Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-27
9aiIg appeal,
me KENTrCKY CAMPAIGN.
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September - l-6L
,,-.,--,ps APPEAL. soon after the battle Of
RsImoDt and up to within few days past
,be impression prevailed, both in this and the
csmn, around Columbus, thai ihe enemy would
81 once teturn and make simultaneous attack
mon Gen. Bowen's and Gen. Folks commands.
III, Federal generals at Paducah and CaTo
many times, aud with great emphasis declared
that they would come down the Tivey IN very
sbor1 while with an overwhelming and toEmld-
able armv, and drive everything before them.
Cbsgrined and mortified with their deicai-losr-
inc ths. they would be dismissed from the ser
vice Ike many other defeated Federal generals
have been, they resorted to the tactics Of the
whipped street bully: i viii see you tomorrow
and give you drubbing no man ever got be
fore" and much more to the same effect.
As many new regiments as were at Cairo, we
rather thought they weTes in earnest, and made
preparations accordingly And it seems that
Lincoln and his Cabinet entertained the same
opinion; for never word has been said about
removing Grant, McClernand and Smith, as has
been the invarable precedent with generals ID
their condition.
But, after all, they may induce another as
ssult upon Columbus, and an attack upon Camp
Beauregsrd. and that move is delayed in conse-
auenrs OF extensive preparations In the mean
time, our generals are not inactive They have
not only been heavily reinforced, but pushed
forward their Notifications to q state Of almost
impregnsbility. If they do take Colum-
bus il will be victory ike TrafAlgaT-worse
than defeat-foT it can only be done by the sac
rihce Of thousands Of lives.
Gen. Bowen's camp is naturally asirong place
and the few omissions Of nature have recently
Leen supplied by his men His command, here
tofore weak, has recently assumed formidable
nroportions, and is 70 be still further strength
ened. Il il the right wing, OF rather the night
flank, of Gen. Polk Should it be turned, the
enemy would then have an open and short road
70 Union City and the rear OF Columbus. 1t Is
therefore an important military point, and all
important to hold Z.
Five or six days ago a msrauding and iorsglng
expedition. six or seven thousand strong, came
out Of Paducah and went to Lovelsceville, and
literally robbed and pillAged the citizens of th'
village and the vicinity around it of everything
they had They broke into all the houses in the
town and country and rihed them Of their con
tents What the Yandals and thieves could not
carry off was burned and destroyed. Stock o.
all kinds, cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry, were
killed, and every horse mule and oxen taken of
20 Paducsh Il made not particle Of difference
whether the property belonged to Union men OF
Secessionists-it was al taken. The country
now ssuears ike barren, desOlste waste. And
these are the men who would enforce law and
order in Kentucky these the men who have
been sent 70 protect her citizens Heaven save
them from such friends The Christian does not
wonder at Providence frowning upon northern
srmies. This entrance upon the soil Of oul
country IS forever attended with the marches o.
the desolator. Private property and the inner
most and most sacred precincts Of the family
circle are outraged and insulted as if by the hand
Of sayages. In this way they expect to conquer
But as sure as right viii ultimately prevail, jus
so sure viii their efforts be thwsrted. And i
addition to the humiliatng fact and attitude O
defeat, the world sdjudge them a cruel and mer
ciless race Of people
see that their spies have recently reporteC
our soldiers " badly clothed, poorly armed, an'
in want Of everything Al this is untrue
We have plenty Of warm clothing, and hav,
never yet failed to get full ratOns Of such ieO'
as soldiers generally receive. OF course. th
table lu1uries many Of US receive at home en-
no: to be obtained in camp, but Whist Of that
No one expected SO much before enlisting A
10 our arms, they al have good bayonets. en-
not one of them in the hands Of a southern sol
der but is good for a Yankee at three hundre
yards We would not exchange our bsyonet
and bowie knives for four mile guns, shooting
ten couical balls per second"
SUBALTERS.