Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-26
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Special Correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
RICHMOND. January l6. 1863.
The senatorial contest ragged with g,sat bitterness to
day in the Virgins Legislature. In the senate q long
aud rambling debate consumed the morning The
oacgthas loqaeaai seemed to have broken out afresh. like
a return Of the smallpox. In the course of the discus
sion, Mr.. Douglas. Of the county Of Riog william,
Aercely assailsd General Floyd aud deuouaeei the
Examiner which IS the advocate of the Gener as cleo
ton, IN such te mas that I is thought a personal combat
may ensae between the indignant orator aud Mr. John
NJ. Daniel At as, sbout3 ?. NJ, the senate came to a
ballot, and upon conference with the house Of delegates
BY Joint cemmittee, it was ascertained that there had
been no election. The votes were pretty equally divided
among the four candidates, Mr.. Rives being just a little
in the LEAH Of his compel tors. Two other ballots have
had $ similar r~ssutssnd as 1 write the balloting is stH
going on. another candidate, Mr.. AleH Il. Carpenter,
Of the county of Monroe, having been placed in nomi
nation. AS .natters now lock, there seems little likeli.
hood Of an election for a week to come. The friends Of
the respective gentlemen are al a d adleck. The Dem.
oerats who favor pr. Russell cannot go over to General
Floyd, because of an antagouism, real or supposed, be-
tween the General and the administration. The wings
who vote for Judge Allen viii not go over to Mr.. Rives,
either, because they are unwilling to raise a party issue
though obstinate in their preference fora Western man.
Wings and Democrats who sustain other candidates esn-
not support Judge Allen, because sbey consider him
Ineligible. It Is therefore difficult to predict what Will
be the issue Of the enlargement.
In the house Of representatives to-day, Mr.. Baldwin,
of Virginia, made an elaborate and very sensible speech
upon Introducing a bill having for its object the relief of
the currency. His measure does not differ ma erially
from the scheme Of Mr. Memminger, and looks to taxa
ton and the funding system as the means Of financial
amelioratoR. Nj. Baldwin is 3 man Of fine abilities, and
his speech made a favorable impression on the house.
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the army near Fredericksburg and his visit being alto.
geiher of a business nature. he wiz return tomorrow or
the next day. The veteran hero is in excellent health
and spirits, and looks equal to a dozen campaigns yet.
We hear no more of the second advance of Burnside,
and il may be safely assumed that Burnside has no idea
of making a second. Whatever may be in preparation,
we may BE- sure General Lee knows all about it.
The Yankees sre comuiltng fresh depredstions and
out1ages in the city Of Alexandria. A short time ago
they took possession of the house of VIM. G. Cazsnove,
Esq, the member representing that city in the house of
delegates of Virginia, and, Fl lding that the furniture and
library hal been removed by Dr. Cazenove's friends,
deliberately applied the torch to the building and burn
ed it to the ground. Sooner or later they will lay the
whole city in ashes. Whenever they shall be forced to
evacuate Norfolk or Alexandra they will be pretty cure
70 leave only a mass of smonldering ruins behind them.
The city council of Riehmos d have passed an ord.
nance re luirfng under heavy penalty, that al! citizen,
in whose families there may be cases Of smallpox or
~varioloid, shall keep a white flag flying over their dwell
ings. Some Of our streets viii wear a deserted sppear-
-auee when this measure has been enforced The white
flag will not DO considered, as in wsr, the ensign Of
safety.
We have had for f~orty-eight hours, a most terrible
gale Of wind from the south and southwest. Let US
hope that 1t has caught scores of Yankee s'eamers and
sent them to the bottom. DIXIE.