The sun., 1861-12-11

We seem to regard the dreadful perils which We
said enyiroDed us, they must be forced 20 the
conclusion that our mass- meeting resolutions
and address, were but 'sound and fury, signi-
Tying nothing"
Our citizens should look at New Orleans and
blush. There, every afternoon, at +. NJ,
every shop and storo is closed, and all. old and
yoUng are seen actively drilling. Where Is the
patriotism, where Is the pride, where is the
fpunk OF Memphis, that she does not initiate 20
M he an examplel
Between tho extortions of remorseless specu-
latots, and the apathy Of the citizens, who have
rcmained At home, In preference TO giving their
personal ervices to the publ defence, Mem
phis is already suffering in public estimation.
The Memphis ARGUS also calls upon the peo-
pie for a little more energy
We noticed in some of our ootomporar aries
warnings that Columbus would bc attacked this
week, talk about necessity for afming to give
tho foe ''o,,s fight ere surrcndeiing this city,
&c. Now, tits is simply nonsense. Il Is true
that those with whom cur brave s)ldiery have
been intrustcd have done a. little in or FOR the
Mississippi Valley as tho mammoth hosts wo
have been supporting in virginia, whose sole
occupation seems watching Mcclellan, whoieels
and knows that with him time is strength,
while with US it IL exactly the reverse.
And yet the Mississippi Valley is tolay as
safe as Il ever was since this war, which il not
-
" is due, not to ge1erals, but to the state army
and state hero Of Missouri.
st. Louis il a city Of magnitude too vast to 10
exchanged by the Fedcrals for Memphis and for
two or three months TO come they will not hivo
men enough in ihi, ID partment 80 take the lat
ter without sac'iiicing the former.
II action action, action, be indeed the key
10 success IN tfatoty, it !, no lee 80 in military
strategy and this was never moro amply proven
than by the contract that forces itself on every
| southern mind bttwoen the materially prottless
career of our Confederate Generals and tho vast
interests saved 10y the ever. acting energy Of
| Gen. Price Missouri, then saves ~ from I'M
mediate dhngcr, but does not at all rolieve US
| from thc necessity Of Preparing for that which is
| looming up IN the future.
St Louis will he protected by the Fedo-als
| from the conqucrng lcgions Of Price, hut 1t ne.
| ccssitatcs wctk, ming ot their intended army
| or inyaion along he Mississippi. Our Gene
| rails IN Kentucky, judging from the past, will
| stay idlo where they ave; the vast resource, of
the North VIII ftd time to act, and n large ar
my ofiuvasiCn " III soon bo on our borlers, whilc
| the present one ofie,tusllv secures st. Louis
| from tho unaiicd Price. To be sure, il we had a
| Price in Kentucky the present preservation Of
| ST.. Louis would he purchased by the Fedorals
| with Louisville, and few weeks would see the
| God iorSAcn sin. stained city OF CiLcinnau in
| ashes.
| We say our people should prepare by assiiu-
| ous drill by every possible effort, tc meet in
i two Or three months from now, an invading
| Linccln host twice as large IA that now being
| Withdrawn from this portion Of the ,alleyto savS
| 81. Louis. Let every man arm and ovcry man
| drill. Cease depending on West POintism Ot
Miss Nancy ism in or out Of Richmoad. Lot
| the Missouri lesson Of courage aud sacrifice la
the walchword unto Tennessee.