Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-16

Troops fer special ssrrfes ia Toans.see.
FROM Tia KzsKviIls Chrozislsl
I Our readers are awsrs thas the President Of
/ tie Conisderate States hsg nsd8 q requisifi0n on
ihs State Of Tennessee through its governor .1r
[ siI thousand troops for especial servic5 f8T six
months from The first Of Areuse next
Tbs governor Las Issued bis pyoeiamafi-1i
dated JHHe 22d, eailiug for velgn,eers CD fl
I said rsQusi.ioH on or before ths iT5t oi AUgr-t-
I OF if HoE 6lsd bv volantaariBg bY this date
I rngn for So imEedfsta 1-s.t noon tfGt D1rf Of
the military 5staFeeu ere rrrs Of forty and tftY-
l I've years, 10 Eii u5 t-- g1isti1u.
/ As many OF orr ei-izsrs msV not fully cone
Drehend ito s0nditong sf his cali, wa aiu
sniaavoI 5Iloay 10 explain cur embarrassing
( tofit
Isi As to toe nature Of the service rsqui7eis
d, The ciass from which che t-o11s s7e 90 be
tsken; 50. Fas modes Of raising ihem with
the advantages pertaining Co these nodes re-
Epeetivsiy.
/. The trseDs 70 b rsizs3 17i Be mustered
into ths servica of tbs C1nfdersf8 states under
the act 20 provide far local defaass AMI s.oc2i
kerVics bat vii b. hel3 in resary5 ar De ds.-
Anss Of 5beir own heznes and iu na ereus Uil
they Be oEasred beyond the Emi.s Of iheir own
5ssts
They sre intended mainly 70 cc1sH-u-s. an
aafh0rizeS ard organized forcs syaas Is ol
size sneay, large OF small u IS ros iuie-d 8 to
keep them constantly ia tie lisld hut only 20
bsve them sFsaniEsd into eompanies, hattaiianss
etc ready for any emergenfT W1ru sucu
emergency arises TIE viii be asssmbl iram
hsir hoIazs and csli INTO aetuzi ssrvica liH
the sFeciat occasion iliuE for suel sarVlea IS
Bsssed, aai thea shsy vii 5srs.iovsd rom auiy
snd returned to tbeir homes and Voca5iGus agl.n-
When IN sctual servies, these troops VIII Be-
aimed ard Teesivs the same pay and subsistence
Is other Clufe1erate troops.
2 Thsss troops Rauss bs composed Of mon
over forty Cor under eighleanl OF Of sueb a5
nom other esasss, ere nos (Hs5) liable to co1-
scriptioa.
The caii4oT volunteers includes any and aV-
cry man not already called ieroT the conserip-
ton, Hho is sbls 20 do efficient ssTvie5---l--tzs
conseTip5ian should b extended 20 inei 7ds men
between the ages Of forty snd forty Eve, then
we suppose, Of coarse. that men bel 70
th;z "aBeeiziif services between th0ss 49, 7ga
be trans isTTed FROM the special TO tln 1r4il.-.
service Of tho C0nfsdeTais States But thee
wiz eeriainlv bs no greater liability % con-
acriDti5n IN his speeiai service than ont Of 81,
indeed not so much. For If the several States
furnish thair susta Of troops for this special ser-
vice. it viii 20 far to o5vists, ss it was no diuot
intended 70 0bvisso, the necessity f0E an extern
zion uf the coHsCrpti8n TO meH beyond the age
Of forty years.
8 The modes of rsisisg these FIX thoussud
troops are either By volunteering OF By draft,
frou thsmilitia between the ages called for, vizs
forty snd hity-E7s years.
OF these two modes that BY volunteering has
many advantages. ]. The volun' es-s viii sleet
their oWD efheaFs, c0npznY, battalion and regi-
mautal . They win to allowed 10 remain SO
home aud IN their ordinary business unless and
until such emergency shall arise as % wako it
necessary to csll them 60 ihs fald D-aia1
meu viii have Cffesrs appointed. aud may b
keBt I'm ssrviee tbs entire Term 9i six m0nths.
4 Volunteer companies. p bsttGloas- or regis
nsnts Of sitter infantry or moUnted men who
furnish their oEa horses. Will be accepted hut
msn drafted from militia VIII be- placed iu in-
faUfry organizations only.
From the foregoing visWs it VIII be seen that
the advantages are every way i8 favor Of vol
uUts-riug.
The volunteer can lose nothing, and may
gain much.