Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-28

the existence OF liberty, law or Justice and
by separation, contention or internal onarreIs
to neglect the duty of defending the TEMPLE
and fortress from foreign attacks, whether of
a civil or OF warlike nature, has caused not
only the new recruits, but also the native born
American citizen soldiers in the army of Ib-
erty to undervalue and neglect, not only the
priceless gifts and privileges, but also to
openly and careft by neglect tho plain du.
ties, commands and responsibilities of their
proud position as the champion of human
liberty, won for US by the suffering and blood
of the founders of the great Republic An
other, and one of the grandest of all revolu-
tons, Is now bursting over eastern Europe
and will march west with giant strides, test
ing as II comes, the strength of all human
work OF political or other nature. The re-
public of Spain has gone down; that of
France Is In danger; some small monarchies
will be swallowed up and add TO the strength
of the greater; and, finally, only limited
few OF the most powerful governments will
stand the storm and rise stronger when it is
over; the direction kof the political move
ments of the world is toward Capitalization
and greater strength; should the republics
In Europe survive the coming contest they
will be the friends of the UNITED States;
should the few governments which survive
and grow stronger by so terrible a test,
prove to be great monarchies, after having
swallowed up the smaller kingdoms
and devoured with FIRE, sword and famine the
republics OF Europe, they can easily settle
down with their immense naval ornaments
and blockade every port in our republic-so
poor In shlpplng-march armies of destruc-
ton through our productive valleys, lay waste
our harvest fields, and starve us into a sur
render OF the defenses of liberty, for we have
learned, by watching events In Europe and
America, that numbers, not valor, decide the
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Americans should prepare not only to defend
themselves in event of future war, but should
take advantage and make profit for our own
people off the war and strife of other peoples.
All Europe Is preparing for a terrible strug-
gle; all Americans should unite In not only
equipments, and all necessary supplies for the
fight, but should also build ships of merchan
disc and of war; and make not only profit
upon the production, out also upon the car
riage of the articles to the various combatants,
taking no interest on either side, but enrich
ing and making our own people and govern
ment stronger off the strife, troubles ard mis-
fortunes of the nelghbocing monarchies. The
storm and tide are rising fast; united we
shall stand, divided we will fall, and the gilt
tering star of liberty to the human
race go down in the darkness and
black night of increasing strength Of
monarchies, and the people will never
Odte JIN " Do lTe0 again, IOr IL Will D0
proven that they are unit TO rule themselves.
The American revolution of 1776 was terri
BILE, with but a small number of men en-
gagged; the struggle of the first French
revolution was one continued scene of terror;
the death of the old French monarchs, the
fight for liberty, and the rise of the empire,
shook the world to it's center; the fall of the
empire, the success Of the monarchs, and the
defeat of the French when they fought for
the poor privilege of electing and keeping an
emperor of their own choice, drowned the
world in blood. The rapid succession of
monarchies, republics and empires in France,
the continual struggles of the French to be
free, to rule themselves, and the combined
open and secret efforts of the monarchs OF
Europe to hold the French down and to build
up monarchlcal strength, shows how strong
and how determined and unsleeping is their
intention to destroy every republic, and to
enslave the human race in heavier and more
calling chains than ever. Americans are
free now, and can choose which course they
will follow. To-day we have, as we ever
have had for more than one hundred years,
royallsts and advocates of monarchy and aris
tecracy among us. The question is fast COM
ing to an issue: Shall it be the poor against
the grinding rich-the people against mon
archy in every shape; or shall it be a union
of all classes OF Americans, and liberal re-
solve to live, and let us all live together,
and labor for the good of individuals,
and the glory of our great republic, and for
the proud name of American freemen given
to US by the struggles of the past Indiffer-
ence and inaction are the worst enemies, for
the storm now rising among millions of
Americans, if not speedily checked land its
destructive efforts turned from their present
promised course and, if necessary, hurled
against the enemies of our country, our free
institutions and our growing commerce, some
of whom seem to be our nearest neighbors),
will leave America in ruins, aud all preced-.
ing revolutions, the world over, will be but
gentle breezes as compared to the tempest of
fratricidal, incend1ary strife that is now brew
ing among the most restless class of Ameri-
cans. Let us select the sister State which
lay like breastwork between the contending
armies of Americans, and gave up its last
acre of ground to the despoiling hosts of both
north and south to meet and destroy one an
other upon; the State whose sons were in
both armies, both on sea and land, whose
sons aided in equipping, controlling, guiding
and leading on to battle the hosts on both
sides of our last civil war; the State whose
every family was by the nature of her situa-
ton compelled to take sides and fight, father
against son, brother against brother, and die
for what they individually thought to be
right; the State that suffered as much, If not
more, than others from our civil war.
Let us select the State that divided
American armies geographically, and then
let US unite as American citizens, freemen,
and discuss the meaning of rapidly passing
events, and learn tostake the proper advan-
tage of them to benefit our entire people;
let us meet at Nashville, and in sight of the
tombs of Jackson, who defended and built
up the strength of America, and of Polk, who
added more land and more wealth to the ma
ton than any servant the people ever chose
as their political leader; let usArenew our
views to liberty, and unite in an effort to ben
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we secure this meeting, and how shall we ef-
feet this desirable union of labor and effort,
when our people, as mass, have grown so
Indifferent to the simplest and plainest du-
ties to their public good, and to their lndl-
yidual interests and rights? The answer is:
By appealing to every board of trade of mer-
chants of every town and city of the south,
north, west and the Mississippi valley, and
the entire length and breadth of the valleys
of its tributaries, every State grange, every
labor union, every railroad, steamboat, barge,
ship and transportation company, every mine
Of coal or metal, the rolllng-mllls, furnaces,
and every large business or other corporation
or combination employing either the capital,
labor, learning Or talents of American citi-
zens, to send intelligent, working, thinking
delegates to represent them in convention,
to be held at Nashville, Tennessee, there to
meet and discuss like intelligent freenlen
the most important questions of the
day, the hour, the age to Americans; laying
aside all party, sectional, or religious jealous
les and prejudices; smothering our private
and selfish interests for time, take counsel
together as to how best to proceed to regain
our foreign commerce and build up our COM
mercial shipping and naval interest; how to
open up our mines, start up our idle grist,
saw and rolling, ginning, spinning and other
milling industries, and, ADORE all other ques-
tons, how to furnish employment on public
or other works for the millions of American
citizens who from forced idleness are rushing
from starvation headlong into crime and over
crowding the prisons of America, and IN
them, instead of improving, only living at
public expense a few years and them coming
out a greater curse than ever upon the public
and an increasing burden upon the citizens
individually. We cannot expect to convert
all persons or all classes to any new, and es-
pecially an energetic movement, no more