Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-26


the city tho "seessh7 iadias manifested tha
| syInPathy By sezding OF giving them vEzioE
aeiic<ciss, Or by calliEg az tho hospitals wi.
! baskets, clothing and ether cemfosis
Tbs EpiseosaliaH eleFzymaa Of tsls plae3
an ''iFrsprsssihle' shepserd af his Cock. Attt
usual hsar diVine Sezvies wzs held, and Il vas
carioas contrast to hs.en 70 he music Of cfure
bells whore fsw hours before the air had :.
vsrbsTstsd with artillery and muskshy. .
stranger, who would not take eoguisanes sf "a
soldisry and hesrtsn 10 Rs psscefal notss, woul
hsE5lY belis7e that two hostile armies WsEs eor
ssrdiEg SO near by.
sDows wFFH JEFB. Davis"
TIE Eorthsrn papers have jabilant editorial
ever Escent speseh delivered By dr. F0oie, i
Congress, in oppositiea 10 t5s Administration
a summary OF the speeah was teiagrsphe,
North fron the Richmond passTs containing
received at Fortress Monroe The PaiIsdclphn
EsFai-sT, usdsr fhs fitIe q 4 Bss JEFF. Davis, :
has the following comments
Advices from ths South infoEm Is shst f. s
Fo5te, who wks elected Senator IN IS47; sn sc
tive advocate Of "eompromiss messuresp il
1886 chssan governor OF Mississippi, as she
Uzi1H easdidsts. after "a existing sonsest, over
Jefsrsca D8yi1, is 1851; member Of tho South
eTn csnvS1sisn a, Kaoxvilis, Tenn, in 1889
and whore he mAds ssrong speeches agsirst dis
union, has lately attacked tAs President Of toe
Soutksrn Ceaisdsrscy in seyore spsssh, in
which he attributes 30 Davis u,ilitary disaster,
and aeca5ss bin Of having almoHt ruined the
country.
Now, it Is the PscEhsFiky Of the rebellion 70 Be
as i 7aTs, IN one OF mora Representa-
tive mon. For tAii Soulhern rebellion, Joffsrson
Dsvis ls sUeh G man; Eor IS there any cne IA
the whole S9u.h Nho esuld hold that position
wers he taken ron il. We haTs reason % be
glad, therefore, vhsn ep3esilioa begins to raiss
Is had on the foer ofthe s0uihera Cangr.ss,
and point to the Prssidsns e ths cause Of ruia
Fer who can tell what tho beSiIsnisg Of 0pRssi-
tion msy lead tot
WIS does not remember how tbs insiRniaeaat
adyccsts Of Arsois had become shS fyrauf Of
France, snd had tha lives sf thoEssn,ss st lhs
nsrcy Of bis nod, ana jet h0E, en- The 6h Thsg-
D i3or, wien hs eaRs 60 the Assembly 70 brow
beat cppcsitien, tho motioa OF Bourbon ds FOiss
70 refer, instead ST Fubdsh, his speech, gave
courage 20 the opPssitSn sRd secured the Eall Of
RebssPieCe
The New York Herald, while Il hasn't much
affsetion for NJ Foots, hepss somsthing nay
result tTCca bis speeches L says;
He ueveg was q man sf much WeiQAt either
n Wsshiugss1 OF in Riehmsna; sat his late
trade nay dc something towards opening she
syos Of tho beRigkssd people OF the South . the
rue sta.s Of affairs. Il IS bat tho beginning os
he end
The Norfolk Old Dozizion, q Ysnkss journal,
n noticing ths assault Of NJ Feo,s, in the
aouss Of Representatives upon President Davis,
7ys:
Es nan IS 50 fitted for his placs as Jsf Davis.
70 her nAn il The South eOala have done 50
auch, and with so limited resources have inau-
s.1 f1r L. k,fI
sarless and possessed Of rare military and exec
tive ability, and in every respect is just tts
nan fer the rsbals. He had as zuch, Rnd has
5 much, Il not more, 70 less in the collapse Of
ks rebellion thar any other man. To the sue
ess Of his cause he has devoted al tie easTCies
his mind aad body.
Let the loysl hearts rejeios in this siEni6cs1s
lcs, Every line written, REd every Hord spe-
sn. against tho rebel President wsaksns ihs !
oaEdenea Of his people and undermines ths /
,urdstieR Of his deveEHmens. THUS did the |
TGnblsrs Of tie French Assembly prepare tae /
rag fer shs revolution which scared the fall OF
be iJTAnt Robsspierre.
PEACE RBE0Rs.
Il is noticeable lsct sass for long tine ihe |
rord "peace" hEs hardly been heard in tbs 1
outh In brave nation, safsTing and strug- |
ling fcg its indepsndeEcs, PsIirng sat its blood I
ks water foE liberty. thsra IS sonC.hing grand /
/ this ssern sileDse Among tAs ehaifefing !,
sHkeeg, however, tbs desire fer peaes cannot !
g concealed Tia wish 10 father 10 q thousand |
1naTs founded On absolutely HoskiRg. 4 tsle- /
ram dsied Washington, the 18th inst, says:
The Chr0niels to-day publishes Fumor, /
-hieh, though il is unable 70 verify, believes /
le trath By ne means improbable, 20 The efsei 4
rat Alexander Il. Stspkens and Eve others had 1
5uas down to Fortress MonTss under : Tag Of !
-uee, with proposals Of pease; thai they asked /
bs ressived IA thsir cf5cial capacity a. COM
issionsrs iroz the Southern ConfsdeTscy; that
isir request was refused; bat they were In
,rnsd they would BE- lisfansd to only as private
tzsns from Southern States. Inquny vas
ia9e this morning in susTtsT where su0h :
ci, if I. existed, woaid probably b knoW1,
ut nothing wss obtained eonhrmstory Of the
lmor. If any commissioner, or persons esting
? authority 81 tho rebel GsVsrnnent, nsSe q
sit to Fortress AsnrOe, il was upOR another
inject, namely, tao exchange Of prisoners,
hich, f0T eertais reasons, Is meFs probable than
e ruuof 20 which rsisroucs is made
Upon the strength Of the Tumsr i is censi5-
ed how the rebel G0vsramsut nsy Be center
d With. Another telegram says:
No commissioners or proposals from tbs evil
lth0Tities at Richmond can be reesivsd hsre, IS
lch step wesld be equivalent t. tke rseegni-
on Of the rebel Government. Hhc1ever aRy
nilar proposition may be made by the military 1
sasgs, cur suthorifss may Tessive thsm but 1
sne eaz be allowed 10 enter our lines ualess /
us8siirg from rebels in srms This has been /
e policy Of ihs Administration sincs tho out 1
-eak Of the war, and there Is 10 foundation fer /
s belief thst eny departure win be made rem 1
The YsskeGs are making 3 great outety ever /
e wiihdra vel Of the consent Of the Confederste
oVsrnment 10 permit than TO ssrd sweet pick
9, aFpis-buttsr, gisgsTbTesd, eod-hsh and
lions to The g Starving" prisoners Reg in cur
ssds. Let than resume the ear.el, and they
a fesst the returned martyrs" uPoa cham
,gne, oys'srss veaisea, etc, 70 thsir hsaFts'
iR.sRs. But this is not what they want,
We give the following Tes9la!ions, ofsyel in
9 Yankee Congress, sntir0 for ths banefs Of
Csc who givs sis and comfort 70 the Saemy
7 theughtless sad u1i0andsd charges agAirst
cir own Government;
the TREATHEET OF PRIsozERs.
Mr. GFiHnell, (Unioa, Of ToBs,) offered shs
lowing, which was sgresd to;
WHE2EAs, since Tho breaking sus Of khs re-
lHoa the prisoners held BY ths Usited States
10 bsen treated under the rals5 ofewar with
sst humane coIsidsTRtions, and, whereas, en-
sEniEg that eEr soldiers held at Riehnlerd
are snferiRs unto death fer fosd aua clothing
! tie confession Of theiI esptors, ia the hn-
Isgs of Foots sf TIE rssol Congress, ''ths eonn.
issary general having starved the eussny's
iBonsrs, the friends OF The plisousrs and tie
ldiers' aid societies continued ss fsrTErd food
d clothing until forbidden by the febel au-
critics. Therefore,
RssslDsS, That this Is = Eantsn act Of cruelty
IprscedsRtsd in medsrn wsrfaro, at war with
Q hamsne sentiments Of tie sgs, aud uents
8 protest and execrssicn Of this Houss, and
n bat ass;ga the aathsrs Of such infameas
eds to the ssprObA.ion Of tho Almighty.
The Yankees are about to make i q criminal
isnss TO specalats In gold.
They have also iHtrSdased bill 70 rspeal ths
rec hundred asilsT exemption clause.
TAere Is nsshing Ct interest reported from tks
ny Of the Potomac.
The Rasssn naval eficers have yisissa
sada-
Gsn. Raf51d died IN Washington lsss wesz.
The following IS the Yankee account os the