, 1862-08-23
FROM MEMPHIS.

FROM MEMPHIS.
Persecution OF the Chosen-A
times, Correspohsent Comes TO
Guerilla, &C., &c.
Especial Correspondence ofthe Chlcsgo Trlbme1
QAYoso House, MBwH1s TESr.,}
August 18th, 1852. ! |
Notwithstanding the previous sage predfc-
tions of the different correspondents, there
has not yet been preconcerted attack by the |
rebel forces surrounding Us, upon the city OF
Memphis We still pursue the beaten track
Of the past two months without at present, |
SO much as startling rumor Of the presence
about us Of Bragg's or JEFF Thoupson's army,
to wear of the tediQm Of dullnes5. "Al
quiet on James River" has become no more a
"househo1d word" than the ott-repeated and
stereotyped phrase, "No news from Helena
all quiet in Memphis"
THE LIQUOR snora
While VIE hare been repealing this by tele-
graph and writing 1t in our letters, there has
existed q very Babel in our midst 1t YES not
warlike. It was not peaeeable. It Was 3
mixture of both Warlike and civil The results.
however, were lar from being ciyil-on the
contrary. they nere very unciviL I al1ude to
the dominion Of 'tJohn Alcohol, my 10 John"
The order Of Col. Slack shutting up all liquor
saloons was lately reversed, upon the prayer
Of the common council, by Gen. Sherman,
ostenEibly to create revenue, the license being
placed very high But it is fair to presume
that the city fathers had no idea, when they
commenced the work, what horrid conse-
r3F6N
their constituency No sooner was the
ban Of official prohibition removed than every
man not otherwise employed, every woman
whose husband had gone to the wars and left
support procured q license and opened a run
hole, or, al was frequently the case, opened q
rum hole without procuring license. The
result was, hardly week had elapsed before
whisky was as free as water to all who thirsted
Of the thousands of soldiers aud citizens in
and around the city-at ten cents glass-and
it appeared that everybody and his neighbor
and ibis neighbor's wife and family, was in
| cluded in the thirsty, and liquor literally ran
| In thet streets and alleys, in the CUTTERS aud
| sewers, in the toTn and out ct it-aud Menu
phjs quickly became second Babel and pan
| demoniutn Joined in one. Day and night,
nom md noon, whisky kept guard over us.
Whisky carried the musket and the sword !;
wbttky gave orders and received them; whis~
| Ky drove hacks and rode inside hacks; Whis-
BY were blue clothes, spotted and grey coats; /;
whisky carried shoulder straps and no shon1.
Per straps; and men, women, and children who
Who were never known to drink, now drank
their fill. The few who did not drink became
merely the chHH before the whisky whirlWind,
and were triven about, literally not knowing
nhi1her to flee 10 be saved.
i Of course this state Of affairs could not long
be borne by Gen. Sherman. He saw the errof
he had committed by complying with the re-
quest Of the city, and at once proceeded to
! ran4f hQr fT1t ftf1 far fht
, amy was concerned, leaving the management
, OF civilians TO the police. say civilians, bu1
Gen. Sherman included the minions Of Kine
, Alcohol 5mong the military, and ordered thai
f their places should be burned OF pul'e:
down If they broke the word Of his law
? He issued bis order No. $50. and gave fort1
:. that he intended to enforre it to the very let
ter. ] make tic following extracts from til
9 document as published:
. The order first provides that Major Fisher, SAT-
c marshal Of Gen, Hu1ibrt'a division, be snnouu
cd as assistant provost marshals Of Memphis
will be gwen to the quiet and good order Of sol
= die1e On the Streets The assistant provost mat
j. shsls. 2nd The patrols and guards sent out b
. riots ard Iutfsnces. Any house, where noise
g Drunkenness and fighting are either going on, Q
likely to occur is military nuisance, and will b
suppressed hY the seizure Of its contents and th
delivery Of tue liquors to the hospital department
~ 1.-THE rnisance Cannot thus be suppressed, tt
n | AC1uEG VIII UG QuIutu Ut pu1ltu 0pHu, ACEDtuI
- to Its position any Brigade provost marshal m,
. suppress nuisance In the Vicinity Of his brigade
l. hut no beuae will be pulled down or burned viii
ont the written order Of the commanding genera
r. the provost marthal, or the commander Of a br
r. ade. Riots q9 the streets vii be pEcmptly sa
ls pressed by blowa. the hayonet. or firing VIII
+ necessary. Of course, the military not bout
By The licenses isfued by the city hnthorit1ea
% lcensee designed fol revenue, and not to ean
i, tion or encourage crimes and nnieauces.
- It's second provision, it will be observed,
very stringent:
:, 2 In consequence Of the abuse OF the pririleg
passes given TO officers and soldiers are here
J limited to the time between guard mounting
i OF roldier wiehee to remain absent from his re!
u tain from his Commanding officer and big brie
10 reasons Of his visit to the city.
- All t1eers ard sofaiers found by the provo
ssses "a It nisbt 4oeaf :psa se ~ tss
l. fh<ir 5,sgadi<rs viii bt arrested and confined
ihs 1,igh1 and sept in the morning to the guard
of teir tents in arrest. Prisoners arho p not ao6
9rs tot entitled TO 'ao''' and must put on sh
~ Immediately upon the issusnce Of the abo'
10 change came over the spirit OF the cit
IN People were again 1e to walk ahroad
:, night without fear ot bayonet or bullet Ee
OF citizen or resident assassin. Order reign
n. once more in Warsaw. Citizens had rights
well as soldiers. Civilians were cigit, q
" soldiers were once more soldier1y in mann
ifs and bearing The strict enforcement of t
- order has made saloon keepers cautious, a
la- although they are threatened with knife
1c- bullet ifthey do not sell to soldier when
,-r hiss had drop too much, they are war;
~ tg q general, whose word is law. and whs
tu law will be..put in force, if they do sell, III
tn houses are liable to come dom, and iftthey
~ refuse the customer grumbles, after q VII
aty departs and If be succeeds in bullying 60
lie. one out of enough to get him iatoxicat
~ wakes up IL the morning to find himself
'he gage with the - colored gemmen," build
is fortifcstions, This he does not like, aud vi
40 oEce released he is very careful no n be tas
pa glass too much in future. H:s punishmt
serves as a wholesome example to tis ct
panions in arms, and the lesson is not Wit
in vain.
in I do net mean to be understood to say
- this connection that soldiers are worse t
LFai o1her men. In fact, I would say they are
re- TER. But let e, GOO civilians, taken even fl
ese / the higher walks Of life, be for months 6
~. up in an eremy's country, without en-
''1 ments or pleasures Of any kind, and euddt
ne transport them to city where liquor can
This had fcr the pay and for the asking, and
hr r.sult would be identical with what we /
~ for weeks been suffering in Memphis. T
7ey, wonld rule Riot and debauchery wou1d S
hot | abroad at noon-da2, and the city would
1o;- tbs one was-be converted into second
-. | tion ct SoGom and GomogFah. Soldiers
A.o | but meE-men are but followers of cire
the stance A1ske whisky grand circumst
,rks ard you quickly have = sum total Of hu
,a,1s dcrrLyity in its mildest and most disgrat
phase.
IRIS. We breathe easier-we sleep sweeter.
old pestilepce nc longer prevails. The demo
aty- aiunsenhess Is nsins oaMsneo 10 ms "a
u - ~ has assumed her sway.
~ TRIALS OF THE RIGHTEOUS.
IL Correspondents ore persecuted clsss.
utter are generally righteous and trutn-1oviug
e:ter t;emep, and perhaps undergo the usual il
+h,+ tires, stfiictioDs, scourgings and castisa
Of the good, from the fact Of their righte
I=Vez ness. They do not generally complain,
as Cnu Of the persecuted individuals, I
nov be heard in complaining humor.
ssa- plant shall be brief. Listen, o. Sc peopl
Complaint lst.-1 complain OF the coun
in the western military district Of Tennessee
co,- !Ixc:Jleatiosss.-1st. 1t is God-fors
country. I'd. Il is q country populased
C au- tltnds. Sd, The Union soIdiera ore few
right the 1iepds many 4th. Il is 3 coautry al
nr to time red hot, and ct midday eggs cook 6
taneously in the tnade-breadstutf5 brt
We W exposed positions. 5th- Musguisos, z
on OF bugs, and elephantine cockroachcs are pc
ye to ted to roam in guerilla bands, platoons, s
,,u file, ard SOLITARY and alone, throughou
~" length and breadth of the land, seeking "
MS OF 1hey may Geyour. 9Th. Good milk doe
, will grow lin Tennessee The COVE are aft
they with water on the uddcr, and the fluid
for the 1actea. is enough to make . HI
nc ~ shudGer and the tooth OF CaoctaH ch
upon 7lh. The potatoes are not potatoes.
are medium between water cruel and
pudding, enclosed Iu skin So tou. .h tha