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

the military povyer n the governments enforce 4
laws and put down CERTAIN surree'
and userpne the powers and sulvetng The adfhofii
Of certaan Of the States. The aetninsiaof Justine
n acton upon e principle that foreibe reslssanee
the lawful authority Of hs Union was nsufrection an
might be eouyttutionaiiy suppressed oy tne snlaI
power of The government, and ayo5yeo that tis sr
Of the Onion Vas called TO the nelo Tor 20 etper pu
pose than K niaintsin and defend its Cons stuton and n
store the Union by giving to the loyal peoPie Of q
South that protection agaiust asufpins soNttn.nei
which As citizens of the ynited Stafes taey hsdt
II rht to demand. This the policy declared Ia q
proclamation reiterated in the Presideuts nessege
tho spesis session Of July SOL ana distinctly set foFt
u the resolution to wieh aFe referred II fss fofe
bv addressed "a the people throu ghout tbs country
the time the army recraited and appealing 70 me
Judgment shd their patriotism It convinced the one an
aSkezed fhe other and they rallied 20 the banner
the republic. Never n the history of The world VI
the purpose OF distinctly snd plainly disclosed
and never was the justice and patriotism o. ne parpos
se eoqnenty and ably urged upon an lni1iiigsnt PEI
pie Ken cf Illinois. appeal TO yoaif it was not ths
they Right maintain and defend the CofstitGt9n an
restore the Union that you gave your sons your oTotf
srs and your friends patriotic Offering upen the e
cred altar Of your eonnry Was NOS pg ths eigh an
lofty duty 70 accomplish the avoed purpose Of the ssl
the sword and 20 forth 10 the bstlsf And appes toe
70 you ladies Of Illinois who though by me ofsan1ao
Of society yeu take direct part "a Sualns lhe pp
ntes affairs Of nation, share tle peris and pEiFa
tons Of lis tented fields vet exercise through that e
tirs society silsnt ever Tfng and mighty power !
the tenderness Of the aeetoss aud the ooees ~ hie
Z
and aind f ezvrse IT, that ihey might defend ans
Rlazis5n thsOnstuon sud restore he Union tha yer
grsd The se-3 the l0ins Of your sou husoaGo ane
lover, and badl them go forth ano oatte under 70,
resplendent enfgn Of the repEb ic Tremendous ans
long continued tpplause :,
How hss the ADMINISTRATION kept this plighsed faitt
that rallied The mighty host Of the people % the IN
fRrisd standard Of the RepSbllei
That on the first day o. January, n no year Of o9I
Lord enc hossRnd eight hundred and sixty tares' a
psrsons held Is slaves within any sae, or designated
psr ef State the people whereof shall then be IN re-
bson against tbs Uni ed Ststss shall be thsni thenes
forward and forever fee Andtes E1eeaIlge eoEern
naval authority thereof viii resegnae and maintain tne
free ION Of such persoas and viii DO no act OF acts e
suppress such peraena OF any q sneis N any sn9s'
'Thas the Executive will on the nrst dsy OF anusF
Aforesaid ov proeaniston designate the States, aud
paIis Of sistss any IN Which The people thsrsoi 70.
Iv ss fhsn be in rebellion against the UBited
States id he fact that suy state or tne Peope mere
oil eal "a that day be il good faith represented n ths
Coner4 f the United States, BY members chosen there
to al escoss whersiu majority Of the qused voters
Of such state shall have participated snaa IN me 40
senea of strong eountsrvR Ilg testimony pc oeeusa
como usye evidence that such Stae, snd the people
thereof ars not then in rebellion agains the United
Ths frosisrastiOn snsysrs the question haved just
re slgpips ration has broken Its fath-violaied is
p1edees-repudiaed its sssgrsuees--deceived and BE-
trayod gallant soIdery-snd, under the Frelsnee q
maintaining the Constitution crushing the reoellen sno
rerorng ihs Union il that Constuuo1into snreds
-srects more gigantic usuFpation than that "nleh Z
opDosegreudsrs the resoraonof the Union hepelesl
iniDotsibilty-&nd OpPonng revolution 70 Ie0ellion
sances Che treason It aasais by ne treason Il eeni
lApplause.l -. ,.,.-.. :,
the republic and that government which mas Deen trans
lted 10 us hy our fathers must speak plainly u they
would Drotect ard preserve tho ono OF the other aAl
perform tar dufy American citizens without lear aud
The frssiint seems TO disregard the wiz Of the peo-
ple 81 nanfeEted in the late election and mas declared
his termination TO execute the parpses OF
this proclamation on the first OF January ne1t peg
him bv ali that IS sacred the past to pause and re-
feet upon the future he viii make By thst most seeurssd
d ioiuuitous sci and speak 50 you tonight that the
public mind may continue TO speak 70 him sna arrest
hin iu bis frantic pIrp Sc before i y too late
With this proclamation before the country az the cur
mnaring glory of radieaism N itself ana tas pIeoA
NATION that it promises, il Is unnecessary 70 cenAlaer
the occasional developments that nave Iro time % e
marx the progress If the administration az ay IRON
the policy aTowed in the beginning OF tHs Wat % that
vhish now stands revealed to this people and TO the
What is the scope and the meaning Of tlI Ezoeusiys
deeresf
ertsach complete in itseifcouFeying complete, sep
arate aud distinct deasookng 20 separate ana eslne1
results and disclosing epsrate aao dstinet purposes
~, fs mart iyes freedom to the sevss, held as s1eh
within those States the President shall designate on t1e
first Of January next , 7.l -
# the proclamation Is Of constitutional OF legal az
trtv this ar ion Of is ought certainly to oe sufncisnt
to satisfy the philanthropy Of the most zea;ens sioe
ZIONIST Il sppies alike 50 al the saves iihn the ana
fber,atige Ststes whether held BY loyaA ~ dis oya c
gsrs and discrimnatsy emanCipates by geoErap nlea
divisions marked out on the map hy the hand OF the
Executive If It intended 70 punish the master Dy
ts9 BIZ property this takes his property, snd there
fore oHics The penaly ii is intended 70 weaken the
enemy by freeing slaves, this trees ms slaves aug
thsrefore dainishes bis power. For tae purpose ol
emancibaion, and for the purpose q Panlsn.hs tHe
master or eaksning she enemy 0y destroying nus prop
ertv this first part Of the Proclamation IS tnen amply SUI
fcentfor it is sweeping ediet q eiisIe pA'on us
al, tn. .gfa- hr
n K no inger property. he Is free. Tao rs PaTt e
this Executive Decree therefore aceomPlishes enamel
patton and exhausts that idea.
What is the second parts
I read from the decree: se. /
And the executive government Of the United States
fpelud1g the military and naval authority thereof viii
recognizs ana maintain the fretdom of such persons
sud do DO acts TO suppress ~ n peroHs OF any
of them In any efforts hey may make for their actual
T5s frst mart OF the decree having IS have shown
enspelpaed the negroes this second Par proposes to
make az alliance with them, on the part OF the govern
eut Of the United States CBesiss and agsgs aga
tbsir rnssters The executive government cf the
United sates having declared Il sm free aud entitled 70
their resdom pledges itself 20 do no act TO suppress
iaiv EFFORTS they may make for their actual freedom
No mater what these efforts may be, or when made not
under what circumstances to attempt 70 suppress tAs
il te be gailty Of dislOyaliy TO the gov veTnaae1t
The Army OF the West is advancing soufhNard
{hroueh the States OF Mississippi and AlabaIna whose
slave popula ion outnumbsrs tho Whites and ~ Aa
hssrns Of that army the wild yel OF savage Datehefy
te st continuing scene Of the nercess and indiscF
inse saughter Of vvOmen and Children those soldiers
enlisted to fight for the Union and the CONSTITUTION aRo
bearing eoft the hitherto unsuiied Danuer OF ne ne
to crush ont their feelings OF manhood honor
and humanity and permit this heli=h atarnalia = pro
ceed, because il iste 7sroes gu or eeeaa 'sss9Ht
When General Mcclellan Iapplsusel entered lN-sterH
Virginia. st the beginning q his brilsnt IntllaTy G.
resr he said 70 that people
Notwithstanding AL that has been said by fhe ira
tors to induce you to believe that cur advent among yoi
vii Be sguaze by interfere9cs with yeur slav IN
defstand one thing clearly Not only VIII We aortaii
from ali such Interference, but We viii otne contrary
,h an iron hand crush any atiemPs II iaSurression OF
their part
lApplsase1 .-,,.-s.-.
ton to ths Contribution, and to ruIh honor ana Pa'
riotisn.
even yet further specifying the terms snd details o
tbe stbolv alliance" Il pledges the executive gov
ermnent Of tAs United stetes intending the nilitarl
and naval suthorty thereof 70 recognise nd aaahiS
the freedom Of the negroes II elnaneipates.
ANY effort for acsaal freedom, made by the save
ffsr eir right to fhs freedom given BY the Pr9csmH
tiou has occurred Is only msniapng thaf freedom AM
thsIght It. and 70 mantainlnst free DON ]. tne pleag
tie Executive has gwen BY ths terms OF the spisnes
The United States goVrnnent Is therefore inyoiyea =
the obligation Of cooperating with t7e sHsuciP e'e
ssyer in snv effort they may Inske to realize BY Gsc
}rseGo the lqa refde conferred BY the proelanstion
and tie Executive has assumed to commit ne army en-
navy to the duty Of acting mil tary auxarps N tn
/ serTle insurreetion he IS attempting 70 incite,
Bat the operation Of his proclamation involves evel
yet serious complications IN IL necessary and IL
i sritsble eonse queuces,
IT, after the Executive shall have designated tn
region destined xperienee hiA promised benedietior
ts entire Soath should Icy down It's ars Snd withou
a. amnesty and unconditonsiy, propose to return
the Union shs could be RoWed TO do unless th
states subject TO The proclamation would zcquescs
M gsiy and recognize the freedom il processes . b
STOW Il hose States, even 90 proposing to return
tbe Union and submit the law Of the United State
sod clisn that fs decree is unconstitutionai snd
not operats 20 ths slaves held under and
-. ~ chair local laws and that their masters nj
t6are6ore stil hold theIa, The cots 1ot end Why
lseasse by the terms Of the alliance specified In th
ss7ae he freedom ID Be maiDtai ed by the srn
80 nav The obligation 50 TO "maiatain1 1t is wit
80 90 ,ii6estion without limit and without eoadilC