Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-02

DALToS. GA, Nay l. 1854.
EDITORS APPEAL. We were thrown Into a lively
state Of expectancy day bsfOs yesterday BY tho deep
toned mutterings Of n the direction Of Tunnel
h, and other indications Of engagement Stewards
and HndnanS divIsions were ordered out n line, and
the greater part of The remainder Of the srmy held In
readinesA Troops wagons and artillery wsrs every
where In motion, eeuriers dashed about With speed
that EaEEsa.sd important dispatches orders, asd
along the road isadng to tbs front moving columns ef
dust measured the pace Of different gsneFsa and THAR
escorts toward tas anticipated scene Of battle.
AS usaal, thob1and runors wore coined Lnpyomptu,
and passed with teissraphc velocity from mouth TO
mouth and camp to camp But toward svsnIGE We
learned that The enemy hsa sdvsnesd on The Tunnsl
bill road With ARTILLERY savHy and iaAntfy, in soHs
force, but retired after ikirulshina Our troops
returned 70 camp and svssybedY sobsidsd Into hvlr
usual nonohalsnes and quetada, The ttseli Of ths
skirmlshlss has already preceded me BY tsisgssph-
Iharo seen = number cf late Noftbern journals she
news s unpportAnt Much ls evidently suppressed,
though some bold 10 sstalt. with mech cir
cumloeutieu that iheY hsve not been entirely success
ful Ia the opening campaign An svssive, spprehen'
svs toas pssvsde The slerislr ef nest Northern pa
Psfs
Abraham. the nlsessenafor he's aAsas spseeh, and
"sei his foot dawn uheh latter graceful performances
eovets tsouEh e. aud fcr smell building lot He
FeceaIy delivered address ~ fslr 10 Baltimore, in
which he aired his pen, up feelings oa hssutl Ct Of
retaliation for ,hs untnisF shd VI some q ne fslow
ctssss ana srpsfcis " Ahesn preelivitiss At Foft
rllevs. Nesfe soldisr shall he treated as uhl,e men
when esrtatea. The eeytfnmset whsn i decided 70
enil., pssross u,e ths .tisy, had seg weighed The
sshees ssd determined 10 treat s cys subjects site
without spEAd 70 cclet The geverunent viii retail
ate vhsasseE we'll dsensd sss. :. made set--whsrs
nsgro soldiers have been mslresisd This L substae.
aay bis position On that peint but hs viii doubtless
BE- very eaatous aboat asthotiait retaliation, that
being double gAHsi bat bs miuioa, will no doabs
wreHk out their cherished haHsd-aad dsVssh fury,
many devoted souihron during this summer. Au in
stance is AlrohiySefore Two Of our were cap
tured in the late sklrmlsh; Of them Tsnnss san,
learn, wss led OF few hundred yards and brutAly
u q down Ia Geld blood His body was afterwards r0
moved This fellow soldiers, Is prelude Of ths treat
raent we may expect fature The hands OF our hire
Ing blood thirsty foes sddsnsd to desperation by aul'
tpued defeats and the pers.snt courage and detorri
nation Of people they cannot Kubdus in open combat
they gus their nfuAted rage upon prisoners Of war
and Innocent weakness. When the result Of the next
battle Is made known, predict that the number Of
prisoners io1t by e her side will be lesG IN proportion
the number killed and wounded than ever known
before. Our especially VIII Aght with reckless des
psratOn. preering to die nOby, nseeIsAry than to
be Murdered by hes-tless Asndz.
An incident occurred in Tylsr's brigade last night
which for the moment oeeAsonsd considerable stir and
excitesnt pnlory had been erected At the brigade
guard house during the dsy for the purpose OF s1seut
Ing the sentence OF court martial dessr;er, Who
besides having his head shaved and the letter d.
marked on the right hip was Fentenced to ss Plorisd
several hours each day, for thirty days. The night
being very dark, number Of men, who appear to be
prejudiced asaints boards" determined to destroy
this one The elements eonspirss 70 favor the intrepid
black angry clouds sweep the sky, revsrberstng
tbundsrs Ike an avalanche the ggsnie artillery Of
some .bled genii, announces approaching storm,
and iorked shtn ngs Iurid ne gloom Of night with
their red oreeles A lsrgs assembly engaged in
worship, at the rude she'd known ss . church They
are all knesiing while the minister lifts his voice In
prayer for twenty or twenty-five mourners. who are
signing IN the altar Pickering faggOts struggle with
surrounding darkness, the is su0ime and imirss
sive Just then shout rends the air that startlss
Of feet It Is crowd charging the guard
house then comes the fash and report of musksTy
the sIsggIs Is fierce FOR moment, but the guards
outnumbered snd the pilory demolished, snd every
bedy gone In very short time Strange to cay enc
was hurt although twenty thirty shots fred by
tse guard
This act eommttsd partly, perhaps, for amusement,
and partly from prejudice sgslns iLs institutions"
cannoi he eo1ansndabls. II h2s the spPsArsnos Of
sympsihy for deserter, and Of inEubordnsiioD. No
gsod solder nsed fear tbs piory and bad ones,
NO rogue ever felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the law"