Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-28

ssus Of the cid world While thar sninsnt
military chazsotsz may depend In some degree
upen the suggestive pfcelivitss Of natural Of
ucEnal ssYni, OF mental and moral bent there is
developed az iatsllscsuaI culture IN Keeping
with all the diversified szissaeisu Of military
assil, exhibited bot more ia their purely ssieu-
a6a military kneWlsdgs, such as strategy and
t~aesisHs, shaa in the practical kncwledge Of.
Transporting, saArtsFing and subsisdng thsE
armies.
IN the late Franes-AsstiaR w&T, that which
ssruck the world with zaH sd4iratisn-tha Isl
ths rsaseive, c. intsTigsD3 part Of twas not
thgvulQsr display Of military operations On the
lines Of Magenta, and sslfetiRS, but the wen
ssrfal display Of ability 2Ad iAat in legiste
preparation and management, OF the marvellous
adjEssreus and Distribution Of AT the facilities
and agencies. necessary 70 ibs complete or per
fsei management Of he qrsTts master and con-
z.sssary departments. So perfect and CON.
plsse Was he French systsn IN this regard, 90
aGnirsbls IN al It's parts, sad WSndsrful even
wasn looked si a. = whole, that 4 struck one
With TIE admiration produced ~ magic, reals
10. nAoh -8E bAA0aAAA ANoEA4A Aa4A0I ~ VI -
tsr. e P4Tsbanou. which hen being the
usual riss Ct > ls5y's veil, could b extended or
szpliied te dinensions which wsuld cover be
sraiss ct an empire.
In this regard 70 fern 3 Dsst signal contrast
% Ire French, and not simply 10 The French,
ssl 70 the Yankees, hs7isg ALLEN even in fnitsly
helew then il sA shs details Of administration,
having IN view The comfort and sustessncs of
the array. To be Eare we hsTs not bad the
sane oounsnd Of resources thst the Fssneh
asd FsdsraIs hsyT ksd, having had 10 create
our p%oliticsl eoRsltien and 70 pro vide fer its
wants eeiuei5aaay; bat, considering that we
were not entirely Hifheat resources Of tssuspor-
aasion, food sad elOgbing, as SENS would msks
- believe, By way Of apology, We lhink We have
done ma7veIlcusly Hssls, owes considering the
Emslns.s Ct resouress, Il the way Of Increasing,
OF asing .hsa By tie enploynsat Of sdniRiS-
tzKiye skin OF sis6eA.
Il has bssa ssought t. be rot nora 8 senpi- ]
nsns 70 .As geaizI than TO tie F~rRcissl uselsl-
nes1 Of man 70 mike two blades Of grass 70
grow whsEo ass greH bsfoTs. Tia! i; is & very
ksab orlsg Of tslsBt ne hsvs 10. The slightest
dorbt. sli cas- shsagh vsluabIs N tins Of Pspes.
is ssably SC infno Of VAR but unfortunately
tbs genus necessary fr he production has
hssz absent at he time EhsH most zsedsd, and
fos tie want Of Il, We fail net emily ID the pro-
ducion Of two, bal sven CT Inc one thsi was
grssing before. Now, il i Sbvious Chat NE are
feeding very few, if any mezs people now thsH
bslors the war, and that though she war has cut
eE many sources Of supply, the devotion Of the
whole country, to ths exelnsioB Of cotton and
Othsr staples, 70 tie prsducsies Of these things
needed tT She -maiusnsaes Of tAs army AID
eoans-y, should be squal 70 the jast Raiatsn-
anes Of both.
Why de fact sssmE 20 be otherwise, vi thiBk
can only be explained by tie erssu nption Of
unvis 3 iajudioious administration. ThAi
thsTe are resources encagh sssns to be admit
TED, and that there is no lack Of poBz 10 con.
mani tssm Is apparent fren the pswer ssnfsETed
By the inpressrsnt and tisks laws sAs lack
seeming 70 be IL wisely controlling and sytts-
nAsieally dispensing these resources. While vs
leave 70 9oVsrEeE FoOTE and The Congress the
exercise Of the prsTog alive Of esusurinl an
fEithfal stewards IS a elass, we yet cannot help
thinking that II We had sOms.hisg Of the French
genius for logisti3 &dninstr alton, our srniss
would Be- bsttsF prsvidsd for than they ere.
Whether Il is the particular faals Of the Pres
iasns OF the Secretary Of War, or The sommiu
saEy and qEsriermsSssr generals, OF their sab
ordinstsE OF Of the esnRssSsFs Of armies or
departments, We cannot say, but ne inalins to
think that II there was moDs ability in the
gsueral head, here would be @ higher sense Of
responsibility, end more system, and efficiency
Of administration in subsltsrn agents. While
thu President has the credit II having displayed
vary Poor Judgment N the s~sloctiou Of the
chiefs Of his q~uarteYnsster and connisssry de
psrtmsnts, the heads Of those pGEticulAr de-
Psrsnents seem net in TIE popular thoaEht to
hare Improved on the ezscasiTs ~judgnent In
thsr ~sslsstien Of agents, the bad jzagmsnt Of
the last hang = tOrsgons sOaslusiea feM the
bad jadgaeat Of the frst. We have no ssubi
the President, Secretary Of War, and command
ing generals arc eli 50 much occupied With the
lntslleesaal or picturesque o. epis aspes.s Of thar
military duiiss, somewhat inaItwinsS perhaps
viii pOliisds that hey Esd It hard to des ssnd &c
che s1nnaa place ssbi1eis Of bssss sad meat,
saa i~Aa.ss.s and hOwssTs, sAd lhIss ard shoes,
and tents Ems wsEsss, ard males sad tesrnstsrs.
Ye tass dat Ghs President ard his inmsaiak
sabsrainasss Al Richmond, arc rot aGsled
with ias narvoas sezs:nsaiAEity Of disgust Of 3
gzssraiSashief who IS reported 10 have said,
faAsH e shosid bs lie %susisot ef zs;haRasiA
. pes ssoasn would reveal he TACT tbss he has
disz q 5 srsgon.
Tks lstlor 81 q eonsspsndsst from fhs army Of
Tsnzsssss. pnbIshsd On Saturday, reveals ths
net. thai he esndiioa Of he Amy is such IN
s8peeis Of sassaasnce and comfort, as, connected
With recent events, 10 cake tie existence Of She
asmy lhef . sussios and Il Oskosses those in
charge 81 tAs iRieFosss 81 Abs war, 70 aeesps Il
81 ;hs slisnlssiye Of further bad ssuainistrstisn
TIE Pgesideut shooid remember the military
apharizn Ct FkEBzRicK ths Great ard taxi
csaasel 5on ths expszsaes Of tkss aba and
wise chief Ct cf the not lsss wise IIuisr Of
FsEuss AID plsss lie army Of ge e50nty uson
ths toetlg q Es bighost p-ossibie0onitors, there
~ pgonotng Hel more Is PhyEaAl hsslts aud
slensih thzR is soEndnsss Of z healthy
meTels
~ We had rs Psssess Of : cal. en- saluf
DAY, from ssR A Z. Alison, Coumissisnsr
Fl Rsliaf roD Fiodds ioss fetz1psa frum Z
mission % the Florida trssps ir The army Of
TsEnsssss. While FLORIDA has done nobly fer
tbs was u her supply Of troops to tbs ssmy, she
has nut acted less molly IN sustaining it in a.
psesz Of ecnloEs 10 her TocPs in the aeld.
We bad ne pleasure, sfier the bsstis Of Chick
~ a Es,-1.id a, WI