Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-14
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WEDNESDAY EvENIEa. ocToBER a
mow 70 GLOSS TnE wAn.


President DAVIS, in a speech to q portion OF
the soldiers Of BsAas's army, is reported to
have said thai g signal victory over ROSE
CRAEs would eEsctuany bring the war to a
close. OF the .ra.h Of this assertion we think
fhars can Be no doubt Msds up As the present
army Of RssEcRAEs Is, by heavy detaehmenis
from both made aud GRANT, it constitutes the
chief hope Of the Fsdsrals for 0ur defeat and
~subiuradaa. A disaster 10 is would bea dsas-
ter 70 the unboly cause IL which it is engaged
It's destruction would leave no other Federal
army ia the fsd worthy Of The a and
LNcoLE would find himself utterly PoWeEless
90 raise another 10 send against rs.
II lhis view Of the case, then, how important
f. Is that a prompt concentration Of our forces
be made and pushed against him whom We
hope ere long TO be justified in calling the ely
ing Dutchmann His forces are to some extent
scattered, and he would be unable to r. sist 8
eonsentstsd and energetic advsaos Of our
Toops Il viii surely not speak veil sithsr for
eur gensralship OF knowledge Of the art Of war,
# he Is permitted 70 MAINTAIN an immense
army on the line Of the Tennessee, With
bis line ef communication extending from
Louisville 20 Chattanooga This we most GER
tsiuly wogl3 uos Do If we hsd 3 SToEEwALL
JAcKsOE to oparats upon his rear, and even
without one We have some fukines, through
Federal sources, that WHEELER is already do
jug some coed work between Chsttanooga and
Nashville. Bat his force is too snail to resis.
the onward tide Of rsinforcsments flowing iRto
RosEcRASs, and to make q complete job of the
work he was sent 70 perform.
We need 8 heavy infantry as veil as cavalry
force &c operate upon the rear lines Of the en-
envy, and if President DAVIS is fully convinced
q the truth Of the remark he Is reported to have
made, We have a right to infer that be win place
At the disposal Of the commanding general q
fores a~dequats 20 she task he is eEpscsd 70 per
form. TIE army Of RosECRAEs should never
be permitted to rscros5 the Cumberland noun
taius il safety, even If troops have to be with
drswn Eom al other points to prevent it. II
he'd whore be Is, be wiz be compelled either b.
surrender or staTve during the winter, ~ from
Al the information we can Fsshsr from the best
informed, It VIII be impossible for him to pro
vision his srzy At such 8 distance Eon his base
Of supplies.
The path Of duty Is. therefore, plain. Co
operating together, let .bs -Confsdsrats and
STATE Governments Of Georgia Alabama su5
Mississippi sauoantats eli hel5 energies and
available resources for a formidable and Broup
movement azaiust gosECaAzs, and before tg
Christmas holidays ars upon US, We nay behold
zhs enemy on the rsrsst to the Ohio, and spend
thoss days IN rejoicing -bat the backbone Of The
war bas been broken, So mote If be.
n The army correspondent Of the savan.
nah Rssubtioeu informs as that the Confederate
batteries On Lockout mounsaiu DO not command
Eseerans' works, as hss been stated and be
Esvsd This fact YVES sbuudantly demonsTa
Ted 8 few 6s5s ago when an efJrt was made to
sbsll tho eneuy's lines. Eeitasr oar splendid
~20-peander Parrots, Nor or best 24pouader
Eaa guns, produced any spPrecisbla result so
. e9ald be discovered owing 20 the distance
atwhieh they were fred EBagg were provided
with siege guns of5he requisite czibsT be nigh.
DIVE tie enemy ont Of Cha5aHoogE field artl
lsy IS unsUits3 for zach work Even lbe latter
-~F-A teLH4dA tHe pAAA IHA# oPlt14b
cat before The town and brought william easy
rangT bat ia that event The ground would be
IN fsvor Of Rasecrsns, whose ioTts and batteries
crown every emiaence within the limits Of the
town AID It's immediate vicinity. It is ssd-
mated 70 be two miles from the base Of Mission
Al ridge and tbs side Of Lookout mountain,
where our batteries are placed, to lhe enemy
main works. Our Parroh guas viii carry dat
distance, bat not with sufficient aecurscy 20 &C
compish much Itsssms 10 Us our artillery or en-
gineer officers were sadly and ine1cussbly at
fault iB their c8lcullEons.