Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-23
VOLUME XIII, NO. POI
Ksntuekr Elresiau.


rAlueah Correspondents Of the Chicago Tiaszf
me election on Monday. the 4sh iustans,
passed on very quietly, not enly here. BIZ
everywhere We have head from oyer fl,s ,resssr7
PoLtloh' and indeed over the whole s.ate-fr
l more so than was anticipated from tl,. talking
ana threats OF noisy seeessiorists The sees.-
/ sion candidates here, though an of t5au ~,
/ c0ulu pc gotten mold Of had been arrested and
were Deia IN dnrancs Vile to them. were.
Hos"illstandlng permitted 70 Tun and Be voted
IOfi ana, ~ the town and country re- qo Tar7.Iz
! secess on, or t southern" as thew ar rlas.53 (,
call themseives-tbat epithet not so8ndipe b,
DAD and tEaitorou5 to their ears we suppose ss
seeession-the secession candidates wee
course elected to ever dee BY 0yerwbsl8i,
! niaIoTIties, leaving Onion candidascs. re )
the number Of votes, at Of sight babnd TbeF5
IS considerable speculation on the subject (
their being permitted to ran for office afssr tts
stringent order Of General Boyle ia reference
70 them particularly IS In the usiehborinc
c unity Of Galloway, en- the south Of US, ,hs
names we're not permitted to appear OF the D03
books, and Is they esnno. hold the Offices O.,
which they were elected ss i IS the determiua--
lOn Of the government that none but Loyal me
snail mold them The general opinion Is, lhss
there Wss motive OF design in i Of some KIND,
On the part Of our commanders OF military a..
thoritlss here Whist this was Il left entirely 10
eonl seizure. Some think it was for the purpose e
asceTtaming the rebel strength IN tie cOuntfs
aud others, that i is in order to ind cut who lhs
rebels are among the citizens, preparssory to ths
iniorcing of conhscati0n measures. Hence r.
ports, some OF them Of the moss absard and
exaggerated character, are obtaining currency
One is, that as several who voted had taken chs
oath to be loyal to the government Of the UnitsI
States, for the security Of their persoss AMI
property, though still remaining rebel In sent.
ment, It was for the purpose Of aIresgng az
such another, that most exsrsvsgEnt amouus
Of Federal cavalry are to be brought and Sta
toned here, to cat Out the substance of thssa
disloyal voters and so on. There IS nc dcub5
that tha fears Of the rebels operating upon th6i-
gulhble minds and mOrbidIy fruitful imagins-
tions, give origin 30 many Of these reports. How
far superior is the situation Of ihs truly love.
and devoted man 70 the Union, who, with u
clear conscience toward his country, and Fed
erai arms st hand to protect him, can i've in
psace Of mind, security aud safety.
Il was amusing to see tie shifting dodging,
and sqbirming among the rebels here when Il
came to voting. Some did not vote ct all being
evidently too fearful Of the consequ quencss, ana
are stigmatizsd as towards BY those Who werb
willing TO "5hOW thsiT hands by voting; Whis
others who voted were careful 20 give mirel
vote, part for secession and part fer Union can
didatss. The first, for not voting ths Gaioii
ticket, viii come of no better than those Hhl
voted the secession ticket ss their not voting
the former is taken as evidence Of gheT seoes.
sion prCcivites, and that they did u9t vote tina
secession tickets on account OF their fears to d.
so. l understand that the authorities have lisE
of the names Of sll such, 30 that they VIII fsrs
no better than if they had voted.
The news Of the draft, and the o.der rom ths
War Department. f0rbidding those liable to draft
10 leave the STATE or ths country until It is over.
came ike a thunjer-clap upon many Of lie
rebels Had It not been for tie Iass oytsr, thefa
would have been great "sksdsddHng" IN differ
ent directions to parts unknown as indeed
stampede had already begun in order 30 escape
the draft and I hear already Of arrests bs.aE
made of some who had taken up tbs Ike Of
march" IN single file for the land Of DiLjs or
somewhere else. Thsre is no doubt some, per
nsps several, Of secession sentiment, from what
can hear, who will make their way over into
Dixie, in spite Of the order to leave, 20 fali in
with the first rebel gueTTills band they may nap
pen TO come across, or to Join the regular
army" II is to be hoped that our military aU-
thorisies may be able to nab all suca an1 5ring
them baok.
have heard some cf the strongest secession
ists in the country express themselves as much
grstifed at the prospect for draft Thsy saw
that there are a good many young msn in ths
country who express themselves as strongly
Southern in sentiment, but who viii Dos 60 E1d
Join the Southern army, and they want 80 see
them t0rcsd to 90 and hght somewhere; and soma
even 60 so far as TO sAy that they want 30 So
them drafted into the Federal army and made b
fight there against their Southern frisnds, -
caEse Of their apparently cowardly coadues a1d
IS punishment for It But such are extremists,
and '' extremes bsget extremes" OsheFs sgsin
sxpTess the belief-aHd the wish is father to
.he thought that such viii desert 70 the reosl
army when they get the chance to do 30; bus
they may rest assured thai every prsesutioa siI
be taken to prevent desertiOn, and thas whsro
such may desert and are gotten hold Of again by
our armies, they viii share the fate Of sa9 DE-
sarfer