Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-05

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consul, whose rashnsss even had been ths cause
Of the disaster, approached he city with TIA
wreck Of his army, The senasc and al ranks 0i
The people, we are told By one Of their great h3-
iOriars, went 0ut 10 meet hi0 and thanked him
for not having dosPsired Of me Cenu71gsalsh-
Ard IN the end il was nos Rome, but Carthage.
that pe-ished in the sonhiei-
( So, tco, when we come down b the period or
modern history l. &c possible 60 conceive
struggle more unequal in Numbers. armament
\ and every material resourca than thah Ir la
I sixteenth century. between the seven ulaI1az1
I provinces Of tho Nethfrlands, beginning Fifn
l two Of them only and The whole weight al1
power Of the Spanish monarchy in its meridian
/ of spisndOE, when, in addition to .he re6ouIcel
I Of its large doninions ia Italy, The Nathsran5e
and the Peninsula, intending Portugal ii WELD
ed tue riches Of AmeTIcz and ibe iudies united
And yet by the iEd0mitabs e0uTsga end peisa
| Verencs Of shs inhabitants animated with tho
1 spirit OF ciVil snd religious liberty, and u FD.
/ OF calEmaiiss and disasters which tr1d lae az
Z iermoss Of the heroic stuff of which ttsT were
! made, leav ng 10 them often nc otrer resource
thsu, by cutting their dykes, 90 esll n The ail
I Of That destructive element 10 had cost iEen
ages of labor sud coil 60 shut cu. they reaes1l-
I'd thcir nativs laud from the rsmorsel zas gurgas
/ Of a deEp0tism more furious than Che se1l III
I umpha,tly established. their Independence, and
I constituted renowned commonwealth Uhlghi
U 7
Z the tIst rank OF the psFers o. Eu.eps.
I III We wish farther % see Whst pTodigss en-
I uudimaysi spiuE Of national indspsndence.
battling upon its own soil for iis haarl1s and d
I allars, Is capable Of scc0nPl against ihe
| odds Of force aud numbers, look at the example
Of the ssms people, under the third Wlliau ot
/ OrsBrs, maFnanim0uEIy bidding defiance 10 lhe
united and powerful armies of Lcuis XIV ot
I France. snd Charles III Of Eugisud- .-7E se
I Prussia. under Frederick LI, in tie usmo7a3.9-
Seven Yasrs War, successfully c0ntendnE
against almost 81 The powers Of continental
Z Eur0ps-AusEris, Francs, the German 1-aies,
Sweden and Russia-all banded tcEethef 90 ire
( SANE moment, III the in-ssi0n Of ler isuit1rFi
I lo0k, agaiu ag tAe Miracles 0t successful Tal0rt
/ accomplished, some thirty years later, 1g lha
/ people Of revolutionary France, in the sntanai.
asm Of liberty and in ViHd cation OF the rlgnt o
nadOnal selEgoTsrnmsns sgalnss second ara
I more formidable combination Of al EaTope.
Z both insular aud c0niiBsusll
What any Of these people accomplished, Fa
! are capable of accomplishing We nave t6a same
I love Of liberty we have the same devotion b
cur native land we bsys the same martial a.
dor We have the same, ard even greater, me-
tives 20 exert every faculty tor our deliVerancs-
With the most Of them, the great stake iuvolFec
was national independence and pslIlcsl rights
With u.s. ia addition 81 at this, every thlag pre-
ci0Us % the human affections. every lalng sacrea
% the human heart, is AZ tssue. From tne-ru11-
lees spirit in which this war hss been Wagee oy-
our a5vsFssriesi from the specimens We hs7a
had Of their infamous pro consular govarnnaais
In parts Of our territory occupied by them
from the appeals they are now making i1 he
vindictivs and brutal passions Of zu Enclvl6Es1
race ss their allies 10 this uuhoy crusade 1gaiust
ne it is impossible for the imaginatol 20 p.ci11
a fate more horrible than ours would be, h vs.
were once subjected 70 their pOFef. know 90
] e = rs| ~ Ha
paint the depth Of our degradation aud The exc
tremity Of our Wrstchsdnes5, ualsss ! be those
burning fines Of sn Erglish p1at in which be
rave vent 70 bis feelings oi horror and indiTua--
ton. when deprseatiuv the ircn rule 0i TulFar-
I snd hypocritical tyranny il bis oTu land.
Co1s the eleventh plague rather shan this saoul De-
CONE sink rather IL the sea
Cone rather pestlsncs sui reap us down
Cou- Gods sword, raiher than our e7Fa-
Lei rather Rome come agslu-
Or saxon. Norman or the Dans
In al the bonds We ever bore,
We rrsvsi. sighed We Hegii s asver 5lushsd be-
before
In the foregoing xsmarks, # has been sssunze1
[ that the ensmy's f0fcas were, in number. musi
greater than ours. Tbs has undoubtedly. here
Z tof0rs been the fset. Bu! an f MI persuaded
l that, notwithstanding the immense difference in
the actual population Of The tive countries, va
| shall hsncefOrWard have eu army in tha fiaid af
al times fully equal in number 70 ihsHs and
that, surely, is All We need desire. Ths
energies Of the South are Just Beginning
I 70 Be thoroughly aroused. We already SEQ
a proposition in she Legislature at Ala
bama to extend the limits Of the military age
below eighteen years 90 sixteen. and above forty
i've 70 sixty This Wi the old Spartan ruel
and prevailed long time in EnFland unsL the
institution Of standing armies, snd her iusulsr
situation, msde her careless with regard Co TIE
military organization Of the mass OF her p0pu-
Tres~ ra2--
a recurrence 70 the ascent rale, 50 far at least.
Bs 20 call out the supplementary classes for i3-
csl defense. The spirit Of the people, there esu
be no doubt, would n0bly respond 20 such
call while tire demands Of the cgisi5 appealing
to the instructive courage Of men. and snilrcsl
By the pleading loveiiuess Of WOmsu Wll keep
cur active army fu.l within the limits Of tl3 aye
/ heretofore prescribed fJr i1.
The situation Of cur siversary presents E
very different picture. The popular iergag r.
I the war, FIRST kindled, and for s0uslims kept up
/ by deiusive prs.sxts. is sbated and sbafrE
7 The difficulties and general rspug1ane8 opposed
/ 10 their recent drst have converted it iutc ht1
I roOrs thsn barren 1ockery. no large aeeel-
I sious 20 their array, already much -reduce1 lT
I the expiration OF eniislmeuts and the cagu1.tsa
Of war, can ROW Be had 5y force or psruasioas
/ Tbs cordial support of public opinion. il 20
present age Of Che world is iudisperss5ls 90 ill
/ effective prosecution Of every Wsr. Crest as
has been fhs amount Of prejudice and dalusion
snd bad feeling among the people of che NoIih
toward us, happily "ress1n hath not hed
! 10 british beasts" Many of them now
see that the present wax IS, almost wilo1l
disguise, a WE for the cxtsrn.iHatou
or degradation Of the Whits race bT ila in-
stallation Of the blacks in virtual dominica ever
I them; aBd in such a war, they have 20 r1tlE-l
I Of sympathy or interest 60 saERys them o hsrs.
! perhaps, At lsst, Of the ssgscious lessons os
I Chatham, Burks, Fox sid ibat noble band Of
I % riots and statesmen Of England. who mans
I fully opposed the war upon the American colo
uies from the start, began % see that uinuph
of lawlsss despotism ever the indepsl' olee of
tha South would b. egusiiY faial to their mnauf
Of constitutional liberty at home. Flomtt8 op-
[ GRAFTON Of these and ether causcs, ths nia'aEf
with the moral strength Of ihe NoFih % IBIS
contest, sil 80 On decreasing while 5lza Tiil aa-
I Certainly increase
On whatever side lock. thsu. ses n5 11asr
I Of discoursgea1snt. but, on the caniraEY. nsr =
! grounds Of assurance with regard 90 tis ulii-
mate and certain triumph Of the greii c.uHs Dr.
which We are embarked. We may haro Becs-
soual reveTsas in ths future, as we haT5 had
them in the past These are often salufarv trisls
/ Of Our eonstaHcy and fsith, and needful aam1ni-
tons % increased vIEr auce a1d aXsrtiou. EFen
heroic Charleston. Tor whose tate svsrv b8soor
is now Ysaruing with aHIisty, may ill under
the extraordinsry means concentrated f0r her
desTuctioa. But, If she does. it ual Be 4
BIAS Of glory that Will irrsdiats the reraetsst
corner Of toe ConfsdsTacy. and EEht lhs way
20 TetributiVe victories elsewhere, while she
herself viii be destined % rise sgain VITA
increased splsDd0r from her ashes. Tbs
capture Of Athens b the PeIsians us5erad ia
the glorious days Of Salamis ard .P.aie. sHd
whsD reoCeuPisd, strengthened snd adorned hr
the pious hands Of her children. shs vas uaofs
than ever the envy and Gdmirnti0n Of tie vor'f
No locator occasional disas.sr can cheek tte on
ward progress of great cause blessed via tbs
approving smiles Of Heaven, and sustained hy.
stout hesrts with uncsasing vigilsnce and aulsi.
teEiug faith.