Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-24

men of the South, who were true to the
South, snd who, with ell their faults,
and so much needing the discipline OF
adversely, have warm and generous
hearts, manly and noble impulses 'i0
heroism both Of effort and eDdursDce,
devOtedness to their country, ana rove o
truth and honor. There are THESV N EN
Of the South to love, who never ia''ei'O
ia their devotion to the land they love 80
dearIy, nor lost hope or courage nor
surank from suffering or privarion III 'ne
| performance of the noblest duties ana
who now glory in honoring the ueau
who fell FOR the cause for when IheH
mothers, wives and sisters did so noch'
And there are the luxury OF hate ana
the hope Of q just revenge hereafter
Tor we are not angels, but men. Inc
people Of the North could have won ouT
esteem by q generous oblivion OF the
past, when our armies surrendered ana
our soldiers laid down their arms. we
do esteem a vast number Of the officers
and soldiers who fought brsvely against
US for the Union, and when the war
ended held out their hands TO Us to clasp
ours in friendship. But we detest ana
hate those who legislate for our degrade
ton and oppression, and all who sus-
tain and encourage those VINO 50
legislate.s Even the worm Will turn
when it is trodden On. We detest those
who insist on trying our chosen Chief
for treason, and who refuse Pardons to
our Generals, and confiscate our lands
and disfraDchise ourselves, and set ne
groes over Us to rule US. 1t is with US a.
it was with the Gauls, when
"Llcius Murena came as PrOconsul,
And at his h5eIs most OF plUnderersi
Sc Prs,ors and Projects, QGaestors,-dress oil
Rome
" Hungry as hounds, and mercl.ess a. WolNe'S
IS To gorge upon u.s."
Is 1t when
- the whips
" or tyranny are ringing on our backs;
" When y e are tainted, beggsred, buEeted,
" Trampled Ike dogs
Shen our land is the wanton prey OF
despicable adventures who feed upon it
like vultures on a carcass; when our
States are the footstools Of insOlent mill
tary upstairs speWed out upon US from
the sewers and kennels Of the cities, and
who, as officers of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau are independent of the Generals in
command who are gentlemen when
sOur cid haIlowed laws,
o Arsae 1gssza - r.fF pfa~I. an rsfafa ~
is il gOU that we can dissemble and
smile and fawn and crouch, and buy our
safety and immunity with the pale dis
honor that falsIfies its convictions and
admits that the cause our children died
Tor was villainous and criminal? Shall
we flee away iron our land like outlaws,
because caIamities thicken around US,
and the world pEonOUHces an Unjust YER
diet against US, anu History teens with
lies, and the reign Of the Devil seems
to have begun
Who can blame the white man Of the
south, the Statesman who knows his
own worth and with an honest pride re-
me- u beTs ms past services to the coun-
Try, il he says, IN the nOrds OF CToIy ?
This 1 wi I avo1y, that nave scorned,
- And stu. 90 scorn, ~ hide my s7Lse OF
q. Not ne VINO branJs my forehead, breaks my
ssUrd,
"a Or "a. me bloody scourge upon ny back,
&c Can wrong me EalI 80 luuUl AS he who sh0ts
" Inc sd e. vi heaven on n.e,-tu! nlIs oAt
e. 4Le Roman from his bHLhIiguI' ~no ior
e. To {. ng your Offices TO every slave -
rf.sU
b. ana having wound their Iouthsoihe track to
.s or ti.Ic huge Wondering monument OF Rome,
d" IIaLg hIssIng a. the nOOier man SeioW.
Should We desert our Country IN the
Gay Of her great distress, and 50 escape
from the sad necessity OF sharing her
sorrows? Do we not owe a duty to
those who, perhaps because they relied
upon oar colalsels and trusted TO oar as
suraRees Of the certainty Of success, hare
lost all, and cannot remove to another
country, but must remain here where
their fathers lived, and patiently endure
the ills that fortune sends? Those who
embark in a common cause should stand
together until the end, and if there DC
penalty to pay, pay it alike.
We do not think that any Southern
man ought now to abandon his country
and we know of no foreign country that
one ought to prefer to his own, sad and
calanaitous as the condition of the South
land is. We know of none TO which q
Southern man ought to go; Of none in
which he would better his condition.
On that subject it is not in cur power to
give advice.