Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-14

tEiB el5iHEat n c0nsi0arng toe relations 9e Vssl
/ the g.EltsEn and HsTthera States Of AmefieE.
Egszlly un1essons5le are sEeTsTroachss Ei.l
which 30 SsutheTHs have baea asssilsd. 5seEzz
At tie 6ms Of the secession .ksy tsok possession
Of tha fais and slseaels which were siigzss1 i
he Southsrn territory. Thoss foTts a1d srsszsh
belonged IS mach 10 the 5su.bsFEs IS 70 thi
Esriasgns, and As the secession naturally gayi
[ to tho GeTthsRs the sEsszaIs szd dock yss1s
which Tere sisusisd IN the hJ.thszn States, %
q gave 10 she soufhsrs8 tAass which srs sslaz-
led n the seeding States. If fhs Irisk iasuT.
reeti9R o. I54e Lad 5ssn succassfui. WoEld moi
oan. Aseghsr have lauTAsd 10 secrn any oEe
Whe should hays rsP-ogckea Sins for taking pss-
session of spika island, sseause il wa eslsd bv
the Arg British i5Isi PoTt Sumter stands
in relation . Charleston IN BozilioR oxae.ly
similar 10 that which is ecelpis5 By Spike
island in relsdsn 70 Cork.
Let not be supposed, 'soHsvsf, that Vgrise
tassa pages with Tis8 lo jas.ily the secession
When I made q tour ia the Sgllhsrn Sla.8s Oi
EeTth Ansries in 1883 I earnestly iBplCTsd my
Southern friends to reneunes tze idea of = sep
aratieu, which essld net fIil 70 be disastrous q
thszs, as vel as to ths Hhcls sf .he republic
Whsn lesrne5 that, isssssd Of eadsavoring q
ebtsin redress for resl or imaginary grievances
By Pssas.Hl negotiations ths fcreos Of Eeuta Car
olins had Gre1 aBgE Fsrt 5UE.ef, thought Il
extremely natural thzf tie iabsbitsats Of the
Rsrtharn States should meet E0Tcs By foTcs IN
tha maintsnanse sf toe Union Mr.. II "
B5sehsf ssked aH aaditsry in Lsrdon lEsE week
whether EnsIisamsa would sf ougat 70 tolerate
the secession ct Kent from the pslitisal anity
which soF hsids together lhs several souBtiss Of
England. I answer without hesitation thst
such . secession ought ts be prevented by force.
while Kant ezioys-a -aqualitT Of rights viii he
ether inhabitants Of Britain; and thaIEh uaiu-
tain, speaking theoretically, that s5uih Carolina
or Maine enjoys 9 night 70 withdraw from the
Uuisn, yet, As a practical question, il is not IN
natural that the other msubefs cf the ERissd
States should sAdsavoF 70 prevent By f0Tcs 8
secession which may bs injurious 20 iho wbeIs
Union.
But sinse. sfsr 3 succession Of blocdy en-
gageaents, il hss been ssen hat Ehst appeared
a. fTsi 70 be the Hhim CT a siseis State is the
dslibeFais rssol7s of seVsFal milliozs Of people
since i has been seen thss, thoaEh eoutc1ding
nader many difficulties snd dissdVsn;aRes, the
SsHthsTR leaders havs displayed nors able states
nsnshiP and more skilfdl strategy thGa have
bean exhibited By thsir sdyeTsafies-Hhsn l. IL
manifest that they pessoss sll the qualifications
which render people fitted for sslfgovsFnmsnt
-an attempt to cosrce them into enforced sEb-
jsction becomes nothing lsIs than u5justEsbls
ard in.elsra5le tyranny. At ths tit1s when, n
1861, addressed letter on ldi5 s1bJect % Ar
ssIsTd, it vas said BY the N0rtheTns that the
war Would be lsTuinassd in three mensaE yet
ROW, aftsr tie lsDss Of tairty m0ntas, is IS
dsabisul whistler Washington is nes exposed to
greater danger Than is 70 be spprehsa3sd By
Ricbmsud or CharissloB; and although the
HoTshsrRs hold military occupation OF many in
p1riant posts in tie Southern territory, they 90
not appear 10 have Isoozsilsd to their 3emiaisE
any important seetion OF the iuhsbiants cl 5hB
rsVolied States.
The question, therefore, reeuFg, which I pat 10
Ar Seward in 156I-Assaning thst yau viii,
sooner OF lsteT, conquer the Southern States.
how do you propose 70 govern thcni Il yea
leave 70 them the rights & seI-g0FsTGmsli,
which ihoy have hither1o enjoyed they viii bi
more dangerous 70 you as unwilling assoeiztes
shaa hey could be ia the gaise G open enemies
There remaiHs, thsreiors, 40 othsT pCicy b
which these territories car Be governed except
shat which was formerly adopted 5y EaglAnd
towards IralaRd--aBd which is rev pT1eiiesd n
P0laRd By M5UTavisa and Berg. under tie sane
tion and approvsl Of ths tyrsnt Alexander.
This is the policy Of eon6scslian, devastation
and eItsrnsi9agion. That lean and hungry ad-
veztursrs should cove. fhs rich possessions Of
tho Southern alsuteTs, and urge forward a sys-
tan of e0uisestion and exisrmin21ea Wh.za
will resemble tAs plantation CT Ulster aEd the
cFuslties Of Cromwell Is extremely zstHTsl :
bat It is spectacle painfni and huuiiistisg 70 all
lovers sf freedom 70 fad one OF tts repressass-
tive nea Of ths l-ish rsoe-bi-n5slf an exile
ard Casholic-vindicatiHg s eJHrss Of pslicy
similar 10 that Ehish expelled the natives Of
ireland fI0m th~ir possessions Gnd iron thsir
hemes.
have sDeat mgeh tiI1a ia gnslyzing the lsi-
ter Of Gen. IssRhsr, because, although Il Is sd
drssss5 70 4 pTivats friend, il sas evidontly
written as an appeal 10 the pubic opinion Ct
this country. Thcsgh i. Is CvsrlAden wi,z Gu
nulztive ePilhess Of declEnztofy invee.ive. is IS
4 producrinH which hss evidently been prepared
With eare ard deserves a deliberate response
In this rsspecs Il contrasts iayoEEbly with 81
election squi5 recently addressed By Blr.
Mssghar t5 the SlsesoTs Of Ohio in opPosi-
ion 80 the olai1s OF Ar Taliaadighaul, in
whose psTs5u al The rights which belong to a
free citizen have been violated. Sad indeed, Is
Il 20 re 20 Ead that our eemIade, who Was once
The champioa Of human liberty, ha- a. Usted
himself Is lac dafandsr ei every sor' o.
meal usuFpstioa-T. Z. MsaghsT, the lsnns sri
buue, cree tbs champion Ct bic eouRiry's l,os-
dem, BAs baesne the advocate Of . system o.
gOYsrnmsnt which carries into effect iis policy
By szspzRding the wit Of aAbeas esEPas
aud thereby sneiecting The personal liberty cl
sTsry eitizsn Of the United States to TIE eapriee
Of single ruler or Of his mini0ns.
By sosreing into tie. ranks Of tho Federal
army, through the inssrumsntalty Of e9LseTi p
tisa, sill who sanncs afford 70 purchase tacSz de-
li7sTanes oy ~ enofn0ua ransom; and By dIiV-
ing. under the terror of military exseHtioH, IN
willing e9nscripts inte Eslds Of 6a.tle whsEs hsy
perish for q e21ee which is not sanctioned By
the Gppf8val Of their ovn soHseieBcss.
By suporssdiBg the rights which, HEdsr the
Consultation Of tae United SAFES were Qusrsu-
tsed 70 each individual State
Lastly, By EaLsrBisiRg with the tyrB1t oi
Russia, who ia At this moment engaged IL car
ryias into eject suck 4 system Of measures
against the uosls Polish nation, As las won for
bin, ard for 81 who abst hin, he s<eerasisn Of
mankind
Alas that We aheuld ever hsTo wiizassad
such bscksliding on tho Part Of 81 Irish pat,iot!
II sueh be the results Of repu5lisaa freedom $50
sslled1 Ia America, we s6sll soOn lssrR t8 be
rsconsilsd 10 the worss ferns cf European DEG
sosism.
How different q career lay 0psn 70 cur hi0nd.
Possessing fhe lovs AM cenhasEee Of several
millions Of Americans, naive ss well a5 Irish
sorn, he might have applied bis persuasive die
sicn to the restoration Of Pescs, instead of uIg.
ag thsso millions 70 einE their soma into The srs
Which new burns before the altar Of Moloch. HI
might kavs tsEshs the Canadians to lsok ID
Amsriea for q modal Of political Institutions, and
ior az idcnsiiestien Of intslssis, instead Of re-
psiling them By the taxation, By the eonsoTP ,
ion, By the monopolising tsriffs, ard BY th'
loss Of persoRal liberty, which have followed, a
consequences, frem this civil var. Hs mis b
have gladdsnsd the heart Of all who belonged e
the oppressed nationslities Of the world by 1oblJ
/ vindiGatiaZ the esase Of human freedom on Be
hall OF those who suffer in every Cline instead
Of aIanding foremost sn0ngBs these Who wei
/ cors 70 AneTiea the emisSAries Of the cruel des
/ pot who row t0rtuEss brave ard noble race
The enemies Of Ireland viii Tsjoies that b'
/ has made such choice between thsss slterna
/ Hves; hat though be may hnd defenders IA.
/ spolorisfs amoug a few attached friends Gu
! kssss dro5p with shame when We find ore q
eur ehoBen eaicfs thus Loading the support c
bis great abilities 70 iAe esuss Of the oPpressc
rather than to the protection Of the Oppressed
1 To ne one has the language employed in A1,sri
ca Gps1 many occasions By Gen. Msagasr sire
/ the eenmeneenent Of this war gwen rnsrs pai