Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-12
TuR sPuIvC CAmPAEGN.

Oar enemies arc msking an ssrly commence
neni Of the spring campaign. CeTtain move
ments already msde, and csrtsin others which
they seem to be on the point of making, con-
vince Us that they sre about 70 enter immediate
I ly upon what We hope, and have some reason
for believing, viii be the last can psign Of this
| horrible war.
] This eEtTsSFdinsry activity Of The eneHy in
/ the dead Of winter, ssy5 The Montgomery Neil,
! when the roads are almost impsssabe, and mill
tary movements generally 50 difficult to execute,
bstlsYs degree of haste and impatiencc from
which ne argue most favoGably 70 the Confed-
eTEie cause. There must be soae reason for
it-snl that REASON, in our hanlble opinion, may
BE- found in these two circumstances That, in
the course Of a few months, tho Confederate
/ army bids fair TO be larger than the Yalkee
| sTmy-snd, secondly, that unless something be
done by cur enemies, ard done quickly, there
will occur inevitably 8 collapse Of their finances,
and general IUin and bankruptcy, national and
/ individual
The Yankees see that our troops aTe rs-eulist-
| ing for the war, whether, IN the patriotic Ian.
gusge Ct resolution adopted by s gallant regi-
meus in The army Of Tennessee, 1t last one
year or twenty" They see, also, that we are
preparing to pus Cur whole fighting population
IN the field. / is not alone ihat they dread to
meet tho solid leg;ons Of the ConfedeFacy on
the red field Of battle, but they are appalled, at
the high sad holy resolve Of these people to be
free, 10 matter at what cost OF sscri6ee. They
know that, if military success is to be gained
by them a. al, II must be gained a. once, before
We enter upon car sPTing campaign with our
enlarged armies. Hence She hot haste with
which they sre alseRdy moving, il ths hope Of
fsIiaF upon Us and reducing still further our
territory before re have time TO huTl against
them IN the spring The whole available force of
the Confe5er5cy.
Scarcely less concern docs their financial sit
nation give them. The New York Herald pre-
diets Inst The crash will come By April or May.
The pspeTs si the North opposed to-ths Admin
i5tTsti0n hava lately exhibited extraordinary
energy IL collecting aud publishing statistics Of
the national debt and the means of paying il
more with political than patriotic object per
haps-but with vhfiever object, It is apparent
that feeling Of unessiness or this subject per
vsdes ths Northern mind. When gold leaves
New York At The rA,e Of nearly million week
10 pay Tor impoftations, aud when gold in all
parts Of ths country Is forced iato New York,
to Try to arrest the rising tido of insecurity and
distrust, We may be sure that the 6asl collapse
however much it may be postponed by tempo
rary eEpedisnts, is only ssqusslion Of time, ard
tbal from sll appearances, The end drsweth
near al last.
Success in the Geld thea, and speedy success,
is needed by the cnemy-for they are lost with
ont IL. L becomes US to brace ourselves for the
shock Of the impending eonfict-to nerve our.
selves to NEE! It fesriessy-to stand firm until
the las. desperate effort of cur enemies Tecoils
before The indomitahle patriotism and endurance
Of our people. That done, and We have firm
faith ths, the dawn Of a brighter day viii quickly
appear in the horiz-n