Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-06-01
rs THE sr1arr OF REBEILIos DEAD /

s'szwitha majority of the Southern people,
we believe it is. While we have no doubt
avery large aiority Of them are willing
TO iacquiesce o in the present condition OF
things, and viii in the future make good,
law-abiding citizens, they ut the same time
swould much prefer different state of af-
fairs. We do not pretend to estimate the
influence which few restless spirits might
exert by awaiting an opportune moment
say the success of the Democratic party
and then striking out anew for Southern
-Gonfederacy, but we hope to never see the
experiment made That such movement
would meet with more devotees than We
imagine, isquite likely. We occasionally
see in the columns ofSeuthern newspapers.
like the Memphis 1ppedl, such produc-
lions as lead us to believe the fires of re-
bellion are not altogether extinguished,
but that they are only in q smoldering
condition, awaiting the first favorable
breeze to again kindle them into flame
The, following extract from the appeals
correspondence about Horace Greeley, who
visits Memphis by invitation to-day, GER
tainly sayors Of rebellion; or, at least, it
sounds like the talk of 1s6o-'6l. Speaking
of Greeley's tour through the South, he
says.L .i-si8ss13 .,e-sel .sal1a1 ia 1851
We, and in common with thousands of others,
deny the Southern people have right to recog-
inize him in any capacity he may choose to fol-
how and, if he persist in going over our own
bright sunny land to see what destruction he
has wrought by his damned dictation, let him
go alone, and solitary at that. We surely can
not as soldiers and as true Southerners--true to
the instincts of our sneestors-haye forgotten
the injuries we are now made to suffer. We
have not forgotten that when we went to
meet his armies on fair open fields, that
there were others of his stay-at-home and
icowardly,- stripe, who patted the backs
of men,. who had q little more courage to go
and burn our homes, assassinate our aged faith
ers and young brothers, rsvish our mothers, sis
tiers. and daughters, steal all they could lay
hands on and lay waste the beloved spots OF our
own dear south We surely cannot have for
COTTON the DEATH words Of our own brothers,
SONS and comrades, who cried aloud, and by
.theappearance of their graves to-day remind
us, that we must not forget their deeds nor fail
ito,reysrencs thei. just but .!Ost cause.
Ifour Confederate soldiers desires TO add TO
the prestige Of their picnic, let them choose and
invite Hon. jefferson Davis. or some of our o,c,,
Southern birth. If they wish assistance for the
destitute and afflicted, let them call upon our
0tCn IAN II lucy SnOysS ~ 70 -,S11ot % oi.u
reyered as Southern soldiers worthy of their
',,d,rse, let them act among themselves, and in
dependent ofall public hireling or money mon
egrels. $50 49,
The idea that the JUST but "lest cause"
lis not to be forgotten, sno doubt a favorite
one with a large number Of persons in the
South. The editorials Of the appeal are
Of the same spirit as its correspondence,
and the fact that 1t is largely patronized,
shows thatsuch ideas areimnernsely popu-
klar@ As long as the country can be gov
erned in such a way as to present no favor
able opportunity for such spirits to carry