Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-02-21
CoNFRDERATE CUeRENCY-TRUE
PATREOTIsM.

II there Be one thing, which more than an
other deserves the execraton Of all honest and
loyal patriots. 1t is ths effort made by few
traitors among us to depreoiate the Government
currency in consequences Of cur late defeats. Il
thsse timid tinae-servsIs aould boldly svow their
hostility 70 The southern cause, and their indis-
position 70 make any pecuniary sacrifices in its
behalf the Republic would sustain no detiment
from them. But whils hypOcritically pretending
70 give Us their syuaPatdes, they play the insidi-
Gus part of the assassin, and stab US when the
blow is least expected.
Such conduct is more repTebensible than overt
iTeason-and the men guilty Of it worse than
traitors g 'TweTe base aattery to cali them cow
o7i6ss-despairo Of the Republic-in comparison
with " hich 81 others, however heinous, pale
into insigui6cance and why is this so-Shy
IS this lack Of eoufience. 9 crime Because
The governments itself rests upon that confidence
ss its chief foundation stone, and to assault it Is
70 assault the Government. and 30 far give aid
and comfort to the enes TIE man who Te-
fuses to ae,ept the Governmen, obligations. when
STAKES, banks and all our monied corporations
receive them, rirtusIly declares that he will not
cast bis destiny with the South should she fail in
this contest, bit win go over to the enemy as
soon as bis invading hosts raise their banner
Of subjugstion and conquest IN cur midst.
Wshold tIst one einfallible test Of the true pat
Fiot fon prstender "a tiis war is confidence in
the credit Of the eonfederscy, and willingness
% accept its currency. Even should some Of
the Border States be lost US. Of which there IS no
probability the South viii still be better able TO
Equidate Der war debt and redeem outstanding
obligations than the remaining fragment of the
United States viii be- southern credit rests
chiefly upon the expectations Of cotton, tobacco.
sugar and rice, which are raised mostly III the
cotton States, and always amounted in value to
more than three-fourths Of the exports from The
old Union. These constitute our national wealth.
and the fact itself should engender confidence
among the most misery and lul1ewarm support
ers Of our cause even whore patriotism fails to
dos 50.
But apart from this, we need no half way,
dailyipg doubling patriots IN this trying crisis,
who are ready TO despond, and give up car glor-
i9us Struggle for liberty. upon the happening Of
disasters % our arms We want MES who are
Viiiug 70 fght It through 70 the bitter end, sac.
rifcing # necessary their property aud their
lives, enduring Perils, hardships. disesss and
death, as they come. Traitors may despair, and
towards uemble and grow pale Of defeat, but
trle Southern patriots never will yield until the
last brigade q onr arnsd forces are aunibilatsd,
or fall victims 10 Hileluing numbeFs-as did
tho gallant and Hndauntsd spirits at Donelson.
We are told BY history that when HAExI-
BALS forces had ovsrrun Italy, and flushed 1
with triumph were thundsring at the gates Of
Rome, tho very land upon which his men were
sncsnped was sold IN the Forum At undimia- |
ished prioss Il is this unTsTeriug spirit Of
6eterminsioa-his bold and fsstiess confidence
that We now need among car people. Let it
not be ssid that she Romsn--charactegisticsll
brave and pstr5tic-wss mora SO than the
southron. Orr c,use is more glorious than any
that ever led a gldier to tie field, or enlisted !
q bsyonet ia is deense We must sustsin the |
Government t5ouel we are individually bank /
rnpted by il for iHpoFefishmeut snd death /
were fsr preierable 20 a lite Of bondage and ig |
rominy