Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-27

ity with which his command has heretofore made
important and successful movements, warrants
the belief that he will again Illustrate the designs
of the Federal commander. We shall look with
anxiety for further intelligence from Missouri.
THAT INFAMOUS CONSPIRACY.
Indications 90 to prove, as we first sUTmised,
that the burning Of bridges by East Tennessee
traitors, some two weeks since, constituted one
part of an important programme in the enemy
project of invading the South. 1t was no fitful
eucuie, breaking out in dis5rderly confusion,
without plan or premeditation. On the con
trary, it was done by ~instigation Of the enemy,
and was designed as the prelude to an advance
movement Of the Federal army upon Cumber-
land Gap, with the idea of penetrating the east
eru section OF this State. The following article,
which we find in the St Louis Denorraf, of the
10Th inst, renders this fact palpable:
A fOretaste of the feast preparing for the Con
federates at home has been furnished them by
the wide-awake patriots of East Tennessee,
One Of the most important events of the war is
the burning of certain bridges on the line of the
Virginia and East Tennessee railroad, as an
nounced by telegraph last week. The mOre-
msHt l-aS determined upon and carefully arranged
s0me three months AGO 1t that tune SercraI Cai-
HcHt East TCaHesSOeaHS gisited Washington, called
The attention Of Gems. Scott 0Rd HcCtsHqnd 70 the
advantage and feasibility Of destroying those
grand LHeS Of communication, and Submitted plans
for -c0HSummatHg the to0rk.
4 glance at any railroad map Of the Southern
States viii show the reader that the great
through line connecting Virginia with the South
and Southwest, is the Virginia and Tennessee
railroad. From its eastern terminus, at Lynch
burg, railroads radiste to Richmond, Fairfax,
Manassas, etc. and from its western terminus
other roads branch off to Memphis, New Or
leans, Atlanta, in Georgia, and Montgomery, in
Alabama. This is the line over which one hun
dreI thousand rebel soldiers were brought into
Virginia, and by which nearly all their supplies
have reached them from the Southwest. To cut
OF the main artery Of these railroad lines was to
destroy one of the most vital communication Of.
the enemy.
Upon consultation it was concluded to leave
the bridges in security until the Federal army
in Kentucky should be ready to ASSUME the Of
tensive, aud then simultaneously to march into
Eastern Tennessee and destroy the c0mmuuica-
tons OF the rebels with that region. To have
taken the latter step ina alyaHc. would only have
startled the insurgents 10 a sense of their danger,
and given them time to effect repairs.
The tnionists of East tennessee have long
heen thoroughly organized, YET have kept the
fact concealed, with remarkable success, from the
COntederates. One of the bridges DESTROYED is
Of great length, and is said to be OF SO difficult
construction as to require at least six months 10
supply is place with even a temporary strac-
turr. Two others were also works that cannot
be replaced without very serious delay. Each
was of the first Importance. and the destruction
O.. the whole of them has the further effect of Sc
curing an additional width of about one hundred
miles Of country for the operations of our armies.
In this district the population is mainly loyal,
and VIII embrace with delight the opportunity
thus afforded TO arm and drill for the rescue Of
tie State.
i, is trusted that Gen. Buell. viii vigorously
follow mp the successes 0f Nelson and the East
IennesseeaHs 10y an advance 10 and through
Cumberland Gap into Eastern Tennessee and
Northern Georgia.
1t thus appears that some of the exiled traitors
from East Tennessee, whose dead c-areasses
should long since have onamentod a gibbet.
have been the instigators Of this foul and fendish
conspiracy. Their presence at Washington, in
daily consultation with the Lincoln government,
has been for another purpose than seeking pro-
lection under the folds Of its pirate flag. They
have been active in their efforts to bring about
the invasion Of this State, and as a fIr consider
alton for it, have volunteered to engineer this
reasonable and incendiaTy scheme through to
what they fain hoped would prove a successful
end. JOHNSON and MAYNARD-those Siamese
twins Of blacklist treason-mere outcasts from
the ranks Of honor and respectability-are the
" smiasEt Tennesseeaus, doubtless, who are
H..Tv- ~.--.v-T10 gr H. E-.s..t. % IL.
" feast which, we are informed by the abolition
organ, is in preparation for US. The bridge
burning, according to this testimony, was de-
temined On and carefully arranged some three
months ago, % and plans were submitted for
consummating the work"
Though the ST. Louis Democrat does not ac-
knowledge the fact, the whole affair proved pre-
mature. Il was a miserable abortion, and, as we
have before intimated, may in some aspects be
regarded as exceedingly fortunate, inasmuch as
we are now fully advised touching the extent
ofthe conspiracy, andi It's n]eEarious designs. The
army Of invasion failed to make " connection, -
o wing 70 the vigilance and energy Of Gen. ZoL-
LCOFFER, who has been making vigorous oppo-
sition to their advance by both arms and STRAIT
egy. The promises which the Gorilla govern
ment held out to the ears Of the traitors has been
broken to their hopes. The grand expedition
against Last Tennessee and Northern Georgia,
in addition to being taTdy, was thrown into a
terrible stampede when it did advance. and is
probably at this hour engaged in the " crawGsh
drill" making good time towards the Ohio river.
The result Of the whole affair has been bene-
fetal in the extreme. The traitors, flushed with
the hope Of the foes success, have shown their
hands, and have been marked for a terrible retn-
button. The extent of the damage is, of course,
greatly overestimated by the enemy, a fact which
is excusable owing to the constitutional p%rocliv-
ity Of the northern people for falsehood and
hyperbole. But little delay has been oceasiOned
in the regular intercourse between the East and
West, an punctual communicable is again
established for both passenger and freight trans
portation. The expected opportunity to az
and drill for the rescue of the State .sot
been afforded, but the speedy w d a To-
people has disarmed the IN cor Tracy of
its danger, and dr. mst &c ardIy adherent
into the De" caves 81 ,ae mountains. The
rigi' wiich las been commenced, if car
- out W. proper determination, viii make
ey~ pies Of the ringleadcrs engaged in this out
Iageous and wauton movement, and thus exer-
else a most salutary effect upon their deluded
followers. This will secure us against the rope
tition Of their incendiary scheme, and even 9th
qoell the slightest spirit of turbulent dis
a lection. Hemp, and not ~Ted-tape, should be
brought speedily into play.
Of course, our military authorities viii see to
that Gen. BUELL. does not fulfill the popular
that demands Of him an advance
70 and through Cumberland Gap into Taste Il
Tennessee and Northern Georgia
Cf.EI's RECnIEETAL FLAG-Ne remember
in the St. Louis papers, some time ago, a
grand parade over the presentation Of a mag