Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-27
rHn Pan HANDLE.

From the Atlanta h,elig ncerl
The geographical wedge between ths Eastern
and Western States of the Federal Union Is
natural lever for their ultimate sepsration. We
have no donat that the Polomse and the Pan
Handle viii Be the eastern boundary Of the
Soptbsm Confedsraey.
We are Led to write the present paper because /
doubtless. the fac con.ained wiz some day be
q mater Of consilers5ie interest IN the history
Of our nation
We commence SC in the autumn Of 1856. be-
cause of the importance that presidential canvass
had on present events, and because of the con
nexiou conversation then held with the Hon.
Stephen A. Doug ias, has with the present snd fH-
turs We had baeu together good deal during
bis Buchanan electioaesring tour In that cam
pain and st Jecksonville, H., particularly, the
main incidents record, occurred. Oar CONVEX
sa1ion ran on the prevailing fansticism which was
SO bitterly exhibited By tbs ultra Black Rspub-
iieans. through Illinois aud the West. We said 70
him, Mr. Douglas, the national influence brought
to bsar on this camrsign ara doing much 30
produce tie long desired iesling in the South
which viii eventuats in a dissolution Of the
Uui8n. We are well satisfied that the prsseQt
canvass viii result in the election Of Mr. BIZ
ehansn, but bis a1mi listrati0n viii be b1s
tenporizing affair, and what are we 20 expeet
Only q removal of the conflict and defeat 20 the
SOUTH DEiuEa heHhlasall W alaA s-Lc7t+ t-a-A
where viii the separation take placel We be-
liavs that that litts wedge running up to Lake
Etie, between Pennsylvania and Ohio viii be
tie leYe- to split the East from the West, and
South. See the msp Of this continent There
is room for the easily governed grand, c0nteder-
ats republic, and We await the day which shall
separate Us With anxious yearnings. What is
your pr1phesy2"
Plotting 70 the map, be said There, east
of the Potomac and the Pan Handle, is an en-
pre- Of thrift and industry and shrewduess
which viii be the Iinest commercial country of
the woTid. South Of Mason and DixOn's line,
there is the most glorious agricultural aud in
nate wealthy land. OF mineral snd every other
resources on esFth The South has nssry
served its term Of labor and tax TO her masters,
and her day Of liberation must ev3ntuate N
glorious nation. Yet forever, viii she be vic
tin to she cupidity and ayaTiee snd greed OF
other nations. n lessons viii teach her wis
dem her wiss men aim at too high and lofty
dignity, for the plain business, matter OF fact
manner Of exhibiting a clear balance sheeti
hence, only the inherent wsalth Of her people
VIII gave her awhile
o. The West is the great land Of promise.
Bounded en- al sid7s, by natural barriers, 10
prevent encroaehments and invasion. "A
interior country Of vast and interminable Te-
sources, her wealth win never be exhausted
because it never can be entirely developed.
Producing the very staples Of life, her neigh
bors viii, cut Of policy, bs bulwarks Of her
safety; and with prospective psacs smiling on
her fertile lands, dUriog the coming centuries,
it viii be, assuredly tde Causau Of the new
world; the store house of earth; The granary
Of sll countries, and the peaceful valley, in
which shall flow the milk and honey we
read Of in the good book. Her very rivers
sfe eloquent WITH the voices of pIosperityi
her Drsiries nod gracefully millions of tassel
ed heads, TO the expectant luxury, which hun
gers for its growth Her cities viii spring up
like the flowers 10 the garden Of Eden, and,
famous before ell and to whom all shall bow the
knee. is my own city Chicago. 1t shall be the
magnificent capital Of the West, and Indifferent
to rivals, it viii 50 on in grandeur and i'm
portancs until my property viii be OF fabulous
value and my pride unmeasura0e.
But Mr. Douglas viii sll this occur peace
ablyl What Of the brutal fanateism Of cur
present competitors, the Black Republicans
What viii be intermediate We look for war,
ard Drophesy war"
eyes this majestic Republic will dissolve in
All ordeal Of FIRE and war which will cause tie
nations Of earth 70 stand aehast; ana it viii be
between the North and the South, as you say.
But, my dear friend, it viii be only an initiation
to the peaceful establishment Of our North
western empire. Bat al this viii only occur
after have been President of the United States.
nv squetter sovereignty doctrine viii patch up
tie breach a few years longer, but at last, at
last, the dayo doom win come and carnival
/ it win be Gentlemen, next week James Bu-
/ chanan vii be elscted President, aRd we viii
I have the evil day put off q little longer"
! Mr. Douglas remarked: He hoped bis pic
| ture was overdrawn, and that war would never
spread its bsleful blight over our great country
/ Yet, nevertheless, it VIII Gomez yes yes it
must come, said Mr.. Dcuglss, and we broke
I up the little party.
In 1860 Mr.. Douglas wished Memphis on bis
/ presidential esmpaining tour Being warm,
4 personal friend we visited him, as courtesy de-
man3ed After a few minutes casual converse
ton he broke out with
Well, AR. Mslaprop, what sort Of ennity is
this against your old friend They tell me you
are an earnest supporter eff Mr. Bfeckinridge's
claims for the Presidency. This is scarcely se-
/ cordiug 10 the bargain. I an told you have
I gone with the ACalanohe neck body and heels,
aud are the guilty writer Of hot-headed sensa-
/ ton articles
Ny dear sir, you are right. Though re-
| msiH as warmly your personal friend as ever
/ yet politically, Judge Douglas, 1 am your op-
ponent and, to give you my views, iel me
4 state, I firmly believe you viii be defeated
even < bir Breekinridge were not IN the field
/ against you.
! I boldly aYow to you, aud whenever oppor-
funity offers, that I am the advocate Of DIR.
/ Breekinridge's clsims, BECAUSE believe them TO
1 be the irst IN the nation; because believe him
| TO be The most gallant and true champion OF our
/ rights, rs S0utherners in the campaign beca1se
/ 7 believe him 20 Be the no5lesi Roman Of yoa
/ all; aud especially because by making votes
for him, without the slightest heps OF electing
him. 7 believe the skeleton of Northern fanati-
cism and anarchy will be made more hideous,
and its ugly nakeiuess IN ths election oi
Lincoln VII So plainly exhibit the in!e-
riar position Of the South, that she Will be
driven 70 desperation and cast ef the coils OF
the serpent, arise in her might ard hurl her
oppvessors into the dust That disunion IS a
fixed fact, and let var and devastation and
horrid barbarities aud atrocities cover our land
with blood and desolate our homes, yet we viii
come cut of the strife conc querors, and the
cvnOsurs of all uations. Remember the Pan
Handle that golden wedge which is to sepa-
rate the continent
"Ah yes, I remember the Pan Handle pro
phecy and though I am certain Of its ultimate
ruth. yet It Is a hard thought for me to suppose
Z shall be beaten. Ny dear sir, ] hsd set my
heart on the Presidency, as you wei know, Ions
ago, but am satisfied that my illinois eompeii
tor viii be elected yet I sn sorry to say TO you
ef Ia BTlste But never mind, ambition is th
Trian horse, and .he only version I make o
my prophecy is that all Of it viii occur, excep
my becoming President Of the United States
/ would like to break Gall0wsy's neck and bur.
him under his abcminabls snow slide
We left him and Bis accomplished vile, 81
tempting to convert our worthy Mayor, Dc
Bsugh, to their inlprnaly. inesmprehensiois doe
Z frine oi squsiter sovereignty, but knew tns
Z the Judges eloGusncs and the lady eharmin
arguments would alike prove unsyailng. .
+ time proved. n