Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-24

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to 20 home for any purpose, and would not be
permitted to DO Sc ifthey desired it, He believed
that nothing could divert the attention Of the
Confederate army from its proper channel.
Lieut. Winston estmsied the entire rebel
forcs now in the field At 100000 men, nearly
one half of whom had been raised BY the en-
forcement of the conScripton act, which bad
been in operation for some months all over the
South he said the rebel army was never as
well armed and equipped as at Eresenti that
they had a supeTabundance of Enfeld rides,
cannon Of all sizes, and all the implements Of
war that their troops would be tolersbly well
clad this winter, aud supplied with wooden
s0led shoes, manufactured in Richmond and
Atlanta.
While the conversation was going on, q
Northern paper was handed to the lieutenant,
containing the bogus statement of foreign
intervention" He read it and laughed at it,
remsrking that the practical rRen of .hs South
had long since given up all hopes of assistance
from abroad, and that stories Of thst kind would
have no effect among the people of the South,
one way or the other; that they had al made up
their minds that nothing but persevering resis-
tauce to the Federal authorities would ultimate
in the achievement Of their Independence. They
believed England and France would give than
the right hand of fellowship after they had re-
ceived recognition from the United States, but
not before
LOYALTY OF THIS ERIGHBORHOOD.
The following are instances Of the 50 Loyalty"
Of the women of this neigbborhOod The ladies'
of the South are q refined. educated, snd tender
hearted set Of beings They abhor anything
having the semblaHce of a vulgarism about it,
and devote hours, vsbich IN the North would be
devoted to luxury and ease, to deeds of Chris
tian charity and the alleviation Of human suff=r-
ing. These examples Of southern female cUl-
tuTe and intellectual and moral accomplishment
are abundsntly yoHched for. A few days ago a
few Of cur cavalry were escorting some paroled
prisoners through LsGrsuge on their way
South A very pretty face almast hidden in q
profusiOn of beautiful carried black hsir appeared
at window Of one Of the finest houses in town
and delicate hand waved neat cambTic at the
passing soldiers. Think Of the surprise OF the
Federal officer in commspd when the possessor
of these fair attributes spoke IS follows in q
lone as demonstrstive as her limited vocal pow
ers would admit: That's right, boys hurrah
for you. Go down South aud get exchanged if
you eau; but if you can't get exchanged, why,
turn in and give the dirty old Internal Yankees
thunder, anyhow This beautiful and chaste
expression I need not say threw a vail over the
fair vision at the window, and to the minds Of
al who heard it, transformed its author from
little less than sn angel to little msTe than
demon
Yesterday Federal officer, while placing a
guard to protect the house of prominent citizen
was sccosted by the wel-dTessed lady Of the
mansion, who inquired very abruptly, what he
was doing there ?" The officer replied that be
wes sbout to put guard on duty 70 prevent
depredatioas on her property. "Well, said the
representative Of wealth and fashion in the
sunny South, " reckon you'll only have to
keep your Abolition thieves away. We aiR't
afraid of Southern people TobbiEg Is, but wher
the dirty l0w-lived Lincolnites are about, why
nothing is safe from them However strongly
l may be opposed TO unauthorized plundering
by the soliiers. I could not avoid the thought as
l hpsrd these remarks, that it would be well 10
laavs that house 70 the tender mercies of TIE
Kansas Jayhawkers, giving TO each soldier q
carte btanchs TO help himself to anything he
pleased on the premises.
Day before yesterday the propTietress Of a
fine re SdeDee in the edge Of town, ia converse
ticn with a Federal officer, said that "a new hell
hsd been made for the Yankees, ss The old one
was not hot enough for them" The officer,
should have replied, That being the case, mad
am an Office Of chief devil will bs vacant, and
l shall be pleased to use my influence in your
behalf"
These ere only few of the many instances
that oceur daily, which serve to prove the deli
cacy of sentiment and high degree of refine
meDt Of which the Southern female mind is ca
psble. Ia the North, indecent and vehement
language to strangers, degrsdes s woman 30 the
level Of a bawd-in the South, it elevates her to
the position Of high-toned lady.
HOW a CONFEDERATE WAS POOLED.
The following case illustrating the " audacity
of the Federals " is worthy of record:
During the progress of one Of the encounters
by the rpconnoiteriug party on the Sth, Lieut.
Nell of Major Bmch's battalion, Of the 2d Iili-
nois cavalry, rode up to C0nfedsFste cavalry
man. and with pistol in hand demanded sur
render The rebel did not hesitate moment to
say, rather sfrightedly, yes, yes, I surrender,
don't shoot"
" Let me have your arms" said Nell
The Southerner quickly handed to his captor
q csrbins and I'VE SIX shooters, sll loaded This
new armament somewhat embarrassed Nell
Like the man who won the elephant at rsfie
he was at q loss to know what to do with it.
FINELY he asked the prisoner to hold his (Nells)
pist ], while he disposed Of the captured arms
by st5apping them on his saddle.
The Confederate took the occasion to exam
inc the lieutenant's wespon, and after looking
ct it minutsly, exclaimed, very truthfTlly =
" Well, I'll De id, if that aint a good o.. , on
me, to surrender to q man that bAsn't got tbs
sign of load in his pistol" The chsgrin Of
the rebel was only exceeded By bis full spprs-
citation of the Oke-which had bean played upon
him But ike many other Elen in this world,
he had found out bis mistake when it was too
late; and now that he had delivered up his
weapons Of death, there was nothing left for him
but to laugh at the harmless machine, at sight
of which he had shown the white feather, and
to admire the pluck Of his captor, while he won
dered at his impudeRce.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Nearly every family in this town has at pres
snt number of men or women from the North
boarding with them. Cotton buyers, officers
wives, aud soldiers friends are here in abun-
dance.
TIE weather here is mild. and at midday I'M
comfortably warm The dust on all the roads
in the neighborhood is several inches deep
Travelling IS very dissgreeable in consequence
The railroad train made its first appearance
here on Sunday, the 9sh when il conveyed the
9TH Michigan battery from Columbus to this
place.
Col. Smith, Of the 45!h Illinois. is provost
marshal Of LsGrsnge, and performs the duties
Of bis Office exceedingly well. He is faithful
energetic and efficient off :er.
The prisoners who were captured on the Ssh
viii leave for Vicksburg, vie Cairo, to-day
They have all been paroled, and will be eK-
changed immediately
Messrs. Hsrde and Hougb, the enterprising
news dealers of this region, deserve great credit
for the promptnass with which they keep the
army supplied with Cincinnati, Chicago and
st. Louis papers. The Commercial rsaches this
point forty eight hours alter It's issue in Cincin-
natl. MACK
Holly Springs E0aeRated-Receptioa of fha
Rs,os At LaGraags-No Prospect Of q Fight
Before the Holidays Gen. Grant as an or
eer-A Case Of A1algassatioa -RobBlag
Prisonsrs-MsceiIazeor
LAGRANGE, Tenn, Nov u, 1562--After e
series Of conflicting rumors, We have at last
reliable news to the effect thst the rebels bava
| LETT Holly Springs There seems now to remsin
no doubt IS 70 the truth Of this. Il has been the
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