Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-17
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IN
The New York Tribune had the fol-
lowing appeal to the passions Of its
readers, on the morning Of the election
in Pennsylvania
@~Penusyvania has not forgotten that
the two parties who are now arTAyed
/ against each other within her boundaries
are substantially the same in heir Prin-
ciples as the two armies which fought on
her soil under George G.. Meade and
! Robert z. Lee. On the N side are
loval Americans; on the other the en-
emies Of peace and Union. The victory
81 Gettysburg must be repeated at the
polls.
The victory OF Gettysburg was not
" repeated at the polls" and, according
to this high authority, the party which
sympathized with rebellion was tri-
umphsnt. 1t is said that even GEORGES
G. MEADE himself, who resides in Penn
sylvania, has gone over to the Iribu1e's
rebels. It is astonishing what changes
occur in the sympathies Of men. Not
many months have passed since Gen.
MEADE's army saved Philadelphia and
/ Baltimore from the ruthless rebels. Now
the Tribune would have the country
believe thst be and q majority Of
| Pennsylvanians have voluntarily sur
! rendered to the same invaders, without
raising an arm or firing q gun in defence
Of the soil Of their State. What an at
tempt 10 arouse prejudice and rekindle
the Rnimosity and hate Of war, which
ought to be allowed to slumber! What
a wi1ful perversiOn Of the issues that
were staked on the Pennsylvania cleo
lion! The Tribune knows well enough
that " rebels " are not attempting TO IN
terfere with the Government OF
sylvania-that they do not seek to
rule the State. Per oOntrdl 1t knows
full well that the Radicals are trying
to force, not only on Pennsylvania,
/ but on the whole Union, anegro balance
| Of to rule the whole country.
II has again and again declared this to
( have been the true ISSUE in the Northern
States. 1t has broadly and distinctly
/ rendered this issue in its columns, time
and again. 1t would have its readers
understand that unless the negroes are
thus permitted to rule the land, then 1t
| viii be ruled by "rebels." The white men
| Of the North are incapable OF preserving
the Union and saving it from rebel domi-
nation. This is the programme laid
| cut by the TF6une. This is the alterns-
| tive held out by that INSCRIPTIONS sheet
to the men of the North. By this lin
Of argument, it is seen, that the Tribune
proves too much. 1t st once sets mems
minds to working, and either has the e-
! feet to challenge absolute incredulity and
| downright denial Of its statements or
to drive them to the conclusion that, II
The alternative really lies between
"rebeP' rule and negro rule, they would
prefer the former. But they do not
accept the alternative. They are not so
stupid as to believe, that because the
South is opposed TO negro rule, therefore,
/ Northern white men should advocate it.
They see the issue in its true light as
being between a white mans govern
ment OF NEGRO oligarcby u WIN the
intelligence, that becomes freemen, they
have resolved that the descendants OF the
[ white men, who formed the Gov
eminent and the emisrants from
Europe who have come here
to enjoy the freedom guaranteed by the
Constitution "skall rule America"
Thus discriminating between the de-
grading and besotted appeals Of GREE
LEY and FOBNEY, they have determined
to despise their miserable attempts to
perpetrate the prejudice Of sections and
the passions Of the war, and to decide
the new issues, which the Radicals have
forced upon the country, in such q way
as to destroy forever the unhealthy or
g~auizstion, which, like a nightmare, has
brooded over the bosom OF the Republic.
They have done this in the recent
elections. They have consigned GREE
LEY and FORNEY to the perditiOn which,
as Common defamers and seditionists,
they justly merit,