Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-08

We take the following passages Of ar
address by JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, grand
son Of the President Of the same name.
from the Eatchez Courier. We know
that Mr.. ADAMS speaks what many New
Englanders think. There are many such
IN Boston itself. Il is a pity there are
not enough:
"This new revolution differs from the
old IN this, that whereas, the union of
the fathers was based upon the corner
stone Of equal rights, MUTUAL concession,
free adhesion, aud cheerful cooperation,
resting on the foundation of a substan-
tally universal fellowship and common
interest, the latter dag doctrine springs
from fear and distrust, rnd rests upCn the
primeval rock of conquest, and the time
honored claim Of the conqueror in war
to impose terms upon the captive and the
conquered ~
"The demand Of congress for addi-
tiOnsl guarantees is more radical than we
sometimes think. 1t amounts 60 a ge-
building OF % government upon an es-
sentislly new plan. The central idea OF
the old was a voluntary compact, the
plan OF the new is q compulsory cohabi-
tatioD.n
"NO faithful fealty, 10 loving allie
glance can spring from the cringing Of
the conquered TO his master. But, gen
tlemen, the south will spurn this bill as
( one man. Not one more state will ever
I pass this amendment 20 be q badge Of
their degradation and disgrace forever in
the organic law. They would not do so
fit were a dnality, which it does not pre-
tend 20 be. Far from it, =
O. ND urhrr ehrnlu NO av.zaoF - 90
| them NV friends, the southern people
/ after all do not differ 50 much from Us.
They are men with noble, generous feel
ings, and their bravery no man ques-
tiops and what do you now call on
them 10 do BY this secJiOn2 Why, you
sag, come, isll you poor, small, uncOn-
{ sidered people, however ardent you may
have been for rebellion, We will forgive
yOu, no stigma shall rest on VOC, Won
shall go free, provided only what ?-you
consent 10 betray your old leaders and
and them over to constitutional dis
4 qualification, j shall despise them If
they do. Why descendants Of Fevolu-
tionary fathers, how would your ances-
tors in l776, If the WRr had gone against
Us, have received a proposition from the
s. mother country" restoring US to our
constitutional blessing, if only, what?
We heuiu vote llat samuel Adams, John
Hancock, John Adams, and all Of the
glorious list Of the founders, with George
Washington az the bead, should be for
ever disqualified from Office. No, gen.
tlemen, ] believe in the wise words Of
nv friend, Gov. Andrews.
" The capacity Of leadership is a gift,
not a device. They whose courage,
talents and will entitle them to lead, will
lead. Why not try them? They are the
most hopeful subjects to deal with, in the
very nature Of the case. They have the
brain and the experience and the educa-
ton to enable them 10 understand the
exigeDcies Of the present situation.
They have the courage as well as
the skill to lead the people ia the
direction their judgment point, in
spite Of their own and the popular preju-
dice. Weaker men, those of less experi-
ence, who have less hold on the public
confidence, are comparatively pOWerless.
Is il consistent with reason and our
knowledge Of human nature, b. believe
the masses Of southern men able 10 face
about, to turn their backs on those they
have trusted aud followed, and TO adopt
the lead Of those who have no magnetic
hold on their hearts or minds -"