Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-20
CoK.nrH. sanaa,. hIsy Y. 60 , \.

CGR'GTH Sunday. May y, I-OS-S PM
Early this nvrning affairs assumed a more
earnest aspect taI general engagement than
foz days before Our men sHi otius!= Tsfo ali
a. theif posts aud it was anticipated hat ths
enemy would venture oil Attao6. iIoEu his Gloy7.
ment5 yesterday 81 ouI right and center. Up
to Aiis time however. All remains quiet. and su-
other sabbath will close no doubt uniistuIbed
by deadly .rife and tE= tIightful roaI Of mus
kerry and artillery These soa4is have bscoHo
so familiar 10 The soldier tia they ale but ht,la
needed but to the citizen atsr of thsir teTrOia n
crease with distance Il as now supposed that
the rapid fail OF ths Tennsssee Iveg will compel
hsIleck 10 hing Oh the battle. lest he shall o.e
the advantage of the cover of his gunbosts in his
retreat The ride 81 conflict Is lapidiy using
aud It cannot be long before the hiIs Of C0riuth
wiz echs with the din Of battle and be made 10
quake with the roar Of heavy artillery. Let it
coma We are fully prepared aud a. foT the
consuniBasFs result that must be left to the Cod
OF battles and an 6veruling Providence. who
If We earnestly 5upplicate with o8ntrilCH in ouT
h1=yts. will not desert 0s ~ oaG peril
There is "a TaldGI this moIiting that lie susiny
appfOaGHol A2.ic Htlir7h sli IotauOhtabi
which is about tSysliy miles west o, Cornth, On
the Memphis road 1t was said t0 be only
cavalry forces but the enemy Is, 10 doubt.
making an effort In seize that portion " the
ro6d-the distance from PuIdy TO POcsh0ntas
being about the same that it is from Corinih IL
is said that Hslleck is an excellent 5tTatsgist
but poor fighter We shall soon ses divulged
tie movements on the great chessboard Of this
battle which will depend more on the moves
than On the strength of position. As ! am
writing the discharge Of two pieces OF ordnance
would seem TO indicate that some skhmishing Is
progressing on our right to The eastward
The address 20 the Democrats OF the North is
but an effort 10 establish peace party that Ger
tain demSgogues may ride into power. 1t they
could make the prosecution of tine war popular,
no doubt thay would then take that side I have
no confidence IL the Democratic party Of the
North AS toT = reconstruction Of the Union.
that Is all bosh, snd they know it. We haYe
said
Ths swords keen point the inheritance shall part"
and having forced us To this extremity. they
know full we'll that if they cannot subjugata IA,
they can never reconstruct the Unicn. Such men
as William Richardson and other D0ugissites
and parasites, are TO be trusted bat once. All
such declarations ss the following, has been
ofteR affirmed before:
They are inAexibIy opposed to waglng war
against any of the States OF people of this
Union in any spirit of oppression, or for any
purpose of conquest or subjugation, or Of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or e5
tsblished institutions of any State. Above all,
the Democratic party will not support the ad-
minstration in anything which looks or tends
to the loss of our political or personal rights and
liberties, or a change of 0uI present Democratic
form Of government"
Douglas over and over again reiterated il 10 the
South and then fell back on squatter sovereignty
to carry the North 1t won't do, gsntlsmsn; it
is too late, and you now find yourselves in the
condition Of Paddys chicken which cried out
lust as the Patander swallowed him whole, after
breaking the egg. 1t is only hobby to ride in
10 office, because they know and feel lhst the
people are getting very sick OF ihe wsI with
crushing debt upon thsm, that Ii Is impossible
much Longer 70 sustain. But have no idea Of
intsrfering with tho politics OF foTeiga nation,
so let the gentlemen do as they please, but fol
heavens sake don't let our people be gulled by
any such clsp-trsp hope. Our nope must be il
our powder, and oII trust in God Nothing else
can give us peace SPARTA.