Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-06
Ehe IRISH geztzsverry about GAY Givn
War.

From the Kew Yerk Metropolitan Rsoord.l
I've publish ibis week "A able and Interesting
lstisr lror the pen OF John Martin on the sub
iecH CT car civil war The mast1Tiy manner tn
wht-h Ar William Smith 0'Briou treated The
subject is veil knowH 70 cur readers, and has
dl-;e mach toward correcting the eTroCe5g5
oViEions entertained On the ether side Of the
Atlantic sa 70 she principles involved N cur
blaody controversy. These gentlemen take the
srge Tiaw CT ne ease, Ebich Is, that the Cen
eral Government has net tho power UadeT 5ae
Constitution tC cocrso even refractory or disobe-
1iaut 8 .aies There is ne fact moro clearly ses
forth than this in the history Of the Convention
thss framed the Constitution. In iact, Is Is Ts-
Pu zuant to comIneu sense 70 saPpose that SOW
8reign Sts ,ss wo7id enter iss0 4 compact By The
.erEls Of which thsy e0all be not oDiy denud5d
If their sovereignty, but converted i2lo mere
dsreEdcreies as Is the cGse At present With lie
bofdsr 5laVa SsEtec, which, under the operation
Ct martial laT, HTo prevented from ezerciBing
the v0ts By bslo., unless It's citizens agree 20
vote Tor the A5mljstTatiOn eandidate5. Il was
never iutszdsd By the Fathers Of the Rspublic
that tie Uaion should be bold together By force,
s1d Alexander Hamilton, in speaking upon the
subject, made Rss ei the following memorable
words:
The coercion # States Is ono Of the rna2iost
prsaels ihat was eyer devised. 4 failure OF
compliance will never be confined TO 4 single
Sase This hairg TIC CAGE, can VIC suppose IL
wiys to hszaId 6 civil var Can any FeEsonabls
man be well disposed towards government that
makes war and carnage the only means Of
supporting itEelf--a government tIras csE eZlst
OF y by tbs swcsd.
Batit is not ouly The language Of tbe trainers
Of tho Constitution thst IS in evidence against
tho present aaguinsry policy Of tho Admins
trssion. Il is t4siT sea. When frequent at
teJnsta were made 10 commit the conVcniiuo 20
ccsreiva measures, eY5Ty regClu!icn ts=s EE5
PRESENTED lcr thet purpose wss laid on the liable,
ard nevsr tskea theTerorl. No mon are mere
,ae-ougbiy'eoaverssa with these facts than
M, Sew s-d, The present Secretary Of the Staie
MY. Everett, Nr. Dickinson, aod EUmbeT Ct
other ryigOr0as-pT0seeuti0n-o t-she-waT nlsl. II
so happens that we have their own testimony
or. ihe subieet bIr Seward Acknowledged Is in
a latter 70 bfr Adams, or Minister to England,
n sfors tie war broke ont Ia test letter be SAID
Ithe FEDERAL Govsru1esS could net reduce the
seeded Ststss % e6edieue5 by conquest, even
/ though he (ihe PEes.aent) Tss disFossd 20 cues
on she proposition. But, n TACT, {he csatlaUas)
| The President willingly accepts Z as true. Only
a1 imperial CT dcspGtic government could nave
{ ihs ~ 70 subject dissfsetsd or lusuIrscl0Ea-
: r. States. Thil Federal republican system OF
/ ,rrs ig Of all forms OF Government, the very
! ,ra =kjc5 Is most united for such lsbsT."
I We viii net stop 70 cTiEe,se ths language II
( sbieh this admission Is clothed, bu5 merely ac-
rrire-to show hon shsurd IL is Of Ar. Seward te
,lIsts iEss sorly en- imperial OK dasposic Govern
nexs c9aid have The right 20 E15i1gGse si5sff5et-
~ or insnrrocti0rary S-ales." Does that Hgal
! ,.yist IN 4 Government bscause It is ''lApeJlGi
/ ~ 8sspoitcf" If this proposition 30 granted
( iheD II raust be admitted that the AGniRlS.ra-
! ti5r have IsBs since tablsaed tleis ciGIr 70
! lhe --sr-;-- f - ss sTi2ht' by the conversion
I r,f ths GsTernn.eut into despoEsn3.
So ssueh fer Hr. SswagG. Vow, let us see
ebss EIr Edva-d Everett has 70 gsy in regerd
| .s tls uSttar. L BIS letter q aec3ptasae oi
-be TTairn r,niuGEea f0r the Yic7-PrssiaeBey
/ 10 1860 ne expgesscd hiu5eif as fellows;
! Tbs r-ggsssi0a That the Union can be main
I H;ue3 by he numerical pTedoHeinaIlca aud nil
/ ssTv proysssB OF enc section, e4erisd 10 o0sTca
/ de otheI into submission, is, in my judgment
/ ss saslfeontrsdietory s5 il Is dangerous. ueeme5
loadsd pyilh the death smeil ffom Eslds wat Fith
I hrotbsrs' Blood. II tho vital principle OF al
/ rerrsBcAn governments is the consent ot tnt
! governed, rsuch more does Runlon 81 coeqael
/ sevaFeiFn States require ss is basis the bar
/ mony Of its members, and thelT voluntary CO.
/ sgeration IN it5 oIgaalc iRneaons.
As f5r hIr. Dickinson, another pronlhsot wal
mas. he has pa himself on record il he follow
ing emphatic lsDgnage;
1 s1{e I'M sunt OF fefce can ever maintain th'
Uuies," sad "tbst all paper LAYS We have az
The streretb, force and power Of the Conshtu
ton. The s51iy aad raYy, shs national Lsglala
tire, ard tho executive power Of the Govern
nsb.. are not worth a siEgle rush to compel
eiue-ls State to remaia cEs l0ug in the Cogiode
racv longer than il cAooaes e gemsia."
The ainple fset Is this, ths.-s moBstrous ae
eertiou hzs been pTEciieed upoa The people B,
tEeT so.eall5a pohiesl leaders, BY the men WHOM
thew elevated to hsh political positions an
WHO sni9yed their fullest iruss and confidence
Il is abcGt fine that tie fraud was exposed, tha
u he mask was tern off and tho features whic
marx this unns:ural ssife, this iEsiEicidal cor
aics. were exposed 20 lhs view Of tho Whol
world ia ali tier h3eous dsformity
, Messrs O'Bden and Mariia are night IN the
| sfstemsnts Il Ia 81 unjus. waT, asd mHss s1t
az S Bstcr Dauglss and eiher statesmsn ct q
republic predicted, il dissoiUdea Of the unio
3 er the establishment Of military desFotism.