Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-22
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! Special CorrssPondsnoe Of me Chicago Tines
) vTAsHIEGToE, October lI.-8g last letter
! gave, a. probale reason why cur armies DO
4 not advance, the intensely dry weather OF ihe
/ last month. Lsss night, the genius Of tas
weather, IS II suddenly becoming aware OF the
fact that a million Of men and the destiny Of a
ussiou aud the hopas of loyal millions are al
aWeitiCg his action, opened the Eood-gsIe5 0i
I tbs SKY and begau pouring down the rain es y
meyer before poured, save wtsu NOAH bad com-
! plsted mis- ark. The only fear now is that, IN
/ giViug the dry earth enough water 10 sss her
springs in Virginia to boiling aad her dry water
course 20 bubbiiHg ss all respectable brooks
have done since th3invsution Of nojsrn p0et1y.
fhs thing msy be ovsrd0ne and the country un-
fitted for the passage Of artillery and tsus Of
munitions. Then coma another period Of heart
sickonlng delay, anOsht dreary stretch Of months
in which typhoid hangs Grape around more
home-aliars, IN which the nslionsl heart grows
wesry with waiting, N which thst JuggeEnsut
Of taxation goes grinding over the laad IN which
foreign Dstions grow stronger in their estima-
sIon OF ths enemy and weaker in their respect
tor Us, in which Shs iasvitsbis two millions per
day springs into exista1cs and adds itself TO tho
huge mountain Of millions that now lays upOu
Us ike HlFua upon the giants Of mythology.
AL TINS from anticipating too big q shower,
vsulg nations svo cOmDArasiTely small affairs
when trids too much cr too ltsls rain viii
thus mfterisily affect their destiny. Bat this is
nos without precedept, for notable case men
toned in tbs PeDtsteacs shows thas little too
long shower not only altered the destiny of
one nation bat that Of a world.
But if ws are il danger from too great sap
ply of zgIsd piuUiaiiS. ~ sre in 10 less danger
from ahowef Of another sort. # tie rain fails
I'll the wheels Of csnnOD are impsded il does
not come alone, for psger shower IS now rain
iEg upon Us that will equally enbsrrsss the
Enaels Of progress Of every sort. / refer 80 ths
rain of q" gIeeubacks," which fan not only
steadily from the press, but also in price. The
nation Is up to is breast in this paper d50d, and
is waves are still FisiHg. Il bids far 20 sOon
reach our national chin, cur lips, eyes, scalp
and then What becomes of Us when we are
al afoss in its deluge OF green TIE ark Of
the Constitution has been seuttled aad sunk
long slncs--a few of Us may swims while, q few
h3at for time in business boats and RATS of
their own buildiug but, AS ihe waters rise
higher and the mountain tops are covered, we
viii die through insnition.
Ii q cloudy, gloomy morning, one sugges-
i've OF unPlessAnt things The clouds are not
only black with PTessgrs Of evil, but the teIe-
graphic Eghssings lend themselves ts aid the
general gloom, fo- It brings Us the intelligence
Of the utterly disgrscsful 90 sus) raid Of the
Contedera'es into Pennsylvania. l an begin.
ming to conclude that the rebsls are smarter than
we they fght baIefooted and shirlless upon one
meal Of green corn per day, if they can get it
if not, they fight just as well with the hope Of
getting sfeV "nub5ins" tomorrow They
strap their spurs upon their bare heels, few
thousands Of them, and while we are qusTreiug
over the next President, aRd governors are hold
ing meetings to recommend nigger policies to
the administration and suggest the removals ct
general this and general that, they sweep around
the Hanks Of 0uT qhiesoeut armies, reach tieir
rear, capture a thousanG prisoners, destroy
few hundred thousands Of dollars worth Of prop
eTty, and disappear
Then It happens Just as it is happening here
in Washington this morning Ths sboliionists
are careering around, joy in their hearts and
curses on their lips. Look at she diSErgc5!
Where Was Mcclellan Why didn't Mcclellan
prevent thisl If the President don't remove
that id Mcclellan now, there's no use Of talk
inc I"
Ny response has been: Yes, look at the dis
grace. Where was Governor Curtin, and where
the fifty Thousand that he called out twenty
days siBcs to defend his borders Why did he
send them home; and is Mcclellan 10 be held
responsible for tbs adFen. Of squad Of breeeh-
less bsnditti into the Keystone State Gov
ernor Curtin onght 20 have knowz better than
to have sent his militia home so long IS the en-
envy remEineC 50 near his State. Mcclellan,
nor ary other commander. can be expected, in
country vast As this, 70 protect every ben
roOEs, eYsTy Ettis border town, every country
road open to the passage Of rebel bsrefo0led
cavalry.
The man who marched out with hag Of
truce 10 surrender Chanbersburg was Alex
Mcclure, ths very fellow who, in Philadelphia
last week made speech 10 = crowd Of sboi-
tonis,s, in which he expounded the whole
theory Of wsr according 70 Wendell Phillips
advocated marching At once on the enemy, Civ
Jag them no quarter and, in snort gave bis
sudieRee 10 understand that himself eud a half
doEan Of his own psiiiiesl kidney could march
agGinss Lse, AnnIhiisie him before bTetkfasf,
and reach Richmond in time for dinner. A
squad Of ragged horssnlen approached bis
town, and instead Of shouderiug his shotgun
and dying ia defense OF MS e&ase, as he was
very willing TO do in theory on Philadelphia
stump, be takes white flag sud goes cut tw0
miles to meet the ehemy ana surrender the town
the very last man ready for fsht, the very
fist ready for surrender. GALWAY