Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-14

dependent on fsrslEn ssmmerss for a r7nrkst the u.
sion under which the Northern people laborsd at ths
Why s that ths expectations founded upon such dzts
have not been roEllEsdf
The REASONS are maaY. eseh strong In ITSELF and in
tho aggregAgo oVsrN helmInE We proceed to HAme
some Of the most prominent
/. The management OF the war Viswed on ita purely
strategic slde, hiss been In tho main. tissue OF blun-
dsrs resulting from civilian inteTersnos with military
plans This point baH bean discussed 70 axhauEtIon;
merely allnde talt In passing
? The political policy Of the GoVsrument has OBJ
sructsd the success Of the war Il has hesn policy Of
evaporation calculated to strengthen the prejudess in
ans The paslionE, aad consolidsts the Oppodti0n Of
the South. Secession, originally the work OF Al aevs
minority has hF this bscOKe ths choice aud the
determination OF ths Wh0le Southern population This
point Il also trite NC leave It with mention
q Ths RsozrsphIcal obstacles 10 military BuosarH
EOures Of dis appointment which would have been
equally encountered had the civil policy and military
cement Of the Government hesn ever 10 Wss and
prudent. rsgiOn equal in extent 70 France, Spain,
AuBttia and Prussia contour OF surface br0kon BY
elevations snd mountain PsHaes sftordng strong defsn
positions Tires ourths OF the vast region covered
with virgin forests which have never felt the Ak AID Of
nature 20 prevent accurate REIMBURSEMENT these are
obstacles which sford great advantages 70 population
lighting on the dsfsnBiTs In point u fact have PEN
erated within the nd OF the Corfederaey only where
were favored by rivers. Our main successes have
been on the Mississippi tbs TennDaSee and their sbuta
riaH True We saved KsR,Ecky; bat majority Of the
people Of Kentucky hEva been sieadfasty loyal. The
same s@ark applies 20 West VirginiA which we savs
no considerable areA, which thu Of the pepuls
tlon adhered be Tebsl oGuss excspt BY the HdvAn
tage nRval resources nAFe eran us on our great
rivers This point sgsin Il not new, aud We hasten
l. Tbs Soush has FoHeFfal augmentation Of its re-
sources In ia warner climate 4n srest part Of the
North Ne consume In winter what The bounty Of the
earth bsstoxa on In summer Il used 70 Be "a.
vorie Htstisgcal trick Of the abelItonsa compare
the hay crop Of the North with the boaEted cotton crop
Of he South and deDaonstrate the immense superiority
money value. Il never setnSd 20 TO these
astue satistcisns that thil snorneus hay crop
sibus loYsd upon as BY the severity OF our eilmsts
From The rst November 70 tbs rst Of Nay, that s
half the year horson cEts Gad sheep, Instead
Of cropping their living In the pastures must be
fad BY the product Of our Numrnsr Industry Add to
this the necessity Of sabItantAl and expenIiEe
dwsinRn 70 protect from the ngOrs Of winter, and
better DArns ans oetDuoines i2r 20 our csls eoI 4so
tbs great lRber expanded Ia lie preparation ct fuel
and tas enforced idlsEesn Of our Hg ictGEa populs
ton during less Of tbs winter months, and
may easily see why twelve millions Of people have
proved relatively 80 mach stronger RESOURCES than
Al the outset Of this 6Ar, supposed them
5 Arothsr Of he chief causes Of Southern military
strength u the institution Of slavery. The slave
sumas smaller proportion II tbs products Of labor
than free labOrsr AEg equentY affords larger
Hurplus for expenditure on otAHr oplscs To the la,
h0r Of the male slaves nust sd shat q ths e.
males who haVe few indoor dEtiss aud % tAa drsn
who pend no tins 10 schools, Hr addition which makes
about twice az many Produtve la6orsrH In given
slsv. population found IA ffes population Of
the number.
Tbsss considerations do not, BY any means, prove
hat the South BE- aubdnso; for 10 balEnes our
disadvantages tbs loyal gtHsa pnssss that Eupe
riorty IN population and wealth from ahipb, in the
onset hastl inferred he easy suppression Of
the rebellion. But they should c0nvincs uH that the
advantages this contest not all sidei tkey
ought 20 n Of the Fsuntng and vaiuEiUriont
spirit In which have bssn wont 70 indulge. 10
absurd 20 hAVs wasted much iEs in dEcnRons 30
what We VIII do with Southern property and Soufhsfn
slaves while the great task yet remains unEeeOmpH
Of aubGuing TIE Southern armies N il madness 20
waste much diHtrAetinG ehyrt meAsnFes which,
until the military problem Is olysd serve purpose
but % naame and exEspsrAts the rsbo population, and
brars up their resolution TO the extreme point Of
reckless EefHAeriacs The military dflcatsE suf
1esnt, without rearing up EratuitouI moral obrtaclss,
which render conquest arduous, and subsequent gov
srnment, under republican FORMS nPoEsible--Rfs
R0rs ReFld