Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-11


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LOS+,asY etc.
EicKMonD, June Z, 1861.
Nothing additional, worthy Of note, has
trarspred since tbs date Of my last. We had
a report yesterday, By way Of Baltimore, OF
an encounter at Philppi. in the northwestern
portion OF the State, between our forces and
a large body & tories aud United States volun-
teers, inwhich We are represented to have been
considerably worsted. TIE accounts We re-
esived came in such questionable shspe-hsV-
ing undergone the revision OF the federal au-
thoritiss-that we place very little reliance IN
them. The reports given by the press OF the
North, based no doubt upon Information re-
eslvsd through officers OF the Washington
Government, in regard to The affair al Fairfax,
and the csnnonading at Sswslrs Point and
Aqua Creek, are wholly destitute Of truth ;
hence we are inclined to place very LITTLE re-
lance in any information we receive through
such channels. All direct communication be-
tween this city and the North are cut o. but
the avenues Of Intelligence between the seat Of
government and our armies are kept open; ana
If any engagement occurs it viii be NOV
here at once, and your readers will Be prompt
IL advised Of an hat trsnspires.
We are upon The eve Of important events
events in which is involved the destiny not
alone OF Virginia, but Of the Southern Con-
fedsracv. The northern aruy, under the lead
OF Vlrelnia's gifted but trsacherous son, is
making steady advances toward her capital
A military Gordon stretches along the borders
Of the State, aad day by day the iron grippe Of
a relentless despotism is tightening about her
limbs. As the enemy advances into the
bowels OF the country, he leaves a waste OF
piIIsged towns, violated households, desolated
fields and smoking ruins to mark bis progress.
Would thar be were content with murder,
rapine and plunderl Bst be carries with him
all the grim horrors that wal, in the train Of
remorselesH, savage warfare. The heart
sicksns at the contemplation Of the worse
than barbsric atrocities daily Rerpntrated
upon defenseless women and children, BY the
minions Of the usurpsr who holds his revels at
Washington. This is no exsggerstion, I as
sure you; on the contrary It is but a faint
picture Of the reality as it exists. Can such
things endure? Forbid it hsaveni
Great indignation is felt and expressed that
the insolent foe has dared to set q hostile foot
upon southern soil, and our gallant army burns
with inpatienco for orders to drive him from
our borders. But the Confederate Govern
usnt, fully approaching the magnitude and
/ importance q the contest through which we
must pass 70 victory, is proceeding with energy
and caution to get everything in readiness be-
fore striking a blow. "Hasten slowly7 seems
to be the motto it has adopedl but when the
war is once begun, We shall see an active and
vigorous prosecution Of the campaign. The
contest may OF may not be 5risf, but I venture
the prediction that history has never recorded
a struggle so bloody and relentless as that
which row impends between the Norlh and the
South. w. already hear the muttsrings Of the
thunder, and catch an occasional glance Of The
lightning as it flashes across the horizon; bui
The hurricane will soon burst upon our shores
and sweeping msdly toraTd The northern lakes
leave ruin and dssolation in its pathway. 81
mote it be.
Among the items hich constitute the "sin'
ews Of war" lot the least important is men.
ev, and The want Of money is one Of the chic.
difficulties our Government has to encountei
in the prosecution Of this war. We have nj
recognized, separate, national existence, anC
hence no national credit upon which to rely
To those abroad, who, not sympathizing viii
Us in this last grand struggle re are maxim:
in defense Of mans right Of self government
do not properly estimate the strength Of Draw
hearts. conscious Of the reetitude Of thei
cause. and nerred with the firm resolve t. con
ouer or perish who see US hemned in on al
sides and menaced by foe Of vast numeriea
superiority with no army save one hastily
recruited from the field and workshop, and NJ
~semblancs Of a navy, the prospect Of our u'd
mate triumph is rot 30 bright as to inBpirI
them with the same confidence We feel our
selves. We have nothing then to hope OF eX
pset from abroad. We must work out ou
cvn dsliverance. The war must Be carried o.
by Solanf1rv contributions from The people
such is the fact, and it is not the part Of wis
dom to attempt TO disguise it. Let us not pur
sue the Wanting policy Of the despised Van
KEGS On this subject, but rather prepare our
selyes FOR the sacrifices it viii be alike the dutl
and pleasure Of every patriot TO make. Til
plan already suggested Of voluntary contribu
tons Of the products Of the soil, seemE yer.
happily adapted to the exiyencies OF the case
and meets, so far as I hesr, with very genera
appreciation. A loan based upon the eotto-
and tobacco crops of The country, would no
only be secure, but would be likely to b
sought after by capitalists as a safe and profit
able investment.
We have now three regiments in the hel
from your State-a recent arrival having adde
Col. Vaughan's East Tennessee regiment
those already here. The health Of the troop
is not 50 good as from The known salubrity q
the climate and the excellence Of the water
we had reason to expect. The sickness
owing to q combination Of causes, such as d
6cient commissary, exposure, ovsr-work, etc
OF those troops which have come hither b.
wsv OF the Mobile and Ohio, the MississipF
Central, the Memphis and Charleston and th
East Tennessee roads, scarcely half reac.
here in good condition, and curses loud an
deep have been uttered against The officers Q
those companies for the treatment they receiY
at their hands. Inoticed in a recent Memphi
paper a complaint Of the covered platforr
cars used over The Memphis and Charleston
road. But those are a thousand per cent. BET
ter. safer and more comfortable than the DO
cars used By those missrahly managed roads
the East Tennessee and Georgia and the Eas
Tennessee and Virginia. I have it upon M
questionable authority that in one case, q
least, the use Of those cars Ter the transports
ton of troops, has been attended BY loss q
life, from overheaiing ami suEoeation. Thi
is too bad.
The weather has been very unsettled fc
some DAYS, with much rain. To-day It is yer
cold, damp and uncomfortable, rendering th
use Of an overcost altogether agreeable. Sue
weather will. I fear, add still farther to th
sickness and discomfort Of our brave soldier
many OF whom are poorly clad, and abund
sntly but eoarssly fet, and sometimes upo
unwholesome diet. It is no small thing to III
dergo the privatious and hardships Of a 50.
dier's life, and cold inieed must be the heal
hat does not warm with kindly emotion tC
ward the gallant lads, who leave the ease an
comfort and happiness Of home, and its sr
desring ties, and 90 forth to peril their,ltv5
in defense Of their country's honor. They Dc
serve and will receive The love and respect
the nalien-wil be honorsd while living, an
diving Will be commemorated BY a monunsI
reared BY The lasting gratitude Of their al
nlsp5tpr couptFymen. VIRGINIUS.
uAHPER's FEERE.
Dispatches to the noJthern press, dated th
Stu inst, say that a regiment Of regulars lei
washington on tbe 7th inst. for HarPsT's Fer
" via Chambersburg-thst a large division q
L--t.-~a Ian fhe latter Mace. ~accompanie