Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-11

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scent from high renown to a condi-
ton Of scorn with all the rapidity
with which Burr glided from the eX-
allied position of Vice President OF
the United States, to the dark and Sc
~questered theatre of his treason, his
shame and his ruin. The editor has
not yet undertaken to justify the
hanging of poor MumfOrd and Mrs.
Surratt, but we presume he is %eultiva-
ting afOndneSs for pumpkin pies, silver
spoons, and we expect to hear of him
next dressed in blue, selling wooden
nutmegs, turned guesser, giving a pc
culiar accent to COR, and having the
American flag tattooed across his back
and the United States coat of arms
painted across his patriotic ''buzzum."
The AudlGRche permits no occasion
TO pass without sneering at the origi-
nal secessionists. In alluding 20 the
questions Of policy which divided the
people in 1861, it says:
We were one of the submissiOuists
then, because we were opposed to the Sc
c~sssion, nullifyingl bogus Democracy Of
Yancey and his followers. We are OPP
posed TO them to-day, in all their attempts
TO revive another sectional war, political
or otherwise.
All, yes, in February, 1851, you
were opposed to the secession, multi
flying, bogus Democracy Of Yancey,p
JEFF. Davis, Press. Smith, General
Forrest, Kit Williams, Frank Cheat
ham and others. But n month
afterward, you embraced this I" seces-
sion, multiplying, bogus Democracy"
extolled Yancey as political divinity,
Jefferson Davis as a demi-gOd, and
John G. Calhoun as the embodiment
of political wisdom and orthodoxy.
The above extract is the unclean
spittle Of a dirt-eater. 1t IS a puerile.
attack upon the memory Of those who
gave their lives 10 a cause which is
now sneered at IS the secession,
multiplying, bogus DemOcracyOf YaBeey
and his follower" 1t is an assault
upon our distinguished chief Jefferson
Davis, who was the leader Of what is
called the secession, nullilying, bOgu5
Democracy" During the war be-
tween the beasts aud birds, the bat,
which could pass for either bird or.
beast, fitted alternately from n side
10 the other, but was always found
lowering around the victorious ban
ner. The author OF the above
sentence is a bat Of the
same type. In February, 1861, he
opposed the secession multiplying
bogus Democracy In March, 1861,
he embraced " the secession nulIifying
bogus Democracy" grew eloquent in
dwelling upon the justice OF the
- secession" cause; but now that the
cause is defeated, the bat, true TO its
instincts, hoveEs over the field and
chirps small reproaches at Jefferson
Davis and the noble men who justly
and r~ighteously lifted high the banner
OF secession"
We have had, we regret TO say,
many shameful examples of time
serving and t~reachery on the part Of
those who were intrusted with the
honor Of guarding the good name Of
our sacred cause. But the dirtiest
~turn-coat is a Confederate soldier, who
now seeks TO array preiudices against
the original seeessiOnist. II history
shall ever have occasion to couple the
word Confederate with dishOnor, IL
will never because of those who stood
bravely and consistently in an unfog-
tuBate struggle, or those who made
honest and decent submission to its
issue, but solely on account Of those
who, TO court and conciliafe the
new authority, have pretended TO
sudden changes Of conviction, and
taken into their mouths the nasty
eliot, " we were opposed to the secs
sion, nUllifying, bogus Democracy of
Yaneey and his followers Such re-
elimination az exhibited in the above
extract will bring our cause into dis
repute-make u soldiers mere hire
lings, the stupid fools and victims Of
bogus Democrats" and "nullify-
ing secessiOnists." This game
OF coWardice and selfishness
has been played long enough.
Surely, the common bloodshed
and trials of fOUr years, and the com
mon misfOrtHnes OF the present should
sanctify cur affections a : people and
give US at least one comnaon concern
the preservation Of a pure name
and a just cause in history. Thank
God there are but two or three papers
in all the South base enough, and de
graded enough to call our dead heroes
and living leaders In a just cause,
bogus" patriots, and sneer at them
as "nullifers' and {" secessionists.v
We don't know how others feel; but
as to ourselves we do not regard the
charge Of secessiOnists" as being
either sarcasm, irony or a di~sgracefII
appellation.
II not surprising that an EDITOR
who sneers at his late comrades jn
arms as +" secessiOnists," n~uIHfers1
and ''bogus Democrats" should coun-
sci a debasing submission 10 " accom-
plished facts" TO accepting the stu
%ation," and the adoption Of the
wretehed philosophy which Long
fellow calls "the living presently