Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-09-04
The Postmaster General ana thu Black Rsprb.
1fcau PreEd.


Ths Postmaster General ana the Black Reprb-
liean Press.
The Philadeiphia NORTH .Amsricas has writ
ten. and other papers have copied therefrom, an
article reviewing the letters Of the members Of
the cabinet to the Old Point Steamship Con-
vention. he article Is such as might be ex-
pected from a Black Republican source. which
obscures everything that comes within I .
grasp. II IL were the desire Of Democrats 70
please the Black Republicans, we do not be-
lieve they could succeed, 80 bent on misrepre-
sentatioh are the latter. They have a morbid
weakness very congenial with their cause, and
which would be unworthy Of notice, bat for
the insidious show Of honesty. under cover Of
which they gain readers for their shameless
preyarications and cunning misreadings OF the
most Straightforward Democratic sentiments.
The Postmaster Generals letter TO the Old
Point Convention was a very plain piece OF
writing, and we should say completely under
standable by all those who desire to understand
Il. The Norfh A@eTican, however, not only
misstates the puTpcrt OF the letter Ia general,
bat actually forces its own construction on the
passage Il quotes II insinuates that Mr..
Browns Southern feeling extends, In a CON-
msrcial point OF view, Only TO New Orlsans.
Mobile, charlestoa and Norfolk. Mr.. Brown
says;
= never wished to give them more than they
we're entitled to, but ] have never ceased to
h0pe that / should vet see them regain chelr
loBg-Iost and neglected rights Of exporting and
importing directly to the fuli extend demand
ed BY the products and wants Of the countries
connected with them, and dependent upon
thsm.o
Is not this thoroughly fair? The NORTH
-fmsrieas proceeds to state that Mr.. Browns
notion does not include Baltimore, Alexandria,
and Richmond. Mr.. Browns letter reads:
g need not speak OF Baltimore. God for
bid that anything but the most fraterDsl ssnti-
msBt should ever exist between Baltimore and
Norfolk, situated, the one at the foot, and the
other at the bead Of the nobiest bay in the
world. Each can contribute largely 10 the
wealth and prosperity OF the other"
Mr.. Brown is accused Of sectionality, and
the following is extracted as quite significant
Of the fact;
I" Whatever patronage shall be given by
Congress in its future legislation TO any Of the
ocean steam lines should, Of course. be eXi end
ed to the contemplated one between Norfolk
and Milford Haven, and, iadeed, 10 all OthsT
Prljscis, tchsfheT North or South. II your line
I should be started IN advance Of such legisls-
tion. the greatest amount Of patronage allow
ed BY existing law shall be freely bestowed
upon it."
The part we have i~talieised is in itself a re-
f~utation OF q sectional idea, as well as an in
QlcdLlOn OF Ludl Ialflct8 Win which - all sim
liar project" should and will be treated. BIZ.
Browns views are broad and Just; ami, in be-
ing so, naturally inspire the most suspicious
ill-feelings Of Black Republicans. He, bow
ever, with accustomed foresight, anticipated
their abuse OF this letter when he wrote IN it
" it is but too common 10 refer every step, like
the one which you are now taking, to some
narrow and sectional Jealousy never fell, moi
the South never felt "-Ths States.
A Monster REPTILE.-A correspondent Of
the Abingdon Democrat, writing from Walnut
Hill, Lee county, Va, who is, as the Democrat
assures its readers, q a gentleman in whom i'm
plicit confidence may be placed" gives the fol.
lowing account OF the killing of a monster rep
tile in Harlan county, Ky. he says;
About three weeks ago i've men went TO-
gather whOrtlebeTries In the mountainous part
of Harlan county, Kentucky, and in their tray
els came to a small branch at tue foot OF a
steep ridge, where they discovered 1 smooth
beaten batch, or rather slide. tina led from the
branch up the ridge. Curiosity tempting them
to know its meaning, they followed the trail to
the top of the ridge, where, to their asfonish-
ment, they found about an acre Of ground per-
feetly smooth and destitute Of vegetation, neaT
! the centre OF which they discovered a small
sink or cave large enough to admit a salt
barrel.
"They concluded to drop in 4 few stones,
and presently their ears were saluted with a
loud, rumbliug sound, accompanied with a rat
ting noise; and an enormou serpent made bis
appearance, blowing aud spreading his head,
and bis forked tongue protruded. The men
were struck with wonder aud alright, and sub
denly the atmosphere was filed with a snei. so
nausezting that three out OF the five were taken
very sick the other two, discovering the con-
dition Of their companions, dragged them away
from that abode of death. About ten feet OF
the snake had, to their judgment, made IT'S sp-
psaTsnce, when they hurried home and told
what they had seen to their neighboTs. The
next day we're mounted SOME ten Of be hardy
mountaineers, armed with rides, determined
to destroy the monster. On approaching with
in one huBdeed yards Of the dwelling Of his
snakeship, their horses suddenly became res
tIh, and neither kindness nor force gould make
them 90 any nearer. The men dismonnied. and
hitehing their horses, proceeded on foot, with
rites cooked, 10 the mouth of the cave They
hurled in three or four large stones and fell
back some fifteen steps when the same noise
was heard as before, and out zane the dread
fl reptile, ready, as his looks indicated, to
crush the iBtruders.
" About the same length Of the snake had
a~DpeaTed from the hole, when eight or ten bull
lets went tnroCgn us heat, aud, as the monster
died, be Kept crawling out, until twenty feet OF
that huge boa lay motiOnlsss on the ground.
II was a rattlssnsks with twenty-eIght Tattles
N hrst was four inches in diamster, the rest
decreasing in size to the last. With difficulty
the pen dragged him home, and his skin can
how be seen BY the curious in Harlan county"
NAFoLEoN AND his WtFE AT OssoasE.-
The London correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, in a letter dated It'll inst, says:
Napoleon Ill. arrived yesterday at Osborne,
and introduced continental fears and ha5its in
the Isle OF Wight. "a most vigiiant s~urvsil-
lance,n ssys. the Times is kept up in the
neighborhood Of Osborne" and, indeed, all
over the island, By q strong force Of the police
especially brought down from London for the
purpose, and assisted in their iabOrs By some
members Of the French police. Boats have
been appointed ID keep guard OF the beach Of
Osborne, and to allow no shore or strange bsaf
under any pretenee whatever to spptoach it.0
wonder whether there is any Old Engllsh-
mar Ia the House who will put a question 10
the Ministers about this surveillance OF the
Isle Of Wight by the London and Paris police.
Ii is firmly believed that the object OF the visit
is to come to an understanding about the Dan
ubian ~Puneipalities, as well as about The re-
moVal Of the refugees from England. Napo-
leon thinks that Eagland crippled by thu In
dian mutiny, cannot easily refuse ans thing %
him, but Is probably much mistaken about
what might or might not be done by the Gov
eminent agains. public opinion.
AS 20 the great trial at Paris, begun ysster-
day, even the Tlmss Acknowledges that no
English Police Magistrate would remand a
prisoner for half an hour on such a hearsay
statement Of an incouelusive fact as that
which is alleged by the act Of accusation
against LedTu ROllin, while even tae charge
against MAXIM rests exclusively on the most
questionable evidences Of Grill, whom the
Great ThundeTer Of Printing House SQUARE
calls a rufian turned a liar. The whole case.
therefore, az regards Ledru Rollin and Mazzini
breaks completely down, and leaves NaLoleou
IN the disagreeable dilemma Of being convict
ed OF being served either by a most stupid or
BY a most malicious Police, which gets up a
sham conspiracy in order to brighten the refu-
gees away from England, or perhaps even to
induces the English GoVernmen; to Introduce an
alien bill. The neral result Of such a com
pleie breakdown cannot but be Injurious TO the
imperial interests in France and over the con-
tiBent. NaPoleoR's prestige rests exclusively
on bis success, AID is destroyed By any failure.
Now, however, we see a succession OF failures,
the decline Of the fortunes OF the Credit Mo-
biilier, the double Republican elections, Berah-
gers undignihed funeral at the expense Of the
civil list. and the undoubted accusation against
Lsdru ROllin and MazziRi.
REMAEKABLE.- he Democratic Pioneer,
published at Elizabeth CITY, N. c, says:
IL viii be found on reference TO the figures
IN he official vote in another place, that Ia the
eleven counties in this district, running from
Halifax to and including pasguoisnk, Dr.. Shsx
and Mr.. Suith were tied-eseh Of them having
received the same number of votes (457dl In I
those Counties. Thus were the two champions
locked during the race through eleven counties.
and Candle and Currituck we're left to settle
the question. The combined vote for DR..
Shaw In those two counties was inst thirry-
eight more than for hr Smith, and that Is he
precise majority by which Or. Shaw is elected
his majority In Camden and Curriturk com
bined is thirty-eight votes, end bis minority in
the district is thirty-eight votes. So tha these
two counties decided a draw battle between
eleven counties.
CossUNPTIoE OF COrToS IN OLDESsURe.
GERAAEY.-An Intelligent cores ,ondent, Wi
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