Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-01
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EDITORS APPEAL The mighty machinery of war.
which has been held so long dornsns BY tbs winds and
frOsss Of winter, beginning to be agitasd by mpa-
tsnee. The lowering clouds fast beiRg blown into
gossmsr nothing By the breath Of approaching spring
which will render Intellectual the stale Pies Of impasss
ble roads"
In the feloitous moments Of winter inactivity,
have great measure overlooked the stern reality Of
'grm vsaged war" and have been more than eoatent
to let the ssa Of oblivion engulph all recollection Of our
past tolls and suffering burying in own bosoms al
the sorrovs have felt and all the difficulties have
surmounted wilingfor the gloes Of past achieve
mens to pass to the historian for embeEshment, whIo
we go forward with the bright and pleasant antieips
lion Of gaining more and stiH brighter laurels, the
wreath be by future generations while enjoy
ing the blessings Of liberty, in such jeopardy from
/ the installations Of base and detesiable fos.
We have endesvored, and think with phlosophi-
cal suecs So to make the could Of the present
time feeling conscious that the day Is fer distant
when viii siaad in need Of all courage all
patriotism, aud all our fortitude to render ousslves
equal TO the emergencies that viii bO forced upon
during the momentous year 1853.
On all sides we hear the hmm OF busy preparation.
Our generals are Issuing orders for Increased vigilance
The old taersd banners are being unfuried, throwing
their glorious beloved folds the undustOn Of the
breeze begsttine as wild ebbuldonsof JOY and enthu
siasm as ever welcomed the eagles Of Napoleon while
the clarion notes Of the warning bugss are filing the
hills and valleys with the symphony Of nspirtng life
and activity; yet, ell these portsnous preparations
admonlsh Us Of the necessity arising from leh-
srgc state and Of assuming the hsbi ments Of warri
ors a calm consciousness Of possessed sbiity and
power commensurats With our noble undertaking, is
ever present as hopeful beacon, guiding unerrngly
10 the path Of recil,ude while the of dear
ones who have been the victims Of Yankee rspsety
and bassne e. with their patriotic patience and hopeful
resignation, viii form the additional incentive with
which the outraged Southern heart viii be fired and
stimulated the further performances Of gallant deeds
The unbounded confidence OF our troops in their
commanders from General Lee down; their determined
enthusiasm their excessive srdor, which was never
greaisr than at present, together with the great
experience which Is more to the purpose than theory,
of our generals renders It boast that well dis lip
lined army viii execute, in the approaching campaign,
a number Of brilliant msneuvers and achieve series
of victories such have been equsled In msden
warfare while the bOss5ing Purisnieal hordes that
have poured down upon from the psndemonium hills
OF New England rendered insipid by the rnany chas
tisoments given them by Gen. Lee, viii be sent howl
ing back In discontinue to their abodes Of hell with
the admission Of demands wrung from them BY the
bsyonet
The communication and good feeling existing be-
tween the pickets Of the two armies has IN great
measure subsided The enemy have Withdrawn their
pckets from the immediate vicinity Of the river bank
some distance. An exehsnge Of pspers frequently
cur, however though the gain Is all their own for we
get nothing but a series Of the mos. marvellous lies,
badly told At that
Considerable movement Of some character Is IN pro-
gress among the.enemy If may predicate that opn.
lon upon the suspicious occurring day and
night, such ss The moving Of bodies Of troops cavalry
and infantry, and the sending up rockets beating Of
drums. etc Northern papers announce thst General
Hooker in Washington few days since, aud that
there was conferences Of the Cabinet members and The
congressional war committee and that Hooker oned
back t. the Rappshaunoek. This, coupled with The
fact that 600 rsinorcsments recently reached him.
renders the idea plausible that advance may coon be
attempted
A brilliant and spirited engagement took place on
Tuesday last between portion Of stua-fs cavalry,
under Con Lee-about brigade-and large force Of
the enemy, who crossed the upper Rappsharnoek div
ing our forces back short distance after contest said
to be The dsrcest and most stubborn Of the war The
asht occurred within ak miles Of Cnlpepsr Cont
Hoaas The next morning Gen. Stuart attacked the
enemy and drove hm precipsatey across the river.
capturing many prisoners horsss etc. while the killed
and wounded that strswed tha fell into hands
Among many noble lives ioss. those Of Majors Pelham
and Pslun srs mentioned Our loss was 2jO In killed
wounded and missing; that Of the enemy have not
learned. Tie enemy vastly outnuplbsrsd u.s. and