Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-24

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Fr1m TIE Rchmond Yfhig
Congress has attempted to respond, sfteT e
fashion, 70 the earnest GeHsE3 Of ths PeoPls Of
the Confeder.ey l0T some son of slfsctiTs ralsls
son upon the enemy IstaiiSlen dsmRsded
alike by cur duty 10 the outraged laws ot hO-
mainly snd % OUr cis1sAs. JGss 90 i0Rg ~ the
bloodthirsty Ysukess aFs permitted to proceed
with iuspunity IN their dsviiish work relying for
immunity on our sentimental dEyotioa 70 the
vi0.Sted lsWs sEd ussess Of war, jest that loRg
we shall be EubisCtei 10 outage, Easi2a, 2urdsT
and sTsoR, waeIeveT ths isvsdiAS forces Of the
North may find s ioothoid in our tsrritoTy-
Atocitas of tbis kind hsYe, il is Eue, keea com
Initted in previous WArs. Even IN modern tmss
the most civilized nst0ns havo DsrBitssd thsr
history 10 be 6isgaCsd BY the HisesBeust q
Their suIdierv. The tsTrbls sXcssssf Of fUFsAnes .
army 10 tie Psl8tnhts, sad ths brusziEss Of
We.Iisgtou's forces N tbs PszizsslA. sss not -
corded witb0ut shsms By the EEElirh snd the
French historians Bat these wSre szcsBEOxsl
cases They w-7e dark spsss or a fs5r psre.
They certainly wore condemned b. eaRteuEo-
IEHa8us world as vel a. bT succeeding Fenela-
tons. They sre assays poistsd oUt - sxEslPlsE
q b. Evcitcj rsfasT shsu - Ecdss 30 Be in sE-
ted. But Ire stccEes ef the YHzkssa ~ ret
exeap i5nsl On the Contrary, lhsse subiBsy
wicked people glory iz thsE wicksdzsss snd
fcE-l "a Their shame They hava fspgaikssd Jas
tts lerUTs, sEd have EdoPtsd ,As plaz Of azkiRF
y t00 horrible for endurance. Tbsy axe 70 fcb
1ihE with a. much gnsss As i thsy Usye us-
ticn Of Jsck SaeD .eFjs s1d 10 rnUr3ar as easly
Es i they were community Of Kids eT Nor
gEus. Thsy are ths 6gst people kaoaa ia his
l0Ty ~ho, elaiming 70 Be ezlFktsssd, kaYs
chosen 10 conduct Wsy Lac ssvsgss- Fhsrs Is
oIlg oRs Wsy % reecs sack . PssPia Il is not
by argumRnt, by PersuEsi5s, ~ snEsSty; buE
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uaD. The public, doubtless, hoPad thai Cor
qress would devise ard aughorizs soss esnslsl
sys.sm Of realiaii-ni but that bcdy has 5hsueht
proper % ars9urn without doiss Eny hing 70
meet t6is iuI aud natural sx9scalioa. Il IS
true tasr d adopted iong prss1lsse Fecisay iD
olCgusnt te'ms she various 0asIRzss psrgsBsssd
by tas enemy, bus soc Teso,UEou which fcl-
lowed was 6 ismeRsEble ilRstra6oh Of iasoa-
SEQ ltrtsl isgisisii0n ThRt rssSiEssh SISSY
pledges C0rsrsss % support ths PFsaidsstia kEy
sn-ssures of r-taiIsticn be rnzY sss e to adopt
We are very much obliged is Congrsss for the
rie5rs; bus We believe ths President knew per-
iec-ly wa.l sl-t t-e people vopld stand BY him
iu any tfe-tLvg scheme Of ret iaiislCn No con
s-e5sia-sl declaration 81 this kind was needed
UT a. least, much more vas needed NsVer.Ls-
less. since Caugress bzs thought proper 30 lssvs
the whole matter TO The GiscresiUE OF ths Pfes-
cent il D. 90 BE- hoped thai he si4 DO somssbirF
90 he E he gKDsctstigns Of she ps0pis-soms-
thing tHa. nsy etfsctuzliy curb tie insolencs Of
the eHtmy, ana prevent prosecution Of thOss
iusrEsl scEeHes Of Tapius sr7 szsJa murder
and -srr Be nsHETslsioi with uhick ihe LiBc ID
sgureFnuElr EEs tbTsEtsn=i the Soath How
b This -o fe f--el We must resort 30 retail
lesion. YES 5gt What shall be he kind aRd
whst the mss.sureOf retsisG0n} Any halfway
measures hsgi8nieg vFisl nothing and ending
51ss vhzrs they CBsht 70 bsgin, viii only make
she matter w8Tse-Til only excite the Tidiculs
OF lbe enemy, and stmulsts them 20 renew ed
ntrociis We ought 10 d0 In earnest the very
tfHues with -7hies they threaten Us-eKcepgiug
always mur5eE and 0utrages Upos wentn and
children The President should issus Prosa
nation, demanding thaf LireJin's emancipation
proclamation be TesciIded, and the whole HsT
system o. the North brought within the Tules Of
civilized FartsEe. aud declaring thas uRlsss thiE
&c done We shall sand f1Tcss into the North 10
burn. ravags dessiste aad destroy everything
IA their path N1T eught this 70 be aay eupiy
thFeat The recent exploit Of Geaefa Stusrt
bss shown that the Northern tsTrissFy is oFsa 10
us We can send cavalry ezpsdisOns into Pens
rvlvania and Oaio with orders ta move
rspdfy from place TO place, and to 90
naihi6g but burn ami destroy, Ihs
5e1zs population and eoncestrassd wealth
q tlese Stase5 are circumstances which Would
greatly facilitate eur cpeTEt50ns. In a country
where 8 city lies 81 the end Of every day jour
ner. and a town is passed every hour, an In
vading force would fad plenty Of occupation
Ter rs destructive powers. Al unwsrike and
tIn1rga.ized p0puission would soon tire Of raids
Uketn-se. and claIa0T loT Pesce. At lesst ihey
would iusst or not being mace tie victims Of
aa irhuaan policy vio.atirs alike Of the isws
If war sad the rghts Of humanity policy
s5aused i,y thsiT own government and approved
b- fssir ops ps0ple for Ibe purpose Of CONCUR
me ,u3 SUI Eiagsting the Soulh. Something Of
MS Kind ougEt 70 be done 10 vinGieate eur
d.rpi,v aud our honoI and to uphold those
rD8xfT1s ot humanity which an enlightened
morality bas invoked. even in the midSt Of the
bloody struggles Of war To gain cur indepen-
dencs' is Of course cur first object but We must
ulaiutsiu our dignity, dUrirg the eontest, CT we
shall deserve Lot the sympathy but the contempt
efnznkiud.