, 1862-03-04
FROM TENNES
The. Mississippi to-: be Defended.
MEMPHIS THE :FQ1NT FOR 4
GRAND 6EAHD.
TENNESSEE SHARP SHOOTERS.
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We hare tie Memphis Asalaache Of the 2Gth,
rom which we make some highly interesting |
:xtracts indicative Of the policy OF the the
ruE NOTE OF ALARM-IxpoRrAEcE or
We arc gratihed to find TINT the opinions
Expressed by Us with regard to our proper Line
# defense in this State, are gradually being
accepted l,y all Rejecting minds. Some ct
3ur Journals have gone astraJ on the absurd
dea that the enemy intended making their
strong demonstration against Nashville,
concluding that the capital OF our
state, on small stream, vas OF more value
= In1and sea"
Lust November, some of our most tnteH-
rtnt and sagacious citizens regarded Colain-
bus as the point mostly coveted BY the
enemy, and urged instant and adequate
for It's defense.
One Of our contemporaries, the ApDs1t, with |
more zeal than wisdom, ridiculed the idea Of
there then being any necessity for such pre-
paratiop. as men Of sounler Judgment aud
greater sagacity thought advisable; and did |
mnch to dampen that spirit which Is always |
essential for % nny e gEeat emergsnsy; ts s; tn,n IN
u sensible view OF this question Of defense,
and feel complimented in seeing 1t urge our
views, in SO nearly our Own language rs to
convince us that it has derived much
benefit from the pernsal Of our late
s5sles aaIe te ,szissippi L. fSer st III
hazards. Our contemporaries south Of us
have never committed the blunder Of the
Appcuz, in snpposing that our invaders ever
intended making an, thing like serious dem,
onstIation against this valley by any land
Of dieconraeiIg our people from the active
preparation in which consists our safety The
chief object Of the enemy Was and is too pa
tent for men Of sagacity not to see it; and We
may rest assured that the country now prop
involved, since the appeal has at last comprc-
Aepded it.
AS VIC have said again and again, the enemy's
great blow will be struck in his attempt to
gain command Of this valley. &f Columbus
and Memphis should fall, he will have uncon-
trollcd sway for two thousand miles Of the
richest agricultural region in the world, ex-
tending from the Lakes of the North to the
| Gulf Of the South. He can move his gunboats
| and transports at will-not i've miles per daE,
rs be now moves his army on land, but fifty
| or one hundred miles per day. He Will gar
| rison towns as he goes, with troops enough
| 10 keep down all Opposition. he will thus
pcuctrate the heart Of our cotton and sugar
region, and it will be no ordinary task to
drive him from It. At least it will not be
done till cities, towns, villages, hatnlets and
private dwellings are laid in ashes, and man
hood and womanhood be made to drink the
cup Of bitterness to the dregs!
It is strange, passing strange, that any c1tl
zen Of this valley could ever hare been delud
cd as to the chief design Of the enemy! Ane
1t is strangc-we had almost said c7inaiAal--
that any respectable journal Of the South cou1t
| ho Fc.,,,d trripcr n prpya1t nfar 77enn1e from
making that preparation for defense callet
forth By the magnitude Of the interests 4
stake on both sides.
Let Nashville fall, as it probably must; bu
Aatneed not create the panic which now seem
really to have seized upon some Of our people
. panic which, most unfortunately, has no
; been allayed by the adjournment Of our Exec
utiye and Legislature from Nashville to Mem
: phis-a measure deemed by the Executive
Governor Harris, proper aud necessary, "
repeat it-let Nashville fal1-its value to us
nothing compared with Memphis and this va
Our duty is before us all, and it is plain
. We must defend the Mississippi river aud th
Memphis and Charleston Railroad! Will
: We would not place our opinion against an
commanding officer at Columbus, VIC are fran
{ 10 confess that We think Fort Pillow IS tt
: point for stand On the Mississippi, ifit be NJ
L Zoo late to abandon Columbus. The lattt
place is too far from that great artificial liz
Of support and defense-the Memphis at
l. Charleston Railroad--and if Fort Pillow c.
c hold the enemy in check in his advance
# water, he aciN netcr adrante by land.
o Be it Columbus or Fort Pillow, one or bo'
It must he held; aud y point on the Tenness
!. river (say Hapburg:) With these two Iiv
IS Qualifications made imp1cgnab'e, and othe
of Of each other, We can defy the advance Of Il
lc foe for all time to come. -aea, however, a
lg needed for this duty. It will not do for us
,9 rely upon President Davis, or any other gre
st man, for help, in this hour Of trial
CT Much IS said about President Davis eendi
Ut US aid. This may be 80. We trust it is $
re | but we confess VIC do not know at what p0i'
Il On our Potomac or coast lines, can be saft
: weakened just now Large forces are thrc
ii. ching us In all quarters and we must rely up
IN oursslees! Upon the men from this great 7
IL levi The Legislature will probably soon :
u3 tlorize The Governor to call tue militia il
he active service. For tie sake Of honor q
las manhood, We trust no yoxng unmarried m
nv will suffer himself to be drat2e1t He wol
NJ soon become bye.1sord-a scott-a burn1
Ice shame to,llis sex aud 10 his State! Leave Il
for for old and married men; but, in tue name
to patriotism, let us not see young men parad
ito our streets as Mi1ti1, when the guns of III
for dreds Of sick soldiers are waiting for them
fl Columbus.
ses wives upon this subject, and Il young men
az pantaloons, will stay behind desks, countt
lie and molasscs barrels, let the girls pres
ICE | them with the garment proper 10 their PEI
me / able spirits. Success will make demons Of
ed | invaders; and success in the invasion Of
gas valley win be more cheering to them than
iii tory at any other point.
the eu,pp s11ooT,Sr M TEyEEssEE RITZ
AZ ar We learn that some Of our citizens are
ri pairing for effective service on the Tcnnet
"a river. They will 60 out in squads Of not q
~ than five or Six. Each man is practiced 81
nf with rifle at long range, and each vii
M prepared With not less than one huna
00 rounds. They will take with them nott
md but ground coffee, relying upon the eli.
mo these small squads, to guard the Tenne
~ ,en. river. They will take their opportunities
nnd behind trees, logs, aud in the narrow bend
an the river, to pick OF tue Lincoln pilots. 7
,;na cau plank mimic bull in 4 sheet Of fool
faT. paper, ut distance Of Six hundred yards !;
ra1,s nc venture the assertion that such d corr
sharp shooters will be es great terror tt
enemY's boats as our gunboats were at
Doneison. Let each county bordering OF
Tennessee river, IN West Tennessee, Sc
" sqNad of such men on this duty, aud tn
b, Or lots will soon refuse to ascend stream "
nGnt ma death awaits them behind any big tree
an; man may face 9 known or seen danger
d to when be cannot divine how, from what {
,oEn ter and at what moment the arrow ma
} do. sped, he will shrink from it with an I
sslon a war, that any defense is lawful, and our
1S~'S must be successful.
nedi- REBEL ACCOUNT OF FORT D0NELse
We have no special list Of the killed, we
oeln. ed and prisoners at Fort Donelson; but
1rrcd was imn,case slaughter on both sides.
left Federal loss is estimated at 600 kil1et
way, wounded Our loss is also large-proh
# the 1,5c0 killed and wounded. The general
lnally | ion secrls to number the Confederate 10
not surrender about 0,0O0 Of our brave and
part men, and at their head Gen. Buckner-e
leral, the best men in our army. He is really q
man. Our prisoners passed Paducah en-
plka TO Alton, Ill, full OF spirlt-shouting TO-
wing Davis and the Souteern Confederacy!
: and docs not almost desire to tighten their bu
hing by dividing the1ns We almost feel so!
nent. does not feel willing to fight on in fit
"eF." hope as they ha7e done!
= 81 TIE FOUNTAIN OF REBEL COURAGE
~ DRIED Up.
|o do The following bill has passed the l.
. No ture Of Tennessee:
letter srcr1oy1. Bsuen0effd by The Geaeyu, IL
Il the QftAe State Of Tennessee. That tt shall not
HI for any person or persons In the state
1850 chase nand dfatil any kind Of grain into spi
stand with lie United States.
gca Of SEC. 2. Be ii further enacted, That for "a
senta every violation OF this act the offender or ct
end. | shall be punished By presentment Of indie
| and upon conviction shall be fined not lei
m ~. fire hundred dollars and Imprisonment =
uu'S than one month.
an &c SEC. s. Be Il {urtaer e',asfed, That the
rough Judges Of the Circuit and Criminal Courts
Stale shall give This net in charge to thcir
orva1- SEQ / Bsit further enoe4ed, That dist
enrra1 Of all the grain raised Or prodneea by the