Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-18

49, 49, - 20 -M"HEE ~
Aearal, WHARF il lay IA stale until Thursday
neFzizg- VIXEN the unsIAl services wsEs-held-
With RI The PowP ard Circumstance pseaia to
hrs charch. The day siies his dsstk, The eeR-
El9n council Of ths city ct Kew York zeEveEsd,
ssd & eonEit.ee vas appointed 70 Eake az
rlrgsmenss for tae ssEsqUiss ca behalf Of the
city.
Bswasn, the traitor Sssatsr hom williams
burg, died in Washington city last week
EHyeIesas SsdsmsHs sf Esa uzd ThInEs.
lTrssSiased fom the French FOR the Mebis Advertise
sRd Rsgst-r.l
EEERALs.
The prs5sEcs Ct the general CT the
EelG Is Absolutely n2cssgAry-ba Is ihs had;
hsis tbs wh1ls Er1y. l. Vas nst the ks2AE
array that conquered The GSuls; it was Csszr.
Ii was net the 6sTtEsgiRiaz army that threw
terfof snao1g tie Ee1ess az the gatsz ef RsEa.
It was Haaalbsl l. EEE no. tie AscsGonlss
aray lhzt marched on he Indus' It was Alex
aadsr. Il mas net the French army that ear
red var or the Wessr anu on the Inn; i was
TaTsane. Il was Hot the PussiaR sfay that
defended Prussia sR1iag seyeEty years ggsiast
the taIes greatest powers ei EWeFs: Is Wss
Ffedsrisk the Great
GsaarKls-iH-caief sss guided BY their OER
exPsyieles 81 thelT geniaE. Tactics, sTsiutI0ns,
Tie sCi0ues Of tEe engineer and ths aTaileTist,
may Re learned lron sseks, eE iTsstHes, Ike
eo5uslry-bat She hnawleags Of .hs high rsTts
Of var Is only acquired BY experience, sH3 By
The stE5y Of tie hist5Ey Ct wars and Of The bs:-
ties Of great eaPsaiEs. The ssaSy Of gTsmm.r
could net tsseh say one how to write the Illisd
CT one Of CsG.eills's tragedies.
Tbs Est quality OF 3 g-szsTahiR-ehief, is =
c9el head, wbish receives jast Impressions Of
things, which IS never excited, zor Hushsi, hlr
discouraged By good or sd Rsas. The ssns.-
li5az, sishsT successive Or simultaneous, which
ne receives il The coarse Of oas day, Rust slass
themselves in his head, and occupy 10 msTe
plaea 10 bis Thoughts than they respectively de-
serve; for, coed 5enHs, reason, ore ne Tessl. Of
comparison between several sensations .skea
ueder equal consideration.
There are men who, By Their physical aad
noTsl constitution, see everything az = picture.
WhasTer mGy % the knowledge, viii, courzge,
or Other coed qualities Of such men, nature has
Eot destined them TO The CoHmAHd Of arm,ag,
~ 10 tao direction OF great operations ef Esr.
All iks qualities necessary 10 fern = great
general sTe very rarely e9HSiaedi ths most desf
Tsble Is 4 psrfec. eqHilhTiun bssFssa Ike Rind
Or s,sls-s, and tzs EsrYs or esUrsss; for, Is tAs
coursgs prs3oudRstes, the general Hould in
pra3snly undertake things beyond lis power;
whilst, on Tie other hand, il ais e9rTsga was
10. ednal 20 his genius, he would not dare 20
accomplish the great things which bis mind
weuld conceive. HUch was said sh0ut uhy5i-
cal and neral courage. o. that sukj.ct Nspe-
laea said that 1t wS5 lnEssisla IS hsve mere
eoRfsga than Eey or Earsti bat Is vas also in
Poss.b.s 10 have les- brains than they had, es-
Esois lily Nsy.
A 10 morEl courage, HspoleoH remarked .hat
there were very few usn who Possessed moral
caaTaes 81 2 9'oloek in me nigh tksl Is 70 say,
courage Without tze f3T Fssseti1u, aad which,
ia lie hcs Of The NEST sudden events, Realms
the sane liberty e mind, Ct judgment, Of de-
cisiou. Napoleon did rot hesitate % presume
that he vas tbs one shas possessed tho greatest
amoaut Of that courage Of 2 O'clock A. night as
be called 1t; and Ina. Be had ssen bat very few
who did not remain far behind EiDsef on that
point.
He also remarked that It was GiEsuit to Ger.
eeivs the sueag'h Of mind necessary 70 give Gue
Of these grest battles on which depends the fate
OF 20 kYmy, Cf 9 eauntTy, or Of = taT0nc. tt Wss
for ;hIs rsslsn shat g~eEeTsls were seldom snI.
ions TO give bstlls. They would taks position.
in it, mediate all tRsu P.sas-but shsn W0Hid
a5ms their iR1eeisioEi and nothing Is noTe L.
cas5sfy and mere d&solt Ehau 70 know wheE
! AM h6g to desi9s.
aasskieg Of some Of bis generals, Nsposesz
I remarked: eKlebsg was gifted aiih lac Erssies
tAlsai. Be; he vas only Re msn Of the NO
asEG Es sought glory as .ho oqly rQuss e
| pleasure; he lad 10 patriotism 49 wsuld
wiEAsut hesitation, hsYs taken services wiki any
foreign power. IN ai5 yeath be had servsi
Prussia, and Re had remained very much st
tsshod to ,hst power.
"Dsssix possessed to AZ s1iseat degree The
dssirsble equilibrium spoken Of a5ovs. MeTesu
did not deserve to 30 plaesd anacng the Etsi gen,
ersls. Hsture, with si1a, bad nst s5npls.sd its
erosion he hsd H7Ts Lzssinet THAI real gesius.
with LsREes esacags 81 6r1t carried Y ever
the mind Bat his mad T95s every day 10 70
gain the .eq1ii0Eias. He possessed superior
ability when he psrished. took hia a pismyi
when I lost him hs vas s giEnt."
Speaking OF bravery eoRrsga, tho AngeTol
said:
There is soi one Of NJ generals whose sIaA
as 1 eaH il, is not known 10 nae. S3nsg 70 ia up
70 tAoir wais. oLhs-s to tho chin aud SENS
1 plaazs ia overhead. But lhs last, 1 assure yea
are very few ia numbers. HssSens was a very
Superior general, Whs, by ? Singular gift, Only
possessed the desired equilibrium a. the time 81
danger. l. grew on him ia tic mlds! Of daEgsl
and FIRE.
"Ths responsibility of = gensratin-shief il
not covered by AZ order from = minister, or fr6H
; Prince who is nss present ca be fsld Of ePs
r~stiols, sad who knows but ilpsrsetly, CT ever
docs not kHoH At ell, the last sE3e OF thlegs-
"Iss Every general wbo undsrtsSsB 30 sxs'
cate a plan wbicahs considers bad er diiasToss
is criminal. he must TsncnstIais, insist 4
have tEs plan changed, and finally resigH rathg
than b. the instrument Of Tie ruin Of bis owl
people.
ODD. Every general wbs, in Consequence O
Superior orders, gives battle when he Is csriaii
70 losa It. Is equally criminal.
"2d a gensYsLia-cAiet Is the frat cHeeE G
the HIf.STy aiscsgchy, The Minister, the Prince
give Instructors which lhs general AUST hi,h
fully follow. Bat such iastctsiens are nsve
considered as military orders, and are no. 70 b
passtvely obsysd.
'4.h. Evon a nilitsTy oaasris only 10 90 PSI
sivsly obeysa when il IS given BIZ E superior Q
Seer who, being present Al the lime he gives j
has : fall knOHleags Ell the ssslo OF things, An
VINO san lisssn to 0kjsetioRs and give explains
aass to the one who has charge Of tae ezscI
sion.
C~APITULATGON.
"A body Of troops ia line must never ezPi!'
late daring battle. No sovereign, ne people
no geucTal, have any guarantee II they 2lo.
ofEeers to caritulsss in the Geld, and to l.
dom their sTns il consequence OF 4 e5lIs'
fsyaFa5ls to them. bat azfAFsEabis to the arm
Such conduct ought TO be hsiS iahsmoas al
punished with death. 1t is quite dISsrsut VII
ths commander Of 3 fordRsd place. When &
place is invested, The gensFaliGehlsf knoT