Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-19
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/ Il Is well kEsgn tsat since iks Interruption
Of the mails ssrsss ihs kisEiEsipsi liver, We
I have SssR in The kAku Of rscsViEs sll letters
| that Wsrs ssst 70 ss fer tAa! parposs, and for
wsriiRE them by srivsis haads, ihs beinz ths
only secure means left the pespIs Is eoYrespeus
With their fFisE6s sSd relatives in to srIn 2
Bsfers the fell OF FisksbuTg mails wers ssn.
| asross the river By Ike Qs7sTEmsnt, with sorns
regularity slill ths transmission Of letters was
50 uncertain that NEST people preferred to.ts-
pend OF private conveyance for their letiess.
| Ne have in this WY, Wa presume forwarded
not less than twenty Ave thousand to solzisTs
Erst and last. Since ths fall Of YtelabaTg. now
Hesrly hye months, but TIVE snail mails belong.
inR 20 the Pest OEes Dzpagtzsat, have crossed
the river 20 our knowledge.
The sTansnissieE OF letters by chanes travel
era became, sons tgo months ago, so uasertAin
shSt W determined to make up a mail ana send
i through By special e9afier. At Rsse pro
posed to 60, and carried KssIiy 5000 lstters sent
By the Rslss ofaSs and this ofiise, safely across
tbs river. He was followed n ty7o weeks bv
Hr Vsn LEV, and he By Mr. Adsms, and ho
Ey Ihos. ". Bgyzn, who LEFT here eE The 20ih
iHss. These fsUr have ssrgied about 5000 let
EeTs, and ibus bsen the means Of FisddsHiHg the
hearts Of thousands OF cur noble TsxAa SCI
diars in the army, who otherwise would have
bsen in ignorance Of the fato Of iksir friends as
hetnc.
These mails have bssn carried with tho kaowl-
edge, and bt least had the acquisseenes Of the
representatives Of tie Post Ofiee Department
Ia Texas. The mail agent here has been Obliged
to resort TO thsn fer the tTEasmisson Of his of
eiRl reports 20 tbs Pest Ofiee Department. Psb-
fs documents OF ali kiads hgys been carried By
t5ea to the departments ST B ehROad, free q
eoss to the Government. Not only this The
postage Of ten oeEts has been Psid cu every let
ter re sve sent, BY stamps purchased from the
Post Ohsss Department.
We row hgsT through the east Of the hissis-
sipBi paBeTs, that nc have been acting ia We
lation Of law and that measures ars being taken
to stap this private express, AID, further 1t Is
said that hns Of $50 lettsr is 20 be enfsrssd
against these whe hG7e beer engaged in the
business. TIE fHs in which We srs interested
will snaeunt 70 the snHg sum Of million and
saSfter Of dellarA
Whether tie hsad Of the Pest oGise Depart
msns has authorised this sesiea or net we do
act know, AID hEtIl 80 lsarB, must abstsiH
from asmmeat. We have re hesitaiien, how
syeI, in saying That v wkseYeT is =. the bottom Of
il, is bsRt en- disgusting the Peopls and the
soldiers ness .hsEsughly with him. Red tSPs is
a good thing in its way, bat it must Res be en-
plcyed 10 strangle The Affections Of the people
10Y ards their GoyernneEs.
I 2T inc present We VIII ADA h1as is Is sne .tEl-
psrEtive duty Of Lhe Congress Is Pags an sct Eos
only relieving .hess who haTs incurred the
penalty sf the lss, bat PaYnitting the sszdiHg
81 cearieTs a. pleasure, provided they dc net
carry lettsEs Of less lhEa 5eHbls GsvaFnnent
postage, and provided they pay the G0vezRnsRt
90 eent,) postage or all letters they carry. Il
may be said the Government has new sstab-
lshsd an express. mail AID these esuTisrs ere
rot needed. To this, however, We say that It is
by 40 means certain that ihis government mail
will 5ucseed. Is viii be an especial sbjsss with
the enemy 10 break il up. Il Tans resElaEly
tsics q week for ens haRarsd s2ies through
= territory a thsir possession. Thsy will Be
mach Bors likely 70 esptzFe il than prIvRse soa-
Eisrs, who, travelling Al lsisars, have mere tine,
AID Us may add, acre interest IA avoiding the
eHany. Be This as It msy, HnieE present eiT-
cumstsncss, tao people shsuld De permitted to
make use Of every nssEs Of Communication
possible. To deay them this privilsge world be
lhe grcssest tyranny.
We shall still dispatch eeETisrs With sl the
letters sent 10 az, IN whish also Fs are pleased
70 nots that cur eoteap0rSTy Of the Rsses eoR-
hERss 20 Join us, and IS our 6ass already
snoust 10 over million, kEd We may ss well
bs kuag for tbs Whole shaep ss the qgsrter, we
shail take what risk may attach 70 an at emPs
IL this way 20 give Ihs mothers, wives and sis
tors Of our gallant troops chance to eemmani-
sAta with their beloved ores who ere fighting
bleeding and dying, not for tyranny, bus for
freedom Ia ihs dissGr. battle helds Of tke Te-
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