Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-17

KeePing tho Cotton frOna the Rueuy.
From the vieksburg WhIg.l
The prevailing opinion throughout the South
seems to be that one Of the principal objects Of
the enemy 8 winter campaign in the s Iuthwest
is 70 obtain cotton With the Mississippi omen
to the gulf, and the States Of Mississippi and
Alabama oveTTUn they expect to obtain sufi
ciens quantity Of this indispensable staple 10
supply she wants Of the uOrthern people Some
twenty millions Of paopla in ab0litiondom are
to be supplied rOm stock Of cotton and cotton
goods which the New York journals declare will
be entirely exhausted before the frst of next
January. A distress Of no ordinary character
threatens the Nor'h; the cotton famine Is
discussed By the journals in a tone Of the most
serious alarm, and the fact Is pointed out that
hfteen per cent Of the cotton machinerv Of then
country IS now running, with a stock on hand
that will be consumed before the year IS ont
II we can theR prevent them from getting
it-fOil them in their desperate attempt 10
appesse the increasing canaor in the North
we viii yet resfzs that cotton Is king"
and that its p'Wer has not departed, but
had not before been fairly tested We should
therefore determine beforehand what policy to
pursue in order to prevent the enemy from OBJ
sainirg this article. The only effectual way to
prevent It from falling into their hands wherever
hey succeed ia obtsi1ing foothold, is to first
take severe and vigiiant measures against the
cOuirsb2nd and uBpstTiOtic trade that supplies
the enemy through numerous sEaricious nachi-
nations. S)ne have advanced Ihe idea that We
ought to sell them cotton in order to get gold a.
1t would be taking so much fron the enemy
and at the same iine enable men to make crate
full and loyal contributions to the war Such
Argument is fiimsy and hyp0eritiesl for wa can
very vel do without gold. We have no foreign
III frnr h5rh t-v .
ourselves, and therefore our currency answers
every purpose. We argue, then, that our cotton
is OF more real value to US than the Yankee vold
as from and after the FIRST Of January nsxt the
Northern mills will be without a SINGLE bale
unless it can be procured by their naval and land
expeditions against Mississippi and Alabama
this winter.
This IS no conjecture Of our own, but the
forced Acknowledgements Of the New York Times.
and other prominent Abolition journals, not At
al likely to make so humiEsting an soknowl-
edgment lossly, at juDetUrs 50 critically affect
ing the leading interests Of shs Nsrth Tha So
cTet and checked channels Of the smuggler must.
then, to begin with, be stopped entirely. Tns
State and Confederate authorities rnust ,5o,,
every practicable measure to prevent cotton from
getting into their possession, end, if snv man
be caught oartenng away perhaps Ehe blood Of
MS own children let hiIa be punished severely.
tor, # ne be willing 20 play into the Abolition
lsts' hands tor The sake Of self azVrandizemsut
ne is traitor ard monster Of the most dsspi.
cable type. This is one of the methods
that We would advise for DESTROYING The
cardinal parpose Of the enemy Next
the reHoval Of every bale Of cotton from
the Mississippi, Alabama and Tombigbee
rivers and tAslr tributaries, 50 far up as is nav
igabe for the highest dTaugbt boats, before the
danger comes. The next most tprzdsntial course
10 be pursued, where cotton cannot be removed
beyond the snemy's reach, is to have everything
P Q ar q so that whenever deemed necessary bT
viglisDt, discreet military conmandsrs, It NAV be
committed to the flames Whenever the owners
tsl to take such steps Es uill prevent the cotton
from islhRg irto sbohtion hanis, the government
should provide ard adopt such plans q will
leave no Doubt ofits being done. This is a matter
90 closely linked with our future success, that
It demands more than a passing thought from
our modern S0lons Now Is the time when il Is
Important for Us 10 Keep cur e0sfoa from the
hands o. tbs enemy, and if We remain faith fll
70 ouf obligations Of Loyalty and patriotism, the
campaign in the Southwest will be barren Of
any results.
Of course We rave our doubts about their
ability to 'open the Mississippi 20 the Gulf" or
oVeTun Mississippi Isd Alabama, but portions
o. these states may temporarily fall into their
hands, and We should, therefore, prepare for
such An eKigsuey-