Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-11
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I tS5 Oh tEa Fl0ienc6 &ud e4tiaVdg gGIfee OF sl(
siaa ruenarch than Of the wise counsel and
vel combined action Of the Fsderstion Of Com.
monwealths which opposed him Excited By q
tremendous war; and ali lha noftenss Of sp-
weseking revolution, the imsgiualion of lha
/ american Democracy seema e have nun rot
/ MOI satisfied with al the d9sFacsi11 WHICH
/ Il 3ciern st.isnce has enabled mSukind to wEsah
u1an each other. tbs North has called to It's cid
/ e mighty s9eneiss Of nature, a1d ssekss 10
rnia aud inpiiiats half continent "a tie vain
htpe to ovsfthrow or intimidals iss inhsbissn,s.
e vain has NatHre, after q seSes ST tremeEd-
Jus congulsioas, settled herself down iat0 soma,
fhiEg ike order and regularity. iedeniing the
sssst with bays and hsrbors, and draining the
enormous rivers. TIE rage ofman frsss agsihst
s',ase natRsa ard bsna6eent ordinances, just as
XaTvss flung letters into the ssa aud lashsd the
sisds that were yebslogs to his commands.
BY The aid OF tse 'ssene feet tho United States
ksve blocked up tho entrance to several much
freguaatsd heTbors, and new, with less labor
srs far greater sEceasE, they Heak 20 drown she
and whies t.1c7 sEss-st sassEf saH = 3 GaleF-
latsd that, by the action Of the Fe5aTsls in eu-
ting tho levees, or dams, which keen the Mis-
sissppi IN its cour5e as It runs thyourh the level
laid has been drowned ia ths State of Missis.
sippi, ard eye thousand square miles in ths
Sta.s Of Louisiana.
Had some ea0Tmoas stralegieal advanEaqe
bsea ebtainabls BY this proceeding, mankind
mist hsvs dePlersa tho harsh aud dresdful ne
cessity which, In a continent so saall portion
of which has get besn raclaimsd for Ehs use Of
sisiliEel nan, drove the FsderaIs q lag wegte
ard devassate 50 considerable portion Of its
surface But tAers is no reasazl 20 suppose thst
aRy advantage in ihs least dsztse commensa-
rate with the sBeunt of wantoa aad cruel de-
s.Tuctioa wkich hos been perPatTated coail aA
how have kaan obtained, Mott cersainly A
sneh sdvnatsge has been gained. Tho axpsdt
ten from Ysz5o pass, so faT from Tsaehiug its
destined pOiEt near Vieksbnrg, hss been en-
eountersd and defeated By Confederate batter
les, and driven 20 take refuge IN another river
to svoid lgyther injuries. The set, therefore,
stands out in all It's naked 6sf0rlnity Those
who have called tie mighty Mississippi TO their
cid have proved themselves unworthy of thsir
potent ally, and, powerful only for mischief
hsTs Seen siDgulsrly discomfssd in tha en-
dsEvor to profit by their nsw and singular en-
terprisa.
We bsvs all rea1 how the Datch, the mighty
precursors Of tha United States, psopls as eoa-
spieuous for doing much wita small resources
as the ArneTiesn Union for doiRg liitlo with
gTsst ones, VIXEN they found shawgelves Tedrcsd
te tbs TIVE small States Of Halland and zss-
laHi with which aloae they had to mako head
against the powerful monarchy Of S9aia, in the
extremity Of their despair and dasslatieu cut
through the dikes which protected their fields
and gardens froEl ihs c0san Wsioh roayad shove
shsir hoads, eheosirg rathsT &c give sasir Rstive
lard 70 destruction than to ses it ia the grasp Of
q tyrant or q paTseeutor. This courage. pre-
paTed for evnrythiRg except subnissien-shis
noble fortisuda whiah the extreme Of i'll fcrtgne
ooald not subduc-f0rns one of the brightest
pages sf history, and invests the sieges of Haar-
len and sf Lsyden with an interest sacoad to
n6shing in the annal5 Of mankind. Bat in pro
portion 70 our admiration Of thoss who esllse
Ia tho waves of tho German ocean TO protect
their faith and th8ir freedom, nau8s be ths sb-
hoToncs inspired By acts SO waptoR and 20
fyneious as thGb Of letting loogs The waters Of
chs Mississippi over The plantations Of the
Sauth, ard Overwhelming uader tbs waves thsb
which it IS found impossible TO su bdue
a. t5e begpnng Z tas wsr tbe North went
foyih to battle in al the presumption of over
weeging strength sHd numbers. Their Eotions
Of success were thoroughly oriental They had
The largest number Of rleB Undeg srms, and
doubted not Of tae victory, especially as they
had lhs largest resources 20 feed, arm and re.
trCit them Received in tao field by troops far
less numerous thaa their ows, they found 20
Sapih had to dTssd from Chem in the open feld
Fsom th6t tirle the whole aspect Of the war has
entirely changed In proportion as Success has
bseouaa more difficult, the means employed for
its attainment. .hsvs bsea moro edious and ernsl
Every EFFORT has boen made to light taa torch Of
BeTvils ioSaFTeesen, Gad, as II this was not
draaafll enough, water has been called in 10
supplauant the tardV vengeance of that fra
Wkieh, kindlsd By the hands Of slaves. would, if
the Bious aud dseorous North could have lad
Ehsir VIII, wrap ii one mighty cenhsgraton the
lsbors Of bundrea years. Mem may wrapEls
and dispuis about the cauges, the rights and the
wrongs Of this great quarrel but as TO these
measures posterity viii have but one verdict 30
Pr0noHnce-a verdict of horror and execystioa.
And this eraelly sad ferOcitg, surpsssi1g 50
far sl shat is recorded 81 Ike yeissssszSss Ssl
barbayitV Of 1aaa in foraf wars, has bosn
esile5 into action, not for q purpose Of msot-
iBg forsien Invasion bnt / e war aYeWsdly
inEaBded 10 restore & Federal UaiOn wAick, un.
happily, diffsreuces havs partially interrupted.
Ihe mea who eve thus Ietsine leesa at tha sans
Inolpsnt Ere and water aui.ed in an unnaiural
compact azain7t their sdvs-saTies, sgs sisk aaa
tired Of rspssipr that they fght for TIE main
tsnance Of the Union, sn1 look fogwerd vita
uRshaken confidence 70 the TINS WREN thsir
great FadMnsion shall be restored, ard ths hTelb
rsu so Ieag ostTsngad frem each otAer shall /
Ones HaorA unite iogethor ia harmony snd pesas.
1t is di2eult 70 sey Wbet tiTas, what interest
may not slfsst Nations have sasd essh eihsr's 1
bleed lilrs wstsr OF fields 5f sastla. Yhsy bavs !
covered the osean wish the wrecks of theiz /
uavsl engagements and the bodies Of thsir sea-
men. These thisgs may Be expiatsa, may hs
forgiven, may az least be forgettsn; bat deeds
like tbess BY which ths NeriheFn States are
making shoir present way with tha South sngu
lag sud ezecrasle among the worst aaa bicodiest
annsls Of mankind, can never BE- forgiven OK For
getisa. TIE m0Esnt any idea Of reseneiia |
ton IS epiartsined, tbesa dreadful memories viii
rise up Ike . spseteg between ths tgyo psTtiss
aud forbid every attempt st reconciliation, un-
loss founded On sbsolnls Independence on the
one side, e1d con3leie re0uneiation Of every
claim 70 Obedieacs on the other
It Is curious to remark how ultarly paralyzsd
for the purposes OF legitimate war are the very
persons WhD are auxious TO wsge it with such
extremity of fsTee;ty and fairy. The army Of
the Potomac remains inactive; nay, there is
mach reason TO believe that Washington owes
her safety at ths present moment to prudential
and pelitica rather than TO military, considefa-
a5ns, eBd that q g cspital Of The Northern Con-
fedaIacy, though able to effect the easy and
iraitlesg crime Of drowning whole provinces By
breaking down the bank Of mighty river, Is
iHe4pabla Of defending her aTehisves. hez pub
lie buildings, aud the ssat Of her Government.
The promised vengeance against Chsrleston
lsnguisbes and eyaporales in empty threats
5avanrab, takan with 30 much ease By the
British ia the War of Independence, rasists
fTnla sud eifsetuslly. Port Hudson hss re-
puiT an attack, and the Mississippi itself has !
tusshd traitor. and, By why Of sst-c6 isE ts
unc - Soathara territory, hasss'l...s. -. y
ant R the csp,,,- .,.- 80 - y
~ 51ieleratss threaten Fort I
n. nav inpgsion Of Kentucky IS I
geri - spprehanded
fI3ds asse gloomy auspices tho nsasa Of !
sfs-sh has closed, and she period viii shortly 7
arrive .vbsi8 the summer heats viii again lend I
feair. .2cas sfIlI eooperafion 70 ths cause Of ths
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