Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-25

are being rapidly educated to supply
wants never suggested by the systemo
slavery. -Four millions are added K
h land purchasing community, an6
four millions of strong arms toiling witt
the energy Of freedom, will finally STRIKE
with patriots North and South, in theii
efforts to recall the sovereignty of thu
States, and reassert the declaration of in
depend[ ice. / will utter no word to bt
misunderstood do not contemplate war
l am an advocate for peace at all times
believing that "man's inhumanity t
man /" in the horrid pursuit of war, hai
accomplished nothing for civilization, anC
in the vast majority Of cases the compact
of peace among nations usually signed
and sealed with blood, would have beer
more satisfactory and more faithfully res
| pected, if signed with the usua admixturt
of gum arabic and Yitriol. / shall not
cease, however, on all proper occasions tC
warn the people of the impending dan.
| ger-to implore them to emulate the lofty
spirits of our forefathers-whO even from
the spirit world are now pleading for lib.
erty, and point us to their declarations,
" Rulers are the servants, not the propri-
etOrs of the people," Government is
good only when it is honest" 1.-THE
| rights of men are derived from the laws OF
nature-not ~vOuchsafed as the gift OF
rulers.'' "GOd who gave us life gave us
1 bGANN lAdA 4ON0 anu AANA y
is born of justice and Independence"
IN hoe signO UiHces. .
WHY WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE IMMIaRA-
TON.
There are ONE few relicts of the cele-
brated Micawber school who, utterly dis
carding the doctrine of free agency in es-
tablishing the wealth of a nation, are
eternally predicting the failure OF enlight-
ened enterprise, and who are of the opin-
ion when their minds are wearied with a
thought that immigration viii come in
good time unsolicited and without encour-
agement. These are the millstOnes hung
about the neck eDf a natiOn-crumbling
| pillars of earth interspersed among the
polished shafts and solid columns Of en-
pire. 1t is a crime to permit chance 10
decide the fate of a great nation. Every
! citizen should be ambitious to throw the
weight of his intelligence in the scale OF
his country's glory. 1t is this indeed
which makes ambition virtue.
Our population in 1860 was over thirty
one millions, and has increased every de-
cade since 1900 at the rate of over thirty
five per cent, almost in exact ratio with
the tide of immigration. The same regu-
lar increase, which has been sustained for
sixty years, will give us in the year 1900 a
population of N hundred and five mil
lions. immigration flows to the United
AaAt ~ AAl1 ~ VI AA1 AA4AAtA ~ -
decade. 1t is estimated by official statis-
teal reports hat the average productive
industry of every emigrant equals $1,000.
So we nave in this short space of time,
from this source alone, the enormous sum
of 50, 600, 600, 600 added to our wealth, which
is independent of the gold and silver coin
brought here by these people, which has
been officially reported an average of
eighty dollars each, or $40, 0GO, 900 in ten
years.
The Commissioners of immigration at
Castle Garden depot, in the city of New
York, report 2l3, 1886 arriving at that port
during the year 1868. OF this number
only 57I7 soNsht permanent homes in the
Southern States, or not One-fOrtieth of the
number. This is doubtless a fair average
of all European immigrants. who seek
homes in the country.
VIII the South longer remain idle and
permit the enterprise of the North TO APP
propriate such an undue share of this
great strength and wealth, or shall we
turn this tide by concerted action, and
with the simple exhibition of truth put
to shame the intrigues of Northern rail-
road combinations, and silence the
plaudits of the drummers and trumpeters
of Northern land kings? Irepeat it, gen.
tlemen, it is criminal to remain idle at this
hour.
FREE TRADE As A TEAMS OF ATTRACTION
TO DIMIGRANTs,
When we invite the oppressed of all ma
tons to our shores, let us present them
with free constitutions and free commerce
as the prOudest offerings of liberty. The
time is at hand when every freeman must
apply his intellect and exert his courage
to save the liberties of the people. The
selfish aims Of individual enterprise-of
money kings-the system of bribery n
- -Ng-l I'll -, thu hnIfU of
the National Legislature, maintaining in
dividual prosperity at the expense of the
general welfare, has already Slapped the
broad foundations of cur magnificent tenn
pie of liberty.
VIII the workingmen of America re-
main ~listless whilst their hard earnings,
the very sWeat-drops of their existence,
are made to swell the contents OF the jew
elled cup of "protection "-OveriiOwing
the brim with their signs and tears? VIII
they longer permit the sophistries of the
ingenious advocate of q high tariff to drag
them to utter poverty M slavery? Or
will they, accepting the experience OF the
most exalted and most powerful nations
of the earth, and, rising in their strength,
unfurl the banner of free trade as the en-
sign of life, liberty and successful COM
merce? Look back to that land o traffic,
that city of merchants, ancient Babylon.
Babylon was magnificent in commerce
and splendid in her power. Her hundred
gates were thrown wide open to the cara
vans of the world. Her manufactures
hourished-her wooden and cotton fabrics
gave her gold and pearls and jewels. Her
richly laden ships pressed the bosom OF
the Euphrates and Tigris, n the waters
of the Persian Gulf swelled with pride as
she received upon its waves the riches of
far off India and Arabia. Her luxuriant
hanging gardens grandly terraced; her re-
freshing fountains, vast reservoirs, gor-
geous palaces and splendid armies were
the envy and admiration of the world.
The trade of Babylon was free and her
people were rich and powerful.
The ancient cities of Tyre and SidOn
were first i'm the refinement of civilization.
Their merchant princes We're kings of
and manufactures. The spices
of Arabia, the precious stones Of the East,
the vim and oil Of Spain, and the corn OF
Egypt gladdened the hearts Of that people.
The Indian Seas were envious as they bore
upon their waves the rich products Of a
happy land. The very sands of the earth
first assumed Transparency under the
touch OF their artistic hand; the Tyrian
vases and vessels of glass exceeding in
richness and beauty the far famed glasses
of Bohemia. They furnished the royal
purple for the thrones Of the East were
excellent in navigation, and the first TO
discover the wonders OF the African con-
tinent. The genius of Tyre gave analpha-
bet to Greece. and her grand armies, defy
ing the forces of the great NebuclIadneZ-
Ear, yielded only to the overwhelming
power of the great Alexander. The trade
of these splendid cities was free.
Egypt. with her twenty thousand cities,
her magnificent temples, her numerous
fleets. her splendid colonies. her arts and
sciences, her agriculture and manufac-
lures. was rich and strong, while she held
aloft the banner of free commerce, and
she leaves a wonderful landmark in her
monuments TO point to her former power
and glory.
Athens, that mistress OF. the seas, with
her political supremacy, her advancement
in learning, her arts and manufactures,
gave glory and honor to Greece. Her
warrior philosopher, Z%enophOn, recognize
ing the power of free commerce to enrich
and c~ivilize the world, offered high seats
of honor in all the public spectacles to
her enterprising merchants and men dis
tinguished in the commerce of h seas.
Salamis and Platea are honorable and
glorious records of the splendor of her
arms, The laurel wreath of the gods
her brow as a chosen medium of
excellence, wisdom and civilization, Free
commerce was the glory of Athens.
Rome emulated the example of Greece,