Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-07

fore "a an act Of firm End most affection
ate fidelity to my NJ tive land, and the
cause of free government, and the old
abused. SCARED person and majesty Of
humaE liberty. / wi sh there was time
10 run through the bible q little, aud into
the character of Christ, and into the
clouds and terrors of Calvary where He
redeemed US, that thus ] might show aud
illustrate what sort of q thing true love
reallyis: andhow she Is often uncrowned
and ungirded and belittled by the weak
and inadequate interpretations Of men.
I should Ike especially to pause 90 the
mount Of sacrifice, where love so signal
lied herself, and set her final example.
I should like TO call Pour attention TO the
unprecedented solemnities ofjastice there
displaved, TO the immutability of love as
there demonstrated, TO tie glory Of God
in the exaction Of penalties, as there
made TO shine and glow But time fails,
and / leave you to yOur own thoughts and
TO the making Of your own opinions. /
speak ID witha certain reluctance, and
the thought oftentimes when it comes,
even touches me with grief, butt believe
that Mr.. Davis, fer example, will be
hung Already the s0ene rises before
me. He Is tried he is convicted; he
stands on the seafiold. All nations have
watched the sure process Os law all ma
tons have listened to the charge laid at
his door all nations gather about the
scafFold. There are some things toplead
for him. He Is a man Of distinguished
ability he has conducted his wal with
p~ertinaeity and courage he was the be-
loved leader Of the multitudes Of the
south, and even now millions OF them
would shield him IL they could. de has
a wife who loves him, and children who
cannot understand his crime; he is sur
rounded by a mighty innumerable NORTH
who, the war being over and its hot
passions cooled, have not hate and no
malice, aud nothing more and nothing
worse than a ehastened, soTrowful
! Indignation toward him. They would
release him n shey could. II they could
forget the dead If they were not com
passed about with q great loud OF wit
I nesses: if their bells Of victory were not
| drowned by their bells OF mourning II
they could forget their country, If they
could forget their God, they would give
way 10 their pity for 3 brother man in
his extremity. They hear voices from
over the sea; voices Of sympathy for
him; voices of pleading; occasional
voices of threatening, may be. But
I nothing avails nothing avsilsi he can't
be spared he would not consent to
peace he would not be just be would
not be a patriot he must die. And the
| axe comes down, Endthe world shudders.
and the great traitor Is dead. And l
! claim that such a scene and spectacle as
that will do more for the stability OF the
| country, and for the aus Of public
order, than almost any dozen great
acts Of these last four years. It Will
take rank among the sublimitles OF his
tory. It will have a moral dignity
and weight which no magnificent battle
we have fought could have. Il viii en-
gage the attention of mankind as none
IF our battles have. 1t will be more
easily comprehended by them. 1t viii
be rebellion and slavery epitOmlzed q
! embodied in the form and person Of their
chief man, and then behesded for their
sins. And the people will understand
that simple, tragic thing. And il viii
sink into them. And It viii hallOw love
in their feeling fOrevermOre. Let itcome
then, History waits for it,. The greatest
work Of modern times-Our loyal war, i
/ mean-Waits for its capsUOne. Let it be
/ raised to its bed. Not with shOutings,
but in silence and with tears, if you
please. But let IL be raised. And, in
the words of our great martyr when he
! wrote the decree which has made him
immortal upon this u coming sol
emn act Of justice we invoke the bless
ing Of Almighty God, and the cOnsiG-
crate judgment Of mankind Amen
and amen.
At the conclusion OF the discourse,
/ which was eagerly listened to by an i'm
meuse audience, a Hymn Of Liberty
was sung. prayers offered, benediction
pronounced, and service ended.