Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-11-11

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EDIrons APFEAL; The fact is well UNDER
stood in this community that Millard Fillmore,
as United States Senator, Would have opposed
tbs enactment Of the fugitive slave bin, but as
President Of the Unitsd states be was the only
President who enforced It. We know now
that Lincoln has been elected by ons-third OF
the popular vote OF the United States. II be
should DO wrong, there is a palpable means Of
sjecing him from power Al the end OF four
years, but why might be net make as good a
President with his supposed follies, as MI.
Flnors9 Yet, It is true, that Mr.. FIJI
mere IL regarded BY two-thirds Of the
people, so far as honesty and integrity
areTnyolved, as lhe "model President" There
are several persons who have, as sluTeholdsrs'
@eonrersea with Mr.. Lincoln, and all concur
in the idea that there can be no apprehension
| OF danger from his administration. Il ls not
therefore, apparent why our banks should
have anticipated a money crisis, and for q day
or two, as I an advised, refused all bills north
and sou b, and yet now have adopted a df-
ferent policy. In other words, The banks
even in Memphis, where there could By no
possibility any danger exist, remblsd for a
moment and on yesterday they were again
conscious OF their error, sought to retrieve q,
and have made everything right, a. Far as ]
can learn, BY the restoration Of confidence IN
this city.
Tie compliant q tered in your columns on
Yesterday against the timidity Of our banks
was Just Memphis and Tennessee are al
right. whatever may be the CONDITION or The
balance Of the southern States. II they are
wrong, and persist in doing IT, we make
money BIZ their folly, FOR when they set up an
Independent. form OF government, with theif
independent revenues and tsnfold taxation It
viii occur that all the wealth OF tie seeding
states viii desert them and accumulate In
Hose which will not desert the Union. Ten
nssses viii not lose a dollar, but will gain mil
lions should Lincoln mike a national conserT-
alive President, because Of the insane ard
premature folly o! the extreme South, which,
10 point Of fact, has little interest in any issue
involved 10 the present contest.
II Lincoln fails to 10 bis duty under tie
Constitution. which Ihsvs four times sworn to
support, then I will stani by South Caroiinai
otherwise, I shall do the bidding Or Abraham
Lincoln. MEMNON.
The COLUmgUS, OHIO. FIRE.
We stated yesterday that serious IRE was
raging in the capital q the State Of Ohio, and
the authorities Of the State had tslegraphea to
Cincinnati for bose and steam engines. The
Cincinnati Commercial has the following in
formstI0n upon the subject:
TIE FIRE originated between seven and eight
in the evening. 10 one OF the servants apart
ments OF TIE Neil house, located in its upper
most story. How The IRE originate viii prob
ably be forever unknown. When hrst disc0V-
cred, & had made out small progress, and BY
prompt sEerlon might have been instantly
extinEuishsd, but no one supposed that much
danger existed, 8I8 tenants upon TIE
floors objected to having hose carried through
their establishments, and heir goods Injuries
thereby uess, and perhsps other causes, pre-
vented any effective resistance 10 the IRE until
nearly 10 o'clock.
But the greatest misfortune AM the one
which spread CONSERVATION amongt TIE citizens,
was the wouhlessness Of their IRE hose; it was
u very snail diameter and burstei in every
direction, as soon as put into service, thus rem
derinE the two steam IRE engines belonging 10
he CITY Of 10 use. There was also a scarcity
Of water iu the vicinity. There are two els
terms in tie cartel square, bat these were
soon exhausted and the hose would not reach
to the Scioto river; the Cincinnati authorities
vas Photographed TO send hose.
The propret0rs Of the stores beneath and
adjoining he hotel, finding thsir danger, re-
moved their effects 90 places u safety. Most
Of their f]uraiture ard o Der goods were piled
in the Capitol square. At one tins during the
night, It was supposed that The FIRE was sub
dued. but it SON broke out with renewed
viso-. TIE l0telwsB WRAPPED In flames, Ehich
shot cut from every window and door. licking
Up in their fercelrss whatever e mbustibie
they reached. Those present at this scene de-
scribe e. az a paliHE, and rene elung t. the
hope OF saving Thar guar er OF the city, al this
this crisis steam IRE engines were telegraphed
f0r. These we-s sent, but owing 10 detention
by other trains, did not get there until the IRE
was out.
Tue number Of buildings burned was bat
tbTee--bs Neil House, the Ode5n, and stone
front house, situated between thea. These
belonged 20 Wilism Neil. There are two
policies @. Insurance upon the buildings, In the
Eome' and Hartford Companies, Ia be az
gregats sm0Hn ing 20 ten thousand dollars.
There is not a single piece Of wood left q the
Eeil House, and the estimate loss II the pro-
urietors is one hgndrsi thousand dollars over
and above the insurance. Walter Failing, the
landlord -f the house, saved the furniture OF
bis l5Wsr stories. Mr. Failing estimates bis
ioss at forty thousand dollars, upon which be
bOl-s two policies, one cf 5000 in the "PEG-
uI2,n and another for a similar amount 10
another company. The en- ire damage was
over q Luaired thousand dollars.