Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-29

Althsugh Yiekaburg has always bssH regard
ed ss chs Of the trongsat saa nisst united SCI
esseisu cities Of the Csnfsdsraey, it was never
ibslsss krown that q BHion element existed
,bsrs ts SENS extent IA sooa as the place was
oe.u,isd By tAs Federal trseps these traitors
came sut bsldly and exposed thsir disley-
slt7 ~ taking the oath sf slegiaacs. One Of
the most prominent Of tAssa Was Capt sHER-
Ley. whoss rssissscs was 3 shsrt distance frsm
town, outside sf the trenshss sRd Slsse By the
Yankees. Il e rspsrssd that he was in tAsir
9isskes ahs very sctivs il shssting at eur mez-
Fer this treason the CaPtaiR vas rewarded with
the asgsintasnf Of prsvsst asrshsl. An cid
German, vel kaswR as 81 extensive dealer in
sad5lsry and harness, who has made 3 large fer
tuus eat ef iks Csafsserats Government, told
his svn action in he following words; rs
s1der to save mise bropperty I zsest went up
azd took De cad" Tbs Jews, with but enc
honorable exception all tssk the safh the ere
VIE refused sacrificed thirty thsusszs dsllaTs
ratlsr than tarR taitsr. There we're a uzmssr
sf foreigners, comprising Germans, ItslaRs,
Irish, etc, wko were large property holders, snd
/ wbe all took the first sppsrtuuity Of exhibiting
thsir 5isloyalty to tie ~Csnfdsrasy.
Thars were also ssas fsW srigiRal Yankees
ofIs5s nsts, whsss presence was act Of sufficient
Importance to rs~qEirs'nEeh attsntissB wks wsRt
back t. tbsir frat lsvs. sens Of the stsuRehsst
native ssutberEs-s, Of kirk and patriotic family
csHaec.isas are alSs TsBsrtss as having gene
ever. Bat # is hoped that these rsPsrta are ma
Ecisus aad false, as it is Incredible that mes Of
character sns AiEk standing shsEld brEg EusA
trBasozsbls kaailiaiaa spsa themselves. A
few Of sgr srssFs refused to DO Psrslsd, il esR-
sssusRee of whish they we're held IS prisoners
Of war and sent North, vksrs they intsza 10
take the oath az5 TsRozRss thsir allsgisEco to
ths Csafsdsrssy.
Wsysssersay published : full account frsm tie
B-audsR EsyEblicSH of the sItages committed
by the Federal army while in ihat place. Oas
quarter Of ths tsvz wss entirely desr Dyed, asd
the balance Fillsgod sn5 rssbsa Of everything
valuable ssd otherwise. The dsPst was bRrEsd,
and the track tsra sp bstwssa thst place and
jackson. The latter plses was slss slzsst en-
tA1aE Aaaa4Lrrd SIEVE hAoy zoe oa baaA AsLbeHs
The csEntry bstwssn B-andoz sRd VieksburE Is
8 perfect deEolsasn-fsRces burned, cTsps de-
sToye5, HsF-sss, horses, aglss, cattle, ksgs,
sheep sBd chickens, all carried Of. Mills, gizs
and residences bzrRed t. ths ground, and
where thsrs we're formerly fBs zaRsieHs
and csnlsrt4bls hsmsstssEE, seespisd By
frugsl and indUstrisss families, Rsw zsskisg
remains to crest the eyes Of the traveller bat the
blEeksHsd sad ancemely skinzsys, standing Is
D0Ezus Of sacs c5assnssd and happy
homes, msds 5ssOlats By ths hands Of ths ia7a-
dsrs. This is tie Pslicy By which they hope to
cszcilists tbs psspls Of ths sszth sad induce
iksR to rstsTE t. tss Uzisa. I.is tuly strange
how any nsa esa csasszt ts take ths sath ST
allsgiaacs to As gorilla gsvarzsnt, in ths fsee
Of susA yandsliFs, and with fall hneUlsdgs
Of all These things, half Of which can Hsvsr DO
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