Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-09
9ailg appeal,
PROM THE srAE or wAR II yIH-

re PTss;asnt Stepl.eas and his AsseilaHts-tn-
ssifst condacs ef j T'irg;nia and TssInessoe-llfr.
S,r.Lsss Iadorssd 5B The Hhole Country Bi0ak-
aas offke Potsaao-- Iankee 0aaireges IN Faigfar
-Bnrriug Of Falls charoh-.Nssrs ria Ohio Of
,hs Houndiag Of RoseneTunz aad RfPldss Of has
eeIgnr as-2ig Sesseil 8foHntaia.
RICIMoND, October 3, 1861.
You have ~ moro faithfully represented the
sentiment of Virginia than Of Tennessee. am
sure. in the prompt and able defense Of Vice
President stephens against the attacks which
haze been made upon him by the E1aminsr
ofihis ely aaa ibe IoaTaol Of Wilmington n. c.
And 1 am glad 70 perceive that gou haze not
initiated certain papers Of t-sgga IN attributing
these attacks 10 n aesiTe On the part Of the peo-
pie OF the politicians Of the Old Dominien 10
secure the olice ioF some favorise Of then OWE.
There sno unworthy Jealousy among the people
Of Virginia concerning the high places OF the
Confcderaie eove1nment. They care very litle
who fIs them SO that tle occupants be faithful
and worthy nen. Never in the poltical history
o. tie world i may Be said without hesitaiion,
has 50 unselilsh movement been made ty anv
people IS was thst Of secession by the brave
people Of Virginia and her noble sister STATE Of
Tennessee They knew tlat upon them would
fllI IN a great measure iHs burdens Of he war
that upau tbsir sol n al probability musf the
struggle he foueht--ihai Richaaon.i and Memphis
would be the points upon which al The onfrgi,s
Of DE government st Washington would be con-
oeut-ated. On the contrary they know tllat by
base Submission to tae tyranny Of Lincoln
they would be entitlea to large shsre Of tho
spols Of lis administration. Bni they were
freenlen and the sons Of men who had achieved
independence lsy heroic self-sacrifiee. and they
acted IN accordance with the high instinct Of
their nature, and the traditions Of their llustri-
ous ancestry. II there haa been any desire to
socure the Eiee-P Presidency for any one else than
the nan who now adorns II. among the people
Of Virginia, It would probal,ly have been for
some worthy son of Tennesse, which Is 50 Car
unrcpTesented in the Confederate Cabinet; but
there was none. The vosc Of Virginia will be
given with unanimiiy and enthusiasm for Alex
ander h. Stephens, as statesman Of whom
any country might be proud, gifted with large
vision Of public affairs, animated hv q pure
patriotism, nerved by an inaexible resolution;
and lending al his powers % the common cause
Of separate nationality for The soeeaed States.
ana wiling to believe that the opposition Of tllc
Eramiasrto the reelection Of aIT. stephens was
based upon honest convictions Of public policy,
hui its views were sustained BY no considerable
party hore or elsewhere Tie gentlemen who
ass IN charge Of the paper 1t The iiHae spoke lis
own sentiments. and rot tho sentiments az this
eommunify- IIearn that fhe ediorisl Faauace-
nant Of the E1oHliasr. in Air Daniels absence,
ms, within few days. passed into other hands
Meantime AIr. Stephens. with ss1ene ihdiHer-
ence 70 The aniInadgersions o. the two journals
] have mentioned has taken private residence
in s retired portion ct the city, whore be lives
the same unobtusirc and studious life as in bis
modest dwelling at CgswioHasriIle, Georgia
The blockade Of the Potomac BY the Conle-aer-
ate batteries is at last complete, and they have
been compelled TO sekno4siedge the fact at WASH
ington. During the week one Of he Federal
steamers has been sunk outright IN the channel,
and two or tiree others have been badly crippled,
and thc sec7etazg Of Lineoln's May has giyeu
orders that no other vessels shah attempt 10 pass
up or down the riTT. This order was wholly
unnecessary, for thc Yankees have saluiary
dread Of ON Potomac artillerists, and after the
n,elancholy experience OF September, would ne,
have beeu anxious to get within range Of them.
It'sill b. a cruel disappointment 10 our guuners,
however. not 10 have chance az some Of ile
larger steamers, and the disappearance Of the
Inusquito feet viii deprive them Of their usual
practice With the pieces. Possibly the latter win
attempt 70 increase the annoyance which has al-
ready been oceasioned IN the lower waters ofthe
Rappahannoek, but their commander gpill DO well
20 remember the fate of Capt. Ward
From the Potomac array We loaTn noihing
Hayond the faci which yoa have known fer
several days-thai thcy have fallen back from
iheir advanced positions which the enemy has
proceeded 70 occupy in considerable forcc and to
fortify with enfrenchmenis. On their march
from tic Chain Bridge 30 Falls Church, the
Yankees 6en into terrible uishaps. An Irish
regiment IN the darkness Of the night fred into
Cliforuia regiment which returned the Gre,
the result Of which sIilesian blundering was The
Killing and wounding of some forty OF li.tv mon.
Their advance into Fairfax has been attended
silh 1lumborless acis Of piliaee and violence, as
Iniahf have been expected. Houses have been
burned, women outraged, non-conibatant resi-
dents shot in .beir beds. Mcclellan himself has
leen as far as Falls Church, which ancient
colonial houso Of worship has been burned 10 the
ground, and he either cannot or win not restrain
the scoundrels whom he has organized into
second grand army Of invasion II remains for
lie troops Of Johnston, Smith and Beauregard
10 punish them for their excuses, and # thy
dare 70 come outside of their easthworls The
punishment viii be inflicted according to their
deserts. What the meaning Of the order o isH
back was, we have not yet learned The Pfes-
dent stili remains at Manassas, unless De is now
on his return 70 town. as some suppose. II lis
purpose in going was only to make personal IN
specsion Of the troops and the country, time
onough has been afforded hini-if he went with
the Wow Of assuming the command in the
oxeeution Of some important measure we ought
sarely to hear Of It very soon.
Two Virginia soldiers arrived here last eyen-
iag, who brought intelligence Of stirring Kind
from the Big Sewen Mountain. These mon
were badly weunded and taken prisoners at
Rich Mountain. and since that unfortunate on-
aacemenr have been detained IN Columbus, Ohio.
When they left this place last Friday, the 9th
nit, It was currontly reporledand believed there
that an important engagement had taken place
between Gems. Lee aud Rosenc-anz, in which
the Yankees had been repulsed, and Rosencnnz,
himself, seriously wounded. As they passed
Bauwood, four miles below Wheeling, on the
Ohio river, they learned, in eeafi1mation Of the
repo-t current IN Colunlbus, that Rcseacranz was
in Wheeling at that momeni, suffering from a
severewound. wehavs no direct information Of
any sach battle We know that for several days
heavy skirEnishing Was going en- a. Big sewel
Aountaia, and the account from Ohio may be
true. The recent rains. which have produced
CREST rise IN al the water courses, have also
interrupted the railway communication with the
county beyond staunton by the destruction q
bridges, and doubtless rendered the wagon roads
well nigh inpassabla 50 that it Is Just within the
range Of possibility. that the battle may have
come of, and the direct news not yet have
reach us For one. / do not credit tlre Colunl-
bus Tlinor The New York Tlsncs, of Che 30th.
no s,-1 snsi-.- ~, -,,a--sso-, c 4lo A.