Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-02-19

Ia that turninDoint where is to be decided the IL
,bl Dependence sublugation Of these States. J
Is the duty othe press to speak out IN such
Z crisis. We ust point 70 the danger and TO IN
means OF dense. We must indicate upO
+. whom devolls the high responsibilities Of tina
i defense, andcall down the eEecrati0Ds Of th
country upohhe men who skulk it.
Recent infmation received in high quarter
/ leads to the elief that the Burnside's expedi
o ton, which now burning the peaceful coas
. villages of NTH Carolina, viii soon be here
: Gen. Butler, last accounts, was shout 10 sal
; from Boston it'll an army 70 Join the advance o
5 his expeditio at Ship Island So that in al
{ human probability the i'm Mediate vicinity of GU
t city viii b. le scene Of bloody conflict. !
these imminet probabilities call upon our peO
+ pie 20 lay aisle all business but that of arms
how does it speal TO the twelve months men
already in battle array, bu! whose terms Of en-
listment are epiring and about TO expire Can
the men who iere the first TO rush to the rescue
of a threatens country, lay downt their weapons
at the momen when the enemy is strongest sni
when their cO,ntry most needs their disciplined
yalorl VIII hey, like the Yankee regiments
at Manassas, march from the field of battle q
the music Of tie eneny's guns1
They csnnol do il without the loss Of honor,
and without nBriting and receiving the sc0rn Of
the women of he land. We regret to learn that
many of the Twelve months men in the splen-
did army Of Pensacola are awaiting themselves
Of their liberty TO leave their posts when the
danger is greatest and when the very door of the
capital Of the State is left wide open TO the ap-
proaehes Of the enemy. And we more deeply
regret to learn that the Alabama troops are prom
lneut in this unpatriotic movement. We implore
these troops who, in this sacred war, have
earned for themselves the title Of " the brave
Alabamians, y 10 pause and consider the eonse-
quences of this act. Pensacola, soldiers Of
Alabama, is the gateway to the interior of your
State. Viii you dare to leave it undefeaded and
expose your capital, and the houses Of your
women and children in the interior TO the FIRE
and swOrdof the detestable invader
In & question Of duty SO plain can there be
need Of appeals to men who have already eK-
their love of country, by . twelve
months endurance Of the fatlgues Of discipline
and the tedium of the camp2 We hope not
We believe that 8 knowledge of the peril and of
he need Of their courage and blood Is all that is
accessory to send them by battslions back to
heir eol0rs, with offers of noble duty 70 a cruelty
assailed and bleeding country. We have Alright
% call on AlabaInisns to set the example. The
Jnavenged blood of Wood and of Martin, and Of
te glorious 4th and 9Th, who fell at Manassas
and DT~sinsyille, the newly made graves Of Bull
AtNk A4Q oAHtlhg MuU met Qtuln IN me 4lcENhiEt
OF their military duties, cry out to you from the
ground to stand TO your post for the honor of
ySur State and race, for the unsullied integrity
of your soil, the safety of your women and chill
den, and for the defense Of the great and com
mon cause of national independence.
Gen. JohnssOn's Address 20 the Army Of the
POt0m=o-EIOquenl Appeal 20 the TOlun-
teers.
We give below the stirring appeal of Gen. Jos.
E Johnston TO the troops under his command
on the PotoEaac. The troops are already rapidly
re-enlisting, and we cannot doubt thst this at-
dress viii serve to arouse the volunteers IN other
of the country:
HEADeUARTERs DEPARTMENT NORTHERN
VIRGISIA, February 4, 1852
SOLDIERS: Your country again calls you to
the defense Of the noblest Of human causes. To
he indomitable courage already exhibited on
the battle field, you have added the rsrest virtues
Of high endurance. Accustomed to the comforts
and Injuries of home, you have met and borne
he privaaons Of camp life, the e~xsctions Of mil
.tAry discipline, and the rigors of q winter cam
paign. The rich results Of your courage, patti
and unfaltering virtue, are before you.
with this important frontier, you have
iriveD back the immense army which the enemy
lad sent TO invade our country and TO establish
MS dominion over our people by the wide spread
havoc Of a war inaugurated witt out a shadow
IF constitutional right, and prosecuted in a spirit
# ruthless ,ongeae.
BY your valOr aufTmness you have kept him
IA check until the rions Of the earth have been
forced 70 see us in n true chsracter-not dis
membered and Iebious communities, but an
empire Of COnfedete States, with q Constitu-
zion safe in toe sfftions Of the people, institu-
lions and laws in 4 and u-nobsTucted opera
tion-a population njoyiBg all the comforts of
lie, and q citizen sdiery who scorn the threat
OF subjugaiiOn
Your country no. umEnon you 70 a nObler
and greater deed. he enemy has gathered up
all his energies fen final conflict. His enor-
nous masses threat US on the West; his naval
expeditions are asiling us upon our whole
southern coast, aDdlpon the Potomac, within a
few hours march, haas 2 gigantic army, infam-
ed by lust and maiened by fsnBticism. But
the plains Of Manaas are not forgotten, and he
shrinks from meetir the disciplined heroes who
hurried across thePotomsc his grand army,
routed and disgrae{. He does not propose TO
attack this army 50 ong as il holds Its present
position, with undinnished numbers and min
paired discipline bt, protected by his f~ortiics-
tens, be awaits the expiration Of your term Of
service.
he irCOActts budt AIS OhA AkupDic bOAlloI9f
when their term 0 Office expired, marched
away from the sceneof conflict to the sound of
the enemy's cannon and he hopes that at that
critical moment sofbern men viii consent TO
share with them thiinfsmy. Expecting a large
portion Of our ARM 10 be soon disbanded, be
hopes thatbis immene numbers viii easily over
power your gallant comrades who viii be left
hare, and thus Temoe. the chief obstacle to his
cherished scheme Of outhern subjugaiion.
The commanding general calls upon the
twelve months men bstsnd by theiT brave com-.
rsdes who have EOlu1eeFed for the war, to 70
volunteer at once, az thus show to the world
that the patriots engged in this struggle for m.
! dependence viii not RerYe from the bloOdiess
path they may be cabd to tread. The enemies
| Of your country, as well as her friends, are
watching your setio with deep, intense, treguu-
lOus interest.
Such is your positin that you can act no OBJ
scure part, Your deeion, be it for honor or dis
! honor, vii be writer down ia history. You
cannot, wAlnot, drawback ct this solemn crisis
of our struggle, wherall that is heroic in the
land is engaged, and i that is precious hangs
trembling in the baiace.
FROM '~ensaeeIa,
! CorrsspoBdsues Of the CGmbus san