Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-23
THE MORALE AND SPIRIT or THE
rive ARMIES.

The excellent morale Of the veterans under
Gen. JOHNSTON remaining unimpsirsd, although
the army has fallen back 8 distance of eighty
miles, is a matter Of establishment to the world
QuidHuncs and quskers in the rear cannot IN.
dsrstsn6 why the srmy after retrssting before
ths. foe, and erecting over three hundred miles
Of brsastWorks, exposed to drenching rains
whistling mimic balls, and shrieking shells,
should no. become d~ispiited and despoadent
Il is a problem that they cannot solve. Well
may the esprit De corps of the army of Teunes-
see challenged universal admiration.
There is rot = soldier or officer in the army
Of Tennessee, be be standing as sentinel, up to
bis middle IN mud and water, wasted BY the
pangs Of disease, or manned and maugled By
'muskss or cannon balls, whs feels weak
hearted or dssRordeat, but, % the contrary,
riToBg and confident Believing that thrice
4rmsd is be who hath his quarrel just. and
having anImitsd cOafdenee in tha ssgseity and
skill u their leader, they feel assured of ti
umphing over = vindietvs and ruthless foe. A
soldier remarked not long since, that be bad been
on retTests in Virgins aud Mississippi, and with
BRAGG also, and If JoHEsToE was refreshing
his amy Was the best fed aud conditioned re-
treating army he had ever seen. They sfe well
fed and clothed, and eager for the time to come
when, upon the open field, in stern srray, they
san meet the m~srAading hosts Of SHERMAN,
aad the lsHrels OF victory shall grscB their
swords, and complete success shall crown their
efforts.
Ikrfw uvwru -. ,---.T l.. H..1- II LII -
prise by the consciousness Of the justice Of Their
cause, and shsir souls are animated and sus-
tanned by the knowledge that every blow they
strike in behalf Of that cause, Is = blow stricken
IN behalf Of H~beTtyHnd law of civilization and
human progression. Through the inscrutsble
workings Of Providence they have been made
the champions OF christianity and hunanify.
They seek not to subvert the laws Of nature
and Of Providenes, aRd under the disguise Of a
slckly ssntiAentslism, to commit crimes Of the
deepest and darkest dye. They wage no war
OF discrimination sgainst any race or people
they are NOT inspired TO action by lust asd r.
pine aud Evarics-ihey boast no inhumEa atroc-
ties committed on tender babes, defensslsss
Wsmen and sgsd siTes. They appeal net to the
public for applause for rsvaging farms, bum
ing and laying waste the country, and indis-
eliminate plumber Of noa-cembafsnts.
Taey boast OF q nobler, trusr, higher man
hood They are defending heir wives snd Hnle
ones individual and public rights, and scorn the
base and lOw-bom sets Of the assassin and rob-
Der. Innocence and virtue lock to them for
protection from the lust Of the barbarous invs-
der, aud that fact gives them renewed energy,
M hrm determination that thai trust shall not
Be misplaced. With the Grm tread Of conf
deRes, and the digpised bearing Of true man
hood, they fear no encounter with the ienoble
hosts Of = rsPseiOus snd brutalizsd foe. 70
thsE brute force they oppose tie s~H-conqasnng
spirit of moral courage.
This is enc Of the reasoas why the morale Of
the army Of Tennessee romans unimpaired to-
day, and that the army Of SHERMAN, though
seemingly Successful, are not ssnguins, bat
.dispIiied.
That We have not placed IN improper esti-
mate upon the conduct Of our enemy, We refer
70 the statements made BY our correspondent,
IS. L." which will doubtless sterile cur read
ors. From that statement, they may learn the
SetescSy Of defending their homes, net here,
but 81 The 'front.' Teunesssssns snd Mississip-
plans especially, Rave wrongs to svenge, such
81 were never before hoaped up BY ths cruelty
and demouism of a bGrbsTous foe. The facts
stated, were gathered from soldiers and fugi