Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-11
- Neesa.I.T ID Praaaensa.

The high prices Of every article Ct food snd
elc-nruE. uish Is cg1gtsEt tendency upward, Ia
4 Gates 20 as, SAYS he Richmond Diapatch, the
creates. danger 10 the Confe5ersry 2. the pre-
ent mcmsut There we many sacriEcss wAich
1nn eGn make, sn3 WHICH G crest mrjzrtY #
tho prcpla 81 ihis country have made, tor the
defense Of their Eherass Tbey can dispense
With he luzUr5s ADD s~uFsrhaites 0f Efa-thBy
can give l6 itself f1r the cEa8e Of independence
BUT while ia remains there are ceItsia essen
isis a. the COS. Of eztermiusi9h
In The hrt pLaes the 8ymy ilsef mcst be
suppIied With bread su3 ciol hing, and i lheYe
were 10 other moalhs IN The cosstry 60 lead
n-zs others to he kept from uaks5ness, ihs sur
rlv Of this prrfi1n Of ths population sicuo
would require that the producing power Of The
counuy DO c1refally hasbacdeds and iag indus
nal capacities developed, instead eli dmn-
ishcd But, besides ths army, there sre millions
Of aspan and children whose wsnts must BE-
provided for, aud whs srs IN EeFi0us danger o.
sUfsins if tha regulw operations ct tie nef-s
ard werkshops sre interrupted BY csling # cd
msu sRd vouths-ncspabls a. tess OF ef5clsr.
military sgTvicU-hom duties whieh they are
Capable Of perfsTmiuZ, sad which arc IS essen
tisl tothe welfare Of the country and ths su-cess
Of military sporstons az the use Of tie musks
and the eanncu by tbase in the 6sld
Airs4dy1ae gre beginning 70 feel tho Wsus Of
labor il thcae mechanical and notwithstanding
emPl0Ymsui8 Fheh ara indispensable not uniS
TO s1mf5gt, bGi 80 sTistsace. Every day lest b
tie Withdrawal Of operatives fren factories In
wolves E deficiency Of s vast snouns OK fabrics
necessary 20 ths uBs sld cemfsr5 CT mar, and
Ter the supply OF whiea We csu 70 longer ioqs
10 foreign countries. what are the people 10 d.
fbis wDtgr for clo5biUg. food, iue', snd other 81
Hclss Of prize Hscssss-yt b. II addition 90 tks
suhsLinFs resulting rom 1Zt8rts0n, the few PFC
ducsTg who are left be turned into CONSUMERS,
thereby diminishing the s@aDt7 MEANS Of sup
8iy and Increasing a demand which siTsadF
taxes 20 tbs n est our tsoer and industrial
skilif We have already IN the 6sid aa army
large eaough aed brave enough to enc uusef
and defeat cur fees, ard i tie present laws OF
Congress be t~si.htUllY executed, we do u0t re-
qhfe sRcther man. The n fl1efn dTafl IS nov
admitted % be q failure, and cur most pressing
danger is the inm6zse prIvaiOn and suffering
which cur own people must sndaTe II the pre-
daciHg power Of the county be any mrther d
niuished.
This subject deserves the serious considers
ten Of car pubic men. o gaaiEaroUs for
home defcnso are one thing, ami sn important
thing but q levy ga assss Of the population is
AZ this tiu,e about as suicidal 4 piece Jf policy
81 he Yankegs themselves could desire Hs tr
PsrpeTsta. In noting down "a amsBGHlsns 10
the militia bill, which proposed to require the
same services from legislators taat they lamand
from boys Ct sixteen and old nen Of nfsy-6ve
Legislators here expressed re opinion that there
eughf % be Some exemptions rom the service
hey require, and they will pAtdGn q 8udsrnC
eCmmauity for believing tuat there are other
Classss-sgrisulturi8s5 mt8u z~sjuTe-s, and aTEL
.sans-whoss producing capacity is qHltsas I'M
sor'aat g. ths general welfare as tas exemption
Eom drsh OF tEs members 0f TIE 3gusrsl Assem-
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