Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-23

The bosoms Of men. The issue then is a;rly
msds-szbiagalion or in3spsndence. Nj. LIN
csln has made it BY this, his Eltimstam, sad
doubtless the Ssuth sccsp.s It in its spirit and
its purpose, II I were Intercepted to know,
can the South be subiugatedi Ishoald answer,
II thsrs be any truth 10 histery, never! never Z
I know Southern character wcil-I know her
ability, her means, her purposes, her aim, her
resources, for defensive war. When the sPriHg
opens, her soil will BE- tired by the finest sol6ioFg
the world ever saw. Shs viii, By thai time,
have equipped acd put into The field mere than
six husared Thousand men, whose hearts beat
ia unison to the popular viii, ard who, as the
issue Is noH made, viii eouFt death aud danger
on every bloody Geld Her circulating medium
viii, By legislative fet, be reduced 10 the peeu-
mary wants Of the wsr programme. Stripped
Of lis redaRdsacy and lis p~lsthors, It will give
vitality and VigOr 70 every department Of the
Government, and restore tho confidence OF the
people in the ulsima.s success Of their cause.
Believing that hislery is philosophy, teaching
BY example, she will read her own iuIura glory
by the brilliant light reflected frem the pagos Of
revolutionary story. She will recall tao tins
when Washington was driven hom Kew Yerk
through jersey when PhilA3elphia vas svsc-
uates VIXEN ear Congress, sismsyed, ae4 pre-
/ eipiiaioly to Annapolis when iho feet Of oar
hsif starved, half fed 9oatiaeHtsls trod the
freSsn. snow siad earth At Valley Fergo, without
the hspo Of rclisfi when Tsrleteu ~galoped a.
will over the fairest portion ct Virginia whsn
Petersburg and Richmond we're burned, and the.
governor was chased 70 Charlottesville aud
sought the mountains for safety when the
Carolinas were overgn By the eonqnerlng To-
gions Of Cromwell when wcwsn and children
we're driven Gom their homes ard hunted like
boasts Of prey when ksr Eeids 0ero made dos
| olste by the hostile tread OF the invader, and her
heroic women Espt in bitterness ever lhs gloon
that ensireics her future. Amid, hoz ever, this
Esd and siskening picture, she will turR 20 .hs
siege Of yorktown and read her glowing future
By the light Of its brilliant EuCeess. She viii
recall the struggle Of the Netherlands, the cru
city oil Ava sud bis still more elusl masters
and her heroic heart viii taks courage Sc she
reads, thsugh SD snd touching, the sfeTy. thai
aller years Of bleed and sATHage and srueIsy,
which has no parallel, save IS this wal may
furnish 1t, another brlistg illustration Of sue
esssful endurance. Aud she will turn over,
WITH melancholy Satisfaction, the PbilosaPhio
records Of Greece aud Rome, and BY the Light Of
her monumental history, shading its brilliant
rays kthWaTt ths worlds fstHre progress, sho
W1ll be RsgVsa fer the CONFLICT Gan she then DO
subjsgatsdi
70 every picture there is O background, aud
- - ~ a. ~ a4A GLHaNHA
in poWsT-I esnisss in sRGHsss-as hsPs CLEANS
in the fatare-Ho roy Of g~laansss eheaEs tas
political shy. II frsn the pages 81 hiItory AID
The e~RsAng9ined plsia8 Of Monumental TEs5I5s,
the EOEtheTn people have u0i learned lessons Of
wisdom, they perhaps may BE- taught when teo
late, BY bitter experience. 1t il said
TIE mills Of the gsas GRAD slsw,
Bat they ggiad aae.
AL history attss.s That there is q law Of rstri-
buive justice, invoked by = power absve that
Of NAE, and falls With u2ening certainty, alike
upon nations aud individuals it is The iamEss
bic, legitimate, Logical seq Soncs Of crime.
"Es who silsgs a heart
That slisg shall brsag
Ts aim q smart"
~KXPEDTTIoE TO NORTH CARsLLEA
Norfolk correspondent Of the New York
1tHss fsrnisheE an account Of an eIpsdidsR
into North Carolina ~ a considerable bsdy Of
negro trssps under tie Yankee Gen. Wii9. Al
ter TetshiEg & izsbetb, ihs correspondent gives
the annexed sesoant Of wha. scc1TrsS:
Two hRadesd men, under Capt. Frye, were
sent to Z point near the m9uth Of Tho PasFRo-
tank, with orders to se5ur the country TO Cur
ritusk sound. The long train Of wagons to ae-
company the mzin column wac ordered 70 he
in readiness by Daylight the mex. morning, and
lastly E esurimgrtisl was ssnvened TO try me
prisoners in our possession, now numbering
sbsut twenty. OF these eight were f0uas
gully Of gsri0uS ohsRses and ordered TO be
| tsksn to Norfolk, tive we're retained Is h0sta-
yes, the guerrilla was Eenteneed to death, sEa
he rest were ordered to be discharged. Tle
following ncrulng tho piekets we're called il
ard the eelumn HeYsd, and IN ihe mid5. Of 1
srsHehi1g raiH ths place VAS ~eyscu2ts1, bsv-
ng bses held SIX days.
AbsH. nean, the sul coming OFT, q halt vas
ordered. The general ard his STAFF rod5 for
WRGa to a small unfinished building dssigEed
tor 4 post omcs, standing gpoa @ knoll at 3
cross reads. Sufficient boards aud laths were
knocked ST to sfsfd On Hnobstruetod view OF
The preceding from two sides, when one Of
the cEeers, producing 8 cord, TIED q hsEgmau's
kuet at one Of II, and, standing upon sae head
Of an eRmpty elder barrel, made tie ether fast
to one Of the isists overhead. After consider
able experimenting, the barrel Has mads 20 serve
fer both the sesE9id-sud the drop, being ingeni-
ously balanced upon one Of the A5or timsers,
and held ia place By g wedge wE:ch could be
Instantly removed From this ts one Of the
windows a board was lsii, and iheRea another
70 the ground outside, forming an inclined
plane. Meanwhile most Of the Ell 3eTs had
ridden forward and tied their horses to the
fence Of an adjacent fsTn house, Whcseinmates
had aloses all the window blinds, aad q crowd
Of eSlsrcd soldiers sHeirclea the building
wstehiaE IN silaHse thsso 0ain0aE proceedings.
Lieutenant GolsHel shsItHh, Of ihs sh
United States, Wss aBpoiEtsa spiritual adviser
to The criminal, aRd went back With s guard 70
brig him to the place of execution. WhoRin-
formed that bo had but 8 few minutes 10 live.
and was counSsled 70 Improve this time in
mskiRg his peRcs With Sod, he dropped upon
his knees in the rsaa ssd prayed; 0. meE-
eiful Father, leek dswn upon ne - These
words alone h5 repeated = hundred iimss, uatil
the acting chaplain stepped him. r. shea rcss
to his fsoi, waikss mp tie iaeliHed b1ar3 with
g arm step, e. the point Of the bayous.s Ct ihe
eelersa guard, advanced eaickly TO tie Essd
OF Inc elder barrel, and st0sd uldsr The Moose.
This bejag plsssd around bis neck, Co.eral
Sheriff. iavakes the thTons Of grace in behalf
Of the gzilty wTs.eh
A. the word "AEsa" dropped frsn his los. I.
she GsAeral whs hsa tsksH ehaigo ef tks drop,
psiiss tae ~wedga-lhs bsrrsl tipped, tks saer-
rilla dropped. Re Was a maH al ebsEt taifly, /
& reuga, steut fellow, vas dressed ia butterHU.
homespua, aR1 licked the very ideal eta gus1-
nua. Re died 4 siTsugzlatisn, ais beasi not
soGsiEg to beat fer twenty RiHuies. Than =
slip CT paper vas pinned to his back, ca which
the 6sneIai had previously writer's "Thia
guerrilla hanged ~ erasr Of BHg.-Gsueral
Wild. Daniel Bright, Of EaseastAnE county"
And the body was Isft hanging there, q warn
irg TO al passing b~ushwhsskers.
TEE III A~PPReAeHNG.
Among tie uost significant sisus Of the times
iB . remark which We knew 10 have been made,
within 8 fortnight, by John s Barbour. rebel
president of Ehe Oange ana AlsxAndris .sl-
read company, iona Of the prime azthen oil
tho mischief Of secession il Fusinia,l 70 The
eject that thers rsE2iss no hope Ct 2ro.oneing
the Rebellion Beyond ReEt spring, lis military
strength having been completely exhaustod ia
the late campaigns. He has voluntarily lot re,
whither they wosll, tiree of his negro men.
9hese wives aud eAilsreD had escaped IN tkis
direction, from his eslste in Cnlpeper, nsre
shsh a year sge, rem=rking 70 thea laat the var
bsd mzds i impossible Tor him 10 held them