Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-17


liz aNsjsstioR viii iatkrsll the NeIsh. 8ath'
tkan be asPendeEt gpon suck power, sRslzviu
orc secisa to saslavs he other, bettsr 70 hav
two republics, TIVE na.ioRalitiss Of fIssn1eI
trusting 10 tine eas the aFbitsF Of dsSti4iiss
Esnsuld them hereafter into one.
Ths siege 81 chsrfsstsu-A EaOBsloss KaH
kss Aceozas sf a..
The New YsFk TiRss hss . long a6lt0ris
/ uPon the sisge Of Charlsstsn, which is q
sesdiDgS cheerful reading to tbs CoafsdeAi
public We copy i. entirs:
Fer several months sha sdrioss frem tbs VI
| entity Of ChoYlestoa hays uniformly been 70 "a
etFses that we sbould soon hays the TTstifsstisi
Of announcing its fall; that Fort Sanisr wa
battered ts pieces, sEd .'Ess EuTTsEder FitsoH
/ sslay aad the public hshrl has been nRds siel
with deferred hepo, until now i has ceased q
eshsvs azy PEacietisa Of the esPtrEe q dsuoli
tea of Ohgf,sstoa.
Fort Sumter, us win veniuYs 70 say, viii no
4 Be tsksp bY !ks present liae sf GppToach ans
aledss Of operation. AR3 Hhs, alptsgy ebjee
Is 20 bs gaiEei hv is CsptUfsf We sl-sa5J
/ perfectly co7anlaHd the estIsEca 70 tha hAEbQr
! 50 tbst bieeEads TarriER Ezs eEtigalT oasssd
I we eculd coH,maEt Nn0 kssicr Hore gurrtsr q
! esr ? .sssssieR. Her, II caPtzrea, would l. b.
/ practicable 70 PIT there he heavy guDs Tia,
/ woE,a hs FeeCed 20 sPsfsrs rp0E CkarlsatGs
fer hey csuI3 net tTelI - yasrp pJ-ed 80 the run
! aa2 zaoBhtsd under lhs hesVy Gre OF the nc-
BlsYoUs rebel batteries that line Esi.vaa isiand
( asd FeYs JahsssH. Eyea # c-na we're sueeess
/ f1ily placed ia Pstla5z, SO sk5g,5 be sut avs
! huRdssd yards higher ths city than row, and
BarTsts rifes throw iEt0 Il with DaEfaes esss
/ fren QaIEzllra P5isi, wbaTc thsv ETs sirta6y 3
established. Nor Gses Il seem tLat Sautsg enI.
% 90 easily taken SIS geEae have thsEsbs Net
enly ere FsTl j5AEsoR sas ths works on Salli-
van islaH6 srTasd with very hsavy batteries but
ihs skofes eI ibo y,azd even iss Wks-yss, are
m0uzte6 With sbs heaviest gsRs Ia Pogsst5isR ef
sac Caaf5deraEes. AgBizst thsss lss army las
ne power whatever 70 act.
OEs assault has ahssdy besH made UpsR tks
ruin vita very unsatisfactory rscuiss - the
wne!s party fell iuta dseidsd trap. sHd aay
ether Wesid probably shGEe tks sEma fsss. Al
shesRh RaTaless for the GfeBsa, il sEll ass re
sistiFe p0aef Cf q very streBR character. The
lever tisg of Classmates csunst be dsstTsTedI for
the rsbbiEh sf the upper ,isrs ef he Wsrk lave
SO covered them that sven ths heavisst shall
have no powsT 70 pesetTsto 10 thsn. A few
RsH, comparatively, can sill 80 BheltaF thsm-
selves tsaL no assaglting party can 6Rd cover
iTuz tae.r deadly, because CLOGS, are aBd
artillery. &ro added TO this W0ul3 make The ruins
OF SumisT bEt little safer thAn ihe eTnter 0f
very doubtfal, and il woaid be folly 70 IaR the
exceeding Tisk Of fRilzTs when success ear
give se decided EilissFy advantages. We nay
shais Esa trss because our Tag Is not hoisLsd
over these battered walls; bHi disaster Hsui5
aRnoy azd 3amsg - noEs, snd assgTocly tie
dictates Of FHbisS z74y0sn asa feeling ahORld rot
be fsllswsd wksa likely e Sad to grisf
Tho taIlkeg PEocTess sf operations ia The
barber Is new, as beisFe, qzsstisR for the msR-
"a "a. = q IL
thess battsEss--if they kGYe not dGns Sc, Ger
tainly 40 fasll cav be foaad with Gen. Gilmsrs
f1r ihs failuIs. And We 90 nss bsleys t1at he
mani.ogs viii HndeTtaks tho task. Ths delays
iakt have eakEad sIlCs SEmisF 7gEs- deprived Of
ils teeth sssmsd 50 indicate taas sns iGLure gives
se P5oaise ct bsttsr fTuisisn tuau TIC past. Let
Is be Tepeatsd-yFs doubt Fhathor the alters
win attempt 10 Tua the EEuRilet rate ChsTles,oa
hSEbor. All they esA accomplish viii 1o 70
bsER ChaIlsatos; they eaUzos destroy tRs bat
tsTiss hat defend il, bus they can bum
ths oisy-sS Gen. GiimoEs csa csrtaiHly de
that iroEs CuRmius point, without exposing
eur iTsE-Gisds 70 the prospect Of loss. In fact,
tue blockade Of Charleston haTbor being perfect,
any stheg game Is EeE wsrth the powder, and
the pHb,ie may as well cease 70 expect aay
news Of any such success as il has BEEN led ts
hsrs for,
And why sheul1 Chsflesten Be burusdi
WhAs military sdvaatsgs would ws gaia by
bzFaisg that sbsuiEsbs eitYi Unless We can
lake possession of the grsHHd on which il stands,
we achieve or seoair nothing by is destTRe-
tisn. Fer assgTedIy il 10 case could We be
guilty Of say sush asrociiy IS lhat recently per.
pe;rs5ed by the English sgsinsi ths UnPTstsetsd
JsDsnase city Of gOsizs-wheIe, merely 70
sIai wild and savage lust f5- vsngesEce, they
suddenly opened thsT artillery upon sad bat
tered sT burned to the gI0Nnd city Of one hEn-
dred and Atty thousand inhabitants Charleston
il roW pTsbsblJ absJli deserted Of is poPula-
tisn, and were q bomsaTdReRs nacesssTy, It
weula resElt in q very iialitod less Of lie; but
sven ss regards property ne shall 20 the end
carry ca this war with 3 tsgkesTance and mag
nE1imity unparalleled in tks annals Of The
worlds wars.
When tbs batteries hat surrounded it are de-
streyed, then ChaIiaston will bs surrendered;
bat 70 expect that the haIboT and all the strong
works arouns Ii, aRd tAe command Of the indis-
pensSble railroads tbas csEssr a. ChsIlssgsH viii
be givsR up to save tbs city, or viii be yeldsa
lsss readily after i;s dessustIon, ia an iaLs AID
azfoGsde5 txpact&si.R. When 3 pATi Of the
great saiatary advantages new ssld By he C1n-
ieserslas shaIi have bosE ven b. aad STscsisrlsd
to Is, shsa tss -sisty ef CasTlsstea may 30 BAR
tered Ter tho remBiafor. Usi; thea lss as vssis
patiently, paTtISUlArlT ss iheye is no easoashle
ProsPscs Of eEr iRPat.szee hastsning tie ead Tor
which We ksVs 90 isag sEi SO vsinly iuohsS