Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-20
Dr. palmer on The Issue. Of .he War.

Rev DR.. Palmer, Of New Orleans delivered vsrv
able and patriotic speech IN Ssvsnoah the issues Of
the war on lhe evening Of be 4rh Of March. We find
the following synopsis OF the same in the Savannah
I Neps:
The Do5tor said be arose with great diaidenes- TO
meet he announcement made in Che morning pspers.
This more because Of the peseuce Of the many 1r6fss-
siooa gentlemen who were better sacquaiuted with the
thGlee- ana ~ Who feet De womb gladly sit for in
strrctiou But there might Be advantages ia ook-
ing at the question from the mora side
lie haa tfequeefy oeen asked both 10 and out Of TIE
army, Do you really think the S0uth viii slecssd ~
II had invariably replied Unless the lessons of ali
history FL, she must succeed" He drought so
First-Because when nation becomes too strong for
its virtue, is rose Gods government that it must
be divided or de troyed Consolidation central izafiop
0alalee power Wito each oiner This is the difference
between the aa1deiurisu and p0stdiluvsn warld
The consolidation Of the former created such vices
81 required tla waters of Del g. to remove. In
the latt T ii IS Gods law to separate and divide
into races and nations. Hence the attempt on tie
ains Of Saiuar To fora great central zati0u Was
empire on this cantm nf has been deiusion It 6
wonderful that our eyes were so ang holden from SEEING
it. Such gog=ram no would have been too strong for
the virtue Of any peoFle The COVER would cor
r1pt the politician g and he politicians the people and
In their urn the people wol.d corrupt the politicians
To prevent ths God has Tired bis hand an eparated
ths nan1 II Is to b. divided Ike Eur0-e INTO smaller
nations hnd.ngth halauce Of power Tbs prnriple
is liable 70 tso conditions lst An old and egtablsbsd
government should not b. dissolved Wthout suheient
cause. q. new government saoaid not be formed
without posse sng The elements necessary 10 constitute
great nation. capsbl- Of idug power 10 the fiuv
Of nations w th these conditions he did not fear 10
advoeaie the princ le
The South has these conditions: Flrsi--A sufficient
cause Ia the wrongs Of forty years-wrongs greater
thsu which caused fathers 10 threw al fhs
government Of Great Briian- Sseondiy-Sh. has an
the enenis qt great nation This war, with at our
ports bio k ded, has proved this and demanded the
confession Of world Rgoonstrue h ioggossiba
Sod has divided, and sea Of blood rolls between rs
secoDd-He believed the sou h would sueceef be.
cause the problem Of repu6ioan government as con
stuted by our iathera has been RENTED 70 ~ We
70 take &. up and work it ont Governments ARE
not Formed lay grew ss the tree they crystsiiza
Whatever the form, it Is growth-a equalization
Onr fathers wise wise in Whaf thsy reiecei a.
in gyha they adopted They d not sd0pt republican
government a. ths result Of theorsnE but from 4
necessity. They ! oked et the country and saw
tnat no other practicable There was ~ I
member Of the royal family la the country to ssod
the throne there nobility rising shove the oI,
Of society 20 break the abruptness from the throne ~
the coinmuaiy. A republican government was a ra
cessity Hs thought our eircumsisrces sii reoni e
and be coudlot hink tle problem vet % De- eva
up We ma5. "orA opL The NoFth cannot 20 f (
They wan the necessary conservative ala,,.,t rrs
conservative element Is a. nese sary as the divie
power See the motive power Of the 3csrotive on ibe
railway The conservative power Of TIE surfnelr f
Necessary te prevent after ruin. This power Is v.t
to tie North sn1 they are driving on under ~ Tev
Of mal Democracy What fheI eaa ,ga 5ia - r. ~,
not know, au3 20 be very caEdii ha did not es- ~
nave conservative power 10 our domestic ins.irufsr
y q 80 al 'ls.esisey' 70 necessary TO al (
governments l Us not IN arue a arstooracy of birth
afth butoue Of race; a nefnraI s-i.focres- ora
therefore. better than ary artificial a-istocrscg.
Thrd-He believed the South would succeed becsuse
no peopieyho bad rigb to be free. and had resolved
70 be free had ever been subiagated G0fs plan Of
giving success % ntoul j. the plan Of arthn7iie.
u isuot h the power Of nsra nHmb8rs % succead
Wines the examples Of Persia when she poured her
three nlons uaon Greece q knsiaad, when Tor three
hundred years sha asH pad a asneN seotisnd and 81
asst succBeds q oul, by Spreading herself IN receiving
king trou the enemy q Iussis against Ci-csssisi Of
Holland glorious liplsrdl eganst the powerful in
Let tu be novelty NJ a clay Of ime rz againat
us. Yyhaf ihourh 81 SIS aiQns aud they twenty,
o. forty or sixty VIII rspt ourselves against the
rock Of historic trufhi ard say cone one. come ai