Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-17

horse: yea, more than this, you have dared the
burning fever, the ieyered pulse. and risaal the
solitary grave, with all Of % patriots faith and
hope.
These things have you done, my brave soldiers,
but our work is not complete yet for war, with
It's horrors and train Of suf-rings still hovers
over our beloved State. We are fighting for
liberty, equality and independence, and can
never leave the field while the foo. of an enemy
shall DE left 90 pOllUte our soil. Every thing on
earth .uaJ renders life valuable and dear to O
free man is at stake, and none bur the basest
slave and craven coward can yield in such a
contest.
Our enemies in the State, though impudently
and arIogantLy asserting tina. a majority of the
people are on their side, have, by their own con-
duct, given the most iudUbitable evidence that
all their claims are false, or that they themselves
are too c5wardiy TO fight their w battles.
Why, IF they have the majority, did they im-
port regiment after regiment, brigade after brig
AIDE. general after general, from the ranks OF
LincOlu's hired aOTdes in the North 90 fight their
battles n Missouri ? Ourflieuds from the South
were never invited into Missouri until the Lin
coln government had quartsred their Hesslan
troops all over the State. These troops thus
quartered in ourmidst have been met upon every
field, with few exceptions, by Miss0ur's sons
alone, and with almost UNMARRIED success. Now
-arl we nave IL- h-NlaLtLLitr OF the men ana
powerful Southern Coutederacy, with all her vast
resources, and her gallant sons to stand by our
side, what must be the result IT any among
as have hitherto entertained the idea that Mis-
souri, can be- conquered, let them at once and
forever Danish the deiUsiOu from their minds.
BY your own strong arms aud willing hearts and
dault.ess courage, you have passed successfully
through the darkest hour and greatest peril
which can possibly attend the uuHoiv crusade
now being waEel against You. Our enemies
must have been brought 10 know that @ bloody
revenge must aud wiz follow "a continuance Of
oar persecution. II cannot be supposed that q
srGs majority OF our people are to be driven
from their homes and fire. iIcs, ana forced to sur
r-uae1 up the graves Of -a=.r fathers and their
children TO northern invaders. This can never
ba as long as a man can be found or an arm
shall Boz left 90 strike a blow. Overwhelming
numbers may sometimes force us 90 retreat cir
cumstauces may occasionally cause us 20 fall
back, but ss certain as God reigus In Heaven,
we viii return again and again, until the last man
shall have persisted or we shall have reclaimed
om homes.
I have said, and now repeat it, that our enc
mics can, az any moment, leave the field in safe
ty and retire % their homes whereas we can
never lay down our arms without dish0u0r, while
an enemy shall p0.lute our soil wish bis uuhal-
lowed tread. Honor and patriotism alike forbid
It. The memories OF the pass and the hopes of
the future equally forbid TO- Tine question FOR
Missouri to determine IS now resolved into this
single proposition-siaI she Dee -he Empire State
of the glorious Southern CUutJjaracv, the bright
star and peer of Virginia In the southern cousrsI-
la.on, or shall she ignOmu3GUssy submit % the
abolition yoke of northern f5naticism, conquered,
hUmbi-L and disEraoed. forced to remain under a
government made t|yrauuicaI 10y tauaticism, dis
yraced by its rulers, and contemplate uthe eyes
/ OF the world
Are there any SO blind among them as not to
sa, hat the predominant feeling iu the State is
/ with .A- South l)0 they not know that an
| overwhelming majority OF The people viii never
submit. to the rule OF an abolition despotism 3
Are they not aware that the usurpat0us Of their
| 3eiunct convention are almost universally con
aemusd by the people, IF all these things sire
mot well known TO them, why did the convention
10 its recent sitting rescmd thsT ordinance OF a
former session. submitting their high handed
usuTpatious 90 q vote OF the people Tor ratihca-
uJul They know, and everybody knows tha.
The people would have put their seal of con
a-uuaaou, iu thunder tones, upon al their nm
holy deeds had the opportunity been storIed
them.
but it is useless now TO argue sla interest OF
policy uf the STATE oET enemies have chosen 90
submit tu6m both TO the aT5i.rameut Of the
sword, aud b. the sword they must be settled.
mere ~ 10 IVgsoH WY we s''u't sA.iA nom
the contest. The Missouri State Gusrd, almost
single handed have fought the armies of an the
western States id more IMAM SIX HgAtnS van
unparalleled success. Iheie victories &C Cole
Camp, at Carthage, at Oak Hill, Fort Scott,
lexington. Fredericksburg and Belmont, cannot
fail 70 inspire the country with renewed zeal,
energy and courage. Those noble and heroic
daeas nave passed mao "i5tory, and VIII TORN the
'l-A'eat page OF me ciiais through winch our
country IS passing.
My brave Soilieis now in the field; The SIX
months IGI Whcl You Were called l5 no" ex-
PAIus' anu many may ue'!re 20 return 70 thsH
homes. IL is natural ycG -hould desire 10 do so,
yu' Iet me neg y"'' H"t no" 20 turn back IRON
me "olk you nave so monty begun; do not now
tmt when The eyes OF the whole country sTa
upon you 40 MOI lose your glorious reputation
10. want OK 2 l.L' more pA-.-Ase 90 nor lei me
Pl'HNe H''' N''a0"' pa '''' 81 you ani
your r'I-i"H' "ieh "a .e' more weeks or days
OF Ptisr'e-a"'t may "iA #. '' you Lt me
ihe.5io.e rA''"'' 5'g 90 'li'.'.r tl1 opportunity
"ileu Us now or p" you 90 E'-A-seFf 'H 'L' Sgi-
wee OF '-a1 ALeat F0-us Sas' 9o'lli[
en- 't1 y ~. "iu'A' s'@Is "a
"A!cA Is v"t v"u i'ftC AissO"'i' anu ABuI
tAuyi yL.1 D''5"' ''is ""e- mas a7 YET Ano"h
no Ge'7'-s' d.,
In H $500 H. r
lei southern sisters may Oe more PeItecJ1 anc
lAat eucoW seHeHl Dc gwen oNi MOB ana e''t
system anu "Nil ~ F4tfoSu o~s'' "LioH en-
suiF7 success 81 US ge5L ee-eI--t-u Una! tu5
pilsr4' HeI1D7.' % 1Ie 1ssOui oIA'e uuaId
shall nave lHe t!uety u 1o.s9I-A uLuei tue
laws % 'no o'U'NoiI ooNi0ea 'W Jul
southern ololns.s ~ ~ PI''-ese Vi sup
PLYING "Hi wants anu p "s oLl "yOpS' "Lte
we nglt our DAIHes "uIou are a'so '-sl~ DO
! NOT leu the IOSLa 0i Winter AtacA FEl nom tLl-
Dracing tue opPol'uu ~ NS' Ial 70 Ianteln-
per those Pdtifouy sAy' "Ao "luiaIeu az FA.ey
fo[gs--tt inei4 D.isu' lam ,.e encourage you
the cause Is lLe same Us HOeny ana equality
for which we hshL
Not SO with the enemy. WeseeA not hs sub
IJugauou, ms country OF MS nome He can quit
the held rTtLre 10 nus nome ana thereby give
peace aud 49PPlhe'S 10 q oleedlHg anu suffering
country ne can " 'AsSe means at olce Close
the unIeieuunB eIusaue "AicA re iSho" Waglug
against U.S.
fou nave no homes TO "nleH you can safely
so-JH7 Ile>'l'N anu .Ag 0"yAaWkeI 60 WheI-
eyer lls r.'uy /, nGi' aNo you wiz out pat on