Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-12
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CONRED.
ERATE STATES.

WIN IA HoAAdEN moAthN1 wv III NV ANRD Auat tH sui
Joined statements may reach some mind responsible fol
and influential with the government Of the Confederat
States, I have determined 70 brave criticism, and to foreg
all the embarrassments surrounding the subject matter
appealing to the conductors Of the press, and, avaiin
myself Of this method, 10 enter a plea for Missouri.
In the beginning Of The present struggle for the right
OF self government the condition Of Missouri was DecD
lisr, and. 10 the last degree, disadvantageOus. The ss
TEN Of internal improvements had created a debt o
nearly S39OOO,OO, the interest on which was punctually
met by her people from their taxable resources The
State had suffered in common with her sister States from
the commercial Tevulsion Of 1857, and from the extraordi
nary drought OF 1861 Having enjoyed a long period Of
peace, her military organizations had fallen into disuse,
while the small arms Of the country had been gradually
carried on by travel and emigration to California and the
northwestern territories Separated geographically a long
distance from ocean navigation, ard without a foltary
railroad connecting her with the South, except arross an
enemys country the transportation Of army and military
stores was attended whh delay and difficulty, while the
seizure Of St Louis, and the blockade Of the river at
SsTo and on the gulf rendered II still more impractcable.
The State treasury was not in q condition 10 advance the
necessary capital to purchase material Of war. and
almost the entire amount of bank capital was practically
IA the hands Of the enemy in st. Louis. Some division
Of opinion existed among her people in relation 10 the
prospect or possibility Of an adjustment Of our sectional
contest but very little diversity Of opinion existed as to
the duty and destiny Of the State. assuming the breach
to be irrepsrsbe.
At this critical period, and before any preparations
could be made for war, the blow fell upon our people,
and well-armed bodies Of Federal troops were precipi
tated upon an unarmed and uuorganized citizen soldiery.
The grip Of the monster WIS already upon our thrOats
and we bad to struggle As best we could. At this crisis
ExGov. Price was summoned from a dignifed and hon
orable retirement 70 lead cur people through their peril.
and defend the State with such means as he could com
maud. A rapid march southwark TO the border Of Ar
kansas Tor the purpose Of organic stion, became neces-
ssry. And while our troops were still imperfectly armed
the battles of Carthage and Springfield were fought and
won, the former exclusively, and the latter principally,
by Missourians- Since then our army has remained in
hard service, having fought, and won splendid victories,
and having marched AID o~Santer-marched, by a series Of
skilful moves on the theater Of war, over a lneal dis
--- s--a--A-,drad nan----t ANY S H3f
undergoing the d~scOmfors Of a rigorous winter cam
paign.
During this period, oppressed evermOr with a sense
Of her inability TO avail herself of her own gigantic re-
sources, for want OF a few thousand auxiliary troops TO |
enable Maj Gen. Price to establish and maintain himself
for forty DAYS on the Missouri river, our State has turned
an almost imploring look to her southern allies for just a
little help, and only for a little while, which would make
the contest on her soil a short and decisive one. But she
has looked IN vain With the exception Of the battle at
Springfield, not a sword has been drawn Tor the release 4
of Missouri except by her own SONS At that memorable
battle, the Confederate commander was asked for the as
sistauee Of three regiments TO pursue a defeated and dis
organized foe, where 1000 men and 100000 worth Of
property were within our reach, but Gen. Price asked 10
vain. So his requests were responded to when he went 10
fight the battles Of DrywOod and Of Lexington. Not a
man, not a gun, not a percussion cap, for want Of which
latter article, he was compelled TO fan back 20j miles
with an army Of 10000 menl During this trying period,
within which the State could have been disenthrliledr
our Confederate allies have maintained their camp on our
southern border in inglOdOus idleneEs, not even protect
ing Missouri from the Kansas isyhRwkers. We know
these allied troops are as brave men IS ever went to bat
tie, and that they ehafed like a Gagged lion to join the
MissOurians Ia their well sustained resistance, but these
IR1Bo AdA hN 0IArEh 70 MoNes Oau hAa " NAhAAAnChf I
There was no army 70 fight In Arkansas, and the army
Of Missouri was, in every action and movement, guard
ing the gates Of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
The tory press Of Missouri has sought systematically to
persuade our peope that the Confederate States did not
want Missouri, and only used her for purposes Of defense.
We know the contrary full well The lie is patent, since
is now an inseparable part Of the Southern Con
fedsracy. But how long shall We wait for a practical
military refutation Of this insidiOus falsehOOdf How viii
the Secretary Of War at Richmond explain TO the people
IF the South the reason why the Confederate commanders
n Arkansas and Southern Missouri was not peremptOrily
ordered to co operate with Gen Prce4 The people Of
Missouri, by q voting majority Of l0,OO are as ioya md
n true to the South Rs those of Georgia or Louisiana
Every Missourian who leaves his home 10 enter the army
las made up his mind TO the burning Of his house and the
and robbery OF all bis movable property. He {
las eovenanted to give up his domicl to the torch Of the J
Federal incendiary, and calmly says, s. l have heard
say, " give me Missouri free, and with the South, y
md I win accept her in blackened and smouldeTing ruins
We then have an empire rich and great beyond descrip- !
ion" No State has suffered one 1.-THE as much as ours +
or opinions sake. No Confederate State viii ever suffer =
IS much. OdiOus, unheard-of oaths are daily imposed l
men at their homes, and the man who refuses 20 .
wear, dies within the hour q
Women are compelled 70 swear that they viii abiure I
heir husbands If they prove untrue TO Lincolns govern Z
nent Girls are compelled 10 swear never to espouse a {
ebeL Houses are d~espOiled Of all their goods, even to
,abies' shoes and ladies' jswelry and wearing apparel :
communities are forced by the bayonet 10 transfer d
IL their properly by deed to the Federal government !
o become absolute, upon condition they do not play q
pies on their u~eighbOrs, and betrat them to death when Z
they can. II Is nothing to reply, the deeds and the q
are not binding. The torch and the sword follow
suspicion of a breach Of the condition The fstted q
which the Federal robbers cannot use, are left dead
D their pens FEDERAL soldiers, of the most brutal and L
arGge character, are quaTtered in private houses, and .
contributions in money are levied by thousands for the il
Import Of tory refugees, who have never been disturbed r
negroes are forced to leave their owners and driven of
" hondreoA A reign OF unknown terror ana horrible b
raslty afaicts the land The burning Of beautiful and y
towns IS q pastine. Would Missouri suffer E
hus IL she had not counted the cost and bargained for i
institutional liberty : Now these oppressed people only t
aek organization AID the presence Of our great com
aauder to rsnd these chains asunder. and become the =
nafrunarfa in aha hanGan Drnvfdauna IA admiufgfer the / a
lighting, rsdhos wrath Of righteous Heaven upon these 0
ssassinE /
Missouri bleeds and writhes like a struggling giant ?
only wants the co operation of fifteen or twenty o
egimenis Of brave southerners TO aid her in unbinding .
eT suffering people, and then she could offer an army to 0
ier allies if they should require IT, While We wait with
intense desire and Dassi0nsts hope for the order that is to '
e made. and ths cooperation that Is 70 be ordered. we a
re refreshed with kilograms that somebody IS 10 be sp- r
,ointsd to come from Virginia to supersede Gen Price in
Missouri. To this Umor we hare attached no great
e. We could not conceive an assignable
motive to sEpeFseae. before his own people, an officer who D
las fought and won more battles thGn any officer com
handing on this continent; an ofieerR no never yet lost
single engagement Oh the field who has commended
lone during a campaign with vast numbers OF well aP
hostile troops, killing and capturing thousands Of n
be enemy and taking their guns and stored, and divert n
ng from Virginia and Kentucky at least thirty thousand Il
# the common enemy. But a contention about prece- Il
among officers, when our homes are being sacked c
nd burned, would indeed be pitiabie and ontemPtible 20 D
he last degree. Send Hs twenty thousand fighting men,
nd let Us first achieve Qn4 independence and let the .
sense OF our people, and the records OF history settle L
be question Of merit afterward 4
The Duke Of Wellington. in his living and best days, a
not exactly fiji the place OF Gen Price in Missouri,
nd such a conception is ominous and disastrous. viii b
be people OF tho south make themselves heard and felt in m
ss crisis / could no longer resist the promptings Of
~ anxious, aching heart on this sabJeet. speak not al
together TO strangers. in south Carolina, at least, my 10
aiemeuts viii be CREDITED; and my mefiyes viii not be a
isoonesived, bt vii " readily and rAilolaig $Ppre
ated. J. ". FUCKER, Il
fLate Editor Of thu Missouri State JournaLl
amp at Springfield, No. December 24th, 1861. o.
p. S. It is proper to add that this paper has been pre- 70
,re5 V;fbopt c5nsulta4ion. and without the remotest in
lnnIaLna OF anH Of he nartlas refarrad 10. J. w. y. q