Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-05

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I ing letter from Mr RivsI 10 q well known gen
ilsnsn Of LynchbuTg. l. is as encouraging ia
It's opinions and iis historical eiiaticns as it i
elegant 10 style and noble aud patriotic la sen
ument. It's appearance, TOO. IS fortunately
I lmed, and It cannot Be without the lappies'
effscs on the pubic mind I would Be well q
. copy cf e sh0uld fall unisr TIE sya of every
citizen Of the ConfsleTals States, and we are
| sure tlat Our cotemp0raris5 Of the press va
gladly aid IN giving &c the widest circulation
NY DEAR SlR I ,ssrn from ycu with ereat
ugfeL- tis- some OF our leilow-cI-izsnH are B
good deal discouraged by reeeuL events in our
miiitsry spersEcnsr while you yourself am
gizd Go zee -fstzf1. your accustomed ereetnew
and buoEsngV Of spirit Are We not. in some
degree, tbs EBOLlsd childrsn Of that marvellous
good fortune which, bY tire Ersci0us providence
Of God has, for The most para, etteud ] as since
the commencement Of tdis gigantic conflict
And have not our very successes, long con
tiRuFd - they have been, nusi.ung our minds
for the discipline Of these occasional reverss5,
which mono can h0Te to escape Eaid the mex
oEa5e vicissi.udss Of war
When we reC9i.Gct, not merely taa disparity
Of numbers and ma .srial wea. .ta between as and
orr advereaEiss bot tbst they were 10 POSSESSION
Of the whole army and navy Of shs United States
th5 creation OF Che JOINT efforts Hud sohiribu-
uon5 Of The entire Union for period Of seventy
odd years; th-t All these branches Of manufac-
tUrinE industry, most essential 81 the operations
Of war, had been long established and iH full
aeLiyiiy sith them, and lhsi % tee same time
! they had ihe adFanssgs o. an open and uure-
stTiCted- intercourse with ths rs5t Of the world
/ 10 supply any deficiency which miaht exist in
/ their resOo1ces1 While, sl the commencement OF
the war, we had nos shp or d soldier, were
! without tie munitions O.. war, or nuy existing
estsbhshTeBt tag furnishing them. even TO per-
cuszion caps, and cnt off from ID foreign sup
plies by the blockade OF our whole cOsst-ths
! extent and HazeUItgde Of what ws have scc0m-
plishsd ought 90 be a matter Of gystsful aston
isdUcnt 90 ourselves, as SO is Of snscial wonder
% the other nations Of the eartn With al
I these odis against us, what q long sud daz
zluE roll Of victories have we furnished for
the pen Of the future historian Of the war
Z Virginia embracing She seat OF Government
Of the Confe6e.acy, has been the selected object
( Rgsnst which ths most formidable and iTnp0s-
ing enierpyis@5 Of tHs enemy have been direct
ed. How }sms and iuDotsnt7 The conclusion
I Of all these Wanted expeditions, SO often and
/ So pomp0nsiY gotten up. i1T the capture of Rich-
moDd ard tie subiugRt0n Of Virginia, lsi
( Bethel, Manassas L9esbUrg, IN the lirst year Of
/ the WaT--th3 plEiug of Williamsburg, the
( bloody panorama Of bztlis-fslds Brcuhd the be-
lssEuGred capital the blaze Of successive veto
Ties with which Jackson lighted uD the vsiisy
I ot She Shenandoah from Hsrper'5 Ferry 90 Port
| Republic Cedar mountain, Manassas agaiu, the
closing snd overwhelming discontinue e. Fred
( erieksburr in the second yeer Of the war, and
[ The grand rout after four dsys' continuous con-
| dict Of CbHues.iorsvlle ard Msrye's lights, in
[ the present year, followed by the enemy thiTd
expulsion from the vzIsy--iet these memorable
fields, with their solemn and truthful voices,
1 tell
During this period, too, the army Of Northern
Z Virginia under its illu tTiJas header, made two
I Al 9 > - aE. -.
/ territory; levied contributions upon it; gave bat
tie to his concentrated lsg'ous on his own soil,
Z CrippEug and iufistjng heavy losses upon Eim;
sud then returned st leisure TO resume Its a-ii-
I tU1e Of calm 6eisuCs and prBuc iuvi1cibiity 40
home. Such Is q general outline of ths history
I Of the way oo the AtsHfe side Of The Confsdsr-
1 aev. Oltskigss, and Iseneutsry portions OF
/ territory have, in SONS Instances been tempCTa-
/ rily sud Reluctantly Abandoned 90 the enemy, as
not iust.fYinr the attempt 90 defend them az the
[ TisE OF the cectral end u0r6 impoI.au. p.Iti0us
bat In no case has tho hesri or grand interior Of
I she territory been yet penetrated
In lhs Valley Of the Mississippi the course of
I events has been more chcquared By alternate
/ good and 6sd fortune Springfield, Columbus,
I Shiloh, sad even HdrlreesblrJ. were u8bls suc-
c-sses for rs. F0rt D0uelson, Corinth, New
/ Orleans, recall the remembrance of sad disas-
ter5; ard 70 these has besn recently added the
a
/ disposition b ez.enUai5 the gravity Of any Of
/ these disasters. Bas looking at them in their
very worst aspect, there is nothing il any or al
\ OF them 20 give rise 10 q feeling Of dependency
/ The enemy is as far as ever from the great OBJ
/ jsct he had in visw-ths fee and uumoiestsd
Z navigation Of the Mississippi for clmmarcial
{ purposes las banks are still accessible for bun
/ drsds Of miles, within our territory, 30 our
I shsrpshcolers end movable batteries. that caB
| and win prevent the H8e Of tbs river By trading
vessels and efiaCtuslly iutsTdict it Do ell prac-
| teal commerce. The Inhabitants Of the conn
/ try are more reused taan ever by the ouTsges
/ Of the enemy and rsdoub.ed efforts wiil be
/ made to render his local successes bootlss5 20
/ him. We have two powerful ana noble armies
under Johnston and Bragg on the esstern side
Of the river, which are strengthened daily, both
By the Confederate c9uscrBti0u snd by the
/ jealous cooperation OF the adjacent Ststs gov
I ernmeuis while on TIE western side OF the
rvsr are the enterpriripg and i1dJmitabia com
mands Of Price, Of Kirby Smith, Of Taylor,
/ sad Of Magrudar TO strike HheTsve. the enemy
NAV present binsalG
When this situation is compared with the
many unavoidable rsvsrses and endless Difficult
ties which our brave aDcsst1rs bad o encounter,
and so 2l1Ti1usly sBTmOnntsd. In their Struggle
| for Independence, who does not feel bis spirit
Z rsbuked at the slightest thought Of discourage
ment under cur present circumstances Re
/ collect ths condition Of Washington in the Sc
! cOnd year Of ths revolution, when, after
I successive and severe disasters on Long Island.
| At New York az White Plains, and the loss Of
/ Fort Washington, on the HudsOu, with its gar
Iis0n, he was c1mpe.lsd % retreat through she
/ Jerseys, " pushed" 10 use bis own expressive
lsngUage, from place 81 place, til we were OBJ
Egsd to- cross TIA Delaware with less than three
/ thousand men ht FOR duty sud the reluctant
/ cOnfessioa was eTtoTted from bis sm and man
| ly breast that urlass a new srmy can be speed
lily recruited the game is pretty nearly up
even IN this extremity there was no dsspondsn-
. cY, no disc1uTsgement. The pressure aud msg-
nitude Of the dangers only supplied new eneT-
gies Of action, aud stimulated to rst7Ub.ed eI-
sF.ion, aud ia a few days the brilliant achieve
Eeuts Of Trentoa and Princeton rsdressed the
balance of victory.
In every period Of the revolutionary contest
a large portion Of our territory was 0vBrrun and
occupied BY The enemy. In tbe South, Greene
! was compelled te retire before CORVALLIS, as
Washington had done bef1rs she Howes in the
Norih Gsorgia, South Carolina, North Csro-
Ens, Virginia each aud all Of them, east Of the
Blue Enouutains. were ovsuUR for a tine BY she
aruies Of the enemy, while sH the chief sities
In the North and in the S0uth-Bost1n. New
port, Eeu, York, Philad8iphia Richmond, Nor
/ folk, Wimingt0n, Charleston and Savacnab-
were ell, for longer or shorter period, in his
possession. But if the cOgoGy was oveITun,
the hearts of the people were not oversWsi
With them and then trusted servs0ta, whether
in tba council OF IN the field there was no de-
spair OF tBs republic Thay fet as Wsshiug
tor, when most oppressed BY ths complicated
difficulties Of his situation, expressed himself,
in the sincerity OF bis hssFt in writing to his
brother: Under a tul persuasion Of the jas
tice Of cur cause, cannot entertain 81 idss that
it win finally sink, though Is may remain for
/ time under 3 cloud"
All history proves that brave aud uneor-
rupied people, determined 20 be free, never can
be subded 0y the iusolent superiority Of foyes
and numbers however disproport0ued WHAT
availsd the countless Persian horde5 Of Durius
and Nsrzss, When confronted, in usny q feld
I made classic and holy ground hv their fiaao-.,-