Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-29

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A bread stare Of incruiulity, II not some lorei-
Die expressions Of disgust, wonld have ravardsd
| tho venturcBomensss OF the man Who three yeafs
! ago would have predicted ssch reception a
I the AbafbAzous BASS has bat reeeEtly been
honoTsd with "a New York. New emphasis
would have bean given TO these demonstration
Of disgegt, if the sadaeious prophei should have
added that these honors Hould Be lavished At q
mcnent when al cozeerne6 IN paying than
knsu that Che Poles were grithing under tie
| teriaTes inflicted By the savage eounisynen Of
the guests beneath wh0ss nostTils they were
burning swest incense. Il would have been
deemed monstToua end Libel upon the AnaTi-
can name. In any nan who should have prophe-
sled that Americans would close thsir ears ts the
cries and shriehs Of suffering Poland, snd be at
sho esh.e moment pzostFaiing themselves Like
Teptiles which creep pEone on shsE BELLIES At the
feet of the oppEesseES, persecusoTs and seeQrgefs
of her unhappy people Yet, what would only
a few months since hevs been deemed 90 mon
stToas and dannstoFy, Is now AL tfae, variable
matter cf shameful histary. Ard to make shs
hideozs coincidence it presents more shameful
SILL, the Americans who paid this UD-iimeriean
homage, style themselves peculiarly ths 'hlsnes
Of freedom, and of man"
Among these slavsring adulators Of the most
naked dsspotism on earth, were sonle Of the
radical politicians and pulpit cratorD Of New
York, ali Of when are 30 nrofass, on al occa-
sioas IN seasen asd Out Of sszsen Of thar pro-
fessioDs Of dsvotsn to hanan rights and human
liberties; and especially Of the lsvs ihey bear
humanity, heEsEer eOlered eE in wb4isvar
alime."
Looking ct such demonstrations, which, in
the light ef ell thS antees0sRts Of onr people,
are in unspsakahle aboninafion, IsVer Of gsn.
uine hbarty--ths real TREND Of Maa--Hight well
feel his heart shaking over the prospect Of msn'E
future. But, after al, such demonstrators may
only esTve to show that those who make the
lOuSest professions Of virtae are Usually hyPo-
critics and knGyes.
We may easily believe that man who dis.
erscs and degrade the American name, se b2ys
the followers and asltNers Of the TaEex ss;lsrs
in New York, may be truly aene9Eed as re-
eresrt sens of cur sail. The real fseliEg Of our
seuaHynen was expressed ~ az. cvsEfogi1g
enthusiastic meeting to express fynT sthy fnr
PeleEd, which was called in New York last
week. Il was held at the Cooper Ins itate, 10
commemorate revelation ia Poland, which was
adorned with the Gags cf ssrersl Dsiisns, IN
cluding the American, German national, the
French aud Polish, and resoEaded with the
votes of the genuine friends cf irssdon and
humanity. On table, which was covered with
the American Asg, were basts Of WsShiRgten
and Kesciusko. The speakers desk was adorned
BY the stars and stripes
Judge Edmo2ds, on taking tbs chair, hrieay
reviewed tAs suferings OF this unfortunate
country:
Reduced to an area Of two hundred miles
square, her population reduced from thirteen
millions to four millions, Poland Is struggling
sgainst nation that spreads ever tive thousand
miles square, against 3 nation Whiah nanbers
seventy nillioas, with al army OF hve hundred
thouBsnd nsa, and four hun6rad thoasaHd
- trs4 hat n Nra N kIn
last century rose against the power equally ais
to cur svailabla means. TAP |
plsnsel She comes now before the world as |
in '7ews cane bsfefe il, asking only nationality
and freedom; and what she asks from US new Il |
that we shall syrnpashiEs with hsT in ha dire |
necessity and glorious struggle.
Franx Sigel sent letter, which WAS Rad. ana !
which aeathiDgly rebuked ths apologists tor des- |
potism, who had fgofea consDicuously in the /
Rusaiaa receptions. This letter coacluesd az
follovss
The extrsyaeant and sxOrbitsnt eoatesie5 |
lately bestowed upen simple visitors from dss- /
pssic n.d haIf-bzThsrie power By men wto call |
themselves republicans" sre aiskening to my /
heart. and msks ne almost despair Of the csn- /
raeH sense of the American people. Ihopo time /
will destroy this error.
siysf "a Iizht ia doaounciug Russia as "dss- |
potic and half bsTbsTic poWsr." All who dssTe |
10 be convinced Of it, And who 90 not desire TO /
shut their eyes aud ears to tais Truth, may rsad |
With profit current accounts of Russian bar /
baritiss in Poland, such as appear II oar To-
dsy's issus.
Another Of the speakers, Teciting how warmly |
The symFaihies Of Americans for ma
tons struggling 10 be iTee, seloeuently said;
/ saeun te hear again the ysies of that gTest |
man who, In the capitol Of the United States,
nleaded the cause Of Greece, and welcomed her 1
snto the family Of nations, with dignity AID
splendor Of eIsqgenee thst rivaled hsr oFR.
Bat the lips Of Daniel Webster IcaesZs1 are
closed forever, and there is none 70 til bis place.
Had he bat lived, or could he now revisit the
glinpses Of the moon, ard speak bis thoughts
Is Of old, think with what potent Ragie he
ysuld rouse from cad 10 end of the lsRd ihs
sympathy Of his eouBtrymen for tho hens Of
Sohicski and Kosciusko. Applause
And, in the same eloquent strain, referring d. /
rectly ts the struggling Poles, he continued:
A osople 50 brave, 90 faithful, 90 Sseadfsss in
endaranee, deserves 70 be tree. LCbssrs. But /
tkink hear some one say, What Is Poland 70
us, and what are We 70 PslAndi" Much, very /
much. In inis werld, neither men nor nAtisns |
can exist altogether for themselves alene-Es |
must mutually help or mutually hart one an
other lApplsuss.l Wish ne inj9stlcs to Ras-
sia. rHisses and gro2ns. May she. too, grsw !
iuto GOOD manners, and do her share in the CIV
ilzssion Of man But let her do it within her /
own csnGnes. [ApplAuse They are broad |
enough. heaven knows, for sll possisls Geyelsp- l
usnt. Bat if Russia must be dealer over Rsa /
lat her turn 10 Asia, where she can 30 Of soma |
SERVES to civilization. [AFplaass.l shs is her
self Asiatie-AsiAtis Ia race, language, religion |
traditions, habits and form of government. Lot /
hss ambition seek its legitimate career in he
Hast, and teach civility to kindred tribes nors |
hsrbareas than herself Laughter AID eriss of 4
/" braye!"l There les her thrive and asaTish in |
ali tho splsnder Of Oriental despotisn.
But Witk Europe she has 10 ifniiy To /
European progress she aaa give ns help Ia /
ropean eiTilixatien wsuld witheE uscer her I
touch. Ne, / wish no III to Russia. Let her
hsvs her own and enjoy IT, Russia fer the Rus |
SLAMS, Erancs for the French, England for the |
Hnelish. Ireland for the Irish, lchssTs.l Poland
for the Peles, ard God fof rs AL. Lsud sp-
plsuss.1 This is tho tue secret OF hzmzn de-
valepment--dirss5tg--s growth Of each peo-
pie afsor their own nature, following thar oWn
inhersnt instincts, aud &dapiisg themselves, ard
tLeir habits, and their career 70 such peculiaTi
ties Of rsss and soil, climate and production, a.
accident has cast aE0usd them. This Is national
Independence. CONTINUATION, subjugation,
absorption Of the weak by the strong-this is
the foe Of civihzstion, The foe Of pTogfsGs, the
servant Of bArbarisn and desols.ion. lChesHB.
AesiRst this crime Poland is nsw arEaysdi may
Heavens arm strike en- her side, the sympathy
of eli good nts atssnd her. for the cause ct Ps-
land is the cause ST mAn. GProlcngsd cheer
ing "
The Bsrs Iaekssn Ezanny.
We ee,iy, from tie Mobile Advertiser, Of he
Qes sevs sd litieRsl paftisIllars Of ths late na-