Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-01

heuses with large pdR.ie0 supported By pillars
IN faBt Of then-whi.st iu close II ieinity simest
Invariably stand tfa cottages Of tho slaves
The c3ustry around Memphis IS famous f8r
sroduciar cotton buE this ar tsa cotton either
stazds arpic'Taa IN the de.dt or tss paet itsal
is removed fer the sslse Of Germ which has taken
its placs. Germ IN America igvariaai7s
mesns laden corn. E1e e8ttsn Rresaas stiif
stzRaiRg in the centre Of the corn fields atiast
their fCrmsr crap. Tha forests are very bgaui-
fsl; aad Euv sas waatiag shooting new W3a
fad plsafy Of bears, GesT. ETC, 01 tha btuss ct
she Mississippi and its 1Ib7taries; fsr uol galy
ID powder scarce, but tie AUatsr 81 al Eoae to
the wars.
We j5ltea along, scarcely msaGeg any one;
lHckily he weather had besn sasTz5lY cry, ard
the reads we're Rassabe. Night came 90, bu-
20 ggsTiilas nss1s their Appearance a-d, about
seveR O'Clock re entered H0uaa6o wthoHs cp-
csun teripg tho C9nfsdgate DiclaEs. We trove
rs ta tse small inn, which was almost full /;
ths landlord, on my asking for a room, jsia me
be might possibly Hnd me bed The bar wss
f8ll Of rOW3ies. s0isisrs cE leave, EeuT-ilas a71
travellers ell talking very loadly round s!a-
zar fi-s. aEa GTcgFiuc shout how they would
whip tacsa I'D YsHxee-. Ten mis- made Q
curious change IA the sentiments snd oi53i1us
onp heard expressed. E7eTytaing tta. Hsg sH
rsgts at Menpbis was, eli course, wr8ur gt Her
asEdo. Tss Fedsrs.s bad shsTt time prsvi-
auslY hald po7sassian Of tins town, and another
a8vznes By them wss sEDacfef. Paspis were
susy ssa6ng tseir slaves iat0 The inferior. Hnd
Easy Of tAem bad rua aWsv 10 the EsderaIz.
This We faaad TO oar cest, as there Wsra I'd scri
wants; aad enc had sven TO sisck 5ns's owa
boots. brushes bsisg e5usiderately furnished By
tie laaderd. Suppsr was provided tor aI the
guests in ro0m st tie ssek, earnsgsad aad liz
tie rsund bet cakes forming tae staple iced,
via q jsesstOu sf re 10 taks The place Of c0i-
fsa
About bed tinas requested tsa landlord to
SHOW as my room, aud / was see cGTjingly
uSheIsa iat0 an apartment wbeEa wora tlrse
ssSs; eat already Ave Psple occdpisd it--one, g
peculiarly dirty bus civil guerilla, was in half
the bed AlIss5ad t. ne. This was decidedly en-
sa-rsssine. However the only thing left was
to draw sas's chair to the fire, and make friends
with ane's eszpanioas, which is easily done ia
Aaerics. People have 30 foolish seTU1ias about
asking who yen are, and where yoa come from;
aa6 it Is always best t. ansg er good hum0r9dlT.
30 ons need taz9 gff1nsa st quest 1as watch are
not inssded to be iaBeriinsat. Directly I wss
kEswa TO be an Euglishman. tae gassJi0Hs asked
aimost everywhere il the South Far8 pa 53 re.
First qaazuzn: Well, sif, What do y0g JTink
Of eur u2culisT institution ?" tbs refers 10
slavery. and tkersupon iol,cws discussion sn
that subject, Americans taiuk EuF-.sllaen fern
al thsr ideas Of slavery rom such BOOKS az
Uucis Tens Cabin, and 3rZgn against h- sup
posed cruelty a it, at the came time talking Of
tAsir slRveg zach in the same terms ~ gn En-
gliaA farHlor talks Of his valuable beasts.
But sh, hsW tired ous becomes af ths qgea-
tioH The SECOND iEQ1iry IS" - hy det't
EnglaaS help Bs q" sJathsrRsrs sGkzewlsd-e
that tksy bsgsn the war Oa the ialsa ig BEes 1E
that EsglsHd Tegld be fOrcsd 10 help tlsm by
want Of cotton; and tkey are proper, ,ioaatslY
sisspPeiatsd tRat saea Ass HOt bssa tse c.se.
Still. Z must say ihst however strsug tas iesl-
ings may b on these 0r other subjects Of argu-
meat never rsheTnber aR American to have
lest his tsupar in 6iseussiag them. Ihay WIll
2svsr be offended If aaaWeI0G frankly, s9Wsv1r
unpleasant may ss the EHth th-V are g5iiggs 10
hear sUJ they gsaRst understand sarcasm, and
10 net Ike it Well, sittisg sr0usd tAs h.a wa
5iscRassd shsse Important questions until my
coasanisHs paired thssaselvo5 siF iHto lhsir rs.
receive bsds. =elects5 tko cleaasst crnsr gf
tae rsou-tha- i5, tHa ssT2sr that had bean least
spst upeE-aH6 Jay a3wR en- tho floor H..t my
carpet Sag for Bi.iew, tas last remark I head
heiag SON. ha IS q BsitEa sfIlst, assG gsa
sleep anywhere IN answer 20 g-ina question ea
% new c man cOUld sleep Ou q W3s3aa hgor.
Ws were fortunate enough 10 procure convey
aHcas aad started max mOrniuE isr C3llWa.sT,
tbe Grat siaties on he Jaeksea i-e Of rail. The
rail satwesa C8ldwatsg and Memphis having
bsss broken uB. There WsTs several travellers.
aad eur varl0a8 conveyaaceE made qsits cav
alcsde: frat cana an old coach Ike q Le2daB
hackRey caach, ta0a a spring Rsg5u, on ths
tsB OF whiea I sal, and, lastly, a p0ny carriage
driven BY la3y. TIE latter czze 20 grief by
ruBniag against a wagon driven by . niger;
hagysvsr, Of course the ls5iss asserted tltt it
was all the fault 81 ta9 a.ack msu, who was pre-
pertisnally sbuseI. We passed families ef
slaves gsiBg inte the interior tie mssj5 or svs--
seer ridiHE, the msz wsisisE, aud tAsjr wives,
cailsren, and Asusshola furniture carried in carts
Fenher en- We svsTtoek two or thraa wagons
laden With aTHy st9TaE q tall, Gee lsakilc CsE-
fsdsr2ta selaier, in ligat gray asi.sra, being ia
charge ST them.
In msHy cases thsrs has been no sppersznify
70 organise PrePsr systom Of supplying tee
army wits eletkiEF. etc therefore, individual
sxaTtiaHs have baaR forced to snpply tho abssncs
Of sficial management. Fer a1tsaea when
essapsnY or regiment il ia wsas Of o.olbiae.
trusty mas is detachqd 10 the county and VII
Ege from whicA ths nsn have been raised, and
seer collects by voluntary subscriptions sup
plies of all sorts The carpets Of the roafassira
eYsR cat up int biaaksts Tor tho troops aEd
the ladas spend taeir dg1e sud wear sut shsT
fingers in making clothing. In fact, the z=sl
fer the eaBaa sviaced By the ladiss Of tbs South
appears greater tssH shat Of tie nan, IF such
could bs psssibls. Their whole nature has bs-
csma shssgel fTsIa bsiHe accu5tsu.=a 20 q uls
OF iuxary aRa ie.enass, dependent en- tk.ir
slaves, they AaTe become ssli-denying AID haId-
working, and willing nos 3nlY 60 giva ua their
OWE time fer ths good of the country, ba5, vita
eut marnuring, 70 sea their hest and dearest
friends and relations killed in the var.
To contiaue cur journey, We rat.led down an
awtally steep place, driving in and ont, and
even over truHks of trees, and found ourselves
on the banks Of the small stream or baFou Of
ColdwsteE Here fsUy boat wss ready 60
carry u5 acr0ss, ana on the opposite side was
the first Confedsraie picket We had en- sountersd
X was picture cue scene. The ssmbre forest
81 rQundi the horses Of tha picket, rasdy aal-
died and bridlsd, tied up under hs trees; .Ae
Eaea logngiRg ab9ut, not dressed 10 uuiforaa
uHisss the brown eoh Of tho country. often In
rags, CsH DO termed uniform; fhsir wesDaus
ready a. handi guns of various descip-
hOns, rsm tho old double bgrTeled sho5
gan to the Enfield rids lsanjng agaisst
tao trees. A piece OF canvass stretched
acress fac hraachog Of an lex, formed tent lor
the 6fheer in command, and altogether the
SCENE reminded oBs of the pictures OF r0b1er
fle. The creek or bsyou formed s line of de-
fsnss, the iHtimats knowledge of the country see
qnissd by residence In the vicinity giving the
defenders an advantage over AZ attacking t0Tca,
whiea numerical superiority could scsrcsiy
esuaterbslanee A few OF tie ossors accOmpa-
uied our party 10 ths rsilwsy station, Hhero We
found train waiting to carry us on Our Jour
ney Alter short dslsy our lugcsge was dis
charged on the platform, and as I stood in ex-
psctati0n that s8ms one Wouid rut it into the
carriage, the gasrd called cut, "Well, I guess il
you waat tAe luggage put in, you'd better be
smart absut it, and baud i 40" 7 locked rather
asharaed of Ayself ter my negligence. and OF
coarse did hsnd It up, learning at TIE same tuio
tbs fesseR, that ia the present state Of society
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10 eBs slse viii do s for him Railway travel
lag is not agreeable 81 the present moment.
Tho ears are almost worn ont and awiully
dirty, being ehieay used for the transport Of
troops; the rails are scarcely ia ii state 10 be
travelled ever IN consequences of the non beingI
asaEly g0rn ts pieces; tho ssgiBss srs often oct
Of erdsF; sud as to rsiTeshment stations q huR-
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