Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-20

late for us in all cases whatsoever
On tbese and kindred subjects they
were aIwavs very much agreed, not
witbstspding all their dis=greements
aa IN Northern knOW-nOthingism,
tariffs and banks, and kindred and
less vital subjects. So it is now.
One party or another may be quite
dociIe and follow leaders without diff
6cultv or objection when a mere ques.
ton of strategy comes up, en- issue Of
party policy involving no vital
and fundamental principle underly-
ing liberty. But, notWithstand-
ing ofice-hunting leaders may
create q suhocating dust for sub
mission theories, and counsel for
parfy's sake the abandonment OF
time-honored principles, we incline
10 think the people will still remain
Of one mind. and continue stubborn
AGAINST such a lead. A great noise
may be gotten up by party ciques for
new departures. BIT we venture to
say that, while such departures
will always be cheerhlly submit
ted TO when no principle is in
volyed, the moment psrtisans leave
the proper domain of party and
undertake to set up usuTpa-
lions for accomplished and OBJ
I~ioatory facts, the masses Of the
American people will stand as an i'm
pregnabIe rock against all their mach
| nations and schemes. The COnstitu-
ton forbids an eg post fGctO Tar.
That is an accomplished fact. The
peOpIe will not sanction a second ac-
complished fact, either by legislation
or bv Amendment" so called, which
establishes an &c post factO law, and
attempts to punish as a crime acts IN
! known as such at the time Of their
| commission. The Constitution for
bids the levying Of a tax on articles
| exported from any Stale. BUTT is an
| accomplished fact, which the people
will only sanction under the bayOnet;
! that one hundred millions Of dollars
have been levied on and robbed from
them in their condition Of extreme
distress,and Id indulgence, on cotton alone.
The people are quite unanimous in
submitting to force. But when it
comes to voting, then we think the
accomplished fact OF the cotton tax
viii be pretermitted rather than
sanctioned. The whole judicial power
of the United States is "vested in one
Supreme Court, and in such
inferior courts as the Congress may
from time to time Ordain and estab-
Ish.0 The people will not Cheerfully
agree to the new accomplished fact Of
the usurpation Of judicial powers by
Congress, The Constitution provides
that " the trial Of all crimes, except in
cases Of impeachment, shall be by
jury" The people may be
satisfied with courts martial for
war purposes. But when con-
sent to these accomplished facts
is demanded of them as a test
Of political orthodoxy and to be set up
for sound doctrine for a time Of peace,
we think a demurrer will be put in in
the shape Of votes by thousands Of
freemen who will previously makenO
great noise about it. The aUthOrityis
given the government to guaranty
to every State in this Union a Repub-
Iican form Of government The sub
stitution Of a military dictatorship
for purposes Of war viii be acquiesced
in by a conquered people. But when
theyare asked by their votes to sane
ton the exercise of unlawful and des-
potic power, under the pretense of
securing this guarantee, whatever
scheming politicians may say on the
subject, and however they may howl
and plead for union to beat the
enemy, the reply Of the hard-handed
and hard-thinking inhabitants Of the
hills and holloWs will be, " We are as
anxious as you can be to beat
the enemy, but we think that
in admitting as never to be resisted
all the results of his usurpatiOns you
are doing all you can to help the
enemy and beat yourselves-we can
not Join yOu.7 We are not among
those that "cry for spilled milk" We
ask no impracticable changes or RENE
dies. We are willing to accept any
situation which is forced upon US.
But God deliver US from the rot
untary confession as partisans, or as
men that all the wise and patriot
theories and provisions Of our fathers
are and Of right ought to be set aside
and held for naught. We have heard
but one argument for it, and that is
"every body says 50; every body is
going that way"
Broad is the road that leads to death
And thousands walk together there.
But wisdom shows q narrow path,
With here and there a traveller"