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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-10

From the Chicago Tines
History is Of no avail if its teachings pass by
UNDECIDED. The history of the revolutionary
war is full of the ri0est wisdom, if We but
choose to adopt it for the present guidance. It
should be a matter Of some moment to rs that
our forefalhers went through with tribulation
and suffering, not only that we might thrive and
grow powerful, but that we might learn to shun
the rocks on which they split. It is in this
regard that the records of the past become d
necessity.
The history of the continental currency Is
open to our view, so that We should study It's
lessons, and carefully turn aside from tie path
which led to population and bankruptcy IN
those days, and which must Just as c~ertsiuIy
lead to the same end now. LIST Us follow the
events of that period briefly.
When the continental money was first issued,
in ZIG, il held a value equal 70 that of gold,
and passed at par in commercial transactions.
During the same year, an issue OF twenty-five
millions was gained, and the currency depreci-
ated five per cent.
Twelve months after, the issue was forty mill
liens, and three hundred dollars were not equal
to one huRdred in specie.
At the end of two years, one hundred millions
had bean issued, and seven hundred and fifty
dollars equaled the value of one hundred.
at the close OF l77g, when the issue was
stopped, at two hundred aad foTty-two millions.
three thousand dollars were required to pay a
debt Of one hundred dollars.
In 1880, when the nation made a sacrifice of
the entire amount by ceasiug to use it as money.
seven thousand five hundred dollars equaled
one hundred dollars of good money, and passed
eurrent st those rates.
But one result could accrue from such a con
dition of affairs. The nation went into bank
ruptcy. Congress did ali in its power to sus-
tain the currency. Enactment after enactment
went forth, threatening social prescription and
criminal prosecution to those who refused to
take the money. Appeals we're throwR out, in
which 1t was shown that the entire debt could
be paid in a few years by an assessment on
property, which would not become onerOus.
Lotteries were devised, under national saHEtion,
to raise means and credit and finally, abandon
Ing State issues, the people rallied on the ma
tiOHal currency, and stroYe with all their might
to sustain it until the war could be carried
through. It was but q vain effort. Legislation,
penalties, and the most feTyent devotion could
NOT combat the inevitable laws Of commercial
intercourse, and the vast fabric came down with
q crash. Two hundred millions, held by the
people, were cast aside IS one casts aside worth
less rags, and the country went back in its his
tory scores Of years and began anew.
We are travelling, with magnificent strides,
the same road over which our forefathers went.
with their feeble steps to financial ruin. And in
proportion as our progress is gigantic, so win
cur fall be terrible. VIII the lessons of history
aid rs in solving the problem, or shall we still
go on blindly to the end
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800. -. Maroh 6. Is63.

MADAM: I have the honor to acknowledge
the reception, at the hands of DR. Blackburn, Of
the elegant "~ebappeau" sent to me by yourseli
and other ladies Of Montgomery. I accept If
with pride, and shal wesr it in grateful Temem-
bTancs Of tho fair donors.
Whom the history Of this revolution shall be
written, I trust that the ladies Of the South may
Tscsivs that credit to which their lofty and self
sacrificing patriotism SO justly entities them
TarsUgh our darkest hours they have stood firm
ard mistaken. seeing, with the eye of fsith, the
rainbow Of promise spanning The horizon Of the
future, when 90 others al seemed gloomy, desc
hta and hopeless. The first to counsel resist
snce to tyranny, they have nobly maintained
their position by sending forth to battle, and
perhaps 70 death. the objects of their earthly
aioraion ard this not reluctantly, Is the miser
parts with bis gold, but c~heerfully and couTa-
geously they have laid their temporal happiness
On the altar of their country. content to lose
everything save honor, and determined that at
any hazard it should be maintained. Nor have
their exeHious stopped here. The soldiers Of
every battlefield, and on every starving march,
and IA eveTy hospital, have been nerved,
stsengtbened and encouraged by the words Of
cheer ana sympathy that have reached them
fom home. Nobly have the women Of the
South fal6llsd sb5E mission in this our struggle
for constitutional government. Their conduct
ives assurance 20 the world that men descended
fom sgoh mothers, hsving such wives and sis
.ars, can never Re made to bow the neck to the
yoke of oppression, 40 matter with what strength
&c may be forced upon them.
For the complimentary expressions toward
mysslf, contained in your letter, I am deeply
grateful. but I cannot accept them without as
suriag you that whatever Of good to the cause 1
msy have been enabled to accomplish is due to
a exertions Of the noble men who have con
satuted my command. They have endured the
heats Of summer and colds Of wintar-bave
laced death in its most honid forms, in camp
and on the battle field, with a sublime heroism
10 whic h history presents few parallels.
Again thanking you for your kind Temem-
brance Of me, I remain, very respectfully, your
friend and ebedient servant,
STERLING PRIcE,
Majof-GensraL
Mrs. Alex. F Gigeus, and others, montgomery
Alabama.
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Yankee Ousruges in NOrthwessern Yir-

We learn from reliable authority that the
sheTiffs of the bogus Wheeling government are
engaged in collecting taxes for Pierpont and his
partners in Braxton, Webster, Nicholas and adj
jacent counties. They are assisted and escorted
by squads Of Yankee cavalry il their operations.
It is asserted that the taxes are enormously high
and that, in order to collect them, they are
obliged to levy upon property and sell it at great
sacrifice. We also learn the sheriff carries with
him q poll book to record the vote upon the new
State question, and that all persons who. vote
aud sent to Camp Chase or Wheeling. These
proceedings are represented as causing a great
deal of dissatisfaction among the people, and the
probabilities are that if our army moves ia that
direction this spring, the people viii fock to it
by hundreds, IS they are evidently becoming
tired of the Lincoln and Pierpont dynasty.
Richmond Whig.
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Last Mighfs Dispatches


Large Issue OF Treasury Notes Authorized
Special to the Memphis Appeal
PAMELA, March 9.-Tbe Chisago Times OF the 2sfh
nit, has a special dispatch from Washington, which says
that an examination Of the new Federal financial BIZ
shows that Secretary Chase has a~uthoHty, under its
provisions as passed. to issue treasury notes to the
anoant of twensy.one hundred and twenty-five millions.
Of dollars 3.
Movements nt vicRsburg.
vIcKsBURe, March 9-One OF the enemy's eunboats
steamed down opposite the city, on the other side Of the
peninsula, and threw a few shells, all Of which fel short
but one. No damage was done on our side. Our bat
teries did not reply.
The enemy is reported to be moving his forces higher
up the river.
Two gunboatp we're seen IN the canal yesterday.
They are supposed to be moving their troops from
opposite warrenton. The object Of their movement Is
not known here.
Confederate states Congress.
R~IcHMoND, March s.-In th4 senate, Mr. Clay, Of
Alabama, introduced a resolution to repeal the n~sturaI
zaHon law, which was referred to the committee on the
judiciary
Dir. Maxwell submitted a preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted, earnestly recon.
mending the agrieulturslsts Of the Confederate States
to direct thsir labor to produce such crops as wiz cause
the production Of a suficiency Of food for all classes
and for every emergency.
The house inpressment bill, as amended and rejected,
was reconsidereds and the senate adjourned
The house was in secret session. Some Of the amend
ments to the currency bill were cOucured in, when the
bill was r tarnea to the senate. Nothing lmportant In
the house in opeR session.
Movements IN Sorsh Carolina.
RALEIGH, N. G., Mach 9-Qbs state Journals Kns-
ton correspondence, dated March sh, says he enemy
twelve Thousand strong. encamped last night len miles
below Klas.on, and our troops were in motion. A sqe-
cial dispatch 70 he journal says the enemy have fallen
back snd ali is quiet. Six Yankees were killed, and
two Confederates are missing.
FrOm Virginia.
RICHMOND, March 9--There is no truth in the report
published this morning, Of q fight on Sunday in Glauces-
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Bombsrdrnent Of Rort mcAui.sqr.

As we anticipated, the enemy attacked our
batteries at Genesis point on Tuesday. The hIe
on the fort was opened about halEpsst seven
O'Clock from three iron-clad turret boats, which
had taken position ia frOns Of the batteries, and
two OK three mortar boats, which were with the
feet some two miles below. The hriug was
continuous and brisk from the iron-elads during
the day, which was deliberately responded to By
cur garrison, which directed its shot almost en-
trely at the nearest iron clad, supposed 10 be
the Montauk From Coffee bluff, We witnessed
for hours the unequal contest in which our gal
liant men, in their open earthwoTk, received the
concentrated and eDdisding FIRE Of the Yankees
who were securely housediutheir f" iron safes. T"
The firing was kept up with great spirit by
the yalOrOus Yankees until about three o'clock,
when their energies seemed to flag. A little
after three, P. NJ, one Of the irOn-clads hauled
of and returned TO the feet. About this time
the FIRE from inc other two ceased, and shortly
after the see0ud irOa-clad retired. The bate
RES now poured a terrific FIRE upon the remain
ing Hcn-eia1, which, after Temsining silent full
half an hour, followed her companions in their
retreat. AZ she steamed down the rver our
garrison rsdoubled their fire, which was not re-
turned by the retceatng Yankee. The last gun
frtm Tie fort was fred at her when nearly out Of
range, about a quarter 10 five O'Clock.
The latest accounts We have from the battery
are up Co three O'Clock, from which We learn
chat only suo men bad besn slightly injured
and one gun dismounted.
More Or less damage was, no doubt, done TO
The works, but the repairs will be completed bY
Daylight to-moTr2w morning, when cur brave
boys win be ready to give the Yankees another
days entertainment.
Al homo: to the garrison at Genesis point.
They have demonstrated SHAT brave and skill.
full arhlierists, exposed in open earth works, can
do against the latest Yankee invention Of patent
i~ron-saie, litep Ieserving gunbosis,
The attack VIII probably BE- renewed this
morniDg, with perhaps increased force las they
have another ir5n-elad ia fher feed, but tho
result of yesterday has assured rs, If 1t has not
convinced the Yankees, that For. McAlister,
like VichsbUg, Is a hard nus to crsek-Sa5an-
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~ Tho Richmond correspondent of N

n Tho Richmond correspondent of the
Montgomery 4dDertiSsT tells the following;
Not long since the clothing bureau received a
lot Of ine English gray cloth, from which each
Confederate officer was allowed one uniform
upon certifying thst it was for his own use. Fer
several days the bureau was IN a state Of siege
from the crowd outside; only four were admitted
at q time, and Notwithstanding this precaution
much of the cloth was obtained BY persons IN
connected with the army, and disposed Of at a
high figure TO spectators. am sorry 10 record
the fact thai there were q few officers base
enough to obtain twice their allowance. The
government charge being only s. per yard a
handsome profit was realized by these unpnn-
cipled men. The department got wind Of tee
r~ascality, and it was ended BY the following
circumstances An officer enters one of the
tailoring establishments Of the cisy and asked
the proprietor if be wished 10 buy being an
swersd in the negative, He is about to depart
with his cloths when a stranger IN the store
asked the officer his price. The price is stated,
aud the stranger becomes the purchaser and OBJ
taius 3 receipt with the odicsr's name, etc, in falf.
when TO he astonishmsnt of 81 concerned. the
stranger proves to be the President himself TIE
suspected Tascality now becoming apparent, The
sale of the ct9th is stopped aud mus officers
VINO are really IN need are necessarily debarred
from geLlag it by tae r~asealty OF a few. I
learn that the sale VIII be continued under more
Stringent rules in 5 few days.
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Special Correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
GRENADA, February g. 1868

Special Correspondence Of tbs Memp1s appeal
GRENADA, February 8, 1868
EDrroRs APPEAL The latest aayices from
the vicinity Of Coriuth show important Federal
movements up the Tennessee river. The truth
Of these reports is confirmed by the capture Of
Tuscumbia. Alabama, which IS noticed by the
Memphis Argns of the 81. Two hundred pris-
oners are said to have been captured. The
movement is heavy, both by water and by land,
from Corinth. The garrison at Corinth has been
very much reduced. IS well as that al Memphis.
No passes are permitted out Of Memphis, now,
to any persons, while for some time back they
have only been granted on oath to the Yankee
government This difficulty, together with bad
roads and high rivers, has caused a great de-
crease in outeoming travel. From this side no
passes whatever are granted, ualess il extreme
cases, and under a pledge that the bearer viii
not approach the lines Of the enemy nor COM
municate with them. No passes whetever are
granted to civilians beyond the lines.
Trading with the enemy is very hazardous.
After escaping the dangers Of the journey, and
arriving within sight of a market the u%nfortu-
nate Spectator IS often nearly Tuiaed By the
home authorities, vino, unless he can swear, and
produce one witness to verify bis oath, that he
has purchased his merchandise from 8 citizen
and within The lines, sieze his goods. Three or
four Of the money-msking class are here visiting
for decisions in their cases. In the msaatiue
The goods are locked up. Much doubt Is felt
aud dissatisfaction expressed about tins mater.
Some Of ths articles locked up are much seeded
BY the people, AID some Of the owners, it 81
feared, are nsedIe5sIy oppressed By the order.
It is suggested that 3 much better plan would
be to take the goods on government account and
allow the owners a fair propfs. There should,
at least, be as little delay as possible IL decid-
ing these cases.
The news from the pass IS exciting. The enc
myis cert ainly advancing in considerable force,
and the roar of cannon and it is hoped, the ex-
plosion of torpeioes, win soon be head. Much Of
the apprehension which prevailed when tho en-
envy first made his appearance in that direction
has passed away, and the communities which
have most to fear from the Yankee success IN
that quarter, are waiting quietly and hopefully
Every confidence is felt that Gen. Loring viii
check them if it be possible.
Beyond an occasional arrest there IS no local
excitemsnt. Some parties viii, on bsing re-
fused passes, attempt to 60 North without them.
Those people are brought back, among them is
occasionally noticed some persistent lady. It IS
not known that they are punished beyond being
brought back, unless there are some suspicious
circumstances surrounding the parties. B.
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FROM BELOw.-There was a dearth of ru-
mors in the city yesterday morning. In the
afternoon c~Ouriers from below confirmed the re-
port published By rs in our evening edition Of
Sunday that some fifteen ganhoats, with three
iron-clads and q number of bargas, were in Os.
sabaw sound, They also report foar steamers,
two Tou-elads aud three mortar boats of Genesis
point. From this movement It would appear
that The enemy had determined to give our bal
teriss at that point another tFest It is not u
Likely that they will commence the attack TO-
day. The other vessels may be designed fer a
simultaneous attack on Bsaulieu or some other
point-Sagannak Neos, ID.
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FOK SALE al PJgLIg BTlfI08.

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W lor cash, on TaUE-DAY. E---h les. al -
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FLEET N 0ssABAw soUsD.-ARer going
70 press with orr evening edition last night, re
learned tTom d reliable scarce that tbirtean YES
sels and three iron-elads, with a large number
OF troop-barges, were in 0ssahaW sound last
evening which would indicate an advance On
Beauheu or on Genesis point
The twelve vessels reported in Mud liver arc
said to be ia Wrights aver
Al appearance iodicate an ssIly attack pa
The city though it would be idle It ttis Time TO-
s9ec1lats as % the p9iat of agp1o8ch-Sq rene
max Nss6s, ~.
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orr La..st pispatehss
storm in Middle Tennes.ee.

stUNW IA NNNWNEo AoWUeHHtte
MOBILE, March I0-The Advertiser and Register has
a special, dated Chattanooga, March 9th, which says
We experienced a terrible baiIstorm here last evening.
Oathouses were destroyed, trees blown down, and
w~indow-glass broken. On Saturday evening ths tor
nsio passed over SheibyvilIe. The depot and tsIe-
graph Office were blown down, and the operator badly
injured One man was killed. In addition TO much
Their damage done, several ears were blown from the
track.
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a Commemorative fad the following card
in the Yicksburg E1ig. We have no knowl-
edge of the matter referred to beyond rumors,
and the statement of Major Thompson, which
latter ought to be satisfactory;
YICKsBURG, March 4 1868.
EDITOR WING: A few days since General
Price called on General Pemberton st his office
IN jackson to report his return from Richmond,
and his readiness 70 enter upon duty. 1 was
present at that interview and heard all that
passed between them. Such extravaganza and
false reports have gained circulation of what
was said and done by each of these generals on
that occasion, that feel it incumbent on me as
an act of justice to both of them to state though.
your columns that nothing was said by General
Price unbecOming a frank and digni6ed officer,
and nothing could be construed as personally
Or officially offensive to General Penbsrton.
J. THOMPSON.
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LEpgER ERom IoUHsIANA.
MAcKsvILLE, La,
Eah-nara ozth 1872

AIALhENAAkNr La 4
February 18th, 1868
EDrroRs APPEAL; The official dispatches Of
the cepturs Ct the Queea Of The Vest by our bat
tsries on Red nver, distant hom shis point on an
airline tarse miles, have been heralded to you
through other sources, and to Us especially it is
a source Of pride, sinee the csptarsd steamer
had 50 successfully passed tie powerful batteries
st Vieksburg.
But car pleasure is dashed By the circum-
stance Of the escape Of lho colonel commanding
the forces on hor, and most Of her crew. for his
conduct toward many citizans ON the Ateha's-
~ & We8 mslked with every species OF asrOcity
and cold-blooded brutality. We yet hope to
Iczteh Cue ecoundrel, IS a powerful expedition
has lef here fr that purpose, the flag boat Of
which is his eTn vessel, and if he has sought
refuge on beard Of another of the Yankee gun
boats which passed the forts at YieksbuTg, and
was met on her way down by Era No. 8, on
which he escaped, no doubt he and al of his
house-burning, negro-ste2ling associates will be
nsbbed. If the Queen of the West had sue
eseded in bioeksdIog Red river and cutting OF
all Communication with the other side of the
Mississippi, and especially Port Hudson, it
would have been the deadtest blow that could
have befalien DIS, and endangered the safety Of
our daienees ct the latter point, 1t mast be con-
fesssd that TIE support of our whole army east
of the Mississippi depends on Red river being
kept open. for by this connection, and this
alone, are ell cur supplies made available. What
az important capture then 10 US was the Queen
IF the West! With her, and the expected cap
ture of the other boat now below Vieksburg,
We can bid defiance to any other boats which
may pass Yieksburg.
Bus He must further admit that our river, on
account OF Its width and sudden curves from its
mouth up 10 this point, presents greater advan-
isges for defense than tie Mississippi, and any
expedition that tho Yankees might get up could
be effectuslly destroyed by our w c~otton-ciad
gunboats, aided by two or ihree more Yankee
non-clads, which we shall certainly have if they
should pass Vicksburg one at a time. So let
them pass, IS it viii cripple them in their ex-
peeoed attack against Vicksburg, and greatly
strengthen cur defen5es below.
Our forts are nearly all finished, and are
located at q point on the river, which viii bring
the beats Of any expedition Immediately under
our guns for s milo before they reach them.
Besides which, must be added, a powerful field
satteEy to prevent sny thanking movement Of
the enemy. 1t would be impradeat 10 dwell on
this matter any further.
hope that by the time this reaches you I
shall receive through your columns the joyful
neWs that the other Yankee gUnbost has also
besn lakoa. Z.
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