Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-23

tingqshed gentlemen; flags were raised an'
with stiFfia music from splendid bands, marcl
ing and IS t-inarching was resorted to, Il
the purposeso IS excitng men 70 accept the hberl
bounties offered and snlist 3H5 be abolition army
but it was no 60 and but eRa recruit was oil
, tanned during the day .asEs people did nc
want to fight on that side ut now that tn
stars and bars float aBs Recruiting offices
and an opportunity is offered TO volunteer In dt
fense Of our Institutions, a magnificent blaze {
enthusiasm has spread over The city and county
and hundreds of the best man in the land ar
rushing into the service. No better music is re
quired than the shouts Of our enthusiastic pee
pie. No threatening of draft need be resOrte
to. Bounties, though offered, are not though
OF. The hearts of the people are in the csus
of the South, and glorious old Fsyette will fuTn
ish as many noble Confederate soldiers as ther
were votes cast for the Federal candidates TO
offices at the late August elections. Let this b
her proud aim, aud in its accomplishment VI
shall show to our brethren who have marche
to our relief that we deserved their assistance
and that the sutf5rings of their long and rapi,
march have nOt been endured il vain.
THE RETREAT OF THE NATIONAL ARMY
THROUGH FRANKFORT.
From the Frankie. t Ye)man Of Thursday week.
On Sunday night, about one o'clock, the Statr
legislature, the governor, secretary Of State, ans
several of the -ssads Of dspsftnents, suddenly
left Frankfort on the cars for Louisville, undel
resolution of the Legislature to remove the sea
of government temporarily to a place Of safety
from the advancing and victorious Confederates
| The Legislature is now in session at Louisville
holding its meetings in the court house there
The principal books and records of the different
departments were taken off with them.
On Monday evening the Federal army com
menced moving through this place, in its rapid
! retreat toward Louisville. Monday night, Gen
! Wright and staff, and General Clay Smith and
staff, passed through here on a special train
l with stores and artillery from Lexington. All
day Tuesday and Tuesday night, up to daylight
| on Wednesday mOraing, wagons without mum
! Der, infantry, artillery and cavalry, poured
promjseuoUSly and disOrderly through our streets
| in hasty retreat from the COnieders tes. There
/ were from seven to ten thousand men, and some
/ FIVE or SIX hundred wagons, under Generals
! Gilbert snd Jackson, 10 this retreat. A small
portion Of their stores were destroyed at Frank
! fort.
Wednesday morning, the heretofore thronged
! streets were emptie1, and the town was quiet
and still as ever it has been IN times OF peace on
a Sabbath morn. Frankfort being deserted by
all the civil aud military authorities of the State
and Federal and city governments, quietly sur
rendered to the flag of truce brought by Major
Harper and Adjutsnt Fox, of the advance guard
of Colonel Se0tts cavalry, of the Confederate
army, which arrived about eleven o'clock on
Wednesday forenoon. In an hour afterward
SCOTS brigade of cavalry, in force, drew up ia
front of the capitol and planted its battle-fsg on
the dome Of the State House, where it still dies
as an emblem Of Confederate supremacy in the
capital of Kentucky.
Great curiosity is manifested on the part of
cur citizens to see, as is the case in most in
stances, for the frs! time, body of Confederate
soldiers, and today our streets are crowded with
men and women from the country, most OF
whom are maniiesting, in a temperate manner
however, 2 decided partially for the Southern
colOrs. OF course it would not be prudent tor us
to attempt TO publish information of the strength
or intended movements of the COntedeTates,
even if we had such information. But we dis
cover that the COnfederates keep their own
cOunsels On these points, aud we are 10 the dark.
Their forces are a hardy, tough, and well drill
ed set of dare devils as ever served in war, il
we can Judge by appearances On taking pos
session, the officers IN command assured the peO-
pie that no citizen was to be disturbed in person
or property; and, so far, we believe, we can say
that they have faithfully carried out their prom
ise, and we feel certain that they will do it to
the end.
The railroad bridge over Salt river, at Shep-
herdsville, twenty miles from Louisville, was de-
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Morgan's cavalry. The Federal guard OF about
one hundred men were made prisoners.
The destruction Of this bridge renders the
Nashville railroad useless and will prevent the
transportation to Louisville of stores which have
accumulated at Lebanon, KY, and at different
points in Tennessee.
a Coon MoyE.-We understand that the
" C0ntraband Sable HarmOnists' are making
extensive preparations to give a concert for the
benefit Of the sick soldiers now in the city hOspi
tails. The day and full particulars will be made
known in due time.
WHISKY. SELLING. We hear many COM
plants about vendors Of ardent spirits selling
soldiers whisky. The law is explicit on this
subject, and all offenders will be dealt with sum
marty. There is 2 secret detective police on
the watcb, and all dealers in intoxicating drinks
will hnd it to their interest to obey the mandate.
The Yankee army which retreated from this
place on Monday night Of last week, carried off
with them q number Cf slaves, and at Fraukfdfs
successfully resisted the efforts Of the citizens to
reclaim the negroes. We are also informed that
g large number were taken off by railroad, in
the retreat from Cynthiana.
a train of thrty-two wagons part of them
loaded with clothing, on their retreat from this
city to Cincinnati, was destroyed by company
of Confederate cavalry, on Wednesday last,
within sixteen miles of CovingtOn.
General Green Clay Smith, whose brilliant
military movements in pursuit Of General Nor
gan's cavalry q few weeks since, astOnished the
world is now in command of the Federal forces
at Covington. General Kirby Smith must take
care of his laurels. When Smith meets Smith
" then comes the tug of wal"
THE GRAPEVINE AGAIN.
From the Statesman of September lOth.l
When the Federsls were in power here they
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hure enjoyment over their fiat Jokes about the
grapevine telegraph" BY which medium the
secesh" were said to procure all their intell-
genee. When any TumOr at all unfavorable to
the success of their armies was in circulation,
oracles of the LincOlntes, with kind Of lofty
consciousness of superior knowledge, decreed
the rumor false, and credited the " grapevine
with its origin. On the other hand, however,
whenever any report favorable to them, no mat-
ter how rdiculously absurd - such as the
slaughter of incredible numbers of Southern
soders-it was swallowed up by them with
simplicity and earnestness truly refreshing
Since our forces have had possession OF the
city, not a day passes without several astound-
ing rumors-such as that thousands Of Union
soldiers are very near the city-that terrible
army is at Lebanon with fabulous number OF
cannon-that the Confederstes were defeated at
Cynthisna, and the whole army about to re-
treat, etc.
II seems as if our opponents, since they as
sumed possession, are operating the grape
vine' with marvellous facility and success. we
need hardly to say that the above rumOrs are
wholly untrue.
While the prowess and fearlessness Of our
gallant soldiery are overwhelming their enemies
on the battle field their polite and courteous
demeanor and social qualities are equally potent
in disabusing the minds of many of our people
of the foolish prejudices and erroneous impress
sions, which were caused by the vile malignant
ISLANDERS, and wicked cusAtions, uttered by
Lincoln orators and presses, for the purpose OF
inhsming the passions of our population and
arraying them against the South. These. Teck-
less, elanderous villifers now find their foul
charges recoiling in their effect on themselves
We have conversed with numbers of candid
intelligent Union ladies' and gentlemen who
admit that they have been most sgreeably
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