Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-22
The Len.sa Of ,Ae EIssr.

The LeHrsa OF tAe usEr.
Frsn the RlehEoed Dispatch
There sro those FhO regard ihis as the zeEl
dismsl snd diSasuEs giHS period ef the Ehola
war. The miEds Of many are ia cousOnaDQc
with the sombsT aspect Of nature The skisF
ere CysIclouded, the .Tees are lesRess, tbs hirds
a,e silent, tho earth is frozen and sesminzly
I hfsless. We dc a0i deny that this is 4 ssr;aus
and even solemn crisis, and we will Cd nit is,
not even in lhe Rl0amy days CT FeTt Darslsos
aud New OflsaHs were there as mush gToBr3s
/ for grave and anxious falling as now. b,
Wbas are ihe causes Of this soicit1ds They ara
70 Re fouGd chiefly Ia ourselves Il not .hst .Ss
enemy has gainsd grest military advantages;
these oalsnites can be TePsiIed. i. Is set that
0ur soldiers have lost thsir ancient courage:
sLsy are ibo same fifu and fsihful wsrIiers w.
have On q haudIs1 bsttle-hslis borne thc As- Of
The South ia yictcTy and saved the freedom sad
Independence Of thejr coaotzy.
Bas, alsE the haI9sDy sRi mutual esaf-
denes THAI made Il once a band Of bfo,ssrs
have been 1adely ssssiled, aud the demon o.
3isecrd seems to have fall possession Of ihe
minds Of seme Of eur public meG. There sys
hose whs ssem more intent upon fssisBip7 ths
Isspousi6iiity aR3 oaipm Of misloriuEs Upen
this and that public agent than upou dsvis.no
means Of REMEDY aad relief ThoFe sre thoH-
sS.Vds in private life who, instead Of devoliuq
;homselves body and soul 10 the sasvatIou OF
their esUntry, are absorbed il the pursuit. q
private gain, gambling wild y upon the desk OF
tbo stoTm-tost vessel while the hurriesne is
hoSling 6sTesiy through the shrouds and the
roar OF the breakers is in their ssrs. Thoss
are The hings, mere than the power Of the ere
ny. that hll the minds sf sctiFs snd rsaecsi3g
RsB With ssd sES seriegs thsuzbis
We have never been tie in9is eTininstirR su-
logist Of men in p9TsI, nor bliad to fs6lfs and
euOIs, wh eh shey have undoubtedly committed
This jsurnsl was never, under the old Govern
Rent, party Journal, and its ancient frssdom
from psrty associations is a feature in /. which
We DO not propose 20 abandon Bat 70 err is
human, and we are Therefore disposed to mako
si allowances for iBs men at tse head Of cur
affairs, upon whom such responsibilities have
been east as never before fell 30 the 10! Of pub
lie men on this continent, and rarely upon uub-
lie men in the history Of tho world
The American revolution was mers child's.
play compared TO the gigantic struggle which is
bsiL 2 waged on this continent. Its LARGEST
army Would scarcely have foTmed The sdYsnes
guard Of ere Of our mighty hcs.s Ths eonl-
5insd military and naval power brought against
i during the whole Mar by Great Britsin nsvsg
squ.lled that which asssiled the single town Of
/ YieksbuTg. A nasisn has been born in . day,
and, at the instant Of It's birth, Il has be5n
called upen to do she work Of giant. When
we consider The comparative strength OF the
tEe conbsianls ct the beginning Of this war,
when We bear in mind not only the disprapor,
sion Of population, and Of military and naval ar
mameRis, but ths depleTGble deficiency Of ne
ehaniesl skill aHd labor in the South, nc ere
Sled with amusement at the results which have
been ee0mplished, and instead Of despEring
ever the loss OF so much Of cur territory wonder.
snd ,hsnk : beRiERsRt ProEidsRes, that any Of
It Is lof.
Tho pecple and the Government Of ths South
have accomplished nvIe in this war thar any
other people and Government mentioned In the
annals OF mankind. Il we had possessed the
means, if cur people had continued patriotic,
and if ur-ruiers hsd been infaliible snd never
made mistakes, the war might, perhaps, have
been ended two years ago. But who can say
that, If it had thus ended, its fruits weuld not
have been losti Who can say that we might
not even now be considering the Question Of re.
| eoEstTuetionf II We had found the independ
| snee so easily and promptly obtained, it would
have been he tlst instance in the history OF Ia,
world WIZ Eslion which has obtained its in
depsndenee with facility has lost Il as easily a,
| il vas procured. We do not make these re
msTks to PAlIiRie the political and military blun
] ders which have caused our nisfortunes, but .
| suggest 10 cur paople that Providenss may hav,
. ber-heent design in pr0;raciiDg this struggle
ard intend thereby to render eur separation
from ;he Eorth complete aud stssusl.
| Bat, admitting that cur Government Ia.
committed errors, are Hot these errors exeap
/ tisnAli Ars not its intentions pasrio.ief Car
we single cut in our own minds any man VIII
would have done better than President Davis
and who, even if be had svo.5cd the errorI
! which hs has committed, might not have fsller
/ into ethers of eqHAl magnitude Il is easy
| after events hsys tTsnspirsd, 70 show VIA
I ought 70 have been eoue. But f the Cgafeds
rate 9eyernpent has rot u Aof forskEo,7l
edge as well IS iRfHh - attributes which
/ belong Only to God, which o. eur ether eiesap,
/ csn lsy clam 10 tksae qualities And, i! .ht
/ Goyernmcnt Ezs been NJ fIHlt ear the peori;
show clean hands Are thsy blame.essl Hav,
! hey preserved the purity ard patriotism " hicl
animated thsm al the beginning oi this s.Tug
! glel On the contrary. hsS not universal msd
ness f0r greed ard gain seized Upou the entire
pspulsiio3i Bsvs net tse oisies run Wild vi a
speculation and oztostion, sRd tEs farmers, oncy
! the pToyeTb Of disinteTes.edness and IaiIielssln
I demanded such enormous prices fot ihsir pro
/ ductions sba. -e4i1eney Of the sIIpy and IL
| welfare Of the coCutrv hsvo been pat into peril
/ Who, who can raise his hands at this solemn
! hour in al the bread limits Ol the county, saC
ssy be is blarlelessf What elAss Of eonisis
rates but the armg, esR raise their hands I,
I Hssven and ssy; Behold them There Is u.
/ slcod on these hands bat he blood Of the enc
mics of The country there is no palsatioa Il
these heArts bu! thst which bes,s ior keT vel
! fsFs
! In the nsngs OF al thai Is good and holy, 70
the sakeof our ffesides and our Liberties, let q
Danish the fell spirit Of discord aud stand by on
country and our Government. No earthly gOed
nothing bat evil, m,sfsrtsno, ERin. can com
from crimiaaaens sEd rscIiainsioEs Tn
North hss has bed uP itsi1. Tlsl bToils 70 suppoy
| AmsH Ike Lincolp, who Il uos ths choice Of
majority OF his pefp'e IN slse WesiE of sabjaps
tiug the Coniedersey. Can we not support sue
man as Davis in the work Of deieadiax on
heaIth5 and hoEsal II th0 wrops nGn!s PIES
deHt, who put him tberei Who elevated bin
unanimously Let us be charitable TO the chil
Of suf own creation. For our own part, wit
all his errors, we believe him one Of the for
most men Of the continent IN administrative es
pAcity, and no purcr patriot lives. No othc
} man has as much interest as ne in faithtuli
performing his duty. Let rs only exeEeiss
generous eonfde1es in him ard each other, Il
ssvsrnEent and people sHdssvoT IN the iutul
] % avoid the eTrsrs Of the past aud the futul
viii he a. b. at and chesriGl, the winter Of OF
{ aiscontsnt VI pass away, and gloTiogs SPIN
! rejoice cur hearts.
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