Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-17
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RICHMoED FRIDAY. June 10 1s6.
The raid Of yesterday morning on Petersburg s e.p
ersiiy regarded As the symptom of movement IN torcs
although Grant, by the exhibition of gabiOn in front
Lees lines indicates purpose carry our Etrong DO
ntian on Turkey ridge, by regular siege approaches
Nor IS It easy 70 say what be really Intends to do Th
ohstinaey with which he persisted in throwing away III,
lives II his men, rather than adopt the Mcclellan o.
to Richmond, nsy again be shown in a big headed ds
Termination to force his way to James river through
Lees lines instead of going around safely aud speedily
By water Doubtless, he intends to operate on both
sides OF the river and fances the possession Of Turkev
ridge essentisl TO the execution of his plans IT ia II
De hoped General Lee has succeeded in dvinin those
plans for /. is evident that the weak military heads Of
this city are either wholly fault or profoundly seere.
IN the retention Of their opinions People, fear are
unwilling to give General Bragg credit for any sense
whatever
Our aatieipstons in ressri to The Baltimore Conv.p
tioh have been partly confirmed by Northern papers of
the 7ih which declare Lincoln and Hamlin to be the
choice Of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jsr
Hey That the jury in this case was packed and thai
the convention had It's nominations cut and dried long
before it assembled, is as that the majority Of
its members consists Of subsidized politicians and shod
dy Contractors Tis better thus since the party in
power which has Wrought much misery in the South
and eniaiied such mountain Of debt in the North.
needs only rope enough 10 hang itself A new Admin
siration, elected on the basis aupposing that to
Be possibls) might awaken pes of subiuEatiou
and obtain the cordial support Of ths people As it Is
Lincoln and Seward have all the cd um of the past.
and all the shame which may come between this snd
the des Of November to bssr when hey 60 before the
PeOpIe.
But If the convention was packed, SO may be the
polls, and Just here lies our greaest danger Many
very many, Of the leading and influential men of the
North have not only not oppos Lineolns usurpstons
Of power, bat have openly approved them. on the
ground that the motley population Of that country re
qule strong government We must Tenae nber also,
that from he the old Confederation gave way
to "a man perfect Unon the dominant idss OF the best
informed politicians Of the North wsf that the very
terms OF the Constitution msds the United States
nation strictly, and no longer federation Of inde
pendent republics
II We have 30 fear the establishment OF p,grmansnE
military dsspotism at Washington, England nst share
our fears for the denomination and possible rseseon
OF Lincoln means continued war and continued war, a.
Mr. AeHenry has shown in his able letter on the cotton
supply, means "rainents faaine and serious dis.
turhAneo OF the Hnanss. Great Brttais Fra,,a ~ 80
nsy trust the arguments Of John MitcnsI, Irr-----
sminsr and the tenor Of Ists Paris letter dst pub
ished in the En9airer, may regard with esinpls eeHCy
the prospect Of the reestsbshment Of the power OF
Engands great commercial rival bat even France,
whstever indifference ths Emperor luAy affect in regard
to the Monroe doctrine, n the ouths sulugatsd
even France, in common with Al W estern EuIepe must
feel tia drain Of precious al from the vaults Of
the Bank Of England which going on and which
will hereafter prOgress In gigantic ratio in pro portion
Engsnds dependence india for cotton In this view,
Of the question, is better for ms that we should 81
preRens scheve decided vieto ras but allow The Yam
kees 10 obtain few advantages sseh as their late
victory In the Valley, (Which some hing too 1nuch
Of rout and cost US 1900 nen) and thelr near sd
preach 10 Richmond and Atlanta. Depend upon r. II
Providence has decreed that the war shall this wear
terminate, ali things viii work together for good
the good of tbs just and the restoration ~ peses
But little il left for items of local interest pos
sip, and The like. Perhaps may indulge this vein in
my next letter. With regard to proceedings in Con.
sress, you may well believe that they excite few re
marks and attract precious little attention SO Io1g
Grant our rear nsishbor all our abled bodied and
many Of our ssed citizens lying behind the fora
cstious week, two weeks, sometimss q uoath At
stretch Since the frs of May, do not remember 10
have heard in the street, in any Of the mercantile or
professional Offices single discussion OF any messurs
before the present Congress. The war absorbs all
other topics. and until Messrs. Grant, Butler Hunter
Sheridan Kautz& Co shall do us the vor to take h.
depAr ure, we expect to think Of nothing but war.
MERCURY.