Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-11
TFTrrR Ha0U v!RCIygA,

I.H.Is~ a,'-tL- winter, with rs biting
blasts, AovLtug winds, and moaning woods, has
~uaUguateJ his yearly visit to this region by
several spasm0dic attempts at "a snow storm ;
but except making the camps and roads particu-
larry sAlrery, unpleasant and muddy, it has had
little eiea. upon the general cold, drearv and icy
aspect Of the Withholding mountains and cheer
less ya,jes of this, the left wing While
sheltered under liis from the northern winds,
and with plenty of IRE logs, the men seem to for
get all the rig0rs OF climate and take things cooIIy
enough, despite McCleIlan's gaseous weekly
promises to make a morning call at CeuterviIle
and settle the reckoning.
Sometimes we arc oaliyened by a fresh edition
of That eternal rumor, " the Yankees are com
ing" bat except some slight m~arauding cavalry
expedition of theirs to villages near their " lines, -
10 turns ont TO be nothing worth breath or pow
der aud shot A few days since, a few Of their
heroic Dutch cavaliers made an unexpected call
ia the village of Draiusyille, and after imbibing
all they could decently carry, seized some half
dozen citizens and took them of triumphaudy
as prisoners of war Sut one or two of the in
h7bi-suts, not liking their uuCeremoniOUs beha-
El1r, called a few ~ueIgh10rs from farms at hand.
and waited for meiu heu a. the forks of the road
AS might have been expected, i" somebody was
Eur. and eXasperated beyond measure. The
cavalry svore till blue in the face, and threatened
to burn down the town and leave not one stone
upon another. Getting word, they called at the
house ot @ brave southron. Not at home call
3D. morrow" Called again: Not at home; but
was sony her husband had not the pleasure of
their company 0s their former visit; call again"
Determined O. HEn p. draw and quarter this noted
~ecssh il they laid hands upon him, meiu
herr made q trip. and called next day. Sorry
Mr. Blank was not at home. He had gone to
Centeuilo, and would be pleased to see them any
time they called Iaare.' BIZ is useless 20 add that
they did not avail themselves of the invitation .
in fact, Gems. Beauregard aud Johnston have
such notions OF etiquette that they are daily
adding % their preparations for the reception OF
their Washington friends, and nothing is left
uul1us ,hB- science can suggest to render their
greeting as warm ass possible. But u0tWith-
Standing all that is done, and expected 60 be
accomplished, the Yankees viii not come"
but iugsg about Fairfax, tJragiug and pluudsI-
ing. tearing down houses, and telling timber
with Thousand aXc-men engaged" Hay,
oats STRAW, lumber, wagons, cattle, horses, hogs
yea, even the " dogs % are fast disappearing ,
and when these thieves are satisfied with wasting
aud devastating, there viii be very little left to
wa .". .a@H=, -"". n hAA IA 'NAto AAAAa RAIH
they are not idle, bless you, by any means-they
dash aud splurge about the country at a great
rate and figure, ana doubtless, as usual furnish
the northern press with a daily column OF mag
uihcent lies but more than keep their blood in
haalthfIl circulation they d. nothing worth a
passing thought for when they See any Of our
cavalry approaching, the bug,s sounds. and
away they scamper back 70 camp again, tull Of
buster aud extraordinary stories. They seem TO
have au instructive evasion of our picletS, and
VIII not dare 90 approach unless five TO one for
TO taeu- every bush and brake seems formidable,
and the noise of am adventurous hog among the
brittle underwood, makes Lincoln's heroes
" double quick it with i~uclegaHt speed. When
they intend % make "a little more history " for
the dslcctaH0u of thrir i~auatical rulers, is clothed
apparently in imreH-trable mystery, but the rate
~ which they are sqUanieriug public funds, and
the blind impa-euce manifested by politicians
for % 81 0rwardm 1v5'-lwith victory thrown
in. Of c0ursa,) l-Ii us all to think that, despite
their cunning coBcealment of it., Mcclellan must
do something, and that quickly hence, anxiety
withus is at rest, and nothing interrupts our ia
eralsIu- vigilance and preparation. That
operations on their part must commence speedily
IS seen in the fact that their roads, even nov are
almost impossible aud what may DE the average
depth Of mud hence to Washington, IN
@ few weeks 90 come, is q profound
mystery In mathematics Il may be
tJat this is what Mcclellan expects
and dgirss (for ramon Aathit he has not too much
confidence in his troops . in which ease be can
consistently meet all cismUrs for forward move
meHts' by pointing 20 the impossible roads be-
fore him, aId-r4aiHg until Hast S1riHg This
is what think, I'm unison with others more ca
psble of Judging; and should he practice this
stroke Iu strategy, % viii exactly coincide with
opinions formed Of his character To advance
on through such miserable roads as now exist,
would De certain destruction To him and all
things being mul-lockei, must fail an easy prey
10 us, while the army would prove as helpless AS
q flock of newborn sheep. In this dilemma,
what must De do We hear daily rumors Of
their advance, etc, but each hour renders
such an event highly improbable, and despite
what their Congress may say OF do, ] imagine,
lLsv VIII dismiss ia high g.ee with the results Of
their campaign and spend their Christmas .u
great Ei0riication over Hatteras aud Port Royal
But, although they may chant haIleiuiahs in
steutgrIau lungs for their s0-called successes
Oh the coast, private letters from the South rep
resent the people IL great good LumOr az the al
vent of he Yankees, and are tuning cut On masss
10 receive and welcome them. As au item OF
news for your own special delgctation, let me iu-
form Won that the commIssary-genera at Savau-
nah daily issues rali0us for thousands 10000 .
Of brayes who have rushed from all parts 10 meet
the invader. Indeed from the tenor of commu-
uications, ! find the people look upon the iuva-
sion as something Ike "a pretty good Joke, %
and f~sucyiug much " fun ahead, ali classes are
f0ckiug Co the threatened points from the inte-
nor Of South Carolina and Georgia, ~anxiously
aud impatieutly waiting for Shermau's heroes 70
leave the protection Of the feet and march into
the interior. Southern blood Is fully heated-n0t
q man bus carries some well-tried, tuUsty wea-
pom into camp-and should the Car0iinians and
and Ge3giaus get but one fair crack az the foe,
Z cannot bus reveTently add, may the Lord
have mercy on them for of a surety the south
era fellows viii not
But Notwithstanding this new call upon the
selE-scrihce and heroisH of our people, It does
not in the least interfere with original plans 10
other quarters, for despite all our blind opponents
may think and say 10 the contrary, not a single
m-u has been drawn from our northern armies
90 mss, t-- Ereud Yankee raid upon the coast.
Down there the -" people want the manage
msut OF this particular ig5 in their Gown hands,
and 20 accommodate Dir. Sherman in their
0-U" way, and believe me, il requires all the
GOODNESS and persuasion of the government and
Of the commaudaut Col Leo &c restrain them
fl1m pursuing summary modes Of vengeance,
and restrain their almost UngOycrnable desires
20 " extnguish every soul Of them, They
would fam burn down the river towns, and hglt
under a black flag They have deserted
home and everything tor a fight, and again l
repeat. eyer they get but half a chance, God
help the Liucoiuitcs Yet with al their threats
and bombasic promises 1 FEAR tkey have not
heart enough TO leave the seab0ard and the pro-
lection Of their armada, and more than the occU-
pancy Of Port Royal and Islands, and obstructiug
the harbor channels with hulEs and old whalers,
they viii do no more than the immortal Butler
did iu capturing the worthless mud forts al Hat
teuas. an their movements betTay INDIGESTION
aud fear. their C0Uusels are divided and national
credit iOst-naysl officers are jealous aud quarrel
with military meu-oticers Of the regulars ~
and volunteers - are oJenally 40 lUggerheads,
and strange as il may appear, in the present pos
ture of their affairs, hundreds Of men in their
" lest regiments are continually under guard
Tor insUblElinatiOu and mutiuy. As an instance
not more than oue mGnth ago, in Bakers Cali
lgmi8us' at POglesyIile, In tHi5 corps, J repeat,
which had been frasted aud petted and coaGed
by Lincoln personally, at WaAhingtOu-that eX-
ccIlel all other regiments in appearance, effect
iveuess and drill, and was iermsd the " pet Of the
aray'-this model corps" / repeat, not enc
month ago, and under Bakers own eyes, " had
between thleo and four hundred under guard fOl
insuborInatiOu and mutiny," officers and all
This is ucOutr0vertible for have it from mem.
bers of that regiment-men in whom reliance
can be placed.
Nor is this all. The causes Of such outbreaks
still exist among them. Many regiments are
acknowledged 10 be not trustworthy, and will
show the white feather when opportunities
occur. Bat what can be expected from troops
who have been outrageously deceived-whO left