| From the Memphis Appeal |
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| January 31, 1863 |
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| The Southern {(of
Mississippi)} Railroad |
| Those who are censuring the
management of this road for the manner in which it has been operated
for the last sixty days, forget the different circumstances now
governing from those that existed in times of peace, and the
extraordinary demands the military situation has imposed upon it. It
has been the only means of communicating with Vicksburg, and all who
have been made acquainted with the extent of our preparations there,
ought to be able to appreciate what the extraordinary services of the
road must have been, and how its capacity has been overtaxed for
months. Its management, almost the whole time, has been at the control
of the military. In addition, it was the only outlet for the vast
supplies that have reached the interior from Louisiana. We do not
believe more could have been done than has been, or that fault-finders
could have changed affairs for the better. |
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