Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-11

cur leaders, even with tie eSs sTEne sans u ths
osasars Of too srest ssriOHszsss. AZ highly a.
eur az0sT FrsPTs may be gTGtifs6 By the grace
FIJI language Of cur cotsnps-aEy, we feel 8 hr
higher sense Of Qualification in acknowledging
the pTsssnes 81 o. ssAsefI spirt which prompt
cd is -ztserRnee and beg to assure bn, that any
gifts Of nature or education which We nay
possess, derive their chief vAlas in our 0wn eyer
from that Of which be is disposed to complain.
tasir application in all honest, ssTnest aaricus.
zsss Of hsSrs 70 the csuss Of sEt coaElry at :
tins, when that country requires and "expsets'
In The language Of ths great EKLsoS, "sTsry
man to Do bis suy."
Willie we trust we are net wanting in srsins
y, in q sense Of appreciation Ct the value o
the bssa ssgris Of journalism, We feel eonstTsiass
sven At tie expense Of bsizg considered in iAC
list Of "CARLYLB's earnest men" to lsEye tbs
lighter aTiAs Of ths press to cur younger, gage
and 1ers "tunsful bTsihEen." We do not de
presisls e uRssrrss ths valus Of Q Cheerful
press, or tbs ssHs1sl value Of = cAssrfcl PsEssn
sfsPiik Whls the last is the best 7ssieis'
for noss Of the ellis" physical sad iHtsllsctss
b which HESsh Is ksi' IA : general pigEinsg'
in whish shadow rsy Be said 70 P~rsdemfnAt'
ever Lat, the LAST, II periods sf great nAtiona.
eAlEzisy 81 tribalAti0s, when the present il
eioeEy, aEd Ls fa.aEe uncertain, may be SAID
&c resenble thoFs "ssngs" which she Lsrs sGE
Esd, sssordiag to inspiration "gTTsth IN tse
zisbt" Fsssiiious eAssrfalness, OF sheeTfsl-
meas OF manner and face net responded 30 By
TIE mind or kssrt, Esy have IFS valEe in lt6as
up me popular heart cast sswR By Hnsyeidzble.
and pl-haBs inepErshls miSfsrtunsz; bzf ~
sssmly shesrfzlEsss sT chse-fslnsss on. Of &C.
cord, or kErgezy with ths Split OF tsns Of tisse-
aad sssssas, or iRtsnaea to dsnsraiEs rs by
falling rs IL fsTgstfuinsss in periods Of grss;
danger and pressing responsibility, ey in TsgA-i
% the dsGrsSss rights and interests moral and
intellectual, personal sr social, or political, car
Be hardly said 10 assume the fern Of iB~Eueoses,
or 70 be isztiAsa BY sPOlsgy or excuse. The
Jewish people were warned By eur hsr6 sgAiHsi
Kghfnsss Of msnial habit in view 81 disasters
seer t. fall upsn thstr ecansry. Il Was MAzAKN
vho said thst the people Of Paris might sing as
isEE a. they vsald pay, or that he had no ebjse-
toRs to thsir niTsh g. long as they Submitted &c
tyusReas sxssEozs.
While we hiRk 4 personal hzbis Of nsatsi
dependency a. eTimiRsl as = spirit Of settler
getfH ehssrfainsss, il the general effect Of moral
snd intellectual enAEealztsn, We tAiEk serious
nssE, q the calmly sq1Ahls mental and neral
state which measures lac moral Ead political
condition ~ints-igsaty, and inielHgeasly pre-
PArss 70 meet the sxigsRciss de7oEved By il On
tie times sad esRz!Ey, not saly ~PardOEsbls, bat
demanded by lac highest e0asidsrstoRs Of day
personal and patriotic, In tines Of wsr or rsTolu-
ties.
We think il possible, that tee little serious
asss among sl classes, has besa TIE fault, II not
the sin Of tbs revolution. We donbt whether
any ef rs MEASURED fsly TIE importance Of the
stsp tsksn in the outset, 81 Whether duriag lss
progress Of the war We hsvs ast its unavoidable
alternatives with hat calmly intaIlisent pa
Hsnos, which shsuld have fsroshadsxsd them
Is vel as submitted 10 ths1, IS things in
svisable.
The birth Of E usssn Is Nc. tAs work Of /.
moment, or the precinct ef = spasuf Of joy; ii is
ths TEvsl n ., sad tas fuis sf prsTsetea
~FaroxyEns Of oil snd pain, and asEuiss, and IT
Is these Ting shsG SEES 4s import Of the
svsni to mankind, AMI eesstitats il sftsr a1css
the snsssring, The enduring and she illus.rioss
~ssNvsniIs sf her history, sE5 the glorious Syn
Aols Of her greatness. If ley are wanting,
there nay Be shs eannoz-PAes propagation Of
3 psePls, Ike C -. za.ch spPssr- IN tribes Of
animals Of Inferior oFgsRism, be- ere vii be
no national birth, the birsb q these bieA, stsrs
qualities, moral, iRtsllsctGAl, social, political,
vhiekiB ssssnblsgs make tia tsgt sssszbLs q
. State, the distinct outlined individually which
creates characteristics nationality, eapssle Of
healthy self sxI.sBee, and healthy reprodue-
ton and tTsnEEiszlen.
They acre the seEioas nan ef the time, whe
ssrozsly tsOk the initiative Of American aspArs-
toa from England, and seriously pledged ss the
effort Of Is accomplishment, " tAsiF lives, thsir
fortunes, and thsir sacred lcsor," after hsvisg
meas11ea the siapE hey were sbsas to take,
and fully eeuatsa lbs cost. They Wsrs lbe
ssIie5s asns led By the nost serious ef msz,
- 49, - AAa Va GAaAkaAl WAaNAaAL4 -
bAiac' for year stsr year, tsrssgb seven long
years. for TIA sake Of that poaOs and indie
Fsndsnss, Which were its frzits. Wisbeus tbs
seriousness, tbo,e would have bssn 10 ssdoBs
results there woald rave been nsithsr ssseszs
nor hsnoT, nor glsry, personal OF national
Weuld hsys been 40 history, ne nation, Ne
ana EstAiRg zsrtby the HAhs Of 8
II We weuls create BAfisn, or sshiove q
name, it must be the fruit IF q seriousness
viii surrender every thing to ito stain
nenl, which, in cslEiy surveying the whole
3sld Of enterprise in is aspects Of danger Of diff
iculty, Of tell viii make ths zsessSary moral
'HreHdeEs inVslv=5 IN its sccSsRassneat, and
Ind Ia eeDpsnsztisa in wAat 10 to come,
'atoer thaA in Thst Isl viii surrender ease and
s8lndElgsnOe Tor ssTdship and sslEdeDisl
4opsEty and msney, flF poverty an5 brsa5,
sAd lands for exile and clothing, with
b hoYe Of bang rewarded BY the csmfOFt and
'logy Of independence, pslideal, social and peg
sHAl hereafter, and more than I'll, By The sense
dignity and sslf-respsct which Alsns gives
lOsy 20 manhood.
The misfortune with Us has been, that we
ave been enjoying i~Rdepsndsnes bsfors wo
Ad achieved il, sod enjoying history hsfoso We
sd made It.
II sgT apology were wanting Cor seriousness,
9 think it might ks found in the times By
bicA We are Al present surrounded, when We
. following upOn tho hesis Of great s~eversss,
ID are upon tie threshold Of great strsggIes-
verses which have simsst 1nmA5e rs, aud
which are destined to reamsks Us.
8 serious nots Of warning upon the
ldss and dangers Of the hour 10 The Executive,
E Congress, the army, the people, ourselves.
y not be out Of plaza, OF be Tsbakoa. If il
oul5, and " 8 note Of ioyD be Rqairea Of u