Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-20


the cause of freedom aud virtse throughout the
world.-Ricim0Hd Wig
Crushing our the RebeliiOn-A Yankees
View OF ths IheateF Of the War.
Last spring while the people of the North
were generally confident that they had mads
aapls preparation for crushing out the rebellion,
when enlistments had been stopped, and intelli-
genee Of the victorious progress of our arms
was Tung to us every day, by the telegraph wires,
the Southern eonspiritOrs sternly, quietly,
adroitly, vera gathering up al their strength,
preparatory to q supreme effort, in which they
proposed not only to beat back our armies, but
TO invade the loyal States aud dictate terms of
peace in our capitals. Not until Mcclellan
was beaten back from Richmond, did the people
Of the North rightly compute the force and reso-
luton of their adversary, and their own immi-
nent danger. Oar armies were suddenly out
numbered at all points, aud the tide of war roll
ed back Hpon us.
A second disastrous battle of Bull Run was
fought and the rebels crossed the Potomac
Kentucky was invaded, and our raw troops de-
fested beyond kentucky river. The people of
Cincinnati was summoned to act in selfdefsnse
Gen. Buell. was called back from Northern Ala
bams TO the Ohio river. Our forces were driven
out Of The Ksnawhs Valley. Van Dorm me
nsced C0Tinth. Hindmsn threatened to invade
T6Del8
were considerable, they have been discounted.
In no instance, except by q slight cavalry
dash, did they carry the wsr into the free States
After the batte of Antietam, they Tetreatsd south
of the Potomac. After the battle of PeTyville
they backed out of Kentucky. They were Sc
verely defeated at Corinth, and fell back to
precarious defensive position in Mississippi
HiRdmsn's marsuders have been routed from
the southern borders of Missouri The raid in
the Ksnawha valley is over, the enemy giving
up that country without fight, upon the sd-
vance of our forces. The desperate exertiOns
Of the rebels, bringing into the field nearly the
whole able bodied white population of the re-
bellious districts, have cost US heavily in blood,
treasure and time, but the tide of war has been
fairly turned, and, at this moment, we are max
ing steady and strong advances IN at least five
directions.
General Burnside, with an immense army, is
pushing toward Richmond again. General Cox
is pushing up the Kauawha Valley with force
strong enough to penetrate to the great rebel
line Of railroad connecting their eastern aad
western departments.
General ROsecrsnE, with a magnificent army,
is in the field, and will soon make Nashville the
point of departure for crushing the armed rebels
out of Tennessee, and invading the Gulf States.
General Grant at last accounts, was moving
upon the enemy's works with much larger and
better appointed army than he commanded at
Fort DOnelson, and most important results are
anticipated from his movements.
General ScoGeld, having whipped the rebels
ont Of Southern Missouri, is now in Arb ansas,
and is backed by force ample for decisive ag-
grsssiVs movements in that quarter. In every
direc ion the rebels are being pressed back,
spd our troops only fear thst they will retreat
too far to make it convenient to follow them.
We do not hear from any quarter that our
armies are inert, or are likely to see winter
quarters.
The idea is to get into a climate whore
campaigning in the winter is admissible.
Aad presently we shall hear from our
navy on the coast. Galveston is already
in our possession, and the Implements for taking
Mobile, Savannah, Charleston and Wilmington,
are 10 an advanced state Of preparation.
The great and daring rebel experiment of
offensive warfare is over, aud the leading jour
nails are right in warning the insurgent people
that force, far more formidable than that
which they haVe heretofore encountered is in
motion to overthrow them.
UutaYorabe, in some aspects, as the campaign
of the summer and autumn has been to US, our
enemies are far more bitterly disappointed in
the general RESULT than We have right TO be-
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