Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-15

Our over ardent southern rights friends In
the seeded states should be a little lsnlent TO-
ward our sister State Kentucky Geographic
ealiy, she occupies an embarrassing position
10 the present crisis, aud we have little doubt
bot that her pos ten OF neutrality is proving
Of more real advantage to the South Than It
she were row one OF The seeded States. Such
is at least 50 regarded as a fact BY our north
err enemy, as Is evidenced by the following
article, which We copy from the Philadelphia
E~ncairer, Of ths 9th instant:
When MagofHn and his co-conspirstora in
Kentucky found themselves bsfled to pTecipi-
Eating that state out Of the Union, they Tesnrted
to the common eKpedient Of neutrality, when,
thus far IN fhs history Of the rebellion, has
worked az efficiently for the traitors as active
hostility could do. While the governor has
officially declared the Uainn dissolved, end
speaks Of the United Ststes and the Confede-
rate States n the sane breath, as foreign pow
ere, be claims for kentucky al the immunitics
Of a lovsl member Of the Unien. At the same
time nat that State refuses al aid, either In
men or money, to tbs general government, IN
support Of the comm n cause OF the loyal
States, on account Of Der assumed neutrality,
BickfsY parades tbs organization Of his traitor
"knlgbts Of the Golden Circleo publicly IN the
nswspspeFs, and regiments os armed men are
openly dispatched to the rebel camps under the
very eyes Of the authorities.
Thus we had ons day that a regiment Of
Kentucky sharp-shooters has arrived at Har-
per's Ferry 10 reinforce the dlsnnionists there,
and The next we bave authentic intelligence
Of another Kentucky regiment terrifying q
position at Manassas Junction. Within the
last week, still smother reg ment departed
with a flourish Of trampets frnm Paducab,
taking with them a quantity Of arms to join
Pillows forces down the river. Such are the
daily occurrences in the neutral State Of Ken
lucky. But II is not in the mere matter Of
despstehing armed men TO make war on the
government that she is doing most damage.
Her pernieioug neutrality operates against
the country on a more vital point. Only yes
terday, the telegraph announced that immense
quantities Of provisions have been and are
now being shipped from Louisville, over the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, to the insur-
rectionary States, the present collector at
Louisville, a secsssicDist, refusing 70
obey the order Of The treasury depart
ment prohibiting the shipments OF provis'
sions South. For weeks past, this laR been
going on 70 ar extent that literally blocked
up The rosd, and compelled the refusal Of AL
freight, and r temporary suspension ef bH-i-
ness FOR several days. We have informainl
from Louisville that this matter IL we'll under
stood there. aud is a part Of a skillfuily orgsn-
lied system OF rebel operations. In addition
10 provisions, stores Of all kinds are passing
into Tennessee through the same chsnn,l, and
ere thence distributed throughout the South.
Q~Iinine, Al. indispensable article In the South
an4 South west, the stock Of which was almost
exhausted, has been passing lately over the
Louisville tad Nashville railroad BY the tun.
No more convenient distributing peint than
Louisville could be found for this c0ntrsband
trade. Her railway connection with Nashville
and thence to Chattanooga brings the Gupplies
sent from there within easy access 70 the
whole Ssufh from Alexandra to Memphis and
Nov Orleans.
Here, then, we have the neutrality Of this
unreliable State strengthening the rebels where
they are weakest, ard abstracting from the
free States their greatest element Of power.
What Floyd and Cobb and Thompson over.
looked when they robbed the nation % is
arms and it, treasures is now being pilfered
from it by means OF this convenient kentucky
neutrality aid the ;rescherous eupiditY Of
some Of our own people. Could that State, il
she had declared open war against The Union,
and had all her military power in The field
against it, possibly do IL worse misohipf than
she is quietly doing now, while ostensib.y one
Of its members?
How long is this to last? Are We to be
fooiiShly forbearing to this lukewarm border
State, until we are deprived Of on. last bushel
Of corn and last side o. bacon, as well as our
munitions and arms2 To what purpose does
the government maintain a coast blockade at
vast expense, and a chain Of military posts
ffrm Fort Monroe on the Chesapsaks to Cal
n on The Mississippi, on purpose to stsrvs ont
the rebellion, IL the object ia to be defeated by
the neutral position Of Kentucky?
We speak upon advice when we say that
he military operations Of the government can
never be made effective as loRg as this anoma-
lous condition of things is permitted 10 exist.