Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-12

Campaign Of EiRhI-ea EAzsdred sixty
Four.

From the Richmond ENgmluer.I
Re enlistmsnts progress slowly 10 the Yankee
camps They have been surprisingly numaF-
Gus and enthusiastic 10 outs. The two iaei,
SIMPLY a gaod 4ugury fer the decisive esmpsie1
OF 1854. Who now wiz pretend that the spirit
Of the South is broken that cur armies, whiea,
s. present, ess the South, are disposed to mBse
terms, to lev down their sims, crave pardon,
aud, by degrading oslhs, compound fer iheif
property Z The people may deBoond, tie Gov
sTunsai beeoms terrified but the army, hope
fui, r~esoiuss, courageous, are resolved s0fgA. 20
70 ths cniy admissible pesce, tEs5 which ska
acknowledge theit nationality and leave srus
in their hanis.
Tne ensmy are intoxicating the shallow delu-
sion tkst our soldiers are dissFseisd and kept %
ignoTApce Of the amnesty proclaimed by Lin
coin. Our wi press have published the proc.
lGmstion to every camp; aud the response Of
the army is heard in the eloquent resolutions by
which they announce their unanimous Ts-enEs.-
ment Let il be remembered that this prefer
Of continued servies by cur soldiers is spOngsue-
ems, bought by no bounty And eItorted By go
importantly; that it is the Tssult Of the soldiers
own convictions of patriotic duty suggested, it
may be, from home, bat none tbs less voluntary
or sincere for thst reason; t6St the Rsw service
rendered is not only without bounty, but viz
tuaiiy without pay.
These re-snlistmeAts present one Of The most
striking features Of this var; thsy will touch the
heart Of foreign spectators and eItort new admit
ration from mankind. There has been some
talk in our Legislatures about rolls Of honor. No
ea@c-msnts are now II requisite pH this subj ct
These new muster rolls OF enlistment, sIll, for
sl futuIs time, constitute the most honorable
records in Southern archives. The soldiers
have made rolls of honor Of their own, which
viii be forever accounted the purest fountain O.
pedigrses and gsnealogies.
Bus these Ie-enlisimeuts IN the field have .
value n0t meTely IS 3 theme for diatsni applause
and iatuTc admiration, bat they sp2sk trumpet
tenSRed to the present emergency. They are
eloquent Of reproach and Of exhortaiion 20 re-
pining c~iiizsIs, sordid property meEgers sDd
deTelici officials st home. Tae language of the
army 10 the people and the Govsreneni implied
Ia these re-sslisting resolutions, and interpreted
Ia brief, Is: IBIS ashamed Of the pssl and do
your duty henceforth, as you know we shall Dc
oEra"
We have no evidences that snlislments are
going On with &laeriiy la the sHenny's esmp5.
On tie contrary, a new draft is proclaimed,
which il the last expsdient TIA. can be employed
for recruiting depleted raRkz- The unpTeeedsut.
ed bounty Of . Thousand dollsTs has failed %
procure the requisite force. Such a bounty vas
never heard Of before in Any age OF country. Il
is q farm, outfit and competency 10 the poor man.
Il Is & home 20 the WsndaTer and 20 ths house
less; az estate TO the pAupeT; bread, meat and
work 10 the iab5Ter, starved and Wifboal en-
ployment. As if this sum Of money were not
enough to buy land, land itself is promised BE-
sides; land in Tennessee, land anywhere in the
conquered territory.
Bat neither money in haad nor prospective
acres have brought recruits, in numbers AZ al
commensurate with the wants Of the service
and the draft is put in play. But the new draft
~contGiDs the feS ufs Of substitution which reg
dsEed the old ineffectuAL The redemption fee
is now four hundTed dollars. BIT If 4 Thousand
dollars will not buy men into the service, how
can four hundred dollars be expected to retain
them in 1T II seems to be already settled that
the enemY's present army organization must 90
to pieces and that, after the spring CAMPAIGN.
We shall have unframed armies to 6ght.
Tie campaign Of 1864 will open under the,
most encouraging auspices for ths South. Our
aimies viii be stronger, better armed and better
disciplined than ever before. Tbs enemy il
campletely Ignorant of our plan of operations.
We have Smith and MsgTu3sr instead of Holmes
west Of the Mississippi Polk instead Of Penn
berton in the Southwest; Johnston instead of
Bragg in the center LongsIreet in Tennessee;
BsauTegard triumphant on the Southern sea
board, and Leo stall invincible in Virginia. We
HAYS had no depressing disasters during the
RiatsT, and the eunbosts and monitors havs
alike lost their teFIoTs. We have every assn
Ta1cs that the year 1864 will retrieve he mis-
fortunes of its predecessor.