Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-30
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Correspondents of the Chattanooga REBEL
RICHMOND, March Is, 1863

JOlEeap puhuclce OF tue chattanooga hebel.l
RICHMOND, March Is, 1853.
EDITORS REBEL: How astonished one of the
country gentlemen Of Richmond in By gone
days would be, could be don his mortal clay
and attempt 30 perambulste with stately gait
the once respectable streets Of the venerable city
that was, that is not now, and will not be 20
long az tbis war lasts. Hew ru3ely would his
sensibilities ba shocked at the Baltimore bullies
on the street corners, saluting the badizzsnad
occupants of the open carriages dashing along
.hs public streets at a break neck gait : nay
more, at the sly winks from the vehicles afore-
said cast in the direction of his own respecta-
bility MeTciful heavens, how he would wag
his cue In disgust, and strike his ivory headed
cane on the pavement, in despair, and take a
big pinch of snuff 20 assure himself that his
fsculties had not forsAken him. and that he did
not dream But fortunately for him, he Enews
not TO what bsss uses the good old city has come.
His starchsd aTavas never felt the gsrroter's
fingers; the fiokerng oil lamps at the street cor
neTs furnished a safer light than the jets Of gas,
in the very glare Of which man is now
knocked on the scoucs for small consideration;
and be never stood shivering at every twenty
steps, for the space of Eve minutes, while sen
tinel read his pass upside down, besides suffer
iug a thousand other little inconveniences 20
which The modern citizen is daily, and hourly
Dloase4
of Richmond, when viii ye again return , Echo
answers not for q considerable period 1 don't
believe the citizens Of Richmond desire it to be
come the future capital Of the Coufederacy, and
reasons which the condition OF the place is rem
derine more c0gent every day. SO far as the
question of security from an enemy is con.
eerned, its history during this war viii answer
all objections. But it is idle 70 speculate on this
point inst now, when man can't see into the
fuUTe as far as he can throw stone house by
its chimney hope, however, the committee ap-
pointed, believe by the provisional Congress TO
select and mark out district ten miles square,
viii never carry the design into execution. I
agree with that master in Rslhetics-Goehe-
that the best capital cities arc always those
which have arisen piece by piece cut of the
necessity Of the moment, or in the press Of cir
cumstances Such central poiat, in which
the people Of 8 tTibs copgregsted around their
king, like bees around their monarch, is pre-.
cisely the best; and this is most clearly proved
By the experiment of capital cities which owe
their origin not to natural csuses, or the incli-
nation and c9nveniencs of the people, bat are
constructed after the plan Of some ingenious
architect TIE former, notwithstanding their
narrow streets and irregular architecture, have
always something attractive ahout them while
the others, in spite of all their regularity, after
The frst impression is worn of, never fail to
leave a feeling Of cold and repulsive mo
notony."
There is one luxury you Chattanoogisns
(beavens what 8 uame) do not possess, which
we boost of here and take specisl delight in,
Didelicet, !" tie sgaare" A large portion Of tho
population thas have nothing to do, can affirm
wlsh truth thst they are on the square every
day, though their conduct may not IN ell re-
speets approximate to righ. angular Tsetitude
g fGra6evine' writes very eloquently about the
seraDhs al The grand bell ia om ei y buf g.
hes never Bromensaed he Ca il qutrs
ne hs Inv afternoon, 10 ti.e M 1T
sand o. two angels, who (it IS currently rapait
cd D have bars Of lead sewsd in their skirts "a
! prevent them soaring skywsrd By the otherwise