Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-06
THE RIGHT POLICY.

THE RIGHT POLICY.
Senator PHELAN, of Mississippi, has struck
tbe right chord in his resolution mentioned by
Ms Yesterday. Ii ins tructs the Committee on
Military Affairs to inquire into the ezpedieney
of the Governments taking possession and con
troll of all the cotton. tobacco, and other pro
ducts. within the limits Of the Confederate
States. with view to the destruction of said Pre-
duets, OF any portion thereof, whenever the
same may be threatened with capture by
the enemies Of the country. We DO not
reeollect seeing any Legislative measure since
this war commenced, so characterized by an en-
lsrgsd craftsmanship and full appreciation ol
the crisis and It's demands, as is this well-timed
resolution of Senator PHEI.AN. 1t embraces the
right policy at the right time. There is no red
tame and circumlocutiou about it. 1t seizes the
issue before the country by the throat and com
bats It fearlessly and msnfully For months
past the loyalists of tine Conisderacy have, with
patriotism worthy Of imitation, pursued the
course of burning their crops Of every descTip-
tion to prevent them from falling into the hands
OF the enemy.
The duty of the Government is to impose
this duty equally upon all Not to DO SO is to
offer a bonus upon disloyalty-a pension upon
treason. The events of the last few months
show that the seizure and coRiscation Of the cot
ton and tobacco crops OF the South constitute
the ensmy's programme. They have stolen and
earned away every bale OF cotton that their IL
vading armies have laid hands on, TO relieve the
co ton famine prevailing among the New Eng
land manufsctories, and It is certain that they
will continue 70 do so. Property Of this charac-
ter, if spared at all, viii only be on condition
fss owner proves traitor to the South.
Especially is this policy imperative at the
present moment in the border States, where the
enemy with unblushing perfdy and base hyPoc-
risy proclaims the principle ef protection to the
persons aud property Of all peaceably disposed
citizens. The tendency Of this falsehOod, pub
lisbe1 in Federal uroclamatons, is to hoodwink
the tuid and the ignorant, and induce them to
weigh the propriety and consequences Of surren-
der It has done more to demoraiize Tennessee
than all the defeats that have thus far oyertaken
our arms.
In this city and section of the COnfederacy,
we hear of certain parties, many Of them OF
doubtful loyalty, or at most Ike The bat in the
fable. ready to follow the banner Of the victoH-
Gus party. who mamfestly evidence their faith
in the enomy'5 peaceful protes ations by Their
works. They are buying up large quantities
flhe TrNEgII
BRING hirh.r prices North than SOHth, and are
,,aeJ-iny them away in secret places, apparently
and ready TO expole them to sale should Memphis
Western Tennessee b. ovenuu by the Nandas.
po- a, tbsse men ex5 5ibt sucn alarm at the pros
pect Of the enemy's approach SIS to induce d re-
,novaI Of their purchased products Thus nun
dreds of thousands of dollars worth OF property
sboaId Memphis fan as Nashville has will be
bs-gsins5 and traaieked to the enemy by stay
atho1ne traitors, who viii neither So to the held
70 keep the ho1des Of the enemy back, nor de-
sert their property when they come.
Bv ali r1saus let Congress pass Mr. PHELAH'a
hin and foree these caicken-heaTted tories to
suiFer u COMMON with true and tried loyalists.
NoRrHERx IrEMs-'' Picayune Buffers q"
New England D department IS abrogated, and his
authority to raise and equip ueaPs and make
contracts revoked, Governors Of States hereafter
TO be the only persons authorized to raise rsgi-
ments.
Ez-Sgeakar Pennington, It is said, died from
the effects of morphine, given by an aPotheeary
fnst.ai Of ouinine. as called for by the physi-
clans prescription.
Willis says there are II the Federal army some
generals who only deserve their titles because
they are nothing in particular.
The foreign imporstons at Philadelphia for
the past month have been less than for the last
shree years during the same period. The value
of impostations for the past week amounted to
sI2l, 900. a.ld exports for the same time reached
S346,oo0
The Federal Senate committee on military
affairs, reported joint resolution giving author
ity to the President to appoint heutenant-gen-
eraI By brevet. The same committee reported in
favor of an appropriation to purchase and dis
tribute silver medals to privasss aud nOu-com-
missioued officers il both army and navy, for
distinguished services during the present war
They also decided not to grant breyet commits
sions except for gallant conduct in face Of the
enemy.
Cw The New Orleans Delta truly lyremarks that
the Confederate cause has suffered no reverse in
Tennessee since the disaster at Fort Donelson.