Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-05
@Frssdon's battle o1cs begua,
B=s1szthad from bise4iuE airs % soa.
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I QeLEo Will 8ttT1lf give IS ne NtiANf Alsh
I then, lcaths and sp1ra I'll idss Of susjHgati5n.
sr sab1aissisa TO Yankss rule, and renew upos
the altar Of suT souztry Cur vows ts eesqusT
Cur iEdspendEses, Or perish With ihs temple 81
our K5sriy.
CbaFIssssz aad Fors saHtsR.
! From tbs Richmond ExszalnsrI
I just thuee years havs elapsed since Aajef An
oeIson Perpetratsd bis celebrated Chdstmss
iroiic, and taking E9vaztaRs Of la soz1olencs
eT ihs festivities Of tls EAToiirisns, removed
his garTiscn oy n5onlghs froa Fart M0alHis
70 sumter. Al 1h8s perio which nov ssssls
/ 90 rsH1tss as We l9ok back upon Is through the
I long vista Of great svauts EEd stirring enc
aOuB sfhScA HaFe siHcs filed shc and With
deselsd0n and grisf-thls dsshing enterprise
Wss looksd upon as : cor nsummass gisce Of nil
I itETY skill. An ugly stain EEs sft By Is uBon
I tbs faith Of the ERitsd States a5gsrnneut
/ aud msn Of raasetion saw that, even II
I that ipeipisns slsss Of hOstilitss, ssiors ihs
power bad eSzplsssly passed into he hands Of
au sxclusiVsly sectional party, that thsTs was q
dlspos.iioa, IN dealing Wita the 5o4th, 20 resort
TO contemplate css1istry, 10 keep the word
sf prsn 50 70 The ear and break i to the hops"
aEd ihst the people Of the North Wsrs eager e
spplsad any deception i8tsndsd 70 EubssrYs Ike
purpose Of msintAiniaF the Dnisa; yot no such
disturbing thought5 HsIs allowed 20 mar the sz-
EltStion with Wh;ch the Yankees hailed the
dUPsry sf thu seeessioRists-
Fron that zoznsns Sumter bsesls the eaa-
raj point Of the interest which hinged aP0n the
rarialy advancing course Of the TsgOlRtioa, Is
enjoyed the Distinction, a. later period, Of IN
aB2urssing the WsT, and al the same n0msnt
became the Sbjset Of C0nfedsrGts pride, as lbs
taken Of tie first vicssry Of thsir arms and tia
marx Of Yankee spite and dssirs Of Fsgsngs. Il
has now reached The aPex Of lis glory. Near
SIX months CT unEemit.iEg siege, with the moss
l-l-f. IL A.
modern invention hes been sbls % devise, have
failed to rsdaee t. The Confsdsrsts banner
stili waves triEmphantly from its rEins, and ths
Yankees thirst IN YRia f5r that sZq1issts feeling
Of gralihsd revenge which thsy Weuld enjoy On
5sholding the "od aagn agaiR hoating rom -
classic rEmparts.
The siegs Of Charleston is truly msn5rsbls,
not snly tor the heroic nature Of the dsfanas ans
the formi9Abls and persistent character Of the
attack. but Tor . variety Of anemsleUJ ant siE-
gular incidents which have marked It's progIsss-
Sumter Itself Is the mG5t striking exempLn1S-
tion Of this fact. Battered 70 pieces By crush
ing artillery, i. Rst only resiBts alter t has BE-
ecms q nass Of ruins bus- : is now eonhdenty
stated, has been placed in such 8 PostaIs Of DE-
lenss that il is Re longer auscsptibls sf damage
Frora that very shattered and ruinOzs e0ndingn
which The enemy exulted in a. the earnest Of
bis approaching tIiamph has bssa dIaEn tha
zuarantss Of is safety. "Ab iPzo assif ePes
EaimzEsqEs fsTTs.n
TAers i, another point In which tas gallant
5sfsBzs of Charlsston iR both subject OF Pris5
and An important moral gaia 70 ths Ceni51sT.cy.
TIE facility with which many Of 91r Slaas aAa
baeu takea By the snsmy bad caused lhs IN
preston that there was = dshcieney Of sneur-
sncs among the people Of the 5outh- 1aAs
spirit Of subbora Iesi5tsaee which sharsefarizso
~. ala Tbsriaa, aud has descs1ded % tho span,
;-s5 zhinh rra5nead tbs desperate sasrIres g
( NHmantia II tie enc, sad sneire!sd SArzgos74
i with balo Of glory il the othsE, was supposed
I 10 fud no place anong the Psopls sf the South
The sBirit which destroys cities, and baarg
With eonstancy the destruction Of property, -
| Ettls sonaezant TO the commercial genias OF ne
present age, nor is IL fostsrsd hy the s1mplsts
] tr.uouiliiv with which The States hsys 5sea 90
| long blessed. Yet il is evident We are learning
| ths leszcn The brutality of the enemy has
done mach TO impress it upon uo, and the con
trsst between Charls5tsR and New orleans
shows that The bitter LOT Of the latter has borne
sAlutsry fruit Of oxpariencs. Csarisston, Il =
rrpa, has net bsss ssTagossa.
No f.Hire hss tried the snduranes Of her pop
nIafion. nor have hsr streets witnessed the stub
horn and insssssnt progress CT 8 roc W1ose avery
step FEs beught with blood. still, n TIE oasi-
rs[s-IiIrs usanaer with which the city vas prs
Dsyed tor ths werst, in ths cSlmusss with Whieh
! ~ artYtel exploaisn Of shells Is now rscsiTod
/ vhers the mere name Of b0nbaTdneRt was
on.e n ssrror, In he vigorous manner vita
7vbicb the supresehss ara contested, vs. can be
sssTvsd shai, if the worst shoHld bsfal, sho Cos
| fele-acy esn proudly p0int % an sxampls Ver'
| Inv Of q lofty plses IN the annals Of war.
| VIXEN. shazt tine since, tho authorities Of
| Charleston proclaimed day Of thanksgiving
| fsr me daliTsry Of the city, il seemed prema-
/ snro If not vresuaptu0as. With the tsTTibls
bmsuitors still IN tae BAY the enemy eecupyin8
/ imDortaut positions in clsss proximity 70 shs
+it9. ssd stilI prosecuting the sisge with unre-
I ,,;ft;7v srsiduitv. the groan5s Of esnGaoRco u
an assured triumph could, with al6ealty Be
.ou,prshended. lime has proved the eoTTsai-
ness Of their sonftence. lhs enemy Raa 9
that lirns dORe his woIst
In &c a certain point be lad proossded With
eonstsnt, sud even rapid, success, ne mattsr
bovy gallant the resistance opposed 70 him 9Bea
] arrivsd at hat sarn be found sn i7passsblo bazv
/ y;ey Lis advantages Of material superiority
had done for him al kat ihsY were eaPa5le o..
ard since then he Is evidently 81 ianlE Eha
z;sgs lspguishss, though there is no i1dicssion
II N a eouplets aband0nasnt Of i. Fresh s.
ts,1Dta nav be made, but thsy viii only b
notifications Of forces previously applied, Gnd
viii be readily foilsd.
| eurnrissa are ssmsvhat relied upon by the
o,smv to accomplish 7Ehat spen foTcs u unequal
| n Night attacks u1oR Sumtsr have bson e.
ssved. snd il Is evident that he boats 50 cfie1
IuIkipg about the bay are seeking teVoEaola
enporsuuity. Il is not unlikely that nc 1an-
ksss may attsnpt to sigaaliEs tie PEsssRs h2il-
davs By 8 companion sxpioit % hat OF 4aior
-Andersen. The WsF-g0ru veterans W1o keap
wstch sad ward On those precious r1ins Rave
Iearued too uueh Of var, hawsTsr, ieE the,E
/. vigilance to fail, sven in any sbaAHesI 81 loi-
I;f- vbiob nav At snce eelsbrzts the sEccass e
, tbeir defsnSs and revive the mtzory et Aneiens
customs Of feEtivity.