Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-22
TIE DIFFERENCE.

rant OF insane enough to question til
decision submitted by that struggle t
! the arbitrament of arms. The mos
rabid of s-ecessionists, or the most en-
; thusiastic propagandist Of the institu
, ton Of slavery, esteems both of thei
theories settled by the triumph of tn
Federal as against the COnfederat
forces. It was no hard task for the PEG
pie familiar with the Constitution of tn
Confederate States to resume their ale
glance to the Constitution of the UniteC
States, differing so little, as these grea
organic laws did, in the broad principles
Of government which they respectively
defined, while the love Of the. Southern
masses for
THAT rare old prophet banner
the flag of the Union, had been only Ia
tent during the four years of the gigan-
tic strife, which, since its termination
in 1865, has gradually returned to its
natural and proper action in the breasts
of the Southern people. At the hour in
which we write, the sentiment of the
Union Of the States finds as sacred a
shrine and as general and cordial an ac-
ceptance in the South as in the North,
in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas,
as in Maine, Vermont and Massachu-
sets. This sentiment can, Of course,
recognize no other Union than the Fed
eral Union under the present Federal
Substitution, with all its amendments.
In the light of these solemn facts, how
absurd, silly and ~atTocious seem the di-
rect or insinuated charges, that the re-
suit Of any election, State or national,
would in the remOtest degree affect the
allegiance Of the Southern people to
either the Federal Union or the Consti-
tuition. The additional fact that the
Southern States constitute hardly
third Of ali the States in the Union,
whilst il requires a ratification by the
Legislatures Of three-fOurths of all
the States to amend or change
the constitution, makes it a physical
impossibility for the Southern people,
even if they desired it, to reverse the
resulting political status Of the great re-
bellion. A proper Of gratitude
and Of self-respect moving the people of
any Southern State to arecognition Ofthe
fidelity and bravery of any citizen who
remained true to her during the terrible
day Of her travail, by the election Of
that citizen to a position Of honor and
profit, does not and should not in the
least initiate against the spirit Of
peace, reconciliation and acquiscence in
the results Of the war, which pervades
and actuates the minds and hearts of
her people. This is certainly true Of the
OF Tennessee in their desire to
honor General Frank Cheatham by
slecting him their representative in the
Congress Of the United States. More
than that, they positively desire to send
him there, because he is given to peace
md gOod-fellowship while his opponent,
Johnson, is burning with a desire to
7ent his spleen, his Attic billingsgate,
lis keen ~invective, and his "policy" on
he men in Congress who opposed or the
nen in the cabinet who ~impeached
i'm. Chatham is courteous, genial,
With the hand and heart of a soldier,
luick to resent, but as quick to forgive
IN injury. johnson is cold, calm, re-
e%ntless, a man who seeks the arena of
Congressional debate, armed cdp-d-pie
With the weapons of his fine oratory,
lot for the purpose Of doing battle for
lis constituents, but for the purpose Of
defending his own record. For this he
caves his pleasant home; for this he
the votes of Tennesseans; for
his the true men who stood by their
state in her hours of darkness are to be
lisgraeed; for this desertion 10 the en-
my, recreancy to country, treason to all
hat is manly and patriotic is to be
rowned with the bays Of success and Z
IGNORED with the triumphant acclaim of
free people! Though we yield to no
eOple in our fealty to the Union and
be constitution, we cannot and
ill not foget the treason of the
naves who fed to the stronger side, {
nough the weaker numbered in its
anks their neighbors, friends and kim
red; fed, not from devotion to princi-
would indeed be a redeeming
uality-but from dastardly fear of the T
Of the sacrifices demanded Of /
lem. Worse still, fled, that they might
hare the spoils Of a victory won by !
Of arms, by forceof number, over +
,eir torn peOp}ei 'rThe conscientious {
Mon man" Of course deserves respect, q
he is a rdTG avis, while hundreds of :
naves weal his colors to shield them /
ON the just odium Of a betrayed peO- r
We believe in the grand old viz
les of race. We believe in the =
urdy manhood which has ever and I
iUst ever denounce treason and tattoo 5
ie traitor, under everyand all circum- G
ances. To toy with or palliate, and !,
,ove all to pander to, this detestible +
against the church and State, d
,ainst honor, manhood and patriotism, l,
to d~enationalize the Republic and to =
epare the people for the scycophancy .
I'd political debauchery Of /,
starred and ~spangled courts. "
hen low proved baseness watts perfume u
% pride" I,
take it that Tennessee is not vet Il
ady for this, and that in the triumph f
It election Of Frank Chatham next II
ovember, and she viii so proclaim to 4