Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-28


TIE msuia Of the day in this section IS spscu-
i.ton. 1t has spread until almost the whole
.onmunitv Is infected The negro who blacks
your boots OF scTapes yom chin, charges You q
dollar with Is much impudence IS the tape-siick
msn assumes when he asks you a dollar for a
naper Of pins. Favors are bestowed upon mar
tst visitors BY charging them 6hy cents $ pound
f7 fresh beef, aBd seventy-fge cents for pork,
ofa superior infsior quality. And SO on through
every department Of trade and labor, We might
enumerste the enhanced prices at which every
thing Is held but we refrain, because we fear
our readers may regard our statements as hbu-
lous. We have come to she conclusion, however,
thstH all that falls under cur notice is right and
proper, the object for which the war was insugu-
rated, and is stu prosecuted, has been changed
that purse longings, snd nos feelings Of patriot
ism. now actuais the masses that the strife will
only end when the general desire fer gain is sst-
is6ed, and thai cur soldiers are only tools to pour
wealth into ths laps Of the SPECTATORS instead Of
lead st the foe.
Seriously. no man Of ordinary rejecting
pswers can walk ram one end Of State street to
the other, without arriving at the conclusion
that the war is regarded as : blessing rather
than as an evil, By a large portion Of cur Popu-
laien. Aud whst is true Of this city is true Of
other localities. The feeling IS becoming gem
ersl "a we before remarked. and is affecting sll,
from the greedy exsortionist who pockets his
Tl-gottsn gains, to the roHieking soldier who dis
burses q months pay for the luxury Of s clean
shirt or q bottle Of r~iAe-Fhisky. The motive of
The first Is selfish, and he viii prey upon all that
come in contact with him who may be verdant
enough to acquiesee in bis demands.
In this unnecessary condition Of affairs, We see
more Of danger to our cause than we appre-
bend from Yankee proves. We say unuee-
ssssry, because it Is so. There 81 is no reason why
a pound of bacon south of Mason and D-xon's
line should command q dollar q pound, or q
dozen of eggs s dollar aad 2 qusrtar, when the
same articles are sold Norih-sbe FIRST st Eve
cents 8 pound and the second St a dime g dozen.
The soldier South, who gets fifteen dollars a
month. requires as much subsistence as the sol
der North, who fights for The same money. Yet
the one to procure a deioaey must expend sew
erL days pay, which the ether is not n~ecessi
tated to 90. This is unnecessary, and results
from the greatness Of spectators only.
Is there not danger that this spirit Of money
getting wiz run SO far as TO injuTe our esuse9
Wfn not the hsrdsbips forced upon The sOldiery
and the people By its p-evalanee, cause the first
to lose hi feelings OF patriotism, by leading
him to believe he is exposing himself to all the
dangers incident to his situation, solely for tie
benefit Of sharpers who are consriving to amass
sums out Of e1iggncies, only aitribnta
bic to the uncouscioasble demands Of exEortion-
RS And, viii not the mass Of the people be-
come lukewsTm as they become convinced thry
are preysd upon7 VII not everybody beginto
inquire wha.5sT we had not better stop the war,
rather than submit to the inssaets demands Of
q few cormorsnts7
These We believe to be pertinent questions
10 this locality and the country gen
srslly. We are reminded Of them every time
We step usoa the street. and witness the opera
ions Of ell, from the negro in bis market cart to
.bs svscalstoT behind his counter, who grace
=au7 bows e twenty ont OF y0ur pocket for the
privilege If looking at a respectable pair Of
boots, or charges you q hundred if you are
s1sadlhria enough to wear them away. Where,
ia the name Of all that is reasonable, viii tbe
sprt now 50 rife, stop7 Who can pr5dict7