Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-17

THERSTING FOR MORE BLOOD.
The Commercial Of yesterday has the
blowing special dispatch:
NASHVILLE, Nov. IL, 1s65.@Mr.
Trimble. Of The Senate, introduced a bill
declaring that Robert f. Lee, r.
N. 7. Hunter, J. j. Benjamin, James N.
John Slidell, Jefferson Davis and
master spirits in the rebellion, have
their lives in consequence OF
those lost in the Union army.
"On motion, n thousand copies OF
the above were ordered printed for the
use Of the Senate.'
Those who have heretofore personally
known Mr.. TBIMBLE-whohaye been &C
quainted with his kindly, genial nature
will be amazed and shocked in reading
the above. Is Bedlam turned loose?
Has the world gone mad? Has the in
carnate fend been unclaimed for . sea-
son, with privilege to inspire the hearts
of men with ferocioUs blOodthirstiness?
How else could JOHN TREIBLE-in the
happy old times of the most gentle
and k~ind-hearted OF men--be the author
Of such a measure?
The land has been drenched in blood
by Il Civil War, fought upon the great
principle which had divided and agitsted
the country for long years. That war
went against the South and It's cherished
doctrine Of the right Of secession. It il
decreed, Is with the voice Of fate, that
this Republic is one and indivisible,
and that, while the States retain all
their local and municipal rights under
the Constitution, no right Of with
drawal from The Union pertains
70 them. on this basis peacs has been
extended over the land. On this basis,
the great mass of the people engaged in
the war on the part Of the South, have
been invited by the President Of the
United States to return to their former
Status Of citizens. with full amnesty and
pardon. On this basis, tho gallant and
true men who fought the war, shake
hands and become again brethren Of one
common country. The valor, the
achievements, the renown Of each section
become the conmonproperty ofthe great
American family. Brave men, true men,
good men all over the land, hail this re-
turning sentiment of anity and respect
ana thank UOu LrUu TIC yOo,O.a "a a.uI,
hearts that the dark cloud Of s%ectiona.
luminosity which burst in such fury upon
the country, is passing away, and greet
with devout thankfulness the rising SUI
Of a restored unity Of feeling as Of Gov,
? eminent.
But Mr.. TRTMBLE-we grieve 70 say i
is not Of these. The glad light which
cheers other hearts, saddens his. Th'
manly submission to the arbitrament o
the sword, which elleits from the soldie.
Of the Union respect for his adversary 0
2 the late C~onfederacy Of Southern State
the magnanimity which raises up III.
/ vanquished and would make friend 0
E the fallen foe-far from inspiring hin
p with a spirit Of forgiveness, seems but t
whet his appetite for revenge. He want
q blood-he thirsts for executions-he pant
+ for the utter humiliation of the Southern
people.
5 What but such a spirit could promp
/. him to the bold indecency of thus at
tempting TO bully the President Of tn.
: United States from the mild and benig
nant course of clemency that he ha
adopted-ro sway and mtimidate tn.
Courts Of Law whose duty it viii be e
{ try Mr.. DAvIs-thr0ugh the trick o
legislative Interpretation Of the popula
viii? That there are great principles 0
constitutional and International law in
vOlved in the case Of the President Of thu
late Confederate States, and that it is il
the highest degree expedient that Ties,
should be judlcially determined anl
settled by "a full and fair civil trial
few VIII deny. But Mr.. TRIM
Bile, though a lawyer, defes and con.
tennis all law, and seeks, by the way
Of an apparent demand Of the public
voice 70 snatch him from the custody o.
The Courts, and hurry him TO the gibbet.
Sc, in effect seeks to make the Legis-
isture OF Tennessee the promoter Of q
tribunal Of vengeance unknown alike TO
the Constitution or thIs country. or the
laws Of any civilized nation. The only
precedent for his course aa a Legislator is
70 be f5undm the jacobin tribunals of the
French revolution.
We cannot believe thar the Leg
stature OF tennessee viii follow such
-eading. We rather anticipate that Mr..
TRDIBLE viii be left to the bad eminence
Of having intellectually tried to re-kindle
the fires Of hate throughout his country.
when her every interest, and humanity
were pleading for fraternaI co~ncHiauon-
the uncoveJed EoJoriey of having en-
deavored 70 his utmost 10 dishouor his
Government and shame its greatest
military leader, BY urging IL to revoke
the parole an~dprotection extended to one
who IL hOnoTed and revered throughout
the worid-to the ~unenviahle record Of
having shocked the moral sense 0fhisdav
and generation, by advocating the killing
Of a prisoner after his surrender.
The most charitable construction we
can put upon the matter il, that much
love Of the Union, and much hate Of
secession, has rendered Mr.. TRrmLE
mad.
80 d. g.