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

p~ineness, neglect, or tyranny, the quickest
salvation is 4 return tothe principles upon
which that government was founded. II
our great national indictment against
George III, will be found this charge.
" He has combined with others to sub.
ject us to a jurisdiction foreign to oul
Constitution, and unacknowledged byoul
laws; giving his assent to their acts OF
pretended legislation" Is there a par
allel before us? VIII the eternal princi-
Piles of " life, liberty, and the pursuit OF
happiness, = yet prevail on this continent
They will prevail I hear echoed from
every heart; they must prevail. They
were 10 born to live and die within an
hour, is whispered by every voice. A
change of details may be necessary, and
in the great social revolution produced by
the war, is necessary now with us; but
abrupt departures from the principles OF
government, even when expediency is
urged as a reason, are always condemned
by the careful statesman. A literal cling
ing to the originals of government, where
the liberties ofthe people are not involved,
is inconsistent with the spirit of progress,
it is well in the changes of time if the
landmarks are preserved. Did Mozart
dream of the origin of music when COM
posing his grand Requiem, or Milton OF
the Persian name for Paradise, when in
spifed with his wonderful and melancholy
song? We will not differ as to the form
that contains the jewel, if we can preserve
it unbroken and untarnished.
Prudence is a great virtue, but as con-
strued by certain political theorists, it
means moral cowardice. If tyranny and
misrule are stalking abroad, would you
drown the voice of an outraged and indig-
nant people?
Onr revolutionary history excited the
wonder and envy of nations. They be-
held Heaven pressing the blessings of lib
erty upon u devoted heads, They lis
tenedt to u oaths of allegiance to the sa-
cred goddess, and the whole world is
awaiting the avenging blow of the gods,
If we impiously refuse to stretch forth
our hands and claim the heritage of our
fathers. If this people are dedicated to
liberty they will not permit themselves to
be obseured by passing clouds. If they
are legitimate fnheritors of that priceless
independence achieved by great and good
men in spite of George Ill, if they can
approach even in their dreams hat inspi-
ration which clothed the immortal Henry
with Godlike attributes-if they would for
a moment listen to that eloquent breath
ing "Give me liberty OF give me DEATH
there is yet hope for the grand Republic.
But if we accept the situation " of sla-
very, If we " accept the situation" of an
archy, if we "accept the situation" of
dishonor in being ruled by strangers and
interiors, then indeed are we aceursed
among the nations of the earth, and we
deserve even a worse fate than that pre-
pared for US by the enemies of our cOun-
try. When that shall be d" let us have
peace" but let il be the peace of death
and oblivion.
THE SOIL OF THE soUTH-rTs PRODUCTS
LIBERTY.
Tho nnIfnsfaH uUaoIfh oOpfainad ;p tha
soil of the South will afford US the neces-
sary means to reclaim what is lost of lib
erty. Saving ourselves, we can at the
same time strike off the scales from North
ern eyes,, clearly proving that Southern
independence is Northern freedom. We
will show them that a system of finance
founded upon a system of agriculture, is
founded upon a rock. We will prove to
them that the monopoly production of
cotton, rice, sugar and tobacco is untold
wealth, before which their crops of gran
lite, Of ice, of coal and grain Il bow
hat with one wave of the magic wand of
direct trade, unless there is a spirit of
Cancellation and honorable competition,
and the great cities of New York, Phila-
delphia and Boston will be clothed in
sackclOth and ashes. We will dissipate
the erroneous idea that money is capital,
and placing it in its true light as a mere
ACIAtTtlAAaAAh Z W AOAlAAAAOhALAio anu II
vices rendered, show that we possess in
II productions and i'll our lands a CAPT
tai ineXhaustible and colossal in its pro-
portions. We will show them that mil
lions of money are mere drOss if not ex-
changeable for the commodities which
support life. Right here we ask the world
to pause and behold the magnificent en-
pire of the South, exceeding in richness
the lands of all the earth, an empire
NrhFab n4nV,ar1r Iar-a1pnoI nnnIl ~
port in grandeur a country ten times
more vast than the limits of the United
States.
Il CAN STA a
TON OF OVER 200, 000,0 00.
Gen. Duff Green, in his remarks before
you, referred to a memorial which he had
prepared to be submitted to Congress,
which he proposes to publish in an adj
dress to the public in connection with the
subject of the public debt, a national cur
rency, and a system of free banks. His
memorial embraces statistical tables,
showing the decennial increase of popula-
ton of the United States according to the
returns Of the national ensus from 1870
to 1850, and also the value of real and per-
sOnal property, and the value of the an
nual national product, from 1890 to 1860,
with an estimate of what will be the de-
cennial increase of our population, and of
the value of real and personal property,
and of Our annual products, from 1850 to
at the same ratio, thus:
The population in 1870 was. 3,929,s27
" 1860 .. 3 ,443,32l
The value of real and perso-
nal property was in 1905 5000, 200
Do. in 1866. I4,223, els, O6S
The value of our annual ma
. tional product was in 1890. lS7, 800, 900
Do. in 1860. 1904 10000
Assuming the same rate of increase, our