Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-06

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sble aWs aa muah 80 as the movements Of OBJ
Bin3s aad j50s, or shs revolution Of planets
and aay inaerfsrsnes with thsm BY legislation
[ Varks csuf8s0n, and ai aBafhsmas dreetel
79Hiasr them sTa but useless waste o. thunder
.lraea digs cU' its own shanusis, and the mes
gsasi5io Way is 70 as-n9wiedzs th9sa e1saueis
and wait patiently taL change of circUm
gisEess, iastsad Of doing what IS TOO often done
Z zoi-lrF 10 Individuals 90 oHprohrium Lt is act
thau if -ai7 caaaegtiau at al, tla- [ hsvo refer
red 70 tbs late specHiatfug manis, fJ1 j can czll
it nothing eisa. which possess ad us, and which I
do nos blink it too hsTsl 10 sy was assgu-iaiiY d
I gambling srirt Nay iur.hsr; I DO u5s speak
Z 8fi- e. r5earf iia moral I'd s.ioas I talza low.
Z sr ground one apan 1'ich ail can meet, and rs
I .sr 10 e SOLELY s % IL Dyuiaiifai pec.s There
I .s no nss-, presume, % sh0w you wfat 3 Che
/ grssl guy 1i .he dog lud lha h0ur ghieh Prov
Z i8s1ee aas 7eau 8 % assign 70 this ciiv. W.
l are all agreed here. Ths task which BE has
+ given ug 70 20 ds.erd Cas.is55an .o ths u-teEm1yl
sgairss te7 anemY. il there wera ever ary
I doubt7 on ttis n0iut, they have been eispsiied
l by tia iali Of VicksoUg and 1f Port HTissn.
For -r1. be- are wa rHail defend is su5s- So
fully. ov Ae -'esaizE ol God Elt kn1v NJ ths
f',tg'e. ~ pr5suninr 20 sat'c.Da-s ths Dvns
/ pur1osss, nevertheless -,..l s- .his m1uHnt an
ab-liuv elnvieiian .as q Ta bs ttus 20 our-
sves. al3 5.aT imp c't.J- -ila directs as Oh 4ur
Z aat.aN 1lAAHa..Ha.aar aa..a 1af7a.tll
Spirit cr tlu fading - 5Ofuy VIII never SCI.
fs1t un1u oar pavs1rat8 s7v5 g. prisoners q.
way 9f 1Cis- Bis lsg upon lEs s-apas Aad Tas
We are not 10 lock i-r miracles ia order .lls this
may be- SO. Lat rs beer II mind .ll5 sra-
lsur- "Cf0t llsFses means :" auL it -hs enemy
diligently snd iutaIieansiy employs the
means Of asssuit rzndy TO his haad, and We
NEGLECT ours of dsie Sc, thsH we can eL-
psst naLh,1g aus go bacons BIS sr8y. New, 0n8
80
sseially against en- 9r71sy So szgaci1U5 ald per
Eistont ss ths ems With ws1E Es have lo izli Is.
th7F our uudlvres attention sa0uld ba gwen 70
ths WORK Defors gs; and this not only 10 rsLatiau
80 eur gal ant trosDs snd ihsr sf1-srg, bat af as
a,t " Tau5 1Gt only the skill of ths engineer
snd ths artilisri5t. but wa FaEt al minds and
al hearts - converge iu sus focus Of elost II
behalf Of oar city. We want c.e wstahiugs
ans Frayers af ChistisEs, and aaY.hiHE which
has tendency 10 4ia-ract sha universal att8n-
den from t1is point. ard Sc engage car thoughts
elsewhere s yure ID playing into The halds OF
-la enemy. u IS wsu known as q law Of th0
uumaa Eind .hat ep.y ono sa5 Of emotions, 90
70 speak. can Be d0miaGut 7t 2 tzns. A1sor1-
[ lion in ems guarseE closas eur eyes % othsrB.
As IN spBe1 the presence Of OHa obi isct excludes
osasrs iAafs.rem Hrsvaili1g curTsIt Of th ought
drives e1t of the mini other Thoughts. Y0H
Eouw hsw fsnsticism h.iads men You knew
haw ths early Cnusuans took 1yfully the Ip1ii-
iug of their goods. Y9s ere aware how fro
qasntiy asH, wh9 ara eHgae ed Ia researches
Iata Esture, aid IN ths discovery and unfolding
ef Esw truths, become in iLfs-eHt 81 what oecE-
pios.de rest Of slIs world. Il is al owing e
tAe fact chat one thought sxcta1sg others. and
. If that one thought possesses yOu permanently,
tsHu 1-Lers arc excluded DsrmsnaHtiy or ~ oess
YOU only attend 20 thsn in 2 very dosuitoTY
msuscr- Aad it is ia this e7unseLion taat ihs
spirit Of speculation, which has prevailed So
wid iT amoug MS, hss no Doubt ezs-led = most
aemnraiizing effect in regard to -hs defense Of
our eity--s5 well as iu 81 other places where it
Kiss roiznsi. Under ths ncnsy making mania,
-sat defense was fast bsc5 miHg matter OF second
arY Importance. Oar s5t5utI8n vas being drawn
of Oar ewes began 70 s.Osa uF0n the sea. The
osttH1s8 Of sAs enemy were only alaeIad 90 ss-
surs their own position. Who w1ald sHPp9ss
thst ta9 inu0cEnts meant any harm 20 IS La
Bog VHs called fer, but .Gb0r was lOs 70 be mad.
e-aa'e-s, having an eye Cd future profits, pre-
ierrsd 70 pay PottT fms in place Of sending as
taeir servant as = uonev, and H0t batteries.
were wanted. And so re had almost lsrg9tteH
cur willy fee until ths rhuuasr of 6is eanuan.
and Ais tiFsE suces-sfnI aTzrult z1az vvurlEsf
reeaIiea as b. ourselves su1 81 the task before
rs. G-osd, / trust, win come ont Of the lesson,
zs has 5csE t5a case in 30 maav other Instances
We ao9s laat every arsuuo Of sDpr0aCh 20 our
BONES Wii now BE- fortified We have once
more e8acanrAted all our thought UPON the
WoTk which God has assigned Us What or
awa military leaders could not is has been done
by the enemy. The voice of bis guns, sound
ing throughout ths STATE and making Itself heard
among ths mountains. has been more potent
tBan the proclamation Of cur governor and tho
caHs Of eur general; and labcr viii now 1oubt-
less be he'd in abundance; 60 thai hereafter we
may perhaps see llHt this very attack, which
has come apon rs SO Suddenly by recalling us
te ourselves, and 30 new exerti0ns, was tho oe-
oasi0u of putting rs HoTe completely on our
guard, and enabling rs TO be better prepared
i0f the grand stack which is doubtless IN store
fer rs. WGsthar, If We have another interval Of
qui7t, aud seeming inactivity, wa shall become
eugrosSad aEsin iu mouey-nsEiuE. remains 20
be sssn Most likely, If the opportunity occurs,
we shall; bat 10 that event, may our military
leaders rcUeiR alsof from the coHtagion, and
msy every Chrislian-Fatri0t watch aad pray
wi5t3Et eessiaE. "A word moro only before
I conclude, and IN another direction. I have
saiS tazt Whetevsr lad a tendency 10 divert
oar minds lroER the great business before us,
sHAtssess5 from ear vigiianes. and 50 ff0m our
powers gt application, and that ia this e0nuee-
igu 5b5 tex. Ejgbt be asked of as. In ihis re-
spset sl-0. Is seems Co Hs--aDd Esva 40 a0uot
ases So 80 every miud capable Of entertaining g
serious thcuEht-ths inquiry Of Elisha might be-
applied % amuEamguis and lnar1g gmGElnEs, ana
te sll scsasisTa where sh0aga5lessuess and leviIy
aia vert 70 reign Ia oar present junCture Of ai-
tsirs. hiQscIsness ana c.amOreus nlrsh aad
Wild dabaHch have marked l1o fal Of many
city aua the cTumbiug Of empires. How sI-
prsssIVa iss record of Daniel BsishaZEaF, the
kinE, uaee rrsst feast TO 2 thousand Of bis
i5r5s saa 3raak vine hsisre the thousand In
thst niEht was Bslsi8zzsr, She King Of the Chal-
dsans, sl1iH, and DmiEs he Msdian, took the
kinEd0R3." Bat net 70 dwell on the greater
kinds ef dissipation, and which, especially ct a
TINE liks the present stand 5sil-Tebused, 70
wonid surely seem as if In regard ts the plea
sarss Of tie ball r03m also, all would agree tbaE
this, st iesss Il as5 9 Cline 20 dance" when
hardly day passes ever sur heads which IS noi
marked BY saaeuinarT encounter ln some paTs
OF our CaniodlraeY-whsn the Genes Of oar
fatheIs ana husbands and lovers and brothers
li8 bleaching on msny battle hsid, from y If
zinia ts Texas, and from the Aslshtia 20 the
1anks Of ths Mississippi. I know that by the
Jaws Of reaction Haany seek, ia this way, to ale
vista the faeLings Of sl3om whica sake pssses-
son Of ths hesrt IN tiraes like the present; bHt
maintain ought not TO enaesv0r 20 put
away from ourselves the discipline which God
il His wisdom apd his Justice is administering
to Hs. War is an awful sgourgo and The Most
aish intends by it 20 ehsstise ard correct US
HoW weak ana foolish instead OF GowInE before
nc, 70 sil8e uHz eyes upon u ana Quua2For nY
diversion OF car minds t9 forget f. Surely -whsa
Gsd speaks is becomes as is hear. The best
ronedy against gisom IS not 20 Be found 10 the
bail r0oH- but in works Of active bsnsvolenee-
&c and 90 some gooa sss-milistaT to the sick
and Esuzded sol3ier-Eead 70 him ans pray BY
him in ihs hospital and you wiz have done
rnore TO ligbten youroWn hearts, thsR # you had
attended The eagciug party, where ems might
almost fancy that tboY heard tu3 means Of the
wouadsd and dyiBg and the cry Of the newly
msda widow and oTphan aoEnmineling with tie
sauuds OF festive music. No, we ought not 10
put eway the cup which Is now being eommsad-
Cd 10 our lips. Let as drinkit, IS Esd offers is
teus, making 20 attempt 60 disguise or hide its
bitjsFness.
When the history Of this var comes to be
written, doubtless the second place IN the roll
flame viii be accorded, by grateful pestsritv,
to the w8uan Of the S0ufh. They viii most de-
aeIvediy stand nexs 90 ne private soldisr. who,
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