Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-02

But IS It in tbs nsus OF humanity alone nat We
might make This demand, and Fh0uld we not also de-
it In the Of right Is Is just that afty Xii
u0az or Muscov.tss should combius 70 keep ten or
twelve millions of Poles under Gstestsd yCkef
l. Il just taa upwards o. twenty millions OF Nott1ern
AuslicaIs Germans and Irishmen should eoaieEcs TO
impose on eight millions f Southern Americans
sociaon that asy reiect L it NOT II both cases.
Francs has already replied 70 the fra. Of those tive
questions with impcsIuE unAnIuity.
What the real tdias OF the Russians to TIE pos.
session Of PosRd TIE right II eouquest Eud the
ton Of tTesl5s We s3iL fer the moment, this right
of conquest but il Is valid only when tie fruit OF tu-t
war. Now what conquest was ever surrounded with
circumstances more odCus than tbst Ct which Russia
now avas hersei What aggression less lust
"A sble than Eat Of which Poland has been the
We ust remark, also, that all lights impose duties a.
thsir conzsQ Qusncs This IA why MOutesqueu ssys;
" The zht OF conquest is sht D>eessary, legitimate
and unlortu1s!e aICh always leaves for an EcqllItsi
renzr lesst part Of the evil he has doua he uHst
eaitis himself parrca for 5s Virtar 10y leaving
the yauqashed al that be ~ mt forced taks from
hem oy aecng their lsWs -heir religion. thsir
oms sud thsiF maaCsrEespacisl by securing % q
il the association which he im3rses by forcs.
gyeser liberty greater pf s2ey gFeaisr giosy l. :
us hat acted towards L0-rals sud Aisz tsthus
have we lesit.mizsO or con41ess.
fhs Russians thus tlBreherigd their d1riaa
Zee Russians iuvc Ike She treaties Il ISIS The Cen
Vrsss Of Vienna dill idsed, sdiudiesie 70 them tie
rsater part Of Poland hui it sis5 Impoad he obga.
n 1f resneetlz z the nationality Of the Poles and Of
rrsns1nz them rational inst utians How has Rassis
Complied With these conditional Tho whole world
Ne snsavug cf Polsnd g-d its inccrF Forstson into
the Russian Empire viii not be- perhaps, the sole polt
ga to see accomplished the other end Of the world,
and almost a. the Ears moment, smother Outrsgs
sga1s human liberty soot er oienee a. tae ieslla-
nate and urzterabs viii Of several millions Of manl
Il is not yet century stree the thirteen original
states sf the Union rst thOuEht OF eo5iung thsir sf
forts in order Zee themselves om the yoke OF The
nother cc.nf- As gnou IS the object of the alliance
wss attained. tie alliance itsek seemed doomed TO
perish and if required a tie popularity and activity
81 men ike Washington and BENJAMIN Franklin 70 de-
cds hs emAneipatsd colonies (uOt all at once, nor 6H
torether but one after the other, and with cch hesi
tency) reform and c0nso date the dissolved Confede-
rsey by ths gcceFtancs OF CON ron CONSTITUTION
dsv some OF ths5s ates percsiviEg hat BY reason of
charges In their condition, srsog either from ibe pro
gress oF events or the uW Of their assesates thsr
f,rstr are ooalyrouased BY ne connection which was
to have protected them, indicate the iatson oi orseA'
ing it, snd OF resuninS their entire noepeAdenee'
which they had partially and coEdhon-Ay aones co
But the olber States refuse 70 eonseut 70 g aisson
Of the ass scizfion They esIp heets rAse sfalies
su5sdfse msrcenaries to maintain sy i9Rss union
Termed by free viii Os wAios SIDE was tlis rignf
Tbs uussriqn was propouuded and solved, long De-
fore The present crisis could havs been foroseeu, by one
Of tie enlightened and beat disposed nquefs mo
/ the American Constitution
The Union Says n dc TocQ1eviIls) was formed y
the free viii Of the States; tlsy did ooii y an1ls
ose their nationality fuss themselves nio one Az
the same people. II to-day, one Of these stateB eose
20 withdraw is name frUm the contfaet i Woale se
dHeult enough 70 prove fhat Is could not do So Ahe
Federal Goyerument could evidently rest NEITHER on
might nor right to contest it.'
How is It that a. present mary hbsral VsriieEs
many pubicsts who share generally lhe Prnc pes hn0
paNteal opinions Of NJ de TocqueYlle, separate from
hm In this single point, snd earnestly PronoaAes
against ths undergraduates Of the SOutm Is IS oecsuse
although b. virtue Of the Constitution it5s T. the sA
republics which form the United States have preserves
there self government IN AL internal srzrsi aAlhoase
the Union has always been defAed sy the most
pgrssns Uf unity as = "lesgas Of scvereigutssj Al
though tia founders themselves unanimously reseed
the name Of national Government which they Here
framing thsss pubcsts persist IN considering ait ~
populations sheltered BY the starry dAg - ons @i ~
same nsiou; in eonsdsrins The GhsFsEt ssAtss Nle-
form the Union provinces Ofone aud the st
IN consdsring the individuals who iahs6is snsss S4s1
ss feow-czsnl subjected to the same Avs sho pos
sessing identical Institutions. Il is from ies cause
doubtless, that advocate Of ths pocy oeeessa -
Gently to those Uhs defended the secesasnisls taA'
ulinoritlss ought 70 submit 10 naiorihes.
This prnepls Is incontestahe When ne nlinerty +
composed Of Individuals scattered through sagie com
pact and homogeneous State bat i IA quite inainsai
be when the minority, well ss me ns]ofg - SON
posed Of self governing aad soversigs staeA thsn n
former has always the right Of relieving isse from h'
d cisions Of the latter by renouncing We behshs
vel as the buFtheDs Of association us1ich L aces ~
Chosas 20 eonnne- Austria and Prussia cave more ia
threatened to Withdraw from The deFalAn Or Oon
federation aud ne not thai aiiy o2e aAs ye
dreamed Of eOntssting hsir right 20 40 20.
Bui let to the why this right 80 eteer ~
irdiEputRbIs. has been contested ~ many liberal mne
n europe lis DseaAss ior teeHi Ne ~ ~
~ renders unpopular the ef TIE south II indeed