Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-07
The Norfh and ihe Eorthrvcsf-kn En-Iy

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Peace.
From the Aaeu-ta Coast tudonastl
Tho people Of The Miale and N1rshFes tern
states are e. last aroused aud are now becoming
conscious Of the uupar30nabla aud grisTcus er-
T5r Of which they asgs been guilty iu counsel
irg aud egsistng % rara 2 cruel and terrible
war Tor the su. jlgati0n ri brave and generous
people, whose friendship tley ought b. have con
ciHsted, both from associations of the past IS
well az with a vieg 70 tbeir own ia erests in the
future. IbsY are thorouShiy disyUsted wish the
suicidal ard faBalcal proceedings Of She negro
Rorshioiag anddssp0tc misc1eeuts who have
tYFannized over them sud tTamplad 10 The dus.
their most cherished rights
The peace movement grows st-0ngtr every
dsy and tie leaders Of the Dsm1eracv IN uu-
missakaole and ominoUs tones, demand the dis.
cOntinuancs Of a war which has baeu ar0due-
i've Of nothing buf starvation. disease and
death. After mighty but huitlsss effort, IN
which neither m8u nor means were wanting
ihey 6nd themselves too day further off from the
accomplishment OF the object which they had 10
view, than when thay first polluted S3uthsm
soil with the scum Of the Northern rabb.e The
mass Of the ps0sle are sick and tired of this
contest, and this is indicated IN 4 manner which
is poi to b. mistaken. They have been misiu-
f0-n d, aud deceived ss 70 the purposes f1r
waicl the var was prosecuted. The mask has
been Torn from the faces Of those who lorded It
over them in regal style a. tins throne Of King
Abraham, and the hidsousuess Of these wicked
men is appsrent. They are no loager to be de-
esiyed. They wsnt peacs, and they win have Il.
let the cost be what If might TIE voice Of a.
outraged and deludsd people is not 70 bs triaed
witb- the dominsut party in Congress must
suec9mb 70 their views II not, the rabbls Of
the North viii iail noon tham with terrible ven
goanca, and highttul scenes similar to those Of
ths French revolution viii be again witnessed.
and more bodies than that Of TIRE Illinois ape
viii dangle rom lanp-posts Of Washington,
Ba timore, Pniiade phia and Nsw York. They
viii have pssca, or blood q wing through theif
sheets ere the laDse Of many months.
We are led to this conclusion. firstly, from the
success Of the Northern Democrats, and the de-
feat Of the Ab0ltioniss; secondly, because the
white Dag has already Unfurled in the Yankee
Congress, aud because ths lra5ers OF the De-
maeracy speak ont ia q defiant nanner fcr
peace, ana give utteganca TO sucb sentiments as
one year ago would b I'VE secured. for them III
arcefatiOn IN one Of the northern bastilef;
iourtbly, and finally. because the mass Of the
people are v airy and disgusted with this wa,
and want peace. W know that here sre many
who are inclined q ths opinion that the Demo
crsts will be in favor Of prosecuting the war for
the restoration of the Uuion as it was but we
disagree with them Their aim is 60 secure a
cessation Of h0slHtiss then TO propose guar
antees for Gle protection Of our institutions
whieh we VIII refuse; aud then ihey will let us
depart in peace, and endeavor to make advau-
tageous treaties with Us, rather than again
have recourse to arms TO accomplish that which
is imPOsslblo-our su5iugation; FOR the snnas
Of history present no instance where a people
who are united aud determined to be free. have
sver been vauquished
Oar people nave esa5s 20 bs thankful to Him
dasih al things for the best. and that sams
Omuipotent Bsiug who hiss protected "a in tie
past, viii no. ioTsaks Us iR the time to come.
The hreliDgs Of Burnside are again being ma
5haled for tue fray, with ths conviction Of de- I
feat impressed on their craven hearts The day
seems TO be near at hand when they win again
s3mnsnce their Oa to Richmond" Tho
heroic sons of liberty. under the brave and
ikillfui Lee, are prepared for The eombat, and
bis 6fth tide Of inyisiOn will meet ths same, if
aos q more disastrous repulse than that Of Its Z
and many hireling viii biss Vir
ginia's honoTed dust This viii be the grand
and final battle Of this war. and, with Gods
assistance, victory viii crown cur arms, and
liberty and peace viii be vouebsafed unto Us,
and a nations gratitude win ever cherish and
commemorate tse gallant dead and amply re-
ward our noble, surviving, chivalrous sons