Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-16
Observation-Disclosures

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winter accompanied BY hail rain and snow, aternste
y, Indications Ct balny sprias we ean truly Say
in It's midst, though il hss been ushered in bus
/ brief tia-.
Ii has been bszonsd fsrth by the Yankee traEpeter
tast 20 ths roads become in trayslirg order
the "rsbssr individually aad collectively, SHAH be in
psed on tie bsyonets Of the LASTLY Indignant Abo
lri7rsts while IN tbe interim they take occasion to fu
niuste the religious homiiss the iniquity and
ineraasude Of rebelng against the best Of govern
hentsr and most lenleat Of princes While fail 20
be convinced Of our baseness BY moral sussion, al
threats Of physical suassu sso fs idly upon out
lsyged ears Truly our probston draeth near for the
rosss viii be in Ane travelling order ere msny moons
aud thsn farewell to all sublunary thingsr'
Ike the old grsnny7 prince Congress" that con.
vsned in Washington, q beIeve) at the beginning Of
our troubles, the Frankfort sbsrton ct CREST North.
western revolution, has met the fate which every
efintshEeHee anticipated: beeninfornsy scattered By
Tszkse b.yonsis This is aot Earprisiug at all FOR 4,
is knswn fact that every Tsstige Of law guaranteeing
free speech has long nes been ignored teasonsble
TO his most gracious Majesty, Abe the = and in ad
ton thereto it was meeting of no greater moment
than erososd caucus yet calculated 70 lead US sstra
basing hopes far worse than sandy foundation and
Tor my own part al glad that has been dispersed
for, If By meeting could have been Of the least
vicr u.s. surely the tyranny exercised in desolvng it
would cause g7sster outbreak But these slight bub
blss Of the class Of delusivs phanfasies and the
sooner oar people lay them aside and grasp the reality
the better it VIII be for al esscernsd.
Your humble correspondent Is Of that hopeful claas
who firmly believe that there is balm IN Glleedr suf
eezt fer 81 trobss and consider our trusty Ta
TO be that "bam" While our determ'u ned patriotisrn
lf-s o.
which only requires tIss AID patience to work Far
more eicseous cure than ell ysur foreign or Yankee
nostrulns.
is idle to TAX Of peace when al the Appearances n
dcs;e that she war has Just began There Is but one
way in my opiaion for the advent Of that auspieious
day, aud that for our people to stand Is iumovaBle -
the sturdy rock, ard let the Of Northern passion
lash itself quietuds which viii do whenever iheir
last resource is exhausted and they nd their efforts are
al vain, and not before Wave after wave Of their
fierce passion has been hurled against US, with wba
success are al familiar aud It s By the same nvui
ne-sbie forttuds thst the forthcoming waves must be
met The storm Is at Its hight while the sea is lashed
70 fary and the foam Of prejudice and malignify IS
lsaPing mountain high but freemen Of the South
stand firm to your colors and be not dsmayed for bv
the eternal, who i be free can never Be slaves
The fabHous traditional ss well a. recorded history
Of the world has been but series Of details of fallen
Kingdoms, crumbsd empires and deoayed govern.
msnts, and surely with such an extended Geld th Re
should be but tNs diH,ulty in AZ ding the breakers
OF in finding some appHca5e savs FOR our many vvaus
sarely there is sufficient material and that TOO Of
plastic character within our virgin republic There -
great dealto be learned by our peoplei and these who
have employed to do the planning st the capital are
far from being exempt from the universal schooling
necessary At the present me. They have willing peo
pie to legiase for people whs scarcely ever ask ques
tionsi and a people whose every pulsation accord.
with the veal Of the country; hence it is mater Of
grave reelection aud humility that where we expect SO
much. Sc little is rendered Do we censurs unduyi If
So charity must go behind scenes into that green
rom which clothes in secrecy the massive stse ma.
ehinery Their public performances Is barely medium,
but ns donbt in their chambers te wires Of d
] lonaey are in fine working order
TIE finances, that sold ard vexed Of questions
seems to advance 10 state Of perfection but slowly
While 1t should At the present time absorb near every
other consideration it seems to elicit but SNAIL share
Of attention
Whne our Congress fnds It difficult task to PM
money in the treasury n seems 70 be natural siit
20 cause Tepiefsn in the pockets Of fagorites bin
was recently Introduced, granting Eve dollars per
month 20 enlisted for deficiencies in ratious God
knsws that rstons megTe with us here, bui by
what rule Of mathematics they prove that full pocket
appeases the pangs Of hunger when there Is nothiHr II
crcuit Of twenty-five miles to purchase an at loss
70 conceive. By this process expense Of some So
100000 is incHTed annually without particle Of good
emaustipg from such iiberaiity--or profgaey Another
bin has Just been introduced providing FOR the sp-
p5iutmsnt Of (Gedknows how many sd-de-camps with
the pay OF cavalry thus eniailing fabulous expense
upon cur groanng treasury. vioa satisfying anything
Esvs the cravings OF wouldbe oficias oonld &c On
dd isfnitasa bnt restrained BY the reflection that
if TIE good sense OF Congress do not consign such
Aagsp sbsurditss 10 their proper places undsr The
table, that the President vii certainly veo them we
want men fg and not sport gold lace and bras
butonE To secure more sa tho eouriers Of each gen
sral have bees reduced onsba which IS proper but 1t
rid culous to have battalion of bsspsneled gentry
following IN the train of every general not one haf Of
whom can be relied upon.
Virginia taking The initiative in step that Is opeo-
tone ard th,t viii have tendency to lsssen The
hold which foreign eeohes have upon the pockets Of the
public Forsig ers with exemption papers kindly fur
nshed them BY European friends, O are literally
suckiog the subsistence Of the people BY their exoro-
ate measures while those to The msnor born are
vTea ing ont their exssncs The sry No foreigner,
Jew OF 10 uf
or sell without license, and license Is be issued
uasss the spploant takes oath Of fsaly TO the gov
ernment thereby renouneng al allegiance 70 any other
king, poisniste power" Hence, after tskins such
an OATH they become d.aoo citizens. and If within the
prescribed agsa are to be enroedl This is measure
woF by Of imitation. and I sineerely hope It may be
adopted and enforced until We are thoroughly rid Of tie
pesferous shylocs that inandats every ~ town End
hamlet with exemption papers in their peckets preyug
upon the necessities Of the people.
spirited and gallant cavalry engagement took plses
few days sines ia tAs vicinity Of Kesru=tovu in which
General Jones succeeded IN capturing some two hundred
and twelve prlaoDer horzas pistols aabsrs etc while
oarl loss bus two killed and fifteen wounded The
Yankees consider it disgrseeful afIair," etc. etc
consider these raids Of in The valley as The prelade
repetition of giorons achievements in that
locality last summer and fail The coming Of spring
re7iyes he Yankees fears o. stonewa7 who seems
to have lain dorant for quite spell The veteran has
been taking Ms for the past months and 70 the
tasis Of many Of big friends i in bis costume as gay