Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-07
Gully appeal,
IFRo1 ooR EVENING EDITION OF YESTERDAY.
LErTEm FMoM RICmMOND.

Uukud critics say of Congress that they have lett
done those thinks which they ought to have done d
they have done those things which they ought not to hs
done and there Is no health 10 them Among these II
| chevous omissions the foremost must be considered
failure to repeal the tariff laws Of the Confederacy
give us unrestricted free trade with aIlthe world. VIII
ever may be thought of the policy Of free tra5e as
tween tho followers OF Adam Smith and NIL on the O
hand aud The p-atz Crous theoretical and practical
the other IL must occur to every rejecting mind til
during the continuance of the war least, every mpe
iment TO the Introduction Of foreign goods ought TO
removed The tariFoI the Confederate states, while Il
blockade exists. brings revenue. Its only effect
by imposing burden upon such mcrchanIise as can
run through the bioo>aio to deter Fro taH0 enterprisir
men from seeking 80 introduce such merchandise.
dare devil skipper has little nduccnont 70 fit out carl
If LIVERPOOL or bordeaux and risk The hazard Of capu
on our coast 81 he fms upon safely reaching Charicto
ar Mobile. that he must ro into tn" customs and pa
first Of all pr or'a- his goods to fhe t"nied"fa
/ government
rlrr lr this r. IS clearly the interest Of Fo7
.rnncut TO coucilac France and England hy holding ou
o them tc most cordial invitation TO bay and sell wit
"a Hut a tariff % o.. ir.po-gd after the p"rils Of bloc
| tda have been Tiscd. Is 10y means very t"mptlu
programme for the foreign manufacturer II re" trad
with all she ,yor tNcgpr, indeed thc aes beyond ih
Potomac had been early proclaimed 10y lh' lfoNlsil
..ngr.s al Montgomery. should have Np"ri'Hocd n
lIiruirv whatever u uTuI' a the troops that hav
| 81. ID sent into %. field they wUr" musier'
nto service I3.sd,-s should have had fabric
4; % .iud- Blankets .nd W. len cloths. uulmitr
rpply g iron and machinery. m' ",luos aud srrgica
sru cn. even articles OF luxury. the SILKS Of Lyons
De, as ines of Rheims and the Rhine, ia" tuhauas %
I:viua. "GIy- licensed traffic and will take
q Tin. rc. aiding sIUadroH -Suci would have D-pI
he language Of iussrv hardy adventure, who docs
are to li-k his property and his t-to pay duties 10
..rfe,I.rstr, custom lousa 10 is have custom
rouses without imports, when might have plenty o.
imports without The custom houses
Tuoa general prucI.,s sdl ricous upon trade
7rfu lust so tar as they ;re # ctiv. Witness on
ID friend Gen. Windcr's efforts establish q unlfors
.beiule of fair prices the v-ndi les markets
everybody admitted that it desirable procus.
.rgsys "a "a g. - rate than four dollars a piece and but
r upon terms more reasonable than dollar pound
But since rhc general order the subject Of hucs
-ternE there has not been turkey pOUni Of butter
An egg or chicken. either of city markets The
population really driven 70 straits The lack Of pro
visions furnishes The explanation Of the adjourn
ueut of Congress The theory is that get all sorts o
edbes az reasonable chaTEehe practice is that beyond
he painest uecsssaries Of life ge' nothing at ali
HIS exceIency the Count NerceT, went back 10 Wash
ngtOn two days ago ana ihe pubC Is Out te the wiser
as to tine nature OF object OF his mission He found
Richmond DeU fStl 10 social OF other amusements
and wofuy degenerate even unto barbarism to cis
and did not fail may suppose, % c0ndole with his
cOnaDayi0tcs 81 Pau the French consul and the Prince
de Poiguac over the horrible dinners hey doomed
IN these days, TO endure.
John Minor Bolts would obstinstely persist upon his
a in avowing his neutrality between North and South
the existing war whersup0u the court very properly
held that he not man TO be set at liberty, He
viii probably be of 10 point farther south In
g few days
There are three persons under sentence death here
the two Washington spies Of Seward, and poor,
wreched Italian who stole blank sheets OF Confederate
money from the hographers signed them, and passed
them. The unfortunate creature seems Just TO have
awakened to sense Of his fate which he must inevi
tably undergo, there being higher crime known 10
the law than grading the monetary issues of the gov
ernment Webster. the underground post-route man,
has had hs examination but the sentence Of the court
has been rendered He viii probably hang with the
rest.
We have no further intelligence from Yorktown As
supposed the great battle il postponed unless Gen
Johnston Is determined 70 bring it on. Mcdowell will
endeavor it is thought 10 make junction of his forces
with those OF Banks and in the event Of his the
contest for Richmond must be fought somewhere along
the base Of the Southwest Ridge in Orange or Louisa
else nearer at hand yet upon the bills OF Carolina
which girds the low grounds Of the Rappshannoek.
regard battle with this advancing force likely Just
now than general gagemsnt at York
town,
We hear Of great aehis yenents performed yesterday by
the louisiana ia the lower Mississippi Nav they prove
Tus
serious rising of the conviets in the penitentiary
headed by two exmembeTs Of the Polish brigade. thai
band Of cuJhroats discovered night before last just
time prevent general discharge Of the entire body
of prisoner. 80 in number, upon the town
RCHMOEDSApfiI p, 1862
Serious fear. begin be entertained that Richmond
not So much by the advancing columns Of
the Yankee invaders the insufficient supplies which
are permitted reach from other portions Of the Con
tederacv The priva0ns Of Eastern Virginia have long
been great and EreyOus but they have been borne with
uncompaininE cheeruluess, while they seemed for the
present reme diabe Luxuries could readily be given
up by brave and free people struggling 10 maintain
their liberties against dcspotism A severe and htheT
TO unpractiCed self denial accepted as Of the
earliest and necessary proofs Of patriotism In the
feel the absolutely OF the necessses Of life and
recognize that want arising from the military stu
Il
part OF the government then indeed is natural that
feelings Of discomfort should be experienced There Is
within the limits Of the Confederate States abundance
Of all tle. products which are indispensable to
the maintenance Of it's reope. At New Or
leans there is large supply Of sugar Hero
we have sufficient supply Of -four. But the gov
ton and by the recent railway bill passed by Congress
lis occupation of the lines of traffic viii be more exclu
ve than that it Is literally impossible that there
can be prompt and sufficient interchange Of cOmmcd
ties. The Commss-ry and QUartcrmaster Departments
Of army block up al the iron roads and al all the
freight cars with their stores, by the exclu
benefit Of the soldiers in tho lold and certainly %
the great dciment Of The public at arCe. Besides the
heavy burdens Of the war which the rich and poor
tain alike with good humcr and lofty public
spirit. the nCn-o"mbatant population Of our city and
state are compelled 20 pay, daily. IN tho de-
mauds for objects Of daily consumption tax beyond
that levied IN the narrOwes straits OF pub
lie distress Meanwhile. tho Caunt outlines Of famine
are growing and moro distinctly TccoCnizabe the
perspective and the horrd prcsentment not fa-
that many porsous leaving the city. because they
fear Mcclellan Mcdowell will succeed in reaching H.
but that they may escape that fearful dearh Of prov
ous which apparently approaches - rapidly and which
nothing but q reform in the present announcement of
he railroads would seem adequate TO avert
No intelligence Of any sort has the blockade to
lay. Il Is stated with Somethrg Of confidence that
Mcclellan has beon rc-cmbarking considerable portion
his froops Newport News II this Il doubt
ess with the intention OF sending them around n0 the
K ppahaunock river The New ork Herald ndmits
that the advance by way Of Yorktown is mpractcable
and my prediction that they would not offer battle
the Peninsula upon any considerable scale has so
.he combined forces % Banks and Mcdowell and our
troops, at some point between the Junction Louis,
il. and Fredericksburg increases hourly. If NcClel-
Ian has been shipping men from his Peninsuar lines IL s
either strengthen this column Of attack attempt
a aank movement upon our body by a march across
the country from rHppshaunock. But this Is Wei
ierstood by our military leaders, and forewarned IS
rorearmed.
TIr Lunnno and Christian energies Of our citizens nre
called into unccasng exercise by tho Of the sick
SOLDIERS In the Richmond hospitsS Wounded men in
small parties dsy arriving from the lines. where
ncessaut srmishing goes on with The eDcmy but IRE
pccvc Of these have not less than three thousand
nval5ds I'm tho hospitals herc-truy fearful aggregate
The ladies OF the several churches nd the Young Mems
Christian association ndeatigable in their cxertiOns
minister these irEvc, hut unfortunate fellows and
among the army surgeons specially detailed for hospital
duty know more tL:n skilfui and kind gentleman
who watches with brothers tenderness and solicitude
The march of disease among his patients but in spite Of
al this twenty-five buTias day soemnized by the
chaplain of the post aud already more than two reg
nents lie beneath th- sOds Of cemeteries. A few
evenings ago at sunset small party Of soldiers bore
he body Of beloved cOmrade TO the posse commune of
HOLLYWOOD They expected 10 find the chaplain on the
rounds but he had finished bis mtemeHs for the day
md gone home With heavy hearts, they reinquished
he consolation Of religious services a the grave express
ne in sad terms the bitterness OF their Disappointment
lady Of Richmond, whom pOus office had carried TO
be cemetery overheard them and coming forward she
volunteered recite from memory the solemn and beau
iul burial service Of the Episcopal church The offer
vas gratefully accepted a affecting scene has
areIy been witnessed than that little body Of
presented as beneath the grand old oaks yet eRess in
he waning purple twilight the gentle sister repeated in
eeble but clear and musical the noble ritual Of