Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-10

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prehsnsona oi he citizens snd beng afeFnlea py enc
81 my oeers whom ad sent 70 ths ioris 70 ascsriain
their condition thas they were seriosy inisred ana
that the navy 81 lelt them no assIaaee
taerraphsd he Eeners aest 20 INFORM me oI t1e
eYse. condon of thiuga his answer Il r A, q tas
sane dsy srsz Gle navy has assistance what
evsr n o this hour aud can ot got thsm 20 pieca
tas Ioaisiana "a position They say they VII 20 60 70
merroW night muck obliged 1or your klnei oilrl
/ but We want notnlpg- 4hH sf We nats s 80 sls y l I
general engage ent some Of the vessels msf got ey-
IanlorIoW-n ghtf toe late Ten hosfs after toa
pstoh was rscsived tho fear that some of the yesse
would get by was reatizea
Ibass recently receive fron fhe commander Of one
6f tie State guaboarH report OF the naf 81 acon Ia nc
Mississippi which 81 the sefv'ce 81 your hon9raoi
rEeel vessels q ths enenys fsef having passed Fcrtz
Jscxsou ST Fhp. and destroy ed cur eet pursued
th- unobstrnete progress to the city which General
LCVe hsd de efer11iilsd 20 eVaeuae IN 2 snoi' me
ths enemy entered nd ts genera commences career
- brutality aud Ingenious yiaing 10 which no pssat
le ear he found ia the history Of conquered elies
Som ID eeieI5 ated crsr STss issued. inFug his se
diery the graea ion Of the most oeasiti lats nfon
cur e-esrted women The Iaorrent ssast spou-
tsnse1sy expressed W the evlized lsasd ai this 1ratai
ruaii un ezSortsi laue apoiogy an6 iinp potent ut
eaoa Il tie outrage, bot his snbsequen aeioes efnee
that Wss ne IA nrai splana1en = : ll1el es~oi
only Of the Tiest thongls aud GUIDED os ne lowest
instincts OF dearayed mature The MS cry = MS de-
potie domination oyer or trlioff oi1ehs o- -s "
leans stands out - beacon lgnt 20 warn athsf
mites that destruction is preferable 70 such narliion
and 10 instfy the world the fighfsousnes OF russt-
auee 10 naiien whese rulers and generals tran p ant
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were thought have been buried an7g the records Of
heathenish antiquity.
You viii fndO rscoTery of the capital esoe e es
Of The same vaudali-m The majestic statpe Of the re-
vsred ezemplar Of resistance syranny VITA niea the
ibsraliey Of yoar predecessors hsd oTned h state
house mas been abs rzcted and Fae faIaots upiat5
lhe accumulation ef successive years or ueloes eA-
Beddtafe baz been pErti4 dest oy d. and the resoae
removed ghe dsors = he Peaiientiaiy we're epsaee
+ these svengers Of dessc aed laws and the whole Of
the conssfs were frn loose and invited % become
Foluntses hor crusade for tae re-estabh hlslt O
he uuion AID the auprenaey Of Ia'F some aeeeppsa
the Invitation ana Joined she ranks Of i1su !ele"s u
The Fed9rsl army Othsrs refused Indignantly, and
avoided eonpul y service by ght A ialgs number
have bsen carried % New Orleans and impEisened Tor
spoiiasion OF private property has been SYSTEM
adesly inculeated among their needy soldiefy, End
here as elsewhere ia our country the costly urnitare
aud arnsments of private residences nave been Par-
i0uea and dispatched with eager haste TO adorn the
halls Of psupsr adventurer- The transparent ven q
Tor tke restoration Of the C0nstIunon ana Union
with which the government snd followers Of Lincoln
have Faiay enlsavored TO conceal their desiges has
been penetrated at last even by portion Of their own
subjects and tla truth about 70 dawn upon tneI
that in ihe efftgt to de troy liberties they have
mAdy lost theit own. Whst sacrifices shall we not en-
dure rsther than be reun ed 10 gosernnenE When mas
counenancsd such atrocities ana mas mace ones non
ored repnblie The repreach Of the world
Il st and principal care to concert meas ures
for immedias defense sgainst the unscruPaloua and
rsre foe Two measures sre deemed of essential
Importance that endthe passage o. az entirely neF
ana more efficient militia law, and the etabliahment By
between Presc5ed ages for any work OF deienae, con-
ring Herewith tho power enforce Rpoa masters
the rendition Of these seTV ees
The militia law Of the last session has been fo11ds IN
is practical operation t. increase the difficulties ot
administration while the glariug defects Of ne o'd
system are nor obyiated Il provides oy the inedeetus
ruuishlent Of fac for non-observapce Of dHty Whica
was one sf the great hin6ancss In the old aw 20 sue
ostsfuI and useful discipline. i onits % SUBJECT the
sits rhs in active ssrvies 70 tho rules and srees
Of vgar Of the CaHfederate States. recommend the
pnsaeve Of new BILL which shalfcorgect these Gsf
oienees snd subject 70 performance OF militia duty al
Wits male residents who capable Of bearing arms
with osly such exemptions may be sbsoutely Eeces
~ oonserspsoa Of al white males between ths sses
Of s md Is has already been lega1sd BY the Canied
crate 8son9sess sud their enrolment to the aa Of 50
has been completed Those between that age and -
a rye il the militia until they caHea9r By the
President Besides there ere many vyno have sheltered
thenaelFes from sonacrption behind the exemption act
Of S69greg Mans Of them can render efficient service
ia TIE nifiis There also large number OF foreign
erz " o claim immunity from consciption. Whatever
sy be the nature the exteRt Of their privilege il
this regard there can Be no doubt OF yonr sutnorty 70
compel fheIa 20 defend militia the soil Of the State
recommend thst no doubt be left Of the gatiTe in
tsntons in these particulars
The last uaiia bill deprived me Of poriant officers
Of my staff have had no quar- master paymaster
or eomnissary general snce tbs 18th February At the
tine when this serious change was alade was en-
gagged constantly in organizing volunteers fOr the Con
fsdOrae seryice snd had also portions Of he militia
then and since In hs ted The Wany OF these
sfeert has deYelted upon myaal and rny star as then
constituted Gnefoua laQOrs not tr6inAteay hrl9ns ms
to lbem have been compesd e act - ny own pay
master and prepayed 70 submit my eecount % your
Inspection. BY combining These thr Officers "a one
Perkon and providing suitable salary or eonierIlng
proper rank with pay. the operations Of these depart
aentg can promptly be sysematsed and proper ylgor
aud efficiency be impaired TO them,
Il Is contemplated to construct Publications at suit
able points To accomplish this with eeIerty, it viii be
necessary to avail ourselves Of the lsbor Of slaves
Th be done By authorizing regulations to be made
the for such portions Of sher slaves as may
be needed from time TO time to perform this labor
recommend liberal appropr alton for the construction
Of sueh fsrheatos and preparation Of obstruetions in
suriuteror rivers.
EaTly ia The war dispatched an sgent to Europe 10
purchase arms who succeeded IN shipping seven thon.
ssud seven hundred and eighty rites two cargcss Of
which, ll20 IN number were captured by the eneHy
another osrgoof 1850, NOT part Of IN European pur
chase, were landed on the coast Of Fioraa snd were
immediately ssized by tHs Secretary Of War and the
Governor of Fiorda. IL only after repested and
indignant protests against this unushabe procedure
that their release procured Nine hundred and forty
Of thsse reached NesF Oflsans and given to the
Z6h regiment Of volunteers two days before the city fa
The residue seized by Gen Bragg IL upper Misds
sppi, bat qrompty released by that right mIndfd
officer On info olnasion from thar hey were tie prop
erty OF I.ouisiana lie said however taey eorey
nee led by the army ct gornth and Immediately tele
graphed TO retain them and replace them hereafter
Anoher lot Of 2Io0 pith amuniton seized By Gen
D0rs while route 10 me, directly after be fall
OF Nev7 Orleans when our militia pressing need
Of them and tie icfTsr par Of the Stats being
ravaged by the foe eiated and flushed with hs
victoTy Ay dsmaads for the restoration 70 me cf the
refused by that officer IN spirit little becoming
bis position and Ia manner d credtahle 10 hna
il disrsspsctful % the stste Notw thstanding my
repested and importnnate dssnaa Or me Jonfederate
government fes these arms only l210 have been re-
stored which also, except S0 have been transferred
! the Ccnfsaerale government And these last the
only arms o j Of my whole Eurotean and other pur.
ehases $500 ALL that have fer tie Of the militia
All be others were either seized BY lie Confederate
generals and kept by tbe government deisaTed to
them by 70 arm the Coniedef4te troops from this
State
loIders ysscontinuea through iest winter. portion
w thsse art eles was obtained by the general and elf
denyng contributions Of private etizeps but the large
PAr procured " tt the means cf the State for tbs
a,pend ture of which / bad dIrecs authority. Tt
facilitate the distribution Of these supplies the sol
diern the most Of whom in the army OF Virgiua
established a depot at Richmond and dispatehed ar
agent perinfend personally their distribution aat
70 receive whatever might be sect the Lonisianl
Il u1tl It could be iorwarded These distributions being
completed last Spring had ordered the depot closed
bu receiving assurances from of6eers thar It
of great sorFce troops and serve6 better thar
could be done BY any other arrangement the transmits
sion them Of those artic Of Or comfort VII ci
the hou hulnes Of their fdsuds provided have for
horne TO recall my agent or Close the depot
/ Some Of the soldiers Informed me they had beer
I charged excessive comHatasioa by the Ccnfederat.
Qua termeger's Department., for tle g9thiDg ee sen
BY the State. therefore add essed TO the Secretary
War letter on the l6th Of April from which ] ex
tract follows 4 have furnahed the Isouisisn b,
troops IN taa Confederse service with eathing blank
cts and have inc uded charges for them IN the &c
counts forwarded % the departn Richmond" i
eoDseQusnee OF this CIR volunteers have not received
the Communication for c ohing allowed by the govern
ment
They have moi ony not received the Communication bu
have had the elothiog.sai furnished estimated q
twenty five daEaEs. charged the governments in ID,
aceou with the hetua cost Of The el0thng blankets
shoes etc. which Old not exceed sxleea seventies
dollars bat tie government charged ny sodiers t7 snty
Ave dollars for r.
qhd Leg safurs Of Tbs State aid not take any Rotio
N tbis ect At their sssien last winter but col
nesd cur people would prefer 20 bear be bzrthen
fhesa charges rster thsn znoaid be fastened on %
scG ers therefore, Withdrew ize charges for eioth'