Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-25
FRDERAl PpaPe-ss IN mEssEs-

HsPPK
As yet We hsYe heard Of no decided Steps
having besu taken by tie Fsderals to establish
q civil rule in Mississippi. although it was an
nouucsd with a great flourish in their journals,
before he sHERHls expedition lett VicksbuTg,
that be would do s,-indsed, it wss held up a.
the primsry object Of lis movement. They even
went SO far as to announce who was to be the
Governor, etc, and the general principles upon
which the Stale wtuld be governed.
The fEct that SHERMAE passed through the
capital without attempting any ;hing Of the sort
or even leaving garrison to hold the city, leada
Us to bslisve tHEt the LINCOLN Government does
not at present contrmplats an exercise Of civil
authority in tbs State. lie has not certainly
shown tbs same anxiety 10 establish ssnbIRnes
Of control as be die suecessively in Tehnessee
L u-siana, Virginia and Arkansas. In each Of
These 8 ates the presence Of his armies VAS i'm
msdiatsly followed ly has civil miaions Why II
has not been done IL Mississippi, tho capital OF
which has been thee times in Federal hands,
ssn only be conj-ciiHsd.
We have hgaTd it suggested that tho reason
Of this universal delay Is for the purpose Of per
nitiiIg he State q remain entirely in such
eondiuon, 60 lar as Is civil government is con-
csTs cd, thAs 40 resp snsibiliy can attach to the
Abolition Administration for ouHHges eonisn-
plated, aud which viii be continually perpe-
trated. That his troops are to have full. license
70 murder, rob and destroy, the cotton yst re
-,.sr,- ~, bsr,5 h. ,.ry;g ~ Iii 5,-,f -.r,,,,
nerali0n, ths negroes rua of en- mAsse, snd
brutality hsvs licensed sway. is believed b,
many to be his pugPGse, Al this LIECOLE MAJ
imsRine esn be done by his soldiery, yet himself
pass free Of ceDsuTe, and the people only attach
blame to heir own Governmens for its failure to
protect them He cannot, however, escape rs !
sponsibility BY this dodge, if he entsTtains such
SO idea; for not only the people who suffer, but
the whole civilized world viii hold him and aim /
alone accountable.
AboiihOnism induiges IN peculiar hatred OF
Mississippi. AbOlsi)nisiB bate tbs very name
Abolition lecturers hive for many years held mp
70 the Ignorant masses Of the North the social
condition OF the State es the most deplorable,
and the dupes have believed It. Every
master was painted ss LEGREE, and SO fse-
gaenuy was the picturs drawn by the impos-
tors, that they themselves now believe the col
oring to bo correct. Hence their snimosiiy,
ana from this f.e. those who think the State is
TO be given over 70 rapine ard plundor STRIVE
a. shair conclusions.
In no Stats that tbs Yankee srmis have sue.
ceeded in obtaining foothold in. hi sueh des-
ostion followed their footsteps as in tiss ssippi
In other slstes tho people have bee robbed Of
their Property--in ihis S sss no. only has this
been done, but thoir towns, and homes have
been destroyed. OF her once han dscms cspiisl
scarce 8 vssiigs remains. Oiher towns have
shared tbs same fats. Private dwellings ali
over The country have been burned. and every
etuely that tha mosi hsllisb spir could sug.
gsst has been pfscscsd.
Il LIECoLs PEGS 10 shirk responsibility for
such oullawry and disregard Of the laws of
civiliHea warfare. because he TelT aims from pur-
suing his usual couAe Of establishing bogus
governments IS We before remarked, be will
tail. Or if his motive is 10 crush lhs spint Of
Independence that slimsies the people Of the
doomed States. his failure will be esuaily as
positive. We have good rep rts Of the feeling
Of ths people Even undsr the heavy adversities
shashave bslRllsn them, they remain true as a
mass TasTe arc ezoepli 1us, but they are fosg,
50 seatlsung, indeed, that the trsilo re dare not
utter their treason. Other States that might be
named have furnished communities of adberenis
to the abolition dynasty, bat in Mississippi $50
lated individuals eonsstRte the number willing
to swear iealiy to the Oppressors OF his fac
the sons Of II ssistippi, who number many
thousands, now engaged in defending he soil
Of other portions Of The CoafsdeTscy, may rest
sssursd They have leit true hearts behind
them. They can point with pride 70 their homes
tog loyalty and truth ulnsss, exercised under ttG
most grisvous savysiiy, and at a TINE when
sbele seem slmosi Il, bo no prospect Of rshaE
'Phey can point to 81 shis, sni say with justiiia
able pride-WE. Too. ARB MIssIssiPPIANs.