Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-09


They say that Morgan and others viii come in
probably from different directions, with an ag
gFegsie force of sixteen or seventeen Thousand
men, prepared, if not to occupy Kentucky per
Imanently, st least to Tansack her thrOgghou
her whole extent, sweeping away everything o
value, and leaving her stripped and dssolSte
The Journal considers that the main purpose o
BreekinTidgs's movement into Western Vir
giniA is an Invasion of Kentucky, and ths
there is no doubt that 9 powerful force undel
BuckneT, or Preston, or both, strengthened By
John Morgan's, Forests aHd Champ Fergu
sons cavalry, viii cooperate with him in the
invasion.
BUREsIDR's SECOND EXPEDITION.
A correspondent at Annapolis writes:
have it from reIiabs military authority fha,
Burnsides secoHd expedition will be organized
here. Capt French, one Of the generals staff
who has been in this city several days, has
caused 10 be surveyed and laid out sufficient
| ground for the encsmpment, on the lands o
Judge Brewer, DR.. Alfred G. Welch and Elisha
c. Taylor, about two miles from the city, ueal
Camp Parole. learn there will be at least fifty
thousand troops here in the course of . feE
weeks. The 4Sth Pennsylvania volunteers have
| Just arrived IN the steamer Georgia. The 18th
and 2lst Massachusetts, sre expected tomorrow
Our little city is again quite lively. Merchants,
| boarding houses, h1cksters, etc, have repleD.
ished their stock in trsde, ready to embrace the
opportunity to make money.
Another correspondent Of the PhiIsdelphis
| IEgEireT, from the same place, writes:
The troops TO accompany the expedi-
ton from this city, under Major General Burn
side, are rapidly concentrating here. Tho fol,
lowing named regiments arrived and marched to
the sncampmsnt, few miles from the city,
since Saturday last: ash PennsylVAnis,
Lieut. Col L. II. Pleasant, 2Is. Massachusetts,
Lieutenant Colonel g. P. Hawks, 6,h New
| Hampshire, Colonel 8. G. Griffin, 45sh Penn
sylvanis, Col John s. Curtin, 5Oth Psnnsylys.
MIA, Colonel Christ, 5lst Pennsylvania, Colonel
]. F. Hsrtrsuft, 1st Michigan sharpsbooters,
with one company of Indians, Colonel De
Laney, 29:h Connecticut, (eOlored) Colonel
/ Wooster, Sch Michigan, Colonel -, and 9th
Massachusetts, Colonel GrisWold.
The troops compose the 9th army corps, and
Colonel j. +. HATtrauf, of the 5Ist Pennsyl.
VAnis, commands them as they arrive, until
the arrival Of General Burnside.
SCENE Ii THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
In the House Of Representatives, on the 23d,
the following passage occurred;
Mr.. Blair, Of Missouri (Union,) asked uusni-
nous consent to make q request
Mr.. SpRulding, of Ohio, (Union, gave notice
that after this be would net give his consent to
any other gentleman.
Mr, Blair then asked that select committee
be appointed to investigate the charge made by
his colleague, adding: pronounce my col
| leagues (McClurg's) allegations q base and
wllltul tAlsehood. He has taken the place of the
| forger and the fAlsifer, and / here pronounee
him most infamous liar and scoundral''
This remark produced a most intense seusa-
ton in The House
Many OF the members rose 10 their feet and
persons IN the galleries evidently paTtock of the
general excitement
The greatest confusion and disorder pre.
vailed
The chair promptly called Mr. Blair to order
IS having violated the rules, and appealing to
the House 10 aid him in their enforca5lsnt
Mr Blair. I could not apply other language
to an allegation so false so base, and 50 utterly
contemplate ask for specisl committee TO
send for persons and papers If am guilty, l
AN unit to be Representative in this House,
but the guilt will fall upon those who have a.
sumed the charge.
The Speaker requested Mr.. Blair to reduce
bis resolution to writing.
Mr. MeClurg. have papers now before me,
puTportiBg TO be written by some of NV col
leagues (Blair's) staff, which I should be much
pleased to lsy before the committee. Mr.
heClurg then addressed himself to Mr. Blair.
and heldIng out IN his hand paper, be said:
You viii not deny this signature
MI. Blair IN response, said: "I will not re-
ply to any question from such an Infamous
The Speaker sgAin checked the violation of
the rules of deeorum.
Mr.. James c. Allen, of Illinois, (Dem..) pra-
Isfred 10 have committee to examine the
charges, and said there was no necessity for
any further discussion Of the subject at this
time. '---'
Mr. McClurg again asked permission 10 send
certain original documents to the COMMITTEES.
MI. blAn then presented his resolution in
whiting that a select COMMITTEES of thres mem
GERS oi the House be appointed by the Speaker,
Win power to send for persons aud papers. 10
hVeslgAte the charge made by J. w. MeClure.
1i hiiSsouri, against Francis P Blair, Jr, of said
otsle' OF violation Of tbs laws, in the matter
'f an alleged liquor speculation.
ms resolution was passed, after being
amended BY Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania. a.
hat the committee may also inquire inta The
yenulneness OF fslsity of the documents which
dI: MeClurg had produced.
The Speaker then appointed the following se-
ect committee to inquire into the charge
Mesars HIgoy' OF CAlifornis, Clay, Of Ken
ucky, and Pfuyn, Of New York.
rHB EMANCIPATION PRoCLAMATIoE-BLAIR'
AND sEwARD's OBJECTIONS TO IF.
The Washington correspondent of the Gin
;innat Gazstse says; I
A recent anusion in the Islspsndssi 20 the
act that Mr.. Secretary Chass's pen supplied tbe
'Oncluding sentence Of the emancipstion uToc-
amAti0n, has been received with sururiEe tbst
indicates less general knowledge on the sub.
eet than might have been expected. When
he 6nsl draft Of the proclamation was pre- !
ented by the President and the Cabinet. Il /
loSed with the paragraph stating thai the /
iaFes It liberated would lbe received into the I
rmed service Of the United States. Mr.. Chsae /
bjecs to the appearance of document of j
1ch momentous Importance without one word I
eyOnd the dry phrases necessary to cover 'itsl !
leaning, and finally proposed that there Be ad- /
cd to Che Presidents draft the following SEN !
,nce: :
'And upon this act, sincerely believed 10 be
q act of justice, warranted By our Constisu- !
on, invoke the eonsideFate Judgment of v
ankind, and the gracious favor OF Almighty z
od." - ~"
Mr. Lincoln adopted the sentence Is Mr. ChsSe a
rote it, only interining after the word aConsti-
ti0n" the words upon military necessity" n
i'd in that form the proclamation went to the G.
oTld and history. The President originally Of
solved upon the policy Of issuing this pro- "a
amAton in the summer of 1862 As he 81
pressed it himself, everything was going el
robg; we seemed to have put forth about our W.
most efOrti and be really did not know what 70