Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-16
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Ccrfsspondence If the Mobile Advertiser and Register
COLUMBUS, MISS, May 1I-Netwiihstand.
ing the heavy storm yesterday, Of wind ana rain
and hail, and the consequent cold weather this
moining, Columbus is all excitement over the
v7sI news Everything and everybody is look
ing up Coed neTs comes pouIipg IN every
dav. and we ara hoping and praying that It may
aot eeaEe till every YANKEES Is expelled from or
soil, and Columbia is free. If our foes knew
ths; we are better of now than we were Two
wears ago, they would begin at least to see the
folly of undertaking cur sub agaiion. We have
more soldiers, more food, more clothing, moro Of
everything in fact, than We had in the De- in
ming of 1862. It is literal fact, that Rhila
our enemies are breaking down, ITe ~ Q but
stating, or, having now learned how to endure.
can carry on fhs little ''shsbsng" for Twenty or
/ Thirty years longer, without mskjag as mach
| FUSS over il as an old lady Ts0uid over ihs
hTeLking up Of turkeys y.sst by big dog
Don't misunderstood mo We are ready fol
pesce, and would rejoics tr, see it come honors-
bly, but we are better pfc pared 70 GARY on the
/ wE than we have ever 'oesn, and dOn't intend
to let it stop till It stops all right Lincoln and
| his minions may howl and hl'asteT, but aiteT al
their stormiDg, they will ina us, ike the pos
sun1 in the Hep Of Thousand StTings," right
thar" We are determine on having our IN
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vii get hurt sure.
! You are no doubt aware Of the faet'thAt Gen
| Stephen D. Les hss been placed by the hresi
deIt in command Of this department, and ths
Gen. Polk hSs gone where be viii be fsYoraby
heard from If tie enemy show themselves any
where within striking distance. know Of M
ono who could command the department viii
more ability thsn Gen. Lee. He is, as pro
nollnced by the p ssident, ons Of the most pro
mining young officers Of ths sge, and you wi
remember that after the battle OF ChieEssaN
bsvou, the Yslkees said Psnbsrton was an Ole
| fool Tor something ike ~ but that Brig. Gen
/ Les was one Of the rising men OF this war.
trust Gen. Lee may be continued IN perm4nen
Command of ths department, and I believe tbs
srFAngegnsnt would Eed0Und TO the good OF TN
service and be highly satisfactory IN every guar
ter
Gen. Forrest and Gen. Jackson commsnd tbt
tyeo troops of cavalry, snd hazard nothing Il
I ssyinE they haYs no sOpeTiors IN the hne
| duty before them As I have remarked, now
ever, in former leitey, It IS much to De regret
! ted that Gen. Jackson cannot bs tuIn3d loos'
ard permitted TO operate with mis- COMMAND 8
Gen. Forrest does with his whenever an cpan
ing Ooeurs, or TO mako then if they do not oo
cIn.
The country about, below and above here, i
still full of corn, and verify believe the entlr
| army Of sthe Confederate States could subais
upoa il til the incoV ing Of another crop. IN
wheat is looking fJ ely and the prospect IS la
now ior al Abunds at crop ef grain, except upol
those farms from shieh the snimEls nave oeei
stolen by the enc ny.
Through JuIRrs Goodwin and Ar. WilkInscn
OF the haRk, earn that the amount funded Z
this place was $l0,70O00O, and the an,oun
turned in by discussing officers OF the array wa
100000. Pretty smart lIItls Pile tJr a P.ae
no larger than Columbus. But Columbus is
PlSee SARA eaough, sad hsgs nc doubt thas
considerable amount OF business is trAnsae.e
here in ordinary tines The nesT brick botei
the bluff, at the head Of Msins strees, viii be
splendid affair "w.ien this efusA war IS over
aDd it can be completed, and never saw IN an
city such superb hvefy Bsshles as those
ldessrs. Cady s. BfowTI in this city. Oar boy
IVonld be happy if the'y could have one ei thei
for auarierA, for they f.re IS nest and comforts
llsas any dwelling house
Maisr AndeTsoD-yonr wbiiom feiioW-eiEiss
--noH purehssiF. e and manufacturing qufzie
IRaster hsfe, ~ 5 promised TO giTe me assm'
tIEnd5mssf his epegsfijns heTo, IL the rnanuiA'
ture Of clats .ng for our troops. When receiV
is ] viii say It before your rssg,srs
He isI ied clothing 10 tie whole Of Bos
rexss hr .gade When they wers here, and is nov
i belie'ys issuing to some Of General Chs!mer
COMM md
Nv news of interest. The soldiers are liYel
tbs "old folks - SAM ,uiDe and cheerful, Il
tish ldren rosy and heat ny, sRd the ,.fsiT dsmse
u eEh and blooming, and lovely IS fbs heal
dreams of a post, or Iie soul l-visions OF painte
/ 0Aly one thing is 1AsJeded to make the dear !
{ tie creatures happy as the deys are long, al
: kthas is good hu Sd and for each, aud 1 hol
each may get one. RIP.VAN WnKLE.