Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-28

whose eepItstian eur urshins have besa accaE-
tsseS to cslebrsts Christmas, line oxs Of Eiad-
sell fer far dollars the p~ask--foTnsEly avs
cents. oRs Hundred and twenty-five dollars are
eharesd for . fruit sake Of ordinary siss, and
dolls ara stask in the windows labeled with
prices varying fon twenty to enc hua2Isa and
Say dollars. TAs people whs buy sueh trump
cry Al snsh predIgious sums well deserve to have
tksir property taken fsH tAsn ARd datribstsd
sncng the unhappy refugees VIA lave bssn
Pillagsd BY The Yankees. We Psrssn the AZ
t~TsvAgGAse which secures oysters and 9 taTksy
fer tAs faRily Christmas dinner By . large
ssrstsA Of charity, " may svsa ssrgfvs him wks
invests s small fortune In white sugar, lszsRs
aad a bottls Of Irish whisky, at this inHsnsF-
iEl esasoH Of philanthropy end punch bat the
ssl6,haolB whiah seeks i~Rdslgsass In the esstly
fslIiss Of frEis cake sad dell babies, whsa the
aray in the Ada can hardly get its proper "a
tions, merits SHARP punishment.
Speaking Of the army, we sssHa. Dc too nzsh
for ear bravo irsess. and it Is gratifying to kRew
thas s5ouasR6s Of Christian msN and genea are
as Fsrk ~thEopghOat tk0 land 70 alleviate tAs sui
sriEFs Of the BsldisE's faRily, an6 PIsvi3e bin
IS far as Eessisls wi,h sksss articles Of sls.hiHg
sf which be stands ia 50 mach Hssd. The No
bis SUE of $500 was raised hare in a single
week for the soldiers iuns b. the admirable
~lecsurS Of shs Rev. DR.. Hsgs. Bat while the
sallAas followers Of Lee saa HsrSeO SeEsnd
an5 rsSeiVs OR hearty sna active sympathy,
t4eEs is yet smother slsss who veil deserve, and
who do zst rsssivs il. I refer to ths clerks in
the several departments Of the Coafsdsrsss Gsv
sransat Let ne state hers, lest any esPlious
reader shoald suspect yosr correspondent of ia
taSes!sd motives, that I am Sot one Of these
clerks, ssr am /, in sny Inannsr hsWsvsr r.
mote, connected with . solitary RaE Ct then
eli. Bat I cannot lSek aroEz6 ne azd Ess mar
i;sriOus oAesrs, nsn wis have laads great sas
riAess in the Confsdsrais cause, B~zffssink fer the
somn0Hest neeessaries Of lie, wiEhszs protest
ing against the @zsl i~Rj1stse wiich 0TeEworks
and staryss tAsln. The examples Of distress
within ny personal knowlsdgs are Sc nHnnoIeas
that I night sIl al cairo issas Of the APPEAL
with Disabling thsm-l1 eae or two suffice.
There is = gsntlsEcG Aszs in the Treasury De
psrtmsnt, ~he made his shoice, 1t tho begin
ming Of the war between Esrth and Scutb,
Giving then Ia . border Stats) and came ever
10 the OorfoderaeJ, knowing thar By Joining his
iaA with the Ssush be gave up afHusnss and
esss for hard work and indulgence, himself Lhs
ssu, and bearing the hOnOEsd RAus, Of enc Of
the mssl distinguished msa Ia the old Unies,
and wbs, uHsa the miserable pitssncs Of elSO0
per aapEn, supports three liitls sons two yOuns
fer work or military ~ssrvies, If that can DO called
support whish is enc soRtiRaOd and tsnihls
struggle against hunger and Geld! This gentle
nza rcals - anfzrnisAsa room for whisa be
pays $50 q msnth. Thus gees $500 Of his sal.
sYy. he eannot afford q Ere. Since the Iss dsy
Of Nay last he has net sat down, with bis peer
boys, to enc meal, sxeept whsn asked TO share
tAs hospitsbls beard ofs friend. TEsir 0als feed
q Sy bread, and this sssts TIVE dsllsrS = day
[fOEr loAvss st so cts.,) and here COOS $3.50
mere Of bis salary. The sum Of $40 romsias
for the tuitien and elethinE fer the bsys ard the
wardross Of the gentleman kizsslf. he cannot
kzy q pair Of bosts, or the whels ITO il swept
away IL g nsmsnt. Observe too, that boys sEd
father must NOT think Of sush . thing IS gel.
ting sick, saeh ia6iseretisn Would never aei
medicines aaA loeter's bills would swamp the
entire allowances. Taks smother ease. Hare is
q nan Of siKty-tWs OF three yeSrS Of age, q
lesrned nan with several languages in his
mouth, who has filled high positions uassr the
cid Government, and who gave up . sSnferta-
BE saiss in WAshiBgteR TO sarvs the OGAIsdsra-
~, head Of . Anily Of ave. wife and daughters,
in taking care Of when be Is .ssistsd by q Bsn,
clerk in the sans sfios with hi@sslf. Bsiwssn
them they have 5000 a ycar-eIsoe Of which
is sonsamsd in providing a very small and poor.
" furnished tsRsmsRt TOR the fsnily te live H.
90 they have $l2e0 fer all shisgs else, and this
will net Buy then the plsiaess foed. The Gev-
sramszt Saghs to de something for these men.
It must be Tsnsnbsrsd, that in addition t. their
clerical dus.ss they hsvs 10 render military SER
vice, beiag regularly organised into eeuraEisf,
bRtlAlisns AID regiments, required 10 drin SO
mary times . week and fsequsntly called TO
mtks IaATchss into the country. Il is said ihat
ysz ssnHot rai1s their s~slsEiss, bsssnss ibis
wssld further iEhsts tie esnssey, and tkas
tend 10 dizinish yet more Tie value Of TIE
nsBoy tAey actually receive; bat Why ROs Psy
them in ee;ai Fix the ssmpensatios as the
lswesi living fgurs aEd give it TO tkss in geld
and silveri 0sagrsss has bssn sRssrtsining
propositions to issue rAtians 70 than, in Ike
manner with the array, but this would be sRly 8
pGrsial remedy q their distress. Tbs mszbor
OF Congress who has besR busyisg his braia
with q scheme TO rel;svs the s~HrraucJ, may rnils
at ~ suggestion ef q payment Of salaries in
coin, aad aensidsr II abeSs az ssssrd a. peer
MaEse Antsizsste's idea Of bakers h4ns fer tls
starving peer Of Paris, sibsis, If The Gsvsrnmsnt
would taxa into Sc ewn hands the blockade
trade ia cotton, tbs skirg esaid se deas. BatI
an not smbiasas Of PeiEting sat 10. szsn.sds Of
relief for tas poor clerks. I leave that to Ablsr
z,en. Ny ssnseisnes Is ssSsasta in having
drought tssir suEsrisss TO the attention Of the
aosRsry.
The proceedings Of the HeGss Of RspressnGs- |
lives, yssssrasy, we're saIysneA By = spirited
rassags between Mt. foete, Of Tsnnsssss, and
Mr. Lyons, Of Virginia, xpoR The suhisss Of
The traffic Ia sEssnbaeks, Nj. FOoss ssnmezt-
ing, vita great severity, zpea ne sisissRs sf
Richmond for thsE dealing Ia Yaakss money;
bat By far the most animated spessh that has
get been made daring the present session Of
Congress was in the Senate, this morning, whsn
Nj. Wigisll opened open President Davis in
the natix Of TIE removal Of ouartsrnassSs
Eyars. The sahjecs #ss broughs ~ By the
nsmiaati0a Of Gen. Lawts1 70 Gel Myer4 Of
ass, which tie Senate vas asked 10 sonayp.
NJ. wigfsll entered Into q very close legal ST.
gaasnt 10 show that he grssidsnt bad site
r.Ake- sws.~8sE kta ~n~,n-. ani rkav~.S thrf