Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-11

building all their hopes on the naval expeditions
tbcu about To sail southwark. Many q curse Is
invoked upon fhe head of Lincoln because 81.
his inability. The confession was everywhere
made 30 me that lhe Confederate States nave FAR
suDerfgr men both iu The civil and military de-
uartmeuts. The pride of the sensible people Is
much cut down, and it would NOT surprise me-
IF the great naval adventures proved aao.uT',
as sure they will, al amy time TO hear of am inFI-
taton, from the northern people % -r. Lincoln
and his advisers, t3 quit Washington and return
TO his raIi-spittiug.
At the time of the famous flight at Bull Run,
/ was IN .he interior of Massachusetts when
the dispatches came 60 the effect that their forces
had been routed, totally. with a loss OF four
thousand men, the lismav and CONSERVATION Of
the people were great The only idea that pos
sessed them was that the capita. was gone, and
their country everywhere myatel-al was lost
Had any man then dared to say secession, the
people would have iimbei him at once. But
when they learned tha. the loss was exaggerated
and that the C5utederales were not advancing
upon Washington, their arrogance gradually Te-
turned and the newspapers Were filled with
Arguments TO show that their loss was no lass.
II The Confederate States had not resolved mp u
the policy of defense, which for some purpose
was wise, and had advanced upon their success
at the victory a. Manassas and taken Washing
ten City. as they could easily have done, and
had StII further advanced their victorious army
into the interior of the enemy country. the III
Eeueu6euce of the Southern CalieIgIaey would
have been acku0wlelgsl long ere this. 1t seems
ID me. that So soon us the C1ut-dl-ary can
change tie defensive policy to one OF offensive,
and change the tLe8tar nom the border slave
States into the free States, tha North win think
.f comrr7nise. One principle I'm successful
warfare is 10 subsist your armies in the eneuys
country aud save your own property from de-
strucd0n. All the people in the border States
who can be convinced, ARE already painfully
aware of the fact that tLe march .t the Federal
armies Is Ets the march of Fauj8l horlas, con-
Stunning and destroying. This fast is beyond
controversy when the officers of the government
confess that their armies destroy everything IN
their way. How long must we submit 30 these
outragas, Rise mp mighty men of the South
and ayeuEa yoEr country men A'- back me
Naudal hordss and redeem our soil from the
polluted feet oI the m.uaus Of "a government
whose ONLY mission Is that of freeing slaves III
the face 0i every right, constitutional p9Iica--
moral and social. such csUso, rs t1y enforce
meut Of the present war, by the Lincoln gov
eminent, must FAIL Already confusion is eon-
founded IN AL the departments. High officers
sTe arrested for peculau0u. and other di,h1uestias.
Poor old Abe is the mere cats paw of ambitious,
sinister men. Commanders of his armies are
issuing proclamation and general orders that
enunciste all sorts Of policies, evidencing that
the government has no settled policy, and is only
casting about for a a38aEs g~ycr1Hat oil freeing
uig--Ts Regular officers of the army say that
everything is in confusion and going 90 ruin IN
this department Men intAa employment of the
guar,emas.sr's department here tell me that
ruin starss the government in the face.
Our streets are E1a] with volunteer officers
whose strutiugs and sa-tiuporta-cet whilst an
moving. ara &c the same time amusing. Every
one. I make ul doubt, .aueies himself aNapaleJu
Bonaparle- and only awaits an occasion o. bring
ont his gi-au6. military powers. When sinai.
va De rd of these m-isautrs
There are good men aad loyal 10 our cause,
ia the employment %. the Federal government.
here. The city is mI OF men true o. the Con
ederacv. When shall they be allowed 70 speak
ont
Ihaye written these things, Of nay own personal
observation and knowledge, by way of eucour-
agement TO You and yaur comrades, and ID this
paper shall sta 6 one patriotic impulse 20 b-a.iug
stronger. / viii have accomplished my purpose.
1 invoke the protection and the sIgcuon OF
Infinite wisdom upon you, and all who are en-
gagged in the holy cause Of resisting grauts.
MAY God be your shield and y0uI bU."lrE.
lam yUuTc constant friend, g.