Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-22

HHHs Tenaunsco-
From tho Knoxville Chronice.l
The geographical features of this region and
the political complexion Of its people slike con-
spire 70 make il an object Of crest interest to
the parties in this war. A large amount Of per-
aieious error and prejudice has prevailed
through TIE press and IN tha public mind, in
regard 20 East Tsunessee and East TeRuessaans,
which We feel it cur duty at least 10 attempt
to modify and abats if we cannot remove it.
The subj CT is e delicate one, anvironed wi III
dificUi5sa on al sides; but the vrjtss being
uGti5e 90 e and his rssidance and position "hav-
ing had moro perfect knOvledgs of that way
zHsy claim privilege Of speaking oa It the words
o. truth and sobeTness.
Geographically and By The lzws of astuTe
Best Tennessee belongs 20 the Confederate
States. That vast mUun'ain barrier called the
. Cumberland range, 5eBarz=ss this region from
A-atacky and the Federal dominion.
East Tsunessesus have been slow 20 appreei-
ate Ehis great natural fact. Many fancisd in
the beginning Of this revelation that they might
OccusY a neutral Rasitios, or if they chose, side
With cur Northern enemies like Kentucky and
Northwestern Virginia They forgot this great
standing fact, the mountain, and that cur posi-
ton fixed by the iITevocsbls law Of the CreatoT
| between the parties North and South s directly
the reverse of tHs of Northwest Virginia aud
Kentucky. bad these regions lain Southwest
of the vast noun tam barriers, as ours does they
would have been Confederate 60 the core, as
sTeTy TeHUessaln 5ught to be now. FHO years
sB6 q half of fTstfIl, exsspsrati1E experience in
tine attempt ought 30 have convinced HB al that,
IL Is both folly and crime to Psrpetuste the
struggle against our destiny With the COnfode-
rate States, seeing it has been 80 fixed for rs by
the hand of God and man.
70 the criminal and awles5 of this sectsn or
any other We have of course to offer ne word Of
argument sud expOstusti0u. Thieves s1d mur-
dsrers ars a. al times aGd IN all countries, the
avowad enemies of all society and govern
ments and Il is the interest of all good men
under any government, TO huns down and
bring such outlaws to speedy sud eoudigu pun-
isbment.
But to the upright and lsv-abiding man. land
many such We know there ars,) who may still
dream the dream Of "neutrality" in this war, or
Of reunion" with the Federal States, ws would
fam say, when you have faith 60 remove these
nOuntsius ls0m the north to the south Of you. or
when you can pick up the bills and the valleys
of your native East Tennessee and transfer
them ever sHd eynnd the cloud-seeking Cum
berland, then, indeed, and not sooner, may you
HBlink and transfer your destiny and yOu- chill
( iren's from that OF the Co federats States Of
America II yoUr faith fail in this, then is it
not the part of wisdom to cease at once from sll
longing sitter he irTov0cEhls past and impossi-
I he. 'Iest hEp.v pc be found e shtiag against
{ Coz and ygEr country
4s may indeed be speaking TO needless ears
and cUl Of bg&fiuC, bat aDxnuly hope not
We know the people Of East Tennessee, Of
whom and 10 whom we spssS-kn0w tbea IS
nature made them IN the uilds among the bills,
along the wales and babbling streams of eur
common beaEtitui country. Among yoU, fel
l1w-c0unfryrneu, we passed cur childhood ard
youth, and Lhe best years Of our manhood have
been spent IN the conscious effort % edncsts, and
elevate, and smbslliBh your Sons and your
aaHSh ers.
Psricn these personal illusions which moth
! ing but a sense of duty and the immense inter
ests Involved, could have induced Us 90 make
We can have no such wish, or purpose, or me-
tive 70 deceive or msiead ysu a8 70 your interest
aB8 yeur duty as ciEzsas We hold no official
station; never IN our life held any never
sought it; never expect it. tt shall ba enough
/ If BY an appeal to their common seasc we csn
( win ever and reconcile any yet doubtful aud
! hshng minds TO that fixed national destiny
I which We have toresbown for them.
I Thousands upon thousands Of our brave and
( legal East Eennesgesns have yielded g willing
cheerful obedieHse 10 the Government of the
/ Confederate States, and are new in its armies
yindicating lha. loyalty with their lives and ss-
/ cred hsner. These are your ssns, your brothers,
/ your neighbors and aCquaintaEcss. All capable
of doing 50, ought voluntarily to follow their
example All Z sst Tennesseans, By every con
/ siseration Of public duty and private interest
ought, and viii, if they ara wise, band t0gsther
ald keep eff invasion from their homes.
Some, We know, have in the blindness Of their
heart imagined shat the advance Of Federal
armies Into this region would be the return Of
I peace and tho iabIlee. Never was folly more
absurd. Waving all confederation Of how an
army composed largely Of free negroes and
foreign hiTsiings would treat even its professed
Z feiend- les us ask WAethor indeed IL would be
I peace snd the jubilee to have our hills and cur
/ valleys, our fields and our very houses made the
great battle-ground between two contendng
nations Our whole country would be ground
/ 10 powder as between the upper and neither
millstones Have Vrginians peace aud plsnty
/ bslgeen sae c5utsndng hosts from Manassas TO
/ R,chEOu3 Nos East Tennesseaus, the war
/ te Us hitherto has ragged st 3 distance We have
neither seen its horrors nor felt its dread shock
I We have only heard It's echoes from far distant
/ fields Sudsr it 20 cross the mountain barriers
and come within cur own peaceful hills and
then viii have come the day Of eur calamity
We want to keep il sway and must and, IN
order to DO this, we must be united and band
/ together for q common destiny and common de-
I tenge