Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-18

20 she People af the Unifea States
one year ago the bloody civil war that
lhreafened The ruin OF cur happy Gov
eminent closed. The generals aaG sol
5ieTs on both sides met on the field Of
battle and gave the world the hiChest
example OF r1ag71anin1Ous feeling, when
the blood had ceased to fow, that was
ever exhibited E3feFe was not a Look q
hostility interchanged. The gicters, who
were supplied, gsve-to the vanquished
sFhatsveFs1Fss neessssIy pOtbsir comfort
snd both. with Just appreciation q the
noble courage and sense Of patriotism
which had animated each army through
the four years struggle, were justly proud
that they were kindred race, and the
offspring 0f me rec ihstinfons which
had made them heroes.
They knew what al the world now
knows, that il was 3 dark, long broOded
over conspiracy, through which wicked
ambitious BeiiEcisns had secured control
or the powers Of Government in the two
remote sections Of the country, North
and south, madly excited by the slave
question, that producing collision, lE8e
br0aghE the uen on eaeH part 81 tlle' res
cue Of the homes and the Govern naeut
that were dearest and nearest TO them.
Ought not such a close Of the war, IN
der such leaders as Grant and Sherman
-tendering friendship, peace, and hon
orsble terms 70 their rivals Of the same
school, Lee and johnson, for themselves,
their armies and the country, confirmed
by pledges that the result was accepted
By the vaeqBished as deciding forever
against them the issues on which the
battle was ioined-be considered cOuclU-
siue that netting slfuIld be EienlaudeG
brt 7Tiatilasf been ataked on the' event
and has since been fully surrenderedP
has not the right Of secession been re-
pudiated Has not the institutions or
slavery been renOunced, and sthe freedom
u the slaves confirmed constitutional
amendments. state and natianafg Has
not the C0nfederate debt been annulled
and uhe ebligatl0n OF both =sect5sns 10
pay the national debt been admitted :
Have not the newly 7ucquired rigbus of
the freedmen been provided for by state
legislation as promptly As possible in the
section IaIely-in war and anarchy Have
H1TrlI hole-pe0ple. WIN Jll6 -eZCepU0u
Of q few-OHueasJs, r0bJers and-eur tlfruats
the shirks thrown of By the embodied
that represented the principle Of the con-
test on either side. ~ not worthy OF the
cause-foll0wed the example Of their
Leaders andaoshseBoed Ethafs altssle aims I
Of the war. a. proclaimed by the national F.
legislature and Executive, during its con- I
tlnuaues, should be Accomplished And I
now, what hiuders the C0nsEm nation Of 2
the r1uiu ohisct-the comm lifii0n Of Che I
States, IN tie happy harmony which 1
made the new. continent the glory Of the ]
world for almost a century J
There is q fragment OF a. party IN the 4
Northeast which, like the juuto created 4
BY Calhoun. the Cauline Of the South, 4
were never contented with the COnsuCJ- /
q
iunt0 Of Boston dominated in New 1
England. as the Calhoun junto Of Charles
ton dominated over the slave Oligarchy /,
Of the south. Both these factions we're .
Imbued with the Britfsb principle al yFaF 4
with The spirit Of The Democracy iHhe-
rent iu our Constitut i0u--8nu how inva-f
riablv the Instinct of aris50cracy works /.
% the same end viii be seen by gianre
at the conduct Of these juut0 0f 4ost2n-
aud Charleston IN producing the -severe
ordeais 10 which they have subjected the 4
Constitution Of our country The war Of
1872 wss-tl1e war brought on by the Is
i-sE junte-the HenFg-HarBf8Hd- -eohven-
rIon conspiracy that Of ISL wilsztlat
u the Calhoun Conspiracy, brought tO.a
head 1y the Charleston secession Ordi-
nance
The British Government made the df-
6cuIties with our Government in SYN pa
thy with the malcentents Of Sew Eng
land whom the rriump pLs Of the DemOe-
racy under Jefferson and Madison bad
ba1ished from power. They became 2 4
British faction hept az .seVeHlug the 7
Union with the United States -uuitiuE
with Canada and prosecuting their ,sl-
sqL5dTQosd free trade under tbe British
dag. the British having compelled the
embargo restriction on our Government
TO produce the state 1f feeling IA New
England 70 enable the c0nspirat0rs q I
drive the people 70 q separation The
Hartford Convention was the develop
ment Of this scheme. Maine was taken
possession Of BY a British force. It's
power was recognized throughout New
England. u
The Government Of the T-18ed States 7
was interdicted from levylng forces 10
New England 70 meet the enemy. The Z
British soldiers IL Canada and al along ]
our frontiers to the far West, were sup
piled with everything from NeW Eng Is
land, while the american soldiers Were Z
perishing for want OF loOd and eiethilg
amid snow storms along tie Canada
Line. At such 3 moment the commls-
sisners OF the Hartford Convention ap-
peared a. Washington 70 proclaim thelr Z
purpose Of secession to PresiueGt badi-
SOB, 81 use tbe phrase Of sOne aof than
4" peacesbly If We can, forcloly Il We s
must II
Mr.. Forsyth and his brother commis-5 :
s0Hers from the Sonth fQllOVed thjs pre- !
cedent when they came 10 Washington, ,
spent month IN negotiation with Messrs.
Seward Holt and Stanton, asking "au- J
dieuce 70 adjust So o.Bse their own words q
irr g. spirit Of amity and peace the new
relations springiDE BON manifest and {
aecomplished revolution in the govern q
ment Of the Eniaa and a. sn earnest ;
ackrowle5gfar The facE, Che surrender u :
Fort Sumser sFas demaBded, apd it was ]
acceded ts BY 4fr. Seward, WHO gave B
ldge CsmpbeA a7s,Va1lces authorizing I
him 10 say g 1lesce - issaonersi % ieei I
entire c0nfdeBce tax. isoft sumter VIII
he evacuated IN tie rext i've days [
F1riiInsfpfv. in tiied4ss 0f 4 be Hartford u
Conven ton fherr sfaE = i5enersl jack g
son. ~ there s now Sielffal Grant tf
Pbe British had felt bis power through- ~
out the war Ia the Southwest, as Wei ai 2
the vig0r Of the navy on the seas, and /
waentbe ksseX junto commissioner az e
rived ln Washington 10 renOunce the y
Government the victory 81 New Or ~
leans ard the news Of peace met tl1erp. ~
They lost the voice with which hey hed D
came % utter when they found The roar Il
Of the brlliah bon husned on the ocean o
and on The plains of NeF Orleans. They S
went home, but they were not prescribed. q
The government Of New England had "a
synspaUh ized 7with the fofeigul- eaenv. G
bat The mass Of the people had not as yet :
been forced into the ranks u the enemy \
-theiT means had beer largely yeontribu- Z,
ted - support British power under the q
awe ~ presence lnspiEed aud the iBiu-
ence the traitors among them eXeFted. Z,
But none Of these men were punished Il
Maine, which was 10 fact under the law 4
Of its ensign as 8 conquered country, was q
not considered out Of me Union. rs OF Z
f~fa1s although they obeVed the orders a
emanating from British authority, aud {
rendered important service 70 thai Gov +
eminent, and were Ia fact guilty Of trea- Z
son. II tie power Of compassion, though. 7
not everted, had not justified it, were not Z
uaest toned by our Government further c
than % draw from cur Qoufls decisions
that submission 70 q power that could q
not be resisted, rendered treasonaoio act 8
}3stidable. q
But now the taties are l9rneds aDd )
tflere is na Euch allowance -fsr TIE people !
cf the SoHth, who were 1iauer aaIeAs
while the eonspifators were estaDiiaolng Z
an absolute usurpatlon over them Ry
military force, and the leading men 10 u [
ihe administration going lDgt 1Ed Iuai 3
united Il a negotiation with that usuT- Z
patton. 70 acknowledge peace ald sui- Z
ityH With il, as the result 81 a manifest :
aud accomplished rsyol1tioH IN the Gov )
eERslent of the Union. and thE ocn- 8
ErLaed by the premise q TIE Premier &
that the ssrUnghoids Of the Z Cplted Rtales ;
q the harb0r Of Charleston should Be c
surrendered 70 that usurPing Govern 4
ment. d
The men who stood by the Union In {
the South until the whole region was Z
ziVen over By the Government bound %
protest thea, but Whiah IN stsGd pf m {
terfeTing in their behalf, was capitulgtng s
for their surrender, had no alternative
when thus permiJted 70 be eDFiFoued / /
within the military lines Of the foe, 4
which expelled ererythiEF Enion be- I
rOn6 their border, blL sll5Ilissfoa- ~ i1at &
rfght has toe Satienai Government now {
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