Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-18
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4 Prom he Augusta Coasti.peoaal-tI
The assurance tbs1 ou- army Is on tEe soil oi
Maryland IS e source OF uHaiioyed qualification
to the people cf thig C0nederacy Whst the
rsfuit Of this invasion viii be, must remain. for
s5rae time at least, mere matter of conjecture :
but It Is fruitful ia hope Of great good 90 our
cause Maryland, so .ong oppressed and tr0d-
den under the foot o. q lie 0ppressCr p have
at length, 40 opportunity Of throwing olf her
saaekles and JoiaiHg her southern sisters in the
great contest for constitutional hbsFtT There
is soinelhiBg gratifying, exhiiaTating IL the idea
to every PARROT
Lee, with his gallsni. victorious legion, plants
the Coufedera.s banner upon her soil, and calls
upon her to
Avsnes ihe pa,rio gore
That seksd tie 8 reefs oi B4'tm1re
Aud DO ths B4ftl- q 1t yore.
Aayiaid ny N.rylaaat~
lie tih her strike off tue CHAINS OF Black
Republican slavery, and assert hsr inde0end
snee lie Is there to protect Der from the op-
pressor's bayoneis, aud 30 welcome her iato the
galaxy Of the C0nfederats States TAst She
viii respond 70 the cal. who can doubt Az
ready it seems as T. 0a yh The response was
echoing through al the south
sh7 is not deaf Dor sssf nordams
Ifuz1a she 50 lrls ths northern scu %
She bcestbes she 1urusi
Sael cone Sle'l Gems
4arylaad ny Mary had
Whatever the result may be-whatever oar
hopes may bet cannot be denied that the
presence OF CoufedeTate army on the soil oil
Maryland has created au Intense alarm IL the
bosOms cf the vandals who sit enshToned 10
Washington City, exercising over an unwilling
short weeks ago iae arHies ~ taesr Ylaols
were marshhiled around ghe capital o. tie South
ern Contederacy, confident Of capturing it, and
OF obtaining en- oVergheiming victory over
starving, naked II bais To day, where are those
boasted armies The plains Of Manassas tell
the doleiu tale, in the myriads OF Yankee bones
which he bleaching there. Conquered disOT-
ganizsd, and demoTalizsd, the remnant Of those
would BE- cOnquerors cover around the f0Etihes-
tlons Of Washington aud under the protection of Il
their terrible gun60atss them own capital IL
danger, aRd its communication with the N0Tl Ia
ern States threatened with serious interruption
WHAT "a ehsoge has c0uls Oveg the spirit Of their
dseams No longer acting upon the oilsnsive,
but forced by the power of Confsdsrats bayouets,
under the Blessing CT Providsuce. 30 assume for
themselves the dsteHsive-their humiliation rnust
be great. indeed. IL it could point moral, i
would tell them in thuudertenes, that the su5iu-
CATION Of the South Is an impossibjiisy and thei
only safety, as a nation, is in acknowledging, Z
at once, the independence Of the Southern !
ConiedeTacy, and negotiating for a treaty 0f /
peace. Bul lhi55 luey h3ltl not seer seeing ]
they viii not believe. B aded with rags and I
tanaticism they see and hear nothing bat the /
destruction Of a people whom they cannot sub I
jugate and III the attemptto accomplish this I
purpose, will involve themselves il the ruins /
rather than witness failure. They viii now
begin to feel, however, some Of ,he horrors ol i
war; and though it n ly not bring then to their
senses at once, it VIII do is work in time. The
differences between waging an offensive and a
defensive war viii s5sa begin 20 bs terribly aP-
parent 70 them and VIII have its effect
side this, oug armies viii, ou Northern soil /
be enabled TO obtain vast amount Of supplies I
for winter use, slch as shoes clothing food, etc.
aud if nothing else we're accomplished than this. /
the invasion OF tie NoTth win BE- Of immense /
sdvantage to cur cause.
There is reason, therefore, to rejoice at The
news from over the b1ldsr tbsre Is reason 30
bsiisvs that our troops have already advanced
beyond that border and there is reason to hope
for ths NEST Important results nom that advance
With impatenca. the Southern people look
for the next news from General Lees Cvuiele-
rste army They feel confident tlH4l i viii be
OF most cheering ehau1etef.