Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-09

LIncOIn Fails 20 Make state eut Of Ten
zessee.
Lincoln has failed to get new State out Of
Tennessee. he seems to have been out-maneu-
vered. A letter dated at Knoxville on the 18th
ult., gives the following account of the failure
TIE Knoxville -GreenvilIs Convention, Of
which so much has been said and written, has
met and adjourned. Why if wss known As the
Knoxville -GIeenvills Convention was because,
in the fall of 1861, large number Of the pTomi-
gent men of East Tennessee met at GTeeBville,
and memorislzsd ths LegislsBuFs to permit tie
separation of East Tennessee. This thing thai
body would nos do. The loyal people, lew
months ago, determined upon a TesUfcitetiOn Of
/ the GTeenville Convection, snd appointed as the
time of meeting the I2.h inst
Until within nonih past the masses OF the
people OF this section, and the prominent men
beside, have been strongly IL favor Of sepags-
| ton from the dislOyal portions OF the State
known as Middle and West Tennessee As time
| follsd on, however, separation became critical
subject, and 3 certain clique, known TO be in
opposition TO the popular measures of the day,
including brigadieE general, turned from po-
Bition IN opposition 10 separation and became
the authors Of expressions fsyOrsbls thereto.
During this ime, however, through the So
lieitations of the Union men OF Middle and Z st
Tennessee, Parsen B.owalow, Of the Whig, and
James Hood, of the Chattanooga Gazsfis, took
down their banners fer separssian, and made
the fact known to their readers that, much as
separation was desired, the present was an in
RuspicioGs time TO urge such q proceeding.
Many Of the prominent men Of this county,
who had ell along Seen in favor Of separation,
advised their friends to favor p0stpOnement of
the matter to an indefinite tins.
Tee suffering people Of this country sIe too
loyal to wander from the eirelmsDeet path In
which they have hitherto walked. i became
we'll known all over East Tennessee, or that
portion of i rid OF Tshe troeps that Gov. John
son bad declared that the separation Of East
Tennessee st the present tina would b 80 IN
fortunate event, and Is became evident on Mon
day night that the convention woald meet and
adjourn Eithons taking any steps IN the matter
st al.
The convention met on Tuesday, ons hundred
and sixty-one delegates present Very little |
business was transacted, however, the FIRST day |
Judge Nielsen occupied the chair at the open. |
ing, being the cid ehairmaa Of the Greenville /
convention. BE resigned 10 the morning,
though, sftsr making an explanatory apoeeh, /
explanatory from tie fact that, during tie ex-
istence Of the rebellion, he had filed Of onee in
isVor OF JEFF. Davis, arguing thAl the Presi-
dents emancipation proclamation was forever 4
barrier to the reunion Of the States He patched |
II up as well ss be could, but it was plsin to ali
upon which side were his preferences.
Before the close Of the day two parties had
become created, and the report ef The business
committee settled it that there was some fight
ing to take place, as they reported two sets of
resolutions-the majority report being extrrr5elv
queer, As it forgaVs al traitors f0IzkVs ali those
mGrdeFeTs and tAag5 OF Esst Tennessee wbohaa
caused the death OF hundreds Of the LOYAL men
oi Inls section. The minority, report, however.
recommended the immediate calling Of stsse
convention, and declared themselves in fsvoy IF
me renomination Of Mr. Lincoln and Of e7uapci.
Dstion, the system Of which should be decided
~ State convention. /
Gov. johnson, Psrson Brownlog, l. r. Q
dogek, Daniel Treuhitt and James Hood hsys 4
isea up me week and Inc eotiyeskion in c
peeenes, isvonng Immediate emancipation, 8
.AiliDg Tor q State Convention, and endorsing
he Administration. Gov. johnson has made
even great speeches since he left Nashville. :
wo oflgadisr- generals Of Tennessee expressed
he ns ewes IN favor OF the resolutions foERiving
II traitors. They were bitterly denounced by
larson BrownIsw.
Governor J0hRsons speeches ware al great I
nlIts. In oGe speech he said that slavery was S
esd, and It was iuaicious TO clean out slavery Il
ed treason at the same time, the ssieT could not
ziss without tie former
SIEGE OF CHARLESTON Three HKHdred and = :
hard Day.-rhsrs has been no change Of i'm u
ortanee Seven shells were fred at the city, q
I'D two volleys from the eight morlars on Fort y
anteF. ea
Some firing through tbs day was heard in F
70 direction of Siono, the cause Of which was nH
ot sscertsi1ed The enemy were still St work liz
! the middle battery.
No change Of tbs less is reporisd.-cSnrisr. CT
FIGHTIEG EAST AsD WEST THE GAME.-
hs Nashville correspondent Of the Chicago :.
IszRaEs says III is evident that the spring y
mpsign is to begin wishin forfRight--per- 20 20
ps by the 6rst OF May. The objsc. IS. evi- !"
ntly, to press the enemy egerywhers st the aa
me time, to prevent him from concentrating ne
his troops in Viryiais, IS 10 is evidently a.
npting. l an fully convinced tAa., unless J
s made toward Atlanta within q
y short tinss Northern Georgia viii be evac per
Ted and the troops sent 70 reinforce Lee for