Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-13

and friends, and even correspondence, interdicted.
Ia the interview referred TO- Mitchell admitted that
| be had no charge sgsinst any of Tue gentlemen
arrested, but be desired them 90 assist him in
| removing two causes Of complaint. One was,
that the community would not exchauge socsl
cour, estes witt him and his officers. SJch was
! the public sentiment thEt q family to whom he
had brought letters Of introduction would not
/ invite him into their hc.se. He expected of the
prisoners to promote kind social relations, eic
4 etc. The othar ground Of complaint was, that
1 ihs Cuerillss wocld not let his Tapscsllions
alone. He subri.ted q psper 10 tbe prisoners,
! to be signed by them as e condition 10 being
released, 10 which they were 10 pledge them
selves TO abstain from all acts of hostility, and
! to Go their utmost to persuade others TO DO tire
same, SO long as that portion Of the State was
occupied by United States troops They were
to express their sbhcrreuce cf ali Irregular war
fare, and their conviction that.those engaged in
It deserved and should receive, the punishment
cf deaih, etc, etc Ibis paper thu prisoners
unanimously refused tC sign. At late period
however, upon its modification in such a way
az did not compromise theiE loyalty % the Con
federats cause snd did not req aiTs them 10 OK
press an opinion N regard 10 guerilla sgiare,
OF any mode Of war in Which enlisted soldiers
might be engaged, it was signed, and the pris-
oleIs were released.
We make the following extract from the
pamphlet:
We care not 20 relate the subsoqueut arrests,
insults ard syoliations with which individuals
OF cur number were visited while the discus
sion was IN progress. a copy Of the document
No. /, was kept at tho oGiee Of the provost
marshal, aud passes were denied 60 al who re-
fused to sign it. After cur release. this paper
Was Withdrawn, and smother introduced bind
ing the subscribers to gave prompt information at
headquarters OF any guerilla movements which
might come to his knowledge.
And then, as the Cr0wuing act Of his military
administration, General Mitchell announced (iot
his sentence be remembered , that the c0mmu-
nifty was obstinstely Tsbeili09s under bis kiud
treatment that he would pelt ID with stones
and cannon balls instead Of grass I" he would
-" stsrve US into submission A pledge was
prepared, equivalent IN its terms to H.nuncia
ZION of the 50 called SlUlhern Coufs3cracy,"
without which no one was allowed to send TO
mill, to bring in provisions, OF 20 purchase ar
ticies Of food. This OTdsr was carried into exc
cution, and starvation actually throssened Us,
when General BuCll unexpectedly arrived. sud
the order in question ceased 10 be executed.
Itis not our sesign to give q history Of the
occupation of North Alabama l. is a weary
tale Of Tspine arson and WautOn destruction.
We are humilisted Al having been in the power
of man WEo hsbisualy reported achievements /
and successes known TO his own soldiers TO be
6etons; who justly exposed himself to the
suspicion of using his ,ficjal iniuence ana
power for speculation in cotton; who stuiied
daily some new device of Insult and annoyance
who used every means 20 demoralizs our ne
groes; whA, in fine, boa'ted 70 q Southern wo-
man that the North could overwhen US with
100000 armed men, who would ask no ether
rscoRpense than the privilege Of occupying oUg
lands aud running cur daughters.
Such, men Of the South, are the foes with
whom We hsvs to deal, and such the measure
ycu must receive when you leave youc country
10 be possessed by the Invader