Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-14


Ia days fer away, when the Vallev Of tie
Mississippi shall be feeding its hundred millions
and great independent nations shall, with bal.
anced power, occupy the grezt Western World
lin these far away days industrious Students
peering into the past, viii rest with interest aud
s1patiste with fendness upon every item Of
those events which Crowd upon us almost
quicker than We can chronicle them. To the
Americans Of those times, divided into powerful
communities which had been drawn together by
she neFer-iaiing Influences OF 6 common later
est the events that are now progTessieg before
our eyes vii be IS the beginning Of al things
The subjects or citizens Of great system Of iu-
dependent States via trace the early thr0es by
which new condition Of society IS born, and
note by what happy course Of events they bad
been exempted from the curse OF q c0ilosal do
mocracy, bearing within itself the elements Of
3scord and constitutional proneness toward
anarchy Ex-Governor Morehead's account Of
the first schism viii steat into history
IF the divisions which shall by those times
be consolidated shall have been gradually and
wisely made, SO that each at its establishment
may be an adult nation not only having an
identity of interest among It's members, bat
suficisncy of aggregate power, then those
mighty populations Hin bless the scenes of
slaughter at which eotsmporaIiss now shu3deT,
sven as Americans Of the present DAY bless he
bard battles Of the war Of Independence. Yoseng
America VIII wonder at the blindness which
sought to pin and mortar together the old Uaion
with bsyonats and blood Just as ne English De-
spise the folly Of our ancestors ia attempting to
conquer aud to hold the Western world By arns.
II that future, while reading bis course Of his
tory in some spot now waste and tsnsntless, the
schoolbey wiz be taught ths: the story II the
commencement of the great convulsioR was first
Al : 80 & NN- rrH
An exile who had takea part in the earliest
meeting between the last President Of the Uni
ted States and the delegates Of the pescs eopfes-
suce, told the stoly to a Liverpool audience, how
the men Of the South went 70 Washington to
cement peace, and how they left the presenea
Of Mr Lincoln 70 prepare their arms for the war
which followed.
The greatest events are not always the most
imposing in their outward circumstances, As
MT. MoTehead describes the scene, few would
have su1mised that thefate of a world hung uB5n
talk which was held round & ire by a little
knot Of men, and was carried on with quaint
anecdotes and Illustrated by familis- slsps upon
the shoulder. SEATED IN a chair with r3gnis 10
it, with his feet upon the highest rouu5, 81 e
long, ls1k man, with very large whiskar5, Wih
his clbows upon his knees and bis hands upon
the sides of bis face ia al etiituda Of listening;
when he would speak be would drop his hands
aud raise his hesd suddenly This war LIN
coin the Last" Ia half circle about him sat
the govel lnors, senators, or deputies lrors the
Southern States. They had come to bim be
cause he hsd been made President BIZ q party
aostile 10 the Southern interests, and they were
come to ask for guarantees chat their part
under lhe Constitution should be preserved to
them. Seward his prozimate prime minister,
ab3unded in easy falsehood, but was not be-
ieved; and Lincoln, VIXEN he spoke, talked Of
rs party platform, tried % explain away his
speeches, and, st, last when pushed for an ac-
tusl engagement took refuge in quaint sto.iss (
3r Ia Escp's Fables These Lincoln stories are 1
very Iife, bat they al have a moral Of vefv IN
scTupul0us morality. He told them on this Or 4
:asi0u that when be was Gt tee bar be oncs had 1
B case that came out SO very bad on the evidence I
.bat even the old farmer who was his client sei3
q GuV it up" Liucoln would not give it up.4
bat he does not'say thst be gained it. Again,
when be quoted the fable Of the hon who de
sired to marry the fair young lady. aad who al-
Owed bis nails 70 be pared ea3 his teeth TO ke !
drawn by the young lsdy's parents, aud a
knocked On the head as consequence of bis 4
folly, Mr. Lincoln eompsTes himself to the lion,
ard Tie South TO the young lady, and declares 1
his resolution TO avoid the fate of the lion It /
could hardly be convincing to the Southern 1
delegates to find themselves submitted 70 a 1
President who liSened himself 90 an advocate /
who had an unjust case which he would payli
nacioUsiy support, aud then to a strong beast /
with an evil VIII The story Of this interview, /
if it be faithlulT reistea, gives rs better in
sight into the character OF Mr. Lincoln thaa we
have hitherto had an opportunity Of obsaiaing 1
Honest Abe Is honest in the sense of fidelity 30
party platforms. He is honest to tte Rspubiicsns !
but not 10 the people Of the United States His
" honesty in this respect is in iself sn nt8ler
abe evil and Sufficient provocaion TO soees
.sse Our E0glish theory is that q Representa-
en- en- uponehOsen represents the whole body Of
,ent ssvs the e. and, indeed, the nation st largs
asd cd afuit,i, binds him to insure four years
sup If Ia GOOD ssus,y to a faction which IS not
81 aag-ant absurdit IS snIey'd and eager foT
act. -. ,,., ,sa pr, by the readiness vilh
lsaie- -, -, - -, as hands aad rai5ed his
=, - To sscrre TiVes Of Virgins, ad-
-. ,,.., rssuesf bargain with hin
s,s =. !. < South. That be-
Go. = = ol''- - - no other pTinei-
= be VIXEN esu Be relied upon. - IA.
u the Virginia is tsking the initiative i-nsisar u
aes s. tune. ard one th-t will have tender cs,asti-
s IS held which foreign leecbss bave upon ! sb,I
.cs. Sd nnbHe Forsig ers with exemption PSF .sii-
1e oe riabed them BY our European friends, O -
= ob suckioe the substance Of the people By their
e co s,s. measures. while those to the manor bo
turn ing ont their ezs,encsin The srny. No fc
earsl lew or Marylandsr is 70 be permitted to bsrie
a n ., ssl without license and no license is 70
- q s,less the sppiieaat takes oath Of fealy e
oah eramsnt thereby renouneins ell allegiance 10
AiA king. potentats or power" Hence, after tax
N an cath they become d,faeso citizens and, # !"
luty. prescribed agss are 70 be enroliedi This is
vYo- hy Of imitation, and I sincerely hope i
~ adopted and enforced until We are thoroughly 2
urssat pstferous shylocs that inundaie every ey,
abams hamlet with exemption papers in their pockets
- so uoon be necessities Of the people.
VA be A spirited and gallant cavalry engagement t.
dstai few days since IN tls vicinity Of Kssrn-tovn
pT0Po General Jones succeeded in capturing some two
sN and Twelve prisoners, horses, pistols, sabsrs, e
aasot our loss was but two killed and fifteen wound
yankees consider it disgracsful afaF' et'
4 81 tn consider these raids Of in The valley as th
iates ci to repetition Of our glorious achievement
n@sslas @ locality lsst summer and fall The coming
/, = fhe revivez he Yaukees' fears Of sionewa" "
aad IN 70 have lsa doFmant for quite spell The Vs
,-4 been taking bis ease FOR the Pasttwe months 2
Daiy. ssse Of many Of bis friends Is in bis costume