Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-18

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Is ia Johnssoa's army. when 3 womea under
these circumstances caE write IS she dOss, Bsee
We fsarf verify not. MEy shs ssOn realize a
happy peace, fer il win have been purchased At
! heavy loss to Dor. SHEEsTesE.
EpErORs APPEAL: I an 3 stranger to Teui
I have nsYsr assaEp:sd 70 address an sditsr or
write for = Daser; bat believing I lave ss9as
and knowledge enough e express ny feelings
and sentiments iutsIigsnsy On paper, I have
determined to address you, and through yo1F
columns yourr readers. 1t viii aos Ofszd ne il
you sheuld deem il unworthy ys1r nsics. Bal
cut Of the abundance OF The hear the mouth wal
sneak, and my heart Being fall to ovsEAsSing
under The witheriug blasss Of these Yankee
| raids aads apoz US, I deem it ny duty 70 my
self, to KY family and my country, to make
/ known some Of their brutal EsRdIshness that has
| bean besped upon us tsis week To let thsm
knOw here is sill oRe woman LET that viii
never yield CT bow down to sEOh dsspotsR-
who vii teach her ehiIdlen 10 tia latest gsner-
alien 70 seoEn and hate thcm with . pertsss
hatrea. Yes, this is tha shisi rsassn I now have
to i've ior. To izstH ints the minds and hearts
Of ali Sly descendants. Of SO with whom I may
b aesseisled in life, privately aad publicly, to
resis. rs-anseH with SUCH diab0iozl people, l
aow tsel to be ny dsty ts Gsd ard uGn l PIC
ICES to be child eff God, sHe whs fesTs Hin -
a lust and righteous God, who wizks no. At sin
and iriquiEy; lHd with His molly W0Fa in ny
hand, and eyes raised ts heaven, | EWsaE TO tAo
last Of LIE, TO resist union with, CT slsgiaBOs to,
such q people. And were that tyTARt Abe Lin
celn struck from bis throne ts-dsy, sEd eur be-
loved Warrington Tsiled hsn the dead and
Elassd in his sAair, I wouldssy: "Fa,her OF ear
eoaztry, I have loved thss, l have rsvIPneed
thee, and have tsught ny defendants 70 do the
sszs, bEs wiss dis people I cannot go-ws can
act be usitsd. They have Hsoplsd beneath the
iron-hesl Of lBsir military power al that was
ssc.ss 10 us-an hat thou and Thy faithful band
Of Legislators didss guarantee URto as IN tie ed
| Constitution. Let it stand as q record o. are
against them. They have Piilsgsd not only our
public property, bat our private, even TO cur
ebildren's deli bsEissi aye, and still worse, they
pilaes he peer negroes boxes Of AL their esH-
san.s, money, iswslry, clothing, chickens sRd
eggs Gasy are privileged to raise among usl
threatening ts Kill the poor creatures if they
open Their mouths! They have deseeTased suT
most privass chambers aid wE4dTebss, r0bbing
rs Of tbo sesrsd relics Of our dssd, and leaving
the living IN naksdness : burning the houses Of
the widow and srpbsn, smid tbsiT sArieks and
s-utreadss fsr protection! This is the treatment
eEI fsnuey Jrsasrez have given lay children Of
the Sozsh. If thou dest not nav blush to rule
over such seBds, to fl The chair OSss keHOTss
by lice, We say farewell forever, ~ csa HsveT
be united with The same Govsrnmsnt again"
And mstktnks I hsar that father sSyi No,
my children Of the South, stand for your nights
remain where you are, for verify my children Of
The Esrth seem to have forgotten what is honor
able in warfare" There IS sH honor, aye, :
military glory il eonqusring 81 armed foe, bat
thy have covered themselves with iafAr y,
shame ard degradation, in thus Eendishly treat
ing 6efsuseless women and children, which
sbCuld Of night belong to EoGs, sevs the savage,
who formerly roamed these forests and plains
&" Al" says he, Il must sward the more civil
lied, mors honorable mode Of wsTfars TO the saU
age. Hs never c6ndescsnded 10 sess 50 deg1sd-
ing, so dtbasing OF infamous. 1 disesn them
IS ny children. ! set ne such example. Z
5sught ne such prscepts, ard they have dis-
hOsored ne, disgrsesd the exalted chSe OF
president and military ehieftsin, and I gum
mon than to thsir spOstste ruler, their sovereign
Monarch, Let Kim sway the scspter for them,
bat not for you. He sssHmes a power ever the
land that none bat the veresl tyI4Ris ever dared
to assume, BndeF the most despose governments.
A free, republican people should never submit
to such tyrsny." And We VIII not. We feel
that God mas separated Us from such g people
and such az admins galion-tbss be has Esissd
Us 10 a new father to lead Us sut and pre-
arvs for Us tbs. government in all IT'S purity,
guaranteed to rs BY our f5rsfathers, Bnder the
old Constitution
Let Is rally to The support Of cur beloved
Davis, with . fall faith and discrimination to
bear him On under every trying EFFICIENCY. Let
rs not murmur, as ths T~srselles Of old, against
their earthly leader, but let Us help to bear him
on The boisterous waves Of political snd military
troubles. ], IS one poor Martha, havs given
him al nay earthly jewels to help seAisvs cur
liberty, s15 ssuld mS body this day be crEeifed
izte voa Thousand such soldiers as those neble
sons have made, gladly would 1 bear the cruci-
frion. 1t would be sweet, in comparison to the
iRDoaiEioUs fortunes indicted uFon ny defense
lees had by the brutal Yankees. Iinl>udsd CIV
ing a full detail Of their diabolissl ssn8uct. but
finding I shoHld faIl far short Of 8 true picture.
my heart fAls me Gould eur soldier soas, fathers
and husbands, nave viewed them driving moth
ers, daughters and wives, st the point Of the
bayonet, TO Unlockdoors, drawers, tTaaks. ward
rsbes, smokeAOuses, st0, &c, for them to pH-
lsge-ses them upbeGviug every bsdtck in The
hsuse, hunting out ladies private clothing
shAkiHg them in Cur faces, ~taunting rs with ths
glazing eyes Of demoss with hsviNx hsrboIed
WszRded soldiers in oar houses-as thinks each
arm Of those lsvsd eleS would Be nsTysd with
The strength sf : legion, to Saile them te tie
earth. StAlWsrt negro men struaing around,
ransacking cur NEST sacred things, aud taking
al hey chose.
Frequently, with streaming eyes and broken
hearts, We wonld beg them to leave as q sacred
relic or two, bat to no purpose, only to have
tsunts and curses hssped upon as and after Ell
tee ignOminy and insult chat coald be inflicted
upon Us, our dwellings were reduced 10 sshes-
the fodder in cur fsld5 reduced to as -os-om
stock Ct 81 descriptions driven Of before eur
eyes, and our servants. forced eH, smid their
shrieks ans eztrsssies NOS te take them! TIE
scene, in mary places, was rot only hsartrsrd
ing, but tasi6s. Tie roaring Of Ito flames, sbe
bowling Of the sind, the loving Of cattle, the
scfeaniag Of WoElsn and children, and sbsvs
all, the fsudsh e1Ultisg yeIb Of The Yankees,
enough to put their father, the Devil, to he