Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-02
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FT5n the London Times March 2Jh.1
I All thoughts must now be directed 20 tho com
oued invasion Of the 'Southem States, which
was % begin IN the present month Of AG-ch.
This extraordinary enterprise deserves the study
g9.h or political and military students. Al !r5
maEu.tui1, in the nature Of tho ermies which
aTo 70 operate, In the nature CG the country, and
o. the populations whose territory i9 invaded
| The gre t'0tC-Cl invasion stands aI0u8 ia mod
IN history. Il is EapOle0l's war Iu Spain .u
.-e sca.a TX Bis expedition 10 Russia. Immense
t..,os are mbet 10 5u'ugzts people wlOr
/ unless they a-5 the cuputsC of boosters. are
determined 60 bum hOmes1ea1s and goods, 60
/ destroy the produce Of their fields, to carry Cu
their families, their negroes their cattle ana al
That they have, and to leave every place desert
from which tho invader forces them 90 Te.i-G.
Tho real beginning Of tho campaign may nov
[ be witnessed.
/ From Tennessee we have bat meaTer accounts
/ in this region the C0nfederates have been thor
! ouEh.y beaten. They seem to be wholly uupTe-
[ pared tCr the vlgOc ct GTaut, Buell. and The rest
/ OF the western generals. Tho COTseC CL6LCe las
/ been the occupation OF central Tennessee by
| Federal army, and The retreat OF tho C9ui1G-
| crates 10 Tho sJulaa7u limits of the S.ate Hlge,
however they nro aaid TO Be preparing fer
a.sua- Gen BeauregaTj is in command, ana
/ place which is given in the telegram IS Chaye-
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tlnocEl, IS their headquarters These places
aIa G.mcss on the frontier of GsoTEis, hus It is
Dey 0.d q d5ub, tHat the ConFderaLes viii DO al.
ln tlor power to recover Tennessee. The loss Of.
@ State IS especially dangerous to the southern
erl, laleLuCh as their Conf5doE3Cy Is founded
on tho punC pie Of Stale independence, and they
have too much reason 10 fear that II Tennessee
"eIo iITasuaablv annexed to tua Month ell ltvI
Ieu1csegn-u5 would leave their army, gg tns
Fr4rs l.
Clnas.
But .i1 in Virgin5a that tho most imp.re-t
operations VIII take place. Hor8 70 the strength
Of tto Confederate army The troops, com
u4utat, aa 10 IS supposed, by PLesitsat DaVa
IN person. Gre tho most numerous and the best
armed that. the Contgd-gates possess. They
fight IN q country which Is thoroughly Eosti.e
tg ,lo North. Virginia, though geographically |
@ border Safe, is politically and socially rue CtI
tAc mos. extreme i'm the Cynfsd araly- No S-at. !
has ioaE 90 much from the growing popul1usness /
OF Che North Although three centuries 500 |
op-l#-s d..at1t li8 poem 10 the Queen of I
England Scotland Ireland. GaJ Virginia Ee- /
th- o.t S.a,e now fud5 herself Of less iup0l I
Guce tuau Illinois and California The Virgin /
.aus Will, no doubt s,c0nt ell the efforts Of tho /
military chiefs, and tho policy of tIoso Is already /
u21.-'a..- lna main army @. tEo Ng-."6or--as !
had evacuated Lluass2g before Che I2.a of /
Aarat. How long they had been gone no ono /
seems TO kuow One OF tEa strongest features /
OF tins war IS the success of the Couflerates .
In preventing the enemy from gaining any
knowledge nr tL T.-uT. lICug- IF Is con- 7
stanLY asserted that iargo Union party ex- IS /
at .he South though there are thousands of
negroes who might gain liberty and reward by /
carrying mta 'l-arrr O. the Federal camp yer T.
u0.i-- is known Of tha,r movements by the /
u1.t.eu generals.