Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-27
THE KENTUCKY CAmPATGN.

EDITORS APPEAL: Within the past week the
Yankees have been twice reported advancing
from Paducah upon our camp; but up to tn, pres
emit hour they have not made their appearance in
sight of our advanced pickets. So we may infer
tha: they still hesitate about making the second.
and most anxiously loOked-for sally upon our
lines. The fact that they have quite recently
erected, and forcibly taken possession Of, houses
in Padueah which they have converted into
winter quarters. goes far to strengthen the opin-
ion heretofore expressed, that they have indef-
nitely postponed the contemplated movement on
account Of weather.
Speaking of the weather, (at all times a COM
mon place subject), our uninterrupted spell Of
six weeks sunshine was yesterday and last
night broken by a storm of wind and rain. It
has peen raining for the past eight hours with
out intsrmission. This strange soil is now com
pletely saturated with water, and no wheeled
vehicle car pass over it without ~encountering
i~nsurmountable difficulties. l mention this be-
cause it has a direct and important bearing
upon the momeutous question-when will Co
lumbus be attacked Not soon, Iassure you.
The rumors above spoken Of, l presume,
originated the story printed in one of your city
papers that Gen. Bowen had been lighting three
days. That was a very refreshing item, made
doubly 50 by the large and prominent capitals
with which it was Introduced. There is no
doubt our boys would have fought that long had
the Yankees stood before them; but as this last
essential ingredient, or concomitant article,
was not on hand, of course the story must be en-
tirely spoiled.
Our brigade has been hard at work during the
past fifteen days building log-cabins for winter
quarters. These cabins are erected with refer
ence to each other like the tents of a company
and regiment as prescribed by Hardee. There
are about fourteen rooms for the privstss Of each
company, and about one hundred and seventy
Eve for a whole regiment, officers, men, guard
houses. hospital, etc. The rooms are ten by
twelve. tightly daubed up, and are capacious
enough to comfortably hold eight men. After
taking a look through our eneamfment, the OBJ
server could come to no other conclusion than
that the men ought to pass the winter very
agreeably. If any do not, it viii be their own
fault. They have plenty of warm clothing, ra-
tons, etc, and are hardly ever called upon to ex-
pose themselves in disagreeable weather, and not
then unless there be an imperative necessity.
On last Friday all the troops at this station
were assembled together and formed into square,
for the purpose of Witnessing the punishment of
three men, belonging to the FIST Missouri regi-
ment. convicted of desertion. 1t is not neces-
sary to give their names or the facts drawn out
by the court martial concerning their crime.
They were branded on the left hip with the letter
d, which was done with a hot iron made in the
shape of that letter, then their heads were closely
shaved. and finally they were each hit fifty
lashes upon the bake back, ia the presence Of all
their comrades, and drummed out of the service
to the tune of the "Rogue's March" Volun-
teers who often speak of quitting the service
upon the slightest provOcation, withoutthe proper
discharges, and who seem to regard the actlightly,
should take warning from the fate of these poor,
unfortunate fellows.
L understand that the immortal Andy johnson
and Emerson Etheridge have been recently, and
are now, in Paducah, making speeches 10 the
abolition soldiers. Etheridge's district lies i'm
meeiately back Of US and he would doubtless
take the greatest prideiH accompanying Lincoln's
hordes through the homes of that people who
once trusted him as their political leader. There
is now scarcely a roof in that district from I'M
derneath which has not gone a member to fight
for the Confederate States. And while they are
thus contending for their homes, this base in
CRATE is urging on the northern Vandal to deeds
Of intamy, crime, and shame. 1t is true, a few
of his constituents are on the other side, but they
are as nothing compared with the number in the
southern army. No matter bow the war may
terminate, these men viii ever be looked upon as
traitors to their country and enemies 20 their
God. But let them alone. They have passed
without our threshold forever; they no longer
belong to our land or hold communion with us,
but now dwell with the stranger.
A great many negroes have been recently
stolen By Lincoln's cavalry from the eoun-
ties around Paducah. They are, in nearly
every instance, kidnapped End foreibly taken
away to the camp, and from thence shipped to
Indiana and ulinois-there to starve among a
people who profess to nave a more humane feel
ing for them than they do for the white popula-
ton of the South. This is the way Lincoln pro-
poses to make the people of the South love him
He seems to think that the surest plan and the
shortest way to win our affections, is by pilfer-
ing and stealing our property, and plundsring
and burning our houses. That is about the sum
and substance of his message.
l am glad TO inform you that all the lukewarm
Kentuckians are about to find out what an
abolhOnist really IS, what he came to Kentucky
for, and the amount of friendship he has for
( them. II is unnecessary TO say, however, that
I the conclusion in regard TO the queer " animile -
is precisely the same we came 10 many years
ago. SUBALTERN.