Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-25
Yankee Elule In Memphis.

From the Montgomery AdYertiser.J
The iron heel Of the Yankee tyrant is press
ing heavily upon the neezs OF the people OF
Memphis, and they are made TO feel keeniy now
terrible thing it is to fall into the haIlds Cl
their Northern brethren" Every conceivable
method Tor rspressing the sentiments OF the peo-
pie and of compelling them not only to yield
passive obsdisnce to the domination OF the con
oueror, but to support in an active manner the
cause of the Yankees, is adopted. a short time
since, Gen Grant despaiTing Of success In ms
attempts at making al the people OF the city
"lgyaI 20 the Union, issued Gu order, directing
that the families of all persons connected IN any
manner with the Confederate army, OF h14dlhg
{ fIice under the Confederate government, or
holding State, county, or municipal othces' ana
claiming gt the same time to owe allegiance TO
the Confederate States, should be banished from
the civ. 1t was expected that this order would
exDgl st least two tsoussnd families from Mem
pbis, and without doubt the Yankees were al
ready engaged in calculating what disposi-
ton should De made Of the property OF these
hanished rebels" when. for some reason uneX-
plained, Grant rescinds the order, and establish
es 81 obuoxilGs system Of paroles instead
The policy Of banishing all citizens of CON
Quered city who not willing TO dot their
hats to the flag OF the conqueror and swear
eternal allegiance TO his Tule Is one which we
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may be that the government which Grant repre-
ssnts feared to venture on a trial. At al events
the failure TO enforce the decree Of banishment
need EOt be set down TO the credit Of the Yam
kee commanders unwiliinguess 70 cause distress
among The thousands of poo people who would
by the execution Of the order have been thrown
upon the charities Of The people Of the South.
he has shown himself incapable of any feeli9g
except that of vindictiveness and hatred to the
people of the South, and we may be sme he viii
lose no opportunity 20 let them know and feel
the weight Of his power. Like bis friend Butler,
at New Orleans, Grant is not of much account
as g soldier, but as a representative of the char
acter and desires of the Yankee nation and gov
he IS doubtless the best selection that
could have been made for military oCmnandant
Of a conquered city.
The execution of this brutal order Of Grants,
though it would without doubt hove caused an
immense amount Of suffering, would have re-
suited in at least one good to the COnfedefacy.
There IS scarcely family in the city not emu
merated in the order OF Punishment, and II it
had been executed we should have been enabled
to determine who were and who were not loya
to the Confederate States. Those who took the
cath cf allegiance to the Yankee government
and remained in the city, would Of course be
classified among the enemies of the country,
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would hereafter be known and honoIed as tie
tried and true friends Of the COnfsderacy. It
would have enabled cur authorities to decide
without difficulty in tie future the social and
political status of parties claiming residence in
places occupied by the enemy at some time dur
ing the war.
A dsyi coming, however, when all these in
suits, these oUrsges upon civilization, decency
and law, inflicted by the Yankees wherever they
lave the power viii be avenged-when the
deeds Of Buter, Grant, Mitchell, Burosids, aud
others, viii be atoned for in blood. The hatred
ahich the unnecessarily tyranical and oPPres-
5ive course of the Yankees hes engendered will
not be appsased by the sacrifice Of those who
have So willingly becoEe the tools Of corrupt
and despouc government. There is in the pres
mt condition Of tie unfortunate people whose
homes are nov in the hands OF the Yankees
much to induce the inhabitants of other places
% suffer any priyaion, damage OF danger, be-
fore suEIendeIing TO foe So destitute Of ell
moral and bums1e attributes. /. is q strong ad-
nouition to ali, as they value liberty eud hol or,
md as they hate dishOnor and oppression TO re-
list to the utmost every inr0ad of the Yankees
Ipon Southern soil.