Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-23
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speaal corssspsnassre Esmphis Appesi.l
glcHMoNb, December 10, 1868.
Thors vas another dsss ass in Congress to.
day. oesasisnsd By the announcement Of the
death Of Senator Psytoa. Of Missouri. Tbs Gus
sonAry tlbufss were paid in either house and
then an sdjouransns was had in due form.
The Legislature Of Virginia has taken ars-
osss I'll the Oh of January, AID such Of The
msnbors as can reach their homes have gsno
to spend the Christmas holidays around the de-
msssic board and bssrthstoas. How merry q
Christmas Is would have been, had Psscs, the
herald Of the pleased season, eone to ear houses
as = wsIeoms guest and joined In he Aeeus-
tanned fsstiviiss7 But what 3 zsclrsry seems
tbs text Of " peace On earth, and god win to-
ward msn," at this season CT saRguiaaTy ean-
aieti
We have hesz kept In Some litils ansasiRsss
daring the Essk By the bold msnsuVrsS Of the
Ysnkse raider AveriH, wA0se recent dssesnt
upoz the Virginia and Tennessee railway, threat
ensd at one moment TO de- "a iIcalculabie
misehicf- The destrustisn Of the Govsrnasns
buildings, aRd Of certain small bridges, at and
in he vicinity Of Salem, Roanoke county, seems
new to have been the whsIs amount Of damage
dsas BY hin.
Oar latest savices from the sesns Of his lsss
operations represent Avsril as EstrsAtipg, bat
1t is hoped that be viii not be sbls to effect his
escape, and that In less than . weeks Gzs, the
great gsaerAl and all mis- followers may be as
.g--.1 -s-k.- -.-a,v. l. a.. Z 49, - -
Belle Isis. Uslsss measures which have bses
concerted fsr HE capture, AID Of which It would
be Improper to speak EOgs particularly, shsuld
altogether fad, this is probably the last raid
Avsrih will nEks Hptil sonstime after the ez-
change Of prisoners has bssH resumed.
Tbs assignment Of Joseph E JShnstsn ts the
command Of ths army Of the WssG has hssn en-
tss Whole favsrably FeesiTsd here, and the re-
t1rR Of eeE. Lee 10 the army OF Northern VIZ
gaia qGiss soae grave spprshsnIisns that had
begua ts bs entertained fer ths FrssPsroaa son.
daet e tho EprisE campaign. Il Is assumed
that hssilitles are virtually suspended ca the
Ina sf the Rspi6sn uRal ths rssFpssraass o.
vsge,sii5A Ths recent rziBs have flooded al
~ aA-~A-oi u AAAo AisuA y ~ ALE MDAG1k
ia iapndAiioa, ard he Virginia reads, all evsg
he STATS srs IN thsr wsrst possible ssndINon.
Tbs series 81 lectures o. Ehe Rev. Dr.. Hegs
btiors tie YoEag Msn's Christisn Association
vas brezght 70 . Gloss last svsniRg at The EIss
BsPtis ekuIeh, n prsssncs of ere Of the laEE. |
sss audiences ever congrsgases in this city.
d. Esga's subject was English sentiment to-
yards shs CsEfedsrsis States" in he trestzssnt
ct Which he exposed in . mastery manner tie
duplci.y, trucking sRd sowardice OF Earl
foreign policy, and gxvs many res-
c . for the apparent apathy Of the English
nsiisn In the mater Of eur quarrel vita the
United SiAtOs. Dr.. Eose expressed he ozia-
i0n that the great mas Of the people, embracing
tie aristocrsey, the gentry, snd the grsat csn-
nsrcial elass, are heartily with Us; while thetwe
extremes, The Queen and her court, ard the tag,
rag aBd bebtail of John BrigkE's el:szsls srs
as. Dr.. Hegs thouEhs here had hssA
a tms when intervention, or rather rseagnitisn,
might have been hrougbt about, bus This tine
had passed, and there vas pOthirg Tor II Kew
to &c bat to 6gas ont the waE uPen eur oEn re-
sources.
Referring to the views sf Carlyle, On the
American war, Dr.. Hogo told us that ties grss,
nodeTa philosopher was highly delighted VITA
TWO matters that oecurTed during he past yesr-I
tbs repulse Of tie Yankee Zee: of Charleston,
vita all their blseksmishsTy Of thundsrous
cheese 5oxes' and their "in6aiie blatherakits
Of mauifsst destiny and z ylzyiJus n2zzs," and
the cruelty Of the New York R0b ts the poor
whom they hanged, which Carlyle De
was The "~grinmest j5ks Of ell the ages"
sould net help wishing, as I eat I~istsuisg to
Dr.. Hoge, that his eloquent s5S PATRIOTS dis.
might be heard BY all the people Of tie
Confederate States.
We hsvs ia.sligenes today tAAt Fernando
has introduced = resolution in shs FED
,rEl Congress for the appointment Of commits
to visit Richmond to treat fer tie reecn-
srzetioa Of the Union. We dent wsas to see
hem. DIXIE.