Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-01
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4 Petition from the Citizens Of Saint
TammaIy Parish, to be Allowed to
Trade with New Orleans.
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8. To General RuccIes,


commanding
s'TTgE urdsr-Ig7e5 citizens or residents Of saint
L Tsu1lauy Psrish Is spactfGl.y beg leave 10
represent tl1 following facts
.Orr community is n en- s-r-cultursl one but has
away been spendsat on New 0rl5 ans for food sup
plies n exchange for wood bricks luHlbsr, etc A
sa5dso and tosl icrnrEt7n % this trade especially
without previous notice. vTouid pG: as n dzaser Of
w are sr7ers fha. in szme II v-a- fhes should be
80 s bslgEss76 IS 81 is St ats & A sEf f.s a. an szssp
hss already hesa made in fyor of citizens in
New O-eaus- to the x'sns q furnishing them with
a7ur Our ea e, Ne ennceiFs 70 be s much stronger
one bv the 7utuuarcs Of q limited traffc such as
heretofore exsng We obtsia necessaries Of fs in the
ssape Of pr0vsiouE in exchange for e1nTensuces
W0-d lurlber, ste, whch ere mere rubbish on orr
hsnds The Southern Conisdsra.y evidently gains by
Erca an exchange Again Ne would csl to your miud,
General the fact hat Immense storE of salt nedienss
eni 1ther stores f0r srmes have come through thg
channel Are re % vourta fly throx away an oppor.
tu1ty which the svzriee Of enemy holds out and
v7iiI coatiuue 20 sscure t9 usf We have objection
such safeguards baiug placed around such traffic
make II bona fas advantageous 10 our lics We
therefore pe-isn ysur General 70 permit the eoEtinu
sncs o. restricted trade within such limits yogr
prudence InSy suggest and We reecmnead tbs ts Ter
of ths Cspta Peter Gsnil1ci az proper person 70
receive yCur Coudsnce IN this m.t.er-a Of stict
integrity ard ucanchiak loyal y.
" II. 3. Hand L II. Escd, James Drucsn, Henry
siszer. L. G. Barni,z n Kroge-, Ruland VIII ea, n.
sFaIstza n. Hoes r. Steiner ,. 8 Snith, James T.
aIoEms,. GesTge Rsbber. r. H. Gsis. II. Il Hurst.
rh1s. Ct lszpis, Il Augustn, J. IT, ltuddoek Wlli.ln
Bagby, b. Jcne', Aug. siuou, s. Stapies r H. Le-
mir J. g. Thompson, " Berket t. TrOs. Sgcroik S. J.
T. L. H.
7. solomon. T. Eegrett.'
Icsrtify the above 20 be true copy.
L. D. SAEDID5E c. 8 A
a. A 4. and Inspector General
FrRsr DISTRICT PROVOST MARSHAL GESERUsl
OFFICE
TAsGIPAHoA July IIth 1862
- Efesrrs A. B. Hand Ti0s. Gfiisps and Others citi
seas Of re Perish Of ST. TsaauaHy.
fEEvrfEyFN. Yoar petition. asking permission 20
opea trade wi tire ensBiss of your esunry who now
oocupy New Oresns snd Bzton Rouge, the esElsreal
ad political capitals ef your State has bssn rsesived
b General Rugg,es and s1u directed by him 10 reply.
IN de ny beg leave 70 call your attention 70 General
order No from these Headq7srers end 30 paragraph
lat. Of General Order No g, fI0m Department Head
gaa-trs PROHIBITING All intercourse sbd t-c with the
enemy or Dsrsons thin HE lines, s2d announcing the
eaaiv Of death against those who eEeagS in IT, Copies
"a ths.- are herewith irclsssd for your information
these orders have 5sel called f0r by the stern nsces-
ii 20 OF he tines. and It s believed have met the a.
49, unve sal approval Of tie loyal ei.zsus Of the
7-7- Nor is there anything novel IN the regulations
80 ne erf5s or the penalties they sns0unce They
u dselarv ans coths with penal sanctions doctrines
lorg as+aO iNhed and universally recognized.
Tven in vour communications, HE asking 10 Be eI
t for the,r prOvisous yOa rscognizs their jus.les
f.r vi sev We a-e syyare that 10 tine o. there
sf,.I5 bs no trade between bs.lgs-suts" But you
Trgs that yours is eNoep'i3na case a1d thas 70
f-, ms Tus would sci Jet you - great hsrdships
ECr row unre than twelve months yJur country kas
saer engaged in gigantic struggle for eZis-enee Her
mobile people have poured out their treasures stsr
mi ike the ancient Patriarch have not withheld
their childfen from The szel1ca but have ehearfuly
t them forth encounter the tolls OF the 1aarc1, the
ssssz Of tbe camp, and the pesils of he batte eld
5T-r5-ede Of them haze fallen BY tbs Waysds-thou-
Vgds bsvs fingered and led in the hosPisls msuy Of
tfs- f,r de want Of medicines Which coud be OBJ
s4ued sn5 tbosssnds more have persisted the hsld
of bstfla But their fhin1ed and wasted raEks have
esn ned by hers, esgsry pressing forward 10 take
Ire places Of the fallen and 20 y your fSg is proudly
asr5e id the face Of End bshind the foe by men hall
slothsd half fed, and who fer nont5s have not known
even the rude comforts Of zcl tets tent. Nor has the
army been aIone il tbs respect every elass OF soeety
les 20 greater less extent bsea tj=ctsd to hzrc
ships ana prvaoas which 20 tAeir lsstng honlr be it
,sid have been Grmly and even cheeruuy born3 And
81 gentleman the tine has come, when you are called
upoa 20 take your portion q this Widespread suffer
ing the General COMMANDING hopes snd believes that
you vi net be fo-nd wanting IN colrsgs snd fortudo
10 bear It Ike msn and patriots.
You say taat IL not permitted 70 dispose OF your
friczE lumber, etc they viii be mere rubbish On
your haods. You cannot be ign r9n gsntlsnea, that
in this you bu Ehase t1e eonncn tAte OF your fellow
citizens EIcre thsn two Lund ed millions Of dollars
worth cf produce Ia held By the Fariohc planters
of the Coafsderate States aad 20 far from seeking 10
sell OF buter this, they AID ready 70 deltroy aud
ilsve In many instances voluntarily applied The to-ch
80 yftb self sserfcng devotion v1ltLv Of men WHO
srre 70 be free czy seen l. redacsd 70 ashes rather
Nn SELL even a. the most eNhorbant rates % the en-
= q Of their conn r.. And, Il you iu but tEru your
80 a ueighbo-ing ParisA, you may there see the
,-r ga ~siais which y5a feGr WI Decoze rubbish
'5 ~ ds-houeh, bu. recently f0rmed into con-
forts5ie dwelizgs and elter-og AsPlsss Won.sn and
biIdreu-reduss0 - fsa7s q ru9bish and ashes
s fsir inmates bsve been driven to the woods and
rs1rived Of sIl me.ug OF eubssiercs. And tbs 4
sn done by tie very rosn Vi tn whom you would EoE
- e7r,rpereisl intercourse 70 whore avsrice you
,,o1id minister aud whose waa.s you woaid slpPy.
The Geaersl command ng, directs me IN eonclus0n
70 tav that Tegsr3iD taess probihons a trihe with
sh enemy ssessBtial % The sucoessinl tense Of th-
,1nry he j. deieruiaed rigl5y 70 enforce them and
that any O5e Wno may be detected u attempting q
-yads on violate tbem viii be Pronply brought &
eondEn punishment.
Very respectfully,
JAMES FUQUA.
Di triet Provost Marshal General.
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T. ID. SANDIDGEs G. S. A., A. a. A aud InsoscteE
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