Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-21

From the RlchmOndl lNa-l Enquirer
APPEAL TO THE COURTS.


As we have heretofore said, 10 make
no anneal against this law, TO the courts
! ~ ne land. is to lie dswn in utter and
eternal ruin. 1t leaves US literally MOTH
7 ing. White and black, Lee and Hunni-
/ crIft will an live at the whim OF au irre-
snonsible man, whose habits will have
/ tiItored him 10 be arbitrary, and tamll-
| isrized him with gags and bUckings,
/ will, handouts and guardhOuses and sum
| mary seizures and executions. We must
struggle for escape from this terrible
| fate through every resource when
I the law allows. The supreme court mas
unanimously voted that such law Is
wholly inadmissible. Majority and nh
nority on other points concurred IA &c
nlari1g that martial law in time Of peace
/ is in1ossihIe. Let Us make haste to
anpesl 70 that court. Let Us do so ere
we are all bueked and gagged. We
aDpeal TO our sister states Of the south,
oiIr COMPANIONS in this terrible misery,
| TO unite promptly with US in this move
ment. We appeal to the north collec-
tively, and to every good citizen indi-
vjdually, TO aid and support US in this
anpeaI. and to urge it forward. The law
il worse than q decree Of death. 1t eX-
tinguishes forever, unless oYerthrewn,
all hope of n restored south and a re-
stored union.
From the Charleston Is. c. Mercury
STRONG AND ADVANTAGEOUS.
See, how strong and advantageous is
the position of the southern states
They have only to stand still and let the
radicals work out their own ineOnsist-
ences. Let them take either horn OF the
dilemma they have created for them
selves-and the very worst which can
happen to the southern states is the I'M
position Of the constitutional amend
ments over them and this in so cues
tionable a way, that it may be ahrG-
gated at future day altogether. Push
the matter further, and suppose these
alternatives before the supreme court Of
the United States-the same result must
follow. One or the other Of them must
be affirmed and by the affirmation OF
either of them negro suffrage must be
set aside
From the Richmond (Va fiY-es.
HOW THE SOUTH REPORT ITSELF.
Itf not unlikely that the conception
and design Of those who would place all
our rights at the disposal of the soldier,
look in so doing to goaG US to acts OF des-
psration and resistance which Will serve
10 keen alive the fires Of sectional strife
and hate. If there be such purpose,
let the first and last aim Of the southern
people be to defeat its accomplishment
by a bearing and department so dignired,
peaceful and prudent as shall make the
soldier smile at the imputed necessity OF
his presenee, and shame its authors by
the absuTdity OF their recourse.
From the Columbia South Carplinisn.l
A MATTER or DUTY.
Vbstaver NAV be the opinion of few
impractioable and we'll meaning gentle
men, we believe it is the duty of every
white voter to aid at the polls at the next
election in the maintenance Of the su-
nremecv of the white race We wish
our people to hazard nothing by supine-
ness and dependence upon the supreme
court We believe that the duty oi
voting at the approaching elections Is as
inperative as that of protecting our
wives and children. To this point the
path OF duty is very clear TO US, and we
cannot see how any rational man can
| hesitate or doubt.
/ From the Mobile (Ala.l Register.
A FEARFUL THING.
II is a fearful thing to say that an
] American congress has subjected ten
millions Of their fellow citizens of the
same blood and race to tyranny such
a. no people who spoke the Engllsh
tonOue have endured for the last five
hundred years. And this Is the pan
guat To which the nationality Of the
north. invoked to the battles front to
preserve the union OF the states, has
/ been invited This Is the end Of the
union war! Well may we repeat 10
| TriuJapHc! Shade Of Yaneey You
have pulled down the pillars of the
/ American union Your enemies con-
. Erm and ratifv the deed. Rest, per-
/ iurbed spirit,u for your work is done.
/ "Sage counsel iucumber,
How peaceful thy slGmDer!
And now, suffering compstriOts, TO mar
den your necks for the yoke. Now to
summon up all your courage and fortl-
tude. TO bear the cruelties Of your fellow
man. Desperate as the lot il, we have
! the consolation that we would not eX-
cbange places with the executoners OF
freedom. We would not look into the
dim eve of the future and see foreshaa-
owed the historic doom which must
rest upon the memories Of those liberti-
cides.
From the Wilmington u. c. Dlspatchl
WHAT SHALL WE DO?
What, then, shall we do2 We must
do nothing. We must get so that we
will not care a continental whether
school Keeps or not.
From the Richmond lVa) Examiner
CLOSE UP THE RANKS.
In this, the crisis of our fate, let us
stand together. Let there be no wrang-
! ling, no impugning of motive, no want
of charity, no refusal Of justice. III we
/ differ, let US endeavor TO persuade-neveI
! to ridicule or intimidate; and when ae-
I ton is determined on, let that determine
tion be a concession to every honest con-
viction, OF even prejudice, that can honor
, ably and wisely be consulted. When
. finally the conclusion il reached, let al
, sustain it, and we shall survive th'
I storm Of fanatical tyranny which assalii
S US, and preserve enough OF freedom on
) which to build, in the new form OF gov
: ernment that approaches.
S Such infamous madness cannot las
5 always. Some great financial or poilu
! cal calamity will scourge our enemle
Z uto iustice. or the idol of irresponsible
2 over, which they are now worshlplng
I Twill fall on them and crush them.
) Meanwhile, let all true people draw
: more closely to each other, and Joli
: hands for the work that is here, and 70
5 that future work 10 which we shall b
: called.
= From the Colum bus Ca suu.l
5 TAKE NO PART.
IS We say, submit to what cannot 10
2 averted, but take no part in the attemp
: to fix upon ourselves everlasting disgrae
IS and degradation.
: From the Central Gsorgisnl
Y FoRBEARANCE AND MODERATION.
= Hard as our fate seems to be, we ca
5 only counsel forbearance and moders
y ration, until such a time when returl
IS Of a sense Of justice in our oppressoi
v may prompt them to repair the wron
! they are now infieting upon as.
4 From the Augusta GA Chronicls-l
Is UNITED WE STAND.
. Next TO courage and patience we nee
: unaninnity amongst ourselves. The Po
lev of those opposed 10 US is, and hi
been, TO divide our people. The uitimal
success Of their plans depends mann
upon their ability to accomplish IN
object. We should watch CONSTANT
- aud with great vigilance any attempt
either at the north or south, TO introdu'
divisions among our own people. ii u
/ white people of the south should becon
Is divided In sentiment or feeling, upon an
OF the great questions which now distni
the body politieo such divisions VI
q. eventually throwNah balance Of pow
y into the hands Of the negroes, and the