Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-05
suKRwaN,s RAID.
The following letter from q highly respectable
lady Of Canton, Miss, though rather out Of date
will be read with interest:

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The following letter from g highly respectable
lady Of Canton, Miss, though rather out Of date,
will be read with interest:
CANTON, Mss, March 2, 1864.
EDITORS APPEAL Sherman and the last Of
his hoard Of Northern baEharians left town yes
terday, and never did the mothers of our forest
land ia olden tims rejoice more over the dissp-
pearAnce of q band of Indians than did the
women and children of Canton, when their
rear guard fled out of town.
This expedition has exceeded all others in
wAntOn waste Of life and property of life we
say, for, though we heard of only FIVE or six
women being shot, yet thousands saw their
houses and everything they possessed reduced
to ashes, and lef. without food or shelter
many must perish. TIE officers of this ex-
petition wsre disgusting by their inhumauiiy
even to the men of their own party who bad
not hearts Like tigers. An Iowa soldier told me
that be saw 4 house fred by order of 8 general
which contained a woman and six little chill
dren, and another, containing an old man-as
venerable a. Lear-And his little grand daugh'
ter. The old man, who was unable to walk
was carried out, that be might live to exclsim to
the girl by his side, I" would the monsters had
burned us in our home {" -Four Of my OWL
family have persisted since the commencement
Of this war from this wsnton, deTilish destruc-
tion Of homes, and this is the means they make
use Of, they say, to bring Us into the Union
rather say, the means they take to wreak theii
feelings of hate and revenge.
We know not what effect the insolenes and
brutality OF these vandsls have had on the mer
Of Mississippi, but the women all say, sell Us tc
France rather than deliver us TO these barba-
rians.
The officers do not themselves rush inc
houses and plumber, but by their words incite
their men 10 deeds of v%iolenes. Having been
kept awake two nights by the robbers, / ven.
tured to visit the encampment Of Gen. Hurlburt,
which was not far from my house, to procure {
guard. This general was standing uAder some
leafess trees, surrounded by several officers a
1 advanced to speak 10 him, his dancing master
informed me that the general never received
ladies'. / passed him without q word and,
DOMINIC my sun-bonnet, preferred my request to
Gen. Hurlburt. After much questioning, the
general said that be would furnish me q guard
for the sake of my children, Zone Of whom, a
young girl of twelve, was with mel that our
men were DID coWardly rebels, and ran ol and
left thsir families. IL said he, /" would die
on my threshold first. Just then an officer
Joined the group, and told Hurlbu,t that the
mosl had not been procured. On them, .
said be, 81 will burn Canton to the ground fit
is not"
1 felt my blood boil As this man, (who GER
tainly never was reared a Southern gentleman,
as he AYERS, } with cap on, cursed and swore be-
fore me. 1 thought Of Alexander and his train
bowling before the fallen wife of Darius, and
compared this pretended Christians braggArt,
insulting the fallen queens Of Mississippi, and
the wives Of drawer men than DsIius, with the
heather Alexander.
It is astonishing what arts and persussions
they make use of to induce the poor negro to
leave his homo, not for his own good, be. to IN
juTs US.
"What are yoH going to do with ell these
poor women and little children" 1 said to =
Yankee officer.
They are dying up mighty fast, and then
the damned quarrel will be ended with them"
As the toad lay squat by the ear of Eve in Eden,
so these devils are trying TO lead the negro to
destruction. We know every Mississippian
after this raid will fight as il, "On his sole ann
hung victory"