Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-27
THE EFFECT or OUR VICTORY.

Fr1n he Charicstou Courier
Our en- mics have been stuDg to madness BY
the unexpected and utter defeat their arms
have Sustained fn Charleston bzv. Their proud
fss has been lowered at the bidding Of a foe
They have been beaten BY the very people for
whom they cherish the most bitter hatred, and
whom thev sfsct to despisa. Ther counted
upon victory with sbsoluts confidence. Their
vile sheets have made them believe that Fort
Sumter was iuprsgnabls 10 any attack our
forces could make agains. &C.. These ingeni-
ras pa lnsrrusulous papers bad satisfied the
Ii0u7 l.aE.zrs --hrt. OUT men would iv'
la - q ,a.i5-s OF tfeIr bfavA -s-rf1rR,
hat be reduction Of our batteries would be
attended with bu5 small loss Of life, and that
reinforced, The commandant Of the strong fort
ress would bring The city penitent suppliant
at bic feet. An this had been told them, and
they had swallowed and digested e and grown
fat and strong on the pslatable fctions
They had reasoned away all doubt as to the
issue 0f the conflict, and with open ears and
shouts on their tongues, they awaited joyous
tidiBgs. So confident were they Of success,
and 50 eager 70 receive The expected news,
that the fslsehood that passed over the wires
and stirred up the fen iish delight Of one Of
their reverend shriekers, was received with
urrahs and tossing uB Of bats, and every
Demonstration Of unb0unded Joy In a temple
4 consecTated to the worship Of God. Never
was a people 50 completely unprepared for
bad news. The intelligence of the disaster
which had befslien them, shocked, stunned
maadened them. The calamity was az once
loss, a disappointment, and a humiliation.
They bad twitted us with tolsrating the pres
euce Of handful OF hostile soldiers, they had
abused rs a. windy brsggarts.
Their scurTilous sheets bad invented living
stories about our miserable weakness, their
pictorial papers bad exhausted al their ven
omous hunor and artistic ingenuity in Tidi-
culiag rs into an assault upon the strong for
tifca ion. But their filthy words and funny
pictures failed 70 precipitste rs into a prema-
turc and ruinous trial Of strength. They
imputed cur delay % cowardics, and delighted
10 imagine that the Palmettos, with all their
reckless bravery, turned pale AZ the idea Of
I provoking the wrath o. The potent Govern
msnt by 5peh,ng their batteries upon one Of
its sir0nghods. How keen, then, must their
modification have been, how bot their fury,
bow black their wrath, when they were
obliged TO believe that we bad struck the blow,
that the hated Tag waved over the battered
walls Of the renewed foriiGcation.
We were prepared for the bowls, and curses,
and menaces, The announcement Of victory has
called forth. We knew Il would Intensity
theiF hate and envenom tbeir malice. We
3 knew IL would wipe on. party distinctions,
/ change timid friends into aYowcd enemies, and
I make conservatism hide its bland and hopeful
+ face We knew, also, that we would hear the
/ tramp Of armed men, hasting TO obey the SUM-
mons Of their chief. We looked for an these
/ demonstrations. The flag which, in their
I Judgment, we have dishonored, is more beauti-
! fu in their eyes than eveT It was before, and
/ as they lock upon that siubol Of their national
Z glory and strer g,h, their hearts burn with q
livelier devotion Their pride and patriotism
4 have been aroused.
Under the impulse Of those feelings they
have tbrown ou. their banners, and girded
{ themselves FOR The conflict. Most signal and
glorious have been the effects Of that hloodlsss
victory upon the States whose slownsss and
insction we have felt obliged to chide. Vr-
Z ginis has thrown in her lot with ne; Nor ,
l Carolina has committed herself 10 secession;
I Maryland has rushed impetuously 10 the en-
brace Of her sisters with The blood Of her chill
dren upon her garments; Kentucky and Ten
nsssee, and The other slave States, viii soon
I place their sTnbol upon or banner.
The North and South are aFrayed agains
each other. The fall OF Sumter has hnisheC
The work begun By South Carolina. The two
sections stand face to face In hostile array
( TIE one is fred BY sense Of wrong, sustsineS
by Che hoiY and potent Inspiration Of the Just
nees q its csuse-lfe, liberty, hosnr, an I
holds dear,-is threatened BY The ruthless g
gressorg the other is sctusted by q sentiment
Haddenei BY mortified pride, blinded BY ds'
bolicsl rage. Who can doubt what the issul
q the conflict will be To doubt that we vii
be victorious were 70 doubt that Justice is oni
Of the attributes Of the A mighty. The God O
battles makes our arms strong, and when ",
strike ihe foe will fall,