Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-15

ent terrible struggle with the government Of Mr. Lincoln
also Is fait 1fal adherence 20 Il tie part Of
| own government thOrugh good fortune In arms and
through bad one Of the greatest elements Of our strength
final success; because the constant contrast Of
stfutionsl government part, with the uEzrpE.
u0nh and yFsnniss which eharactsze ths goFernment
Of orr enemy under the recurring and ever false
plea OF the Necessities of war, viii have the double ef
feet OF animAtny our own psops with an unconquera
bic ZEAL and Of Inspiring the people Of the North
and more with desire snd Discrimination to pu. an end
20 contest which s waged by thsir goysrnmsnt open
ly against our liberty and Al truly, but more cO7erty
against their own.
LETTRR FROM HUNTsVELLB, ALA.
EDITORS APFKAL; The peused up dsnizens Of this
delightful spot have not yet heard Of the rssregrSda
| tiOa of Sherman; Of tbs nsstsrly thrashing Of
Grerson and Smith BY tie Spartan Forrsst nor Of the
failure Of the Florida column because Of its glorious
defeat by Gen. FInnesan-
You win recolset that time ago told you that
the vAs glory Of the Yankee army barred all rsaeones
on their part Of any contemplated moYsmsnsthai the
above columns to unite Wsst Of Selma, Alabama
and directly Atlanta, raidins The former TO-
getheE with Mont gomery and Marion ThiE now; del
gretiG with the pas and these fragments of the ray
iias angHis, stParatsly Wiggling towards other
points, and YET they make to the peopls Of HunSvs,
to keep them In awe, fulmuating announcements Of
great victories Forrest and command eaptured"s
Johnston In fall retreat towards Atlanta etc. etc
really thought Logan was better than thAt-thst
he would at least affect Of the feathers Of that
graded hawk, the whlom eagls Of the United States
but It is developed fact that whenever one Of these
heroes have @OpPortu lily" he uvsrisyly sheds-no
gorgeous plumage-bui Sesles as from The .nOuiting
OF crawling reptile We have yet to the Arst
at.ibate-not Of the military gentlemAn-but Of con-
nonest manhood in the rank os the Abolition srmy
As military they are, DOw that the rebellion Is
j
exhibiting the eOntOrons and ponderous svoluilOnE Of
the ansconda" but the denOusmsnt Of each ay only
demonstrates that & is jontsd snake the separate
parts of which have recently Triggsd on from west
Alabama These viii nSt die. is the nature Of the
gnimal until Johnston and Lonssrest grind 70 atcns
the Shiny head Of the beast lies between the rocks
Of Loskout and Cumberland Gap.
But started to give you the latest news from North
AiabzmA and Will vonch for the eredibiity Of the
statements, though few.
YOu have seen, perhaps that D. G. Humphrey of
Huntsville has taken Volens the oath Of aegiHnes 10
the United States Government 1 have right 10 sit
in foro consciente but know that eifizsn would
not to-day take the oath Of aIlegisncs to the Govern
ment Of my own choice, the Confederate States, Of
America much less to thai Of the United States any
other principalily or power, save my Own stass Of
AIabsma, unless took ofiee shsn would to The
Confederate States of America for, my State being
coBiedersted my citizenship and allegiance becomes
nationazsd or developed, as 1t were to meet these
functions my State eonfsdeFated 70 perform
Mr. Joshua Beside has taken the infamous oath also.
VIM. Acklen and John FsckIer, whs, in January with
Others were ordered OF the lines for refusing to take
the oath, are stilI too sick to leave"
The Yankee forces eOnIInus daily to arrive and de-
part
Cen Logan sending heavy bOdis1 Of troops IN he
direction OF ChattanoogE.
1t Is confidently believed that by the 20.h Of March
next there viii be no troops in Huntsville but the place
will doubtless De garr'soasd with mixed trOops-nsgTo
soldiers with white officers.
regiment OF negroes Is sneAmped at Blue spring,
four miles north Of Huntsville, and in all likelihood.
this the bouquet of African scent to be placed en-
barbe.te 6vsr the loved ones at hons"
Hubbard Hobbs, Of Madison county, was arrested tie
other day and taken town. bit discharged by bis
taxing the oath.
Bradford HSmbric arrested and sent North to prison
by the AbOiioniGs 20 be held In confinement at hard
labor untiI the close Of the war"
They have also arrested Ban. HARDEN, and put him
JAIL to be tried for the murders "a he has committed
in Madison sad Aarshan eounfies'
The Ysnksss have, "a il said ordered all OF the negro
women and children to return home aid In raising
N9HN SoA1oJ SANP tIA1 g0eAl A-Nt ~ 80 1---1 -
pose, all refuse" negro men, such not 1T fer
military service.
Tom. Jordan has bssn sent 10 q Northern prison.
North Alabama is said to be slsd with dessrtsrs and
conscrip, and that they viii remain there unless the
enemy Is driven out The understanding, however, Il,
that they are degraded and worthless set Of fOlloWS
and they viii net remain there Whsu the ensmys driven
out for there those who for three long years
covered and unshod, have with bleeding fest mapped
out ths war will return to homs and friends, and
betIde the ess who have refused to wear
thrown of thslr eountry's bsdge-t were better for
them that nilStsae about their neeks and they
In ths depths Of the sea
Gen Logan refuses % allow, as yst,H trads to he
carried the Tennessee, and il very difficult
get Issers in beeauss the citizens within the haes
fear to take them In
/ win close this dssultory Communication with a
sprghtIy and sure footed anscdote Of Gov. Chapman
The wood contractors to the Yankee army in Hunts
vile, had quite destroyed the lovely grove and parks
shout the private suburban villas, sad had made fur
oas onslaught axes Ia hand upon the grove around the
country residence Of the governor.
It had been said "by authority" that wsnton spouG-
tion Of property In around the town would not be
permted thsroupOn the venerable governor approach
ed Colonel Alexander commanding post aud said
Colonel have the honor to inform yOu, sir, tha.
your sxsmsn are treating my property very badly, by
wantOnly destroying the grove around my house spe
cialy there Is wood In abundance convenient
than thai ask your interference in the matter, SIR
Colonel" This Is Governor Chapman believe"
Gosernor-"Yes sir, that Is my name"
Colonel" Well Governor, don't think you have
any property sboSt hsre."
Governor Well sir. if 1t Is mine, be 10 Kind ss
TO inform me whose 1t Il"
COlOnsl-"Ii is the property Of She government Of
the United States, SIR"
Governor" All very well Colonel, have come 20
inform yeu then, that your soldiers treating the
propsrty of the United States government '-damnsd
badly. Good day Colonel" E.L.0.