Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-10

Whfe BAson Rouge was IN cur possession ne Whole
product Of the looms Of the pententsrY " q reeetFsd
1s clothing tnS eurce sTs suddenly eot e y llis
enenly's cfcapst On ef That sad fheir Patia ae
stfpetien q le ma hRerF IN our f'.i tory DFca mi
evacuation Of II the ost daieate paris ot the ia eS
destroyed by Federal lroops s. the tilae taey
released The ccnvjcis
Beside the two gauboatg Gen 9almsn and Gov
Moore provided and hsted op by The state as ar q
the feet FOR The defsnse Of The Low Mssts pp Wael
were destroyed IN the nays acfion Of thetlll gfl,
Music ana Gotten The expense lncufrea y pioeust.s
those boats tie stter Of abich only new rena.ls era
n manning ard equipping tbeta, Yyil oe ss9in -
you I confidently rely on Fotr spRrooaAoh ~ ~
actionin irsTing on tAe treasury for these IN ssis
expenditures.
IN my last auuual MESSAGE called attention % the
voission OF she laws dsiiy eom iret in the issue q
paper money by municipal CORPORATIONS ana pEiVate
individuals The entire dsappeafanee of CON rom sis
circulation then sisted "a have created he necessary
for notes of small denoHaatl long anQ eQ rome i7ss
iaton With view control the issue OF elcR nttss
being now within the enemy inea y . o3s.os ms
latitude must BE- allowed g ether corporal oas "a thls
regard Irseomead that the several police ieiiss ala
the town eorpefsiloos Da satlofzeq % isas slLa
bsse or an actual epot0f Confsderat5 treasury notes
bank Staf ngfes, dollar Tor u0ia1 ana FAA a
by private individuals be prohibited under sewers
The fesoution spoetaneousiy saopted ana aatedion,
BY planters OF reducing the usual ceR o. cotton
and Increasing that Of gain has produced the noet
beneficial effect 4 Is by this means alon that we nov
and ourselves able te supply agng with 9rsid !
o
hountfai supply Of saia crops aud D7eaasteAs -. sac
army.
This policy in danger Of being partially defeated
by the rapid increase Of Embellishments Iof tis esi y
cf grsin Hto whisky, ard Of IaoilsseE lto lial
The absorption these estRblishneuts, OF larg ana
fucreas Z IL quantities Of two important articles q shb
sstsues thrs atens if ncf Immediately ehsese e pro
duee seriogs diHuon in ths 9ush,Ity aNaiisul. q
food for he peo le and the army lo1i loluoA
il invoked the further progress Of ths efli
The repost Of The euPeryisora Of tha seminary Of
srninr ana military academy is submitted 70 = 10
This insttuton has lsbored Under peculiar qlnelies
duriD the existence Of war but YOU VII pe Ali ~
learn il hss stesdiy sdrmounted them and y nov le
condition Of unlocked for prosperity commend il 10
youT fost-ring care
statements Of the receipts aud pendrures during tr
current yesr The following eShioi the reeeipt rom
ordinary from ist JannaFy to Ist DeoelAos'
lee2, viz
General funds S3l6ss2 81
Internal in proYsmeAt fund...- ~
Internal im proyement ls1 fund..-... y, %
Current school fund l04elS %
Lsvse and drainage fund .755 e655 IS Is
War tax fuud- .-.'....s- 9e9e
Public land fund. -.......- ....''.r-.-' e9s.9
Free school tune. .s''''-'s'.' oS ~
Free school accnlnulang fund. d......s'.-,. o2e-o "
Military fnnd. .--.'-''... - az
Seminary fand-intereAt on bonds i40 10
Redemption tate debt fund s94i CO 5.s7s,74a 90
Treasury notes. .................. 5l5743t
Ths expenditures ara as follows viz
General funds Sa5ll2y W
Current school fand------- ----..r.s. 4gt,gal ~
Internal improvement Ak funds-.-.,-.... 5les5 ~
Interas Improvement tund..i. s-.'. e--e- -
Ievee and drainage fund .=sr sssl 81
War Ak fund --.... ..,..-'..'
Public land fund .,s...--..-- -.'-.'''''.t--
Free school fond ...-..-.-..--.....'. sig5s
Free school accumalstins fund ASS q
Military flpd-...-. ----F.'-.' '.'' 80
SeIuinsFv fund-lntcrezt On bond d-..........
Redemption State debt fund - 6oU w
Military fund lSool42 20
TIE following statement exhibits the balance IN the
tTeasul y on lst Decembers 1862 .
General funds s9'ys'5i''f -
Current school fun5-..--....
rHal improvement tax ilnd-sfss------ 5oo e
Ipternsl in prOvenent fund. 4o 80 u
Leve- and drainage fund. ..-.-........ l5lsyl y
IVsr tsx 5sGs l8
J5rlis Ia,5 Observation-Disclosures. 4i,242 05
Free sehsol aecumulating fuad-...,---- 2.4'S55 -
Military 15l5s q
gosd and ievee fund. 9U14 20
Sarnjns-v fand-interesf on bonds....... $3.50 70
Se.nlnsrv fund-sales Of lands.......-.... 635 81
Redemption State debt fund.--.----.-.. f,54l -
The soran issoner Of the general iaud office mas also
frnjef me with absra Of tie operations Of hs de
psrtme nts which viii be submitted to you desired
The f'onfederate Congress invited the prepsyu mt OF
the war by each State sud your set 81 OH suuay last
provided for the payment by our y lat5 q Nv I9ns
de-. hundred thousand dollars as her porcn ii 50 loc
saould Be req lired-
IN Nav the snm specified in your act Thlch must b
dedaeied from the balance Of general t@nds IN the
srssnrv ss stated in he ast table il hsd not then
- rf,ined what was fhe quota Of his State The
following agures not oficla but Y Is he esed q
correcS The waf tex Is ihe5 aseeftained, IS - u9
he Congress viz S269 555 GO saved 10 the state
and in consequence seventy thousand dollars has been
refunded 70 the State BY tbs confeaeFete tfsasury
1t will neither be proper or prsetcaDst 70 depend upon
taxation as the Of raising even partial TsVen7
Three fourths Of the tax-Payipg portion OF LOuisana
is now ia the POSSESSION Of he neny 10 buTtern The
SAFE government would oe onFFlse sna ntl lst. -
ination of the sudors report viii exhioit the
absr Of bords and Of th State ire asury notes reae
issued ana wia serve useu data for your pleieHt
Iaofslst ion on hua1ces.
II IA essential that you should provide whatever may
he sees ry for the defense OF our State without refer
n TO any assistance that may be reason bly, expected
from other sources have entire conhdense IN TIE
silitv of the Conf derate general commanding tn dis
trct to retrieve much Of the serious disaster hat has
efaen MS since voc lasI Session, # be be fufhed with
Inc men and mse5s necessary TO the accomplishment
~ that end 1t e neither jucious profitable te EN-
% ourselves with comp OF neg amenting
ia eopsequ noes It net uursasona le 20 suppose
tha he preservation Of State possessing peculiar al
of geographical position ani cont aiming within
IN the ConfedeTaey, and such Immensely yaQsble pro-
d our crops Of cotton and sugsr, should have been
thought worthy Of every effort tn . nation eaid Make
at Us exhibit 70 our COZ ntry en- splet se sacrifice
eense. While the os Ieuisiana com
foiYge with their eempatriot soldiers arOund every
.Iss,eed city ef our Confederacy and aosten every
ls.fs Tip With their blood let show fhen ard
The world that are s able 70 defend thar snd our
homes
Tot "a Weld to the President the unreserved conf
ance rsrifed b his signal services his unsesh patri
o,s,n ana his unauesonea ability Let cordially
sustain the generals in the execution Of their Ps, an
ebSerfrV ssippy the wants Of sray thai dsserTes
vsrvthing Of people whois 1t is rescuing from subju
gstion from ignominys and troma degradation worse
fhsn death.
But fhough accumulated disasters have bsfalen us in
onr own ssate8he arms q our country have acquired
i,usgishsble enoRn other iieids. Nothing ddnted
Nv the auperhnman efforts msde by QUE vnaicve enc
~ for er 81 biug 4en the patriotism aud cou ase of
4h oaoble have been equal to every new eNi Nig ucy.
Neither beguiled by bland asments nor iumidated by
threats nor VHnqushed oy proeianations, the rue no.
- -.r1atr fHrtN HaIaf fH
on IA. minds OF the enishfsEed nations Of tae world,
aad vpdsesfed ourcsi TO separation from those with
whom we lived in meonesalet disgust
deemed the fsl Of New Orleans and be periloUs
condition the state consequent that event fit
tin occasion fer an address TO the people Accordingly
on the 18th June last. made public explefaoa 70
them OF ny views Of our dutyf aud concipded with
tbese yyords renew their eApression now:
The loss Of New Orleans bitter humiliation al L was
to Louisiana has not ereated despondency nor shaken
our abdi1g faith in our success Not to me eye OF ne
sntbussstie patrot alone. who might be expected to
color with his hopes bat to the more impassoned
gave Of the Statesman a success was certain from the
beginning It Is only the timid ne aerensengl sna
the properly owner who THINKS nore Of hs possessions
chan his country that n s1ccumb % the depressing in
fuenee Of disaster. The great heart OF the people ns
ssveed with intense aspirations Tor me c2use me
zpcrs Il saeused 70 t0tfer. Their confidence is wei
founded The possess on BY he enemy 81 our sea
boards and sn watereo1rses ought to have osen foe
saen by ua Esfs oEsrwhening naval force neeesssry
atsopiisbed ths sane results attained by he Brsh
with the force in theE Ra7 9t suh ugstlon the
dE;at result viii be tle same tes as turn
ears to the ruu1ors Of foreign Intervention To beleve
\ il 70 rely them. We must rely on ourselses DuI
recognition as nation Is one Of these certsnes Of tie
futhre which nothing bal own unfaihtniness car
prevent We must look around Tor friends for helf
when the oueusy is straight before u.s. Help youraeiTes
il isthe great instrument Of national Of individual
success THOS. o. MOORE
OPELoUsAs, December 15 1862
DEATH or TaE CHIEr RABBI or JEnUsALEH--T
JsrisA Msssngr contains letter written fsoH JeTusa
lem. November lth, announcing he death q the Chic