Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-09
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/ To the Associated Press North
Advices from the advance of one wing of
Buell's army state that it IS up the Shelbyville
pike 10 Floyd's Fork and beyond some sixteen
miles from the city. The rebels were reported
in the thicket just beyond the fourth toll gate.
The Federals sheled the woods and gave q
volley Of nuskatry, when all who were there
skedsdded.
The rebels are getting out Of the way on the
road to Shelbyville A gentleman who has Just
reached the city says they were getting out on
foot, horseback, mulebaek, CT any other expedi-
tious mode within their means.
There was a sharp skirmish last night between
General Sirs advance and two thousand of the
euemy's cavalry, on Floyd's Fork, the enemy
having posted themselves on Che surrounding
hills. The rebels were rePulsed, bOs returned
again, when our artillery wss brought to bear
against them, aud they again hsd.
The Federals captured in an old house in the
vicinity, about forty thousand rounds Ct am
munitiOn
A skiTmsh occurred this morning Eve miles
from the city on the BaTdstOwn road, il which
about twenty-five Federals were killed and
wounded. The number of casualties on the
rebel side is not known, but the enemy was
repnlsed
General Boyle remains in command here.
LOUISVILLE, October 2-Ghere was heavy
musketry firing on the 5helbyville road sixteen
miles distant, at Q o'clock this morning. Tho
result is unknown.
General G w. Morgan, with his whole force
from Cumberland Gap, has reached the Ohio
river, opposite Portsmouth
Cannonadiug has been heard to-day near
Mount Washington, in the vicinity Of Salt river
The rebels evacuated Shelbyville last night
first compelling the storekeepers to receive
Confederate scrip in payment for what they
wanted
AT Paris, Ky, ali the storekeepeTs, except two
secessionists. sent their goods a way. The rebels
procured of these two a supply Of blankets,
paying in Confederate scrip.
When the blankets gave out they Insisted on
cutting up the storeke8pers carpets for blanket
ing These secession stOrekeepers declined re-
ceiying Confederate scrip for the carpets, when
they were arrested and sent to Jail for discredit-
ing Confederate money.
n The Chicago Times has the following
pointed paragraph:
Before the emancipation proclamation was
issued, it was grsvely stated by the abolition
press of this State that such measure would
check negro immigration, because the negroes
would, in that event. stay where they now live
How it was to operate in this way has not been
satisfactorily explained. To expect the slaves
to Oyerwhelm and crush The rebel sold.efy,
which the proclamation confesses (though we
| do nOt) the inability of the Northern people to
/ do, is little too steep proposition to go down
But it is said, as our armies progress the slaves
can be freed, and will then protect themselves.
This illustrates the inuti.y Of the proclamation,
/ for it comedies thas il is only the army moves
that emancipation can be effected Is it true,
however, that the slaves could protect them
selves, if the Northern armies were withdrawn
! To this the abolition answer is, "NOt unless the
whites are driven into the gulf, where they
ought to be-" To what does such reasoning
look7 Do the radicals advocate the establish
ment of negro republics in tie South Are they
fearful that they viii be found III hopeless mi
nority on the restoration Of the Uaion, unless
aided by their colored brethren in the halls OF
COngressl l. it to the establishment of the
social and political equality of the black race
that they would bend the energies Of the gov
ernment
Meantime the proclamation has come, and the
stream Of Africans pours in undminished vol
ume into the free States.