Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-07
The seztiuaent Of ihs Wenaen of Keu-
guxkys

SuSky.
The following extracts are from = private let
ter written By Ksntncky lady 70 : friend in the
South, and show in beautiful light the heroic
foItiiude aud hope which sustsins the fair
daughters Of that State:
SCoTT COUNTY, KY.-My faith shines with
= steady light, guiding me eui Of all this lhicz
darkness that envelopes as.
Is IS written that we shall suecsed. We have
pE0pitiatsd liberty with the sacrifice Of the best
and bravest Of cur lsnd; since the first altar was
built there has no. been so rich an 0lfsring-
rsyeTently we present it with pure hands and
tTus hearts.
There are times when hurasn nature becomes
sublimated and etheTsalized from the weakness
aud corrup!ions Of our earthly nature, whsn
Women's love and mans ehivalry-ths ore
Strengthening the other, oGase these deeds to be
performed that history loves 10 chronicle for the
admiration Of succeeding sges All, the exam
PIES OF earnest, unselhsh devotion which the
South is noW making, will be the most glorious
psgs the world has ever read.
Thank God, passing away" is written On all
things teTTestTi The long polar night has an
end, and is followed by Al equally loEg day Of
contiD e. No life is all s0TT0W. 1
have L----- thst the good and the evil,
the pleasure and the pain, are evenly balanced,
and If We are never very happy, neither do we
suffer great misery. Ssold natures never enjoy
very keenly, and never suffer very much.
take courage We have suffered almost enough
20 eltitle Us to martyr hoRors; Rnd the promise
that "no trial shall come upon Us that We sFe
not able to bear The year which opens upon
disaster and defeat to our arms, may shed glo-
nous success over them before il closes.
1 do not despair Of the fnal result, but I do
grow TesEive sometimes, and feel Ike saying,
with B.ue Boards unfortunate wife,
Sister Anne, don't you see a dustP
When I think of the miserable part borne by
Kentucky in this Struggle from ''Roundhsad''
fanaticizm, an sick at heart sac who so
prided herself upon her ancestral renoWn, sunk
80 low az 70 be pensioner upon Ysnkes bonn
~. The blue grass fields and fair villages have
been saved from the hand Of the spo:lsr by ths
sacrifice of her honor and Der old name
" The thirty pieces Of silver sac received
for her betrayal Of the best interests Of q coun-
try " is the price Of blood," and ike the great
traitors among the twelve, it may be used 10
buy potIer's Geld TO bury the stranger IN.
Surely no one Is wild enough to believe that
this unholy war can end bsfore every S.ats Is
dssolsted Kentucky has sinnsd a. dseply and
dsTkly as Tennessee; then shall sha not suffer
IS greatly God is just, snd will not suffer
one section TO grow rich Cf the spoilS gathered
fr5m another. All hail the day which sees
the red fire begin to burn upon the border,
and spread norlhwsr1 with the speed OF hur-
Iiesne then may ne begin to lock for The 'sbe-
ginning of the end'
The glorious Morgan and the no5ls B;eckiu-
ridge, with the other spirits, who strike for
Col and thsir native land, !" may ye! redeem the
noble old commonwealth. The people are right
At heart, but they are lead by their leaders. But
| must stop lest you begin to think ma disloysI
to this most blessed Government. An my sis
ter, what fraternity Of soul these times OF peril
develops When ysu are happy because you
are fee in your homes, sometime think with
pity on Us, who have gives on our limbs and
shacklsJ ON our tongues, and hold life and lib
ertY at the grace Of eur masters
We are not all Degenerate spirits Nay we
meet again when this cruel war is over," Rad
under the protecting folds Of thst blood-s!ainsd
banner Of the free, We will recall this terrible
nightmare which now OpPTesSss us only as enc
in her hours Of gaisiy remembers = fearful
dream.