, 1861-04-27

We have the Memphis AsalaneAe and tho
App<a1 Of Thursday morning: Both papefs
are considerably exercised about the condition
of affairs at Cairo, and hare many rumora
about the number there, etc The Appeal has
tho fo!lowiug account of The gross and brutal
ind5gnIties off. red to Andrew johnson, On his
way through Virginia. These southerners are
right valiant ehapa, If about 500 to GOO can
pet at one unarmed maa. HardTicke, Of the
re~-~, " .'u5ltean, has gained honors'
The misefabla eoxara! --: ,-..-
Wa 1eafn that ssnstor johnson pass.-
+hrnnph Tynchbursh esa rotas for his home ou
apndsy Isat, His presence upon the train,
which had been telegraphedto to all the stations
| previous to his arriFa1; crested the profound
est excitement in that city.
| 30 soon as it Was ascertained that ne Was
fpresent, = large crowd of six or eight hundred
persops gathered about the cars, and crowdlrg
| II upon hlm completely blocked every avenue
| of approach a. well es egreeS. Some one pro-
| posed "three groans" for him by way OF com
nlencement, which I've are informed) were re-
eDondcd to with deafeniDg and almost ffahtlc
acelsmatton. VIM. VI. Hardwicke, editor Of
the Lynchburgh Rspu5Eican, then walked up
h him. aud inquired II he was correct In ad
4 dressing himself to Andrew johnson, to which
hs received snbdue and apparently anwill-
Ing answer in the affirmative. He iHmedl-
ately caught him by the nose, aud pulled that
oraan in . manner that betokened anything
but q feeling Of cordially. He then insulted
| him with several epithets Of denuneiatlon,
. prominent among which YVES the easily sus
gested one Of traitor"
The indignation ct the multitude about this
time ran 10 high that tho car doors were locked
| to prevent tha Tennessee official from being
molested by the enraged outsiders The super
|, tntendent Of the road made his way to where
! ! Gov, Johneon was seated, and informed hin
; | that the treatment extended him Was the legl
| innate fruit of hls conduct IN sending ever ~
, telegraph line to East Tennesse the infa
, nous dispatc ches that had been Intercepted q
, | LYnchburg BY order Of Governor LetcheT, nd
| Yisfnp them TO "staad by the Union," AMI
- that If he was guilty Of that authorship h
f could not Fass over the road. GOV. Johrsol
denied that he had sent the dispatches TO teh1e
T. they alluded, and thus secured bis passag
f through. Had not our friend Dashfell intel
fered in his favor by an appeal to tie crowd,
8 is very doubtful whether ha could have lG1
J, Lynchburg without personal detriment. II
Senator's sen, Robert johnson Esq, was alon
k with hin, aad the two In company are re por
ed to have received the slight Testimonials
h favor extended them BY the indignant Virgil
i lane, with every evid-nce Of Christian NEE
ness. The tseldest" johnson Ia said to have {:
is pressed wish to retire to the seclusion OF
n baggage ear Whero he might ne rendert
H m2E6 EtG4k LAAV -a.~4--As
b the people. !,
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad at eve
depot In n similar manneE-but kept hims
concealed from public view. Even upon
arrival In Greenville ibis own home) but t.
or three persons met him on the cars to
), tend him the hand Of fellowship. We gail
u. ~ thesa particulars from the representations
n. Mr.. Dashiel1, who was an eye witness OF
a. whole affair. It needs no comments at {
~ hands, but carries with it lis own solemn 6
~ ~ suggestive lesson
q. The Appeaz elao contalns the following pl
Of intelligence. That paper is ahead of
contemporaries:
- GENERAL SCOTT 4 PRISONER OF WAR At WA
OF ! EGTON.
A' George DaehielI, Esq, Of this city, who
as turned from Virginia last night By The one
oi. CLOCK train, reports that no doubt exists II
Of General Scott's resignation. He Gays I
at the Vira mia convention received assuran
-ee from him in writing that he would res!g1
~ case Of the secession Of that State aho1
week ago. He further learned from I
ted Sta4es Army officer, who had Just
derad his resignation and lett Washington
two or three days since, that Scott had
hr1~ only resigned, but 1Eas held as rrisone
on war and not allowed to leave the city,
in officer, alluded to, was resident OF East
BILE ncsses, and was on bis return home.
res fact that the Lincoln authorities have Sc
The IT, Mlegraph Office at Washington and a
on no dj;patch to leave there disparagiDg t
nBt causa, is the probable reason OF the inIo
hat ton being kept back by the agent Of the q
eDt ciate press.
Shat 1t WIS DR.. James Cook, Of this city,
ebot and killed DR.. Slater, at Paris, I,
on Monday As before stated, the dim
- occur1ed about E:herldge's speaking.
:ass h,.ve not yet learned tbs name Of the {