Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-12
FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 70, 1854
TEsB COMPARATIVE STRENGTH or
THE rive ARMIES.

According 70 3 lsts item Of Northern inteli-
vencs. me 9th srmy corps has been detached
from the amy Of Gen MEADE, IN. ESr'hern
Virginia, and sent 10 the relief OF Gen. Foster
Al KnorviHe. This is bat another instance Of
he growing weakness Of the Federals in their
eoutinusd efforts At our s~ubjogstion. To
sHsngthsn ons point they Ere compelled to
vs,ksn etbsrs. thus showing that we have moth
;ny 70 fear, # va but put forth al cur energies,
from their boosted superiority IN numbers
Bv the tine shs. sl our svaiiEbls force is
brouyht into the Rsld, We shall be little, if any
behind shsn in point Of number, and IS to the
material which enters into the composition Of
the two srmies, which is the s~IiDportAnt .
Fi5sra.ion. we shall Be VASTLY i5sir superior
While their srmics are composed Of morcsnsry
hirsings via hzh. solely loT ,heT monthly pay,
ours 8 composed Of the very bsst elements Ct
sccoiy, who are Sighting for theiT homer sHa
frer5ss. Leir prapsrty, their liberty, tbeirinda-
pso6sooa srd she m-alnssnEDes Of ikeir slAlus in
society Mere than doably arasd is rs vic
fghfs ia such 3 cause.
1HA AE@Af VIII AAE9 ppm
troops eoas;ss OF rEH aHd asdissiPlined recruits
meu unae5u7.omed 10 TIE zee Of aTo-hrms, ears
consist Of experienced snj wslI-hisd veterans
who, IS il EgTe, have been brought Up Im
boy heed xiih arms Ia their hands, with he use
ofwb.eb they se sniihr. and Eho aTe raors-
over p~.soFIed il be c7nYictoa hat they are
ffbirg in a Just, 8 holy AID Q Eghteoas cause.
A. things considered in fsct, sni fghtng as
We are CT ths defensive We are the supoTsls Of
COR foe in tbs 6sld, IS 10 vii find to bis saETas
before the spring and sumnsT csmpsiga is over.
The dgsiR Of troops from Iaslan1 aud ibs Csth.
Gle population Of the NJr,h, has been pretty
eEeelaslly stopped, and She Yzzkees aye com
psIed in . large measure to look % the Esgross
70 flUp iheir depls.sd ranks. and it Is impsssi.
BE thstthess can % brought to DO Elective ser
vice under ems, two OF three yesTs discipline
q. They are growing weak and dssB0ndsut. Their
productive labor has been drawn upon 50 heEE-
lily thai they can make Htle OF nothing for ex
port, thsir snEncas are t1nbHng to ruin oppc
siiOn 70 the war and hostility to the war p.rty
are daily spreading and becoming more intense
throughout the North, and The day is not dis
tAnt Whsu anarchy and diseord win there mi,
supreme.
We mUsi esnfsss that we feel mere fhsn usu.
ally chesriul sad hopsfal in taking : calm view
. Of cur future prospects. Test we have ksi
great causes ioT dependency during The winter
cannot be deniedi but lie dark and gloomy
clouds thst hung ever our horizon are begin
ming to break away and LET hrough the cheering
TEyI Of he bright SUE Of hope and premise
Lei n but costinUe united, determined and
jealous IN the gEeai csuae in which ne aye err
baked, doing oUF whole duty to lie Govern
meEs Tho army AID ourselves, and The las
winter Ct cur diseoztenf' VIII have pssse'
sway 10 E5Te 70 rsiurn. Before the autumn,
equinozes our Independence viii have bee
achieved, and VI shall have taken our posiioi
smopg The nations CT the earth & free, hApp.
and prosperous people.