Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-26
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MORNING EDITION.
ATLANTA, ga.
TUDEEAY MORNING, JANUARY 20. 1864


The Sauihern ConfedeTRey, says the Rich
mend Dispatsk, has enjoyed from tho beginning
great advantages over the Yanksss in the supe-
nor abilities Of its military leaders, and esps-
siAlly the heroic character of iis rank and Gls,
I-Whe, we verify believe, taken as a whole, have
never been eqsslsa by sny military population
On the lace Of the earth. The Yankees have
had three o1r four times cur nan5sTs, and We
may not deny that By mssns Of discipline they
became Ro0d soldiers. Eat their best generals
caElRot be esmpsTed with LEE and jackson,
snd there Is s slill grsstsr difference between
thtir privsts soldiers and these Of the Confsds-
Taty. The Yankee armies are in great par.
! Uids up Of msgceHsriss, TIE dregs Of elyiliEs-
Il s., wlSheu. any sentiment Of benoT OF patriot.
is1z, sad whose gEest saldisTly eaaGGessisns
are 6eiT discipline and brute courage The
CoHfed Usses, on tie contrary, are, in the gen
eTsl, men ef character, Of sslfrOspest, having
interests 5n eceleiy, and who have saken no
srus not f5y tbs miserable pay they rsesivs,
bul rom fho most exalted motives OF psiriotsna
AAay CT them, Shsing il Nhe ranks, are men
Of proy srsy, others profess val and educsted
men, n N ef TsfSenent, calture, ana neral and
soSL elevation. It is no. astonishing to rs
tA;u az amy composed Of such materials has
triitmpAsd so sfeR ever the most tTemordsus
Cd Is. Ehieisatly ef6esred tkroughout, Il would
ne'Fsr have sustained defeat. The world does
not contain its equal 1t las never yet received
hs6 the praise as deserves. It becomes both
the Goverzmsnt sn 1 the people Of the Southern
Co nledsrsey to rss.7ifosi by every means in
th' ir power their profound sense Of The iIlustT
on services and uHpa raleled sacrifices Of the
Privsse soldiers Of the South.
The officers Of the Co ufedorste amy, whose
highest honor it is that fhey command such
men, should do everything in ihoit pOzsr to
promote their comfort and welfare. Gen. LEE,
and sant Othsr military leaders, sst ais example
in Chs respect which might be Initiated with
ben set by al their suboriiuases. Ths great
NAPOLEON was the soldie1s' idol, not more sn
sco SuEt Of his tTsnscerdsnt genius tkAn BE-
csu he carefully studied the wants Of the pri-
vst' soldiers, uot deeming it beneath bis dignity
10 ] COX minutsly and systematically ints the
mai lneT in Whish al their necessities were sup
pie g. He vas said to be the best qusrtsfmasler
q lis own army, and his esgie eye wss es
vat ehfuuy bent over tho provision for their |
.ly wEnts, as over the irent they showed in
= As hour Of battle Never was extraordinary 1
q crit IN the ranks uuobserved OF unrewsrded BY /
bi 8. Tharo arc some subordinGte officers In /
7Hr army who might lesrn a valuable lesson
ION the great CoIsean. While enforcing dis
sfplh ls sternly and uniformly, they msy do
uusl to tighten the tells and aneYIsis the suf
rsrine Of the most heroic body Of men in the
world, BY HiaAiiosting setivs sympathy with
.ker troa blss, 5uPplyIngAS far As possible their
wants, and encouraging in them
thai self-res, ,7ees snd manly pride which belong
% the Soutbsr character
.Jot not cur private sOlaiers feel thSt tbsy
ave ceased to become men because they arc
elsie rs. Let tksui not imagine that they are
Iorrsd ,d to mere maehines because they are
isbtipg ia she ranks. Having given upsssu.
or4able homes and aisnds and kindred, let
sau fssi that they nlill have friends in their
H5ssrs, thnt shsy are not without eEa saul upon
ia euth Whe cares for tLsm o., if there be
fF sel B--an& we trust and believe the number
T - th in the goDfoderstg AZ y is smsll-who
,oi Z uyea their men as inferior beings, let them
q in mind that the surest read to military
ls cess is in the lows and sffeetioD which sol
al hsve for those who command them. s5l-
sl 3 viii 6ght to tbs death for a man hey love,
-h,' they viii yield bat a cold and meehsui-
al support 10 any other. Ths love Of his sol
is Is for the nav NAFoBE0S vas as masA e
as ans Of his success Is his great military ea-
e, ,ity. And LET AZ cur eGeeIa study not only
h' sonfort and welfare Of thsir soldiers, hRs
"a sband carefully the prssions rssocTess Of hE-
u 81 life still left Us. In one Of NAPoLBoE's
most magnificent campaigns, in which he cap
suzcd, BY enc single operation, eighty thsusaRi
nsn. 10 did not hare ten Thousand FrsnsdmeD.
We truss 4l9at hereafter, in canoniEisE our other
Taaosress, we shAE sY0id that reckless waste Of
priceless blood which hss too often HArrsd the
pages Of oar military hia.ory.