Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-12

As Soldiers but 70 leave hem at home pfoiues
plies and occasionally to do police and other duties with
in the State, which properly belong 10 the mia OF
State; or in other words II Il is the intention yiuuIv 70
take The control Of hem from the Stste 80 a. epfye
her OF all power and leave her without sufficient force
70 exee1e her own laws suppress serve nsu rreeon
and place the whole militia Of tbs StSe rot NEEDED Tor
constant services In the Oenfederats sries Under the
control Of the President whs engaged In their civil
pursuits the act Is unconstitutional and oppressive and
ought not 70 be executed.
Il the set Is exse1ted "a this State l. dsprires hsr Of
har whole active Ins, Congress has shaped a.
TO include the identical persoas embraced i the act
passed at your late session. and to transfer the onro Of
them all from the State to the Confedsrats govrnant
The State has already enrolled these persons under
the solemn act Of her Legislature for her own defense
aud i is question for you to determine whistler the
necessities OF the State her sovereignty aud dignity
and jus ice to those Who be affected by this act
do not forbid that she shsud permit her orgLnizaoR
tobe broken up and her Of EefpreservEtion 10
be taken out Of her hands II this 4 done Whist viii
oe our condition. prefer to s1sWer by adopting the
language Of The present abs and patriotic Governor Of
Virginia g sovereign State without a soldier and
without the dignity Of rength-strippsd Of ali her
men, and with only the form ssd pHgesntry Of power
would. indeed, be nothing more than wret,hed de.
pendsncy to which should grieve TO proud old
commonwealth reduced"
may be reminded that the enemy has three lines A
many white men, able to bear arms as re hsva, and
that Is necessary to take ali between the agts above
mentioned, orwe cannot keep many men in he field
Rs he does.
If the rssu. depended upon orr ability to do this We
must necessarily fan. Bat fortunately for US this il
not the While they have the advantage 90 nun
barA we have other other advantages which II pro-
epeTy improved, they never oEerc5ms. We the
invaded psrty, II The right, struggling for all we have
and for all that we expect our posterty 20 iuberit
This gives great moral advantage more powerful
enemy, who as the invaders are In the wrong and are
fighting for conquest and power We have ths inner
and shorter ns Of defense while they have longer
snd more difficult ones. For instsnes: il desire %
reinforce Dalton from Wilmington. Charleston SavHn.
nah ald hobie to reinforce either OF thoSs poizs
from Dalton, can do 20 by throwing troops over
sse. 10 rsipto-ee Cbarssoa or Ss,1o S1s enc 2 ~
Washington New Orleans, he throw hfI troous
long distaues around almost upon the eircuu ference
Of circle, while we meot them with our rsinf0e enta
by throwing them across the diameter Of seuicircs
This difference In our favor Il great fur to one
and enables II troops properly handled to
repel their assaults, with hte than one fourth
In consideration Of thsss and numerous other advau
tsses which an invaded people, united and determined
to be free always has IL is wise policy fer Us 70
undertake to keep in the field as large number s. the
enemy has.
It IS the duty of those in authority, In country en-
gaRed in war. which calls for al the resources at
command, to consider we'll what proportion Of the whole
population safely be kept under arms oar pre-
condition, surrounded by the enemy and or ports
blockaded, that We place but little dspandsuee
upon foreign supplies, are obliged TO keep sufii.
cient number Of men in the agricultural fields make
supplies for troops under Rrs and their families a.
home OF we must ultimately fail
The policy which would compel al our men to 70 10
the military ield and leave farms unculfivated
and workshops vacant would be the most fatal and
unwse that could be adopted In that csse the enc
my need only aTold battle. and continue The til
We consume the supplies now on hand, and we would
be completely in their power.
There Is certain proportion Of people in our con
dtion who can remain under arms, and the balance Of
the population at home support them. So long As
that proportion has not been reached may safely
be tskeni but when it Is reached every mas taken
from the eld OF production. ard placed consumer
in the military field makes that much weaker; ard
we go iaT oeyond the prop orsen failure and ruin are
inevtsblei - the army mus coon dE5snd when It can
longer be supplied with tienscessHries Offs There
is reason to fssr that those authority have not made
safe calculations up this point, zd that they do not
appreciate the flcaleu able Importance the
tural interests In this struggle
We able to keep constantly under arms two hun.
dred thousand effective men, and to support and
maintsin that force By and produe-
tons for twenty years TO come. No power neE State
can ever be conquered so long msntsin that
number Of coed troops. II he enemy should bring
million against rs let remember that there il such
thing as whipping the hght without hghting It, and
avoiding pitched battles and unnosegzzTy cosioni let
Us give this vast force time to melt away unier the
heat Of GUNNER and the SHOWS Of winter, did ereE
srny in Greece, AID Napoleen's ia RuSsis, and the
eRemys resources and strength viii exhaust when so
prcdigslly used much more rapidly than ours when
properly econouised. II properly economising our
strength and husbsndinS our resources lie oTr best
hope Of suceess
Instead Of making constant new drsfts upon the
agricultural and mechanical labor OF the c0unTy for
recruits for the srmy, to swell numbers beyond
present muster rolls which must prove rRr if Our
provisions fall respectfully submit that would be
wiser 70 put the troops Into the army, and leave men
enough at home 10 support them. In other Wor5s
pei ths thousands OF young officers In gold lace aud
bras buttons who constantly seen erOwdibg our
railroads and hotels, mAoy Of whom seldom be
found ~ fhsir posis Eand ihe Thousands Of struggling
soldiers who abs u without lssve By tse svor
itism OF officers whose names the PAYROLL ard
who rot producers At home, 20 remain a. their
places in the army This justice alike to the country
% tax payers TO the gallant officers who stand firmly
At the post Of duty snd tbs gallant officers who stand
firmly the post of duty and the gallant soldiers who
seldom never ge. fGroughs, but are always in the
thiekesf Of the fghi. when they enduring and
fering much, why shCd the fsvoreg Of power and
those e their comrades no seek to avoid daty 1d dan
bs eouutenzncsd tolerated Af home, while their
names stand upon the muster roll
II AL who are able for duty. and who nom
inay in service drawing pay from the Government sre
compelled 70 DO thsir duty faithfully there will be no
need Of c0mpe ling men over As TO lsRvs their homes
Of dl.bsndng the State militia to place more men
under the Presidents control
Conflict 1oitE the Confederate GOvsTnm,nt.
Blu. it may be said thA. a. aitsmp, to maintrn the
rights Of the Sts's Will produce eODes with she Con
fsderate Government aware thai there are those
who from motives not necessary to be here mentioned
srs ever ready raise the cry OF conflict, ard cr
css and condemn the action Of Georgia In every
where her constituted authorities protest against the
encroahmenis Of the central power snd seek 10 msin
constitutional rights and liberties OF her people.
Those who are unfrisadly TO State sovereignty and
desire to consolidate all power IN the hands Of Tie Con-
federate Government, hoping to promote their under
taking by operating upon the fears Of the hmd. after
esch new aggression upon the constitutional rights Of
the States, hl the n@spnper presses with the cry OF
''conct AID warn people to beware Of those who
seek Issintaj, Il constitutional rights ss sgtstOrs
partissns lay 5. Nrrass the Confederate Gov
eminent in the prosecution sa war.
Let not the people be deceived By this false oamor.
Il IS the same cry "coniet" which the Lincoln Gov
srnmsnt raised against all who defended the rights Of
the Southern States against its tyranny Il n the cry
which the usurprs Of power have ever raised against
those who rebuke their encToaohmsuts and refuse to
Weld to their sggressions.
When aid Georg embarrAss the Coufedersts govern.
msnt in any matter pertaining the vigorous prOsecu
ton Of the war When did she fail to furnish mere
tha1 ber full quota of troops when she called upon
as Stats by the proper Confederate authorityf And
when did her gallant ever quail before the enemy
fail uobv to illustrate her character upon the battle
heldf
ths Acid Of deadly conflict but she proudly repei
he assaults Of those who, ready TO bend the knos to
power for position and patronage, set themselves up 10
10 point to single instance Ia which she has failed 10
an requsiti9n for troops msde up her through the
regular constitutional channel 10 the very last Te1zi-
on made she responded wthioFer double the number
shs stands ready at all times to do hsr whole duty
10 the eauae and to the Oonfederscy, but while
he does this she will eeGEe to require that her
al rights be respected snd the hbses OF
ber peopIe DR. served While she depFecates al con-
sSot Sith he Confs5erats eovernTpent II to require
these be conflict the conflict will never end till the
object is attained
'.For freedoms battle once begun,
BequeAthsd from bleeding sire TO son,
Though bsfisd oft, is ever wOn,'
will be enablssonsd in letters Of living light ur her
proud banners until State sovereignty and oOnstisn
tionaI liberty as weu ss Coniedersts independence,
are firmly eEisb ished
Saspsasion Of tbs HabsGs Corpus.
cannot withhold the expression Of the deep Inorti6
cation feel the late action Of Congress in attempt
ing suspend ths privilege Of the writ OF habess cor
nus and to confer upon hs President powers expressly
denied TO him by the Constitution Of ths Confederate
States. Under prstext Of necessity which our whole
people know does not exit IN this case, whatever may
have been ths motives, our Congress- with the assent
snd at the request Of tbs Executive has struck fell
blow at the liberties et the people Of these States
The Cons tuition the Confederate States declares
that The privilege Of the writ OF h2beas corpus hhsl
be suspended uElessTn in cases Of rssellonor
iav the public safety may require IL. The power
TO suspend lhe hAbess corpus 81 all Is dsuTud, not
from express and direct delegation, but from implca
ton only, and ilpleaiion never be raised IN
opposition to- express restriction In Of any
conflict between The two, an hnpisd power must
always yield 70 express restrictions upon Its exercise
Tue power to suspend the privilege Of the writ Of ha
beas corpus derived by implication. must, therefore,
be aiyays iim ed the declarEtiOr in the