Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-24
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EInpsrsaus Legal Deessisn.
M1coS, March 23--F6s suprsms oozrt q Gsorsi4
today unanimously sirnsd The consIlsutioaalsT q
the san nsz5slituis law.
The s1srm as RIch.aSad.
.RIcHMoxD MsEsa s3.-Ths sno7E storm of yesterday
as TIE mosrFioieat szpsrisnesd IN his section for
several YsaT Ths ground vas covered % ~ average
depth Of ak inches To day the weather Il s.es= and
warn. and tie STOW e rapidly aisaDPssri1g.
snrnSsds In Nszsh 0aFsIfnz.
RfcaMOEB. March s3--It lsrspsrtsd that Bayulids
las arrived Al Nsssbsrn and Il Il Probabis Be viii taks
eonmand Of hat military department.
gfehmsnd aEsney HIaTkes.
RIcamosD, March 23-As tss auction sale today
Bsass aed stOeka here was s0ms @proYslnsus In the
priss q aVeysaE b0ada and shs aitseH milsH Loan
God sald AZ twenty for one.
EzezEE Ward Beeehs- oa Ihe Presiasaey.
a good deal og siress has been laid apoa an s-fes
"a a recent number Of the New YORK LadsDsRssat.
taxing groa5d agsiasi Mr.. Lneolns reuomnEtion for
The PrsEidszcy; kai gould appear from the following
srEk soHtrsst bstUssn JsIzrE0n DsEs and Abraham
LlneoIn taken from spssch q Henry Ward ssehsr
Hho Z Erilssiiy the coairoler and Representatives og
us opinons Of q a., rsadsfs Of he aas9szdf
that hat remarkable orator and fearless thinker does
not eoGezr n ts sOshzi disPsragins Oplnoua q he
suihor OF the article rsfsHed tos
The Chisf Msgistrsts Of these TWO great sections Of
country are representatives Of ths two corresponding
riucipiss Davis forned ~ srstocrailo insiifu-
ions Az bis i4saa q socisy and of goEernneat
arist0cEailc f0r the South bUt nsfuElY rspubli-
can Himself man cf experiences in public Affairs u
arsat aanalnstratiVe talent, vi quick eye and arm
hand wiih great viii FoTer ssfp9Ner, With nothing
gsbssractsi from The credit q conIcsncs' sake h
has iust that kind Of ability which s called sharp keen.
Il 70 an EdroiS mzE he Is cunaing statesman. New
a. the beginning aln0s every one admired and envsd
him We grant that tie best side had only dali hon
est msn and the worst sue6 kesn shreHd mEua-
gzr a1i il was oli sid IN ths first year. let Us have
llsis Pfesidsus ami eivo them ours, and wen Whip
hem three Iaoatks Bat. think. ha1 heard
that ssid within the las. year. Who besves In JEFF
Davis ssgssiy IN biz satssInznshiFi His cunning has
entirely rVined hiIa
en- lsagh tie out.oIniug Of those very proisets
which they admire In tbsir eoncepsoo. There never
IN cyi ann21 50 gigantc ollndsr as southern statsa
nave made. They hzEe irretrisvaby ruined thsE-
selves By thsir moves and nactsd vast evil upon their
couutryIl3u and fEeasurebe damage their States,
and this gshst tseF hsTe done show for cunning
state cunning and net wise ur. LfBcon 3
os caunng bHs he is wise and wisdom tes in he lon7
| run Ar. Lincoln Is a Of the people. He
/ f5Eu1sd by TIE Democracy into Democrat he be-
Hsysd IL /: with eild nse simplicity q faith, hs
cs1ns the Presidency By OF those sfrErEs hap
psEiags whea cal chance. and Christians Pr0Fi-
dsncs without single t winch poetry and arist0e-
racY asEoelzfe win supreme leader OF uaton- I'm
gAinly IN fo-m without bezutyO Of features with
neE uneuivaed evea 10 that degree common 20 Amer.
lean fsrrnersot poln was there Tor romance. Win
natural 8hzs Wdnsss with some perisEce In the admin
istration Of pu5c affairs. not skfui however, Ia dis
csTHi3g or selecting men and then tco kind always %
put down a which ~ mistake hs had taken up. ha
has Tor three learning 70 govern and houzh
sorneVyhat du he has stuck 70 LIS lessons nzhf and s
with such diligence that noVy al least JEFF Davis can
teach Inn not hing, Whe the o. hsr hand President
Lincoln eou.d teach DAVIS good many things-zmolE
others that honest principles brEvely adhered to,
better Etstssmsnship always than tricky expedsnts.
Mr Lincoln Il ths h3ElrlY Prssi5au= Of homsiy peo-
pie He is honest conscientious sngisni1dsd, dst1,
tsrosedly sssking hs welfare 0f the nation frsi, ths
party next, and Of himself not 81 AL he has been
faithful TO the great political truths OF cur American
system and he has shown tho Word that Euecessful
government Is not the mystery, not the thing
that only privileged few enact is but that tha
good administration Of government requires Only
5000 common ssuzs aud uncommon honesty Thatin
all. Instead OK requiring genius Instead Of rss1lfng
rare ad extraoraasry qualities Il requires iust those
ulaiss which nos: pOlitcaGs sacrifice in ordsr 70 get
I -oysrument-cOmmon sense and common h0lessy.
/ rhis is lesson fer Eu=oPs to ponder over. New
that IL is 80 uoad not lave had our President any
IN ks lad issn an accomplished scholar. an Isarssd
bY travel and experience II hs had hEa every con
csgabis g that coald dsTzie The iazInatou or touch
ths heart, woud say good leadership gHve us the
viCicEy; but now men can EEy the peepleis power.
.zrou "a he President gave the victory Oar Prssl-
dsE as been made the buIt of rdiculs Il or nsyFEps-
psrs AID Of d-rgicn au0 ihoGe exalted officials RH
giant masters of court ceremonies abroad; fOr
confess that biF LHegln would bIt poor figure iu
the courts Of Europe Eut Is pride. however, 70
chow these people that have carried thr0uEh tia
terrific struggle lie ike q which Europe never knew
not by the skdl Of any exirsaEiiHary seHias. They
took msE from among themselves, rsHi man q the
people, pai simple ho-asy and this victory OF
lbeFiy0F NJ degOcrscY hzz been aEhisFsd under tha
I lsada5s ship OF of tkess democrats.
WhenslsveTy destroyed was well that It should
have the Tery best Leadership, that should say
i owing 70 bed management. II has been managed
sdmirab yeIfraurdiaary skill and courage have bseu
shown 10 the mans cement OF the cARse II Davis could
not slavery could, azd hereafter they
not say that ths Democracy Of tbs Norh guids
BY Democrats Presdent, that the sristoorscy Of
tie S0Eth guided BY Aritoerate President.
This great couact then, was between aristoerste snd
Dsmocratic Pres dsns which Represented ths two
tons Of the country. They had throughout all
their history carried out the respective natures q
ar8oerat snd sm0erat Lat theIa ponder that. Vicoa
" Is sure this Eiis, and coming 10 Il mcnth By
monh We viii 70 il fii takes years longer ys
Tto progress Of the democracy msy be slow and h may
be generations befofe i shah be vctOrouss but
vctoFious l. viii bs. The people stronger than
leaders and lhe world vii yet ind Il cut