Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-18
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RTHRNRTHENEEG TkAE AEMN.
= Lste dispabshes from the United States, put
Down Is tie fuii Of TIE lsst draft, The probable
addition to their army Of sixty thousand men.
Il would seem that Notwithstanding the great
EouriBbes 10 legislation, -pToslEnsiiOnE, AID
Newspapers, from Tins to tina, q lsrge and ef-
additions ts The Federal srmies, there Is
suouble. though they outuumbsr Us three
in population, Ia keeping their armies to
eoint required By The exigsneiss and con
.eneiss Of the war. It nsy be satisfactory,
aga not, perhaps, sd1ying, 10 a. to sonsidsT,
LGs great as otu Hoablss are, or have been,
that rsgsrd, they are equEled, If not suI-
sssd, BY these Of our antagonists, and that
ahis6sn, IN keeping up eur armies to an efec-
70 point for resistspss, has done quite IS much
fsg 6g- Is numbers have dens for them, IN sus-
tanning them, for The necessary work ofasgross-
". The dHsuly with theis seems 10 pro
cid fon u~nwiIinEnsss, whereas Cur 6hsulty
does net seem to Be 20 mUSh q diEculty Of m
willingness, - Il does Of bad administration
and legislation, political and military.
We might have slHsys hsi msn enough for
sFsSIivs 6sty or 81 cur linss, II It hsd not bssz
fer unvise legislation, in Alswing sueb malsiu-
dinsus exemptions sads Substitutes, AID equally
unwiss sanlzistsien ia inpotsntly sAforcng
the coBssnPsoz law, and in wasting tbs strength
Of the army By sifasing 3 large part Of it over
ths country in missions md Offices not seiusIy
Ne5ed, and wbieh vert ia sfzc. : nuisance,
: than a benefit To hess causes night be
indulgsHess, in many instances per
Of innumersb.s faIissgbs aad leaves
rssd, vishsBt nuEeient esuBs, &c e5osrs and
net 70 speak Of lie iEnuneEble absences
ID leave, tie result Of BAD Administrations
IN he eRaEisr1ssisr, comuissaTy and medical
Apartments; or Of sspdsus, OF unEises CT IA
asyttsmass discipline BY ignsrAni, vain, sAPn-
Isious or yrsHEical sHess. One aAfoTtunaia
shsnomehoR has hess but Zoe apparent from Tbs
begauirg Of the var, the disappearance of car
srziss a. ehsieRt fsfess after = cznpaisR or a
6sHls, Instead Of thsiE rsezpsrEfiys reorgazizs
aea for sthef and sesivs Beds Of Immediate duty
obvisuly, II sn army Esssains q defeat, Il.
snst dury IS, if possfbls, 10 retrieve il # it gains
a victory, to reap It's fruits, snd Rst 80 Be dis
tibHisd OF ~6isbAndsd. Il strikes Is that whs.
is nspdsd now, Is prOmpt aetion On the part G
CBngTsss SRa tho EKesulivs in increasing and
recognising the army If COEgrsss viii plae,
the whole ERhstituts and exemption foTes Of ibs
eoanhy, By tie repeal Ct the laws suthorisipe
leu. IA the array, and the President viii Ell.
Tes vigorously and universally the eonserip-
Zen lsW - & exists, and rel eve Tire country o
As large sTny sf needless details, to whose sp.
PaIsat duties he State fJrees are fuly equal
cur army win Be large enough and strong
snouRh to meet the snszy-t0 judgs Of his
probable strength. dedueed ss an iniereBcs hoE
abs dispatch sdFeEtsd i0-Witheus ealing out 8
= reserve force such part Of eur popNi.aion 8.
nsy BE- beyond fsrty-Hvs years Of age, as recem-
nsnded y the PfsEi3euL and advocated By
ks fasnd Mr.. VISUAL IA the ssns,s.
While We sc not opposed abstrscty 80 cal.
ing into sstive hsld service every capable mar
fbEt may be nsedsd fer the defense ef the coun-
Try, eur dssirs is FIAT he should be capsble-so
far capable a. to bseons a selfsr n the 6sls.
and net to beeons = quasi soldier, 81 only fer
detail MY IN the country. Such : measure
VII have Simply the sfoos CT Bubisetng him, as
oisesn, ia he possible p~rivstion Of his rights,
evil and political, 10 the military eOn1ol Of the
President, through bis pest f-anet0nsriss and
e0urtt-msrial, ard which, if done. Fhould be
deHs alone By the uadslsgsteS power Of the
siaie. Who knows bat Whist this nay be the
Newspaper proposition for a 2etafOT, revived in
Enst e. form, and nsy mark seine uldnsss or
zsniS chang In our FUEely fs3srstivs system.
Military Rsesssiiy IS very speeieus plea, and
senators ana representatives, and governors
Of States. sAoBld lsok well to measures Of
lsgaIshon proposed under is inausucs.
Power is = hing 30 pleasant to these who
hold i, thsi there are not wanting presidents OF
unEilinEnsss 70 r~singuish It, when once pos
sesssd, ioI any cause, or Of the inability CT
original nights 70 react against il snPeTvenient
Influence Ehsn oRss established. "Ths bIssd
nsbe bloOds," CT which WAsRIEsrsN vas lhc
HoblssL asy have died oui
In locking a. The prospect before Us, az pre-
seussd in the oenpsTison Of probable positions
e he Fe5sral srmy, and ouT OBn, We have 10
reason, Il he EEecsfVe Geyernmsn. vii 90 is
mh dptg By The country, for aasPOndeEcy. TIE
soanHyWm DO its duty in every extremity IL
seRdirg sysTy mar that eaR be spared 10 he
asid, II he ErssuHvs win % hs auty in admin
staring The army in such Wss Is not 70 hisieT
its power sway By the iEjaaieioss appointment
ct nsz 10 positions 10 which they are unequal,
u tie uEEiss distribution Of car strength Hpen
PcEts, and operations, which yield nothing in
ihs Esy Ct advsEtAgo ts the country "a cause,
Dat ralhsr defeat aud disaster.