Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-08
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French commerce. It is reported the nssioa
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To the Editors OF the Louisville JeHrnsl:
ELKT0N, Todd county. KY, Dec. III
with mzuy other loyal friends dent fsel salts
fed and well pleased with the present state of
things in our county aRd the sdJoiniHg counties
On the southern borders OF oar old patriotic
State Yea viii doubtless rseoIlsct that IN 1851.
On he breaking out Of the robslion, the rebels
established recruiting camps ell along our boI-
der inst over the lima IN Tennessee, Camp
3 one. Camp Trousozls, etc. This impudsnce
drew "a from our c5Un;ios very many ynung
men Of orr State many Of thsaa aBWary and in
exDsrisEeed, whe have fallen vic ims 70 fheiT
folly. and many WAC survive soreiy repent
heir folly. We then had and get hsve many
Of the most loyal ciiizsHs in eHT c6Ruties that
belong to our State who suff red both in per.
son and property and many Of as had to leave
or hide from the relentless kana Of peTsecEsion
uhiis the demons in human form OVeTrdn or
border country Then when the 8nited States
Government called i0r help, the insst Of oar sous
and neishbors Of the loyalty responded heartily
10 the call with an eye to the protection Of their
Governm II, homes, and families, maaY Of
whom notg sleep on the foTsEksn waste OF the
bloody baitlsfelds. And heEe I wish to remark
that our little ps.Tieiic county have not had ths
credit awarded TO rs thst was just and right, as
toe reer sitIBg quartsrs were in eiseT c0untiss
who have tue credit, and released froz tie
draft, while ses ae have to foot the bill Of one
hundred and ninsty-0ns men in oar small bat
patriotic county. ThoTe is q wrong somewhere
sbou the matter, and We WON'T stop here 20
ssk I the wrs1g; but this is not the last nor
worst We havs b submit To- W have been
loyal, aud csniubRted By eur blood and tress-
uIs to the ssrpoT. Of one Of the best Govern
nenis over Ir2de by man.
Bat now how are ths present sdmiss traitors
Of thst Government, with theIr officers ami un-
question. At Nashville, ClsIksville and Fou
Donslso1, they have opened recruiting quarters
foT the nsgroes and beEr in mind eli these points
are aloRg the southern borders Of ouI eountes,
srd tho degrees OF both loyal aud rebel synps-
thizeIs are leaving yU State % hundreds aud
thousands, and receive protection under those
sinks Of abolition. Row, e1k IL the name OF
hgh heaven, is there to be no difference be-
rw.sn loyalty sud reasOnf Are those thai
hsve sto5d .li.Llui 20 ihen da1y % be treated
ike those that nsrs bs0n ia sTas against US IN
cur holy gtruRglsf IL eu State to fare no bell
ter than those VINO are termed lnsTrCgtionaTy
States in the Pftsl3ents proclamation AID Is
il right that these Abolitiouists should set up
their recruiting osmps ia sight of Us, aud hold
ont iplueemeutB 70 our slaves - decoy them
irrIn .heir loyal masters, ,ThS have nurtuTed and
cared for them as children, and WITH 1hom they
have been hsppy and ooRtented Rather q hG.
initiating incident occurred with one of my
ne ghboTs last week, IS related by hin, who is
aud has bsea as loyal mEn as gny. Having
st vastly By the rebels, and lately by bis ne-
gr5rs, who jiued the camp at Ciarksviile, be
vas solicited by o sick neis shbor of bis 20 90 70
ClaTksvills and GO some horses, aud SEQ three
or fur at hls Che sick man's) negroes, who bsd
elossd with the horses the pfevi9Us night. Fhs
first neighbor spoken Of went, as requested by
his loyal friend aad nsjghbor, 20 ClsIkayills,
and, as be approached h-s3qusrters to got leave
for e hoTses and see the negroes, ne was hslied
by young buck negro, dressed in Federal uHi-
form, with presented muekss and bayOnst, and
ordered 20 leave and absy his order, OF he would
blow hello through him. Ny good Old friend
hsd 10 Obey uader the NEST hunaiattng cream
stances, aud said he hoped. nev9r again to be
srested in ike manner undsr ths direction OF
those whom he had looked up0a as his friends
and friends of bis Government,
1 am informed that hundreds aHd thousands Of
neyroes-men, women and chi!dren-sFe thTang-
ing these camps and cities, who are fed, clothed
aud protected at the expense OF the Government,
to whom we pay hssvY tax and revenue. while
Ensny Of eur ceun!ry-women,- who have lost
their husbands, brothers, and sons, in the de
fense OF their country, are poor, penniiess, azd
crying for oTasd Now this IS mole than we
bsrgained fer, and this Was not in too program
me OF which We set cat 10 pet down the rebel
lion. hardly know who VIC arc or what we
are to coais TO by this anhoy, bloody, snd un-
csllsd fyr rebellion, ncr can l see WINS: Is TO be
the result Of sur Administration Overriding ear
Constitutioa with such nigh hand ana with
such unvsryantable strsica Of p5Wer, al under
the fslse pretsase OF military necessity. never
bad any feelings OF III iati1a With JEFF Davis
or his hot.5eds Of tress0n, and / confess, with
many Of any loyal friends, that hsTO slm9st
I,,t 4 hope la Our preseag radical, aieh handed
Administration, pArticatArly 7Yhils goa see seS
iorLh the basis on which hs builds his hopes, ss
he SAYS, tor TeeonsiIueien, and never hear
word about tbs rcstorsu0R Of our fathers goY-
ernraeut and wholesome institutions Msssrs.
Eitors, hAvs, ss you perhaps Tecoliect, been
an unconditional UHIOn and consti,uu nal nan,
aud gay now, as I hav0 heretofore said IN ny
private circles, as we'll Ia my pebl acts, that
the iiisliiutioa OF slavery has besn blessing 10
the black rsee, ard a wise pToVidsHEiel oTdi-
nance, moro for the blsek than the white rSss.
Though ana tbs owner Of several likely slaves,
have always said if they st nd in the Nay be-
tWssn me- and my Government, happiness aud
prosperity, st them get out OF the way, f0r what
/ is property of any description without Gov
efnmeat to proGset it, IS well IS nay life and
| hopes of TIE iusuIef BGs l have conscientious
scluplss eud fesTs that they viii be placed in a
worse condition than if they vera to be kept uR-
| der my eontrsl and protection. Now, II the will
and design OF those radical and nasrs-loying
] Abolilenists are carried out, woe for the poor
negro. as I know them well ea0ug b to cay they
viii never be willing TO spend faEthiDg foE
thsir benefit, bus glsst themselves in their wick
cd and keiiisb designs, to which wiekedness and
sephistFy IA them peFt Of our present trouble AZ
s nation is attributable. Il would DO somoWhAi
amusing, il not t9s wicked, 20 hare fail-grewn
two hnndred.pouadeT OF their idols attached BY
some kind of lasting hgsmsRt to eacspoRs O.
thoss humane negr0-w0GshipPeTs 50 they coul6
have q ful bsne6t OF thsH swSetsesntea ged
dess, long enough 70 relieve them Of thsir ak
ss.
] / called on our excellent Governor the Othel
! day to iIy to remedy the evil Of which We com
plGin ia oar border couutieR. BE pTamsed 10 d
all in hls power to have our loyalty protected ent
our pghls IS KsninekIsns respected, bat / hsy
awful issrs and fors5 )dings thai this wicked re
ssliea Rad tbs mal-aG@InissTst0H Of the Fed
efal Government. will end in the total desIuc
uon OF our OAcs happy institutions, aud anarchy
ahlch is beginning to sholg her hidsous form
} will prevail TO tho destruction Of all cur naEioH
/ and our fond hopes for ths future perish.
, An Rlso somewhat astonisled and disoeare9s