Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-30
OPTICAL.
A Petition from the Citizens Of Saint
Tammaly Parish, 10 be Allowed to
Trade with New Orleans.
COpy.l
al RuusrInE

"To General Ruggles,
Commanding
s''T7gE HndsTsig0ed citizen. or residents Of Saint
4 Tsmnsuy Parish, Is respectfully beg leave 70
represent tla following tacfE=
Our community l. not ayr calturzl one but has
Ewsys been dependent on New Orl as for focd, sup
suEdsn and total Termination Of ths trade, especially
without previous nctea, W0ul5 put Us il danger o.
s-a.vs-i1u-
I'VE are s7rsrs that in time rf va there fhouII be
rsde beeea bel ice ents bu- there exceptions
70 tls as Tel Cd 10 ali O-a- reueTB ruies An eXcep
ton has rezdy been uale N favor Il citizens il
New Oceans, TO the extent Of furnishing them with
-four Cur e. conceive 30 be 4 much stronger
one a. by the ntiruacce Of limited traffic such As
heretofore existing We obtain uecessaiss Of life in the
ape 0i prCv0ls IN exchange for mere c0nveniencss
w3 llmbgr, etc, which rubbish on oar
hsuda TIE 6olsLgra COlledera-y ey den BY gains b
srcl a hauEs. a gam, would call TO your mind,
General fact thgt euse stores Of ERit medicines
sni ether stores for our armies have through this
channel Are re 20 Fo-unia ny throw away oppor
tuutv which TIE svarice Of cur enemy IOds out and
VII continue TO secure q Us we have 10 objection
20 such aisgnsos Dlrg pisceG arou1d such traEe as
30 Ike it iona fd1 advantageous to or SiGe. We
therefore Teiiiin ysU, General VeEGt tie coztuz.
sUre OF q rsstlc ed trade vi hu such limits your
ulzlce mlv sE-gest. and We -e-Umme1d the lie lrzr
of rlis Cape Psre- Gen,zci as proper person 10
receive your hds-Ce in this nater-a Esn Of st.ict
integrity AID u1fnctinz l-yal y.
" a.. 3. Hand, L. u. HEld James Duncau, Henry
Esis-er, Z G. Bsrn1z. b KrCge-, Roland VIII eo, n.
E5s1s., Gesrgs Rebber. 7. i. Gai g, Y. Il. Hursi,
TE1s Gi lsspie, y Al gustin, J. II R15dOCk William
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mir, j. q lhonpscn. " leIkstt I'o5. Sscrois $. J.
Leslie Na-tas Lsbeuf :. 4. Gslaas a. L. A. Bah u,
I. Solomon. T. Negrett
celuy tie above 20 be true copy.
7. D. SAADtUaE @. S. A
A a. A and Inspector General
FIRST DISTRICT PROVOST MARSHAL GENERALs)
OFFICE.
TaNGIPAHOA. July llih. 1852. J
To HsssTF. M B Hand Id0s. Gillespie end oilers, eai
=sss 0f f5e Fsrish Of - TdHnaHy
GESTLENEs Yoar petition assing PERMISSION TO
open trsds vi the ensEes of your country, who now
occ1py Kew Cre-ns gad B lton Rouge, the Commercial
sad political capitals ef your State has been received
by General 5uggss and an dirsctsa by nm TO leplY
IN dsng beg leave 10 cs yo1r aiten.loa TO General
Order 30 from these Eeadq 5ste-s and to paragraph
lgt Of Gensral order 70 9, f-om DspJr-men. Head
quarters p-ol5i.ug all intercourse sd trsc with the
enemy or rersops W thin bis lines Eud announcing the
penaly Of deah sganst those who engage in it Copies
81 +t.-s a-a Herewith i-closeG ro- your Information
- These o-dsrs have bcs1 called for by the stern nsees
siss Of lie t-mes, sn5 it Is believed have the al
scst universal approval OK tie loyal ciizsns OF the
country Nor Is hesc anything novel in tie regulations
t-ey prescribe, or the pensies lhy announce. Iheg
but dee are aud cloh5 with PENAL sanctions doctrines
long established and universally recognized.
Even ID your communication, while askug 10 bs
eupt from their provision yoI recognize their iascs
for vou say We a-e that ia sine o. there
sh5ad be trade betw, e1 Be iigs-ents Bat y0B
urge thss yours is sEcspi5usl case aad that
fofcs this rule would subject y0u - great hsrdshps
Fr row more than twelve . oats your country has
been engaged in gigantic sruRgls fyr e1iEsnee Her
noble people hsve poused out their treasures water
ana Ike The ancient Psrisrch have not withheld
ieut hem forth 70 eneouer the tolls q Tie march the
diseases Of the camp and the pers OF the battle fel1
JIuud eds OF them fallen by the wsyrids-thou-
inds have fingered ana ie1 IN the hospitals many o.
them for the wan. ot medicines which co I'D not be ob
tsined and thousands have perished the field
OF battle. But their thnned and wasted ranks have
pean 6ed bv Others eagerly p7sssIrg forward 70 take
tte plsCes OF the fallen 20 Day your Is proudly
borne 10 the face Of and bshind the fle BY men halt
clothed half fed and bo, for months have known
exon the rude comforts Of soliiefE tent. Nor has the
y been alone in this respect every class Of society
has greater OF less extent been subjected TO hard
hips and p-vao1s Whsh taeir lasting hcnlr be il
ssfi have been fenlF and cbeerfuiy borne. And
IT, geutlemsn The time has come. when yOu are called
upon 20 take your p3rton ot ths wi1epT cad suffer
ing the General Commanding hopes and believes that
YOU viii not De fouEd wanting in courage and foruds
70 bear it ike men and patriots
You say that ii not permitted to dispose Of your
bricks, lumber etc, they viii be " mere rubbish
,7,sr bsrdsH Yoa cznaot be ignarsnt genteueu tsnt
IN fhs yOa but share the tate Of your fellow
citizens. More than two buud' ed mliols Ct dollars
worth cf produce held by the FatIiote planters
Of the Confederate States far from seeking 70
sell or barter this, they stand eacy 70 destroy, and
have many instances voluntarily applied The torch,
and with selfsscrfcn devoti1n worthy Of men WHO
aspre % be free calmly seen n reaucd 70 asaa Iather
than sell even the eXhorbEnt rates, 20 the
emes Of their coun ~. Ard 4 you viii but tura your
eyes a ueighboTing parish, you msy there see the
very materials which ysu fear viii become " rubbish
on your hsuds-hcuzn bus recently formed into com
Portable dwell iags and shelterng helpless wemen and
Children-Teiuced 70 heaps Of rubbish and ashes
rale their inmates have been driven 20 the woods and
deprived Of all mesns OF subsistence. And tbs his
been done by the very msn with whom ycu Hoald now
open e7muereial iniefcoufsef 70 whose avsrice you
yyould minister and whose wsnts you would supply.
The General command ne, directs me in conclusion
90 say that Iegariir these prohibitions Of traits with
lie sreDy ESSENTIAL 20 the successful d-fense Of the
country he is determined Tgidy 70 enforce them and
that any who may b. detected IN attempting "a
svads or violate them. viii be promptly bso5ght to
very respectfully,
JAMES FUQUA
Di trct Proves. Marshal General