, 1864-12-24
lfrom Our Own Correspondence
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dec ID 1as

Weather. - eo1' ACKNOWLEDGES
fFrom Our f}wn co+-canon5e,+1
, MEMPHIS. Tenn. nec Ias11ae,
7R.nr rrc11 .T1os. ~~' ~ 1''''
Tbc nerc,nt;,o @ man Nt.sss af ,3a,nss,,
. Aue Nef.anlue men OF Aemph1s are pleas
usably excited By anticipations Of the speed
re-opcning Of trade with parties outside th
; army lines. Rnmors of tha .n+,cfx,.+a5 o,a.
inr or,bc ,;rss 49,, ~, sus ~ teo open
fortnight; the only ground: for such q fanc
| is the fact that = lonc time sfnee the War ~
Dertm.,t ,n.do ~ k,,. ~, sne 'A' ~
r. ..,a...A AAAuo W. pu' o1o mol onlcialiy pro
mu1sate IN ofaer that commandants Of dis
trlcts' ie1ts and pieces, should give all possi
bic fnrtherance, consistent with the nilitar,
interests Of the country tn the prc.;d.nt,
order ~ sentc1nf,a- .r,,,a a1sut n~'o'a.
1;aea,1,s ~ inls otoes o1 ffes1den
"as apsu1ol5 1autaaharlan, as i
would alo" the purchase, within tho linae
Of mules and wagons. and takinp then
through our army lines ostensib1y tn ,xine
hack cott,h, ord o+ha. .uoaa."
49, s1;e1t"l. au4 olnei p.ounets, out "ltnoa1
lue eAsnlest security That said mules and
wagons would ever return from Dixie miles.
captured from some rebel army train.
The military authorities doubt,oss ,,,xoo;,,o
..a.ss.'1 @ s4sa 4'Ae's ~ ehsue' ana octefmined
~ o'speuo operations untu the crushing OF
INC rebellion would render military successes
less absolutely necessary Tho matt. -, =
in all probah1iitr ,,ove s1or,t ~.,ot1. :: tA"
pigeon boxes OF the Wnr Department. Int for
the anxiety Of the Treasury Department to
una resources to keep down the price Of gold
and rcguiate foreign exchanges
The rum6FS to which reference has been
made, were revived a few days since bY the
receipt OF information that Mr. Ellcry,
9EeclAt sscnt AZ Memphis for the purchase or
bad ~ pnoancts n 9i ne insutrectloaarJ States,
Dcartnient tat T. he doo tast 10 please the
eaa;.S .mS uut tne guy 10 "nleh ne had been
a,,s nsa, uut WIN tnis moofheat1on OF prevl.
pus pu.,l0 lai.a1scMents, tnhL the FIRST National
-,a1ta 10 s " Ieeelse llom NeT 1ork regular re-
p3i:s, pSts, anu pIehenpe 70 Mr. Ellery the fatesas
,'.,1e1,. "ansn paaonasts may pe maue, ana on his
.al; Car'eton, the First National Bank will
MAKE disbursements us may be required,
me principal difficulty that is felt in re1a-
!. !lon 70 TITS lrade matter is the opportunities
E IT. Sul anord ior furnishing both legitimate
and through them to rebels in arms. General
5ana says. that when he receives, through
deneIal Canby the orders Of the War Depart
.1. nen1. ne Will show no factions opposition to
the purchase of Southern products, but may
y NC. conslae5s m It needinl only intarferc so
1ar as to prohibit the taking ont Of all sup
plies winch may or can be OF the slightest
service ee. to the military power Of the rebel
states.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
As noticed In my last letter, q very large
delegation WAS appointed by The loyai mer, or
Memphis to attend the prelinfnary cnnv-n.
tion called to meet at Nashville on tia 11th i
of December 10 nominate members of 1t ~
Constitutional Convention but as passes
no longer given 10 ciyilians In g1 ~ Yah
vile, and as the men of East Tennessee nav
nnu II allllcnt TO attend, It Is little profile
!4t maneal "neiner the preliminary convention |
WI Pscf,nn. c1mc on ha. as Per Per announcement 1
Iefhans poth the ostensible aud other OBJ |
3ec.s el lne convention might be equally at
latnea ~ einstolaly intimatons Of the wishes |
Q. ins aud other sections Of the State. The |
MIltlcn ENDORSEMENT Of Parson BroFnlow,
horace s1aSnatd, or any other man for guber-
iurlher1ns his prospects us State Conyen- |
uon you'd oe;
at thu meeting Of the dc]ccates on Monday
night the utmost harmony prevailed, and it IS
tInlJ gratifying to know TINT in the city of |
Memphis tile Union ranks are entirely har-
monious and thoroughly radical In their sup--
port OF the policy OF Government. 1t NAV be
that by'Iud-by the Union party NAV f,aye
within it factions, based on differences of no
litical opinion, or degrees of accord with The
MANY man is very oood
Union man until Government considers it
necessary for the salvation of the country to>i
touch his slave property. after which he
walks nu more with tie Union party. But In
the Union ranks OF Memphis no maj, has ret |
had the hardihood to oppose The policf of
making Tennessee free Slate, The bulS Of
the people Of this State realize TINT immirra-,
ton to it can only be secured by makinr Il a
free State. and that Immigration il tbe 9reaf
means for developing HE futnre GREATNESS NJ
Iennessce. eA~*'@NAeo' W
wnrrrvr>.7s ,.oz, s,--
7e,ncssaa bolds o,,t ;.,.,s.I.H. 11
r,ons ~ Tar+Sr ~. .as,ue uuseuens ~ lnaus-
7ortion ~ ~. T." ij,;a.. S's'0n1s tnat NC otner
10 Tha .o;, 1,as n!on ~ "eseera tel,!tolles
,hounas il: ni.a- e.sa 9n1:ny !eFuAty; II
+roa-ss IT, 49, Hnu ustts sntl9 susnlsS
,+ha- -, ,i,,ob,a ~ ,,sadna4 "sAn ~ soat Inn' ana
1,,,a4a e. Iii ~ ninh u meaus.so5' 1ts
he dro,,Sh+ ~ aI ,i.ai , eAempto rom
In 1,-;,a,,n, S ~ a.t1 s., aao tne LETT
ar Ecst and of1sr;n1 - conre~;s.t anJ ~ ra .ue
a,~t3I, ~. 80, auG uaetus tooten4e4s auu leWu-
n n nro,;fo e ~, a's 4o' e'efs afuele grown On
The settler herr bo. nona or tho ,,,,v.+,o,.
he cvhsnsf;vc 1oho-e sho+ At.S Rsas.ous, tR
nost ofher Ioco1ifie. necoss;+o+ass t.a o.n ~
carh his destinofinn A. ~ *s1i san
xnensc and ran i.,s5s ,1,aya Jt1a.,
he Great railr,md thnro"-h1. -es. 10 1naI % ~
ect our State and connect ,1s ,rith tho Viz >Jis.
isbippi. the Ohio. thc ;ulf ~ Ney;co an5 10 {
ltiantic Ocean. @ - -N'~' 'N''1 'De
The cleaning Of land 1,ers w;l, mi cost ,,1f j
he loLor that il will in Ind;.,a ~ +ha 49,. ~ !
,enee that 1rnnnert1x, .tt tsnd. ,1s tsao tus
f prairie ground No State is 50 ndmirahlr.
d0pted as this is for the growth OF cereals,
1l1ts, cattle and sheep. The winters are {
hort, ard generally 50 mild that cattle NAV I
I'm on, without particular care the ycar {
arouEh. with free constitution, and pop i
lated bY industrious. pperKetfc Settlera Ten. |