Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-13


t Ststea sna ins pniY rsa emancipation q tbe saYe
4 ertaenk
+ denounce such saes1lege against the deaf
eud treason agstnst the hviHg of my country. I'm
Hense and long continued applause
have been construing this prociamati0n upon th
hypothesis Of the PresidsRt that he has the Wer
issue it, have been endeavoFiag 70 see Wat it mean
and what y involves rega dios il decree II eoia
tntonal authority Aud in FAR as the President ai
that radical party to which be has eemnAea his peu
cal eopsceuee coHcefned ID il lnmefeTat sfhetho
i Is in fact legal and binding unfQ tafioaal an
invaid-the Presidest has issued itss eisns tbat e
has the power issue it, and tbs radicals defend th
power and be aud they must abide is eonseq 3eeee
cations Of CONSTITUTIONAL sct from that gay hspeefofu
forever npo which he desgnates the States that are q
$ As It concerns the people however, and IN view O
their duty ID his crisis Of calamity ne con
sttutonslity Of this Executive decree is qusBion O
the gravest imporfanee.
n Lei US considerit
The most acult question that srose IN the forms.ion
of this governfnent how 70 sdust the polecal or
gsnizGtion as TO give the vigOi and energy OF
united government of all the States for the purposes
that to al, snd, at the same nte ieaEe
the several States with unimpaired aud lndepenieAl
power sufficient TO manage and control those aalfs
that were peculiar 70 each respectively From the
earliest history Of the settlements 81 tnsss e9ole
there has Oeen con nualy manifest love Tor eoniau
nifty independence, and eTsr living ano senaiit' g
jealousy On tie subject of their distinct ana Edepeu-
Il dent rights. Each Of the colonies had Is peculiar
Institutions religious opious aud social custom and
thesympshy which grew up anong them was born N
the experiences Of the necessity OF each for the united
effort Of al in their and intercourse with the
nations OF the esrth They settled BY aac1 who
ed from the prosecutions OF the Old World 10 eek re-
pose in the New who came hers to be subject q gov
eminent Of their creation, and enjoy manifested
ey those they found those they LEFT the peculiar pref
ndess and opinions that united them ia raternsl har
I mony The Pilgrims landed Plymouth Rock the
Quaker adopted his home the land taat perpetuates
tbe Of his pioneer; he Cavalier settled ia Yrgnia
the Heguenct ia Carolina and 1he Catholic in land
Fhey al bound by political sllegisncet TO tae meth
country and the shadow Of the scsptre rested upon
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seat Of power and left to the management Of their
douesie affairs, they resisted any attempt St encr0acn
by fheir neIghbars Fhey exhibited Tor many years
the distinctive features that had marked them ia the
beginning, and even persecnted enothar opinions
sake The Cavalier intoerant Of the Pilgrim, the
Huguenot Of the Cavalier and the Pilgrim Of the fngue
not and religious persecution the continent OF Amer
ez exh 6ited the feroc " thar has writ
ten its achievements IN the blood Of Europe. There
ia blessed charity down the records Of history. In the
Colony Of Maryland universal federation estabshed
Marys hsre grew the olive Of religious freedom, nyi
ing the epos Of its fragrant shade the persecusd Of
/ every SECT. tLong-eontinued Eppanse1
The bitter ordeal Of external yes thst disturbed the
rspose Of hess eoloeies Taught them the necessity OF
united effort and revealed the existence of common
political sympathy. But il wAsnot sufieiently strong to
overeorus their fear Of each ether, and union could
be established among them which seriously impaired
their independent rights To accomplish union which,
whist it answered the end Of creating nation among
nations should yet preserve y Itself the rights and pow
Of Independents local self government 70 each OF its
| members, was the great achievement for which our
fathers labOres in ehahlahng the government Of the
United States The government they created WAS
government Of specially delegated and clearly defined
poWsrn conferred DpoR by the people Of the States in
the Federal Constitution i possesses other powers
than these and exercise others; and that Con
Etitution, by which they are gran Sd and defined s the
supreme law ef the land IN war well az in peace.
1 (LoDg continued apPauge]
That there might be doubt to the extent Of the
powers conferred and that he line between the overs
Of the Federal government and those Of he STATE gov
ernments should be distinctly ana clearly drawn that
neither could ever pass beyond it. except 10 the wanron-
Of treason, the Cons ugon Itself declares That
the powers delegated the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by il TO he States, are
reserved to the States respectively and 10 the people
Where in that instruInest s the power delegated to
the United States the President Of the United States
any department Of The government to interfere with
except when the United States required to sustain and
maintain the right of the msster by sUrenderEg up his
fugitive slave 4ppausel
the President Of the United States oyertun he do
nestle insutons Of the aes, ilvert the order Of
ciety established by the State laws change ify
aud destroy social and industal systems resting FOR
their authority Stste Constifutionsl Pplause.
The harmonious adjustment in political orgsniza
on Of powers Of the States and those OF the Fes
goyernmen. Distinguishes this republic from ell that
has gone before N the history Of te world and was
regarded by its founders safe and protection
against tha fatal alton Of thos causes oy which they
had been wrecked. And our only safety in war or
pesee, to preserve the harmony Of That adjustment
The perpetpity OF our liberty depends upon estfalng
both the States and the Feders government within their
appoite spheres Of political ACTON, and cannot ad
will look any attempt 20 HubTerr the loeal gov
eminent Of the States for the aggfsndizemeut o. tie
power of ne Federal government without denouucing
be az, ss treason to the liberties Of my country ana
/ warning my eocntrymen Of the approaching danger
Iapplause for and feel that such process once
began BY those clothed with poca authority, asa &c
quiessC in by the people, must lead to The destrue ou
I Of constitutional government euen Revolutionary
movements may attain the full realization Of their
contemplated and necessary results ~ month or q
year But, whatever the time equiTed We result l. IN
evishle unless the people speedily arrest its progress
If the local government Of ono State may be siken
down BY tte unrebuked unrestrained and unconstitu
tionaf neroaebments Of Federal power exercised and
defended under some plausible preteX such utary
necssitv the of some other State VIII suf
fer REPETITION Of its experience, under ths
some other pretext while Federal authority growing
more vigorons aud daring wta each successful sggrea
sion, will within no very attended period acquiring
strength beyond the control Of the people and sb
sorbing within ITSELF all that remains Of political power,
erect upon tbs Shattered fragments Of the rights and
sovereignty Of the States compact and centralized
! despotism over the entire country. tApplause.I
The present ADMINISTRATION reckless In the peuisude
Of Its 6surpatioR has already violated the rights and
sxlped upsn the laFs and the Constitution Of this
State and defying the power ef its local thorites to
protect Its eizeRs has zed and exported thsm with
wsrrsnt inprisoned them without accusation and
released them without trial Irlfng, 10 Wanton os-
prce with the most scred rights Of the citizen
10 have manifested Is power only 70 test Dy series u
eIcs perirnerts she extent Of the forbeaTance snd
of stats protect its citizens, an5 tue Federal aa
thofty ia its attempts TO eize any one Of them not in
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process Of Jaw, but upon an oraer rom tho Eresd7nt
on one Of thesnniserS should be reiisted aud Il
eessary resisted by the loyay Of the State in arms
! lImulsnve and continued spplauFel And for citizen
to xiii an ndigi7na thus attempting . r4strsn his per
soasI liberty with view 20 his deportation and inn
prisonnenf without the authority Of 4w IS, in the sw
4 and By the lsg justi6able homicide. Immense ap-
appiause.J
This proclamation of s1nancipatis7 and the other
snd more iniqrtous and equally unjusihabe and un-
4 constitutional proclamation declaring maFtia lsWthe
arbitrary arrests OF citizens IN states where the courts
are open and laws adnnis cred by their appointed
uniaters aud according TO the prescribed forms, and
where Justice pursue undisurbed its usual course
and order directing tbs importation o. tree ne
eroe- into this State ell Of the same class Of EEec-
rtFe surpsons, AggFe adizng the Federal authority
the expense of the rights of the States sud showing
the progressive development OF centralized aad des-
bavs stated tat the varas Justified on the ground
that areibe resistance to the lawful authority of the
Is insnrreeton, and may be cons utonsly
ann-ressed br military poysr Of the Federal gov
eranEt; but this principle has its eOrelaea which s
that any attempt the part OF tbs Federal govern
meat 10 take from any Of the States hsir re1erEed
ryhts upder The ConFtaton crush do1Hes & ustitu
tions sxee u.ively subject the political control Of
sugh States is revolutionary in its eharaeter and
should be resisted by the people eVeryWhefe throHsh
s-a :, A. 4 iugt war may become unsst sar--a
war commenced to suppress an ins1rEeetin may ne-
come war to support usurpatoa an4 rsslstane @
tvrsnts is obedisnce 10 aod' Immense AID continued
appansel
the constitutional powers Of the executive And II
there Are sss gentlemen of Abolition pToeltvtes within
fh so,1pd % nv voice who not satisfied with the
course oe reasoning have adopted nor eonvineed ny
tbs argument Ibeg to refer them 20 light which tney
respect and which may have led me asiray upon 'n'
fjn dav OF April 1861 Mr. Seward whiting to
Mr. Dayton our minister at the court Of the Emperor
Napoleon and treating Of the s9eiect Of shs pFessA'
rebellion naid
,4s -. s-,,s- si.1,ar.ta the propogition that the