Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-30

and elevation OF those entertaining these doc
tnnes, and who intend TO carry out these
principles, be contributing 10 the destruction
or the Constitution and OF The Union, which
~ based ON 10, and Of the institutions which
are secured and guarauteedtO the SOUTH
He says now IL was a politicians war;
but hear him in 1859:
Now bring into power a man entertaining
these sentiments, and send some more John
Browns on their forays against the south. Let
this government, in the hands Of such a man,
be called on for force 10 put them down, and
where shall we stands Are we prepared TO
submit tosueh en~croaehmentsi ana see them
openly proclaimed by the induction into
power OF men entertaining such doctfines7 /
do not wish TO be a panic-maker. I do not
wish 70 alarm any one; but | tell gentlemen
Of the North ard Of the south, that there is "A
state OF things in this country that never ex-
isteft before. There isnO 0utbitrSt and there Is
no passion; but there is 2 deep, decided feel
ing in the country, and the Idea IL obtaining
TOO much currency, that this Union is TO be
/ dissolved. Tha seems 70 be uimOa q NreQOne
conclusion. IL has got 70 be a belief IN the
minds OF many, that IL Is simply a question OF
ume.-Gl0bs, 1874.
He advised his constituents then Of
the utter helplessness Of the South in
case OF the election OF q sectional Presi-
| dent. He iniames the Southern mind
with the belief that resistance then
would be too late. or what avail then,
any sentiment of love for or devotion 10
- .
the Union? The war was the result Of
grievances he had painted IN darkest
| colors Of the deep-seated feeling which
/ he described, and his expressions Of 10y
| atty were ali n~eutralized by his " ap-
peals to passion. When too late, he
| spoke u~nequivocally, but it was when
troops were hurrying to and fro.
REVOLUTION IN 1860.
-, n---=.n.- 10 gEnA ta.a
Globe that date) Mr.. Johnson avOwed
doctrines as ultra as those Of southern
leaders. He differed as 70 means, op-
posing the abstract doctrine of secession
and avOwing doctrines which practically
attained the same end. This speech
was made when we were already in
volved, according to his W words, in
revolution, although the war had not
begun. He says:
am not a compr0miser. 1 have generally
been called a Radical, and shall not ask any
thing to be done on a principle OF eompromls-
ing. IN fighting this battle I shall do 10 upon
the basis laid down by a portion OF the clJl-
gems OF my own state:
ResoIUs.. That we deeply sympaikize wEh
our sister Southern states, and freely admit
that there is good cause JOr d~tssGtigdctt0n ana
complaint on their part, on account Of the
recent election Of sectional candidates 10 the
Presidency and Nice-Presidency yet VIC as a
nDIAAtNu " AAN EtANAb VI 1
munIrv are not 1or seeding or breaking up
the Urion Of these States until every fair and
honorable means has been exhausted i ny
ing 70 obtain on the part Of the non-slave-
holding States q compliance with the spirit
and letter Of the constitution and all It's
guarantees, and when this shall have been
done, and the states now in open rebellion
against the laws Of the United states in refus-
ing TO execute the fugitive slave law shall
persist in their present unconstitutional
course, and the Federal Government shall
fail or refuse 70 execute the laws in good faith
IL will not have accomplished the great de-
sign OF It, creation, ana VIII therefore De a
practical dissolution, n all the states as par
Ties be released from the compact winch
formed the Union.
He thus admits that the Union may
be dissolved, and the States resisting the
fugitive slave law are in open rebellion,
and only differs as to time. practically |
admitting all that was demanded, only
demanding more time and a little more
negotiation. Tennessee thought he
was in earnest, and when armed troops
were sent against the South she thought
il ever the time would come fora practi-
cal dissolution of the Union il twas then. |
She issued a declaration of independ-
ence, which, if not based on the very res
read by Mr.. johnson, certainly
accords closely with them.
QUESTION OF E~xPEDIENCY.
He said further:
Iten our sisters Of the south that Tennessee
viii not be dragged into a Southern COnfeder-
lcy, or any other, tnht she has had time 20 con-
and then she viii go where she believes
Z her interest, and not before; 1 tell our North
srn brethren who are resisting laws made in
with the Constitution, that we
VIII not be driven into their COnfederacy. ana
We viii not go with them unless il suits US and
hey give Us the guarantees we deem right and
'roper-Globe, 1850, 2. E9.
No denunciation of dissolution a a
moral crime, but only a question of time,
# what "suits u.s. and is to u "inter-
St" His doctrine, his infammatory (
had more effect than his exam
lie. (
He agreed that slavery was the prime
'oint OF interest 70 preserve. He argued
against abstract secession, but !
n all other points agreed with the
southern leaders, and surely with the {
Of Tennessee, for they never Sc
eded nor advocated the doctrines of Sc
ession, but only proclaimed the practi-
al dissolution of the Union according
D the resolutions read by Mr.. johnson. \
His mind was not, however, running
n a Southern COnfederacy. He remem- (
cred how the Southern leaders snubbed /
nd hated him, and he hated them in :
They had all failed to support
i'm in the Charleston Convention, o
ence he saw that he could never be
leader or attain position with them. fl
Ambitious, a middle COnfederacy +
-Ould have preserved his strength :
mong the masses Of the Middle States, G
nd afforded him an ample field for at a
.inment Of great power. He said .
Globe, 1850, P. 400;
When you come to break up and turn loose :
Ie different elements there lis no telling what ~
ay occur, for instance, 70 the Middle States ]:
at they may not get as good a government ],
going a little further south as by remaining y,
here they are. II may occur 70 North Caro- y
"a, % Tennessee, TO Kentucky, 20 Maryland. =
M1ssOuri-and perhaps Illinois mightfalI in, y
by erecting themselves into a central -
Id Independent republic, disconnected with y
ther the North or the South, they could =
and as a peace-maker, resisting the heated e
ID surging waves Of the south and the fanat-
al abolitionism Of the North. Grit might
m out, our institution Of slavery being eT- u
on the northern line, that By looking to bt
nDhylNanlal 10 New York, and TO some Of Ut
e other states, instead Of having a hostile "
'Wer upO our frontier, they might come to p
IL central republic and give US such conSti- o.
guarantees that IL might be 70 our in p'
to form an alliance with them and have 10
protection on our frontier. / throw out these W
nsiderations. There viii be various pro- 81
and various combinations made Oh
L6 ANNAAA1F WI NDlNLLAAN.s "
is no condemnation Of dissolu- $
IN here. He is only careful as to the ~
rangement of elements, when it on
mes, and intimates that Tennessee NJ
II not go where there are no political
lnors for Andrew Johnson. Again be
mands redress: o.
Z there are grievances, why cannot we all q
together and write them down and point =
I'm out to our Northern friends, after we u
We agreed on what these grievances are,and ! dt
?: Here is what We demand; here our "a
Ongsa are enumerated; upon these term We
We agreed, and now, after we have gwen a
u a reasonable time TO consider the aGdi- | CT
nal guarantees in order 10 protect ourselves tr
aLnsl Ihese wrongs, II you refuse them,
an having made an honorable effort. having
hausted al other means, we may declare
e association broken up, and we may 90
10 revolution We can then say to them W
on have refused % give us the GUARANTEED "a
think are necessary to the protection OF ~
r institution" Whom they do this / viii 20 n
far as him who goes the furthest. Globe, Fl
~, 1850. II
thought the time had come in
it was too late tC demand any ar
ore guarantees, when the call was W
ued for troops. Up TO that time Ten OF
sseeans opposed separation almost No
thout dissent. Nowhere does he saw: fr,
II you 90 now, I will cOsrce YOU" He
it, for he says:
march on South Cardinal Did I propose
h a thlnge No; war is mott the natural ele- Z n
ut OF my mind, and, as I stated in my ]
'ech, my thoughts were turned on peace. / an
nj no strife. / want no war. I would ~
wear the badges Of peace than the FL,
ldy epaulettes on my shoulder or "a sword al
lgling by my side with It's glittering scab- an
d, the insignia of war, Of blood. Of carnage. no
ODE, p.l4S, lsG05 WI
f be intended coercion then. what ini
pocrisy! And yet he did wear the 90
ignia of war, and held an unconstitu- col
nal ofice-of Military Governor, with an
3rigadier Generals commission. M
which, surrounded by bristling bay
Its and frowning battlements, with 10
az commanding the capital of his ~;
State, in the rear of brave armies
fighting soldiers, TO Cypress the inno- Lo
It, the helpless, the ~defenseless, his
mer friends and supporters. He
Ike truly, "war was not the natural I
ment Of his mind.n He wore not the Of
Of war, Of blood, Of carnage an
Of military oppression, tyranny and pr
gardice. en-
THE LAST DITCH. tn
ir. johnson said in his speech Of De- Mu
aber 10, 1860: nj
snnessee viii be found standing firm, p.
for peace now, standing upon princl- Se2
and DEFENDING IL to the last moment. We eSt
think, though, that we have sufacint an,
SO for going out Of the Union now. And =,
IN the tug shall come, and Greek meets 4
and our rights have been refused after an
honorable means have been exbausfed enc
b IL il / viii perish in the last trench. Yes, POI
he language OF Emmett; 81 VIII dispute an'
~ inch Of ground; / will burn every blade '
and The last entrenchment OF free-
! shall be mygrave" CO.
Who would have thought that he did OF
hold all things second to devotion
lis own State, and a determination ]
share the tate Of her people? He sal
se the path at the end OF which Law r
ard, power and q place for himself 30