Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-05
THE POLICY OF TTE REBELs-0UR FREsESI

AHE E0LiCE U EHE hEnlLE-ILM PRESENT
DUTY.
There is now very little dsubt-ar 81 least As
there csn be shout anything Ia war Of Ibis
magnituds-ihsf al tbs ef lFts Of the rebels
viii he hs1esfaT Esr3 devoted &c = palicy OF de-
lay and obstruction, for the Purpose if nOs8 bic,
Of pI0TEetag the War until Lhs expiration Of the
term Of enlistment Of the thrsa years man Of
oar army. Ths difference 5ctween oHc mode Of
raising troops snd tbers has formed for sore
tine past pr0uinsnt element in their caleala-
ions Tuey have watched classly tbs ex2irz
tica Of cur short terms Of enlistment, and en-
deavoTad TO strike heavy blows after TIE dis
charge Of large bodies Of cur troops. Less
last invasion Was eAfsfally plsnned and pre-
pared 50 as 70 take place after the discharge Of
the two years mon Of HcuksT's army
1t failed, mainly because our loss from that
cause, great as It uadoubtadly was, WAS vsTy
naeh smaller than was supposed at Redmond
and the terrible series Of disasters which hsve
followed II would UuqRs ytioEs5ly cause much
greater dependency than even that which exists
az tire South, if the leaders did rot cherish the
hope OF beiag able 20 bold cut uu.it next May,
Thsn we shsii lose At one stroke all the man IN
our army sxeest th0ss who arc being raised by
the present draft, sn1 the few who have V0l1n-
tarily entered during the past winter. They vii
therefore, probably c0nesatrste the remnant OF
their forces, which, together, will constitute At
least one. .tJlersbly formidab bIs AMY, ard play
strictly defensive gSns, otfsTing every possible
obstruction 20 our advance, 0hssiHatsly defend
ing al defsnsibls positions, and using lha spade
vigorously, buE carefully avoiding al actions
likely 10 De decisive in their result
Il they can in this way ward Of eli heavy or
crushing blows anti December, they viii secure
the aid Of thsir OLD sdvsrssTy-the uud-vhieh
hss already twice psrstyz51 our movements for
u uths togeFnery AZ apparently erticsl per0ds OF
the war Oneo TIRE winter rains sst IN, active
eperstioHg viii be ali bat impossible along the
whole theslsT Of the war both in'Virginis, Mis-
sigaipai aud BY r lgpersug In Virgins al eflgrt
will prooa5iY Be mzds t. get eur srny mo B
slough in froHt Of sons position Ike Frederieks-
! burg, TO wait month as5ar month for tbss a" fac
weather" Whiea Bot0Tiously never cones in
winter. D 1rinH shis interval the rebels would
/ be busily engaged io drzZg ag the uelnants Of
the SJatharu polulsti01 into the 6,l1, getting
rans built in England, and besisEiag Louis
NaoGlsou for rcso2nisi9n and ai5.
We shOui3 10 May be asleso resume cpaTs-
tiOns-Lhs state Of the road wOald not permit j.
any s5oner-6u5 by this time the largest and
most vsluzble portion Of the army in the 6sld-
that which was recruited rom the very J7Tsr of
our population, znf has served throagi the
whals wzr-would be on the eva Of Es sturaing
home, and ne shouId Be ieft with nothing better
% finish our work with than the 800 000 con-
parshvsly raw substitutes Whlm we ara new
raising. Tae re5el loadsrs know all this ol
IS VS. 60; and moments reflection viii show
any one the ssroug motive which it furnishes
tbea for ''ridlag = visiting race"
The moral Of ait this IS ObviGas. Everyb ldy
ia the community who wishes 10 see the war
| brought TO a close this wintsr-and we believe
al parties come under this dsnomiuation-oug
to DO all that IN him hes 70 swell the ranks Of The
army in the fed now, 80 IS to ensbia our vari-
/ GUS Generals b strike fsrcely during the next
I two months. Every shot fred between this md
/ tbs 6rst Of November i3 worth voliey after
ward Our business 81 present Is u force the
I Sighting, so rhst tho mud may, when It
comes, render tee C)uf8derscy no better
service than TO furnish It with grave. And
secondly, IS nothing is sure in war, as We may
n9tel0ss the Struggle before spring, Ne are b0uud
! to make every possible eXsTtiOn 20 Tustrsts the
/ hopes based By cur enemies on The discharge Of
/ tia ihrss years men. BY having large and re-
spectacle army ready to take IFS place ersdits-
/ bly,. There will be al the leas excuse for any
rsmissuess On these points on cur pert, because
We now DO really see the end. 4. Il may not
coma this fall, but if we take the proper prsesu-
dous it IS not in the power Of the enemy 70
/ postpone it beyond next tall. There srs fsw
/ tbings more certain than that We shall have
| peace by July next, if we keep our arnies in
I the interval. rhis viii secure It, bus nothing
else viii