Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-18
VOLUME XIII, no. 223.
The Excitement n reu l-orE.


Tie following editorial article, which appeared
IA the geraid. Of the ? instant. vii give tbs
reader some idea of the excitement produced ia
New York upon the reception Of tie news ofts
defeat Of The grand armies Of Pope and N-.
clelIaa
Yesterday was emphaiicaliy an e1ciisug aav
10 this city. In5 war news created the mos
stupendous ezciismeut ever known here nos e1
eepting toe upr0ar oecssioued by The sVen days
battles OF the capture Of Fort Sumter The th.rsB
i0r news was perfectly iusatiable. Eager crowds
I throngsd tbe newspaper oftiess, especially Ties
Heraid, and dsVOned every Line on the bulletin 6
wiki tie most IN ense anxiety. Tile znifean
line, @MeDowells corps instantly swept sway,
was read, Te-read, and read again au.I again. O.
/ sreisiug the most dispiritiug iltaHuee apon ail
| classes 0f tie community. Crowds also e7EsIt-
gated upon almost every corner 10 eager and sE-
l cited discussion-s0ms laying The blame on
/ General McClellau, stigmafizing h.m as g cow
ard. traitor, and other not very comp pimentary
names. O.hers again. took a much wider scope,
\ insisting that there should be bBs ere clu-
I trolling Lead-ons geueral-4ieC'.ellan was
equal to the task fl hs had not been inter
/ tered wiki by politicians comPie-s success
/ vonld have crowned our arms long since thar
al the TeFerses We have sustained take their
Ga.e from The time his command On 5hs peln
suld was intertered wiih. Others, sF1-
/ dsmue1 the w0o,ly heads, t5at somewhat c0n-
spicuous white-eoatsd gentleman Of ths ifi-
luas i" coming 10 for q very large share 0l very
uuc0UrteOus abuse. Again. seFsTs Insisted
liias the petty JsaI0usies of our msj1E- general
caused more trouble thsn anything else taat Il
M 1s thr ts
political piquss. aad set
tha Union troops would hsVe
long since. Others, again ass5rle.l aa
vas no military head 81 ST. and unda sael
eumstanees, how was i possible % suecesd
There were also N any amusing remarks made
DY our adopted citz3nts, particularly those 0t
Irish birth, AL Of yghOm seemed Be- place the Ut-
most confidence in the ability Of General Coz
e9rsn to settle the whole difficulty when his
brigade shall be organized Iadse1, to give IN
deail the various arguments for aud against tu5
prosecution of the war at the different corners.
in saloons stages, rsi'roai cars, aad On ferry
boats, bpt more parteUl arly around tie 1ulletas
Of ths newspaper ON sesi would occu1y more
sp8cs than we can devote today. SUHiee i %
say ihat no such excitemens was ever before cIs-
aied IN this vicinity.
The dispatch which appeared on the Traums
bulletin in the morning accusiag General Ne
Clellau with treachar0us conduct created more.
excitement than anything else bHt when s Was
understood In the city that the same news was
torn frou tie bulletins Of the Philadelphia
papers, the people could hardly contain them
selves, and rushed to the Iri5HRe otisa. Here
they entered into the most excited ami UpI0ari-
Gus discussions, indulging 10 some very ugly
expressions against Honest Horaca- Al oHe
time fears were entertained thar il would be
necessary to send for posse Of AsIopohtans
to preserJ the peace, but fortunately notliag
occurred further than free discussion Of The
subject
The military were somewhat excited in ihs
afternoon, Occasicned BY rUmor, " hich sseInfd
20 have some foundation, shat al Che three
months roen, lust returned, had been ordsrsd
back to Washington They were surprised at
the suddenness Of the order, but displayed tha
greatest willingness to comply with ary snl
every order for The maintenance OF the Z Uui0a-
the EFFECT or THE NEWS or THE MARKETS.
The Herald says
The money market is feeling the effect Of che
uevgs from tie war aud the thousand and one
rumors which are peTpetually being put 10 elf-
culaton We q10te money ca call t0-day 415
Der cent. several large I0sns having besa made
ST the latter figure.
Exchange advanced this morning, as Is Usu-
arv the case when the news IS not wholly
cheerful Bankers raised their rates 30 ls5i. !,
;. and at last 129 at which figure there were
Transactions Gold rose sO lI6s Al the hfs' board,
II73Ei ag the opening Of the second beard,
aud dnslly closed at 1l7. The advance in geld.
as in exchange, springs altogether nom the un-
easiness which prevails in regard to mIutaIy
matters defeat would cause a stampede IN
the gold market.
THE EFFECT IN BROoKLFS-
In Brooklyn ths excitement was fiily ss great
as tnat produced in Nsw York q s.. every one on
tbe streets entering into the full merits Of the
question without the slightest reservation At
the navy yard business was suspended Tor aE
least lone hour after the reception Of the news
so appalling was the effect upon the opeTallYss-
III fscs business Of every character throughout
B-oosziyn and New York was neglected 70 als-