Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-29

/ ths best that could be dons. Harmony and
1 eAserfHl cooperation are the cAief elements ot
/ Easral strength and srs Indispensable to success.
Il il 70 be hoBad that eur recent rsvBrsss in the
/ West vii only tend to strengthen sHd bring
Es to q proper appreciation Of the crisis, aud
/ will stop oar JsUriRgs, criminatiens and re-
ordinations, which have partially resulted from
! ever confidence Of Success and the consequent
/ ssBiratisHs i0r political prsferasnt In ether
/ wsrds Va Rust l.ara that while the aa3ago
'' Prepare fer war in time Of peace is esncuc-
/ red In By all wise statesmen, it does net Justify
the converse, that should prepare fer peace IN
tsEaG Of isgr. Lists tsrn eur backs Bpon al seeh
/ vanity, and lsok alone to the destiny Of sur
/ csBHtTy. And when l say " cur country / de
/ ret simply mean Tennessee slesa, bat nething
/ less thaa the entire sistsrhsed Of States nov in
/ lsaH gae for the maintenance of ear coEstitu
tioHsl rights, sad for the perPetUxtisn Of liberty
! What have We to discourage ss to-3ay more
/ thaR we had tive years ago 2 We hold q1ite as
I mach tcrritsry rev a. we then held, whila ear
! sesele are more lsyal aue datarminai than they
then were, and ne statute Of Limitations is fast
ruBzing in our favor ss a nation Ia fact, we
/ feel that ths is NJ lsngsr a rabslHon, bas evi-
/ dsntly q war Between two nations. What if va
! did fall back fTem Middle Tennessee Aad
/ what if VickabErZ aRd Pert Hsiseu have falisnl
/ AEd supPssO tkst the enemy should take
/ Charostsa and Essiie, and open direct comma
/ Hcatisn bstwssn the Mississippi ssa the Cult
/ ard Atlaatic csssts? Sasuid we then despair ?
/ Certainly net Let rs draw a brisf parallel be-
/ tween this azd tka csleRial ravslzsion and then
I determine to szulats tks example Of ear fore
| fsskaTs After they had struggled fer the n5e-
! Bsn5enco CT the colonies for more thar tive
| years, and had witbstoe5 many revsrscs-the
\ British whipped them st Brendywiue, tack
/ possession Of PAils8si phia, and thea attsck5d
III 81 nj.
/ aBd thus sBeaed up a line eff communication
with the entire Atlaztic-repulssd Washington
at Germantown with great less 70 the Asneri-
! cans. Ths Brisk alss whipped taom 3! T,e6a-
| dsr0sa, and EHaliY By invasion sf the States,
/ via CaRads, tsak Fsrt Edward On the Hu1ssl,
| made draw fight at the battle Gf Still Ws.ar,
1 and Afterwards, su the 29sA Decex her, I776,
tosk Savannah, Ga, and early in 1873 movsd
/ against tho Virginia AID CsnaccticUs Pests, de-
| strsyea all the American saippisg and stsres,
Wills they alss Blundered New Maven and
burnsd Fairfield and Nsrwalk. In ths mssz-
/ whils the American "bils Of credit" had Totally
/ dsprociatsd, aRd Ike army rsdsesd to 1000 neR,
/ still Afterwards to 5000 and thus was the Amer
! icsn GavsrnEsrt and army snfsbled after fogr
! yarss' hard GEatHg. Did they becBzae discour
/ aged Q al these disasters and ombsIrassmaats ?
] Ne They still fsugas on, IS We aust d. Aad
/ While We place thsir us5is ozsHpls bafOre US,
/ and let the sparks Of their veteran wisdom fash
across sur BiR3s, ne viii never, Es5sr cease till
| the sacred slsars Of liberty, crowned with i'm
| meFtal ksaers, rise bsfsre rs Next we see
| the esloais.s fail At BriaF creek; aad although
/ thsir baaasr, Whick haa for msTs than fsur leng
years traabliHsly hattersd bsfsrs the dark
stsra. Of British iaVasisa, was rev backed aBd
| strengthened by tie sid sf French troops ahd
/ dssts, still sA the 9 h Of October following in
/ their trial Is redeem savannah, tRey were again
| dsfsatsS aHd ths Frsreh feet set sail for Ea-
/ rsps, lsaviaE glesm aaa sadaess Hpsu Anorica,
/ while she yct bled BRser tie sword AID grCaagd
aadar TIE paw sf the BE.izh lion. Why did
act the coisuists despair snd call back the few
remaining hungry, WsrworB, karzfCeed SO .
aisr=. BscsuEa they considered lie Is worthless
wIthsut tas enjoyment sf the principles for
wEieA they vera cBRtsndiDg. And are va net
| 5o-daF kgltIEg for the sama principles that sc-
| .astsd sur fsrsAlEersl Are we aot fghting TO
preserve ead vinsieate ths original p-inciplas ef
/ .hs CsR5titIti0u of ear f2tbsrsl Yes And
that same C1ustitu.i1n-thst Chart Of Liberty
the "slrs mater Of Tssubjcaa treadau, that
irst lightsa Bp the bsHigh.s3 colonies, and
which ts-day aEiHetss tho hearts Of eur sol
iiars aHd ceuntgy@sn wi,R the same national
srde ard zeal shall be the beacon s.ar that viii
Iigst as "a 20 glory and 70 national indspaa-
issce. In 1850 a5sut &ve years sitter the c9B-
nszcement Of the war, South Carolina
became the seat CT war The enemy
laid siege to Charleston and occupied
nearly svary izPortant B8iat in America.
ARd the A aericaHs arose and came al them
aZsia, Whsa At Camden they wsra sgsia de-
tsstsd By the British, where fell the imaaTtsl
Bsrsn DsEals. Gsa. Gates fell back to Hills
sarP, North Carolina, sad Sam'sr was pursBed
by Tarlstsa and defeated bat still the AMsri-
cans fought On, frnly contesiizg sad races
tsstiHg every fs0t Of their invaded soil Ia I75l
the B,itiRh asds a descent sR FHEiaia and toak
ard esatralled the whole coast sEd on tho 18th
March, 1871, aRstAer battle was fought at Guil-
fsrd Csgrt EsUss, North CareiiHs, aEd the
AzercasH wers again Debated Whsncs Gen.
Srsoss msrchad to Caadea aEa was again de-
isstsd. Did the Anericsns ROW give sB No!
After six lsHg years the Americans Csala only
claim the battles Of St. Jehn, Fort Chs@5lee,
AsatrsAl, Trenton, Monmouth, Cowpens, Stony
Psiat sad ssrstbgs; with drawn battles At BuR-
Ear Hill SD Still Wsier-whils tbs British had
wen It at B,s9klyz, Ca@seR, Gulfsrds Court
Hsuss, Fort Edwards, Savannah, Brizr Creek,
~ricsEdsregs, GsrBsGtoWn aHd BtandywIne
aza tke torch lad in the nsantime lsveled
guarlesteH, Nsrf0lk, Fairfield AID Earwa.k.
Bss sEl the Americans wsgld zot submit and
Gsally, aftsr absat seVeR years hard fighting,
The izdspsRdsnee Of the colonies was sck-
aswlodEsd. This war will rot continue "a
leAE As bAa elA AaFylA-Aaa- A@L II ~
csRdgctad up0n a mere stuns8doas and
usagniicent fosting. We might say that
three years sf this war ia equal 20 six Of
ths sls, and hsw 90 We H0w stand While tho
sHsnv defsat9 US st Fishing creek, Fort Donel-
sen, Vieksbsrg and Pert HasssH, we made
draw sights a. shileh and MHrireesbere, and are
able 70 tHrn with transplant pride to the hslds
Of MsHassss, Bull Rsa, Fredericksburg, Ssvsu
Pines, CbigkahsmRy, LaLingtsu, Oak Hills,
BalaoBt, Chancellsrzville, Psuyvills sRd Get
tysbarg, fer successes undispgtsd aa9 UBrival9d
Thsz let rs not suffer sers temporary storm,
hswsvsr dark ard gloomy for the moment, &c
at all shake eur cssf leRcs Of final success. We
need only Be true to oBrseyes and cur country
ssd cUitivate such virtues as rd.ude, Patsnce
esn6dsncs, tsnacity, endurance, determination.
hsps, and q generous patriotism tgN 81 national
pride, and Success Is finally suTs. Ard while
we have sgch lsu3sbls AIMS aad objects, backed
and sustained by the bravsst trosps on esrth,
led on BY generals invincible, while the whole
govsrrrsent beth civil and military, is counsel
81 and directed by oUr President, that tan pillar
Of the Ssutb arsuBd whica twines tie fresA
green ivy Of Immortality, we viii fight on, uPon
aay sell Or in any cline, Hatil That Tag that
Grst hoatcd % the bresze frsH the sentinel State,
South Carolias, and which ts-3sy s5rogras slstt
froR ten ST tbs prsadss5 ssvsrsignhes oz earth
shau sBes mere wave its bcoad folds hom ths
capital Of eur ewH HsAle State.
Very respectfully yours, etc,
s S. STANTON.
FrsHa sshn n, Morgan.
From eur cid fisnd MAJ Bill Parker, we
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