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

witness ths teTmiHad0n OF taiG War are siieneeo
/ ard I should not have broken .thi5 siisRcaI I
Gen. Msagher bsd rot Baa5s En appoal 70 hi
/ iellow-e6uBtgyne1, which, 4 left unanswered
night iuduca many thousands Ct Itishmen {
| sscdtee the mselVssin contest fer which thei
/ Intervention is net demanded by cay obliga
\ sioss Of dGty.
| cannot eAealste ct less than two hundred
| thousand the HuE5sr Of Inshmea who hava al
/ ready fsilen in this horrible warfare. These
( Easa have fRllea IN the prime Of iile--in taS
Vig5r of yeajh and strength Had they fab N
/ IA e5n' n'sndiBg for the freedom CT sheir country
lheir EsnoTy would have been eonseerated in
| tie Annals sf patriotism. Their hsroism Woald
/ have been admired even by those who hate sai
naiion-bGt truth compsls ne 70 Hzy that these
brave men are nJW- regarded ~ mere rseFcona-
riss, who, for the sake Of a hsndfui Of dollars
enlist themselves in ssEifs, the sole object oi
which is 70 determine whether one third Of The
citizsns Of the States shall Be governed accord
ing 10 fheiT oWn free choice, OF shall be eoeEesd
20 submit . S connection ard 20 4 GoVsfnmsni
which they repuaiats szd sbhor.
Ishall not inquire how many sf these ITish-
Tse1 hsVa hssn induced By the eloqasncs Of
f4eH HeszlsI 60 fling tiezaselVes iEi0 premE-
.uls grave, hut feel convinced nov, zs IL 1861
thst if the Irish population of America had
thrown the weight Of their inAusrea isto the
scale il favor Of psscs, tie nisariss Of The wer,
which have deyusted 8 Isgion that ton yssra
sincs sDJeyod gfeaisr sm0uus Of material pFog-
yeTity than suy otb~f portion of the gl055,
might hsva bean svsrted
/ fels Il 10 be my dusy 70 take issas with Gen.
Meagter On this psint, imDsSistsiy after bis
frst Grafton st Boston in favor Of tho war. Ny
FsuanstTaRess 8ore at that time uRaveililg 2.
II raised his 5rigsaos. WheTo are they roa :
Yet ( feel c0nYigesd that ihs time will arriys
when 81 Irshrasn VIII regret that ny sdvies
did not prevail ovor ths e1hoTis!ions Of our el0-
g1ent aRd popular friend.
Netting BAT ssnss Of dusy soalj place ne
in su.agonisn to = eomEsds who shared mary
Of ny hopes ani dissppoinsnsnts; bat IS ihere
are soma in Ireland, and in A2srica, toe, Who
pay attention to what I say, Ifesl il to be in
euubsHt GPsa me, ct = time when thgEsauds
upea thsussads Of IrishasR arc quitting oar
shSTss, 70 dse re that il ROalS be iaanitslY bet
ter for tAsH 10 remain 81 hams saFnius q sail
isg q day ihsa to Be ssducsd BY ias glitter Of
military tEspsiHgs by the sslieiiansEs Of
erimes and EAa-brokers-sF by tbs iavesaiisa
Of ihe nsss splendid srAtoIy-io psTisa IS nsT-
esusTiss IN the aRkely atTifs Bhieh new ssse-
lstss shs States Of Assarisa.
Gen heszher complains thst the Irish p5opls
have identified themselves With the Orsngsmsa
ard Tsries OF Z gland IN their sympathy with
the rebels Of the Soalh Ihis chErgs proceeds
fTon : miseORceplion Of tha state Of feeling
iiss prevails in this ccgutry. There are ieR
Euglishmsa or anzlacissd ITishmsn who 30 not
rsjoies II tha separation which has ssksn place
hetTsea tRs EsTthsfu and Southern States, BE-
cause they were accustomed 10 feel thst ne
growth CT American peWsr GRdsr the Uaen
was 50 rSpid as 70 5acszs extremely f5raidable
70 gnglaud Oa the ether hand the gairioiie
party IN Ireland deeply yegIs. he seveIa1es Of
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strength Of the Uai.ea States G guarantee
sgaiast Engl1b ex2rcssia Which. Ridsr vsri-
eus ecutingensiss, might be useful for the pro-
lection Of Ireland, Bat after this war had IN
happily broken oas-when from the course ct
eveats it became manifest - all MANKIND that
thers IS between South and Eoclh An alionatio1
Of feeling which eauaet be Teeo1eileG-When
il bsosus evident that the ssu'h, even II gen
uuefsd could be Isfains4 in esnnestoE with the
&arth eRiy BY coerei0n-then tie loYars O. hu-
msn xeedoEl-ths upholders cf tAe right OF s5E-
roverEment-beEa1 70 fosl thas though the dis
solution Of ihe Union might be great calamity,
lie maintenance BY such means IS are employed
bysFsEssia in erder 10 rssain Poland under sub
ion, woEi5 b8 greater evil. Iastesd, there
fore, Of bounding on tbo e0m5stauss 80 mutual
desirHetian, We earnestly pray tass the Aue-1-
esns nay settle tAsh: diEsrsEcos BY smicabls
adjustment, even though the separation may be
injurious to u.s.
Peru,.t me- further 10 observe that. while lss
patriots Of Ireland dssplY lament tha dsstrus-
gion and rapiue Ehieh R0W d-50late America,
these EaglishRen who hate the Americans
ard they are net fsw-Tejoies 20 witness the
fury vii which the HortherHs continue to carry
en- tho Tsr, because the exhaustion Of resources
which war produces 10 beth the e0ntsnding par
ties Strengthens the relative sseen n3saEy Of Eng
lish power. Those Engiishneni slso, Hhs bate
Ire!snd-sad they are not a tsH-aDs d0lighssd
70 sHd such 2 man as 8esgher stimulating his
fellow -eoun trymen t0 Tgsh into the sEsmbles in
which bu.ehery awaits them. Ihey knew that
every IrizhnAn who has He'd ts Anscgics is al
-enez5y to EnRlaud EalurElly, therefore, they
rsiaies when they learn that tho number Of their
enemies is diminished weakly by ths operations
OF q relsntlsss war. We, then, who wish for
peace are entitled to Tsbat ths charge Of Gen.
Ms4gher. by declaring he is acting psIt which
is acceptable 20 those whom he calls Ofsnge-
men saa Tories ct EnglsEd."
An impression prevails IN shs minds Of sems
Of eur dsludcd fsllsW- -s9uRtTymsn to the eject
that Gen. Msaghar is exciting shem with such
earnsssnass Is take psrt in tie civil war 81
America, with view to prepare them for an n
vzyten Of Treiand. A more absurd Dcds Of PIE
nafinZ thsn 20 attack an enemy Vas never de-
vised By the Imagination Of Hau It Is net told
hsgr many Irishmsn whs enlisted IN the South
ern arniss ksvs basH sent iuts snsiaaT worl& BY
Neagher's brigade; bat it bss been Rtstsd-I
belisve on his swn aHthoriiy-that be carried
twelve kurdre2 6Re yezng lissElan n the bat
| te Of Fredericksburg, sRd fbst no brought snt
of that engagement, Enhsraed, er,' tWe-huH-
/ lred sAd kfty CeEld she Wsrss 5nsaaiss ei
I Ireland desire thai the Irish should bs spGrrsd
| to dessrustiss by infs.aation more insane thar
/ that which thus induces GishHen 70 hatcher
1 eaah other ia thia seeursed war
1 Gen. McaeheE excuses Us on the groHnd that
| we are igEorant respecting American atrAirsi
l ard abstAius from imPutiHg base motives 10 ouI
desire that peace shosld bs restored in she Nes-
| fern world Followizg his example, will nsi
/ iapute to him iEpropar motives Tor the eeafse
| zbieh he has aduSted, Had be resolved ths
hoa6rs uaieh ars dae 70 his elequsHce and tt
bis gsllaatry, his Tissivss might have bss1 suss
/ tiored, bat We have been lod 10 bssoTs sha
Meaghsr. as well as ShislGs, hss bees treated
| with mush indigRity by tho Federal aoye,H-
zssgt. and whilst Ns wonder at the f8fEiViag
/ disposition thas bss been displayed by our gal
lAnt Bngzdier, We feel bound TO dissuado ssl
oouRtrynen from entering service IN which
shey will be plsesd foremost in every pest 0
danger and last in every distribution Of hezsr
aud emeluRsats.
But if our orgtorial friend spares Us, he show
I
ers, whe were accustomed to receive vita kind
ness and hospitality the sxiles Of Ireland. UpOl
them he exhausted the eepious vocabulary c
visupsEasion which he commands. \ v, it j
not forgeitea by me-, st least, that q en, i
1854, the Know Nothing psEiy IN the NJ thsri
States sought to prssc.ibe the Irish-bSTn popula
ton, tho Southarners, with Mr.. Wise, the soT
szn0r Of Virginia, st their head, oo-opeFass
with the nobl5r spirits Of he Noztn, in erushin
that mischisyeus faction. Il IS noi f9rgOtte
BY mo that nowhere did fad a kindliar tselin
towards Ireland than at Charleston, wheIs 81
pane Of Shields aud Of Mesgher were mex
! toned with IN enthusiasm that they weUi
have failed 20 excite snong the party 70 whie
: Aeeghsr has lately surrendered himself.
|, L. tho letter which you have recently Pul
lishsd, Gen MesghsE repeatedly dssignAt5s Il
D \ Sez,hsrn rebels Rs sristscFAts. Now ara uGsb
} TO discover upon what manifestations sf Scat
eTn feeling be foEnds this charge tkat the seee