs 10 ssss Decor raakiinH story Of pay
| in 10 dear iDt "a 'F-iisiis.
80 = .4sn var osllu-aud for The purposes and In the
manner y q hass heIs lHuCatedUhaI we're size people
- by tie Executive 81 tl= United States WHO held
~ dsrtjnisf TIE Tepaulc within single haad
0bv bs pledged itus, viln i0Hr hundred thOussn,
ksrs aud our aunuIed millions o. uosFs, 70 launch
- ist tse southern Izo-lt, WHO we're in minority a.
nome CLAIMS a. haL tune oi START lng magnitude De
,.,Is make 1e contest Et1Fl aaa aocistuc and slat
y. - e,rtf- eltl-g- Hgai1 nave views tnc0u-
sistt W. t ele former cy4s utions relations betHeen
40 sres aid Faaor-l Cove -uLient 80 fsaqs MI
T5cla. ulesssgs 20 s CoATors 0f the Unilea Statos
"a t the Ten thousand ustalCrs ui uEurPaiiru ana
er " tyranny a5niu-t tnatssanss WRlca lave aihes
i..ss1 with deep dalohul Ia Puse ooliiaeI Ley $40
- -,sr,- fv ti4eu naae iuagmuut In Aua bran. Ne
lzT y-ss til8n beard go0ut pE0caiuauohs Of eonns
i sr,ancDafion ana trsnsp faliOnaf st ats eziuc-
-, 7ii rsiiou .na cEte natoR--lshieh HoW soasti'
-, - H. ,ssB.s ol hH higher law military uhurpAiions
80 80 .lfgti1.tad tue civilized worlds which spPnii
- r-r5.siesl slaazeIaeni, Ins people of every sec
tou u Inc county, ana 0supy aai me niis2iIecle4
eurrgiss jf te Feurrhi 8uy6rnEiept ihs o5lVeRlent
aHd faIrs plea uf Necessity foi 5ouletn aPOLAtloh
su Nursltrl dsspuIIsm Ald brutality hEa not then
been ms e1led and would have Beeni 0ul i0f ta
unlawful blilE-ou Bences eng afied upOh he war
Our brave volunteers iFIlad aHd snArmcd % he
standard OF tusi affect ons, for the sole purpose Of
beating down armed 90 he Constitution aud
10 h. uaFa laws auu nos 90 -nluICe cruos prssQ -ti
sdlcis shat esE 10 wipe whole sreignIes and
political oolula sGer and m0rB distil Clive tLhn
he niou l1iii nor 10 oespo tu paOpir, Norm sua
soltb. 81 every sduleu riguL privilege sud immunity
guarltoe1 fo tlcu uy ru Consultations Of their State
and county. 1ssu were Tie 7f0lsssiuuE- confusd n
bv t1g people 0f ail paief-ly when Ihe Eeasfal Bd-
.,iusrr,fiun aided b. i 0llssq qui5ua uibsitsrn the
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