Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-20

Eg.TaFER EROBE RICHMOND
Special correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
R%TcHMoED, January 10, 1869.
Let US hope that the failure 70 secure a quorum in
both branches Of The national legislature Yesterday
and IN the senate to-day, Is no indication Of want Of
patriotic feeling on the part Of our senators and repre-
sentauvss in this most critical period Of the War of in
/ depondelce. There. is sn urgent necessity that every
man ahcad be IL hs piacs for thsfe are measures to be
brought 20 the attention Of Congress which dseply in
wolves the dearest Interests ans vital fortunes Of tho re-
public and cannot, therefore, be considered one moment
TOO soon. In the senate this morning upon the call Of
The roll, 1t was found that the presence ofone additional
s nator was needed to make up the Constitutional
number for legislative action. and consequently each
one Of the abaentees may have the satisfaction Of know
ing that he has delayed the business Of the country st
least tweniy four hours, and kept several millions Of
people ,ssitiDg hatlength Of time for the message Of
the Pre- ident Some impotence was manifested, both
among he members Of the BODY, and the few specta-
tors hist could find standing room in the contracted sen.
ate chamber, by the announcement that Ar. Simms, Of
KentEe ~, was ii tswn, and that gentleman was sent
for, but the return Of the sergeant at arms was non est
ineeatas. The report Of Mr.. simmsi actual arrival
in Richmond doubtless originated in the similarity of his
name taen sona9 to hat of Mr.. semmss, OF Louis
ana, who has been here for several weeks
The house Of representative was orgsuized, ia. the
absenee of Mr.. Boeock, the speaker. (who is detained at
home by Ilness3 by ealing Mr.. Curry, of Alabama, to
the ehsir as speaker pro tenp0re. Some discussion was
had Of an Interesting kind upon a resolution, offered by
Judge Perkins, Of Louisians, expressive of admiration
Cor, and sympathy with, the loyal oppressed citizens Of
New Orleans under the tyranny Of Butler. The re-
marks Of Judge Perkins IA offering the resolution was
well-eoneeived and weILspoksn. The most important
subject laid before the house, however, was q bill intro
dueed by Mr. Barksdsle, Of Mississippi, to repeal the
twenty negro clause in the exemption bill, a clause
which has created no little prejudice in some perts Of
the Confederacy, and which VIII most probably be
stricken ont
Agrgpos Of the reign Of Beast Butler at New Orleans
you will not have failed to observe thai in a recent
speech ct philadelphia he has attempted to justify the
Judicial murder Of VIM. B AIumford and that the
Beasts journey Northward has been attended by ser
enades and public receptions, evineins the entire
concurrence of the Northern people IN what was
done BY this monster In his official capacity as the op-
pressor Of old men and the insulter of women. We
should rejoice that this is so. as We have reason to con
gratulate ourselves on tbs madness Of Lincoln and the
rage Of his followers. By the way the reported fight
bstw sen Stanton and Haleck in Washington comes to
us IN q manner that does not permit US TO doubt it's truth.
The fsnccntre took placa in the War Department. The
coutatants pummeled each other severely, and Seward.
who was present when the exchange Of blows took
place. LEFT the room without attempting TO part them.
Whether he was supremacy Indifferent to the result or
feartd The consequences of Interference, is a matter of
conjecture. The facts as here stated were narrated by
a lady Of the highest responsibility, who was in Wash
ingten at the tine, and came to this city by the last flag
Of truce boat. she adds that It was generally under
stood there that the newspapers were warned to make
no mention of the combat in their columns. Fine state
% > f,os 4his for , curfsss, rso,1s E,,o- Ca.--rsI
Lee and Mr. Seldom having a knock-down and drag-out
scrirlmage in Richmond
Our army has gone into winter quarters in Caroline.
and there is no expectation OF a renewal Of hosaiues
on the line Of the RapPshan ock Immediately. A III
NOR prevailed yesterday that Burnside was about to
make another onward movement" urged thereto pos
sibly BY the remark of the London Times, that if he
could retrieve his recent disasters by force or trategy
be might be considered a great general, but This rumer
is not credited. The Nor1hen papers intimate. how.
ever. that a change OF generals is about to be made,
whereby " fighting Joe Hooker viii he raised to the
chief commend, and in this event it is possible that some
a~otlFIy msy again be manifested in she region Of Fred
sriclSsburg.
The Legislature Of Virginia was occupied to-day In
the election of a Senator to al the vacancy in the Con
fedsrate Senate o-ceasioned by the death Of the late
VIZ. Ballard Preston. -Four nominations were made In
the 9ozse-Hon. John 7 Allen Of Botetonr, Hon. Wm.
@. Hives Of a-Ibemarle, Gen. John 3. Floyd of Wash
iustou, and Hon. Charles W Russell Of Wheeling Much
Of tie day having been consumed in the nomination
speeches, at q late hour it was agreed to postpone the
election til tomorrow. The chances are that either the
first named or the last named gentleman viii be the sue
cessful competitor.
Gen. Floyd was sar5naied last night at ths Ballard
House and made very effective speech to a large mul-
titude Of his friends The mention Of Stonewan Jackson's
name in the course Of his remarks produced a perfect
whrlvind OF applause.