Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-21

TRo Of tho book houses Of the North have
just published hIy Ifsry North and South"
by wm. R. Rasseil, al American correspondent /
of the London Tines We fud some extracts
from it ia the Richmond Dispateh, and select
three Of them Russell was dining at grand
SET dinner at the White House. This was
shortly after the war began. After describing
the affair, he says;
Ia the conversation which occurred before
dinner, was amused to observe tbs manner ill
which Mr. Lincoln used the anecdotes fCC which
ne is famous. Where men bred in courts ac
customed "a, the world, CT vorsed in diplomacy,
would use some subterfuga, or would make
pelite speech. or give g sbTug of The shoulders,
as the means of getting ont Of an embarrassing
positioa, B1r Lincoln raises q laugh by some
bold west country anecdQte, and moves on
in the cloud Of merriment produced By MS
Joke. Thus, when Air. Bates was Temon-
stratinr apparently against the appointment
Of sene Indifferent lawyer to 3 place oi
indicisl importance, the President intsr-
posed with, Come, now, Bates. he's not
half IS bad as You think. Besides that, l must
tell YOU he did me- good turn long ego hen
1 took to The law, was going 80 court one morn
4 inr. with some ten or twelve miles of bad road
/ before me, and had no horse The judge over
i took me in wagon, Hsl o, Lincoln, aze yoa
not poing to the court house Come IN and
/ III give you scat Well, l got in, and the
ia7re went on reading his papers. Presently
/ the wagon struck stump on one side OF faz
rood then it hoped off TO the other I locked
out and I saw the driver Was Jerking ifo.n
side to side in his seat so says /, - Judge I
think vOur coachman bas been taxing 8 iit-le
drop too much this morning.. " Wei, de-
clare. Lincoln" said he, should not muen
IL J. H. -|srHr
60 mo half q dSEsa times sinfS= n
putting bis head out of the Nindow, he shouted.
why. you inleInzl scoVAdrel, you ere tfnnk 9
JJeon' which, pulling ~ ms horse aud turning
round wits great gravity. the coachnMt s-ld'
g By eouah that's th, FIRST nghtiul desssion
YOU have given for ths last twelve months
Whilst tae company were laughing, taa Rfes-
dent beat quiet retreat from the neigaoof-
hood OF the attorney -genafal
OF Mr Seward, The Ymkee Premier, this IS
related
dined eft Mr. SanfoTt s. wae-s Z vas iEtgo-
ducgd TO Efr Seward S. TetaTy of State BIZ
Truman Smith the ex ssunt0r, much esEectea
among the Republican parly; Mr. Antony. :
senator Of the Uni.ed Safes very intellsyep'
looking man, with an lsraaitsh cast OF iac9
Colonel Fosissr Of the Llnois railway, OF repa
iation in the States as geqloglsti and oas q
two moro gentemen- Mr. Seward Is shgn'
middle-sized man, Of e-eD,c build. Eita ~
stoop CONTRACTED from zedeaiarY na-it ant
spDsication to his 2esk, and has peculiar atfi
Jude when seated, which Immediately atttact
, attention a weli-foTmed and large head 2
Z placed on a long slender neck, and projects o7e
the chest in en- arg0m msntaiige kind Of way' q
If fhs keen ayes were seeking for en- adversary
S the mouth is remarkably flexible, large bat "
r formsd. the nose prominent AID aquelne, %
g sves secret but penetrating end hYsly, Wis
& hnmor Of some kind wiaktug abon5 ineIn ~
+ brow bold and bread bat not remarkabi
o elevated the white hsaf sAFsig es'4 nls
s Hlbtls. ogiek man, rej5ieing in power given
d neTorate and orscHlar utlerancsss tend ci paali
Y Zoe. barstiug with the importance Of STATE NY
# teries. and with the dignity OF directing @
n f,fsien policy of the greatest eoun1y-as .
I Americans lhInks-ia the word.
4 After dinner he told some stories OF the pre-
" mrs on the President for place. which Nsi
& muck amused the guests who kn9W ne 1ls
c. aa6 talked freely aud pleasantly q h75
thinos, stsirg, however, few iae.s
In reference te an inssrtion y Ae@ 1eiA ]
pet inst orders had been glyea
czretsr That he said. SIS p'ain ile
snch orders hays been gsvea. Ne VIII slF5
notbinr we haVs-a5andnn no.hieg tilas 2
y hon Entrusted to ps II people would On
Tsaa these statements by ths lighs q M re
: lla4t's insuyufal they wOuld not Be deceive
* Ha wanted no extra sesaon o. ~lASts
4 .sFIistery tells as thai kings who call extra
: E2meafs lose their heads ard be informed
~ c3mpahy he had impressed ths Pfesideat
led his historical paIailss
sy SIr. Russell vas not 50 mueh feied q k.
ias mond. He got an Introduction to Mr. pa
E but 10 invitation TO dinner. OF our P1esid
en- he says