Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-13
=" OUR CIVILIZATIONS"
A Contrast between European and Ameri-
can Civilization BY Repub-
loan Journal.

From the st. Louis Democrat (Rsdical)
18th June
OfcQnrse, "the effete despotisms of the
| Old World" never do anything which
Americans may initiate. Nothing done
/ bv them can instruct free-born cor slave
| born American, whose bright home is
in The setting SUM- But then, that oedi-
cat on of the Solferino monument-what
Was il?
A few years ago, certain of these "effete
des potisms'' had war. and marched in
def mite multitudes of men, each full of
patriotic ardor, with "dHJce pro pdtTiG
laOIf" on his lips and a gun in his hand,
TO a spot called Solferino. There some
thousands on each side were blown into
the next world by the explosion of gun
powder in machines of the latest and
most scientific construction. " Glory"
resulted, and subsequent peace. Behold
now, on that same field, the official repre-
/ sentatiVes of nations then hostile. A
common monument has been reared to
/ the memory of brave men who fell there,
and both nations unite in the eeremonlea
OF dedicatiOnl Afterward big bang quet
enabled the living TO clink glasses to the
memory Of the departed brave, and no
doubt the closing hours saw Austrian and
Frenchmen rolling under the table to-
I getheT, to sleep of the same wine.
That is the European way of doing
| things. The "effete despOtisnls" and the
" degraded populations and the "pauper
| laborers - Of Europe-as the Hon. Jeffer-
son Brick would put it-have these
fashions. They fight and get through
with it. Afterward they have peace, and
unite 10 honor the memory of men who
devoted their lives to q cause which they
deemed worthy. The monumental mar
BILE speaks the praises of gallant nlen who
died IN killing each other, and the peo-
ples for whom they fought fraternize on
The spot watered with their blood. That
is the efete despotism" way of doing
things-Jo aght, get through, and have
peace.
We, however, belong to great coun-
try, free country, q progressive copn-
try, and boast of civilization cOnsidera-
bly higher than the SOlferinO monument.
We fight, do not get through with it, and
carry war in our hearts as long as possi-
ble thereafter. That is, We do if we are
correctly represented by some of our
statesmen and editors. Taking them as
samples of the civilization of this Repub
lie, we can look down from great moral
altitude upon this SOlferinO monument.
Begin, for example, with such states
men as Morton, Drake and Butler. These
three fought not much while the war
lasted, but they have fought splendidly
ever since. This is one advantage of our
Western civilization. We give a chance
after the war for those TO display their
lighting qualities who were unhappily
unable to try, or trying failed, during the
war. Everybody viii appreciate the i'm
proFement. These heroes, and others
ike tneHi, have been very busy with war
in their hearts, and, whenever they
could, have put it into legislation. Talk
of Joint monument 70 Mcpherson ana
Stonewsll jackson in brakes presence,
and we verify believe he would go mad
with horror. Such civilization as that Is
barbgrism from his lofty altitude. To
fully understand the vigor with which
these statesmen conduct the war which
thsg are carrying on, Ws should listen 10
them in Congress, and see how, Erssping
the nag OF their country in one hand, ana
some legislative engine of war more
dreadful than any in which powder vas
burned at SOlfeTinO, IN the other, they
rush to the front, calling on all patriotic
men TO follow! Ahi it is glorious sight!
For we have & peW revelation In this
country. It comes strsisHs--not from
heaven. perhaps, but still very straight
Upon that revelation is built the lofty
civilization Of America. Old World civil
lization, with its etfete despotisms,"
NAV build on the very antiQuated notions
of the man OF GGllilee-" Forgive your
enemies - 1'' pray for them that despite
fully use you, D." My Kingdom is Peacel'
But our newer, more glorious, and incom-
parably more advanced civilization OF
America is founded on the Gospel OF eter-
nal Hatej
MORE OF THE 5 AsIE SORT.
From the New York Tribune Of Friday.l
The absurd II of the policy OF longer
prescribing Southern men for the part
they took In the war was giaFiRgiy illus
trated yesterday by the Senate, ia refHs-
ing TO remove the political disabilities o.
Gustavus w. Smith and Basil w Duke.
Smith was a Northern man who left
good Office in this city to take poor one
at the south, and who was treated while
holding il with contempt and suspicion
which are naturally visited upon traitors
even bv their fellows. Duke vas KEN
tuckiau who made little reputation CT
adoubtful kind by riding rough shod with
John Morgan over MS native State. Mel
ther has had much inbuence Io5 cyl since
the close OF the war. What little they
did possess would have been gone as soon
as they were fully psrdCned By the Gov
ernment they had fought against the
little respect OF their fellows would have
been lost to them the moment they were
relieved OF the penalty of their treason.
The Senate in declining to relieve them
simply dignifies them ia The eyes of their
former followers, and gives tbs6m occa-
sion 20 hate and more power TO harm.
And what is urged of these men applies
with equal force 10 Ruch others as eX-
Senators Nicholson, OF Tennessee, and
Johnson, of Arkansas, whose names gere
stricken from the general disabilities bill
at a later hour CT tho day, The action OF
the Senate in these cssas is = strong argu-