Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-05


Ahe lhe asaE question, aoh VAN tAs
patlc asa &c a-hy Of The southwast si this
m has l-egoranes % hs disposition thet Is
Asgasasr9o b us1e of General PEsnERroy
Ths entire press O. ,5at section s sase7 81
o-ondsmnaion 81 Che idea g lis utsHasn m
a5nmsna Of the Viek ssurg army, and niost
serious consequences ere appTeBeHded, ouia
tso President So d5tsrnins. Whether Gera
pHmFRTsN rssly merits ths seE-olou5 r
bskss So freely sad universally a1fl1a sgai1st
him, Is net tie question in issue Bs E5 ISL
may. Is csnuot Be denied Shat Be- has entirely
> idst.tbs confidence beth Of hs army anl people
and Is would 80 suicidal 60 retain hin lenEa in
commsn5 OF that department
Tbe NIsspgiaH is less vrasnt tasnnast
of the Southwestern journals ca ths sutiso
an5 takes quse a calm znd uuimpassienei viaa
Of lhe case, which, however, IS none. 1o less
forcble en- Chat acc31ut hHs baeos1 quite
fahonabIs says 1st paFsr r the people
and tho press Of .he Ccn6dersev 10 heap u9
curses uDen .da devoted hsa1 Of Gsn PElmER-
TON. We as not aaoug those who b8isva IA
Bis disloyslty taough i has slways been some
what Of So effort 'er rs 70 exercise ho smo
fdth ID lis zeal fr he South wliah burned ia
she bosom Of s JkCKs0E. a BARKsDaLE, and
oasrr ams hesris5 ssutarous who were aaive
hus sn q mssmH
Gea4 PEsBEar0E q lsivs Of Psnnyiva-
na MAJ 5irh, end whatever meg
hs7a been bis extraordinary capacity a. 8 gen
aral ws Hevsr bsavsd his appointment ever q
pasr.s iHienssly slutnora, and ever depart.
msnt y ar he Nest important nc hs Coniels-
racy. the m9t 81 thzt cou.d b5 made. Il vs.
made. however, end la people of Eissiszppi
knowing he rady Of President DAVIS
male De best q hfu. The leading men 0f che
ssis ana press We'd with each Other ia Tie a.
temp o h7ra con61azcs "a Bins de officers
'Ihs srmy, also, straTs to sacurs TO Linn h5
1t Of our scldiers.
UWould aat do. We DC not hesitate 10 say,
that there Is nothing to lesa by the as@
tor. sha 70 general ever possessed 50 lt-s
eoneasna afsiHsr Tie army or the people q.
SEN PEaBERv0E. And fs tais simple fact
may Be sarfbused The misarmss which lel
Epan tbs county .brou-h bis fundamentally
Tie President was warned of he public feel
ing ie5 Fsrvad1daI classes toward Gsucal
P-ENBEET0E, and urrei Be- ze- q man IN whom
all eszld t-usL Yet P-ElBERr0s wss nzsaiHld
and BIZ 0ork has been accomplished
We haTe said thar we never loUstsd tie 10y
atty Ell General PElmEHT0E, but the placing Ia
his charge the KEY 20 the rhsIs tssmfug valley
Of the Mississippi was peculiarly unfortunate
III was an aet which hes brought upon ns
al Re worst aansequslsss which were fsaEsl
had he bssa g straat-oEt traitsE-hsd be been
sent especially IA destroy TIE eouniry-bad #
been really lbs design 10 sch ls cs1nry, as
has bean falsely charged we a. not see how he
eould have more efss.ualy accomplished the
mission than By Fac way he uaaags5.
True. Be- bod an ilslHeiencv af men 70 coDs
with grant bus CHS ersiny was not suf
cieat reason lhst BE- laui sscrfcs the snau
hand he had By sending tham cat IN detached
divisions 20 Be overs glalaI and crushed ia de-
tail ss was ieas q Grs-d Gulf. Raymond ard
Jackson, prsvi8as 20 De uToszgut Of VeEs-
burg after suffering ths enemy to land at
Grand Calf and after having permitted small
Two e. ra hos-and Be- ba driven br-
fore The volume of tie enemy, whose very mo-
msntun was sufficient to crush oar small Bands.
snd WE until GRANT mad secured a ros1
p0st6ea en- the Big Black l8 moves OFT. au6
Nas- Of ccgrse. most s5EB5.7 tHrashsE. Thus.
was bic whole army Suffered to De rus "a
dets epd divan 30 a t-sseao.i a Wiczsburg
greatly demoTaEzs3
We hRTs -6znsl from members Of tho gam
san, whe1 oar army 5L blek rsn Baka.s
Greer sha soldiers were asmglce'v 5-piTi
and hut ol l5e aIasaz 4a5 Bersaliaus of tls
au5ordinae general officers, mruy Of b5m were
disposed 70 aeaa- 50 grea was t5air diss-usi
Of Gen PEHBEBT0E.
The co1nty can never 58 brsugzt 60 believe
thal & a r1e-5ssr.ed, zsslals S0absrs general
had been placed ia command Of HAT Depart
msuo-euch e nam as BEAUHEGARD. Lose
STRICT. PRICE. OF BRECEIsnDGs-Vicksburg
EoGld have .bssn Invested eilb only ten days
provisions for is garrison.
probable hst Gen PE5BERTog, go ac-
e8nni Of bis N5rtsern bina aa3 raising, eeali
nst ths same absorbing in-srassn Tao honor
and safety Of the Southern people rs ives felt.
b real s1u.hsrrsTs; certain g IS, be did aof
ksrs capaey equal 70 any Of Tie esasrsls
named above.
Bat booaess jl5 nov 70 rolb.s cur
selves abau. azing tho responsibility Of The loss
Of Vicksba.g, Port HudsoH, jackson, Missi-
spaL and hs grost valley. i remains 20 be
seen whether cur President viii profit by The
bitter orpsrisuce Of he past ube retains Sen.
PEsBsRr5E b command, in the face Of the
awfui prooa of his sn6lses5, We oonfsss cur
conhssnes 10 hin ldle Pras.aenD wll Be- greatly
shaken.