Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-05
FUTURE CHARACTERS OF THE WAR
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EUrURE CHARACTER OF THR WAR
The bsstle Is that have thus fsr bsen fought
this spring, have ne doubt had . tendency to
impress Upon the minds Of our Yankee adver-
ssriss, the fact that desperate fighting must be
dons hereafter, if they expect to win any iuturs
victories. They msy rest assured there will be
10 mors child's play during this war. Our peO-
pie long oppressed and outraged, and our sol
dieTs tired Of its continuance, have entered up
on he present campaign with q determination
TO do or die in the strife. This discrimination
was evinced ct olustee, Florida, ct Plymouth,
n. G, At For. Pillow and moEs recently on Red
river; a. ali Of which places, the Southern sol
diers are said by the Yankees, to have fought
Like demons.
Yea, and ike demons they viii continue TO
fght until every Northern hirsling is driven
from Southern soil. As remarked day or two
ago, the Yankees have had their last joviAl revel
10 the South. WrOnged, robbed, incsnsed and
enr.god. the Southern people viii rise up in aid
Of the Southern soldier wherever it Is prScsi-
cabs, and cause the Yankee TO feel and 10 know
that he is not among a kindred people and that
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GUNNER campaign VII dispel from his mind
The hnciful decisions implanted there by the
promise Of 6 Southern farm, and he will be only
toe glad,tO make his escape, with whole bones,
back sgsin to he North. He has yet to feel
The extreme fsrcsRess Of Southern ire and the
more pointed kesnness ef Southern steel. He
has many severe lessons jet TO Learn, aud our
soldiers happen to Be just now in the best pos
EibIe mood to tstch than, which they will do
before the summer campaign is over.
If We understand the spirit and purposes Of
our troops Alright, 1t is their determination, if
opportunity oferE, to brig shis war to e speedy
eloss by desperate fighting. They have ell re-
enlisted for the wsr, and II is consequently not
only their policy bu: theiT interest az well to
bring that var 70 the speediest termination pos
sIbls. They know shat Il viii only be p-OloBSe1
by half fought battles and half won victories,
and they viii take care hereafter fast their
work, Uhsn oHcs commenced, shsn be finished
up in the moss approved style. We have assur-
sncs Of this in he battles that hav8 already
been fought; this spring. They have buea more
decisive and complete in than results shEu any
that have been fought during the war, aud they
Ere oaly an esTnsstO OF what may be expected u
the future. Oar brsFe soldiers are resolved 20
fight themselves out Of hArnssg, and woe be
70 the Yankee who shall meet them ia battle
array. He VIII no doubt be impressed with the
belief thss 'the innsles Of Pandenouium have
been turned loose, and thai he himself has besn
seHt for.
We DO not mean BY al this that any thing
like savage ferocity either has or will chsraeIs-
riEs our troops. They hays TOO high IA appre-
citation Of beth the duties and character Of the
soldier TO stain either their name or their Cause
with any act approaching bsrbsrify, bat ne
only mean IS was remarked b tho Fedsrsls in
Memphis before suteIiug Mississippi, that they
would hereafter fight with gloves eff. They
VII SIGHT with g zeal and energy that viii prove
irresistible. Their continuance il or discharge
from the service is now made to depend upon
fAilure or suessss. In failure they see another
long weary year IN camp, while in success they
see Independence, peses, home and friends, and
hence We argue they viii fight with an ardor,
resolution and fsresness, such as has not been
witnessed in modern warfare.