Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-22

The sditor Of the New York Courier ana
EnqStrsr, who has been appointed to a foreign
mission By the abolition authorities at Wash,
ington, prstends to give an authoritative state
men. Of the policy Of bis masters. He pre-
esdeH bis assertions with the following;
About to leave the country, it was natura.
that we should be admitted to a knowledge Of
the action and purposes Of tho government
which would not have been necessary or seemiy
II no such absence was IN contemplation; and
while the knowledge thus acquired vas in
tended only to enable ne to discharge more
readily duties IN another sphere, we feel au-
thorized to speak generally Of what the pres
idsnt has done and what be is prepared to do.
To which is added:
In the first place, what was only anticipa-
ton, has become a demonstrated reality
Abraham lincoln to great amiability OF char.
acter aud q KNOWLEDGE Of men, uniles sele re-
lance and frmness to an extent rarely equaisd.
He is, in short, The man for the crisis; and
what the country is deeply interested 10 know
ing, gives tons to the administration, instead
If being moulded by the men and circumstau-
ces By which be Is surrounded. His theory
is-"this rebellion must be put down, and that
speedily. cost what il NAV. Time is money.
The war mus he brought 70 a close next win
ter, at any cost. Better employ four or even
five hundred thousand men, and close the war
in one winter campaign, than carry it into an
other year by an economy OF men and money.
Say what force you van and it is at your
service; only bear in mind that the rebellion
must be crushed cut, and the leading rebels
hung OF driven from the country by next
spring"
To this his cabinet cordially assent and
Gen. Scott, to whom Lincoln looks to DO the
work, as readily undertakes the task The
old hero insists. however, that while a procla-
nation will, If required, call half 8 million Of
men iRto the field, It takes time to convert them
into soldiers. "Make haste slowly,o is bis
motto and as be has never retrested, and
never met with a reverse, be says to the csbi-
me-, "Tt is your duty to resist the outside pres
sure, and to preach patience to the people.
We have abundance OF men and money ard
IN due time we shall have an abundance Of the
munitions Of war. The only thing in which
we are deficient is patience and that, gentle
men, you must give the people. We want
tine to make soldiers Of cur volunteers; we
want time to organize the commissaTiat
and baggage trains; we want time to get
ready to insure victory and success, and we
want time so 10 arrange every department Of
the army, and so organize our columns, that
we can predict weeks and even months in ad-
vance each days work. With ineXhaussible
means and any desirable number Of men, all
Of whom will be good soldiers by November,
ven have only to exercise patience, and on or
before the 1st Of May next | pledge what little
reputation I have acquired, that the rebellion
shall be suppressed, the Constitution and the
laws be indicated, and the union Of the States
be re-established. The people have SO wille4
it and With ordinary patience, every good
c%itizans may feel assured that peace and quiet
will psrvade the country and business subside
into its usual channels before the LIST daV OF
Mar 1851