Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-05
TwE ENROL14D WILEFIA OF MEaI-
PE9az
Yazkee Rascaiify in SelItag ExsmPsFouI
ExRssed.
Correspondence of the Chicago TIneEl
MEMPHIs, TENN., April,

Correspondence Of the Chicago TImeEl
MEMPHIS, TENN, April, 1854.
! belong to the enrolled militia of the dissrict
Of Memphis. ! joined company :, in the Tegi-
ment commanded by Col. -. esrly last win
ter, and have on slI occasions eheerfully per
formed the duties which have been required of
DO. intend to DO SO hereafter. Ike tee
idsa Of lhs eaFclinent Of all the sbIe-bndisd
men of this district; and / liks q good many
shiees connected with the militia movement
Bat there arc ether lhings regarding it shat I
aon't ike. For ins lance, am very wall salts
fed that SONS parties il high position bGve ta-
ken advantage Ct the Eailiti8 olKGniEstion, and
ueed Il 20 further theiE ewa bsss purposes in
oSh9r ard plsireF words, ihst lhsy hsVs pTso-
tsed wholesale robbery uadsr The pga-ext q
schaz for ahe goed OF .hs seryics. In January
lzss = lErgs nambsr of persons wsTs arrested
spd fnad fes gsiuslDg 70 join c9mpsaiss. Tas
sS,oust of f'moHsy thss cclieeted BY Ger. YsateA
and his eubordinatss is noI generally known,
bu. heard Il estimated "a high as the ysaTiy
esY OF htlf dazsn brigsdier generals. The
deiinaaenss IN the Banking house OF J. B Kirs-
laud Esre assessed $500, and .he sam Of 5000
way drawn from the ms.esntils house OF Tsy-
loa & McEgsn. Fhsze WSs biz rush for ssv-
eral days to pay Gnes al Gen Veatch's oftiee,
aad tho agSsesate amount must have been
pretty wall along IN tAs thousands.
This question is fTsqRshtly asks1, "H1s Gen.
Vsatch accounted fer all of the money received
by him in the way of 6nes I" It'wss PROFOUND
ed 10 ne yesterday, and nay reply was, that
did noi know; bat I eonf0rted the quesLioneE
by stating tba!, If tie general had not already
farned ever the m0ASy 70 the proper officer Sna
taken receipt for it, kis delinquency was per-
6aps owing more 10 foEgellulRess than to any
dishonest motive. The gentleman TO whom
this remark vas addressed ssId he couldn't view
the matter in that light, and, &s ! was svergo to
having any argument with hin on the suhiict,
we mutually sgTesd TO EdjsEtn the eonyssss-
tiou
A coed business has undoubtedly bsen done
By the knowing onss il selling exemption pa-
| psrs. Assistant Aojutans-Gen. Cohen opened
shop in this line several weeks ago but, in
consequence o. his neglect to pay his license in
sdvance--or, perhsps, for some other reason
his g chebAng" was closed By ordsr of ths pro-
vost marshal. he had big thing; bat, unfoE-
tunstsly for himself, he was net sharp enoue b
10 cxrry it through according to programme
Being the Sdjutant of the officer in comm and Of
| the militia, he had beautiful opportunity 10
steal moderate fortune in very short time
But he managed wTetehedly. His share Of ons
/ days steslinga was nos more than SIX hundred
| and fifty dollars, and he was arrested and con
6ned in the Irving block. The papers which
ne tIGt6cked in went off readily at fifty dollars
each. They vera good for thirty days, and the
understanding between purchaser and seller
was, thas they could be renewed every month
at cost Of 6fty dollars for each renewal
4 very clsVsTy gentleman named G'''d, {