Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-28
The Criais Of Texas.
4aIvestsn News Seatamber 20 /

/ FroIa ths GalvaEtsn News September So
/ Oar inforaa.i0u is unqsossionable that the
enemy were crossing in very strong force a.
/ BsrW.ck's bay oa the l75h and 18Th From the
large sm0uut Of his transportation visible there
can be little d0a5s that tss ultimate destination
/ is f1r Texas The force Of tire enemy Eoriug
| aEa,ust Hol1ss and Price. ssd occupying LII
/ tie Rock, is estimated at 20Os0. They bavs
/ also q c0lRan fronting Gen. S.eela, in the In
/ disa terrrery, snd with smother force stronz
/ demOustrs'isas aSve recently been made against
! M1ar0s aud Harri8en5UTg Gea Mzgrader has
/ ted the people that ftcm 0Ecial Documents cap
tursd On the Clifton, the recent exPedition % the
S bina vas Intended 30 lsod 8 large body Of
troops to Cooperate 8It1 tbs stheT brd es Of the
/ elaElT IN tie effort 10 drive us entirely oui Of
I L0u,sis1a, aud then bring desolsti0n upon
/ Texas. The alnscst miraculous achievement OF
/ ear liltle 5and Of heroes st Sabine frustrated
/ that part Cf the programme, snd Texas is yes
/ uns0ilut8d by TIE invader, bat Hst q RATIONAL
1 doubs can exist tlss an invasion, OF most e,rmj-
! dable pr0D5rtons. destined fuT Texas hiss been
| planned, aad is Row IL motion. That It Is psss
OF the present plan also % laud = eoilnR Of fbsT
/ .r5ops a. some PolRs on cur coast, and that We
/ nzY expect this astemP. very soon, seems OBJ
/ vious.
we hsve never sought to PTodacs ssss..ions
I among the people. 10 toe usngst CT our ability
[ we have bssD candid ard ratl-tsllice, and Wiu
continue so 10 the ead. l. Is cur conviction,
{ which We feel 10 bs a c0Ttsn5y, that the crisis
/ leT te1-s, the day OF taal TO her soldiel8 aud
/ people is at hand. Wal they not prove equal 10
Z ig7 is the historIc ren2E En wk1ch GENES doHn
/ T8n ssbcr days, which hss been esiarged ald
/ brghssned by her sons On battis fsd5 Ii Amos.
every slB6sr 5sate 60 be biasssd nov By a1sshy,
distTust, panic AID humiliation before ths toe On
[ hec osFn soiil This can never 30. The enemy
reeoI b.taTe the army Of Joll5tOl-ksiOr0 tie
/ batteries Of Mobile. IBsy may think 70 kld
I al easy autumn caapGizn in Texas, cut ~
/ trust il God thar ihs vslur and con8laney Cf Cur
s1en and the skid Of ouT leaders, Ia the words OF
/ -Es OF 0as cla warriors, viii ''Bweeo ihsm from
the soil Indignant with the hurricsl8 Of dealh -
We look with sbiding failh 10 our leaders.
I The seal of geueFalshIp was fixed on Kirby
Smith from tho hoat tnss Bs stopped the rail-
road tfsia, slTack tbs 6ank Of tbs enemy, and
turued the dag 60 taa frat Manassas Whatever
errors may have been committed IN the Ken
tueky eamosign his p0rEien Of Ii was a brilliant
I gUccess His military and administrative sb Z
ties e0maaHd Cur fullest Confidence. Gen. Ma
I gruasr has the very genius toz such crisis,
s2gscious, active, indst1dgable, daring, fertile
ia re0asrees, the master Of his art, sn6husiaslie
hitesel, sad inspiring osheEs, he is all aiiva to
/ the responsibility of his situation. He may not
/ be psrfses mag, and who is but he is com
/ pefe ssld.sr--s worthy leader Of that chivsry
/ Of which Texsns 80 much boast, and which nov
/ ia ths tue to display.
/ The only time we can have to prepare for AZ
/ invssi0n By the enemy must be before such in
-vssion takes place. Whenever the enemy com
mence landing On our coast they knew well thai
I whatever they insend to Go must be done
quickly, and our planters cannot therefore. ca
enlats upon being allowed tzss 70 remove their
negroes and other properly. We should bear 10
mind that, when they appear upon cur eOssb ior
4 tbsi purpose, il viii certainly be without any
previous Eotica to Us, snd they VIII also doubt
less come IN such force as cannot Be success
fully resisted by the garrison or COAST guard per
uausntly stationed st their point OF landing
! We-eannot safely ealcuisls upon a repetition ot
tha brilliant aeaevensat Of shs DAVIS Guards.
Some htlls tne vii, doublsss. therefore be re-
quirsd for the concentration Of forces adequate
10 ths emergency And dariug sbss sins many q
the plautsrs near the coast Hust expect TO saHei
unles8 some prepa-atioRs are msas beforehand