Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-18

NOT il; strict conformity with the law OF nations
Ancr he had xp'aiaed TO me tho cireumsiant's
which led to the annexation Ct ST. DJmlhgo,
and tho Cliect Of the Mexican expedition, /
handed him printed list, sent 10 me ny Atf.
Helm of the v sse.s which had catered tho por's
OF Cuba after breaking the blockade, and OF
those which left Cuba and entered Southern
ports. and stated TO him the blockade was surely
iaef Give. bo.h from the number Of vessels
which had violated 1t aad from the fat that 1t
was n blockade maintained by cruisers, and not
" ships OF war permanently s:aloued Al the
nuulhs OF Southern rivers and hArbOfs Ee
sni, diffrlcl c,s of opinion might be enteTia ned
as to K, iI,ctiyeu' ss bat this WAS one OF those
questions IA which enc nation could not act
aione, and IS Englahd aud France agreed in
opinion that this blockade could not be consij-
cred Ineffective, Spaia would hot dIler from
them
Before lcaying handed 10 Mr.. COllanies a
copy Of the communication to Earl Rgssell and
bis a, 5 yer, which hal been published ia paria
menlary aperS, aud also copy OF my instruc
tious fDr winch hs was thankful. lie expressed
the hcps that we might have fr quent convoTsa-
tons together, and appeared anxious to obtain
correct information through Southern sources
He was astoninished that cur government had
MT pr0vi1e1 means tOr transmitting that lnioE-
naioH, and requested me, when received any
that was in plrisnt, 10 inpast 1t 10 him. 1 his
the substance of what may be cons dered OF
some importancs in a long AID cordial inter
view. / In.cr from it that this government will
II act separately from England aud Fran ce.
. wing 20 the enO.mJus Preparations made by
sh- North 10 suhjuga'e rs, believe that nothing
is now TO be exptc rI from amy OF them until the
Northern government is ready to tr' al with u as
an j. dependent power. II i: be SO, and the war
is 10 last many yea s. as tue Plesiien! int:mates
N his iaaugura it will be for him t. determine
whether it is consistent with our dignity to keep
longer abroad commissioners whom he knows
are under 20 circumstances TO he received or
list. ned 10.
have the honor to bo, sir, very respectfully,
your o5cdent rvant I. j. Rosr.
: E,isssbu, . journal oH Rae Campaign :
FORE Hichn,oHd- CGil for Reinforce meats
far JgcGISIIHH.
Tno Pl.isburg Chronicle contains long ari-
Gle calling loudly fo- reiuf1rcements 10 be sent
Immediately to Mcclellan We copy the mate
,iel portions:
The chief at Of war, said once
its greatest master, napoleon, consists in having
two men TO the cuemy's one at the right time
and ut The derisire point This art the rebel
generals, i is right TO acknowledge, have thus
iar understood far better than our own. Twas
thus Bull i IN was won, ard twas thus that the
later battles Of Shiloh aud Fair Oaks we al
mos. Csired. Wei, here IS no doubt that Rich
mond is the decisive point. The rebels well uu-
de.stand it glorious victory for them there
secures their Independence, by procuring The IN
tsrventiou of foreign powers.
Nay, wa would not be surprised if the di5ss-
trous de eat Of 3icC Il AL before Richmond would
not only q srCer Lis - hole army, but Wash
ingtUn ilself; t,r by tie peculiar system adop cd
by she war nanag. Inent, we appear to have posi-
tiv. ~ no reserves. This is desperate gambling,
and not war. Secretary Stanton has 1el scicd
the enrO .lment OF ahy more troops, although he
could have 200 600 additional, II he would ac-
cept them What we have are sal cred all over
tie continent, almost; so tlat at the decisive
point the probabilities are that the enemy fsr
outnumber US McCle!laH's army, not too
strong at first, has been decmated by disease
and bat .le, and } ct Burnside and McD)well are
obstIiatcy, aLd apparently le.versely ksi
uloof fron all participation, either actual OF
strategic. in he capture of Richmond.
Let any one imagine for one N msnt the l.
plorable ard app4lliaE consequences OF a crush
ing defa before Richmond, and then let him
ask, why should there De any RISK arhaiSrer Ill
max ;ug the a s4ult upon that city Why not
ms.e assurance doUb.y sure, and q take bond
of fa.e" by doubling McClellau's army. J.
nave uOE tllG Hlcil1 hitJaO louib ~ ~ EN
nation have press d them upon the government
by the hundred thousand, and yet they have
hern again aHd again Ttjsetsd, pp)n the pea
that aready too many men have been enrolled
This We ReCer believed, and can't now. n
yl1l, under The il ildeLce of his late scare, Sec
re.ary Stanton had accepted full fifty Thousand
volunteers, b, might VITA them have gsrrisontd
| Washington City b ,ltimore, aud all the OtheI
/ positions which are not in special danger; be
! might have guarded the Lridgei prisoners aud
/ railroads. and IlFis .haye been in condition tC
/ send every available fighting man down tC
/ Richmond. Bat inst look at it. Larger cl
/ smaller bodies Of troops lying idle q. Pensacola
! Key West, in Kansas, New Oi-ans AID thc
/ West. ,ff Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, NUTtl
! Carolina etc and LETde't # all, a splendid anC
/ well disciplined army al fredericksburg, " ithir
/ lwo dlys lHazch Of Richmond Were Rich
n5ud ou!s, ell these things would be addeC
u.to as. lis thus the Confederates argue. |
wa defeat Mcclellan at Richmond, cut up BIZ
splendid army, OF drive 1t iItJ ;he bay, all tn,
placcs now ii her captured-or taken by the to'
must be ours Let US temporarily surrende
minor points that We msy have he one decisive
success which dominst' all the lesser ones.
Now, unless the government IS positively 2nt
from many sources assured that the rebels u
Il chmond a.e decidedly outnumbered by it
own troops, it would not only be all act oi rash
mes, and nxlnes to allow Mcclellan to attacl
with his present diminished forcsS, but il woul,
be an act ul the most criminal and inCXcussbl
weakness, arguing imbecility in those directing
o,ir war movements. We cannot expect ts 3i
an ;moo; tant victory there unless We have don
eycrytnina; ara exhausted every resource Il
orte- to deserve and ensure it, and if the peopl
frd that few Of their seIvGuLs are bind, an
ignorant, and head strong, they must st.p in an
command I tf,Teut policy.
A few blnnieTcrs, disgraccd aud deg radej
all ,in.. cu SD tor their fcly aid detrs' cd f
tbeir Ignorance, would be a small consolation,
through item our whole cause, AMI the cause {
human liberty, is iretrevably lost. The bait
of Richmond is evidently 20 be, not ONLY th
strnc ole in which the ! lte OF tbs country tC
countless generations hangs, but it is to BE- on
! of the f. W decisive battles IN which the who
world is iuteres cd, and by which its welfare
al ,ctej. There is no reason whatever that "
, !. should risk a. ytEing there. We should al
! could have at IhAt decisive point two men
the eneuy's one" II is better to over th1
! under estimate the enemy's numbers ana po"
of resistance That they Sht well and despe
5 steIv dis icl!y to deny; and McClelans wca
mss only siirs their pride, excites their hope
and encourages to continued perseverance,.
+ Dlrbe cur army, aud hope dies wi:hin the
5 and manic elsuas Garrison B.timorr, Was
: inpton, etc, with vodnteers; bring Es., 81
: twenty-five thou and of IIIllcck's best drilt
troop, let Burnside aud Mcdowell hasten
= the Peninsula with every lighting man they c
9 s.rspe together, and then the capture OF t
rebel capital is q matter OF absolute Certainty
+ ;, there is no room to peradventure upon if. ia
= est a5 h0sie toceri, aud while the willy devils
= the rebellion are sacrificing everything III ORD
. to secure one victory which embraces ever
: .hirg, why should we not be as wise in tim
!. Ii there is doubt as TO tho enemy'S sheng
. pive Mcclellan the benefit of that doubt.
~ fbe:r army Is lyuud not so large as thought
u we'll; but ii mt. n larger-better, for then it "
y no, bs too late to cal up our reserves, aud {
- =, the wal by one glorious coup de qacfre.
rs FToan fredericksburg, va
IS WASHINGTON, jane IA gentleman ir
e. fredericksburg direct states that when
a. bridge across the RappahSnnock was sw
e. away By the 4 'od, the other day, the secessi