New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-20
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THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20. lss2:
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Wa have the Memphis Appeal Of the 18th inst before
The Appeal Of the sensible our exchange
list 1t ably and cooly conducted and whom We hnd
statement in it's couns DISPOSED to rely upon it.
In three hro Of the Appeal there sentences
not precisely understand There great deal minated
calculated excite dns and too little said to AFFORD sans
factory explanation We hope there are no grounds or
cion in regard to either high low officials sdaeaeo
,ci.uac beeiy has brought a troubles upon us in
Kentucky and TENNESSEE will have to endure tne u W
find remedy. That Is all. there has been worse han
ibec y will also have to abide the consequences
no other alternative If have been defeated by the ios
an disasters have oyertaken because OF
men, the ultimate result bound be the same The sabnga
ton Of the sonth ~ the North is an lmposaibiity
In one article the Memphis Appeal Since the reported
agreement Of Gen. Johnston srendet Nahyils to Buell.
upon drroal the impression be that he viii fail
back to Murfrsssboro,n When this "agreement
Before the evacuation of Bowling Gresnf Who
ever heard Commanding General making arrangee ns to
Surrender" the Capital Of great State before Was At
Will the Memphis Appeal please enighten us Il
In another Appeal observes that archives OF
hs State specie h several banks have been removed
place of safety No p had been taken up TO Sunday n9n'
TO the large amount OF pork Government Stores
milton and munitions of from the ea OF which, Unless
disposition has since been made of the may m fn'o Inc
| snsmys hand" e..
Ii works rather strange say the least that the State ar
ehves the specie othe Banks could be removed when
the having absolute control Of the railroads
could the national stores sd munitions Of war
AZ Is said this article What does it
1nthe third article the Memphis Appeal remarks that the
"fa OF Fort Doneson Saturday last the evacuation
Bowling md the unexplained agresneat 70 srrend
yesterday have orciby engendeed the conviction
the public mind that Gen. Sydney Johnston has besn out
generated by Buell. in the Of operations In Zen
tucky We have disposition to harshiy judge him In th
matter but palpabs for denial that some Of HI
bunders least temporarily transferred ts war froi
Ksntucky to Tennessee soil.n 8Eaa5- 5zTr
1 The AppsaiIs very generous We admire generosity Bn
We do not believe Johnston ougeneraled by Buell.
Buell. entitled credit, except that which attaehes
men of common sense doubt whether he Is entitled
that he published weeks before he started that ne vi
going to ascend the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
"What does 1t mean t' say again Have our Genera
with the commanding officers OF the enemy
aurrendsro Important positions give mp great Cities beio
they are even attacked Nashville In possession
TO the writing these lines far We had any intel
gsnce yet according the Appeal Johnston had made
to Bael long before was In Ia
nent dangers We do believe that Nashville is
this possession of the ehemy " is-weli We do not deem
necessary say anything further at this time -
"What does IL mean 2, Wlthe Appeal any other frsn
journs please hfom U.S. We will acknowledge to last
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