Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-26

ing as they DO, immense iGterestE, their declar-
alton is entitled to greet weight. learn IRON
one of their number, who has c-orrcsponde9
with presidents OF all the roads 10 tbe eoun-
try, that with the exception Of South Carolina
the railroad men Throughout the country are
devoted to tho Union and determined 10 see 1t
maintained.
The President has information that Nj. Lin
coin viii visit Washington this week. inns
looks to an explanation Of Mr.. Kelloge's mis-
sion, and argues that the President elect has
at last awakened to a sense Of The Periis or
the crisis, and has taken the field in person 10
secure an adjustment. q,
Sixty Republicans Of the House have signed
a recommendation in BEHALF Of Mr.. Coitax az
Postmaster General, which has been transmit
ted 70 Mr.. Lincoln, under the hope that ne Is
vet open 10 conviction.
The President rendered &c The son OF Senator
Bavard, the important poet Of Assigtant sec
rotary Of State, lately vacated by Mr. Tres,
! colt, Of South Carolina, which be declined
with thanks.
Senator Seward has taken The Initiative
steps, with other prominent gents, Ia gettlns
up a grand Inauguration bail, at when men OF
all sections can join and dance IAN han0s
around.o
Ex-Presldent Tyler has been invited to So
iourn, while here, at the Executive mansion
CLEVELAND.
spectsl oorresosudeee Of the Cincinnati Enqulrsr.l
WAsHrEeroE, January ell do not believe
! that any collision between the Government and
the seeding States will take place eeIofe the
! 4th Of March, and not then il the whole OF
/ the Southsrn States are allowed to seeede, as
they will no doubt resolve to 90; II can oe
peaceable and create hope OF reeons.ruc'ion at
some future day, unless MT. Lincoln preeipl-
tates the country into a civil war by a c~oercive
action Then a reunion will never be secured.
( It will be war to the knife and to the bitter
end.
The people Of Maryland have not yet taken
any action, but are looking en- passing events
with breathless interest. / hear that some
leading men from that State, now here, pro-
pose the holding of a conference OF the mem
bers Of Congress from the border slave States,
which shall recommend the people to adopt,
as an ultimatum, the calling Of a convention
to amend the Constitution, or the Crittenden
proposition with the Bigler Amendment; also,
to advise those States to retain their present
statas undisturbed until the ultimatum can be
Opposed OF, and to announce their intention to
linz their destiny with the seeding States, II
satisfactory terms cannot be obtained; also,
to urge upon the Government and the seeded
States, for the hope o. reunion and the inter-
ests Of the border States, to abstain from all
measures likely to provoke collision. These
] 1AEEIoAAGlA AAe laAOAFQ w ElOHltithk nlllf
who assert the right Of secession and have
sympathized with the southern movement.
CLEVELAND.
WASHINGTON, January 23.-SusPicions haze
been excited in official circles relative to the
manufacturing, at Chicopee and isewhere in
Massachusetts,, Of a battery OF James riaed
cannon, for South Carolina, and believed to
be designed for the reduction Of Fort Sumter.
Measures win be adopted to verify the facts
and arrest the reasonable work.
Bills are being prepared By the military and
naval committees on way and means, for i'm
mediately placing the country on a war foot
ing. The President will be authorized to call
for he enlistment Of volunteers, and a con
siderable number OF war steamers will be
forthwith ordered to be constructed.
The following paper, prepared By Repre-
sentative Montgomery, was to-day circulated
in the House, and among others, has received
the signatures of Messrs. Bocock and Martin
Of Virginia, Sieklss, Florence, Montgomery
and Clemens
We, tie undersigned, Of the Thirty-sixtt
Congress, convinced, by the various votes Ia
ken on the several propositions presented fol
our consideration from time to time, that there
is no hope that any MEASURE, which will recon
Gle the conflicting differences between the sec
tons Of our country, can receive a vote Of &
constitutional majority, and as none of th'
/ present members were elected IN view or tnt
existing troubles, and believing that in a tint
Of so great peril it is properto refer this cues
tion to he people Of our several districts
propose that the members Of this CJngres:
shall resign, to take effect on the 2lst Of Feb
ruary, and that we Immediately provide fol
the election Of our successors BY the people
who shall assemble here on the 22d day Of
February next, and to these Representatives
bearing the instructions Of the people, the va.
rious propositions Of compromise how pending
and hereafter to be proposed shall be referred
The election is not to interfere with the oti'
GERS and employees Of this House.
The House COMMITTEES en- elections to-day
agreed on a unanimous report, confirming Mir
Sickles in the retention OF his seat.
A naval officer left Washington several day
ago for Fort Pickens, with such Instruction.
as may prevent a collision with the Florida
authorities.
A dispatch from Fort Sumter says that th'
best understanding exists between Major An
deTson and the South Carolina authorities
and there is no apprehension Of immediate
hostilities.
The friends Of the Virginia peace PROPOSE
tons, assign as a reason for pressing it on ID
attention Of other border States, that it wi
have the effect Of preventing them in joining
the cotton States, and if adopted By them vii
afford an opportunity for the latter to return
to the Union.