Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-13

The enemy now wsging war upon the South
designate the movements Of their armies as
Irresistible n pEessura and unrsisnting IN Gd-
vsnes." To meet this terrible and formidable
assault, demands from us the greatest courage
and devotion We must not stop to discuss the
question whether patriotism viii psy or not
The crisis is upon rs, and We mast meet il like
men. The war Eaged against Us Is also waged
against constitutional liberty and Christianity.
In TIE name Of Liberty our enemies have sacri-
Rcei their freedoms to preserve the Constitu-
Hou tasy have abrogatsd and ovsr-Eidden Il :
and the spirit of fanaticism, growing wild With
iE sxosasss, hss bscoms vain, Irresistible in is
prsssurs ERd unTslsnsing in its sdYlncss'i on
popular and inAliensble rights. snd totally ig-
norss In the principles that shOuld gsids and
control Christian and humane people. Hu-
manly stands sghsst at ths eontsmpIEfiOn Of
the atrocities they have committed in the name
Of Law and Liberty. They sppsal no nors to
their hirslngi IN the fsld 70 battle for the pre-
servation Of the Union, and for the love of the
national Gag bat to subjHgase and extsrminsts
the people Of tbs South, that they may rsTel in
their homes and riot on their property. They
appeal not to their patriotism, bat to their love
of EpOiistiOn and plundsr. They fight to make
itPay."
To them let the question Of whether it viii
pay be left. To rs it remains to meet the "irTe-
sistibls pressure and unrelsnsiBg advance" Of
their armies, urged on By the hope Of plunder,
with the stern logic Of brisiling bsyonets and
solid phalAnxes. It is not necessary for rs to
override the Constitution, and become the
Ebjscs. slaves Of centralized power to insure our
dsivsrancs from our foe. We think We are
fully Sbls to achieve our Independence, without
rssOrting to establishment 70 secure it. Lat the
people Of the South take courage in the fact
that ss champions Of constitutional liberty and
ShrisdsniEsd principle, for more than three years
they have been enabled 70 meet the repeated
and vigorous assaults Of the armies Of cur foe.
whom they themss Ives chzraetsrizs as "irresis-
tible in pressure sRd unTelsnting in advance" &"
We have but to sustain our armies ia the held.
and their leaders with moral and material aid.
There should be no quaking and crosking in
the resr. It would be hardly time to give ut
tsranee to despondent tones, even should our
soldieIy lose thsir morals. Instead Of asking
the question will It pay, the farmers and hold
srB Of produce should be sending from their
Wsll-fled barns, food not only to the families
Of soldiers, but supplies to the frent These
thst stand Is q living bresstwork between our
homes and vindietfve foe, often are nseessi-
tAted to live on half rstiOns for days and weeks
Cannot We in the rear, if necessary exhibit TIE
same spirit Of Eslfsbnsgssioni Is it not far
better to sustain our armies in the field with
neral aad material aid, than to impair their
confidence and strength
If the people but come up to the fnl measure
Of their duty in this crisis, the cohorts Of our
unserupulous fee, who imagine that they are
''irTesisdble in pressure and unrslsnting in ad-
vance" viii be driven back in confusion and
dsnly, the cause Of civil liberty and ebrisfiaui-
~ triumphant, and the people of tAe South rem
derod llustrious by tie spirit Of hunility, self
Abnegstion, and devotion which they display.
Let Us cast sSide he sins of svarics and pride,
and become mere selEsacri6cing and humble.