Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-15
yyhaT shnIf be done with g,Ie Cotton in
Case OF EnvaSion

Tron the ChsttsuOoEs Rebel, October 3lst
The winter is 81 pruBobrg the rivers viii soon rire and
the enemy VIII sn1eayor 10 take poss' on Of consld-
ersbIe portion q te cotton country II this they may
succee5 10 limited extent si least We ought 20 de
re-uIre before hand what policy TO pursue they do
get uto ur country. II Is evident that there great
s -~sszIuv pressure in be North sud in Europe for
want Of catton The abundant supply Of cotton and
cotton fabrics VII CD they had on hand ~ the con meDc7
reu o. this war sud which las thus fsr prevented the
.--sEg which otherwise would have existed on scccuut
IF tbs want cotton, IS being eKbau-ted rapidly
The eusutv the English market az the latest dare-
was '2 COO bales q which only latiu were american
Al the same dates Let year the quantity wss t5uu o.
which ss5U0J were American. showing falling on oi
sreau cotton 4Jl COO ba IS in one year. The present
s-sDsauptlou IA Englsnd j. 1000 bales per week IN
France 5000 and IN ali countries q Europa sUJO UaS
ing rhe European consumption of cotton SD ba4es pei
weeE Al tnis rate i would only require aDout s-Nen
weeks 20 consume ali the cotton now on ne Ehssg
Bsrr- 1. j. estimated that the cotton now or hsne
with that which IS Epected % srriye in Europe by Ja
-rv yyi not exceed 415OJ bales whilst the coasuuip
.f A. a. that period i amount 352 600 bales grsa
F-sI o the cotton ezpece il Europe s not q the sor
- ear BE- ued in 1lasug ine fabrics and with the los
b must be- sustained in working up the coarse cot
m N india C = th1ul ht that nearly the whole q th'
-fto1 viii De- consumed by the fret Of January 1873
bad or worse 10 the North than il is IN Europe
he ousuftv on hand the hrst OF this month was onll
r.-a--v Av- thousand bales while the Eerhiy oonsun
zion Tfr-o thousand thus requiring only twelve week
f5r tie e1u-uu Piipu o. al they nOw have 1his IS L
,r tat- ~ affairs lu tie North and in Europe a. 4
cotton and the consequences ls mat cotton u seng
.+v cents pound and soou Uil be eighty unless eel
---Iv 1. increased This they cannot stand long How
i the- supply &c be iacrassed1 They expect 70
r- tHa southern States by oTerrunning TIE coUutTl
-Ba t5sn BY stealing ard buying cotton some tae
sill Ffral aud other ulon tEey VA INy- ANei p-ie
b,s .eu 10 buy abe cotton 10 order 10 hold on mcuce
.7.a 70 the cotton planters uot q destroy II 1Le'
Fvs here sre some in the south " no are Wlllin
20 s.i raer country for money, and nforunsieiy j n
-ovrd 500 trus In some Instances. II they knew tha
ibar eola get cotton iu ihe South under any cuIn
-arces their induce u1ents 70 nFsae Tie eClnug Nou
l.s greatly decreased
II however through neglect nsttentiou or treschery
.s,s j. permitted fan within their lines, b viii =
. fhsi- possession either through punder or Purehasr
- - rstton j. their great object fr they cannot d
fCst n rsurh longer Ih- on 3 way 10 prevent th-i
.-t ~. cotton is TO destroy II before It falls within
y a iines. srtsr that j. TOO late The argument tha
= -eht Il, sell ttsul cotton ard get I'd l. too films
., = the avariee What Food viii ne gold Do 4
onf.dsracy when it s a- D within tneI mes ana the
30 will b. kept because they cannot Ct ne cotton UNI
~ ertrud their lines and they will not iei men pTl
.ber god or auppies 20 the south We can 40 mae
better without their gold gresnbscks than they ca
tbout our cotton bot We have Shown that The Soui
t none q the benefit Of the cotton that L. sold 70 IN
.hoIi-ioui.ts because they Keep Whatever Is gwen }
-vrbauae ior the cotton within their oVn lines te
rbess reasons boPe th~t whenever me enemy az
tout 70 tske pos eson Of any portion oi our eounu,
Ar the cotton EaEV be destroyed by he owners Vi y
eh4 mli-arT. The desHDction Of cotton VIII seNo -
-F5sinz of blood ana be who Is willing Tor the anke'
al -et hg co,ton By purchase OF 'otherBlse "oola
v-iIiing 20 sell the blood Of bis own children
To make tls policy efI=cfusl il must De unlFefsa
,-s.7s rrcteEts viii be rssoTei 70 20 event iis a
.--e+fsr Some will say wait until the enemy CON
the enemy 40 come IDeF VIII tirti H3 - y
- ,--- some viii pretend 70 hide Ii 20 keep fr9
49, ya,rces but the real object Is 10 hide i Tor u
--soEees II We wish to succeed we must pursue m
F -ils5 coursa asd that is 20 permit no cotton VIE
- - feI1 within .he euemyE lines for falling Win
fr fres ls eauiva~1t % going into their possession
,e 1 70 nct as % prereGt any cotton oelng esIleu
- Co--b or 70 Europe We fFaa zee yet thst ths no
si-h ar-ided saying 10 trus that soSsa . AlDe- -
= We rerlnit the enemy Europeans ID Eet /. s"PP
roun tbe souih then this var r1ay be contire1 u
-5sspiie period and VIII not be able 70 deIc0
errste Is full power