Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-24
FROm WAsmINGTON.

/ Spec12L 70 Inc 81 Lols fsepAbucan
! WASHINGTON. May I3--Ths President has
issued q proclamation, declaring that the block
| ade of the ports Of Beaufort Port Royal and
New Orleans shall SO far cease. and determine
nom aai after the first Of June next that COM
meTcisl intercourse with those ports except as 10
! persons and things and information cOntrsbsnd
I Of war, may from that time be carried on subec!
to the laws Jf the United States. aud to the limi-
! satioLlS and IL pursuance Of the regulations
/ which ale prescribed By ths Secretary Of the
! Treasury
! Harvey Brown was yesterday confirmed az
/ 6revet brigadieT- general vi The United States
army
The post offics tepsl tm5s,E Ia, dIspstched an
agent 30 Portsmouth and Norfolk to investigate
ths affairs Of tho post oIhre there. and 10 re
establish postal communication there
The military committee ei the Senate to-day
reported that they had visited the battle field at
Lees Mills, and after the fullest inquiry the
! circumstances would admit, ale fully satish ed
the charge against Gen Smith OF drunkenness
is without confirmation, Sad unsupported by the
slightest evidence They further say he is one
of ths first officers Of his rank, always ready
and able TO perform promptly aly duty assigned
to him
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer
WASHINGTON May l2.-The Isdical RePub-
Ecans do not dssiIs the war 60 end now, as their
action today On the LovejCy abolition bill Indi-
Gates, but evidently desire dat the stIife should
be prolonged.
The President has returned While in the
harbor Of NOTfoik ne sHpenEtended the move
ments Of troops and gunboats III person
Senator Davis, while discussing the rights Of
the States to-day, said something which was not
palstsble to the abolition side of the House. and
Wilson called him to order for uttsIing trsasons-
ble sentiments
General Sturgis has arrived His presence
has something to do with the charges against
Col JennisOn.
Dispatch 70 the Cincinnati Gazette
WASHINGTON, May PA nephew of ex-
Gov Barbour, of Virginia, was appointed chief
clerk OF the inspection Office Of the post-ofice
department.. il place Of I. ?. Trait who has
held that office twenty yeaIs Trait is lowered
TO d sixteen bundled dollar cleTkship This is
considered beginning oi the work OF restoring
the F +. VS..
The Senate has extended the time for the ex-
change aud ratification Of the treaty between the
United States and Nicaragua, and adopted the
latter's amendment, which simply prohibits legis-
latiOn in conflict with its provisions Isthmus
transit is preserved unrestricted
There was considerable picket firing last night
at Fredericksburg, but no casualties are reported
Prayers for psace were substituted for those for
jeff. Davis ia the fredericksburg churches.
Yesterday, the valley OF the RappahEnn6ck
blezed with bOnfres IN honor or the Norfolk
capture.
Garrett Davis was brought up with round
turn this morning, IN the course of discussion
OF a motion to adjourn on the second day of
June. He had said Congress has passed acts
during this session, which are unconstitutional
and unWise, and which VIII be resisted by the
whole white population of Kentucky, and such
as be would counsel his peOpletO resist by every
mode of resistance they could devise.
Mr.. Davis denied that he used these words,
but they were thus taken down by the Globe re-
porter.
Nj wilson raised the point of order that the
language was reasonable. He was severe on
MT Davis, and the matter was apparently much
IN subsequenG speech BIr Davis explained
his position to mean that every c!hzen could de-
g; u q, to the constitutOnslity Of laws, and re
sist them if he believed them unc0nstitui ionsl
until the question should be decided by the Su-
preme Court, and taking the responsibility of his
action.
Mr.. Howard raised the point that in a pre-
vious speech, NJ. Davis had preached muliny
in the army, in the contingence OF the passage
of confscation bill Mr. Davis denied that he
meant more than that if the question were re-
| ferred to the armies, they'd vote no. Finally
III teSSenden IN LIS most sElluul DanneFi M
| ished Mr., Davis
! Dan. Sickles was confirmed bIigsdieI general
/ by ons majority 1t was not partisan vote
| A bill was reported il the House to-day sp-
| propriating seventy five Thousand dollars to
| purchase the Douslas hospital Minnesota Row.
| Mr. Dawes introduced bill fixing the Tues
day after the first Monday in November, for
congressional elections in all States beginning
this year
Messrs. Kellogg and Sheffield voted agaisst
their conservative party, and for Arnold's bill
excluding slavery from territories, to-day Mr..
Fisher, of Delaware lodged