Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-15

Ete5tI Vessels.
From the Redmond Dispatch Oct 81
The pjteOus groaus Of the New York chamber
Of commerce over the destruction Of Yankee
property upon the high seas hS Confederate ves-
ssls, show where the shoe Einebes and where We
ought to strike the enemy il We would hart him
NEST. The dOisful lamep tations of these " Shy
locks " over their lost diamonds are music to our
ears. Nothing car equal the satisfaction which
they experience from robbing other people eI-
cept the anguish ihsy suffer in being robbed
themselves. The vital part of these gentry lies
in their pockets; the sensitive nerve of their
whole system is in their purses, and, when that
is eff sctually pierced, the death agony is sudden
and irEemediable
A great des! has been said about invading the
North, aud seizing the great eenteTs Of its
wealth, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
This would be desirable, if practicable; but
whether it is practicable OF not, is another
thingi which is more important. is practicable,
and that is to cut off the sources Ct its wealth
and the golden streams which supply the reser-
voirs Of its prosperity. If EOrthsr commerce
upon the ocean could be destroyed, or even 20
any greas extent crippled, we should do the Lin
coin empire more damage, at less cost, than by
any land invasion of their territories The Pc
culisr sensitiveness which the North manifested
long ago, in regard to priyateers, ought at once
TO have taught US where our blows could be
most effectively struck. They would never
have singled out priyateeTsmeu as the objects Of
peculiar vengeance, and threatened to treat
them as pirates if they had not felt THAI the
pYiyateers were asssiling their wesk SPOT, ard
that when we had Oaly two or three little YES
sells upon the waters.
Now that we havs several efficient vessels,
sailing fast and we'll armed, they ara thrown
into commissions, and begin to tremble for the
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taliats for their plundsr upon land is to assail
them upsn the seas, and make it matter Of IN
certainty whenever ship leaves NorsherHport
whether she will ever arrive at her anticipated
haven. For this purpose we must increase our
priyatsersmsn, and if the enemy undertake to
make any distinction between them and any
other class of our fighting men, to Tetaliste, life
for life, upon every prisoner in our hands. We
are glad to learn, from the doleful statements Of
the New York chamber of commerce, that the
Confederstes have several other fOrmiaable ves-
sells in courye Of preparation, besides those which
have already sprea d such cons ternation through
out Ysnkeodsm.
We trust they may har-a, the Yankee com
meIcs.upo1 every ses, and make q speedy prey
of their rich srgosies of California and the IN
dies We have skillful and gallant nsval Off
GERS ia ahundsace, and the time is az hand
when they viii reap ,lsurels IS rich and sbuo-
dant as their brethren upon the land. Our gov
eminent should elevate its most powerful ener
gies to this means Of hsrrassing the enemy and
Of building up . strong navy. The iron clAds
of lhe United States ean4never accomplish much
at sea. They will be slow ssilsrs, and not easily
handled in s rough sea. Our feet ships, wheTe
! they cannot fight than, can easily escape
them, and when they cannot carry off their
prizes, can sink them, which is Just as bad for
| the Yankees. Let us hear some more gToaDs
from the chamber Of commerce