Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-05

EEOA tAe 1ouhfils JouEaal
II The sooner Kentucky recognizes thai
God is against slavery, and directing the sgen.
cies of the war, and the feelings OF the world
to destroy it, the better for her. She cannot
save II, but she may l0se herself in trying IT,
If she Tesisss the Government her institution is
dead from the hour the first blow is struck
Obedience may save It till tho Prsgress of inter.
nal causes kills IT, buB resistance kills IL on the
spot Philadelphia Press
If God is sgainEt slavery and is welding ih
abolition papers 90 destroy Il, He works (Tever.
eatly be il said) with very poor tools. The
Philadelphia paper says, thst, if Kentucky re-
sis.s the Government Two presume The Admins
trstion ia mesnt,) cher institution Is dead from
The hour the frst blow is struck" Kentucky
Is far less concerned for cher institution" than
however, nssd not suppose that she hss the
slightest idea Of resisting the men or the meas
urss Of the Administration except through the
vigorous and powerful agencies of the Judicial
tribunals and the ballOi-b0x. Through these
agencies she Will if necessary, resist with her
whole might. She fully c0mpTehends her posi-
tiOn, understanding perfectly well that the Con-
stiIuiion is her stronghold. She viii ueYsr leave
it. She is not insane, whatever the national
authorities may be. She has kept her senses
whilst keeping her truth.
The radical papers base the right Of the Pres
ident to destroy slavery throughout sll the
States, not upon any article or clause Of the
Constitution, bat upon The WzT-poWtr They
contend, thai, in virtuTe of this much bruited
War-power, he has right 10 do whatever in his
own Judgment and discretion he may think ne
eessary for the crushing Of tao rebellion. They
lay down the principle thus broadly every day,
and indeed they cannot, by any less reckless
and Audacious assumption, even pretend 70 uD.
hold the Presidents arbitrary measures If the
President, in the exercise OF his supposed war
power. can abolish slavery because he thinks OF
pretends to think such policy necessary for the
putting down Of the rebellion, he can, as they
admit and allege, do whatever elso he viii for the
same reason. II be chooses 10 think lhat his
seizure Of the whole privse property of The ma.
ton Is needed to quell the rebellion, be can, in
virtue OF his WarpoTer, make the seizure. II
he thinks that Congress and tho State Legisla-
tures Obsirdet him in the prosecution Of the Hsr,
he can, IN ths fullaess of his war power, pEohib-
it elections aud give orders tbst neither CONGRESS
nor any State Legislature shall convene. Il be
sees proper to be Of opinion that his occupancy
Of the Presidential chair for second term is in
dispeDsable 10 the putting down OF the var, be
csD, eetiDg WITHIN the sphere Of lis terrbls war
power, imprison or pat 30 death any candidates
that may wish to run against him and any elee-
tors or private citizens that may be opposed 10
him. Upon the indeRlicsl pretext that IS alleged
for the extrpation Of slavery from the land by
bis naked authority, be ca1 DO, by the breath OF
he mouth, what no despot OF combination or
league OF Holy Alliance Of desp0ls e1uld ever do
Rincs the world began.