Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-20
THE LULL.

M 3SA4s
Since the fight at Cedar Mountain, war
matters seem at stand still; and rebeldom is
more quiet. Throughout the North the only
excitement prevailing is one Of wonder, wonder
at its own manifestations of strength. The
people seem actually awed by the contempla-
ton OF their own unwearying determination
and inexhaustible resources. In less than six
weeks three hundred thousand men have en-
rolled themselves champions Of the Union,
and the cry is still they come. The new i'm
pstus in the North explains the lull in the
South. 1t is felt by both that the lew levies
Joined to the cid must, and in all human prob
ability will, end the war. Taking advantage
of the lull TO look about ia. and see what has
been done and what remains to be
done, we find the work moro than half
accomplished. The large States Of Missouri
and Arkansas are practically severed from the
rebellion, the mouth Of the Mississippiis in our
hands, and in every State Of the Union
the stars and stripes have been firmly planted,
and have never yet been driven out of any
State they have entered. We find the limits
Of rebellion narrowed, and see its armies pre-
servei solely from their possession Of internal
lines Of railroad that yield rapid means Of con-
centration. Ii we ask vhere is the Confede
racy, we are told that it now consists of .
piece Of Teunessee, portion Of North Car
Dina, part of Alabama, section OF Georgia,
a foothold in Virginia, some acres of Florida,
and BIT OF Louisiana, minus New Orleans
and Baton Rouge, with thrUe-fourths of Mis-
sissippi-not one whola State. The so-called
Confederacy hath dwindled TO confederation
Of bits of States lying contiguous TO each
other and intersecyed by railroads. The occu-
patton Of Meridian, Weldon and Chattanooga,
certain to be followed By the entrance into the
field Of the rew levies, will separate these
fragments, and the next freshet of the
Mississippi viii render the great river the
high way Of the Union.
The coming army has an easy task before
it, compared to that achieved by the old one;
and in is execution it will be aided by navy
triple in tonnage, numbers of vessels and
effectiveness, to that which aided the latter.
The end of the rebellion is becoming plainly
perceptible, the results of the end itself, how
ever, resting, as they do with people changed
materially by the war itself, human sagacity
fails to perceive. If the people are true to
themselves and to their possibilities the result
will be vindication of pure Democratic prin.
ciples, I've use the word as antithetical tc
monarchical or oligarchical,) the establishment
of a republic which, for power and promise
will surpass that of the Rome of the GRACcHI
If, on the other hand, the suppression of THU
rebellion be, as many fear, but the forerunnel
of an attempt by party to substitute oligar
chical for republican institutions, q new
MARIUs, to be followed by new CESAR
threatens retrogression in human progress
sickening TO the heart.
But the active, devoted patriotism of tn
people the readiness with which it meets tn
work of the hour, and sets about doing wha
must first be done ere the dread problem ca
arise is too gratifying an assurance for th
: future, for any to despond in the present.
Even iu the quiet of the present may b
felt the coming storms of the proximate future
Storms purify, however, even as the fires c
sorrow