Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-19
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Correspond nes Of tbs Mobile EsenIrg News
MsRIDIA5, Mrs Ju.ie 10 The dow a lrsiu
arriving here just fore day this m5r ing
Drought no lesh diStr gnishad SONS and "a ian,
defenders Of our glorious eauss, tAau Gs, g n,
Sterling P'ica ana John G B'eckinrdge, Vice
President OF tbs tats United States.
Gen. Pdes made no st ~ with US, but General
jreckDridge, being too late for the train passing
west, put up at the Meridian House, (Ds
JohnsOn's ID Irins the day we learned that
Co'one, Colbrrt's regiment forming here, would
max a call on Gen Il eekimidge, at the AI,.
dian House. Ac 'Ord.ngly, on seeing the sol
de ma ching ia thst direction late in the oven
ing, We also walked that WY, and fouEd many
! OF the ladies and other eli Z5ns OF tho town cal
ectod there, bIt Gen. B.eckinrid knowing
nothing OF the movement, was 70 md absent In
a lew moments he came in from a walk, and b5-
! ing informed by gentleman present that the
AssJm6lage was in compliment to him, be ap-
pes'ed in the front piszzs, when repeated calls
and cheers froln the sold era and ciiiz ,nA, made
incumbent N him 10 say some hing. a the as-
'eInbl@ge sppcarod delern ined to he A. from him
Alter al intrl lduction TO the fjItant, Med DJDalI
Gle Breckinridge prefaced bis remarks by
pTott sting against making a regular speech
said he Was not accustomed Of late to 50 do Nc
tine f,T action. not speeches. That no one need
think thcre was any thing to hope for from tbs
. Lincoln government" that this sjrul glB had
proved 70 us that thc enemy neither respected
age, female lovclIneSs or influtilo weakness
when in their power that our only hope was in
our own strong arms aud determination Hescr
to be cOHqHersi; that history showed no nation
Il people WHO resisted their Oppress Is with
holiness, deterainatio and bravery, 10 matter
what the numerical superiority Of the invader,
but 7" hat lhHy finally succeeded and eventually
defeated them.
lis own State had not acted well, bnt it WAS
an Crror cf u gnent, not of heart. she hos ed |
to be able 10 ay the Gta.rieiisl hand and act q
mrdiAtOr but before she was aware OF IT, was |
betrayed by s,m' Of her own sous.
To MississiPpian. hs would say, without dis
parBgue the brave OF he volunteers Of other |
States, that h1 uAd the honor Of commanding |
tn m az Shiloh, and that no bravcT ulcn fought |
thsre that N o.e instance it was inpor aut d !
tOrn' able battery should be taken from the enc
my hs told his Mississippi snlliors SO, and they |
at sncs charged it with th-ir b4y0ueis, With not |
n iOad ot p0Joi,r or bill in their possession. aud |
took it over all opposition.
lie closed by peIginz himself to our Gauss.
as long there foot OF soil 10 DEF, nj and |
any Of her sons wOnd rally in the face of the
common enemy lie assured his c,untrymen
that wi en- the sword was put ssile, { ever |
and Kentucky was Left to say who sLs would /
JOIN, it would most certainly be tbs SJuth.
Time lOrbids further description Of his srcmarl
further than to say tEey ere eiOgH nj in ther iu
cep,on and d, livery, and we're listened 10 w.th
pr, fund atteatiOn by ladies, soldiers and citi
2 ms and elected much applause. At the Gloss
the ladies' came forward and were introduced to
him, and "a h one shook hlin 10y the hand
ibis closed this m morabe occasion.
Yours, LAUDEEDALE.