Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-28

RhGt IS the Position OftAs Confederate Stat.
~ tAis War;
The distinguished gentleman from PennsylVsnia IN
Stsyens) who stands upon this asor and before Ii
ten party has had the honesty and lndspendsues IN
speech delivered at an early part Of the session. to
nounee what he holds be the true position Of In
Oonfedsrate StsteA He saysl
Seme think that these states are stfI In the InIol
and entitled the protection Of the Ooustituton An,
the laws Of the United SsEtes"
This idea he once repudistss and than boldlv AZ
fsrms that which he holds TO be the true doctrine
Others hold that having committed treason re
nouneed their allegiance TO the Union discarded tb
Constitution and laws organized distinct and hsst
government, and BY force OF arms have reu from tn
eonoton OF tnsufgens TO hs position Of an lndapend
ent po"sr de fseto; and having been ACKNOWLEDGED
belgefent both BY foreign nations and our own Gov
ernment the Constitution and hs Union are abrorate
SO az ss they are eoneerred and that between the
TWO begerents they under the laws Of war md the
Jaws OF nations alone and that whichever power con
qusrs may treat the vanqusbed conquered provinces
sno may impose upon them such conditions laws
In answer to any objections that msy be raised to
this position, he ssys;
But il Is So TIA, thls must BE- considered eouss.
with rebel ndivdu 4s only as States Ia the Union
net mEke wHr; that Is true 50 long as they remain In
the Union; but they elsim TO be ont OF the Union aud
OF war TO be begsrsnt shows that they srs no longer
In the Unien, ana that they are wRzing war in tbair
eorpora'e eepseity under the corporate Of the
Confederate States ana thBt sss7 major corporation
composed Of minor corporations called Sla.eg acting in
their associated character.
when an insrrreetion becomes sufficiently formda.
bic 10 entitle the parry to beiigereu rights places
the contendng Powers precisely the footing Is
foreign nations at war with esch othsr
No one aequAint ed with the mSFnituds Of thls con
test can deny 10 1t ths character Of civil war For
nearly three years the Confederate States have si-
tsinsd their declaration Of Independence by force Of
arms
What then the effect Of this public war between
eiRerenis these fareiZu uztiluaf Bsf,re tbs
war the parties we're bound together hys compact by
a ~ Had safTeaa
the validity Of municipal laws muiusIy binding on
each This cut asuudsr all thee ligaasnts abro
gated all the obligations"
80, sir for once, at least, agree with the distin
gushed gentleman from Pennsylvania thai the Confsd-
crate States ont Of the Union oec1pyfns the posi-
tioa Of Independent Power de faeto have bseu &C
kn0Wledsed as beigerent, both by foreign nations
a1d our own GoYe rnment maint nad their sratiou
Of Independents for three ess by ores OF arms and
that the war Las cut EHunder all the ganens and abro
gated all the obligations that bound them under the
Constitution SO far agree with him and however
unwilling we may be TO accept sush postion the
tus condition OF the Confederate States the history
the past three years the law Of natous the genius OF
oVr Government, and regard for truth; compel me Al
least TO accept il, and my judgment to approve it. and
the charge OF disloyaly brought sgsst ne for this
opinion, have only sbied mytelf under tie broad
mantle Of the distinguished leader OF ths Republican
party At the commencement of the war England and
France both declared the Confederate States TO be bel
gerens; the United States have treated with them a.
such IN the exchange Of pisoners and the AdmnistrB
ton s to day without the honesty Independence Of
the gentleman from Pennsylvania svo il doing pre-
eissly what he proposes 10 do under ia var Of cor
quesr, Wased sgsinst the Confederate States as fore
Is is not now even pretended that tbs war IL carried
on having for ia object the esoraOa Of he Union
reeonstruehon, consolidation" Capitalization"
with entire change in the Constitution" are tha
terms employed In speaking Of the Government that
to exist hereafter. To speak Of The Oozztuton as 1t
is and the Union as il is oEsRFe, subeeting an
officer in the army 10 punishment by dismissal from the
service and conclusive evidence Of dalOyAIty in the
citizen. II the time ever was Whsn the Union could
have been restored by war which do not believe, Il
Iias long since bean dispelsd by emancipation confa-
cation. amnesty and the ike prOcamations; military or
ders snnung Stste Constitutions setting ssi5e State
laws oolterating State lines and attempting 90 organ
lze and BET up 8 form Of State government n their
stead, in which out Of ten who shall turn Abo
litionst take and subscribe an oath to execute snd
obey the will Of Abraham Lincoln whatever may be-
shall govern and rule the remaining nine who re
fuse 20 become AbolfiOnsts. These files Of ths Ad
minstration and Others Of the like character have in
stead Of crushing the rebellion, crushed whatever
Union sentimsnt may have remained among the South
eFn people.
What Submissions EztOTted isadsr Fear is Worth
II possible that in districts Of country occupied BY
! he army occasionally man may be found, who,
ing nothing before him but isnominy aud death,
wife and innocent children appealing 10 him for prOtse
ton with all the ties of flis affection his property
be conscatea, aad his family to become outcasts and
beggaTs in the world that such man. order for the
time being to himself his family aud save his
property, may take The OATH bat the effect Of It will BE-
ought be- Ike that Of GslleO who invented the
telescope aud who first taught the rotary motion Of the
earth That noble old ItslIaR, after many yesrE Of Ia
Dor in the study Of Ecsnce and when be had advanced
to the extreme age Of seventy, was summoned before
an inquisitlon, tried, c0udemnsd and Imprisoned In
dungeon for tesehing hsresy; subsequently, he was
brought out sod offered liberty on condition Of re-
nouneng bis hereitcal doetrns. The effect Of behold
inE the glorious light Of the and breathing again
the pure air Of heaven contrasted with the loath-
some dungeon in which he had been cas snd 10 which
be or renounee his belief in the esrths me-
tiO1 far bis humanity that be consented
comply, snd upon his beDded kneee, wi h his hands
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can doctrine.
Part of his o5iurston ran IN these tsrms with &
sincere hssrt and unfeisnsd faith abure. curse and
detst the said errors and hereses vE: that the cara
moves etc. that viii never 10 future say or
assert anything verbally In writing which may give
rise to similar Suspicion against me- Rising from his
kDees with his eyes ssill fxed the earth be whs-
pered 10 friend. E pur si muoye.i 1T for s
that So It will be with the who Is forced 70 take
The osth to himself bis family or his property.
He may take It, but in his heart he will detest and de-
spise the authority that requires Il. VIII such a man
be devoted to or make good citizen Of the " ern-
nent In which he lvesi The history Of p aud, Of
Hungary, Ireland and Italy furnishes to
he question. If imperial governments are not able to
hold In submissive obsdisuce small portions Of a vast
empire, once In revolt how much less a goYernmsnt
having for IT'S basis the consent Of the governed.
The Cry Of SEgjRgGtiOa''-WAata are The Teach
iRgs cf Experiences.
But "su6jueStioa is ths wstch-gvord Liberty and
reedo for shs slave. and subjagaon and sxtermina-
ion for the master is the popuiar cry. Meet them.
ueky, (Mr. Green Clay Smith Sir, that is sasly
laid upon this ho3F and IL popular with those who
rom dsy 70 day, his the gallery OF this House, bnt
sYen the gentleman frora Kentucky, well
Der Of other military gentlemen. quite willing
forego the pleasure Of he performance aud exchange
heir commissions generals in ne field for certid-
,ass entitlinx them 10 a ssss upon this h1or and
where Iio judge by the willingness win which it
lone, and the tsnscity with which they hold 10 it,
and the efforts Of them making to here
again inEtesd Of the spirit they Dreathe within
hese wals should strongly suspect hem Of being ia
with the psses party.
Mr. Chairman an no mil taFy man. and therefore
Incompetent to give advice advance an opinion in
military sEirs bus have been often forcibly struck
By a remark Of Marshal Eey, in reply to Napoleon a.
One dsy, at Medrid Napoleon entered the room where
Ney and several officers were standing and said in great
zlee. everything goes ue Romans will be reduced
Ia a fortnight the Engii-h defeated and will be IN
able to advance in three months The will finish
ed The officers to whom this addressed made
ply but Ney, shaking his head said with his ehsrac
stic bluntness Sire this war has lasted leng airesdy
snd affairs notiwProved. The people obst;
nate; even their women and children fight; thew sss.
ere our men in detail. To day we cut the enemy in
pieces, to morrow have TO oppose another twice ss
numerous. uis net au army We have to hghi, Il is a
whole nation. see end to this business" Bona
parte followed his own inclination and eventually
defeated"
Rr Chairman there instruction 10 The blunt yet
forcbe reply Of the old French Marshal his superior
officer for US Have not has, from time TO time the
predictions Napoleon during the past three years but
without Marshal Ney TO say, Il see no snd to this busi
Here Mr. Long argues, at some length to show that
the North neonsssnt with all her former acts and
the declarations Of her most prominent men not per
Inttng ths ScutheEn StatestO withdraw in peace lie
calls mind that ate December, 1s6o after
Mr. Lincoln elected and after the preliminary steps
for secession had been taken, the paper having the
largest circulation in the Republican party aud having
influence than any ether In the foFTnkiisn OF Re
publican opinion (New York TTbHne) declared that il
could seenO reason why, II three millions Of colonists
could separate from tho British n 1775 thst Eve
millions Of Soafherneu could not separate from the
North In 1861 Hsshows from history that there nsver
WAS people the face Of the earth that dsmanded an
Independent govsrnmsut that did have the sympa
thy of the American psople and refers particularly to
the appeal msde by Clay aaa Webster in behsif Of
Greece, in 1874 Hhsn they eloqueniy deelsimed II
that behalf Mr.. Long oOntends that it would have
been far better the North had parted In pesce with
the seeded States Mr. Everett recommended aa lata
February, 1861 sustained by many Of the leading
Republican journaG Returning again to the war, Mr.
Long proceeds