Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-18

( A Threat froua an Eaat Tennessee Rebel
We GHd tbs following unique epislls IL ths
Nashville Press, Of the 10.A:
We have been sEown the foIlowiug privats
letter which has been forwarded 70 .hs parties %
whom il was addressed.
The slusion 70 inhumaa treatment refers 70
his father. whs was long iaDIissBsd in Macon,
Ga, a1d finally died sf il-gsatmeHt ressived a
the hands Of the SCulhera chivary, nueh 81
Wl!ch was 10 doubt iassig7tsd By the nan the
major has addressed
we know Asj0r Th0Tnburg; We knew ne
srsver OF better man tsan his father. and the
mslsr comes 81 ths right stock, and has the
Hst5.s % Do WLas 40 ssys, and VIII Rot fail 10
s0mply &iEh his promise.
We advise these gen.Lazez 70 tak8 bis ad-
vice and heed bis warning il is to their inter
sst and thsy had better pTsft BY hls notice fair
y given:
NASHVILLE, TEES., JAY g, 1883.
Mssr-s. WIN. B-szslioa John r. Brsnnsr, W. D. Fsfn,
stokeiy d. William A. J. Asuntcsstls, aHd 9th n
EMEN-IInowizg, as I do. the inau-
szes yOa WELD in beth sivil ans military affairs
IN a osnsiisrsbls p9Ttisa sf Eass TenBessee,
uESsr the 35nilisa Of JET. Davis, and thEi
your InA9enc5 may prevent the oppression sad
su-rsgas often already fsiE BY the lsFsl eitiEsHs
sf the Federal GaVerumsns acozad yos, I have
addressed yau this lsstsr.
You kEov tast E. is probabIs chat Tie Federal
Gsve-anass vii ssouar OF later take possession
sf East Tezzesssa. Yea know also that there
are new s50us f9cea thousan5 loyal Teanes-
Scans in our army, who, in despite sf the
anathaaas sa4 ePi-hsts Lurls3 ai thss By y5Er
peep'a ard press, arc srHsz sad drilled soldiers.
suasrting gz,ieE tss wrongs thsy havs received
iram e.tz1u1 sHd soldiers bcfJr0 thsys were
driven rem their heHes, and feeli1- a-il mors
kasHIy the vr0zEs igdieted UPan tAcir snpr9-
tastez and sstenselsss families durizE tAsir ao-
EsEcs, and VIII be Wi.H diHsuity Esstrsiuad
fraa irals.iHy upon yea q iast and terrible
rst1nUEsn- Tea d5ustlsss expect eHs com
Rans,sg 0hca55 70 prevent this, bu5 the fact
las bsea lsnZ since ssd repeatedly denoa-
sitstss in the rebel army. shat comuaudinE
ai1-cTs czuHes z.Tays prevent tia isti1E of
unnecessary bleed and from the tone Of letters
ans esl.e1s-s N year paper, ysU caaHot eL-
pect mere discipline iu our army than Fou see
IN ysuTs- Let me explain my meaning By Civ
-Ez Ysu ~ own feelings and lr.slti91s upen
ny return 10 East Tennessee. i I iHd tha.
through the iaGusnce Of PromiHsHt msn who.
% q considerable extent, shsps public Opiui5n.
and sFecsay Csn-ol the actions Of citizens and
soldiers, tie interests, safety AID rights of eur
families and loyal eitizsrs have not been ts-Eiiy
disregsE3ed viii use every exszti5n % trest
ansIuies at taa Government IA tha HasElsr pre-
scEi553 IN the 3ost civilized rules Of war Bat
on the 0tAer hsa6, those men who let their feel
inZs sld pTaiaiiee5 induce them % aid aBst
psTzlit, or iHjoEss ths insult sr 5pprss sisn Of
oar people iasiEs 5hs H5es OF tia rsbsl GoVsrn-
z'Ht, E=Fa little gE0lnGs 70 sLpest 20 pass
seathlcss through cur hands. Your uaEToes and
ether PTsBerty may not suffer but l0ak cut isr
yosr heads. For iastss4 Of snsaayoring ts re-
strata others, viii use wha;sveE small CON
maHd I may have in Furnishing those who brig
sarm to that family. whs By the izhuma1 acts
Of your Governmsut, has left ne their principal
pratestsE, azd az ths same tine assist those IN
der ne Ia paying similzf debts Believing I
write to ven the universal feelings of officers
aEa men in our + sss Tennessee regiments, I
ask you to use every stfsTt in yeur pawer 20
prevent the present civil war from bsc0ning
stiLl mere tsssful and bl07iy in Ess. Teaassses
tsan it has ye. bean in any other porisn sf the
esuntry.
smr g7nilsIn3u, respectfully, y8Er 5bedisnt
5aIFaEA =. d. THORNBURs.