Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-24
Enom TuH ARnr oF TENNESSEE

THUEsDAT. JAY q, 1888
~. 4, rsthng new or ef interest frem the snsny's
,i,o, v,,bln tbs last tvsnty-bOar hours, save the fact
~. n. Ia, opened the read a. far "a fhis direction a.
s,svsnsss,w which, While Ct gives hin = PSiat favorable
s,r general sbssrvatloa, aRablsahim 70 watch the Mem
- ,pa Charleston railroad, azd Bs In esunuuiesasa
vim his forsss at Huutsviils. or slssshers westward.
A gentleman Of muek ~isdgsssRt Esd accurate toPs-
graphical kRsvlodgs of EoEtA AhbAma and Tennessee,
sryrssssd ,s ne. In conversation yesterday. a doubt
whether TIE snsny As5 crossed the TsRAsEsss at
WhdesburF, Or n -, whether Il was hb purpsss to
movs southvHrd He rather iRoTlsss 70 the ~jHdgasnt
tksi II be had thrswn = fsrcs ever the river, It was with
the yisw Of o~Osupyins sr rsisizg upsn the valley to Tie
west
The logic snssaisa IL the answers ts the q~BssieHs
uropsundsd BY Gen. ResseraRs. EPon the sukisst Of an
advsaes, ~ reported BY the sonsEp 1ndsHt 81 the New
York TrtbuH- is very ensousaging 70 as. aRd vii Be
accepted a. Al Indemnify for the doubt which has sssst
NJ As 70 he sropristy 81 the rstrsat. Nd ssubL REwss
anticipated, he extension Of his Lines, asd the tSPs-
~grpkicsl srpssts Of the country, win BE 4 ssbject 81
smssrrsszsRt to Rosesrsns. Icannot Rgrsa, Wills ad-
mittine tie drawbacks, hat As gain 81 territory, either
70 thsn sr to m, is by any mssna a negative one, as is
announced; Ter " them It IA The attziassnt Of a Lead
ing object e. the war, whils to Us its loss is the loss sf
the very life bleOd OF the cause, implying the ahaad on
nest Of eur dsfsnsslss border sud properly, sHd she
less u military resources in zen and material ef VslUs
fncsuputabIs. Net bat terdtsry must not be abas-
donsd at tines for strategic reasons, such As Esviug the
srny from being hAuksdb y retiring it to a bsttsr POsisisB
or abrtrasly or rssidysty fer The s~slestion q a better exc,
one better suited fer sFsnsivs operations, bss It should
dwsTs BE- with the iass ef esmPsaEation-shs idea q
subnittfug 10 temporary sviIm order t. obtain a per
nzasat sssi-of submitting 70 a temporary SiEadvaa-
tars. for the sake q "a ultimate a5vaH tsgs, TIE fear,
based uPsR Bsslrs last years sTpsrisAts, sxPrsusd in
the ssgacn. I trsst MY besPss6iy realized To judgs
frsn tEs debit and sazisty ~fnphsIin the sFisisEssf the
soupcl ssosi the rssElt sf The forward ueVsRsst /
would niak ths army, 81 st lest il general sAserS'
we're sssA surprised at the ease wth Which hey tarasd
ear pos!ass- Tsur esrrssponseRsE 'VlRsicas" sss
"Sslsisr IN Tie esp s1Alsit a very uzHiitsy want .
ret csHss, talking fer AL the weird as If they we're
eltzszE Ead hoA solssrA ISraW FROM tbs revsIaflsz,
% their usrsstrisiod PrsmPtness, tive very RntsrL In
fsrsHcss, hat "EoEsbody vaFss biEss= for ssr sur-
prise Al Hoeysrs, sHd that the Ssztksrz 'seeuPatlsn'
snst exactly list Of OtteIc, OF that aespsrinE zimbIy
il a ladys ehaabsr to the lseirisus blessings Of the
fsts5 bEst the game bizg AZ standing IN the inRi.
neHt szd deadly breach.
The sisEa e VsktbsrE By sae sf the garrison
vhlsh appeared in the Noble Regis,sr. Of Sunday Ead
rhieA I see Is rspublished, In part, in tie APPEAL re-
soirsd this morsias. il The fullest and mast i~ut.Iirsnt
sessHn. Of that sszEsr yet published, sna I suppose
will be accepted a. ,he histsry Of the Eiase, zaeI the
onclsl reports ara Rals Psbuc AEalttsF his ensures
Of Gen. Psnbsrton, which nAy or may set spring frez
personal feeling, sRd which nay, t~Asrsfsrs, be jurt sr
uEjsIt tie statement appear. to be 3 ssnfid szs, azd
not waHHag in szy Of tks slsEeHtH Of a fahhfal record
or narrative Il existing facts Of trAzspirng svsnt1
And " that does hat record diseIsssf Nothlng bat the
lessen 50 sHsB saselssed before IA this var, Of
the pers0zal valsr Ezs power Of easarsues af eur
oHes1 SD men-7slor snd pswer Of endurance
which are t. Be accented a. tie Euccsdss5zm for
military intsIigsaes AID fsrsthosgAt. ths unhappy
Alternatives 81 Shszl iEEorznes, Indifference, or
asglset-hs equivalents Of Yankee sasrgy, enterprise,
nssHazisa rsssErss aud ngPsriodty Of fsrss. Tie
President and ssHsra Jshzstoa inspected he WsEks ia
Becsnbsr or January, Ena a. urrS themselves u tssir
strsHgih ssd stability. An si5ds eSaP q he Prssi-
dsnt, an aesosPushss sREi4ssr q tke ED auay, ia.
spsstsI the WsrkE Of lhs dopErtasHt in March, GRd, 7
suypsss. made q favorable report Gsnsral PsnbsrtoF,
flashed vita the tsapsEs-y success Of eur resistance ia
the winter, announces that our WerH are imprsgzable,
and hat he las no fear for ths safety Of Vieksburg sr
his Department.; eozHissariss uHoneizly aznsuHss
ia the papers that they have an sbuadzzcs 81 supplies
for a lsss sad ind finite sisge-aRs what new ars the
facts dhClossd - hiE paperi That the works we're
net izyregasb'si thatue garrison was Est prorisis1s5.
and that the siege WAS protrsstsd fer II days sIsas -
the CALAMITY and fortitais 3 oar zol, s~sb.istiag upsz
quarter rztissA The ssns general f.sls are true in re-
gard &c Port HudIoH AI to vieksbure and the s~ussisR
naturally arLss, hsT lcng are tke lives 81 eur people,
gallant officers ssd brave AsR 10 be. used as sussti-
tutsa for he iais!HgsHss, sd efficiency, and fsitAfaI-
assl, which Ehould eharsstsrlzs our officials, Political
AID military, A. he ef.sts to the EuassrI rsEsgross,
and organization Of oar zsYsrsariss.
The Details sfthe snlir en- HaTis LsilEd, a. gives to
rs il the Chsrlss'on Hge4ry, are Interesting ia the *
irene, aHd SD another EisrirEE shspssr t. the History
sf shs operations sroEzd CAErlsstoa. II Charleston
shsslz survive the atts1Pu fer lsr svsrtsrew, or
whether or net Hst Nsntz, or Calais, o. s~aragsza, will
leave = more ~ilustrious record, nor vii Guire sr Karl
bsrsuEh HrpsEs in future fans tie Bams Of Bsasrs-
gard TIE papers this norzing brsaght Es little zevs,
and tie town kzd army supply rs with noas.