Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-24

RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI, January ~ 1868
EDITORS APPEAL. Having a leisure hour, and being
confined to the house of friend by very painful
wound, received in Holly Springs some weeks since,
have concluded TO send you few lines which you can
publish or not as seemsth good unto you. This war
has developed much Of god and evil in people,
The long sumbering energies Of home industry have
been aroussd. and the noble brave-hearted of
our land, many of whom have gone to work with wsee
and loom. heart and hands, and bid fla &c TO Lincolns
blockade Tie wife of Chaplain E. H. Osborne, Of this
pce once spored her MORE antique and double iupe
broeade and fancy gaeT boots. Now she sports pair
of bows boots, No and homespun dress the manu-
Raeture Of her own hands rejoicing in her independence
She is Of the opinion that Je Davis Is appTeciatiye
gentleman. Bat while spirit Of Independence has
srissr among our honored conntry-women, who toll
rather than depend on the Memphis cotton trade for
linen and aumerv there are hundreds Of wagons going
from this county Of Tippah Memphis, laden with cot
ton. which they exchange for goods and greenbacks
Introducing the latter the country depreeiang our
currency buying up greenbseks in order 70 trade with
the Yankees giving two dollars in Confederate money
for one In greenbaeks Every man who goes to
,srbfs is compelled to take the oath Of allegiance te
Ifneou's government The legislative or the military
authorities should put stop to such proceedings AT one=
or VIII soon be the that bushe OF ConieoeEae
money viii not buy pound OF meat OF pecs OF LnsaL
7,,ers sra verv rosnv abe-b0died men in this cOun
who should be forced 10 do battle for heif country IN
steadof sitting in judgment upon me eondaet OF NE
have and gailaut men who fighting their battles
Tbs war has introduced regular system Of jag lak
i7g Robbery and demonstrating Is the order OF the
dav Our boys Jay hawk the Union men, and tie Union
-, s,7a the Yankees iav-hawk the Southern men.
~, told that Ripley once beautiful no1nshins
village with churches and Sabbath schools ana GaeJ
homes and happy citizens where gil he soeai ana 40
1artc virtues were in full fruiioni alas as hobbled
around gazed upon ruin and desolation Empty store
bouses deserted homes broken furniture ana al tDe
is, Insignia Of war, told that the Federal armythe
pl moth Rock PuritRns, the phacthropc emaleana-
,jsts-bad bivouacked here in this garden Of Eden,
nd Ifi II a barren Wilderness deserted vill7gs =
ovartv doubt and soTovg and dread, ana alarm, SIT
brooding on almost every face yeu meet. every now
and tben the Yankees make heroic raid in this place
gallant descent upon the women sra ehli1rehi ano
eoscripts-ana rob them Of money bed-cothes, wear
NO apparel etc levying contributions upon he larders
and pantrys Of the frightened people hereebout Mules
horses negroes hogs cattle geese, chickens and pes
seem be the grand perfection Of an their enaeayor5
II cruelty and robbery and abuse heaped upon heip
1osg rorner and 5efenseess could fill up the meas
ra f Yankee nasnness their history VII eonsign their
names 10 everlasting infamy, and embam them forever
in Inc fires of the worlds just scorn # Injustice and
brutsitv and petty thievirg are the atribuss Of man
hood then the Federal army with feN exceptions Is
an armv Of men Every principle Of constitutional
iice trlth and equality has been ru hlessy tramp
non Their cocdnct hus been and IS aad ever VIII be-
dark and haeg ard Libel upon the re1nsmeni3 Of eVli
zaon the genius Of christianity ana the sprt OF nu
maritv In one word every principle that sanctitys
be human heurt and ado5 the human int leei every
virtue that makes nation great ana good hai Deen
outraged bv the Federal army here while the perpetTa-
~ III the foulesi deeds lost to every emotion OF hu-
,9oDitv have gloried in their shame. Enough
] Your friend r. w. P.
Ps.-Have your readers ever heard of the prince
I of e7eria chief ians Sol Street Of Tppah comfy
n - wonderful rs an and no mistake the dread Of the
innsh eountv tories and Yankee jay hawkers though
b5t fro7pb the body, solomon shouidered his crutch
and buekled on his repesters and mis- dread Clay1noI
raIlied Bis s.buternuts" and routed the enemy. He
eaptrd the notorious Mos Parker and sent him home
with hea N his and peremptory order TO stay al
home snd attend TO his own business Endowed with
strong common sense untirng energy, bold aud fearless
N ail odds thoroughly acquainted with the Iippah
5;1s b i The terror to Union and the dread Of
yaDE ZEE roarsuders. Long may he wave. 7. w P.