Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-08
VIII the Arlsy Of ths Potomac Go EntO
winter Qaarters.

FROM me y " AOik " lflgf Deeb4osf 14i
VIVA. else can It dof Il - Of course impossible to
say what folly nay rot % psrpet8fei by ID "a
scfutasle adI Straiion; on reasoning fsIo tios
II hss ta,es taxen aad sup os ne 1. cs-ab q f
SONS Other corssssney than nifo nifty biunasri1e
We m y safely eOnclua -bsr th f. sud win er cm-
paigns ended sna that th SD lie resumr ti1n
OF active operations by tn arm # tie Potomac un7i
sprug The administrs n de berately reiac's Ike
water route Rsehun nd pre- ed BY Gen egleIiap
aud d-teTmines % advaaee yeE ana Even 4 it sh ud
change its mind there are o. " no Transports fer trans
porting to he james river forc5 large enough FOR 81
effective attack Every svHiisb e, and anlaet every
crazy thing hst floats has been serapad together for tho
these vessels be reiev fro ths r. wen II 5ba
goysrnmsnt hal teleg aPtis fae Is tor sTanm ting
the orde Jus ging hy the usual standard Of sdain
trative efficiency, at ast auoh Oath eoula b N
sumed before army won bs rerdy { r emts ks-
ton. Tais would carry rs % he beg ng ef March
re umpion Of the JSln-s riT er oute. lhetefOresf
.ntrary to all proesby the government 81 tId de
tsfmi1e oa - would - egusvs ent 20 postaoning
inrtner zctiVe cpssati TIA prins be "a IA nissrs
ton Is ther fore preciueed from win e. caups en-
cePt by land advance which is, d ths eircum
stances, mi itarg imp6ssib lty 9rue, avs spfei
mep Ct HiiIsVy iubecilty, iise Hal ck pashed by
such pie,e 4 imp tuo1s stupidtg q stanton, may
not reeog gnize the impossbisty. They nay Sc q Gu
brave sodtfr 70 another ~holssale ba cherY IKE tat
ich has maqa 81 Ae5idaHs ot the piaius near FRET
ercksburg; they may wads thsm through YiEgnia
mud and K a of scores OF hossa ds by cold exposure
ana fatigue. bui it is ca stsu that they WI not ap
proach RohIno nd ill the peft er Of has eiua
past Even If hsrd fr- ezA shoGld make iran
ooss bic the army might fud ei4 81 end II he
s.
sus sds7 fhaw tn m to their knees, the wagons
IN TO thefr hubs Even s. ant and Ha L ek eennoths
such maud N bluadeveis to at5empt wqter can
pagu IA o. "a the Virginia mad vi sn army hat has
lust been di astrou ~ seaten, and wien tot Heins
made 10 OF patzraa foos) must have uiery loss cynh
dencs = ths dirsoi & p which con Fo.s Its move
M pts The nj of tho Potomsc vii Uadoabte dy GO
into git srtsrs position whss Sc t esn cover
Washngf o..
TAs beng he neee7sary eonseg ienee q ne late IS
nom uiaus disaster. he military -itnston in Eas
viii pro5a5 remain without essential change drrng
the ysofe@ Uni IS the rsbels, 5odrr a ~ their
cess sbOuld lneBa=e Washington wittin he nsxt
we ka 3 sides many other Wa 10 which this negss
sarv desv vii effect our cause iaiuTiousiy b wil
neary destroy ths value Of he ss ley Of three hun
s ed fhou al rsp Nh term Of sertics is only nire
rnonths fran the date Of th IT en- tm NJ They ygll
ma. ed be q aiaole Tor 8 goeous sprpg eeaei siga
bi unless weesa hen msks a short hree mon Jhlt b
Of extingrs ing he Helliol. here g dingsr
shaIi b. SO wsaseaea hy the dishaadines # the ana
rnorths nasn thst ce~se weu b lost Il & army
under q eh blstsFipg management n tas sprng a
it has been nee M leck csse 10 Nasbngton end lie
spring campaign s sbEcther 70 sae Psps ani Burn lie
camp sig S, never rats auothtt army rIn
v nsuher salist eonseat p be drafted 3 bAeome
mere fecd Tor iebel untoBdsf All that caa b. sx-
peetsd 0f pstriosaa j. th X ssl te wiling o saed
fcs lie for soe equivalent adssn age or a. isat 4oms