Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-13
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EDEToRs APPEAL; !" We must fsht,0 re
peat 1t, sirs, Sc We must fghEn
We are preparing to fghtfor ihe freedom q
our country and safety OF our city.
on. CO 70 the JUS aud si1risus strife.
VIA cur swords car fre-all siic.aIugi
Bay, rei-rquish. ID ID uIu9l be SO. even nfe,i
But de az least Vuyleidiug"
We arc fighting for our very existeloe
This lie hght in which we must all-riet
and poor, patriot and no-palriot-ssks part
The patriot, Be be rich or poor. is really
willingly 10 give an he has For the dsfe,se Of
Ris coautTy. The no-Pstriot, be he poor must
sht for bis eEistsnce-seif-iefsnce. The
lNratiqt. be Re rich, aaa have he much to
Pfsteet, mast no. only 6sh. for his individual
protection, bat must give some Of thathe hath
70 secure ths bslauee-his seldshHssf and in
teres. would dictate this.
But notwithstanding this, We see mn in our
midst ssizing upos cur troubles to urn them
to inaiyiiusl pro6t-nafing blood money.
Since the war has been upon us a celebrated
plan Of ezjorLica hes been carried on by GER
tain Of our merchants. While LiIcoln wars
upon our persoas these allies O, his war
upon cur purses. The present is a harvest
time to them. Some o. t. EN- maymake dona-
tions to the common cause and have lheir
li5sralisy published, while they s-5 rs,mburs-
/ ing themselves an hundred fold B, taeir extor-
lions. Merchants who at the beginning OF
these troubles had any OF the uuuHions and
necessaries OF war should be willing to let ths
pabiic have them az their regular price. IL
they havs obtained them since troubled Zines,
at additional expense and risk, then this should
be taken into consideration ia estimating their
value. II not pr7HHts5 BY patriotism, the
fact that they are losing nolhing on the sales,
and are .pdttizg iheir things into the hands Of
men lEh0 viii use them for she Immediate pro-
lection Of the city and The balance Of their
property, should prompt TO this course. But,
alas this is nos the case As 7 said before
regular system OF ex'ortion is pract.sed upon
those who are equpprnE themselves for TIE
protection of og= bones.
Il is impossible for many Of us TO leave cur
families aHd 20 regularly into service-hence,
we have 20 equfn ourselves. But We are or
gsnized and drilling for home pTs-ection, and
are ready 20 ask position i1 any fight that is
Tor the tmmediate or remote protection Of
Aelphis. After the spesiai seEyice is over.
we VIII Ie-lEl % our 1Oless ana Wllie al
hcme, viii act as pairol for the protection OF
our homes, and the property Of the very men
WHO are extortug upon us in The purchase Of
our outfit, W4N, after eating hearty suppors,
have gone la1iiy to bed, secure In cur watch
fulness
As instances o. these eXtorti0Hs-for strap
and belt, worth one dollar, they charge you
three dollars; for a sword, worth Ia ordinary
times fifteen dollars, they charge the enormous
sun ot ffty-fVe deliars; f0r pistols worth
twenty-five dollars, theV charge siEty-hye CT
one hundred dollars From experiment it has
been proved that our eoamon shot gun. with
The minnie ball, is q most effective weapon;
hence, there is gresi demand tor The moulds CT
this BAH, and hence our a0-7atriot guusmitbs
have raised the price from u1e dollar and fifty
cents 10 eight dollars
These are bat a few Of the many Instances
Of eztortion. NoT, this conduct upon the
part Of our nc patriot INGREDIENTS and gunsni-as
should rot be tolerated. The city Authorities
or safety COMMITTEES. should take The matter 10
hand. These men should be wal TED upon and
a reasonable worth offered them for thsir Erms,
etc, and II they are unwilling TO sell, except
a. their ezor5itant rates, then they should
have them taken for public baasds at reason
able price.
This conducs upon ths part Of certain meT-
chants here shonld mt, e.tnn0t, and viii not be
tolerated. a word 70 the wise is sufficient"
They mast stop, or they VIII be stopped