Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-03
Home Defsnse-speciaI service.

EDITORS Appeal: Public attention has been
called, time and again, to the propriety and The necessity
Of a proper Organization for purposes Of bone defense
and special service Of those Of our citizens whose situa.
ton and circumstances forbid .beir entering into active
service. As yet nothing has been accomplished ia this
regard except the partial organization Of few cunDa-
MES hitherto known as the Memphis Legion is Or
sanization, as am informed, is neithsr thorough OF COM
ploto for want Of the requisite numbers Yet upou IT,
partially organized as d has been. has deyolyed al fhe
special service required about the city. and 1 take pleasure
in saying, by authority Of the eoahmandant O. the post.
that the Legion has discharged that duty faithfully and
we'll The faithful discharge Of ii has required some o.
our old, reputable and g7ay-haaded citizens 70 stand
guard ortoTtytnO Aravs, narsiseed while younger and
stronger men were quietly ensc0ueed in bed, or engaged
IN their ordinary pursuits or Pleasures, and this. TOO, Ia
the severest weather we have had during the winter.
Nor is this all This Legion, upon whom the duty has
fallen, and fallen 30 heavily, are for the greater paft not
property holders not those Interested, 70 auy great
extent, IN the real estate Of the city, or in It's busine1s
affairs. They have been verifying in this eiry the very
remarkable, yet literally true, saying 40 recently quoted
in your journal, as taken from the Proclamation 81 Ms
snuris fam0us general " he boys ard the small property
holders have fought the battles Of the country thus far
It is time this thing was remedied Shall il be by The
voluntary action OF our citizens and property holders. or
by legislative enaetmentsg hope BY the former. and
hence make the appeal
A regiment Of men, under thorough dfseiDline. L nj
ways needed here, and more especially at the present
Ea. ~. .
needed, and which VIII readily suggest themselves with
out public mention being made Of them, 70 guard prisons
es confined here 70 protect ami guard bridges lending
nere on me chief thOroCShfarel 70 guard our gunboa-s
Ia course OF eOnstruetiOa, our government stores our
arsenals, ETC. etc. II such regiment be not furnished
mere one must De called IRON active servire at some
point. What point shall we weaSeu 10 that extent. 20 DO
a service which we ought 10 dor Ihave beard il said bv
some, you viii not catch ne guarding prisoners which
other men take Chivalrous s0ulsi then 70 and tals
them and W. viii see that they are guarded
By act Of the Confederate Sfdras Cengess. approved
list AueWEE. A-lI- Ur0efsium il made far fha orvaufvaffrn
and mastering into service Of the Confederate States Of
regiments, legtons or battliious. for home defense auI
special service" Said home defense and special service
TO be designated on the muster roll u the company offer
ed Regiments, leg0us or baftalions organized under
said act, for service here, cannot and Ill not be removed
for the defense Of Memphis
have caused copies 4 said ut 20 De .p-iut@d and let.
at the Chamber Of C0inmerce. and at hrr lssding
prominent POINTS ia tie cTT. viii s5ae- ~Tt
lue signatures Of hos VINO are willing to enter sneh
seFie+ Come nov, prJPertF- holders and those Who
axe not propery-hOlder-al who desire fairly anf
slua-ell 20 DO your duty 70 yaur country 10 the line of
- = = your RHtG& The names Of those com
posing the legion, when 70 med, viii 5e published Am
nave an Interest in this matter. aud no man unon who,,
the kfTHAG or rheEVafisa ha3 not developed Itself ~
sDteFee 1llce Gov. Harris cali for the militia. ourbt ID
hesitate or ask TO be exeus d, and the names OF hos,
who have been thus sl.ddeRhya and seuasls afflicted ougts
% De P90lsh=d that Their patriotism may moi BE- im-
require duty AZ the hands Of the individual alemtssrs
LEereof only for f~rsatytozr hours ia sirg days Lei ux
nave q egOn organized, equipped mr. formed and drilled
d. those IN New Orleans aud Charleston, and then duty.
pride and pleasure viii go together. Who viii respond
" 'hs appeal WM. X POSITION.