Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-07


: And rsver wiz again--that IN BE- sworn
Til tks last leaf iron Times old book Il torn,
save tuned heir throats % Que harmonious str1in
And draw together. both By 5is ana rsiu.
Religion nser eOnid bind them IN ous tsther,
E BUt politics have hrou sht these saints together,
= NJ Anil lluin- lut oy ehrstian love Of other.
Bat Christian hatred Of their Southern bother
sRserea5InE LestsE.
Col. Robert E. Aisto8, ofhdargan's command
who was recently released by the Yankees. hal
written q very interesting account Of the opera
lions Of Morgan, and Of the zanimeuts eutsr
iained By he prominent Fsdsrals ia relation 4
ths war and the opposition 70 Lincoln By b,
"coppsFhsads," in a letter 10 Judge Magrath, O.
South Carolina The letter Is TOO long for on
columns, but We shall make some Interesting
eL .raets from &c, from which The reader VIII per
( ceivs that war to the bitter end is the aim and
obi CT Of our enemies.
You can scarcely form an idea, says be. Of ths
ccneeniratad despOiism Of the Yankee Govern
mont unless y0u were to 90 among them and
see, slsO, the caasss which arc likely % render
I this desp0Eism permanent. At least for time
FIRST aEd mcs impOrtAnt ia the character Of theu
discipline in their army. A corporal or a SER
geant has .hs same Or greater power slzn Teuid
DO exercised By enc OF cur generals. They
buck and gag, or tie up By the thumbs for the
[ slightest Of nee, aud 50 on up 70 the highest
[ grade. Consequently all individuality ID en-
ilrsiy crusasd cot and their army Is no longer
| a. army OF volunteers, but regulars, a vast ma
( chine that tights aEd moves without thought,
| gIdcan. therefore, be as easily employed against
! themselves Es against us. The facility with
/ waicl they have hitherto been able TO do shs
/ hss almost sSfiD guishe1 the spirit Of liberty
/ ameng tbs 0pp0us9ts Of the Admin strati0n, and
/ II tho defeat Of Rosecrans had not 0ecurred
! when il did, al spirit OF resistance 1T home
/ would have been so entirely qusled that do
not think vs. woud again ha7e heard Of peace
( Democrats"
He ssys remarked the other day TO pTomi-
Hen. F8Garsl ofiicaT, in the presence Ct ssversi
ether officers, where he had been discussing this
matter, 'waY -hsy allowed Pugh % 60 at .srge
sid deuouucs order No IS, and defy its eTseu-
ton, etc when Fsliandighan bad been Arrest
ed and convicted for saying half So muchl' He
very candidly and earnestly replied. "Sr, we
made two mistakes when wo arrested Vallandir-
hsm: lst, in arrs5ting him at al, AZ The sine;
2l, after We did arrest him that We did not hang
hirn, Tor stirIiag events Would have succeeded
zach 5theI so rapidly, that he would soon have
been forgotten; now, We do not inseEd 10 com
mi. the same bUnder with Pdgh, IS long as he
Is 90 prominent as the standard bearer IA this
approaching election, DuI wait until We have
czUied thls election, and theu- Cd d-n him
# hs daros b opsn bis mouth, or does not open
it in support Of ihe war, We viii hang MIN as
nigh as HEman"
You sen here Is he danger-aI the wealz-
kueed leaders vii either be bought up or driven
by fear into the support Of the G5v8nmsut
The Republicans are perfectly united, not only
ia thsir vindictive hatred OF the South, but also
in the vigorous prosecution Of The war, Bat I
earnestly believe that their entire confidence ina
Their ability b0 Conquer US and what must ine7-
ItsblT be the final rcsult are equal If NOS greater
than cur oWR s0psa Of rss!a5auca. There Is 6ut
enc sentmsnt expressed by all with whom I
havo ewes e0n7erss1, and that iz, determination
Of tho leaders and Utter sublJIgatOn of the
masses. They have neither hops R0T desire for
reeonsYUction, and would not listen to proposals
Of peace on any terms short Cf tho mosi sbjeet
submission.
They say, CD d-n you, vs. Intend % con-
qusr youi We intend to garrison every town IN
the South with YOur own negroes; We intend e
su5vert YCuT whole social system and people
your territory with an entirely new race Of men.
The conquest snail be a. eomplsts as that Of ise
NCrmans over the Sax0ns, and these OF you VINO
viii net assimilats shall perish.
This ia, continues Col. Aston, the universal
sentiment Of lHs dominant party, and / would
to God I could speak to every man, woman and
child IN the Confederate States, and impress
upon them the terrible consequences Of peace on
anv terms shert Of unconditional recognition Of
our independence, and eternal separation from
the hybrid, stneistical Red Republican fanaties
Of ths NoIlh. For Gods sake, let ali differences
between our Pc plo and our generals cease. Let
every man gird On his amor and resolve to per-
ish with all that is dear to him rather than eher-
ish for a moment the slightest thoughts Of com
promise.
: Il viii be seen from the following extract that
Col Aston recommends the raising OF tha black
dag:
. Let every patriotic son Of the South regard 1
the man who speaks Of compromise or recon !
strueliOH ~ an enemy Of the deepest dye. Let
such men as the editor of the Raleigh Standard
0e aBDg, and the whole South, Is one man, re-
soTs 70 perish in the enc common destruction.
rather than yield one i0ta Of the principle upon
which this resolution began Let Us al resolve
30 csrrV on this war more hercsly aud make the
Internal hirsliHgs feel snat once when they ven
tur3 upon our soil breathing sacb sentiments Of
destruction and hate to al that We hold dear,
that desth will be their portion If the chances Of
war throw hen into cur power.
This is The only plan ihat viii prevent their
recruiting their armies, and upon this, and tins
alone, depends cur hope Of successful resistance
Do not suppose 4 have not IS enthusiastic hops
as ever had Of our final SUCCESS, bus If We wish
to avoid 5siDg 0verrun, and the Continuanee OF |
this struggle for years, We must do s0msthng 70 4
stop the recruiting of thsir sTmy In lhis lies /
my only hgpe OF any assistance rom the North I.
west. They are too nearly sabiugated them /
selves 30 tzke Up arms FOR rs, bus they viii DO /
al they can to h0d the others Of, and f We lzIl /
all We catch they viii stop coming
" A iarge bounty is offered and the induce |
ulsnt CT plunder is held on. with thirteen dollars
per month, and the calcHlsting Yankee says, I |
viii take ny bounty, and if got captured, the 1
rebels viii treat ne we'll and parole mo and send
ne hona. and I csn enjoy my pay in idieness un-
81 [ sBl exchanged and espiured sgsin.' But e. /
they felt that capture meant death, they would /
Geese 10 come. The draft a. the North was a /
fsilure, but iear this recent call for v0unt5er5
win not be. Tie draft gave no bounty. end did /
not pay, bat volunteering will and when once /
the men are in, thei' discipline viii make one /
kind Of q man as coed So another"