Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-22
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It is q remarkable fact, IS stated by the S.
ganash Republican,, md one worthy Of note,
that those who have suffered least frOm de war
enc she lou5sst in their complaints. We hssr
hut little from the down trodden snd ruined,
while persons residing quietly Al their homes,
remote rem raids and the roar Of battle, are
overEhslass with distress Al the PHee Of sugar.
coffee ana shoes, and bsvo eome 70 the eonclu-
zion that tho war is iutolerablel These aEe sin
ealar facts, and they seam to argue hat pstr-
casm must psss Through al ordeal Of Gre before
Hbscomes purified and elevated to na greatest
strength SAD bGlianc1
We recsntly, ssys the editor Of The ReYabhoau,
spent q week on The banks Of the RaPPshan-
aook, where the s5sra Of var has swept over
DE country snd prosrstsd everything in
rs path There IS 8 spectacle Tor the
disconnected to contemplate Hsmes de-
Rtoysd OF abandoned, the inhabitants aed for
safety. every vss6gs Of fencing and timber
eone, the proudest mansions shattered by can
Ean balls or rszed 70 the ground by he iHssn-
diary foe. Eogross steIsa and ruH Of, cattle and
horsss ell gone, sHd ne population reduced IS it
were from omuaucs snd comfort 70 shjsct pow
erty aHd want TIE dssslstioR is eOmplsts,
aad one would ssDs0so thaf Is wouid require
half g century 90 restore Che country e its orig
insI besay srd tbria, even were such q thing
possible O. Sill
i twas en- f7rtaas TO meet many Of these
f~8pivss from Abolition wrath a. RiehmOnd and
other points whence they had hsd, wish choir
f~arsiss. 70 escsDs the destroyer. We BCourned
with some who stII fingered s. Aair homes or
ths outski-s Of this vide waste Of min We
talked with them Of their misfortuass and la
zsatsd theE fate To our surprise .haTs was
little respoass IN kind 10 cur comnisssrsion.
Wbora We expected TO SID eli 5svncast and
gloomy ss the grave, we saw netting bit cheer
fuinoss end 7g-rsnt e7ltentneut They would
aIais hair misforsanes and smile over he nara
tive 0nsoIesilsus man, whs had lost aIhisnals
slaves and horses, was preparing TO harvest his
tosmiDg fields Of wheat with biz and hsul
g 10 The barns with o1su. Every man who had
suffered thought his nsizbb1r had suffered more,
and bore bis OWE misfort1ass with composurs.
The crest difficulty appeared to rs to be che
utter d-esttu.ion of the country as regards TIM
Der, and whilst bitches could be made 10 answer
fbs purposes Of fences, We inquired how il was
PossiAR for hem 70 supply the place of Ere
wood and keep themselves from freezing in that
se7ers climate for some years to acne, and ua.l
- shrubbery shall have grown iHso ssppiugs 2
Egsu this seemed 20 give them no serious con-
earn. Coal had never been discovered in that
pgHcHlsT section but they had no doubt Il was
ihars snd necessity would Develop L IN due
s Upon this shadowy prospect they quoted
every fear On that score for the fa.urel We
have never sees misfer.Uus b0na with such
heroc f~5rits5e, and in no instance-nst one
did We fad g MAI or whose spiriE had
o1ailsd under their sse and multiplied troubles,
or did not express a~wIingnsss 70 suffer ten
Enes more severely rather tAsu submit 70 be
ruled By he dstss-asls Yankee race.
Here Is a picture fer She contemplation aft
dac5rtsaa. Would that We had the power 70
draw it ia eli IT'S melancholy grandeur, and hold
3 Up FIR The gaze Of cur ssuarynaa sHr5ugh-
oui the land. From these noble gsd-iEs Vr-
gizsAs, I6t IS learn or duty They show rs
something Of The Bras Of liberty, and get Us an
ezausPle Of enduring, dsathlsss fortiude and
p1htci5u slat should be recorded 10 their
everlasting hsu5r and held up 10 The svarsst
ing Shame Of those sunshine patriots who are
wiling 70 be Tss only when freedom can Be So
cured without sacrifice OF discomfort Let all
suchEsad ths zasy, and for the sake Of common
manhood cease .neir cr0akingB and con1IsfDtg
yer imnginarv wees