Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-14
Bsl.rsr.nas Repnirsd.

From the Richmond Whig.l
Il Is very true that in smss Of great public
lTeabls nothing saoHid be done 90 weaken the
conideHss or abato the hope Of the people.
This viii be the Argument Of those who, in
view Of the fall Of Fieksourg. belisvs the FIRST
dUsy OF the press and the people viii be to re-
new their assurances Of confidence in the Al
IniIiislrsti0n, aad ihereby, in Tie hsekDsyed
lsneusge Of the syeophant strengthen z
hands of our authorities. Specifically, this is
plausiblsi radically, it is NEST false ana dan
gerous.
bEslortuHes, ike diseases, can be treated sue
eessfully only by thorough and fearless sxami-
nation sf the causes which produced them. II
tho Investigation Yevsals want of head OF of
heaFi 10 any official, however conspicuous, t.
should nevertheless be fUlly exposed, To con
oaal those Deficiencies 10 TO leave the cause Of
the misfortune untouched, and necessarily TO
pTalong H. Heucs, no radical treatment, no
permanent cure oil she evil temporary expedi-
onfs, mere paliiatiVes, alone are possible. The
inns for palliatiVs5 in this ConfedeTacy is past
We are 70 strike At the root Of cur troubles OF
we are lost.
Tae causes eff tha fail of VielLsburg are three
lold-tiis scattering Of forces, the prejudice
against nsn Of proved sbiitT, and the Partially
fer msn sf proved jns0mpetency. Unless these
causes are renewed, disaster viii continue - be-
fali eur arms ss suValY as zigdt follows day.
if all the ir0sps now az antd lately scattered
far and w.de, under Bragg, Pembsrt5B. Holmes,
Mazzuder aad Kirby smith bad been c9ncsn-
tratsd in one crest army, and tiiat army placed
under the e9muand Of a general of approved
abilisV-zad sueh an one ras been lsft ia iole-
ness fer nearlv yesr-it canu0t be-daubied that
affairs in the Southwest wOaid have worn vsry
different aspect. There is a disposition juss AZ
this lime 10 blame this or that gensrsl-Bragg,
Jehast0n, Psmbsrt0a. or Holmes. But. grant
ing tb2t fhe President was ignorant Of their cs-
pseitiss, It is evident that they a0uia accomplish
nothing af importance so long as they were $50
lated. Bragg had failed signally in tae Ken
tseky eamBsign and at MurIsesDors' the
President retained him; Johast0n had retreated
frera Harpsr's ferry, lrou Manassas, from York
ssga and had fought ths bloody battle Of Seven
Pines. The President pat him in command OF
a very extensive departments but refused his pc
titign to concentrate Pomb5Tton and Holmes
Psubarton, while ct Charleston, PROPOSED 20 dis
mantle Farss Sumter and M0ulhie, and ts de-
s4oy them utterly. The President and General
Lee disapprovsd Of this singular plan of defense,
and the former promoted him TO the0ftica of lieut.
geaersl. Naglecting to forlify Grand Gulf prop
erly and being oatiTely y inexperienced IN the feid
he, with hftesa or tweoty Thousand nsn, offered
but q feeble resistance 20 Grant with eighty or
ono HUNDRED ihonsand. With the loss of nearly
on bis field artillery, Ae vas driven into Vicks-
burg, where h8 has made g Stubborn defense
i is not essY to psrcsive what else he coud
have done undeC tIe circumstances yet he has
been SO Hiuch praised ,hat as viii again be en-
trusted With the eommsnd Of men in the field
and tie conduct Of q campaign. Those who
expected Johnston % suec0T Rembarton forgot
his snieoadants. His past history would teach