Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-07
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Special Correspondence Of the Appeal
RICHMOND, February 20 1865
The snow still fingers in hs aelds around Che
city, despite 3 warm pouring rain this morning
which has caused its disappearance from the
streets. Anything more miry, boggy. oozy,
demd unpleasant, as Mr. Mantaliai would says
than these ssme streets it would be impossible
TO conceive as being within ths limits Of ga in-
corporated city. Members Of Congress and the
State Legislature literally wade through the
mud to reach the Capitol 1t is the harvest Of
hackmen. The street railroad would be a good
institution in this age Of qusgmiIe (Which must
b. good desl ike the geological period Of the
great Ssurian race9 if its operations were not
confined exclusively to Main street, and to a
range Of about enc mile and q quarter. Up and
down this track the cars move upon rails which
are buried IN the thick black compost quite cut
Of sight. Horses and pedestrians place down
their feet in the faith that there is a bottom that
viii be reached somewhere. Behind the cloud
there is always blue sky, and beneath the mud
there is undoubtedly a pavement or hard
ground,
There has been q little fare up in TIE senate
as to the privileges Of the reporters. Mr. Brown,
Of Mississippi, a few days ago commented with
some severity upon the reporter for the Enquirer,
or. stedman), who had travelled out Of the
record, he said, in accusing him Of making a
bid for popularity The reporter replied in his
proper column somewhat piquantly, and the re-
suit has been a Ieferenee Of the whole question
of the footing of reporters on the Roor of the
senate 10 g committee, consisting of Messrs.
Wigfsll, Yancey and johnson, of Arkansas.
Their report viii settle the matter whether g
newspaper reporter viii be permitted to make
comments of his WI upon the speeches Of SEN
ators in the course Of his daily transcript Of the
proceedings. selfdeense, perhaps, viii require
q restriction in this matter, for let q senator be
as forcible or as eloquent as he may, he viii
never be abe to get the better Of an intelligent
and sbarp-witted reporter. Thelatter addresses
the larger audience and always hss the ae5r.
Mr. Conrad, Of the house Of representatives, has
been bold enough to attack the whole press
and is net likely to come of eongueror.
Judge Meredith, Of the superior court for the
Richmond circuit, has lately rendered On impor-
snt decision affecting the lsbidty Of certain
parties. cls ming to be non-Tesidents, TO the
operation Of the conseript law. He held that
TIE enlistment Of q person in the military ser
vice Of the Confederate States, whether formerly
residing without the limits Of the Confederaey OF
foreigner by birth and not naturslized, for ever
SO short a period. established his domiel here
and rendered him TT subject for eonscription.
This decision was made upon a writ Of habsas
corpus sued cut before bis hanor By FTo
brothers who sci up 3 domicil il Washington
City, but who had served as volunteers twelve
months in the Confederate army It viii have
a very sslutary effect il Kidding the streets Of
cur cities Of q worthless redundant population.
Hundreds Of fashily dressed young men dis
charged q year ago from the army, who lounge
about the corners of the War Department and
uD and down Maia street, and elude tho eoa-
script officers by singing Maryland my Ma
ryland wiz nov be compelled to 90 back in q
hurry 10 tha5 unfortunate State OF again saoulder
g musket il the cause Of the Sou-h Besides
.hese prof gates, there are shosls Of Foreigners,
whose terms Of anlistmsu. have ezPled, end
who shelter themselves sgainsi farther service
behind consular papers establishing their for
ega cidzen5hip Al such must, ander Judge
Mere5ith's decision (tom which nc aPpeel has
been tssen), go back into the army waoa.
dsLay.
The house Of representative continues tor the
greater part Of tho time in secret session upon
the currency question, though why TINS shoaie
be discussed with closed doors it is difficult co
understand The great point to be gained, they
say, is some scheme for the rapid absorption Of
outstanding treasury notes. From ali accouzts
I should say that practically the mostrapid eo-
sorpdou Of treasury notes that is known in the
Confederate capital, is carried on day and night
st Byrne's faro bank near the spotswood hotel
Possibly soms students Of finance in the house
may Be informed on the subject. I don't know
We have nothing new Of the designs of the
enemy. They still keep up 8 show opposite
Fredericksburg, but twenty-five thousand Of
Rockers army has arrived at Newport News.
The announcement of the capture Of the IN
dianola has created the Hveliest delight here, as
you may imagine.
1t is row said the attack on Charleston is
fixed for the let of March.
Hon. J. L N. Curry, Of Alabama, lectures
tonight before the Young Mems Christian as
sociation on +" Selfhood" DIXIE.