Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-15

demand and, painful as is the duty, yet the
past assures US that President Davis, with com
bined wisdom and frmnsss, will meet the case
with such retaliation as it shall require, both tC
Avenge the slain end 70 protect cur citizens
Row the Csnfederates H1u1nRed ia Frank
fort, ke1G1cky "A EaceIiOns Account
VIII Wallace Harney, editor of the Frank
fort, (Ky.) Commonwealth, thus faeetiOusly a.
ludes to his experience with the ConfederAtes,
during their occupation of the city:
Our subscribers are probably aware that few
weeks ago pressing business demanded the
presence Of the propTietors and editor Of this
paper in Louisville. The atmosphere Of Frank
| fort, usually so good, was becoming decidedly
unhealthy, and a little jaunt was earnestly
! recommended. l: was coincidence, perhaps
worth mentioning, that jaSt shout the same
| time squad Of rebel cavalry was expected in
Frankfort. Knowing their principles and ne
| csssties, We were of opinion that they might
want US to let them loan, and we were
hard up.
The proprietor, with proper discretion, left
Frankfort in time, but tue editor, with a fool
hardness which gave him q claim on DR.. Rod
man, of a ceTtsin Sssse institutute, remained 10
issue final paper to our subscribers, giving
summary of the latest intelligence. COngrato-
lsting himself upon the admirable editorials and
newest news he proposed to lay bsfoTe his read
ers, he WAS walking comfortably up street, " hen
he beheld sight It was several creatures, to
his optics about forty feet high, with guns eighty
feet long, in bultsruut jsans, one with q dirty
white handkerchief on the end of stick, and
no knew BY the butternut and the dirt, they
we're ths Southern C0nfsderscy.
The editor at ones sought cut soma works on
tobacco, as he understood tho preparation Of
that narcotic WAS the occupation of political
prisoners at Richmond. He was greatly en-
couraged to prosecute his studies, by learning
through friend, that a liss of a hundred names
of persons TO be arrested, had been seat to Col.
Scott, ia which the letters composing hj7 mama
fgured. As example Of his modesty, he
was uuite willing - transfer ths compliment 10
any one else, but it seemed that there was 8
great deal of modessy III the market inst then,
and the article was not TO be disposed o..
Il seemed cer5ain that his s.uiies were sbsUt
to receive the benefit of actual practice in q TO-
bscc0 stemmery. 1t proved, however, to be a
mistaken impression. Upon being introduced
to Col. Scott whom ho desired to see to obtain
pass to Louisville, thai off ;eT received him
civIly, and pvcfessed pleasure at making tha
ed tors acquaintance As courtesy which could
have bsen more Ggreeaby recip5Ocated under
any other circumstances in the world. He a.
sured him that neither the persons nor property
VI flslAthb SttOtEu Uo ihtSi lcibu WILL
Ia the afternoon he saw, with feelings Of NOR
tifcation iudiscribable, square of silk, disgO-
nally barred wish yellow fringe, hoisted over
the State house, where the flag Of great nation
had waved It WAS the battle.hag Of Scot'a
cavalry, presented by the rebel ladies of Nsw
orleans. Whelher the yellow was meant, as the
yellow flag is usually, to indicate pestilsnee OF
plague, the editor does net say. He was very
tender abQut asking the question, SIS it was mo-
a good season for Union men 30 be too inqui5i
| live.
| To Col Scott the editor is much obliged, a,
/ but for him bis investigation on the tobsccC
question might possibly have been continued
and be wishes earnestly that gentleman may
soon be in similar shape, when, if the eIito
does not rec procAte, it will be because he think
the colonel FL for something better than aiding
to destroy the government, and therefore hC
should be kept under good treatment until tn
| war is over