Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-23

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This is the subject Of q letter from Prof s.. T
B. Morse 70 z 4. Crosby, Esq, published II
the New York Caucas5sH. Il Is a reply to a let
ter fem Ar. G., ana that is an enforcement o.
the IDEAS expressed il a letter to Prot Morse
from d. D. Field demonstrating against the
purposes of the society for tins diffusion Of Po.
liticsl Knowledge, Of which Prof Morse is
either President or & prominent member.
Pref Morse shows that Crosby c0nfouuded
''apposiE0n TO the Administration" with aopoo-
siti0n TO the government, and says
Your letter, to SO g1ses an extent based upon
the popular hllEcies Of the day, Is itself q proof
of the necessity Of just such society as we
have formed because if minds Ike yours, il.
~tsligent, reflective, -irgenuoG5 and c~onscien-
fi0us, are so mach at fault On the Fundamental
principles Of our Institutions, what must bs in
fsrTed Of the minds Of others less intelligent,
who imbibe their opinions and m2uld thsjr re-
tons from The preiu3icai and bsf0gTod intel
leets controlling tho ~fanatieAl avenues to public
opinion7
On tas other band. Crosby complains Of him
for c~oalOmding tha Republicans with sbs Adolf
%tionists, inrepiy to which he points cut that they
are il close alliance with them, and supporting
the Abolition policy Of the government. He
then comes to che principal topic Of the letter,
Crosby having aaid referring 10 Wee President
Stephens rs authority that slavery Is the
'c9rner stone" Of the Confederate government
OF this statement Prof Morse dsp0ses BY show
ing that Mr.. Stephens never said any sach
thing.
Let US learn, says he, wha. Mr.. Stephens ae-
tusliy did say. Els language is this @Ths
foundations Of our new government are laid, It's
cornerstone rests upon what slavery 2 no,
& upon the great truth thai the negro is not
equal to the white man that slavery, which
he then defined TO be, ssUbOrlinRti0n to the SUI
perior race, ID bis natural aud normal condition.
This, or neW government, IS the FIRST in the his
tory Of the world bassdupon this great physiesl,
philosophical, and moral truth" This lsnguaga
could not be applied to slavery. Il would be a
strange interpolation OF terms 20 call slavery
g physical, philosophical and moral truth. lie
had just been stating to his hearers fiat the
ideas prevalent ct thu time our Federal Consti-
tuition was formed rested uDan tho sssumD-
lion of the equality Of ths races This PROPOSE
ton he declares to be uns0und, snd that ths new
government was founded upon exactly tho CD-
posits idea. The error on one eide which he
combaGs is the assumed eqnslity Of tho racss.
The opposite truth which Be pyopounds is the
physical, philosophical and moral truth, that She
two races are not equal, ard the inference ne
draws from this truth is thst this physical off
ference determines tho status Of the inferior race.
/ confess I c@nno. see how 10 escape that coz
clusion, except By denying the inequality OF tbs
races; by denying that there is this physical
differences between them, for if there is this DIFF
ference, then one race Of necessity is superior.
ard the other inferior, snd If the two physically
unequal races are compelled to live together in
the same community, the superior must govern
the inferior.
THE EMMY on THE C0AsT-We have
nothing new to report this afternoon Of tho a5o.
lition cuEthroats who are lurking in the bays
snd inlets Of Csrolina, tearing their hair over
recent disasters and plotting some nov scheme
OF murder OF plumber against the people Of the
South The general belief IS chat The iron-elads
ere ell lying Up for repairs, and if not 50 badly
damage5 IS 70 prove their impraciicabiiiy, ga.
other demonstration viii be made ia the e0uzs
Of g week or ten days, probably on Savannah,
if Charleston be finally given Up asa nut TOO
hard to Be cracked.
II bshooves us, under existing circumstances
70 use tho utmost energy and vigilance along
our lines. There is no telling where the enemy
may strike, and We should be prepared at al
points. Psckets should be increased, snd Tie
wstchfulness enjoinsd upon them. We
able to defend Savannah against the com
biued feet and army Of the Yankees, and let It
never be said that We lost It from indifference
snd negleck-SaBaHRRk Republican, 16d.