Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-07

I nlcH no ErJuLHcIu EILIFGUE 1901.
for . moment oxcEsabs oven Ia repeating. Iahs
drivel was repeated, though, by liekspittIes who
knew better, and pTevaFica!ed Wilfully when
they did so. Such creatures are ever res6y tl
beslsver the feet Of power, and their lesthsome
msnworship is no more likely to cease from the
earth than any other pure sEd selfsVi5eus vi
ltny.
Il IS the duty Of msn Of prineipls net to Tidi-
eule these toadiss, for they fatien on scorn and
castigsIion, bat to dissbuse that portion CT the
Publle who are likely to bo mislsd by the SUP.
PeTters Of fallsey so utterly At war wits tSo
whole theory Of our Government We viii not
essIgs that it ID mere bsl4er5ssh 70 say that Mr
! DAVIS is representative Of the Southern pee
pie; we win 20 SO far as to admit that he ia all
| that discerning and Impartial men ciaim him 10
| be--ier he is not low and obscene buifaon ike
Lincoln. and 10 does write clever Euglish--
but, rating him st his full value, we still deny
that ths cause dspan3s on him, OF sR any nan
Or set Os men in the Confsdersey
] II Mr. Davis we're 10 die tomorrow, Is IL more
/ than probable thst those who arc best sequaiat-
| cd wiih bis disposition aud his acts woul5 de-
clare shat the cause had not lost by bis demise.
! For the fTst business of his guec8ssor would be
I 20 pack Of the cabinet Of noodles, to whom lie
| eiIHgs 50 fan1tealiF; to remove the HiEdmaDa,
! Helmsges, HBihs and Othsf ofieors Of evil luck,
ead to pat in their places the foremost civil snd
| military iatellscts 0f the land. Aud who does
not know that tho country 1o1li breathe the
\ moro freely from the instant II became known
that the diseased passion for sRAll men
I had given place TO clear Tessoa and sound con-
mon seass, sn5 that heuceterth whatever ability
Of any sort there is IL the land was to bs pus at
| once where il could be Of most serYies to the
great eause now painting ia the sgsny Of f4ilurs
upon failure, caused, and eaused alone, b;z the
peTverss, reckless, selfish and wholly iasxsuss-
| BILE aid unpsEdOaable HEdsssg for civil capaei-
ty only where it is abjeeil7 subssTvient, as in
the "co-inteiligencB Office" OF tae State depart
msEt, and FOR military imbscilisy, OILY becsuae
il enables ono man to thWsrt and lzuns generals
Of the first order, and permits him, without
muTmur or interference, to carry on var Of
proportions so gigantic that TIE Incompatible
miRd Of the first Napoleon would have sbrurk
from the labor Of guiding i. single handed
Who can estimate tbs relief tbas would be
afforded by one Of three dismissss-thst sf
Aemmiuger, OF htleTy, sr N0rihTopl And
vet we sTc t1l3 thst the cause hangs on this
man, Uhs will retain his coteTio of n;nnyhsm-
mers, taoHgh il coat the C0nisds-Ecy the Whols,
q il hes already the half iis llo, and soatbsIf
newspapers lave ttc EzTaihoDd 30 rc2ast tEi5
pYepostsroas foolishress ard 70 dilsemiusts Is
smgHg the Peopis, under the saaciioR~ Of hsir
sppTo0oiiea.
In republic, WHARF every man is king, in
feeling if not in fact, it Is folly to say thAf tho
peoples cause Tosts upon any individual. Sill
less IS their gG1ss dependent on single person, I
WHARF, aS - ouz easa, . number Of TsDubfe5 SIC
eonbiae5, and tie E8Ts- aIde1l is tat ths cso2-
tars AID agent Ol mary seysT IN States 4 men
aTcn uTgiag var sERfsst sa5iAer nouEreh f5g
bis own bOhoof5 ana hIs own vii, may clsim
what is f5isaly claimed tcT III Davis who is
siBpiy the servant of tbs SCu.horn psople |
whose war this is most el0phalicslly; for they
drove the politicians sorsly sgaisst ibeir W4il
into L, a-sd u2Dy t5er9 be VIA bs..e7e sAat Car
81 called 'rcple-enietiVe 1sn," fresh rem the
4uA7--s uz--e--sovEIs.s suiY spsssfeI ia M4iBe, !
NEs e0I tbs least lssA Si ais fellows to aSzudsa I
lAs asshPots Of Washington ard visiol.5 Of f.
;ure glory in tae URon. Ba,s Mr. Dsvis is rot /
tho oaiy man in the South who is capable Of
hsldiHg the pisiisn to which he kaS been callsd.
Tho pseple Wh9 have beIn the lees Of Stone I
wall JsckseR. ooaid bsar BIS loss-beiter per- |
hAps than the loss Of Robert z. Lse, and far |
bsster than The people of the Netherlands heTs |
lie less OF william Zoe Silent. Our case is not |
tbSt Of Prussia, under the great Frederick, /
whose single life did contsin the dsstlses Of & /
people mover free aud neysr seeaste ned 10 act !
Ter themselves. Eleven soyeIeig1ties eaeA dis |
tiEet nsti1n and organized government, are con
ETegated toEstheT,to battle fer long recognized
Independence, asssilsd by the revolutionary |
parSy which has obtained control Rt Washing. |
toni nd these nations have made Mr.. Davis. /
and not Mr. Davis them.
SycophaRts are loud in their praises Of what |
the chief public servant has accomplished in /
waging successfully this great war; but they |
sLe silent concerning the organized governments /
which were at hand to assist him. They talk /
as if the Southern people wers 3 wild and lsT- /
less mob OF Ignorant IuthEGs, when Mr.. Davis |
came into power, and would confirm Europe in 1
tie silly conviction thst his marvellous fEcRliies
reduced chaos to order, raised armies, sstab-
lished laws, and introduced the first elements Of /
civilization among a rude and sAYaao race,
whose only claim to notice was 6 barbaTous
courage. Tbs fact is, that without the State /
governments, and the intelligence snd spirit of /
the people, Hr. Davis could not have sustained |
himself for an hour.
Time was whea the South could really claina |
representative men They were mon OF good /
lineage, they lovOd liberty and hated the tricks /
cf politicians. They were brave, and hesita ed /
no, 50 -e9BiTont arrogance ard make it quail /
Have these sll died eutf Il caHRot bo ssseT5sd !
th8t too many Of tacu aYe, whsTo they ought to /
be in these dtys Of peril, ia tho Cabinet and The
reports Of the proceedings Of Congress give /
very little evidence Of their presence there. !
Courageous hearts and clear hosds Of 5he good
old days, Wksre have ye goasl Hath Rome
''loss the bFesd Of noble bl8odf" Have the sires
left nc s9nsf Hssvea feTfead that we be longer
LETT prey to shuflng sns timi5itY. If eTen
ono representative man bo left, let him show
himself now, fsF thers is imminent need OF hiEa.
The people yesEn to bssr his voise in Congress