Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-03

paramount duty Of sustaining. the great cause
Of The Confedaracy, sad presenting an undivid-
ii front 70 the fee. Dixie
RICHMOND, February 20. 1868
Both houses of Congress adjourned over until
Monday. to-day, as ususl Our NJ. C.'s are as
decided about lheir Saturday holiday as school
bows. In the senate there was arandom debate
upou the exemption bill, in which everybody
took part, but no vote was had In the house
nothing of great interest was done, but Nj
Foote. of Tennessee, made his accustomed little
speech. By the way, that gentleman took oeca-
sion, yesterday, to Withdraw, in the handsomest
manner, the charges he made some time ago OF
fraud against Mr. F. G. Rufin, in connection
with certain contracts entered into by the gov
ernment for -four, or rather he expressed his
qualification that the inquiry into the matter had
fully exonerated Mr.. Rufin from the suspicious
to which Mr.. Footo had previously alluded IN
debate. The President sent in feYeral short
messages to Congress to-day, one inclosing
letter from the Secretary of the Navy, stating that
he H1asras was sunk by the Alabama in e1-
setlv thirteen minutes by the ships ehronometOr
or Shrewsbury clock. Neat little job. Vtrs 10
grana Ssnmss Ladies from the North tell Us
that the popular idss Of the commander Of the
Alabama, in New Eugland and New York, rep
rssenss him as terrible monster covered with
hair and stuck sll round with pistols, swear
ing erast osths and draining great draughts Of
brandy--the very ideal pirate and conventions
cut-shroat Of the immortal sylvanus Cobb jr.
Of Bonner's Ledger. Nurses frighten refractory
children into obedience by the mention Of his
name. aud the pious maidens Of Cspe Cod and
Nsntueke. dream awful dreams Of corsairs
which resolve themselves ints the invariable i'm
sge Of the savage semms. at their bedsides
Lit US not dispel the wholesome illusion Ger
tain good people, who have been made prisoners
At SEA and aflerward liberated BY Capt ssnmes
hsvo sought to do 50 with sn4lI SUCCESS, having
been denounced IS wicked sympathisers will
The rebellion, for declaring thas he treated then
with courtesy, and that his manners were th
manners Of gentleman. Whose dares to pub
ish a card Of this sort hereafter may look on
for the borsepond if not for the hslter.
The news to-day Of the capture Of ths Qsss
oftks Bsst gives US the liveliest sasistAetiOu
Slips from the newspaper Offices are circulsts
widely through the city, and every body praise
the activity and vigilRnce Of the defenders
Yieksburg.
| We hear shst the Legislature Of Illinois hs
broken up informally, and that the msmber
have gone to their homes. This is highly en-
oouraging of popular diacontents in the North
west
Some little doubt is expressed now Of the in
mediate attack on CharlestoR. It is said tha
ths generals Of the land forces have quaTrelsd
asd that the grand combined movement must
postponed for the present. Tant urisar. II th
attack is deferred, it viii probably be Tslir
uuishsd altogether But the Yankees woul
lhsrdly 20 10 the immense expense Of the
mighty armada, which has consumed months
preparation, and, after the big ships and the mu
erudinous armies had been collected with
hearing Of Charleston, Al st onc9 give tse thin
M and eame away. &srxes might IS well hsv
gone back across the Hellespont without SEM
ling an arrow at the men of Grece Howeve
We shall see. Delay in the attack viii be alt
gether to our advantage, and immensely again
them. for, behind all looms in the future Il
dreaded form Of the Emperor Napoleon, who's
seant words, interpreted by the clear dispstS
of II. Drouyn de iHuys, begin to assume
world of meaning The Yankees know ver
vel that the French monarch never speal
without acting, but sometimes acts withol
speaking. and there has never been a time whe
| It seemed SO probable that he waa meditating il
portant measures as the present The tone
Lord Palmerston's organ, in its comment on th
message Of President Davis, also gives the
great dissuietude The distinct snnouncemei
that the time for the recognition of the CONF
crate States will surely come, is undcubted
significant Of coDioined interference in Amer
/ can affairs during the year 1863
The city is quiet, dark at nights, sud mudd
Lent has put stop to fashionable gaiety,
which there has been just enough to temper I
social dullness of the war, and although fol 1
time General Winder has suspended the opeI
ton of his law against tho sale of sperrisa
the price Of the same tends to prevent und
ipebriety. There are places without numb
where man may procure the most diaboh'
whisky at one dollar drink, but as you "a
Imagine the smilen is too expensive to
often repeatsd. Prices in all articles Of da
consumption have gone up fightfuily Of IA
ana there is no knowing where they will SIC
Butter is So so = pound, eggs, 81 8 dos
beef 81 pound, and 50 on. Abarrslo Of whis'
sold here few days ago, si thirteen hundr
: and ssventy-fve dollars
Apropos of the rosy" the papers advert
the sale at auction, next week, Of the very lar
and choice stock of wines Of the late ex-Pfe
dent Tyler. This stock embraces considera
quantity Of inestimsble Madeira, some Of VII
went round tho world With the exploring *
dition! TIE competition for it viii be high, a
. shall not be ssionished if it averages tbi
dollars bottle
We hsve had no garotiing Of late, but
! general JAN delivsry 81 the city jsiI two nigl
Z ago. and a beautiful burglary BY whicA d
gods merchant was relieved Of about Ell
= thousand dollsTs' worth Of goods, within f
yards Of The regular night patrol and Just
> square distant from the police STATEN.
DIXIE
z vFaRoEE FOX THE ARMY yRBs
"a FD0D FOR THE PE@PtE.
. WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Hiss Jan. 30, 1868
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