Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-17

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by these aeUe men. am inclined 10 think Uncls Sam
might profit By this hint to str up some Of bis lazy ser
wants.
Ia The manufacture Of minor articles such Percus
sion caps uefer matches, etc. considerable progress
has been made and the later article purchased in NO
bne-Rhere they were manufsotuEed-at ten cents per
box although they were selling but few months since
az nifty 10 s-ventyhve cents per box. found manu-
fsetories Of soap and candles a. many places while
carding machines, spinning ennes, and looms wer get
ting to be much The progress Of these improve
ments show that our neighbors neither idle nor IN
sensible 10 their own wants AID exhibits degree OF en-
ergy ana preparation 20 meet coming events OF Whien
our people sesm Hfuliy Ignorant and 0f which such
writer's as the contributor the Ailatis Monthly
determi ed 70 keep them ignorant
But, says he: How signal has been the failure Of
the Southern prophecies made before the outbreak The
manufactures were to Be broken down But the Vooien
trade and the shoe trade have received new impulse
ars highly prosperous and the cotton Skinner, with
than years supply, have bythe rise OF prices
enjoyed profit unprecedented The ruin predicted
eesslOn.n
our eottoa spnners have then by the rss Of prices
Of the material they happened to have on hand.
enjoyed unprecedented pOts and the producer Of the
logic, ana fear viii be found ~ slow way % er1sh
out the rebellion BY destroying its resources 1t would
De difficult apprehend, 10 convince an Illinois farmer
that be would be ruined by holding on to hs hogs for
year more il he could then sell them twenty doll
lars per hundred specially If it cost him net more than
one cent To hold them But what i to become Of tho
spnuers when their stock Of material is gonei Fer
they hast eTner cease 20 7ph or their stocA ust pc
cone exhsUsted and although the price OF vus Of the
I'll y Is al gone Tbs spinner must hen close MS noses
be must 60 the producer ard pay whatever prices
he chooses TO demand snd it s but reasonable to con
clude the producer ut prosper and ybody i ru-
ned be the spinner those who buy from him.
But says the writer Let glance for moment a.
the condition Of the Sou D. General Butler found at
New Orleans proof Of its exhaustion the prices Of
food-wth three dolsrs per bushel hour twenty
thirty dol ars per barre aud hay a. one hundred dol
lars per ton General Butler entered New Orleans after
it hsd been evacuated BY retreatng os VINO carried
off and destroyed every Kind OF substenee he possibly
could pr vent les ia Ing into G neral Buffers hands
Consequently prices Of 70 advanced 20 an eNoroltsnb
figure and bad 10 be purchase by those remaining with
General Butter al these distressing rates Does ths
prove hat the Of the south are nearly eX-
haustedf Or does 1t exhibit adroit movement the
part of the emy res0lute and cOnhdent ia his own
resources and dsterrined to throw every possibls
obstacle 10 the way of his Op3nent
The great Napoleon tered The capital Of Russia at
th- head Of an army Ia the wonder Of the civil
ed world 90 iod deserted and desoare, with no food
left for either man or beasdid TINS prove that me
resources Of Russia ne sriy exhausted Or-did
the great couqnsrar find TO his cost il was but one Of
the strtsg rssorfrd 70 Dy generals 10 Weaaen and
destroy foe Shall we forget the teachings of history
by giving statemeais ami arguments TOO tnvol-
ous deserve tine serious cons dssaton Of intelligent
readers.
But. 70 return 70 the ztJaate says the writer: If
We pass on TO Mobile, we hear Of -uil r Drees, and
learn that not carpet can be found he floor Of any
residents they have ali beea c1t ito oa kets for the
army"
That prices At that place were what seem to rs in
this latitude bu us nigh il tr1e But we must bear
IN uind tha prices greatly n1lated by the
money In circ ation ~ the SOUTH
and 20 hst peoJe do not seem 50 g as hey do 70 U.s.
and these may result mIch o. tni and other causes
rs from the scarcity Of are in market Corn meal
fr o-pca ss worth one dollar AID half per bushel
yet corn never was Sd plenty in The South. Bacon
ght forty cents pr pound, Bat the planter could
get ffy cents per pound for cJtioa, and could we'll
afforl to suy bacon at the hgn pre- But mot ear
pet be 70 nd on the floor O. a resident HOW
ridiculous surely the writer trhng with his readers.
He certainly cannot Be IN earnest II ne is PITY 1i'
and hn, if hs article could oe read l. Mo
bile it would excite general laugh at his simplicity,
though here might be gree of Dtv for the credunty
IF Ms readers But thai such sf should be eounteli
ncad in resaaetsbs Northern periodical and gravey
served ont intege readers In the present enhgat
sna a sge Il ssst belief But II any there be ready 70
be thus gued and imposed upons would ike for them
10 step into some Of the gorg onsy furnished houses
about Mob le Thsg would tr ly open their eyes with
to ud themselves surrounded by every els-
yance and luxury which wealth can command
It il bunalating TO see race Of people once manly
and proud thus descending to miserable dryeieTs ana
rendering themselves the laughing stock Ter the ineli
gent world can assure nay countrymen IN al kind
ness that they greatly mistake the task they have be-
ore them if they suppose the Southern people are
bar feeble irresoute or destitute Of and
before we are through with them, we viii hnd We have
,Tannled with a Young Hercules full Of youthful
rength and fire Yet 10 despair Of the final sue
ass II ofrr mighty government. For the pillars
4 Hercules may be made 70 fall before its pondeTous
flows But let act the part OF msgnanmous as well
IS brave men, whose eonduct Is yst 20 p4ss % IeseH
ef re the Impartial historians and let us frankly award
those opposed to US aA that that n sh tribunal ~I
ecree and not blind orr eyes 70 truths because they
ne ei.arreeabe NV object in making this communi-
alton Is to Law before tn country facts coneer ming cur
nemies and TO try to disabuse their minds OF sueh
idieDioris fables as the car ret story just noticed.
The statene Of the writer above referred 70 con-
erning the rebel army pass without comment having
n rs1bIs data rs to their numbers position,
han is already in possession Of the public Nor viii
nderts ke to discuss with him ths proPriety Of tie
lovementy Of our generals. Those affairs willingly
ave in tbsir hands believing them better qualified to
ispose Of them than either this writer or myself
g But" SAYS the same writer 'V We md 81 Richmond
uga- thresourths of dollar coffee al two doliaTs
nj ta ~ sxten dollars per pouad, broadeoth a. fifty
ollsrs per ward while whisky, worm az CiaeInnau
welty ceIts per gallon, commands AZ feninona SIX uo
Has th writer ssked himself whether any Of the ar
eIes enumerated are esseatal in the resources OF
aon OF whether their pEesenos adds Strength 20 an
rn,vg O, he contrary, tho treasure of the nation
which Mr Piti called the sinews OF wars preserved
nd its resources greatly strengthened Oy hos Pusena
az articles of luxury VIII any zane .oa con enu 'A'
~ resources Of people rapidly declining because
Whisky Is worth six dollars per gaont IL is on me
onrsv one of the strongest proofs Of wise forecast
- ,1,t o,ly r1salass bu terribly pernieious
it, effects has been placed at figure 50 msn As 70
realty eurtai It's use 5-..,,.. .t
Bat tbs is not ell; this writer eatY ltaersatSs ne
rice f ybskv bsn be pu.s i5 a. TX doll-rs io can
ssars hic, ID t twenty dolar' per Eai1l s el9 lu-
q price Richmond snd Hyseil ~ ne Csoafs5
HAIRS per z ll0n pai1 10 ot5er pol - - -. =.
raey But 80 far fs0lp this delraoln L'oI1 Ls sns
ia Of he SOuih t'has % aodrs, 70 ~ - - ste,i
5on thou ands Of do srsSby bansng ~ u5s- ucllvs
rsnt fro,, oer ri u.s. Ese,ides this, the improved
5ndit o. Of their army DO Z mo- a " ana pnyseSuy,
A. pr,veI ia be o7ls o. tleNssrong g. arms o. heir
rss mr. a. W. have thareb- Ia V-mskers come
,,,5a-stss bis nd 30 ~ ( ON look nz upon it as
seeming tbsi- rssor.ees they 'h pssed the NEST
Ii. gent iasrs sasid the imporat Oh
sais Of it, Ouy q few days slhee 1l- -. - - 49,
1rg was condemned tu sTest a otrel IN ~ -
svs 10 h We his mesa saaVed and q D. eonnesu SIX
ouths si b-rd a5o- for running b. block -ee WIN
b sky To uasufacturs WI skv q. y"hsrs N 80
onfede -ac7 license Is require 20 oo'a a -. - =. I
1plcan en- ers into bond, with 9 o4 -Sol' -
sevg penalties binaing b mset u oelNot % o. ~,
hi. ky be NAV maau.ae ure to tne ssouts Va u i. - - 49,
-nmeot the e a.euts n ruin icing reqaned % 'uIn
Yer all -hus received TO tho nlselS .,rortis 5s,ot
auld seem from this that T. Q reoei aut-o ,s, -
,nsidsr the scarcity and high prtes o. g. p @
80 e. i r,inTt,,u of resOul oes but thelr every
f5rt seems to be TO ep it az scafee Auu a -
DssbIe Yes the aooas "f W w w .ts. tbs5r r.
aooIa grayev arz--s f. Is stre1r prcoL the' 49, 1
ure ars almost gonr-ihe reOe-NN
Is IT a matter Of sur-rise thst oar Pc s io
y 49, - - .-st to 6ra- he sioW ieus.N sss
d wqv ~ tre euf &c tigh e-a Ale - t1a starting
ave a " need 10 & 6ftsou miles - - md iour-
int when y1r most r=s0 eta 10 80 bse6 ae-
ils-souress O. which cur pe' el 81 with stories
st u q 20 look fa- FRA ii 'I--afe az ,riaq-at
Ia MS 4, .b, 4rs-tie assuring u5s and pr - -
"a 8, ttef- ~. 1. -ts- ii - bat the 1--,~Is
SO ffh are Al, ~ don - can li-i ~ s,.h ike
: tha ie aeii on il On is last ~ ,e-s wise %
ere typed x sssioas Would . no. p ,-saang de-
1w "a pee l. he ea eau 4 fa@se IN A war
" by Frankly setting has ars eng. yea hV
I b n. A,sio.caron race-b-a-e, prona, -s1s-.is
u ed tie sbl s. ard mesi He ~. ,f tasfr pepu-
a. o-th armies hlle3 M W sil Lorable Just
ii,a fT4-e, in csu.a the7 believe n9n91 80, izas
ID holy, aad su insi bv rh- Voie7 o- .-,s-fv con
10 rs aad 10 hsssf These facsfi w ecu - ~ epits
ierst would Go mu to alay tina 80 4, rom
bia6 has ~, en- ven ed self up n tho.e - 4,sss
sni Of our sfmies, ard I'D sxpi-lu - =. a5last gen
items ft- ran =, vvfles b areva1 Cd our - M