Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-09
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Correspondents Msmphis Appeal
oS TIE BANKS OF OLD RIyEE,

4 NeEfesl l011cE1u Leu- P4t5 AppoAll
on TIE BAsKs OF OLD RIyEE, I
Jaauary 10. 1884
The great valley ohsu but little ef intsrezt to yoz
readers Were It not fo. the long aequaintaree Of h
APPEAL with the people Of the Valley, would be 81
Is8t Twas here in times past the daily ARPEAL Wis
tied every house in The land with It's gathered zewi
items from the whole Werld Even with the des
olstlon spoken Of by the ProE bet plsinly ysbls g
every turn, We souetlmss h1d tbs APPEAL Of oihe'
days fond ree Of the past remind ssf j9ys that Ws
| have tasted How much the scene is altered The
hAppy homes, the fertile As ds and blooming gardens
cannot be seen new The looks ot as In peaceful
times. Tssrs are sigrs Of joy along its banks lis
waters Eti the same, bat they surge through The
charred wrecks Of splendid stesrrers once the medium
Of exchange and harbrgsE OF frassrnA feeling bewsen
the NOr;h end South, but now the remnant OF guerrilla
pluner seem TO say rejoice not dear Uni0n that Abe is
kiag. The gssasy, fat negro, Whess nerry iSnsh
ones echoed ong he valley as he heed -de eetton and
De esns" Is gone from Ak native heaih On yoDdsr
Island where the black smoke rises slowly towards the
skies A. Il ashamed to aequant The u0rd OF ths plaes
from whence it came, are hudslsd In squSlid misery
these same, ouce happy saves A white Yankee guard
PAGES the shore OF tbs isols,ea spo, lest the negro
should sigh for the coed cid home and leave the Union
In the middle Of the Ms sippl river. n Eounds fAl
upon the ear save the Wild howl Of the wolf a. hs
snsaks along the rubbish Of farms. the noise
Of III axe ihs Island gathering fuel for steamer
lying frss GIFTED with the destroyer Of civilization.
esanot say any hing about the movements or where
sbsuis Of cur forces I, would not be night or me to
do So can say however, hat Gen. Forrest Is far
from the valley Thas much is known 10 the enemy
and consequently 1t is net confrabsad FORESTS ss-
pesTanes in tbs section has klfered the Federal pro
samme four months at least. PUzEss them to know
vrhs; part Of their dear Union Is in danger.
would not be sarprise II Grants sEmy al Ohsttsnoogs
was reduced one half 20 strengthen tAis section From
what see going On believe the ns OF read to Cornth
will b abandoned and the force that paee called In
TO Memphis The tins Of Federal raids is over. They
vii never raid Il. North Mississippi sgsin without
bringing their whole f0res snd rot then without lssv
iae trail CT Yankee bIood along their whole route.
Strsisgsts say that Won do and that he de-
peuds alons on hard fighting yin. It is true Forrest
don't know much about West Point strategy but he
did form regiments Of Hnarmed recruits in Tsnnss
see in front Of two whole resimsnts Of the enemy,
whilst his armed men were sent On tie flank, and
about leading charge with the unsrmed force agains.
the Yankees when they broke and ssd In confusion
not haltnr until they reached the city BY such means
forty Fedsrals we're captured, and regiments Of
recruits saved from capture and added to our forces
ne I0AAhr' AA4lWs WIA , 1A4DASl q SHAA AaaAo
without guns, ana military graduates would Doubtless
court martial Forrest if military necessity did not step
IN to justify the act. Asi is the best thing that can
possibly be done will be to add Forests chapter Of
successes to the army rules and regulations IS deEpsr.
ate cases that require desperate remedies and esthem
military necessities and not West Point g,rsiesy.
The Yankees are doubtless nsditsiirg for a move
There Is something huryins them faster than orr
armies It is the fesr Of money panic. Something
must done at Oaee. Abe is doing the biggest bank.
ing business in the world II made him by
money loving Yankees he would have to shut up shop
at once He has kept them quss for year By pull
ing down the rebellion and promising TO get possession
Of the bges that bslopgs to tbs wayUsrd sisters"
which would enable Abe to pay his liabilities to the
greeabsck holders and make rebels climb the ropes
by the hundred thousand. More country must be cap
tursd sld more cotton got hold o. sustain Abe's
credit His forsgs contractors hsvs all failed and their
securities eannot hep them pay up The frost Of the
96h August last Killed all The growing crop north Of
the latitude Of Springfield Ilinoi4 Everything N the
forage live has gone up in price to three times tho
amount ever pa before. The Government contractors
were eaught and are now broken merchants for the
war. Oher eontrseors have undertaken supply the
army with forage. but Abe has promised them much
for the supplies that IL affects his standing solvent
Institution and dspreeiates lis paper.
An Of Abes eountrymen ara opposed 10 tbs drst for
fear it will bring their precious bodies font OF rebel
masket The consequence IS, Abe is forced 70 buy
crafts price equal what the planter used pay
for negro.
Such heavy drafts the Government. and the
rebels reesinF to accept the Proclamation pardon
got The great ansneler in very tigh pase Bis credi,
ls strained 10 utmost it will bear. Hence we see
~F
ting ssdy tc make draw on Miesi sippL Every hlsg
idiea.es tn It Jackson Ea Grenada viii be visited By
BIS collectors unless forces prsven: them doing
Tbs Yaz9o. Ccldwsier and TAhshsiehie valleys must
be ro5bed ef their treasures Corn and eeson needed
Tor the sry aud treasury Of the enemy sud they are
forced al once 70 msss fruard m0vsneu; in eonsc
enenee They expect TO move on Greenwood at ths
iunetion Of YallabusEs ard Taahaichle rivers vita
their eet Of low water sunboas snd Fortfy there and
from thence up 70 Gr,usds Whenever the rise in the
river win admit and fOrfy Endsr Of thslr gun
boats to hold that p!scs permsuSnuy. The railroad
direct to Memphis viii b then put % work and the
Corinih guns moved 10 Grenada Jackson will be at
tackled very Boon knd Il the enemy get tAAt place
they viii tgy TO hold II certain. From jackson and
Grenada they expect to raid on the Mobile and oso
rarosi and destroy l.s ussfulness rs. I eoasidsr
those two points vastly Importance 10 "a than
. dozen such whisky sinks Mobile. The former
.omands eountry which prolific in supplies for our
srray, whis the latter plaes has done to nAks
7agAboud ofieers snd demersllzs our tIoops has s
he Federal forces pat tog=ther II the As5sms river
soald bs defended vhere else han Mobile :.
would be blessing the Southern armies give up
hat modern s5dom for the Ubiquitous Yankee to
arouse in TIE up rivers all eicssd with Ice and
will likely remain for time. Tbs cold SO
sudden that the steaerS macy Of them caught Ia
ne middle Of the liver and wedEed fast in the ice. Vs.y
lew up river boassueeeded in getting into safe places
i-o the floating ice when the thaw sets IN the wreck
Of many Of hem viii be complete along the shore of
! linoia y.