Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-27


/ hin and dale, over mountain and valley
10 hovel, hamlet and mansion, village
town and city, l would say, among the
first, loking 10 the restoration OF peace
prosperity and harmony IN this land Is
the great duty of exercising that degree
Of forkearance which viii enable them 70
conquer their preiudices. Prejudices
against communities as well as indi-
viduals.
And next to that. the indulgence of a
Christian spirit Of charity. Judge not
that We be not judged" especially in
matters growing out of the late war.
Most of the wars that have seourged the
world. even in the Christian era, have
arisen on points Of conscience, or differ
enees as to the surest way Of salvation.
A strange way, that, TO Heaven, is it not?
How much disgrace to the church, and
shame to mankind, would have been
avoided, if the ejaculation of each breast
had been, al all times, rs il should have
been,
Let not this weak, unknowins hand,
Presume thy bolts to throw
Ana deal damnauou round The land
ON him Ideem HV foe
How equally proper is it now, when
the spirit Of peace seems to be lowering
over our war-stricken land, that in can
vassing the conduct or motives OF others
during the late conflict, this great truth
should be impressed upon the minds Of
all,
who made the hear, It's He alone
he Knows each chord, ITS various tone,
Bach spring. its varlous bias;
Theu az the balance, le s be mute,
We never can adIus lUt
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
81 all the heaven descended virtues,
that elevate and enoble human nature,
the highest, the sublimest and the di-
vineSt is charity. BY all means then,
fail not &c exercise and cultivate this
sOul-regenerating element Of fallen ma
ture. Let it be cultivated and exercised
not only amongst ourselves and toward
ourselves, on all questions Of motive or
conduct touching the late war, but to-
ward all mankind. Even toward our
enemies, if We have any, let the aspira-
tions Of our hearts be, Father, forgive
them. they know not what they do"
The exercise Of patience, f0rOearancea and
charity, therefore, are the three first
duties I would at this time enjOin-and
of these three, "ths greatest Is charity"
But TO proceed. Another one Of our
present duties, is this we should accept
the issues Of the war, and abide by them
in good faith, this, l feel fully persuaded,
il is your purpose 20 do, as well as that
Of your con stituents. The people Of
Georgia have in Convention revoked
and annUlied her ordinance Of 1861,
which was intended 70 sever her from
the compact Of Union of 1877. The Con-
Z, l....H,
as the organic law Of our
land Whatever differences Of opinion
heretofore existed as 70 where our ale
glance was due during the late state Of
things, none for any practical purpose
can exist now. Whether Georgia, by
the action Of her convention OF 1861, was /
ever righthIlly out Of the Union or not, /
there can be no question that she is now
i'm, 80 far as depends on her will and |
deed The whole United States there !
fore, is now without question our cOun- (
try, TO be cherished and defended as /
such, by all our hearts and by al our /
arms.
The Constitution Of the United States, |
and the treaties and laws made in pur- |
suanee thereof, are now acknowledged to 1
be the paramount law in this whole cUun- /
try. Whoever, therefore, is true to these |
principles as now recognized, is loyal as 4
lar as that term has any legitimate Use ]
1r force under cur institution. This is /
the only kind Of loyalty and the only /
test of loyalty the Constitution itself re- 4
luires. In any other view everything 4
pertaining TO restoration. so far Is regards I
the great body Of the people in At least /
eleven States Of the Union, is but making I
4 premise TO the ear 70 be broken TO the /
hopes. AL, therefore, who accept the |
ssus Of war in good faith, and come up /
to the test required by the Constitution, /
are now loyal, however they may have /
heretofore been.
But with tuis change comes a new order OF /
hiuEs. one OF the results 0l war Is a total 4
snsuze IA ear whole Internal policy. our
Orfuer social fabric has been enrrsI suD Verted.
Like those commissions IN nature which break
lp OLD alCTuslailJus. me war mas wrought
lew eVCcu iu our puItlCai existence. Oh things
ave pas el away. ana al things among Us In |
mis- respect are new. Ine relation heretofore,
Iuder our Old system. existing between the 1
African and European races, 40 longer exists.
: avery as 10 was called, or the status OF the
black race their suuordlnatiCu 70 Jne white,
IpOE which all our institutions rested is a1oi-
shed forever mol only IN Georgia, but through
11t tne limits 1f the lltec -i.tt-s Lhls clau2s
mould be received and accepted as gu ir-eyoya- Z
Die facL. ID Is a pOOEIess question now 20 dis Z
russ, whether the new system is better Tor 5OJu
aces than the Old sae was OF not Elat may
anLurpplc historian. Al some future tiTe 70 iu-
Iulre iutJ, after the new system snail have UeeL
ally ans fairly tried.
All changes .I systems or proposed reforms
Ire but experiments and problems ~ be solved
JEr system OF sell-gOvernment was an eZ peri
uHu- aJ first. PERHAPS as q problem. j. ny5 yet
1lved. our present duty on rlis subject l@uoJ /
with the past or the future. II IL with me pres
mt. Ihe Wisest and ire best often err IN their
as 10 the probable workings or aDy
lew ~ stem. Let Us therefore give this one a
sI- and just trial. Without prejudice, and with
Lat earues-uess CT purpose, which always i9olAs
l0peIuly 70 success 10 j. uu etAuOlOgcal /
problem On the solution Of which depends not
luly the best interests or both races Gut 10 Iasy
'=- Tie existence Of one OF the other, If not
This duty OF giving this new system fair and
u-J trial. viii require 0f YOU, a- LEGISLATORS ui
he isnal great enalgeA m oar i1rrrerlaEa ~ re-
a-d 10 TINS large Class OF FOpllalon. wise auc
lumaue provisions should be made for them. II
s not for me 20 go into tetaiL Suffice Ii % say
n this occasion, thgr ample snd ful proJ-cJi8u
hOuId be secured 10 them, So thar thav may
tsut equal before the law iu the posse sion ana
njusmHat of all The rights OF person, liberty
Q your n@uus. Among llese uaas De stated ileir
dsIrv in times past. They cultivated your
elds, mluisteued 10 your want, and comforts;
urscd and reHIed your children, and even Il
be uo-r ST danger and peril, they We're iu the
lalu. true 20 YOU EuH yours To them we owe
ueDt or gratitude, as Well as acts Of kind
hey are poor, Uutut0led, uniformed; many
them he'p'Css. liable 70 DE imposed upon,
nd need h. Lesls.ation should ever look
b the protection Of the NeHk against
be strong. Whatever may be said OF the
quality of races, or their natural capacity 10
ecome equal, no one can doubt thai al thI,
.rae this race among us Is not equal % the
sucasiau. The inequality does not lessen TIE
lOEaI obligations on tue part Ol the superior 90
be Inferior l ultH1r increases tnefn- -rlln
im who ns, EJtle. The present generation of
hem, 10 IS true are far above their savage pro-
eUifors who were az first introduced into this
ULurrN. General intelligence. virtue and
llral culture. This zbDEz capacity for im-
rUy enent. But in all the higher charucLer-
el0w the European type. What further Ed- ,
aLc-reanf they may make, or 20 what stand ,
ro they msy atlalu, ald5r 8 different system
laWs eFeTE way suitable ana Wisely 6Pplic8- ;
le 20 their changed condition. time alone can
isclOse. speak OF them As we now know ]
benz 20 be- having no longer the protection OF
Master -r legal guardian; they NsT need AL.
be protection which tle shield cf the Law can
i've.
But above AL, This protection should be Sc, !
urea because Do ls riaut and lust it should be,
pom general prime plies All governments in ,
lrlr organic structure. as Wen Hs iu their ad- Z
llnlstratlln, should have this leading object lq
scurty 20 ali under It's Jurisdiction, should be
he chief end OF every government. ID isa mel ,
hcitoly trniill that while this should BE- the I
ilel emo OF an governments, most Of taeIn are
sed only as instruments Of power. for the Hg- ]
ram se meat Of the few, az tBe eNpense or ana
y The oppression, 0f the many. such are NOT /
ever should Dc. Governments, according 90 1 ,
DR. ideas, sn0nld lO0k 20 the good OF the whole
no not "a part only " The greatest good 90 the 5
-eaisst number is faVoTile dogma with .
lme. some SO defended our Old system. But q
10 knoT tbs was never NV doctrine Z
he greatest good TO all. without detri- Z
lent On inJAry 10 ANY, Is the true
ale. Those governments only are founded up-
correct principles Of reason and Justice
hiGb look 70 the greatest sttainsble advance !
-nt, Improvement and progress-physicsIl q
-lelleciually aEc m1Fally-of al classes and {
'8uluous, within Jnelr Iigntiul Jurisdiction. I S
our Old system was not the best, or could not
ave been made the best, lor both races, ia this
spect, and upon tnls basis it ought TO have I
zen abolished. This was my view Of tbat sys-
m nile 70 lasted, ana repeat 80 now that 10 Z
no more, IN legislation, therefore. under the =
sw system, you should Iook 20 The best inter-
o OF al classes; their protection, security, ad-
ancemenl and improvement physically, in
Il lectually and morally. All obstacles, :. there
any, should be removed. which can possibly
nder or retard The improvement OF the blacks
the extent o. Jneu capacity. All proper aid
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