Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-27
TEE WAY To DEPEND MEMPHIS
aND EEE g MEsaEaaLPHE.

Timc was less than five weeks since when
TIE total loss of the Mississippi river to Us vas
seueIslly conceded, oven BY the NEST s2nguine
aGheren5s CT me southern cause But for some
s'ue past, the kops u being able TO prevent the
advance OF the enemy Sb0ve VicksbuTg OF below
Eort Pillow, hiss hean growing stronger every
cay. OuE aeteBsss al those points, which the
laeuy expected, By his own confession, to drop
i,l.o hrs hands without struggle, are being
l-atszed more formidable, and upon the whale,
re prospect 0f efiectuslly bocksdIng ouT great
Inland see, 50 IS 10 permanently separate
the fleets Of FooTE sui FaRRAGUT. becomes
brighter
Car success IN tiis matter, though i by L.
raesus cerisin. and without fJrthuT preparations
It may be vel regarded as probable fai!Hfs
There is cne way and only one in which We can
foil the plsDs Of the enemy and visit destruction
upon hs fcti4as both shove and below, viz: by
tie use Of Rams. Forts SD 5sTthwoTks may
sssist wooden vessels, hut hot always those that
&c -Ecu-ela3 The eminent success IT the late
usvaI engagement above Fort Pillow. however,
shows beyond al csvil Of doubt that our cotton
laet AID .IcG-joUsd Rams ara lCEe than
match Er them There Is no longer spy doubt
tlz IN THAI battle. tao of their gunbosts, here
sOSrre iGaPgegnsbie TO cannon nslis Of very heavy
s--e were sunk 70 a!ie bottom Of the river By the
fl-ce Of coucusson, one o ;aou, Il is said, being
6amaCed beyond EeP2gs-ion None Of cur bcsts
Oh tne contrary were at al Injured except b
fsT compaTati Feiy harmless shots above the only
efsct OF which Was 70 crash Their rood works
Ias superiority ot EaMs - Eunb0sts, in other
1y.is, VAS fUiiy demonstrated By this most dsr-
inz and tsshiue sfT.lr Of the war, resulting in
brilliant naval victory for the Confederate feat
Row wLat should tLls result suggest TO us
Sasll we. vva.E, aad hesitate sud tsny, We
u af,sr tue affair Of he MeTIHsc in Hampton
T9scs, until she enemy learning rom ourselves,
Euld fjig rams similar 10 oar own and come
lDan us IN unsveu-c9mhst Shall We teach the
75clld valuable iessg-. Il naval sysr.sfe =fors
Unknown, sld Sc ths ;rEeIiorls enemy profit
by i az 0ac- Erns.-. 7yh.'= Tve uest listlessly
z5cu Gag uaEs ii n !. were L. letter that We
rsi not made ths ists experiment But it is NOS
soT u5 ID say shat should J5 the course Of the
IL voice OF sLe press 2Ei often Of tLs dictates
q common .si.~l e. against I5dtaPs has
bscoue zlu'oss .EovsrbisL Our opinion. how
ever j. that our proper Pohcy is 25w 10 d5a5is
The aaals7 OF l.sSs formidable maehlHs5 of Hagai
srGLta7s Is s0Oa Gs II can P0ssr5tE Be d0lss
We have large number O. idle steamboats,
ca hsl.j. " hich eau bs thus converted ia = short
sue If proper eaeEgy Is displayed N The werk.
1t S no sufficient snsws5 20 this suggestion nat
Il s now too late fsT he undertaking, ioE il sa1
be accomplished IL thirty days If commenced
without further dcisy VIII the Government
10 it, aud show 20 the Paopls that it possesses
s5iiiiz ana enasgy equal to ITS responsibilities,
cz WI ), impose apeH them the modification Of
sesiug the li-75iU1Gc tTsgeiy repssts3 1t Is
Utterly useless 70 urge this matter by argument
and ,yoIds, iJr these have lost Their power We
reiy upon facts, fully demonstrated il the naval
bstIio alluded to, lg yigd;ca.e the wisdom 0f the
s1g EesticH. So let us have 5cti0R-punctnsl
and speedy ACTION, without .hs delays and cir,
cuE1l0eGtion If Ied-.apa