Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-23
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i Your correspondent has for once, in. msr.
months Of hard service l5it camp, ana ia nov il
Richmond. absent from civilized life so long
he feels lonely in large city and among s.
many timely dressed soldiers, feels as if he VIZ
au inferior animal Everywhere he walks alon
the crowded tLoroug ghtares his rough and unPo
she'd soldiers garb jostles against the tnselle
and braided uniform Of officers in every arr
aud af ayeiT grade IN the service. As It is til
fashion ,aud ladies seldom look a sught else
ever tnird man is 10 gold iaee--soms GA sicl
Isavs u who improve their health by lounginl
ali day and playing CARDS all aight-others VIII
| have no commission to show but confident ii
! tIsir own seltimportancs and lmpudencel dtes
/ ia tnat attire which they toudly expect govern
| 10 ut viii give them commissions Tor
Hence one may iu a single hour PTomsnad
! en- Main street and coUut pseudo bngadiers 10y
] .he dozen coioueis by t1tIesl captains uy hun
! drals. 8Hd leut5UtHJs almost by thousands IN
! fact there arg scarcely any iu Richmond vino at
! pa- un ar7 or sine grade, UI gTpE1 10 be--ant
| attire accordingly PHvsts5 whether on imp0i
-.at business OF iudisp0sed. are huFnediy hustled
.a- yi t5vn TO some one OF the camrs; willl;
! sr--rs . save the mark, may promenade viii
I rh5m the common soldier however great hi'
sscrEce, and however mush Q uatIloi--.s little
| respected here. I1r be has u1 business 20 DC =
private, his soi5d Linen ol painful scans are little
respected, no matter what may be Ms social
worth OF .ure.s=euEl 7sli5sT
F-tnoE officers only rdle tLe town Repre-
sertsti-es from ell tie Southern staira-lndivd
us's even T9m districts Of territories which can
10. YET bazs. single post otHce-hzye patriot
ica.Iy IouIleycC Either tJ inform the government
rhsr great personages they are, im !aelT own
estimation now tIzuseeudalt lheiI military
ana g.yil talents AMI A0v much iha Coniri@rary
loses iH nat awaiting Itself 30 thrif m,slimeble
services al eighty or more dollaTs pei m1utL
These individuals, yuslheT iusg.I.rl vi cITihan )
cIo-hes-will greatly point cat I'll the errors Of
5uT young ggvernmeng-clearly demonstrate the
iucspagljY Of tus ans, and aud e-Hsil the probes
siou8I Tepu,e Of tnst BsauI5g gard, Johnston,
Price Lze, and all cur tfae men VIII U5 shown
t. be BauaSt bat dotaris and the ContedsEacy
proved 10 be on the brink Of destruction without
Instantly assisted by AeiT invaluable counsel
aHd direction
l. fac. all here are great m5n--''rsm rsmariSable'
men" smart" individuals vino aaE nothing
but to serve the common cause, but .. cannot af-
lord 70 be less than officers u some grade
JEFF. Davis and all his Cabinet ara So many
blockheads, 10 hear these worthless Is!k the bat
tie Oh Shiloh vas a very small affair 20 them snd
had tIey been III command, Grant and al his
forces would be now IushcstiuE here IN TO
bacco warehouse " hen aav advantage IS
gained BY our forces, oh We can whip them.
say these gentry 60 in boys give en- thun-
der they can never 5Uhiugaie rs :" HO but
should any reverse happen, then The song IS
slightly different: Oh Just as ! expected
kEC. It would he SO didn' l say 50 months
E-g..ff h. 1, t.. ma $40
enemy would never have succeeded il I had
been ia command I yroui have ordered the boys
TO take that position al the point of tic bay
the Tanks don't Ike close quarters buE With
out the government does better AID employs
better men. it viii soon 60 to-jericSo Now
mark what / say ~
Bur now long will government permit these
worthless Cro8E1Ts Ia SUE themselves on street
corners aud attempt 70 displUt tie ua5ses With
their intoxicated breath Ibeg pardon, there
IS no whisky heEs-or az iszsJ jheis Is uoHs sup
posed to t5 here % Yet your Oau Correspond
EFT viii religiously svgw despite marital ia@
ana r1s provost guard, there IS more whisky
thai r- mas seen during tHiIsg,u U1ntLz service
rambleys, suj prostitutes, and Cul threats aIa al
lowed t3 walk abroad aad rI-lll.aala -..tL a.
Lrst Ll--- .lu-iTormsf no" can Is be expect
j i".- discipline can BE- maintained ,u ihJ 4aIlIs
AID aE.4z iLo-l 10 "a arc socially sateleo otualiJ5
and even morally superior 20 sl95e Who com
msui th=m DeuTsvej Characters d. every
57sil 5t ri-5 sni EH1ySiy az Eiisr hom I'll
sections 6- the country gaUlb ing 55ic9ns aTs
As iLiek a. leaves IG sUtuUa---.nviLt5 black
legs. thieves prostitutes, sud d5tad.teTs iuEuI.
ate ID fine attire ~ ga4-d -ealth. and blasted
Teputsuous-monCpUiiz Tie sidewalks, stare
Innocence out OF countenance, sHd csEs no
more for the fortunes ~ tue .1HIJEy than If all
this serious and bloody drama enacting al our
doors, was anything more than harmless pup
pet show, and they The simple spectators
The chief officers OF government, however,
are not very frequently troubled iOT the rules OF
etiquette sIe such p TO preclude easy access to
them yet the STEsoL-Gsnerals sGd Adjutalt-
Generals quarters are daily Besi5gsd b. scores
upon scores. few having legitimate claims ana
the many being assisted By m=Tc5ugTy scoun-
drels i5tJ sell their professional AFFIDAVIT for a
consideration Broad as u.is assertion is your
CORES spCudsnt IS fully aware Of Us importance
and Gid his position h5g5 glFe Inn that publicity
worthy Of the subject, las al M6mphi5J his hints
might possibly be OF value zud receive prompt
consi iJafs.iou In the higher offices OF govern
meul there Teigns great quietness and order, but
III subordinate departments some degree
palEatsi by the press Of Bu5iues5-Ihere a. much
confusion and perhaps gross corruption
The police system hgTe Is not what IS required
by the eLiE6ncies Of the times. martial law is
proc laiued indeed, but hagrant vices Of different
kinds stalk abroad Unuatcri and uupuui5Bed,
yet who Is to blame II law makers i1W $3.50
eiats with l8w-brsabaIz how can the latter be
crimiusted It representatives Of : tho nIst
families Of the South 50,H persist h9D mob
bling at table, and promeuading with the 7ilest
and most iisTaputsble oi social characters. who
can blame the latter from using sucu privilege
aud Acknowledged equality, by dong as they
please Certainly not we, yer il must DO con
iesssd the state Oi morals and social integrity is
not rAGt-it should be En- TINS the temporary cspi-
tai Of young Republic hsroicaly struggling
through blood and smoke into a national IS well
as G world wide existence f. L. Z.