Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-24

Osnn"poAoeaee OF the charleston Msfeary.I
RICHMOND, Wednesday FEB. I7.-Wsll. the
eeee IS Dose. We are to be taxed to he very
90n.i We ars to fund copiously, and we are 70
hs P ms army. The people asked for these
messrlres, and THAR representatives havs re-
sPsndsd; il is shs duiy Of the people, then. 10
iac' the music they called fo7, and 70 do 20 in
good iailb. And / believe they win.
AiTeady the ehset Is felt here. Bssiness il
pretty much 81 = stand still, and viii be for esy-
eTal days, until the people can see their 5av
clear there is a rush 70 Lsneaslsr's stock aue.
hon . per cents went up yesterday 10 $50. and
will probably reach 200 today, 60 as 10 eouaI
tue 4 per cents into which large notes are 70 be
funded.
Il i objected that the volume Of currency will
net be sufficiently reduced. To this il 4 an
swerei that what has been done win serve vsrv
well Until the next meeting Of Congress, whom
other steps Sill be taken. For the present. shs
great Eim is to stop Mr. Memminger's paper
mill. After lhst is done, ne shall DO prepared
fof better thiBgs.
Il ID objected also that the 7 sos are exempt
from h~txation, end on this head there is talk Of
"a very big job" Of some sort. Particulars have
not been relsied.
In the sixth section Of The revenue bill are
these words Provided, that the duties nov
laid upon Imports, and hereby pledged, shall
h~eTasitsr be paid in specie, or in sterling sx-
change, OF in the coupons of ssid bonds
(S5bOUOO,J0O coin bssis) This is q premium
offered Ter sleThng bills, and is s fatal discrimi
nation against France and other Continental ma
lions. 1t gives Englxnd the preference. An
attempt will De made Today 10 pass 8 resolution.
explanatory Of this clause, SO As to mai Q
" sterling" read approved foreign exchange"
l doubt II there be time to PASS this resolution.
So much for secret Legislation.
The attack upon Mobile looms up largely. II
Sherman, marching frsm Yieksbufe, succeeds
in TWISTING Mobile IS Grant did VieksbuTg,
thsn-Fte must never say another word about
Polk.
Weather intensely eold. Wind from the north
west. HEREEs.
RICHMOND, Friday, February 10.
Congress has adjourned; let no one complain
that it las not legislated enough. The country
viii sfres with the EzamiEeT that the great
point HOW IS 10 obtain, Whist We Lave not had
hitherto, energetic administration.
The suspension Of thu wit OF hs5sas corpas,
which your readers were warned 10 expect, has
occurred. viii it do shy goodwill the Exec
uiive uie it IN cases Of actual necessity, or hesi-
tate eNssp. in matters Of trivial imp Jrtanee 2
After all, was there positive need Of the sespsn-
sion II is whispered that the object is 70 COZ
troll distfsciion nesr the Gulf aud he Mississip-
pi, as well IS in 3 State a. iining this.
Inns, quote q paragraph fem The Address Of
Congrgist to the People Of The Confederate States.
The address says: " can only repeat The de-
sire Of inc people for peace, and our resdiless
70 accept terms consistent with the honor and
integrity and independence Of the Stsses, and
compatible with the safety Of our domestic in
si-u:ioIs." This givas q platform 10 the ant
Line9lRites in the next election, ana ought not
aud will not, I trust, diminish The defiant spirit
Of our peoPle-foT ii is beyond question that We
viii get no terms TOm Lincoln but such as Nc
are able to wiring rom him by the vigorous use
Of the sWerd-sEd if We fail to whip Lincoln,
no one else viii b in place TO cfsr US terms.
The Nav York Times Of the 18Th, in e SEMI
official editorial, diselosss Shsrman's real move
ment, which IS upon SELMA snd Montgomery,
not upon Mobile. Polk has fallen behind The
Fombighee, and i is hoped he will not allow
himself 10 be enlraPped st Mobile. Montgom-
cry is tbs key Of Georgia.
Have you noticed the military bill The
only man in the C0nfedsTaey not liable 70 con-
scription is the President. Congress assumes
the right to exempt the Vice-Presidenf, govern
Ors Of States, etc the right to exempt implies
the right 20 e3nscribe. If the Vies-President
can be ecEseribea, why not the PRESIDENT The
point should net be overlooked.
WesthE still intensely cold. The mercury
only seven degrees above zero. HERMEs.