Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-22
The Ner YsrE JourunI..

A correspondent of the Charleston C0Kyisr,
who recently spent short time incog. at New
York, gives the following as the status of the
newspapers of that city:
prominent feature of New York has always
Seen its newspaper press. Bsfsre the war our
people used TO be familiar with the peculiaTities
Of all the leading journals They preserve still
the same characteristics The Herald Is quite
as ridiculous and bOmbsstic as of old. short
time ago It was urging Lincoln for President.
Suddenly It dropped Abraham and took up Gen.
Grant. Now the only man TO SAWS the Yankees
from ruin is this same Grant, while "Oid Abe
is nothing but "smntty Joker" TO use the
HsrGld's refTsia.- Bennett gees in for whipping
England and France eff hand, but is wiling to
pardon The "Tebels" if they viii embrace the
amnesty, and would not object TO the escape of
JEFF Davis, provided be craHls OF quietly
through Texas into Mexico. The Tri5sas has
distinguished itself lately by coming out as an
advocate of amalgamatiOn. That reminds me
that Rev. DR.. Tying has declared lately, in the
pulpit, that the negro is the superior of the
white man. Greeley belongs TO the anti Lincoln
faction of the Republican party, and iRelines to-
ward Chase or Fremont. The Times is the
off siRl Lincoln OTgsn. II is violent, VindiciiVe
and msndaciOus in its abOlitionism. The RsTld
belongs to the pie-bRld Democracy; that is
small Clique of Weak-hesded and weak -knssd
politicians, who believe slavery is dead" and
the war ought 20 be prosecuted, though it Is all
wrong. sis the vehicle Of considerable high
sounding rhetoric. The Nsl5s and Day Book
are peace papers, even to the extent of rscoguiz-
ing the Independence of The South. The JOar-
nal of C0nHsTee gives the war weak support
aRd would advocate peace il it had the courage.
The Post is = malignant enemy Of The South.
It Is Tabid on the war question. The Express
-. 7 g. kas 4
goes for peace, and prsiseS Jef Davis ard wants
to see him hanged, and denounces slavery and
opposes abohkionism, and is in 6 muddls gensT-
alIy. The old Commercial Adusrtissr Is now
conducted By Hurib1t, formerly of Charleston,
and still later of the Richmond prisons. When
our authorities arrested him, he was indignant
that his devotion to the South should be qass-
toned, bat be goes for = vigorous prosecution
Of the war" now. The Courier GHd EHqnigeT
Is dead. Its proprietor, Colonel James Watson
Webb, who wanted to head the 7th regiment
and drive the rebels into the Calf of Mexico,
has gene of to BcAzil as Old Abe's ambassador.
GENERAL LEE.-We have been permitted to
publish the following extract from private
| lettsz from Presbyterian minister Of LeIiRg-
ton, Va, now visiting the army of RorshsTn
Virginia, which happily illustrates the good
meas of the great commander, and the conf
dence Teposed in him BY his devoted trOOps.-
Rkig.
CAMP lsT VIRGINIA CAVALRY, :
Near 0rAnge Q. H., April 5, 1884.
The utmost confidence is OK.
pressed here, by every one, that General Grant
viii lose in Virgins all the lSurels he has Won
| In the West. He is not row to measure swords
with q PembeEton or Bragg, bat with tie Eirsl
/ captain Of the age. General Lee Possesses the
unlimited confidence Of every officer and soldier
/ in the army. They call him "MArse Robert, ,
aad are wiling TO 90 where be directs them
and to do what he bids them, believing that il il
right. have just heard general order read
from him in regard to the observance Of the day
Of taskings humiliation and prayer, that sleYatei
him very much IN my estimation IS ChTi8tiRI
man, and inspires me with still greater conf
denes, that The blessings OF the Almighty vii
attend him. In this order he calls upon all the
commanders of regiments 90 see that The day
ia religiously observed, aad he sppess TO thl
soldiers to humble themselves before God, Il
confess their sins, and to TASK, throagh Christ
the forgiveness Of them" This is \ step ia sd
vance Of anything Of the kind yet published a
distinct recognition OF Christ as the only me
} diator between God and man.
/ saw both General Lee and Stuart at q meet
ing Of the ehaplains some days since, bet
manifesting their deep interest In the religion
instruction and condition Of the army
A NEw TeRPsDo.--The indefatigAbls IN
| ventor, Mr.. James C.. Patton, has obtained
!, right for q new torpedo arrangement, which, v
, / understand has boen tested, and found 20 D