Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-22

the Atlanta (Georgis) sun. Every
true Southern man should subscribe
for the paper, q Mr.. Stephens one
Of the ablest men of the South, and
will be a valuable auxiliary to the
press. He says in his opening
address that he intends
to make the paper " q true organ OF
the Jehersonian principles Of the Fed
eraI Government, under which the
peoples of the United States lived in
so great peace, prosperity and happi-
ness for more than half 3 century"
His purpose is stated to be to sdyO-
cate such doctrines as wiz secure a
perpetual and harmonious union Of
the States under the Constitution, in
the spirit and for purposes for which it
was originally made by the fathers;
and upon the principles announced BY
Jefferson, maintained by Madison,
and set forth by General Jackson in
his authorized explanation Of the
principles of his proclamation on the
nuIifcsti5n movement in South Car
DINA In 1882, and in his farewell adj
dress.p We make the following x
tract from Mr.. Stephens address,
which more fully defines his position:
Its position will be, that the Gov
eminent Of the United States is a
sCOnfederated'' or Federal Repub-
Iic,D formed by the States, possessing
in itself no inherent sovereignty but
that all its sovereign pOWers-which
are specific and Iimited-aTe held en-
tirely by delegation from the several
States, and that the States are absO-
lIutely sovereign in the exercise Of all
reserved or undelegated powers. The
san, under my general control OF its
political course, will continue to stand
upon the principles Of the platform OF
the Democratic party OF the Union,
IS announced in their last General
Convention at New York, IN 1868. A
lchief object will be to show by calm
and argumentative appeals TO the good
serse and patriotism Of the true friends
of the Constitution, North as well as
South, that any departure from the
essential principles of that platform
/ will be exceedingly dangerous, If not.
fatal, to the liberties OF the whole
country. The great "living issue'
now before the people Of the United
States Is, between consolidation, CEN
trslism and empire on the one side,
and the sacred sovereign right Of local
self government by the people Of the
several States on the other; or, in
other words: The great question now
is, whether the people OF these States
are to live under a government Of
laws or under a government OF bayO-
nets. This is the great practical, alb
sOrbing, Giving issue at this dmes
With regard to the past usurpations
and revolutionary measures OF Con-
gress since the restoration Ofthe Union
in 1865, by the resumption OF
their obligations to the Union under
the Constitution, by all the States
-, which had attempted to withdraw
from 1t, and for which alone the wal
was prOfessed to be Waged in OppOsl-
, ton 20 this attempt. The Sun viii
. advocate and enjOin strict obedience tC
\ all aC{s Of Congress, and acts OF state
Legislatures under them, which have
, the form Of law as eXpounded by tht
= courts, State and Federal, and imposed
by those in authority clothed witt
power to execute them. Constitu
tionaI liberty is the offspring OF rea
$ son-not Of physical force. The recti
e fcation of all political wrongs anC
7 usurpatiOns under our system Of gov
4 eminent, should be sought through
the instrumentalities of the COnstitu
: tiOn-through the peaceful operation
u of the baIlot-the Legislative, judi
: cial, and Executive Departments c
i, the Government. But no people de
voted to constitutional law, need eve
: expect to secure d rectihcstiOn Of ad
mitted UsurpatiOns Of power by grant
ing, in advance, a general absoluuo
to the perpetrators Of them. The pc
sition of the Sun toward all usurps
q tons by Congress, will be the same 8
? that Of MI. Jefferson toward the "Ahe
l., and SeditiOn acts. This is quit
"a enough for the present.