Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-27
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MEMPHIS, TENE., July %. ls6.

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Editors Journal:
Your numerous readers would per-
haps like to have few lines of intelIi-
genee from this point, as perhaps quite
a number Of them have no especial cor.
respondents here, and | am not sure that
they take SO little interest in this stu.
pendous struggle as not to desire some
information as to what progress the
Union troops are making towards that
consum nation. So, in the language Of
a superscription on letter that saw
this morning-not that l use it irrever-
emily, for only soldier knows soldiers
feelings, and knows that the orthorrapby
Of the epistle he receives may be incor-
rect, yer the heart that dictates the ex.
preston Of hope and affection "beats to
the music Of the Union" and SIS in the
right place -" let the Postmaster this
lstter be hasting to him who tidings is
waiting"
Memphis is dull, fat, stale, and un.
profitable. Gen. Washburne has placed
his in mense foot on its disloyal neck
and it cannot drag its pounded length
along" No more bills of goods going
outside the lines to Forrest aud his abet-
tors, consequently fewer steamboats,
loaded TO the guards, find their way
hithsr. You ask, methinks, how the
inhabitants take this procedure. Their
feelings nor their interests are consulted
in the matter, neither should they unless
this rebellion is 10 be protraetsd
until doom s-day. Another thing
has been accomplished. Memphis |
has now loyal and reliable city govern. |
ment. This was a necessity People in
Evansville may charge Gen. Washburn |
with tyranny, but what could he do7 |
What sort Of sentiment prevailed here
prior to its occupation by the Federal
armyi What description of feeling now
skulks in the breasts of the same individ-
uals today Are we ever to be cheated
by the tears Of mans wife, who sheds
them purposely that her disloyal hus-
band may obtain standing point here
TO further the ends Of treason2 Pish;
we fanks are not the gumps the JON
neys take us to be. We are willing TO
try pursuasion, willing to exercise for
bearance, but when 1t becomes sinful
we fall back on our moral training. and
bring them up with sudden halt, and
treat the incorrigble as they deserve
This is stigmatized as the quintessence
OF military despotism In answer to
this / would just like to say that : would
like the indignant being who denounees
1t, to join our army aud expose himself
for few months to the tender assidui-
ties Of the Jonneys, and my word forit.
the trial will result in his entire CONVEX
sion to an opposite opinion. | would
gladly give you a description of what
went on here until Gen Washourn, COM
PEELED by the conduct of the secesh sym-
pathzers, set aside Mayor Park ard
certain other gentlemen, who, BY their
actions and speech keep alive the hopes, /
and feed the hostile spirit of those
among us who sincerely, yet foolishly, |
believe that separation will yet take
place. All Of these measures have had
a wonderful eject upon affairs here
Disloyal rogues who beg and lie to Sc
cure trade privileges, but who shirk all
in their feeble power to avoid the dis.
charge Of their incurred-mind YOU. /
voluntarily incurred-obligations to the
Federal Government, are angered that \
their profitable traffic is cut Of: but re.
ally sincere Union men take everything
in good temper, praise Gen. Washburn /
Tor his decision of character and quietly |
wait until Old Hickory Smith-the pet |
grey fox of the ragged Western boys
the men who saved Bsnks at pleasant |
bill, and who were ssrcastically sppella-
ted the ragged guerrillas of the 18th |
army corps" should bring his rifles to
bear upon the invineible Forrest-the !
pet eagle of Mississippi-and having de. |
stroyed his power and prestige, open |
trade again with the suffering loyal peo-
pie of West Tennessee and Memphis.
Now, am impressed with the full con-
viction that these measures were imper-
atively necessary, and since we have
whipped Forrest and that, too, very bad
ly, | suppose the restrictions viii be |
measurably mitigated
The Seventh Indiana Cavalry is at |
Vicksburg or in its neighborhood, having
in the march on Jackson, |
Mississippi. was told that our entire
brigade was captured, but can assure
you that there is no truth in the report. I
The expedition vas successful, and car
ried out its intentions with bet small /
loss Everything is now wearing a
bright aspect in this department in a
sense, and no fears need be en-
tertaiued for it, even though threatened t
by the terrible Forrest His dayis gone
by, and his hard won laurels deprived of /
the refreshing showers of victory, will /
wilt and wither on his blood-stained brow.