Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-03

-saidf that the conquests OF common
wsslthS that sre l~l-governed ana con
- ~ the model CT the Romans, 90
more conduos to the ruin than advance
rent NJ their adairs. n-ETeeHdn'S Ne
woriq1 on Foreign P0licy.
Tba % ADDRESS TO THE BRITISH COL
-,.- N NORTH AMERICA written IN
- bp EDNUND BURKE contained these
words Of p-osound wisdom
- ne s2lemnly declare that al
- sh6u'E look upon Z separation
F-om Won a. an heavy calamity, ana the
LCs--s- bacsuse we know you mus have
g--r mn share IN it,, yeS We had mocn
s+bar see YOU totally Independent OF
~ cr3Un ard kingdom, than 3oined 70
n nv So unnatural 8 conjunction, As thAt
Of freedom with servitude "a e~oDlGIc-
lion which. % l. were a. all prscticaOlef
r7ui3 not fail. Ia the end 81 oelnB more
@--.h-sv-us 10 the peace, prosperity,
--got-e4r and powero Of this nation, than
Beneficial by any Enlargement u 'he
houndz CT nominal empire.
Wrongs aud lujuslces done by States
ara the weakness Of States. They never
easot their purpose; but their conse-
oue1ces. or ruin to the State that PerPe-
--at-s than, never fail TO be felt az last
To Gle the trsnsitory spirit OF civil
fr-r av -spetuztiBg and methOdlzlng II
in rvrsnuic government" is, for any
,son's who 80 deal with q conquered
e,untrv. 70 deserve ruin and to court it.
4. "a because coDquests ElsRys iesd TO
iriusriees, cruelties and expressions, that
thew are always dangerous 70 the Fie1or'
and ofueu more dangerous than defeats
The cantlns.ies Of tyranny, says
P-RKE uars the worst part .ot IT.
80 t0e yoke Of the c0nQ1eTor presses
mon meg's ueoks With intoleraCle
wzirbt. when. with power comE1snsu
- y, fhzi7 msiice, q Congress that
-sr-eseuts all thai Is naFroW-mlnceoi
-ir5fsffre end revEngeful IL the country
Loads ryrannOUs power by the POis
onad tsuuts Of q vulgar lOE-Dred LAso-
leDce.
Whenever q Government deliberately
svows hostility to g large portion Of the
na5p,e. as 8 system, ana Upon that sys-
tenn conducts its legislation, the read it
axes VIII be q r to lead to its ruin. il
wouId seem impossible that any Gov
should act Cd such a principle,
II we did not know.thst,. in q democracy,
the interest Of party is always preferred
q, the welfare Of the country. Moth
ipgu-Cwe borrow the words Of BURKE),
un more discoursging to the loyalty Of
any description Of men, than to repre-
sent TO them that their humiliation and
subiection make sprincipal part in the
fundamental and inyariable policy
which regards the conjunction" ofStstes
which i, is desired to unite into 8 single
nation.
Mr.. BURKE, in his letter TO RICHARD
BURKE, Esq, used language in regard 20
the System Of government established in
ireland, which strikiHgIy describes what
the nature.and results ofthe Government
al Tennsssee are, and what those Of the
governmsnts Of the reconstructed South
erp States are 10 be. He said
aIn q country Of monopoly there can
ba no uatriotism. There may beE party
snlrt: but public spirit There can be
nome. As 70 q spirit Of liberty, sull less
~sn II exist, or anything Ike IL. 4 lib
ertv made NJ Of penalties q liberty
made 20 OF ~incapseitiesi 3 liberty made
npofexciusionand proscripIOn.continued
far ages, Of fOur-hftbs, perhaps, Of The
fohabitants OF al ranks and fortuneBi In
~ dc~s such liberty differ from the
Seseripaon Of the most shocking kind Of
G~ervituoe
IL go Haar ANamU FMS Il the
vsrv description Of dsspoIlsm. Partial
freeSou e griUilegc and P~reTogatfUe, and
aThe dominion Of q PARTY must con-
t~snuaIIv. steadily, and BY Its very es-
senee. lean npOn lie PROSTATE description.
al Cc1stltutfon framed 50 IS 20 enable a
1srtv 10 override ifs very government
- 70 over9ower the people 100, answers
- Durn1ses neither Of government nor
"a .reedom. It compeis that power,
~h5cn oDght, and often WoUld be- dis
100 eous1llV 10 protect the subjects, 20
Fsil its trust. % cOunteract us purposes
sDd - become 10 better than the lnstrn-
ment Of the wrOnss OF 8 lection. some
degree Of influence D exist ia All
goVernments. But q government "nleh
bss no Interest 10 please the Dody OI d
.eo1le and can neither support them
IN safety care Tor their support, nor
- noVer TO sway the dOnoineering lac
49, an only exist by corruption ano
so1rbf bv that monopOliZing party which
.---Sns me title and qualities OF the pub-
~ r. consider the body of he people e
~, ~ tbe Constitution, they VIII con
,bose VINO are in il, ia the light Ia
ALS.b fisev choose TO consider them
Tbe whole relation Of govern
So, and IA freedom will be a battle on
, trs6e."
- ..cb Southern State, when recon-
--ctsd. there will be q factien OF white
,,sn. 10 many of the States exceedingly
--.u and insignificant in numbers, and
I-ontsnpible and despicable in charae-
ssf,,.ted by principles utterly detest'
80 and abominabls, who VIII only
msiutain their grasp on power, 6y stand
- IN The PROSTATE body Of the true
-s,Is AZ the State. i IL Of Wretehes
sbase. sordld adysnturers, small
-oe,,ts Of ahe Freedmen's Bnreku, VIII
= 1nt,slou Of rasealiioas, the basest OF
-. tbst the white portion Of these
~Tses7rlsa eregss, called Conventions
.rge messnre composed, who are
- Ia forming Censtitutions 20 en-
- faction Of white scGiawags 10
49, e overrule it. very govern
"a cvsspowsf the people too"
a andsff desirable % Do 50. The
~emsat 81 the State Of Tennessee
nszr1s and mls-gegeF1meat
ieeg n lie Executive ae-
nc eert-
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