Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-23
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A'6 tste A~eeflte o. efae A3Atfe@fFNt6 St8Res
Incosiuz he Isbors It ts first Psrnsnent Congress.
your RepTesentatives deem ii 81 ooessisa 10 give
some account Of their stswardshipi % review briefly
what under such embarrassmsnts aud adverse eTcuul-
stances has been accomplished; 20 invite atie1tiou 10
the proEpect before end the duties neumbsrt On
every cza 10 this crisis end address such wOTds Of
counsel and encouragement as the sInes demand
Compelled by long series Of oppressive ard tyrsn-
nica oulmiuGng st last IN the selection cf Pres.
ident and Vico-Prasiaen by party confessedly sec
tional and hostile to The South ana her institutions,
these States withdrew hcm the former Union, aud
formed new Confederate alliance, 81 40 independent
Government based on the proper relations OF labor snd
capital This step Watsksn reluctantly By eonatFaint,
and after he exhaustion Of evary asssnre ihAs was
likely to secure ms from neErence with our property
equality IN the Union, or exemption from snbnson TO
an alien Government The Southern States caimed
oYiv tbs unreEtrctsd enjoyment Of the rights garRn
Il by The C0naiituton Finding, by painful and pro-
racied experience, that this was ptrsistently denied
we determined ssnsrsts from those enemies, who hsd
nanifes ed the ne!insdon and ability to iInpoverish
sad destroy Gs we fell back upon tho right for which
the co0nles maintained the Of the reyo uon, and
which our heroic foreiaerB asserted 10 De clesr aad
inHdenabe. The unnInify aud zeal with which the
separation undertaken aud perieoted finds no par.
se in history The people Tose en- fHassf 20 sssert
their liberties and project their msnacGd rights Thefe
never yss before such univerHRlity Of conviction.
among any people, any question involving 50 ssFi
and so thorough change Of political and in6rna
hs grew out Of Inc eIsaraess Of the right 90 TO act
and the csrtsn;y OF s psria Of farther association
with INC NORTH Inc change was 80 wonderful, 50
rapid contrary universal history that many fail
principles which are the highest testimony TO be wisdom
Of our fathers, and he best illustration Of the correct
ness Of those principles This Govornmant "a child Of
law usaHd Of saditiun Of right instead Cf Dieuce
eberafiou ns cad Of ngurrceiisn esFlv lie Taz
attended hV no anarcF rebellion no suspension OF
authority social dsoIders, lswiess Disturbances
Sovereignty not for one moment In abeysnce The
utmost Conservation marked every proceeding and
public Get The object WAS Ito do what necessary
and more and 70 DO iAat WITH tbs utmost temper
and prudence St just in hlE report to tho Con.
yenfiun of Francs in 1888 said people has bat one
Ell nv and that iB Goveruuent" We adopted such
sbsurdity In nearly every instance the t steps were
taken egay in gccerdsncs vita the viii and prescribed
direction OF constituted authorities Of the seeding
Slges We not Temtted 10 brute forcs natural
law the instincts Of reason. The charters Of
dom were serupuiQasiT pfceesYe1 as N tae English
revolution Of ld55 aud Of 10, there
tHria sltsraion Ia the laws beyond what WA neeess
redress tie aBuEeg that provoked ih5 struggle 10
aftempt was msda TO build on BpsculatiVs pTinaiples
The effort confined within The narrowCst limits Of
historical and constitutional right The controversy
turned on the records and mauimeRts Of the past We
merely resisted innovation s tyranny and eon' ended
for our birth rights and the eovensnted principles o
rLce We have bad our so ernors general assemblies
a. courts the eect0rs ths-same corporations,
"ths same rules for properly the subordinstions
tie sans order n the low Hnf in the DEgisiraeY.'
When the soversign States met in council thcys in
truth and substance sad in constitutional light, did
moi neks, hut prevented, revolution.
Commencing nsw national lie under such crcum.
stances we had right TO expect that we would be per
mit,ed, without moleEtStion, 20 Gu vate the arts Of
usaca Gnd Viudicate our chosen and with the
selected type Of social chsracter ties our claims to
civilization. II thought too, by many, that war
cept on he direct neeoEEty That people, protesting
10 bs anmafed by Christian sentiment, sud who had
gsrded psGullar usi,uti0n blot end blur upon
the fair aseuteheon Of their common Christianity should
make war upon the South for doing Wlst they mad
perfect right to CO. and FOR relieving them Of he ineu-
bus which, they profsEsed rested upon them By the
zssoclation, dse.ngd almost beyond belief by
msnv Of our Wigest ulinds Il hoped too that the
obvious Interest Of the two gociionE wOud rssran the
NJ
nsis the thoughts Of lhos0 who had but rscenty been
invested with power IN tie United StateG
These reasonable s1tcipatons wera doomed to dis.
Gpp0iu ment The red glare Of battle kinded Il Sum
ter ssipBtcd all hopes Of peace aud the Govern.
ments were auayea in hostility against each other.
We charge tho responsibility Of this upon The
United Stafeg They accountable fer the bleed and
haygc ana ruin 10 has caused. For such a were
no prepared The disreree ii EliSry resources BE-
tween our enemies and ourselves; the immense z5vsu.
tages possessed n the organized machinery Of esah-
lisncd We rumeuf; powerful navy; th6 uucleua Of an
srnyi cssdi; abroad and h4mtaels facilities in meehEn.
icat and manulse ufIng power piaceG tRem on TIE
vantage ground" In our infancy we were without a
seanan or 8oidisT, without revenue without gold snd
silver without recognized place In the family o. pa-
tioas without external cmmerce, without foreign cred
it, with tho prejud css-oi the world against V hIe
va we're wiki, az msnufsci airing facilities supply
wants 0ur ports we're bockadedi we hai TO ETApp o
with giant adversary, defend 1O0O Rilss Of ssa COST
aud au inland fr0ntie OF equal extent II had
caeded preventing any successes the part Of car
euary g -ou.d have Reeo g mi Ecle. what re have
sccomBi bed sTiil population 20 nfeIiOr in Hrmber4,
nd rsgas 80 vastly disprcp0riionzts has excited Tie
ssiauishulent aud stmIrstion Of the world
The war IN which engaged WAS, wiekedly and
against all pruieais and Tic most earnest Ell rts to
tho contrary, forced upon South Carolina sent
commission 10 Washington TO adjust all questions Of
dispute between her and the United States One Of the
fr acts Of tie proVis0na GoYsnment was 20 accrsdii
agents 30 visit washington and use all honorable
means 10 obtain BaliAiactorT settlement or al 4le=
tioug Of dspgts with that government Both efforts
failed Commit aioners were deceived and eieeied, End
ciandsstile but vigorous repsratons were made for
Il alraa aTraau and sr-air
have been tho obsinacy and arrogance IN spurung Of
f-rs OF peace Il be indebted for not hing
20 che virtues Of enemies. We Bre Obliged to hi
vlees which have enured 70 our strength. We owe a.
much TO his nsoleueo and blindness as 70 our preoau
Tbe v-ager Of battle having been rendered il 7vaa 3
oe9iod The alacriiy with which our people heT tC
arms II worthy Of all praise. Their deeds cf heroic
daring patient endurance ready submission 70 dseip
ue and numerous vic1r5s, ars in Keeping with tha
Farvent pat oeg that prompted their early volunteer
ing Quite recently scores Of regiments have re-on
ed for the war te tifying their discrimination 70 Ugh
until their liberties were eehieFea Coupleo WIN eht
contributing greatly to this enthusiastic ador, was the
oit courage tao indomta5le resolve, The HedenyinE
sprit Of our noble women who by their abors OF love
their patience Of bope, their unhincAing eonstsncy
hoir unc0mpaining submission TO privations Of ths
war have shed an immortal usioF upon their sex ant
| country.
Our army is no hirsling seldiefy u comes not from
pauuers, criminals or emgrants- Il was originally
ssed by tho free, unconstrsnea 1npurehasabls assen
I OF the men AL vocatiOus and classes contributed &
/ tle swelling Numbers Abandoning injuries and com
forts 10 which they had been accustomed they submte,
uheerfully 10 The scsnty fare and eNactve service
the camps Their services above price, the only remu
neraion they have s0ugh ;a protec,ion Of heir 81
iurs, freside aud liberty. in The Norwsg'an th
/ eally described Is he kinga friend snd companion
Tho same wonderful individuality has boz in Til
war Our soldiers are consolidated riass, uu
thinking machins, but an army Of Intelligent unlia X
designate all who have distinguished themselves b.
special valar would Re 10 enumerste nearly all IN th
army. The generous rivalry between the troops iron
] different States haz prevented any special preem
neuee and hereafter for centuries 20 come, the gaan
| f4ariun and unconQuorable devotion OF Confedsrat
soldiers viii inspire the hearts, and encourage the hope
and strengthen the faith Of all who labor to obtain thei
i freedom.
rs and its conhnuahcs has been seized upen Is prs
et By some dis1ortented persons to excite hostility
the government Recent sna public have been n
occurrences ia strange thHt msapnrs hensien exist
"a 10 The couduc Of the two nmsnH In referene
10 peace Al usion hGR bsen mede 90 the unsuccessiu
eaarts when separaou took place, to procure AMI
cable austment OF ali matters 10 dispute These at
emps Al negotiation dc not comprise all that has see
done In every form In which expression could b
Tivsn to the sensi ntin public meetings through th
presa b. Legislative reaoyss-te desire oi TINS Peopi
oaoe FOR the tho uninterrupted enjoyment Of thsi
rights and property, has been made knsvn. IN
Tes8ent more auihoEifstiFely, Ia several Of lis
ages while protesting the utter absence Of all desire
interfere with the United Sstes or acquire any Of thei
trorv bRs aVovFed that tho advent Of peace will b
hal I'd vita Joy. Our desire for Il hss mover been cor
cealed Our efforts to avoid the war forced on as as
was by the lust OF conquest and the insane passions
! OF our foes sre known TO nsnknd."
The course OF tho Federal Government has prove.
that X did not desire peace aud would consent TO
on anv terms that could possibly concsde. In proc
n ibis we refer to the repeated rejection Of al term
rf conc lation and compromise, tc their recent COZ
teuptuous refusal TO receive the Vice President, VII
was ssnt 20 negotiate for soisning TIE ssperihes
sr and iheir seornfnl rejection Of the offer Of .neg
nj Power to mediate between the coniending pArtie
II cumulative evidence be needed Il can bs found in %
following resolution recently adopted BY sne House
| Representatives. IN washington:
aRssoI0sd, THAT a. our country and the very eriS
ence OF the best Government instituted by ma
are lperiled by the most canseless and wicked rebe
lion (hai the world has seen, and believing IS We a
that tha ony hope Of saving this country and Preserl
ing this Government is by tie power Of the sword. y
are for the vigorous prosecution Of tbs war uni
tho Constiiat.0n and the laws shall 0e enforced an
obsved ia sil parts of tins Unted States sBd 20 thl
end we oppose any arnlstce, IN erventon, or aedi
ton or proposition for peace from any quarter so Ion
as there snail found rebel IN agei s. the 60
g / eminent; and ignore all party neinef lines Al
- srd reeoopize hut two 1areg ia this prar--pa