Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-08

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The announcement Of Gen. Grants headauar-
teIs with the army Of the Potomac seams 70 be
accepted ss sthe proclamation Of another mcye-
ment against Richmond, And the question Of lis
defense is sgain paramount to al ether cues
lions That il is the capital of the rebel Con
fsdsrsey Is reason enough why !. sb0nld Be both
stacked and defended with peEsistsney.
We may taks It for granted that the rebels
are H6ie 70 pTotFaes q defensive campaign 0bsti-
nAisly enough 70 tax al our strength, yet We
JUage they nseAloulste as to the locality of ihs
contest, and that At this moment Richmond and
uss AtlAnts, e the great depot Of supplies and
mU1lsoa7. The loyal people Of the North man
hesty rejoice in the return Of the conflict 10
Virginia. The rebsls as manifsstly are sururissd
and alarmed. We believe that the feeling on
both sides is well grounded.
DAHLGREs AsD oULD.
Tie steamer Baltimore, Acting Master Nit
eheil which lsfi here on M0ndsy morning with
Admiral Dahlgren, who WeBt down to Fortress
Monroe, expecting 10 receive the body OF bis
scr, arrived up this morning with The admiral
on board. be having been again unsuccessful in
his mission.
| Col. Ould, the rebel agent for the exchange Of
prisoners, sent verbal message - TIM. She Ilsr
who buried the bsdy could not be found in time
70 get i ready for transportation Just yet, but
that II would be ssnt down as soon Is possible"
i AL. pIuLl.1o BiF63 AAi3 OllceI8 GE.Glky E0iuA,
aud numerous relatives and friends OF the Do
ceased, hopes that his remains will shortly be
delivered 70 bis afflicted father and family.
We fad the foregoing delightful moFesau in
/ the New York Herald Since then il is reported
/ that 0uld has been TO Old Point Whas 10 doi
Was Is to present "gee bit Of sifii.caiion,' to
/ ButleIl How far mas tie Government dszrsded
itself lately How many steps remain between
| our present position and Abiect submission
FINANCIAL.
New York papers Of the 3lsf quoso geld at
| 164 TO 1914 Foreign exchange a. IN 10 179.
| Speaking OF ths gold market the ROrid SAYS:
! Mercantile confidence is unsettled by the
| Government financial policy Of iEG sion, accom-
| panied with temporary measures 10 sgy and
| bring down prices by artificial methods opposed
/ 30 tko priHciplss of sound finance The price
| fixed By Government, in violation Of the laws Of
/ The United Ss!ss, and also those Of common
sense, for gold certificates receivable for custom
dues, Wss yes:orday 1861, and to-dsy l64 less !
| Fer cent ba. what it viii be tomorrow the meT-
/ camille community cxnnes learn 10 bring
d9Hn The price Of gold by artificial means viii
stop the remitIaneeS Of Governmsnt bonds 10
| Eurole, and viii also decrease the amount Of
cur exports Of produce.
II the price Ct gold is brought down by ar
tiieiaf means, shipments Of gold will be sent
instead Of Governments bonds and pr0duco 10
EfEfOHe. Anu ice uAklQn Dc EQO0oQ OF
every dollar of gold or resl money in the coUn-
try. Ths only cause for the high price Of gold
is an excess of legal tender paper msney, and
the only remedy is to decrease the quantity Of
| paper money issue in circulation. Gold bills
! and gold eertifics.es and ali such nonsense, are
trihing with the great interests Of the nation,
snd they ipjaTs the national credit and uRder-
mis- mercantile confidence. They are tbs
shinless expsdients Of sn Incompetent and pu-
4 rrffhouf the
age to see and grsppls with tho difficulties Of
bis petition. Men Of every party are sick OF
the Treasury Department trihiDg with our great
commercial interests.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A report is flying through Washington thai
Br Stanton has been superseded By mr. Holi
as Secretary of War.
! The House Military committee have adopted
the House amendment, making the pay OF col
orsd soldiers two dollars month less than tha
OF uhits soldiers The SsHsie bill IS passed
puts them on Gn equality.
On the ! lth inst, off Mosquito inlet, Florida
r tho United States schooner Beauregsrd cap
lNtured the schooner Linda, from Nassau to New
Smyrna, Florida, with cargo OF salt, liquor
coffee, etc.
The Presidents friends say that be is entirely
averse TO giving Gen. Mcclellan or Fremont
commands, and that Gen. Fremont does not
/ visit Washington At his request, IS stated.
Aisi Gen Meade has Issued an order tsE e1-
pediliously carrying into effect that part Of the
enrollmant act which provides for transferring
saIors from the array TO the navy.
The Republican convention for choosing del
ezstes 10 ths Baltimore convention, INST At Mad
: ison and adopted resolutions eulogizi1g Presi-
: dent Lincoln and favOring his r0nOmilstion.
The eitiEsns Of Sc. Louis are getting up a
share subscription of three thousand dollars toi
. / II & II E,rC o.,
Senator Hicks, Of Maryland, has so fsr re
covered from lis recent severe Illness, and from
( the surgical operations which he lately uadsr
} went as to admit Of his removal from his lodg
5 ings in Washington 10 bis home il Maryland.
] The enlistment Of coloTed troops IS still pro
crossing with great spirit in Maryland. VerJ
D many white men are also volunteering.
. A msrrisgs took plsee at HeUbarypoIt Ct.
| last week, IN which the ceremony Of Joining
2 hands was entirely omitted, the bridegroom
having no hands to use. He had his srIns blow
! of at the shoulders by powder exp Osion, no
!, even Btumps remaining TO which aTtidcial arm
n can be attached.
F7nv Germans last week arrived in Portland
j. MsiBe, direct from "fashsrlGnd," having beel
+ hired 20 come to this country and enhss on n
s toe quota Of Boston. Fifteen hundred Of the5
4 Germlns baVo been engaged to enlist on th
9 quota Of Boston, and detachment IS expecte'
: Hereafter by every steamer
! The express train which left Louisville on thi
, 23.h foT Lebanon, WAS captured By tan gaeITll
las, and the two passenger cars burned
: puard of seventeen soldiers On the train surren
( dered without firing gun. The guard hss beer
: ordered to Louisville under srrsst.
The Harrisburg correspondent Of the PhilA
delphia IEqatTeT says;
HundIeds Of rebel prisoners, officers aud pri
t Yates, are constantly passing through hare, 81
I route for Fortress Monroe for exchange. o.
Moudsy about FIVE hundred passed thTougl
, from Camp Chase, Ohio, under guard Of on
hundred ard twenty men. They were Gli en-
. cars, among them two brigGdier. generals a=d
7. 4. rarorad "a military circles that the 81
tiTe organized militia Of the North IS to be Gale
. into active SERVES for period Of siZ months,
I Ec'd certain stTategieai points during the can
paign agsinst Richmond, which Is about
9 commence
General Patrick, Provost Marshal of The arm
Of the Potomac, hss arrested and sent to Wsst
: ington a notorious rebel citizen and bust
whseksr, charged with the murder Of the son {
Senator Bf0En, Of Virginia.
3 The Wheeling fztsiiigsEesT learns that Ssyert
1 prominent rebels residing a. Berkley SPRING
Q Morgan county, Virginia, have been arrested .
: | hostages for the return of Senator Bsehsol, an
4 Delegate Wheat, recently captured st that pise
9 by gang Of rebel raiders The hostage
= 1mQ1Q W1Od efo cOupio " 1Ou1E WeL1oA
9 daughters Of prominent rebels, have bee
4 brought 10 Wheeling.
= Frank Blair, it IS reported, viii resign hi
. seat in Congress, and enter the ield As msI1i
3 gsuersl in Sheyman's department.
A letter from Madeira states that the plfal
q Florida sailed from FGaehsl, February % q
n United States slooP Of war 81. LOUIS va
OF port, bus, being sailiag vessel e9uiu
20 CEN bfcCullun, inspector Of railroads. IA
se taken possession, in the name ot me G9Ferl
x r1ent. OF all the unfinished locomotives in u
Portland Company woTk8-
& The Ohio House has passed resolutions II
.srueting Ohio Congressman 10 favor the imm
o. disls abolition Of slavery sYeTyWhers by COZ
70 0rsSgional amendment 10 the Consultation. II