Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-26
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Upon the frst call Of the roll, it was found that
there was not a quorum Of the House in attend
ance, but missing members enough were known
to be in town to constitute the desired number
Of 81, and in a few minutes, upon a call OF the
abseniees, a full quorum was obtained. The
usual COMMITTEES to wait upon the President was
appointed, and in short time the message was
received and read. Il is q clear, business-Hke e.
paper, marked by great purity and simplicity Of
style, and IS characterized By a holder aud more
decided tone than any ofths Presidents preced-
ing communications to Congress. It's recon-
mandatory clauses are few. It advises a new
issue Of treasury notes, but does not ask directly
either for an extension OF the CONSUMPTION act
or for the adoption Of measures Of retaliation
upon the enemy. Both those matters are sug-
gested, however, as likely to become necessary
in the continuance Of the war. Among the pc
pers accompanying the message was the corre-
spondence between Generals Lee aud Halleck on
tho subject Of the hanging Of Mumford at New
Orleans aud the recent oIder with reference to
the oficers. Of Pope's army falling into our hands.
The Federal general knows nothing officially
concerning the murder committed by Butler the
Beast, aud throws himself upon the dignity q
Of eho United States with reference to the order,
declaring that Gen. Lees letter is couehed in
terms so insulting and disrespeetful 10 the Fed
eral government that he cannot consent TO reply
il. Very we'll, General Halleck, ~insolent or
courteous as General Lee may have been toward
the Yankee despotism m, he has been fortunate
enough in the use Of terms to make himself dis
tinctly understood
Several resolutions were offered in the House
looking to the doctrine of the ler taIionis and the
enlargement Of the conscripion, and it is clear
that these two matters will occupy the attention
Of Congress before other business can be enter
tanned.
The pubic safety demands the promp: and
decided action in each.
As to retaliation, the brutal conduct of the
Yankees in carrying on the war, and the fend-
ish'splt manifested By them in tue recent war
meetings held in the Northern cities, absolutely
force upon us tie necessity of resoIting to it.
Every STATE in the Confedsracy attests the
ravage oe their invasion. Ancestral mansions
despoiled or laid in ruins, bhghsed fields, smok-
log cities, desolated homes, depOpulsted dis
tricts, all bear witness to the vandalism Of the
foe. The blood Of the murdered citizens cries
aloud for vengeance. The wall of agonized
widows, and the sobs of orphaned children sp-
peal to Us to punish their wrongs. The stifed
voice of our brethren, that reaches US from
Northern dungeons, here they lie imprisoned,
sluppIicates for earnest measures. We shall be
justified in the eyes of the world for demanding
lie for life Of a fee which wages war like the saw
age, and whose generals have startled mankind
by their cruelty-who display all the diabolism Of
Alva without his courage, and emulate the DESC
lations Of Turenne without msnifesting one
spark of his genius.
As to the CONSUMPTION, the immediate extern
sion of it to al persons capable of bearing arms
between the ages of thirty-fve and forty-fve, is
rendered absolutely necessary By the call Of six
hundred thousand troops by Lincoln There
can be little doubt that these six hundred thou
sand new men Will be raised by tbs Yankee
government by the 18th Of October at the
aIthest. The draft is unpopular at the North,
it is trua. Thousands Of " free and independent
citizens of the United States will endesvor to
escape into Canada, or win become suddenly
aged ana decrepit, but the vast machinery Of
eompulsion ybich has been organized by the
rulers at Washington will avail, beyond persd-
venture, to secure tie vast force that has been
called for. Then, if We bsve not prepared for
the emergency, the immense hOrdes viii be
poured down upon US in armies Of q hundred
Thousand men at six or eightdiferent points, and
we may be o~verpowered. Subjugalion is impos-
sible, but the occupation of large sections OF
country by the Yankees and the seizure Of i'm
portant towns and railways mag be effected BY
superiority of numbers, and we have lost too
much already in the hostile possession Of Nash
vile aud Memphis, and New Orleans and Hunts
vile, not to know the infinite miseries that
follow upon surrender. This is the golden mo-
ment Of the South. All the omens are now
favorable. Every recent conflict has seen the
eagles oe victory STOPPING to our standards.
Let US use all our energies at this j%unctuIe, and,
/" with the blessing Of God" to adopt the rev.
erent formula of glorious OLD Stonewall jackson,
we shan conquer a peace and establish our inde-
pendeuce without the assistance of foreign pow
ers. Aide-sot e ls eel faidera is a truth that
should be especially remembered in war.
The Enquirer Of this morning stated so con-
fdently tbst the great impending conflict near
Gordonsville had probably been begun, that the
whole city has been on the qui riUs ell day 10
hear tidings of the combat, The Enquirer is
supposed to be in the confidence Of the govern
mont, and a statement of this sort carries with
it more weight il its columns than if it had ap-
peared elsewhere. From what was known here of
the situation Of affairs with tia two armies, l had
not supposed the battle SO Imminent. Gen. Lee
is at Gordonsvile and therefore is in command,
but it is understood that he VIII give the widest
possible latitude Of discretion to Jackson and
interfere Little with bis plans. That the struggle
viii be joined during the present week, and that
it will be one Of the most ssnguinary Of the
war, there is every reason to believe. 1t is TO
garded as certain that Mcclellan has left James
river with his entire force to unite in it. If this
be go, what a commentary upon bis pretended
voluntary change Of base and his assump-
ton that be was nearer Richmond at Harrison's
Landing than at Fair Oaks Station!
The funeral of the late General Winder, of the
stonewaH brigade, the worthy but unfortunate
successor of Jackson, who was killed in the battle
Of Cedar Run, was solemnizsd at the capitol this
4 fternonn. The ceremonies Mera conducted in