Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-06
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Special Correspondence Of the Appeal
RICHMOND, March 81, 1852.
Rnmor runs wild again. We have a thousand
reports circulation to-day, for 10 Of Which can any
authority be named Gen. Mcclellan is st Newport
News they say The YANKEES ave landing in immense
numbers On the RaPpahannock spy in the pay Of
be Coafe crate government has just arrived in town d
from Washington City and reports that there are one
hund ed and forty thousand men 10 that city who win
be rdered Immediately to advance upon Richmond over
and and that sc eny thousand have been sent ;omach
upon Yorktown from Fortress Monroe The army Of
Manassas So recently aoved nom the line Of the Potomac
30 ts- Gae OF lie Bap5s1 TO fal bs,S flrsasr 81
she gers declare even 10 thia city. aoreover
it. is douful whether Richmond is to be defended IL ait
The Confederate authorizes win the archives OF the
a.v Rpabiir, are spec lily to abandon capital O..
Virginia for soae inaccessible point yet be selected
AID GOgcrnor Letcher, with the archives Cf the pid
Dominion. may run where be plsases very dis
distinguished general has advised lady irieud Twins in
RiehmOud 80 send away he servants, svef p-z-e nE-
rsonds etc etc, 70 g place OF greater 81 ur4fy Sucli
are Of the numberess absu stofis thar ara re
D sed At tho corners OF the streets by silly secsaoasrs
So far IS learn none Of them De suostanuatsi
As for the falling back upon Richmond and then leaving
IL 10 be occupied by the Yankers Ike ashve. cannot
believe tie mrs half Of the proposition General johns
sion is In town today il conference with the President
an the Secretary OF Var and his thoughts Iatlyr
bent according my own conviction. upon again nov
ing northward than upon tiri from the Posf on he
now holds The sight Of tho itte active, c7ssrtU gray
bearded eagle eye warrior enough 10 Inspire conh-
deuce in the most spending.
A gentleman arrived here to-day by the underground
raroaI from Philsde phia which city be left one day
day last week de ria Baltimore. He reports the
nancia conCi ion Of the North de spsr1te, pre-
dies that unless fer decisive and fruitful vie.
tories than Roanok Island, Fort Dones0n and Newbern
are speedily gained, the government At Washington will
break down The people lac says are fast -iag any
title respect they may have hitherto entertained for
Lincoln and his adyisers The conduct Of Mrs Lincoln
has outraged ard repeed the moral sensbiity Of the
korthf may suppose tue aHkees YET 10 nave any
thing of that sort At "a time when the whole land s ia
the tbr0es Of civil cOmmOtiou, the t OF the country
PROSTATE under an accumulation Of debt without par
ale for the short period its creation in the history Of
the world, it il Iced seem senseiess mocksTy In
ne lgur parUsHEG Of Springfield 10 inaugurare ~ a
White House style Of entertainment more eXtravagant
than had ever been exhibited by her predecessors When
consider how very short time, scarcely more than
zone revolving moon" it has been since the VIII e
House the Of Ostenta1us grief IN the death OF
most nssns5le and unnatural mother to don the mourn
ing garment for - magn dcen' robe Of roseroored six
and drown the memory sf her child in the ia ea and t1e
rsveL Perhaps taisis all msterOi tast- but surely
all the respectable people IF the North have abundant
be ashamed OF their Presidents wte. who has
degraded The high tone set mp Dy the wives Il tde
earlier chief gstrates and intaiDed with much
POLK
The Conseripon message of President Davis gave rise
animated discussion in both juses OF Congress
Saturia Ia the Senate there was spirited passage
held III bin soIute necessary Tor tn national de
fense N Oldham opposed it utterly Inconsistent with
n,titUiona liberty AID tde rights the States Both
these gentlemen iJ RI ght IN their s5zaup
tOns- Considered in pOil cal point OF view, the 0
asked for 0y bs President hgIly Objectionable bat
take the military point IF view in tlis serious
crisis Our armies be kept 10 the field, aud t -
efficiency must not b. impaired Otherwise shalI
asaurediy fall under the most reckless ami disgrace
fg despu tisin thut the world show. The best mill
tary author rites in approving The CouscEp'ion
scheme the only one that avail Us Under this
press must accept it and regard acGalssceuce u
It's provisions the duty Of the good citizen. I'm
Deci, the message Of the Preside commend tss
those who have most severely criticised the eour-s Of
III adminstraton--it uaufests disposition 10 60 to
work hergetieally The message referred % iJiot
of both HCus who will -pCrt bill without
delay which will most probably pass
No Merrimae laundering yet m Hampton RU1d5, aud
great mpa fence in consequence thereof Every body
ports the vessel ready tor LGe- cruise tatua, ths
commander is board there is plenty Of " TX
for her to do round about Old Point-si she does not
dge Perhaps the threat OF the New York Hsrala 20
her up in the Elizabeth river by sinking stone des
the mouth may stir up Mr. Mallory TO ss-d l-E ont
again. We shall SEE
weather si g ike at least after fall Of snow SUI
hail day before yesterday. DIXIE.