Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-13

ATLANTA GA.
MONDAY EVENING JULY 80
rms pssr eaHsasF AND FUTgRE.

TmE PAST. PRESENT n EUTUEA'
Since TIE fan Of vicksburg, s shadow Of
gloom seems 80 hsve settled upon tie counte-
nanees Of many, sno their hopes Of triumph to
have suffered st least temporary eclipse A
,bsim and Impartial survey Of he past. and com
parson Of our then with our present situation,
snd s elsnos at our future prospects, We think
cannot fsl to dispsl such dependency.
Twelve months azo Richmond was seriously
and closely baearusre5 by sn overwhelming
army. BUELL. wac strongly iuiraneaei'at Bridge
bort Stevenson aud Huntsville, aud the enemy
were az that tine bic with the hope and oxpsets-
son Of speedily crushing out the rebelian-
Hew Re has been disappointed in his cal
oulsaons we ell know. His legious
hsve been siruaIly beaten in Virginia,
aaa driven IN hgmiistioa and disgTacs
aeross TIE Potomac, being thus com
PEELED to assume a defensive sit taie, aud SIGHT
far tie protection Of his own soil, While our
Eross have been enabled 70 forsge extensively
p9on bis country and people. General GRANT,
81 tbe meantime. has been defeated ia his effort
10 iuva5e ts State Of Mississippi nom no
Nartb. sid forced 20 fell back upon Memphis fer
supplies aud shs protection OF bis E~uuboats. I'm
allftioa 30 tbir, our navy has greatly crown in
strength aud efficiency, aud has stricken the
soarneros Of tbs Yankees many scri0us sud
Damaging blows, snd even BIDS fsr to ezpel it
from tee oessu. 1OsECRASs may be c5usid-
fm0oe6py the same position BUELL. did ct
iae same ens last year, while the enemy have
last 81 the ground they hsd previously gained in
Leufsiaus, as veil as in West TenRssssa, with
tha exception of Memphis snd Fort Pillow.
The loss Of vicksburg is really the only seri-
Gus reverse thst our arms bsve mot with during
the past twelve months and its surrender was
foTcsd e an enormous cost 10 the enemy it is
Fn certain sections oar people have suffered
gresaly from tAe rowing and robber bsnds OF the
enemy. but sur army. which is The hope Of the
republic, Esreager ia nunbsrs and resolution,
and our government Gnd country stronger in
zsrv ~souEoas, then they were twelve
o1G 81 BY. Tsere can be no doubt but
CIV ele experience Of the pss. year teaches the
GRANT fact that we are far more able 10
or q prorsctej war Of defense against our
g,t ,aZkzn they are 20 wsge oye Of aggression
We Is, uE- Already many Of thsir own states
and Organs ere beginning to argue and dis
els as absolute necessity of the ultimate rspu-
-alaaoh Of their war debt, which cannot fail to
bring upon their people and Government ruin
AMI dishonor-
TIE mhumsn snd barbGrous manner, tee, IN
which the war mas beer waged for the past
yeaI, has had TIE tendency to crush ont what
ever Of Union sentiment thsro may have been
10 the South, aud 70 unite our people in q 6m
discrimination 70 conquer OF die in this struggle
for indepszdencs. Gaa. wsmen and children
aFe aow BANDED iogs-ksr in ore solid Spartan
phalauE to resist tbu devastating march Of the
foe, and unless Fac character Of the war be
cEanFed Ws he1s TIE day IS ros distant when
our canaaa5rg generals shall be authorized
70 proslsim to tha iaHuaan vsndsIs that 80
ousrr vl 81 either asce5 % -TcH 60 long as
TREY fvbt rs has on Southern scl.
Wti1 tes n-9t twelve months. moreover
sleren.s I'll eo-5 Discomfort and division
hsva s-.uDe 10 Be Esrh to such an extent
shsg la a1r-T 7zfty hes bee9ms respectable
and fTBi5sas and bids fair ere long 20 over
whala the LINCOLN Administration and hurl it
from power T3is saot The lesst important re-
sult Of as wars nroIcnrsion The unity OF
fhs Norh hes been sseualY broken up. and
-lta q Aaa- Z lA- compensation LI al che re-
verses W. have sustained. il We are discreet
10 TIE u.urs, ara 5e7ot3 ouy energies Go the &c
&aueialsf la amy Ehich LIyC1IE now has
Id our ten ~ & is cur conviction that the
pesepary VIII Go mos. OF ths Is sing tbst win
Sc required to isTmins51 tie Ta- after Inst. To
say thst VIC eauao. 5hra Tie enemy from our
borden & = Aamii-lug confession and deera-
dirg 70 car character as a people. Ia able
bodied men We ouinUubsr thsT forces on our
soil thzes 70 one. sni al that is wanting TO
drive thsm from oar country or bury them be-
meath SD. is resolution, courage ana dstar-
mination.
Let as noi then court despair, but summons
earage. and with. " I'll dasperaHdam fr our
molio, sa5 a mercifal and just God TO guide us,
we snail evoke victory from The cannon mouth.
Il TIRE OR pesple have slready suffered much,
and are ye destined TO safr more, bit ve
Woald Be- unworthy 1e sacred boon of iude-
penaenco j He did not know how 20 make sub
Hmg szor6ess r is achievement