Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-21
Letter from the Rebel Naval officer Cant,
Matthew p. BEuury.

To the Editor Of the London Times
SrR; We resd Of people in the oldsn time whose
Judgment God had aken away; but the annals Of mod
history may believe be searched i'm vain for s5rb
instance Of jad!eal blindness AZ that under which
the Northern people have bseu aborirP Jpon no ober
theory can the conduct Of the Lincoln government In
| Of America be acceunted for.
From the very beginning Of these troubles Mr. Lin.
coin and his counsel orshaVe been 6ouuderne in their
own devices stBtifyng themselves by their acts Of TO-
day in their conduct Of yesterday No longer svo tbs
the last month M ldncoins Secretary Of State wrote
70 MS alnstsr n London that Intervention would only
aOrd additional motive for Amerea tc sustaiv bsr
resolution TO remain united"
To reunite her is if to believe professions the
first wish Of Mr. Hneolns heart and bis friends have
iutimated time and again, with peculiar insiqnifcsues
that in with England the south vy,nd he nrs ~
unite with the North. Then Why dread Intervention
If such are 10 be IT'S effects il should be courted Mr.
/ Lincoln, one would suppose.
Evidently this threat through his nnister-fort Il beara
menseing ar-VTas intended TO intmidate the British
people 70 suppress their svOwal Of svmsthv With ne
South and 20 influence her Maestys government for a
lew days sier TINS menace received in London he
practically revoked his enancip patton proclamation which
had been uttered with much personality few wee "a
befOrs and, instead Of abo shng SLAVERY nst ast bs
oilers TO give Us the rest Of the century TO do Il in and
come back TO him.
This Is certainly bid for the South to eona b,.t
and looks ike very practical admission on his psr
that the cause Of Eubjugaon and reunion il becoming
ues eIate ne eallotay ns taxes 70 support the war
10 one "ho5e case becomes desperate delay is always
Of monent. Everything must be done to gain time
The idea Of foreign Intervention must be STAYED OF
an1 new plea put in for another respite Of Sixty or
ninety days This plea sought to be enforced on
rumOrr7yhich am informed is now C rreut in Yankee
circles to the effect that Southern traders are making
overtures for political union with the Van
KEGS This runOr is it is said derived from private
letters received 10 this city from the North It Is onlv
Yankee trick II it could but gain eredencs here,
even Tor while, 1t would relieve for time the Federal
admnistI alton from the fear OF its great bugbesr fo
eign Intervention and might do the Republican party
"a heap Of good"
Not only has such overture been made but there il
no pre5d5ty thai sEch oil eCsr come Our cause
has bsen cOn-ecrated by the 3es blood in the land FOR
t great sacrifices have been made its champions feel
that they eiai in the triple armor Of right For
these reasons thas become dear the hearts Of whole
people Our men, women and children ory in it and
after the proofs that the world has had Southern man
hood, is It likely thar such will be 50 base g to
thnk OF retu nng 70 Hsnkee domination Simply
petition from me Sosta 70 be recsced again British
plantations Ugul9 Be more possible
sm fresh from the South, having qzite recently run
she blockade Of Chare5Ol. know the sentiments and
feelings Of my fellow countryeu and so far from losing
faith in our cause, entertaining any doubts a. 70 sue
cess we're decided nor in better heart
Besides our own sareance the faith we have In our
caus7 and leaders. we d-rve euco men. from the
enemy he beg Ms to show -igns Of giving in Mr.
Luc3 for the first time recognizes the possibility Of
permanent Qsanlo3 Tor 6e can hnd line, ight
or crooked W ch viii suit him for boundary as vet
notwithstanding no count ab0unds in well ssab-
.shed lines OF - sort, to eac5 STATE has its
Moreover financial ruin starnr III, psople in the fae
The signs of lis sp edy coming among hem are uuais-
taxable lie dare not enforce q afl uYon his militia
MIN his fun contingent men or IN money The dawn
Of Re urnag visible u his recent elections his
Administration is vaCil alg r. is trying 20 shape new
p2Hcy 80 as 70 sats tacn Of tv oJnosug factions.
ds pe0sle begiuu.nz tire of him war and
to confes that nothing but grief Of it 20 them
On he other hsnd. havB but stand frm ihink Of
our desd and be true to ourselves, and all will be
well with US
a soon as the Northern press is unmuzzsd and the
toogues Of the friends of free government there are
l0ossd, then shall beu 20 see the bsynsing OF the
end In the meantime, we are fghng not agsinst a
constitutional government for that has been overturned
bat ag inst mob with Mr. Lincoln a the head Of L.
have heard since leaving tho South great deal said
about our want IF arus bboIt the half starved and
worse clad soldiers IF be South There is no lack Of
food among US As for arms, we have taken enough
from the enemy 20 equip al tie force that require
and then TO clothing it ugh for me TO say that
the custom house receipts Charleston for the month
OF July 1902 greater than they have been for the
corresponding month Of any year CT the last ten and
this revenue De ived chiefly from duties on clothing
and munitions Of war, Notwithstanding the famous
bl1cEads What the receipts have been for the months
OF August, September October aud November, can
not say, for I bavs not seen the returns.
A considerable amount Of imp0rIatiOns has also en-
tered Wilmington, lob aud the ports Of Tex g. Be-
side this large Quantities Of cothing have been brought
the Potomac md Chesapeake into the numerous
rivers and creeks OF Virginia also from Ohio and other
producing States Of the West.
Events now liring in America show that We are
quite able TO keep the field is the enemy and far
more united. Respectfully, etc, NJ F. MARY.
No ALBEMARLE ST, Pieadiy, Dec ., 1862.