Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-12
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LETTER FB0sz EREBRRIoEksB aG.
FEEDEHcEssbRa, Va, February 2, 1885. .
EDITORS AFFEAL; Not7ithrfauding the bitter oHuH
esiIous hurled at the YANKEES BY cur press and rot
wshstundlne The vitbsrire aaa themas turned loogs
ugos our devoted beads BY tie Yankees there {, no
sbaaensst that can perceive IN the Freparstoas for
Wholesale sissgHter, liable commence At any day
Since tse pen hasboen exchanged fer sword We hsve
learned lie fssity Of the tnevern adAgs that tio
pen Is mizbtsr than the sverd Bat bs that asst may
would iuauitely prefer fshtlns whole eampaign
with th4 pen than ts engage ia the smallest skir7nth
via be sword. Bat ss tAsrs are such hpstof men
IN sirsr condition that there e net ths most dnlnu-
tive apert re iato which can s-ei sntrsnesergo,
vii content myself BY informing your readers what the
sword IN probably seoomoish in short time.
There are 60 many specials" however, hurying,
hustng erovding aud s5oing theif important bodies
through the many dsviazons o. his ball-rdden city
hst there IA bri poor ehauss afforded en- outsider to
gather NJ anything Of interest II ne may except the
erumbs that fsI. frsu their literary table" Every
ooHtrabsnd nsuzpaPsr that fnds its way from over
ths river is purrusd by these knights Of the quill
v5 raeh vim a thrsatsns to utterly dsmOlish any IN
dvldssl uAo has the tsaerity 70 stop in the way Of said
knights.
There is great deal outside Of aeinsl ooour-
r,ness (Which sesreey occur atal eolatad under the
head Of news shat is OF vast moment to s devoted
sons sf eur yoanF republic weh Is enti ely igaored By
many members OF The pres which should on sloecs.
5lsns be kept before the people
It's not in every particular that all is quet
ai0RE the lizss for he enemy have been making move
meDta recently preteniienH thereto, which saver
strongly Of intention change their bs-e " though
fra appearances visible on this side OF the riyey every
thira remains in the same stats tsst il did month
since Fears are pprshe1ded OF both sides that some
body viii steal nareh on somebody, fer while 20
uzcosmonly visiIant. she YznSess aie giving daily
1nenif stations Of their ssly navigate the ETHEREAL
world ia which Prof Lows performs the principal part
This does rot diseompBss our nerves Ia TIE least how
sFer fer shrerd Yankee recently remarked thar tie
ascension Of balloon Was sure precursor OF heavy
thrashing FOR them this BE- trae, of eourss lie
eftensr they % 60 mp the better for us.
1T reported that he eneay Is concentrating consid-
cradle force ia the vicinity Of Fortress Monroe ard
Sswaort tNevn II they decide to spprozch Riohmoad
via the Peninsula it VIII be some consolation to ths
fisnss Of The Little Nape con- to know that the genius
Of the aforesaid giant is recognized he has been
sent to rdsteAte for Bsrasdes corps Is repre-
sszles as having goBs 70 Fortress Mosros.
eli portions of7our Cozfsderacy were as iHY1lasrs.
bic as Ricbmtna il asEd Be but mere matter Of tine
with us to Tildicats our uyiDeibly Iprs1ns aey
se ssfs say that our noes in and around the captoI
Of our Cosfossrscy, well ss preparations in James
river are sufficient defy tbe assaults Of all the men
tbs enemy are capable ef brueag 80 bear upon as for
added to the csestal earthworkE etc. We have host Of
men here, who have never yet net DEF, st and whose
vaor has been tested not oaly TO oar adirasa but 20
"a
onszy arc satitass; Aad TO what Insignificant eell=
zsRees they turn for re i.fi e5peey Is this suonsh
ing Ehsn We survey the magsiiuds of thsir bsssis
wbsrsia No E@ssr vsrds than an naibilstlos,a Eek
purge" "obitsrsts,v sccU- when speaking Of TIE
sbIivoass which they viii consiEa Is ca sight In t6e
5stte before Richmond last summer Fey csrsoled hs
selves with ths Teassss taas thsirsrBy safe Yes
vas sls uads The csvsr Of gunbosts which implied that
~ thsuEht but thtt If exisrminHted had l them
And agsis daring ths hght here, Asw soohng was the
act tAss hey had hssa permitted to rscross h rivsr
A. what wondsrfsI. strarstiesl espp De =aia smi.
asAly worthy sss modest Burnside
Late Eorthsru papers announce the diseussea Of a
'szseript bill with tbs probability that IL will become
a IL which sI usn stWssH tbs ages Of eighteen asd
srty VIII bs called into ths aeai This Is To- the
-sy q tsres millions OF white noz while sa9tasr bin
7svidns Tor the TsisE Of three hundred Thousand
zroes, viii also pz1t Al army Of four millions Well
Inst ap7rozizstss 30 ancient XsrzeH and ezcel= hin
TOO. when Hhlisek views this Tremendous array. IN
sscsd q weeping tho shougbt that I'll Of thsa win
b. dead in ons hundred years e' him naks narrower
limit to his tss aad rabsttuts "bsf5rs set - eh-
aoad Bat ths is hoasHls 3, aai i becomes necesay
10 grasp iAr gigantic reality s zasAtude presents
reasons Ter.
The sosthera people, by heir grsspzg at sraws pre-
ant to ghs asu.raI observer the apPesrsaes Of drown
ing nan They hrEt make desperate lungs a. ths big
chunk o. fsrsiga intervention thsn they pIngo for
ward after the ehizsresl lullaby of Eorth rn bans-
ruFtey. Wkls new, worse than al they elauoring
fer TIE rnsst szbracs Of hooaerdanl WHO'S in
esurtry fhst makes 81 apostats Of thsnseves3
an certain that ths Hsbls army Of Eorthsfn Virginia
has no representative nan to nurss fueh hydra
hssdsd hEnbuE Ne ifsprsus up IN he soHthi also
l. ear eva chs5ishsd homes snd L brings aEh OF
yssf to thisk tsat army there who should be sti
ulsted by al ths power which uuainchisg patriotism
ana t5aszble asisrmizsi;on can bring . bear are in
great rneaars thrown Of their guard ard lnsucsd 20
listsn 70 the deluslvs ehauuts Of the syreni
The ssuihsrn Confeasrasy, hy many o. its
representatives some q then executive too has
been presented ever since ths war began,
in the dIsrustiag ana paad,rng attitude Of Lazarus
and hat too At dno vhea she had Al the yigor Of
youth snd the resources Of a zston We hsye sat ct
the gates Of kngs Ike some ocsst bastard beggins
Be taken ia out Of the srs;T while hz on every
occasion been given the cold ahoaldsrI They have
tarsd thsir bzekI upon rs with the efy ot mutsbity
when tke seas have tssued with vessels laden With mf
uiasns sf war and sid ard comfort for CIR fo-s our
pinisssrr Wis arslaeTsy fe government IN their 4
selsl capacity, have been snnbbedH 81 leat oniy
made qaests Of ais-h0uze politicians We have reeog
nlzes their oonsuls and ersd them 70 Perform = II
fnsesionr in our cities where The only eydepee Of geed
VII % We SOS is that they rob our arCaes q undom
elsd forsiEner a curse spon suca disinteres'ed sc
toni protest in ths name Of the gallant army Of
northern vrsnia Who havs spilled their nloealise wa
tt not 60 have hems=vss presented in the afueo af
bEgsra bet es.absb an indereuaeace EHeh as fse-
men are sated to5 and Pfosssi, in the rame q ihe
unknown and nnrecoeded dead7 who have been ira-
ioiaed upon their eouutrgs altar not to present his
country IN The debasng and grove ing posi- IRE Of serE
des7oas o. pass. uader fore sa yoke, bat for tie
7iudicatoa Of ihofs rehs and naInunfes which are
desrer thar life.
Bot a. 70 thh gioTous news from HocseEdoni shsll
We yeH Earekal especially as heir hsyonets sa al
cur tbroais and The smoking brands Of our burnsdioe
steaas meet rs al every turaf Goa iorBid But work
30 tie soasryl Let your every ihfusi Be ayita one