Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-11
= MEMPHIS WILL RISE AGAIN .
Our Destiny Painted in BrightenIDK
COlOrs-Our ESVe for Chicago, Gin
einnati. ST Louis and other
cities.

The following is an extract from a private
letter from gentleman residing in this city,
written 10 friend IN Louisville some days
ago, and which fOunu its way into the col
umns OF the C0urfeF-,T0lTHdL 1t is so full OF
the right spirit, indeed Of a patriotic spirit,
such as We would ike 10 see anlmatlng every
resident Of our city that We cheerfully ind a
place for il in our columns;
One more freeze and we art safe. Those who
are we'll must have respite soon. Flesh aud
blood can not stand such tension longer.
Muscles OF iron and nerves OF steel could not
much longer brace many OF our noble, actlv,
tHONards,' and scores Of self sacrificing,
noble heroes and martyrs, not known as How
ards, but each one quietly exhibiting fOrtl-
tude, philanthropy, DenevOlence, a willing
ness 10 die for his friends. Men who had
heretofore come from all sections Of the Union
who had fought each other for four years al
the cannOn's mouth, now working shoulder
TO shoulder in an immeaSurably more
heroic fight against the horrid yellow
monster. "Federal" and Confederate" are
unmentiOned words now, and the great
agony OF poor Memphis has buried for
ever, with its yellow cOrpses, all sectional
animosities. Memphis has been eminently
and intensely a southern city. Memphis feels
to-day that 1t. Louis, Chicago, New FORK and
Boston are as genuinely " her own dear sis
ters )" as benevolent Cincinnati and generous
Louisville. And in the ashes Of her woe are
buried forever all jealOusies and sectional en-
mites, and upon the ruins now bloom the
pure roses Of an eternal love. Poor, prostrate
Memphis. IN the hour Of her awful, darkest
gloom she is grander and more glorious than
IN the brightest hour Of her highest prosperity.
Her business almost prOstrate-desJitution in
every ward-cau upon call on individual
charities for weeks tOgether-business men
strained beyond endurance by money panic
and plague COmbined-think OF fifteen hun
dred dollars paid Tor one bale OF inferior cot
on donated to the orphansi Memphis tgiLl
rise again On her knees now, her bright
face in the very dust ef death, her
pestilential garments all dripping with death,
Orphanage and WOe-this very Cepth OF an
guish has exhibited for Memphis character
she never had before. And the pluck and
patience and fOrtltude that make her now 50
grand in her great grief, Will, when the dark
death-clouds are OVerblOwn, make her, per
manently, as proud city among her sisters
An efficient board of health already estao-
lished, a thorough system of sewerage already
determined upon, and eternal vigilance in
hyglenlc Improvements VIII make rer the
healthiest city in the west; and soon, for eY-
cry ten who may have been frightened away,
an hundred will come to take their place. As
for myAelf, have determined to make my
lifetime anchorage on her beautiful bluffs,
and 10 be honOred IN resting" when my time
also comes, with the noble army Of martyrs
and heroes who now ''sleep" in beautiful
&. E.mwOOd. You know l was never within
hearing hardly OF yellOw-fever before
1 arrived in Memphis some three OF
came. I came 20 assume an i'm
pOrtant, responsible trust for my company
mere. The ONCE was In such shape that its
interests could not be "absenteed." When
leave. But, within a brief fortnight, friends
had grown Up around me-" an entire stran-
ger Though very well credentaled), and felt
that 1 could not leave them TO be sick II my
presence could avail them 1 have been 30
glad, in quiet way, TO have contributed only
my small mite Of money, time and nursing TO
~ noble people as the sun OF Heaven shines
upon. There are scores Of the best ctJZens
here who would, were / Frustrated TO-DAY,
care for me as tendeTly and kindly as II had
lived here all my life, To have thus taken
me, stranger, cordially by the hand in the
charm OF that frank, matchiess Memphis
kindness and courtesy extended TO all cOmers
with any character, Is 10 me the IN allible
evidence that Memphis will have more
''cOmers' than "goers,' even soon, TOO, after
ihe light dawns again. Memphis will rise