Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-11
The Doenments PnBlIshed-The Picture
they Give Of Yankee Character,

From the Petersburg EIprss.l
The Re nond papers Of Saturday contain
the doeuments which were found upon the dead
body Of the epaulstsd miscreani, DshlgTsn, who
was killed in the skiTnish at Wslkefton, in
King and Qaesn county, on Wednesday night.
All honor to ths gallant little band who, under
the lead of the brave Pollard, havs rid the earth
OF one Of the human monsters with which il ia
infested. For this splendid deed humanity and
/ eivilzstio will bless the names Of those who
1 did il. Mankind eveTywhsTe, outside of the
| black domain OF YzDksed0m, will rejoice to hear
! thss so IN amcus a wretch as was DAhlgreo, (ss
saflle,entiy pIoFen by the evidences fouud in his
! OWE pockst) has been sent where hs will reI4ivO
! the punishment due 70 the crimes which he was
in tbs set OF psEpsiTating when ibis vile career
1 was 20 suddenly and Cffectually arrested. The
| finger Of God WAS clearly in this affair. It is
indeed remarkable instance of divine rstribu-
! ton overtaking the violStoI of eli law, human
| and divine in the very hour Of guilt.
| Not satisfied with having planned . sweeping
| destruction Of private property-the midnight
conAsgTstIeu Of great city, and the cold blood
| ed, diaboIical murdsr of the highest officers Of
| our Government-this inesraAte devil that vas,
1 blssphemously invoked ",he blessings Of the
| Almighty upon his LbhOEIent work The
righteous Goa whom he thus insulted, qdickly
ssnt the aVenRiDg messenger Of death TO strike
| him down, and, as if to render the blow more
signal and proslsble, every doeGment eIplsnA-
tory Of the motive and purposes Of his expedi-
ton, which he had secretly prepared for the in
formation and guidance of his gang, were found
upon his lifeless CARCASS, and are RoW exposed
to the full view Of the whole world.
AID what picture do they present Of the
Government and people who employ and Ap-
pllud such creatures. What must be thought
abroad, in the light of these DAhlgrsn papers,
| Of q Government and people who wage war in
such a spirit and maEneri Why, sll nations
ought TO unite in putting down race that thus
/ shoW themselves the foes of universal humanity
and of every principle upon which rests the
security, peace and happiness Of society.
These worse than vaDdAis are not entitled 10
be spoken of IS enemies usually are. They are
not entitled to the courtesy of being called bel
ligerents, as if they came within the pale OF
military recognition, in its proper ssnse: No
they should be called only robbers, Tueisns, in
, cendiRries, cowsTdly Assassins, AID every Other
name expressive Of intamy.
What claim have Lineoln's armed hordss to
tbs name of soldiers, when their known rule Of
warfare is the violation Of all its laws and
usaees-when their only aspirations are for the
accomplishment of deeds the very sight oi
! which would make soldiers-thst is, true cnss-
blush. Why, there is nothing in soldiers
{ character akin to the chlrEcter Of Yankee N
lIGoi Luo AAcbAANAot Au4pu49o4 0A4 h1buk Aa-
: OF real soldier are untaintsd with the vices
nesnnesses and Infinitely base prOpensiiies oi
: him who wears Lincoln uniform. The lattel
0 SCOTS a. and scoTnS the characteristics Of thG
former. His idea Of warfare is In irrseoacilsbge
antagonism to that entertained by the soldier
= He conceives war to be the iaeeniiVe-Bot tc
? ehivzlrous, noble achievements in the field o.
q honorable strife-n0t to proud rivalry Of he
+ roes, ambitious to win an honest fame, and tC
she'd glory upon their coUntTy-nos to engage
10 fsIr aud manly 6ght, even with vastly sups
e rloT numbers, if be fods the adversary willing
70 meet him.
No-War in the Yankee view, has no such in
= eentives e. these, that make neu soldiers, Il
= truth. BUTT ID associated in their thoughts on
5 ly with murders, TObberiss, devsstations, cruel
' ties, sneaking evssioRs of danger-e0wardlj
: svoidsness Of open and kHightly combat-iI
Q Short with nothing but scenes aud images re
r voting and abhorrsBt 20 the contemplation Of |
> soldier. This being our fxsd opinion, we shal
; not, except by q slip OF the pen, disgrace tn
name Of The soldier hereafter by applying it y
1 Yankee in amor. A hog in armOT, any othe
beast, is Just IS worthy of it We shall cal
, ihem only by the dsspieabls titles they hsy
, earned, sRd in SO doing, shall experience re
gTst thai we have not Ee1ihieT foe 70 deal with