Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-10

Ws 1oucss by an advertisement IL 90 iaT :
paper, what VIC have long wished 70 see, & call
fer battalion Of foot lsncers or pize-aan- Apsrt
from the fact thai there is a. iusuficiency Of
serVicoable arms n O1T ordnance department foI
the volunteers, and the force now 70 b. called
into the field under ths provisions Of the CON
scrip ton law, recently passed by Congress, This
service presents Itself in a most favorable view
Il hls ever proved Itself most formidable crm
Of service, b0:h ancient and modern
The British HalbeTdisrs, even untsught u. the
improved avOlutions and quick movements Of
our more recent school OF tactics presented &
phsian1 0; serried steel not TO be broken Dy the
charges Of c.. airy or the rsh c. troops n battle
IN the Polish revolution mere scythe blades
affixed to stavee proved al effective weapon
against the well disciplined forces of the Russian
army.
In England. Ireland ana France. The foot
lCGcers have subsequently been esteemed .
mos: valuable arm Of service, as au adjunct TO
their armies. now provided with every modern
improvement of FIRE arms, and made preferred
corps in point Of reputs5iCn and pay Il is a
question, if the introduction IS tie lOag TaAgs
ire arms into modern warfare has added any
thing to the value vaAOT Of the soldier IN close
IL contested fields He is apt &c trust loG much
in distance OF shelter and nc. e C0n6ds al q
charge at close work against weapons whose
death-dealDg qualities GGe really no greater on
close approach than the old fashioned Gint-lock
muskets of the revolution Our main advarl-
tage against the Yankee IS IN the presence of
cold steel We are, or ought tG be, fighting a
" war to he knite" His advantage is in long
fighting, and with gradual approaches
ter adapted TO his want Of enthusiasm IL the
cause and superiority Of armament
The bayonet charge mas long been accorded
irresistible, but how seldom IL Jhs history Of
wars do We find il employed Soldiers depend
much on their cartridge boxes and when they
are empty, the musket is toe often regarded as
en- incumbrancei yet, in justice, they are more
frequently fairly tired out with firing before they
arc called upon for the use Of the bayOnet
Fresh troops sTe the material required for a sue
cessful charge The lance, q proper cpushuc-
ton, is much superior weapon 10 the empty
musEet and bsyonet IN sUch steady WORK Il is
more easily handed in the atLack and defense,
and no Impediment even in retreat A CORDS of
foot lanceTs, kept in reserve for q charge at
double-qUick, and over ground where cavalry
could not act, would hurry up the Hessians y
right merrily. The safety-boweI of the Yankee
would move in a calkilat!On OF retreat, the
Puritan would.roll up the whites Of his eyes
and start for Plymouth Rock and the Quaker
of Pennsylvania, verify would quake from his
broad brim to his broad toes We confess TO a
surprise tnst the government has not, before this
directly favored the oTgaIlz 4 on OF corps Of this
description Properly drilled in their peculiar
school Of tsctics-that Of the Voitigeur or
ChasscUy a. yieds-they must prove most effect
i've addition TO our srmy-RIcsEa0ad Dispatch