Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-03

EDITORS CAROLFaEAE: The citizens of thisl
beautiful place and of lis vicinity are psoyssbiaa
throughout our sunny land for their gsneEoIT
hospitality 70 the soldier. The success oil thei
sway side home and erelief associatiois'' at
tests how constantly and earnestly the mother
wife, daughter, slater aud sweetheart have toiled
to tighten the burden Of the willing but of.en
serelY tried men who are confronting che Ad-
vsneing hosts Of Grant in the East and Sher-
man in The West.
I well know that tbs generous spirit OF these
"ministeTing angels yet burns as brightly IS
ever, but / SIN slmeGt induced 10 paUss before
asking aid for tho soldiers OF another State, fJr
there is 3 limit to sven the best impulses. Yet,
It may bs, there are many among your wealthy
and ehivalrous sons aud daughters who think
that the gallant men Of the glorious Volunteer
State" hsYe some claim upon South CaFoiinians.
Lock At Tennessee bat Tor 3 moment, and
read the bright page which the future historian
viii record IN her bshslE. She entered into this
contest deliberately. She used every honorable
means to avsrt It, we'll knowing thai, nom her
geographical position, her citizens must suffer
Hll the horrors Of 3 border war. Yet, when tho
| gus flashed from and around Fort Sumter, she
sprang into the warriors ring and her sons
have nobly done their duty on every battle
Geld Of the west. Hsr muster roll is next TO
| that of Virgins, being upwards Of $4,000 men
before Forrest went into West Tennessee, in
March last. To her credit, too, be it said, her
soldiers are all volunteers for, unfortunately,
her soil has been held By the enemy ever since
the e~enscript act was passed, AMI heRes tAat
law could not be enforced within bar limits.
The two most s~anguinary battles OF tbs war yss
/ fought-Shiloh and MuTfFsesb0ro-TeIe ionght
on her soil the deaths and casualties ia each,
AMONG botb CoufedeFates snd Federals, largely
exceeding those of any other field, considering
the numbers engaged and in each Ter brave
troops were the principal, because the lost nu
msTous ACTORS.
At C~hiesmAuga, they again fought in sight
of their mountains and then beautiful river, and
with that success which always makes theiI
onset. At Dalton, they again stand ready 70
meet the foe, and avert from Georgia and South
Carolina the ead fate which chains Their oEn
loved homes to slavery. Can S0uih Cerolinlans
imagine what would be the fate Of C5Umbis i
iJoh8sson's army were defeated7 Most Of that
army is composed Of Tenuessesans, ard many
Of them have not seen home Tor nearly two
years. Step by step they have seen their State
given mp 70 the foe, till we can claim mons Of il
as ours. AL, a~ll-pr0perty, homes, and yei
worse still, wives, children and aged parents
are under the rude, barbarous graap Of The
greedy and vindictive Yankees.
Am I wrong, Mr. Editor, in asking South
CArolina's sons and daughters to remBmber the
/ aLlieQ Sens CT tennessee daf9, JQU nave
known nothing Of plumber, spoils, ripine snC
devastation. You haV known nothing Of Tx
horrors of actual invasion. Your people do no
(usy they never know what it is 70 Hse IRON
hair quiet homes, At night the fAmes Of thei
burciDg dwellings, often lighting up tbs " cid IA
miliar paths, /" pet leaving them wanderers, with
out means, snd almost without hope. Teanes
seeans have drank of this cup to The bitter dregs
and yet their sons, brothers, fathers, are in you
front, aide by side with the brave meu Of you
own State, impatienily waiting the hGUT when
in saving Georgia and C%srolins, they may ais
move forward 70 the redemption OF their owl
loved homes.
From these homes, now, they seldom hear
save Though the snemy's papers or ty stealth
Tokens of kind remembrance from mother
wife or sister, seldom reach them. How eat
they DO sol Thus cut of, fer lorg, wear
months, from all these at home who could o.
would aid them, am I presumpsuous, Mr.. Ed
tor, in asking if South Carolinians viii me- rs
member the Tennessee soldier ia this hour
Georgia is nobly doing her part IN this matter
VIII South Carolina fail to give CT hsr aband
ancs2
The soldiers Of Virginia, North and Soust
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi are all in from. Of their friends as vel
As their fees. Tennessee soldiers, unfortunately
End the enemy bet1ossR them and their homes
and their situation is peculiar. viii this appss
in their behalf ba 10 vain. MEMPHIS.
Nav Is, 1864.