Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-11

\ that unhappy country Is at present governed. is
| equal in en0unitv to any Of which there is a
record in theapages of the history Of the civil
| lied world. Martial law has been proclaimed
and established so far as the Federal government
has the physical power TO establish il, and the
civil authorities superseded by the military. A
citizen charged with an ofense against the law
is no longer allowed the privilege of a fair and
impartial tsial by Jury OF his peers, but is
subjected 10 the mockeTy Of atrial by drum
head court martial, composed Of members VINO
may not even comprehend a word Of the Ian
guage in which the law is written; and who have
entered The military service of the United States
as mere adyenturc7s or mercrnsTy cut-throatS,
who arc willing 10 hHicher Their irlIow-mcn ior
hire
As independent States both Missouri and
May land have ceased TO exist, They have
been blottca lIom the catalogue Of soyereieuticS,
and a foreign master has placed his foot upon
The ncc}s OF their once free and happy people
What may be saidof that once proud Kentucky,
which Tennessee has always regarded as q twin
sister She, too. almost seems ready to fall
victim to the arms Of our common enemy. For
the admiration we feel for her noble sons who
aTe rallviur by thousands 10 rescue her from the
peEil- which ovrrhan" hcr present and tuuue,
ard in memory OF her glorious past, Jet us hope,
auG hope without doubling, that she VIII hurl
the manacrs irom her limbs before thcv have
been firmly rivete1, and once more stand forth
among her sister States Of the Soulh redeemed
and njhriIled- rhc same as we have known
hei Ia otbeg aad better days
Maryland Missouri and Kentucky may have
% bear l.tdc longer the fortunes of their en-
slagrnrur hut Che day of their dciygaBee viii
come Millions ut their symBathZing friends Of
the South regard their cause as their own, and ii
Il .I q . .
soldiers OF jhe South will never lay down their
arms until the last northern mercenary has been
driven beyond their borders.
The States Of the South now engaged in this
rnoncutous struggle for freedom may behold in
the present condition of Maryland and Missouri
faint picture what their own fate would have
been if they had DELAYED their declarations Of in
dependence, aud postponed the work OF pTepar-
ing 10 resist the cncroachments Of an uuscru-
pUloUs enemy Had we remained a short time
longer IN iuglorous ease, living in the enjoy
mcnt of the delusivr hope that . returning sense
of Justice would induce the northern people 70
award TO Us our fjlll measure Of constitutional
right, we woud Ike the victim encircled by the
anaconda have been crushed without the power
of resistance
The condition Of MARYLAND and AIiSsou
furnishes us with a dim foresbadowing Of what
our own fate would be If the fortunes OF war
should result even in psrtialsBhiugation Of any
Of the Confederate Stsres.
We would be blind indeed. if we 5,d not see
thar for lis there can be no future to which suni-
bilasion would not BE- preferable, excerpt IN the
establishment Of our independence. An that p,
have and all that we hope for, is dcpeudeu apCn
a successful Issue TO this conaicr. Not only alr
estates aud our rights Of every description, Iut
our liberties and oui lives are stakei upon rhe
result.
The south has entered into the stucgIe with
enthusiasm and unanimity, knowing well the
consequences which would surely follow b.
Seat
Already have our enemies parceled ont in
prospective the property OF our people, ana their
deludad soldiers are rayrling In imagination In
the promised homesteads Of the gallant defend
eEs Of our soil
be northern tax payers who hesitate 10 en-
courage the prosecution OF war which, even in
the 6rsi months of its progress, Is Increasing the
national debt at the rate of over million OF dol
lars per dav, are silenced into acquiescenee by
the promise that the South shall pay the entire
expense, past, present and future, 50 soon as she
is suhiugated. And visions Of prospective posi-
tions Of dignity aud power in the gO} eTnment OF
the conquered prov iuces of the South are dazzling
TIRE fancy OF tieir aInbitions military Chiefs.
Never ir5tofe die @u5 people eueugss AZ a war
in which they had more TO gain by success OF 10
lose by defeat than have the people Of the Con
federare States in the present struggle. And
never yet have any people marched forward with
a nobler, firmer or more united purpose, 10 gain
all or lose all
They have known from the beginning that
there was for them no intermediate stopping
place between complete victory and entire rilin
In ihe stand they have taken, flry present the
noblcst spectacle Of sublime devotion 10 liberty
UnSclEsh patriotism and perfect fraternity where
in the wealth OF money, and tho best blood OF the
country are all thrown inlO the common stock
without stint OF reservation. % achieve com
mon and glorious dcliyarance, or to perish by q
common disaster
In 1le providence of Almighty God, it was
never designed that such people should fail in
achieving their Independence, despite the power
of superior numbers TO which then iuTadeTs may
lay claim.
The pages Of history DO not furnish single
example where eight millions of united frcemen
have been permanently Subdued by any power
however formidable, which may have been
BROUGHT against them. The spirit which ami
mates men who combat in defense Of their fanli-
lies and their homes renders them more than
match for twice their number Of mere mercenary
advcrsaries who fight for plmder aud for
conquest
Witness the various engagements which have
already marked the progress ofthe war; remenl-
ben the seiee @! Sumter, the battle Of Bethel the
croWniug glory OF Manassas where our YicfGri-
ous legionS drove back TINT ~ Grand Army in
wild confusion and dismay into the very pres
ence OF the deSp0t who sent them forth. aud into
the very capital from whence they had marched
only a short time before flushed with the aSsliI-
ance OF an easy victory. Remember the brilliant
at Springfield and Lexington.
The difficulties which beSet us for time are
resulting in permanent advantages. The rigid
blockade which twas vainly supposed would
starve u iato submission, has not only taught
us how easily we can dispense with the luxWics
30 which we had been accustomed, but having
thrown us upon our own resources, il has devel-
oped internal sources Of wealth Of which be had
lived in comparative ignorance
Instead Of the bread which we have heretofore
purchased beyond Our own limits we have flu
nShed il ourselves IN fourfold abundance from
our own eemlng and generous soil The con-
temptation OF . possible future necessity has
taught rs that We can produce within the limits
Of the ConledeTacy every necessary article for
which we have heretofore been dependent upon
others. Tennessee alone, under tho slmulant OF
constant demand, can supply food aud clothing
irr more than three times her population
The very enormities which have characterized
tue aciS OF Iue government OF tfe uIreu States
and which were designed 10 strike terror to the
bosom Of the southern people, have onlv serycd
10 steel ouE hearts and nerve Gpr arms, and t6
add another and an irresistible impulse to our
determination to free ourselves now and forever
from all political association or connection with
our former coniedeTates.
Although the patriotic devotion of the entire
South to the noble cause in which we have al
Staked our lives, our fortunes and our sacred
honor. " is worthy OF all praise, vet / may be
hardened for referring with feelings of pride and
satisfaction 10 the proud and patriotic stand
which Tennessee has taken IN this great struggle.
and the liberal contributions Of gallant Heu ind
munitions OF war which she has made 10 the
cause Of southern independence
Itis due TO Tennessee to say, and il NAV be
said without dispaTaCement to other States, that
our people have done more in the work OF raising
srming and equipping an army than
was ever before accomplished BY any Stale in
the same leHgih Of time.
Having no military organization, and almost
without arms, and destitute Of authority to
raise troops or procure arms until the passage OF
the act Of the 9Th Of May last, within less than
two months from the passage of this act thirty
thousand volunteers were organized and throw
into the field. Too much credit cannot be
awarded to tie patriotic people Of the State for
the alacrity with which they rushed TO the stand
ard of their country upon the first intimafion of
necessity / have been compelled TO decline
the services Of a large number rendered in ex-
cess of the demand
Much credit IS due, also, to the officers of
the provisional army for ~ ,,.,,,.,,t , IL