Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-03-06

--lnb II. concur in the views and rec
.--.nsstio-. in matters Of State policy OF
cr~.rDor Picker. and in his prompt ana paun
~ aetifn ia delivering TO the au1hoiilies OF
Virginia the f~ugitivss from Juscuee VIZ per
ticiratsd in the Harper's Ferry
Tsirfeeutb-The convictions OF the Demo
-ssi. r.rfv n Pennsylvania remain unshaken
!, ~ sisdom and Justice Of adequate protec-
- Il coal. iron, wool, an the great staple
rr,srrtions Of The country. The views OF DIT.
prrhsnan on the subject Of specific duties are
.Trroved. Representative IN Congress are de-
sired to procure such Modification 81 the laws
as the unwise legislation Of the Republican
party in 1851 render necessary % the prosper
itv Of the industrial interests Of Pennsylvania.
Fcurteenih-inodrses The nomination OF
Henry d. Foster also pledges the Democracy
o. Pennsylvania 70 the nominee Of the Charles
ton convention.
READING. March 1.-The delegates at large
10 the Charleston convention are william Big
Ter, John Z. Dawson, William Montgomery
and joseph Z. Baker.
Richard Vaux, Of Phladelphiss and George
MeKim, Of Berks, were chosen electors al
large.
Nominations were made for candidate tor
Governor. W. II. Whites name was hailed
with applause, and a salute was fired BY the
keystone Club. Among ths other names pnt
forward was John L. Dawson Jacob frey'
| Nimrod Strickland and II. B. Wright
TIE first ballot resulted a. follows hm'
Witte, fes Frey, 10; Wright y; balance
scattering
Henry d. Foster, Of Westmorsland, has
been nominated for governor By aeelamation'
The President briefly addressed the conFen-
uen, after which it Adjourned sinis DE-
rHE VALLEY RAILROAD.
Frum IN Carrouton nEisl Den1eHat NHrehal
On last week Col. TrszevaHt, Of Memphis
the agent % his road, paid us a short visit
and gave ne some intereating facts relative e
the progress Of the survey.
The party of engineers left the main line q
i the Mississippi and Tennessee road az Craig's
/ feld, Just south Of the Yokona river. The lin
Is nearly direct from that point to Charleston.
which is reached In twelve niles. Thence ths
line goes down the Tallahatchie valley, on a
/ tangent, 10 Yallohusha river, eighteen miles
from Charleston. Crossing that stream, ths
lire comes on down he valley near the bills
and BY this time tie engineers are in Holmes
en- route FOR Lexington and Jackson
Col. Trezevaht informs rs that when he lcd
the party on Saturday they we're al the south.
ern line q MeLemOre's farm. and bad not
varied a hair from the Yallobushs 70 that
point. He IS confident that a tangent OF direci
air line can DO obtained from hat river q
Davis farm. in Holmes, where they proposs
leaving The valley. This tangent viii BE- up
ward Of thirty miles in length, win one eight
cen miles long between the Ysllobusha ant
Charleston.
Heinforns as that for niles the variation IN
The surface grade does not exceed ten feet L
the mile, and often two OF three miles are run
without a variation Of two feet 70 the mile
He il confident that such a line for long tan
gents, low grades, and abundance OF timbel
has never been found IN the whole Mississippi
valley, and that the road can be built FOR one
third less money than any road within BIZ
knowledge. When built, such a lire mast B.
a very safe one, and capable Of the highes.
speed, on account Of its l5ng tangents an'
easy grades.
spring o. sunday, and we learn that the sprin.
is eighteen miles frem Taliobushs, ihirty-sil
miles from Charleston, and one hundred AM
eighteen miles from Memphis.
As the Csuollton and Greenwood road 81
the main road between Greenwood and Car.
%roIlton, there will doubtless be depot whsrI
the railroad will cross the Greenwood road
This viii be not over 10 miles from CaTollton
81 miles from Charleston, and about % or q
from Lexington. We mention these facts ss
matter Of some little interest to our citizens
especially cur lawyers and merchants. w
learn from Col. T. that our citizens along thI
valley are doing their duty towsrds this grea
work. Jack Lefors has put down 5000 thI
MsssrE Mccain 5000; Col. Greenwood l.
fore $1,000: James C.. Harris 5000; Col
McCaskin 5000, with nany others Uakin;
$1,000 and $1,000, swelling the amount nov
taken On this county 20 a fraction less thai
10000, although not one-fourth Of the citizen
in the valley and scarcely any in the hills bav
ret been seen
The northwest corner Of Holmes made a
$4,000 on Col Trezevanfs first visit, last De
cember, and we learn that Dr.. Rowe, Of Lex
ington, obtained $4,000 from the citizens 0
that own alone IN one hour on one day wee
before last. This looks as though they wer
10 earnest and we trust cor 0Hn people wi
not fail In their duty.
Col. Trezeyaut viii address the people q
this county at this place on the first Monda
Of our circuit court, and we trust al who ar
for improving the condition OF the county wi
tear him and put their shoulders to The wheel