Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-17
LETTERs FRom EoRrn mIssIs-


ON THE WING, Ripley Miss, February, is g.
EDITORS ,APPEAL: Thinking that perhaps q letter
from this portion Of the moral vineyard would be in
tersstng to your readers have concluded to drop you
Inc. am glad to inform the friends Of Col wm O.
Faulkner, formerly of this place that be Is rapidly re
organizing his regent somewhere south Of this point
and win soon be once IN the field battling for
Southern rights Ripley has all the marks of dosola.
tlon, which ranks 1t with the ''deserled village 50
famed IN poesy. The wsy-worn traveller stranger to
It's faded and former lovelness recognizes nothing about
IT. dFesriDess his attention It tells the story
Of Northern vandalism with uumistsksbls words
The citizens Of TIppsh county, who love law aud or.
der greatly annoyed by the depredaons committed
by who banded together in little squads whose
chief business seems be to "conscrip mules horses
and money to gorge their love of pef and inate their
pocket books. These Southern iayhawkers may be
doing some good for their country BY capturing and con
fseating wagons aud their contents as they return from
Memphis With salt, domestic, cotton card and calico
yet 1t does "nan up a tree that il would be
honest and more patriotic burn the cotton on
the road Memphis than to give the Federal govern
the beneat Of the cotton and all the benefit which
might arise from The owners having to take the oath Of
allegiance.
However, as there is variety Of ODiuious in this
eouaty perhaps It would be well for your correspond
ent Eot 20 give an opinion on fhs YeXed ques ion,
which Involves many Issues and has assumed Of late
saeh diversified comalezionsi The trade to Memphis
should be stopped. YET, single bale Of cotton sx-
changed forthe absolute necessities Of life will go very
far to send comfort many poor widow, whose hus-
band died battling for his countrys rights who has
learned that Che milk of humaa kindness" is al dried
up zies the commonced, the supply on hand being
sltle searea since Adam yielded 10 the soleita
tons of bis beautiful bride
Two Yankee soldiers dressed themselves IN the garb
Of Southern soldiers, and visited the home Of Col r. p
Neely, whom you know. He has been sent up to John
sons island because be would not take the oath These
men passed themselves of Southern soldiers Mrs
Neelsy and her brave hearted daughter unsuspeeting
generous aud kind,he srted, treated them kindly,
and doubtless gave full freedom to their deep
detestston Of Federal despOtism. In little while
after the disguised and abandoned spies left the house
the ladies arrested placed in the guard house
taeir home destroyed by Frelng Hunts Tennessee tory
regiment while the Hretehes were ap.
psuded for their gallanry If such acts Of low brutal
ty and meanness does fire the he rs of Tennesseans
in the army andou Of then they are dead to the highest
i'm ulses Of chivalry and honor Read it. We brave and
noble hearted sons Of the old volunteer State and let it
nerve your in time Of battle. Read it, ye craven
spirited hirergs who abandoned the standard Of your
country, bsssy deserted her in the hour Of her peril
and took shelter under the heel Of Lncons hearl IS
miniOns. Read it and blush for your infaIny.
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