Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-04

ANHNe
From The Cincinnati CommsreiaI
If General kosecranz could mass AZ Mu7rses-
bore all the troops now south Of shs Ohio and
east Of the Cumberland rivers, not absolaielv
essential 20 the performances Of guard duty. bs
would be able at once TO overwhelm the rebels
who are waiting FOR him on Duck river A lew
regiments Of really well mounted and Offered
cavalry, with batteries ofhying artillery, would
be better able TO resist the i~nvasions Of John
Morgan into Kentucky, than the heavy dstsch
merits Of infantry that have been detained at
half 3 dozen points in that Safe. If We have
not q sUfhsiency Of regular cavalry, let Infantry
regiments be mouutsl John Morgan's famous
cavalry il mounted infantry. The horses are
used for transportation. They are useful ia
making marches Of thirty forty and ffiy miles
per day.
It is not the policy Of MoTgan's men to remain
on their horses to fight When they reach q
point which they propose TO assanlt, thsJ tsusl-
y dismount Every fourth man cares tor the
horses, and the rest act as infantry. Very few
Of the thousands OF sabres issued 70 cur cavalry
have been effectively used in actual comhst
The work is done with firearms, ard the En-
field or Springfield rife is superior TO tbe best
caTbines and pistols. Even the double-baIraied
shotgun, we have costly lessons TO tesch us, is
s formidable weapon.
The rebel cavalry have had two inducements
to mske raids into Kentucky. First, TO cut The
communications Of our army In Tennessee, and
By making a necessity to guard sgainst their
daring demonstration, cause the weakening Of
our advance by the maintenance oflargs bodies
Of troops on guard duty. Second, to avail
themselves OF the coed horses, abundant pIo-
visions and clothing, to be had 10 Kentucky.
We have the ability BOW 70 remove the main
cause of the raids. We have e chauuel Of
communication that q few good troops and gun
boats can make secure against all the cavalry
Of the Southern C0nlederacy-i @ the Cam
berland river.
The chances are that tho river viii be naviga-
bic TO Nashville FOR some months. It may be-
made svailsble, not only for furnishing abun-
dant supplies 70 Gen. Rosecranz at present, but
for he accumulation Of a vast quantity Of stores
ct Nashville, sufficient to make our ermy Of the
Cumberland independent OF tee railroad nexs
Summer. There would be no difficulty IN ship
ping 70 Nashville at once enough pork. -four,
clothing, ammunition and medical stores, to
supply the army for g year. We might as well
convert Nashville into al enormous depot Of
army stores. The city is nov strongly fortified
and can easily be made ~imEregnable. Then
the necessaries for cur army would be as safe in
Nashville SO in Cincinnati or Louisville, and
would keep as well.
The pslpable and very great advantage Of i'm
proving to this extent the naVigsb.e condition
of the CumbelI- nd, cannot 30 overlooked by the
government Given a secure basis Of opera
lions and a suGcency of supplies at Nashville,
and the army cen afford to abandon The rail-
road and telegraph from Nashville to Louis
vile, and the rebels viii be without military ex-
cuse for Their destruction. With this basis,
ard Gen. Rosecranz can take Chattanooga,
which is the heart Of the Southern Coniederacy,
and maintain himself there with a greater force
and more decided assurances Of security, han
he now holds Marirees0oTo'.
There have been almost ss many United
States soldiers On guard il Kentucky, as ad-
vanced iFom Nashville, and We are not aware
that they have done much toward impr0v-
ing the loyal sentiments Of the msioity Of
the people OF the State. 10 fact, 3 good many
complaints Of them have been made, and it IS
not improbable that in the idlsness Of camp life
misehieyOus p]Topensities have been developed.
The discipline Of troops must be very strict
in-order TO make large bodies Of them sgreeable
sojourneIs among agricultural people, even
where society has not the sensitive peculiarly
Of slavery. Now the Kcntuckia1s are abund-
antly abe, II we keep ths considerable armies
Of The secessi0nists beaten back to the lower
bend of the Tennessee river, to give 8 good
account Of all veutUresome marau1ers. They
are not only able, but they are wiling and
snxious to do it. They should have the 0ppor-
tunity.
The demands Of The situation sre c'ealIv to
accumulate supplies st Nashville, and to ferwsd
the gsuisons ef the Kentucky towns to General
RosecTauz. Thus we can reinforce him with
nearly thirty Thousand men, pIacinc him in q
condition 10 undertake movements Of tie high
est Importance, with mes1s that, under his d.
r%ectioD, VIII command decisive success.
We must sooner or later, if we y MD pierce
the eHemy's center. and Invade Tie Calf States
from the North With All army e0npei ent 10 make
Tie invasion effective, make sacrifices OF nom
essential positions ana mass the iraapz- Eow
is the tine to DO il.