Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-10

The Northwestern hoasiors are gradually GRO"
i'm q Ttile weak in ihc knees. and that terminus
NJ underground railroads in the Mississippi valley
-Cbicago-eives mGlibl evidence Of being at
present in a state Of iheipienl panic The I''51Hf'
a BOOSTING and t~ruculcnt abolition Sheet iSsned
daily from this political sinhhol-, hes rceanly
commenced to exhibit an Increasing apprehension
fl the noprlar mind thal the Northwest is moi
rr-psr.d 10 confront military Emergencies thai
ro,. threaten her N sueh e formidable m2HH'r-
This papor, in is issuc Of The p ins5, plainly
a--knovledeos INC impending danger, and con
fosses an uiler want Of preparation in every par
.:ca!ar-such as viii probably be noquisite 70
wen rs realization. Tbe bold move Of FRICE's
;avincible colemns in the direction Of s. LoUiN
aud the gradual increase Of our army at Coluzn-
hua-we may say It's total reoTganization-undeI
the now regime OF Gen. JOHNSTON, are sicnif-
cant circumstances that very naturally conjure
IN these rcaectious. Frightened, not without
cause, the scribe Of the TriauHs chronicles hs
fear a. follows:
We are not prophets Of evil; tut suppose that
T-amsrf Il beaten 70 Lexington By the largs
army that h. j. 30 encounter. what are the frs
.ni mOst 6bviaus Consequences 90 the defeat !
s. I.auis fails almost without a struggle into the
,a-my's hands, and we OF this State VIII be com
pcned to occupy ourselves with the d"iense OF
our own soil VIII any one tell rs how we are
% make head against any considerable inySding
force acting from s.. Louis as the base o. opera
i.eBsl There are not m0rc probably than hiiy
military companies in the State with ful ranks,
and perhans not half that number armed. There
Is not q battery Of artillery, a ball cartridge, noI
81 cavalry caIbine IN the state unless at Cairo
there are not FIVE hundred uuskets Of which an
enemy should BE- afraid; there is not a tent, there
s. no camp cQuipage, ihcre Is not a baggage
N.rau. tn land Is barren of everything save
n,.l, end they have notrairiug nor organization
What. thrH. would prevent thr march Of 8 cor
rfan irsia \. LouiS 10 CeEiraEa. the destruction
e. r. Illinois Central railroad aud the emitting
or Cd. oar forces in and aruend Cairo What.
'a!oi. would prevent the burning Of Peoria.
pi.l. Quincy, Rock Island, BY steamboat exP-
,t.ausl or what meanseoud " eadepr TO make
SqrineG ld and Chicago safe
THd- :. a-arssi-s q fair and truthful statement
Of the case. Gcr the Northwest has never for one
moment entertained the idea that she would be
put upon the defensive in this war, any more
than New England, eusconced amid her distant
mountains that almost pierce the clouds. When
the Hoosier soldicry. with q grand flourish Of
trumpa,s aud haunting Of banners, first took up
their abode with the ealliRiPPers at Cairo. some
o., months since. they were rcpaz,uicl as Eor-
ally chzmping heT bits fr e forward movement
They had no respect for The rebels, ard intended.
with tho assistance Of Prov idence and Command
ant PREyTISs, 10 march straight down the Mis-
sissippi valley, taking breakfast at Memphis,
dinner at Nicksburg, and winding up with q
Grand festive iubilstion on the same evening 81
New Orleans.
The programme was generally understood 10
have beon arranged with inc same care and nice
" that attended the preparations Of the Mellow
III eycurs.en to Richmond. which viii be To-
Hembend as having accidentally miscarriea,
owing to q slight n;siaq al BuI Run on thr
morning OF he 2lst Of Jaly last. Col PRrNTIsS,
OF lac swollen into the "a Proportions Of q gen
eral, had been so very kind as 10 Mostly the good
dsBizens Of this city as regards the very day up
on which they might expect him, and, with a de-
gree Of patriotism worthy the man, designated
ire Fourhof July as The time. Highly Battered
al he thought Of being houored by a visit from
50 celebrated q character, ihe hospiiab!e people uf
Tennessee, and ether SFstas further South, quiet
ly went 70 work, and put themselves 10 the trou-
be Of preparing, on a large scale, everything
necessary to add to the warmth and signal sue
cess Of iheir guests reception.
Time has passed rapidly away. unrl now Eve
months are gone, and the patience Of our volun-
tcer boys grows weary at IN tariiusss Of his nd
vent. In The meanwhile events Of such moment
transpire, thai tbe Hcssian leader and tha greater
par Of his d~ispirled command arc forced to fv
10 The defense Of FREiTONT and MCCLELLAN.
who arc eorcly pressed in other fields. The reul-
nant Of the mbhls, late so eager fT tie frav. are
quietly imprisoned within waIl Of embank-
mcnts snd batteries at Carr. Caps Guardian
and PadHcah. completely shorn OF ihair beIirer-
eat ~PTopenshies. D~iteh-digging and te con
simction Of earh-works promise 10 find much
m0re favor with them ia the future than that
threatened advance on Memphis. The prrspac (
tive Of the picture, indeed, is now changed. and
the boot is beginning TO appear on the other leV.I
Memphis Is quiet IN the cansriousness Of hpr
s,fety. and II 8 Chicago and Cinc;nnafi ihsl
Urruhle AMID q Psuic 0f f5ar, disirust and cow
ardly apprehension. The boasting invader. who
thought 10 sweep over the southern corHntry Ike
a tornado end crush oat rebellion with the
sane facility that would produce the e~ollanse Of
o hubble, n0w finds himsef placed on the d
t%ensive, preparing to resist the asgressions 81.
these same rebels that were 20 De- so terribly
ihrashed. The enemy hayelased their petard
otinvosion, and now grow pale with lear lesi
they themselves should becoma lis buckles
victims.