Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-09
THURSDAY EvENIEe APRIL 9.
TTW POM o. DANGER.

TUr Point on DANGER.
lo,lipg over the whole field nov beng
ntss,es. there &c found but little TO warrant
nbf "a 10 ths result, IS hss been previously
sd HOOKER hslts On the RsPpehannoek
na. evi5sndy, no move on aat line need Pc
,sa 10 mnediaisy take place, OF it would
ba rroBoss5 70 reinforce Burnside ane
2-osrcRtNs from bis army, if deemed expo
Hant. he BANKS bubble has broke below US
and GRANT has gone growing back nom ms
greet strstegicd positions inland by which ne
erues.si 70 take Veksbmg in She rear Al
s,mer and McslIs.r such severe rebufs have
bssn administered q wiz insurs distoTy move
usBts m the coast This lasves but one point
~ se suemv's game undisturbed' sna this we
conceive TO be he real point Of danger st pres
emit We alade to the situation in Middle
Tennessee.
The effect Of a complete Federal success in
that section can be appreciated By an The &C.
feat Of Gen. 3~oRssross army would not only
vs over 10 The Feaerals the whole Of Iennes-
see and Kentucky, and allow them 10 enjoy
.iuost u-ndistubed possession Of these States.
brt also 10 advance into North Alabama and
c.o-eia perhaps sufficiently far to discover
or connection between the eastern and western
sspsrnsna. The center broken there, We can
imseins. would be equally IS disastrous as the
opensnr oftbe Mississippi aad Of this The enc
nv IA of course aware. Consequently, finding
bn-lf foae5 elsewhere, VIII be not suddenly
concentrate. un5er tie WHY ROsECRANs, such
a force Is be imsgines win accomplish the rAet-
indeed. has henot slresdy taken steps 10 do so
Il not Gen. JoHBsT0S's position now the one
most seriously thIeatenedf
We have positive information that RosE-
GRAMS has been reinforced to the extent O
BU~RSsrDE's corps, and now be is 70 have more
srooDs from the Poiomsc, if deemed necessary
BY General THOMAS. We also hear Of troops
moving into Kentucky from The camps OF II
sruetsn in The Northwest And in addition
sro5us have gone mp the riFer from Memphis
and We hsvs uumors Of a simiisF movement nom
GRANTS army being probable Can ell tha
mean anything elss tbsn determination to con
esztrats in Tennessee for tie purpose Of giving
9 decisive batasr
From General J0HEsUoEs army We have, i
IS true. the most favorable reports, both IS to IL
nnnbsrs and spirit But as to this, the enemy
Is also posted. and if IL has been decided &
make tie fzhl there. be either Is Or win be pre-
psrsd to do So with as decided aavsntsges as b
can control for The emergency. In looking ovel
the 6els. therefore, the observer must conclude
that the point Of g~-sHtezt interest 20 usf and
Gle one IN which the most OF veal OF woe il
Immediately involved, is 10 be met By the army
ofMiddls Tennessee.
We are pleased to see it sisted that Genera
%JoHysroS has been reinforced, but should Ike
% know that lho safety Of bis position had beer
placed beyond doubt, as It can be done. If b
Is assisted. as We have the power TO DO not only
wiz q dafsa. De provided against, but the gTea
bloodshea that must ensus should 3 battle occur
Be- prevented II bis ranks are increased i
utrsngtb 50 ssto compare with those Of the en-
smv. RosBCRAs VIII know Ct. and having thai
knowledge, be wiz neither prefer or accept de
gage Of battle. An equal fight vii not be msde
But If e. there IS reason 20 believe, hsavy re
Inducements ere pouring into Tie Federal
camps, and they should not be provided against
an unequal conflict may take place. JUS
nov the enemy sPPeags to be disposed
20 let Noble alone, BANKS has evidently backed
out from Po= Hudson. GRANT has certainly
bean 20 beogeed in The intieacies Of the Ms
sssippi bottom chat st viii take him some time
to rscuperate, Charleston seems 70 be proving
hard nut to crack. sud HooKER continues
.Gtuok in The mud On the north bank Of t.
Rsppahsnnock Cannot, then, men be spare
from any or al Of orr armies stationed a. thes.
points to fght the great battle 50 evidently i'm
pending in Nid8ls Tennessee Cannot th0
hor5es Of lie enemy Be met with equal nun
berB7 A decisive victory would be the result
we fssl eonfdenl-and that such a victor
would terminate the war is highly probable
We look with interest to the preparations max
ing Tor the defense sf our stronghold in Midda
Tsnnessee.