Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-19

snce between Lincoln and Blair On this subject,
And the following letter from Lincoln to BlziI's s
brother was among tie batch produced:
7ro the House Of Reprsssntes.yes
{ In coinpliance With the request contained b
your resolution Of tbs 29sh uit.. copy Of which
resolution is herewith returned, have the honor
10 transmit the following:
4 EXECUTIVE MANSION.
Washington, Nov 2. 1868
Hon. Montgomery Blair.
My dear siE--S5ms days apo I understood yoa
TO say ihst your brother Gen. Frank Bsir de-
siTes 70 be.guided by my wishes as to whether
he viii occupy kis scat ia Congress OK remain ia
the field. Ny wishes, then, is 1hat b lisve
viii be The best for the county, aud it is lhss
be viii come here, pat bis military commission
in my hands, take his seat, 90 into caueus with
our friends. abide The nominations, help slecs
the nominees, and thus aid 10 oFsanizs Houss
of Representatives WHICH vail really support he
Government ia the war. II tbs result shall be
the election Of himself ss Speaker let h;m serve
in that position. Il not, e. him Toiake bis CON-
mission and return 10 ths army for the benefit Of
the country.
Tais will heal dangerous schism for him.
Il will relieve him from = dangerous portion or
Misunderstanding, IS | think he is in danger
Of beiDg permanently separated fgen lbose
with whOmseniY be exn ever have 4 real SYM
Il viii be mistake if he sLsil sllow lhs pro-
vocations offered him By insinesre iime-eeFVers
to drive him from tho honso Of his own buila-
ing He young yet. he has sbqndau. tai
ents--quite enough. to occupy al his tine with
oHt dsVosing any 10 temper.
Hc is rising in military skill snd usefulness.
His Iecont appointment 10 the command OF a
corps, by one 50 colnpstent to judge as General
Sherman, proves this In that line be caa serve
both the country and himself moro pIc6mbiy
than he could as : member ef Congress upoa
the a5or.
The foregoing is what would say # Frank
BAR was my brother instead Of yoRrs.
A. 1NeaLN
THE RECONSTRUCTION or THE UsI0s-
THE ARMY TO HELP A LITTLE.
In the PsjsrA Times, published ut Watson.
VILE CAlifornis, we fad the following extracts
from private letter written. by the newly elect
ed YANKEES Senator C0aRess 10 q friend in SIC
raneI to City;
As 10 'reconstrsction, !" 1 sm for keeping ont
every rebel State. until it comes IN with q cen
aitution prohibiting slavery, and, in Safes
where there is not enough Union men to mslze
such aeonstitulion, for letting tie army
help them little; and as to c0Efsesiioa I em
for the EXTREMIST constitutions remedy thes we
have the pover TO adopt
Concerning changes in Office have bat one
coneern-nor shall II be lost sight ol--and that
is, 10 establish = higher STANDARD Of political
morality IN Safe or nation, or 10 contribute 10
that end. No man shall remain iu public sta
ton by my consent who is = lrsiIOT, or who SYM
pathizas with slavery, or who steals from ghs
| public, or who gels drunk, OF who negleeis his
duties, or who is incompetent, and no other man
shall leave pnblic hfs through ms save those
who stand in the way OF carrying out this
policy
IhEve esid, and am IS good IS my word, that
no eopperhesd should occupy place, military
or ciyil-no trAitor--if eeuld hinder it. have
Ssid further, that no loyal man Bhould be re-
| moved becsuse he ID not my friend, and would
despise myself, If L felt otherwise.
MOVEMENT on RICHMOND.
The New York Herald, Of the 4ih in an ed
isOnsl summary of the situation, says:
The rebel leaders at Richmond evidently fear
| that, while strengthening our army on the R1p
idsn, Gen. Grant has not weakened our victO-
rious army at Chattanooga. Jeh Davis, there
| fore, may we'll be some what uneasy concerning
Atlantis, while, all The helD be can muster Is re-
/ quired for the defense Of Richmond. The with
dfaw&I OF Longstreet from East Tennessee is Of
itsslf equal to heavy reinforcement of Thom-
as, and it is probable that Gsn. Sherman Gen.
Grants ehiei in command in the West-Will
J take good cars that no further reiniorcements
from Georgia are sent forward 70 Gen. Lee.
Thus it will be seen that IN securing Chstta-
nooga we head of the enemy to great exieat
on their interior lines OF communicAi While
we were not iurtker advanced IN the West than
Nashville or MuTfrsesboro', it WAS almost i'm
possible to- prevent the concentration of ali the
: Iebsl reserves OF Georgia and AitbamA in the
, army Of Lee, if required. Now, as our army
: from Chattanooga may pounee upon Atlanta,
if not strongly defended aud thus cut off the
subsistence Of Riehmend Johnston, with q
large force, must remain in Georgia, at all hez
ards to Gen. Lee. In this view, Gen. Sherman
holds the right wing Of Gan. Grants forces, op-
: Grating against Richmond; Gems. Bniler aud
} Badly Smith the left, and Ge5 Meade ths center
!, with the heroic old army Of fhs P0tJmac, and
ell under the watehiul eye Of the victor o.
Vicksburg.
IF successful on either wing, or In the center
Gen. Grant wins the game. But, right, left and
. center, we anticipate mis- complete success.
! The councils Of the military authorities Ert
: kept remarkably secret. Heretofore, ON the owe
of battles, some idea could be formed Of cOn.em
plated movements bnt now they are matters o
mere speculation, both Rmong civilians and ever
Q army efieers. The utmost csLilenes, however
: is Teposed ia those having tho direct conduct o
affairs, and due credit Is given for their wisdom
pfeFtzstizsS- tCIla ailEltJe
A telegram from Washington says
I A most remarkable Tetiesncs is observed will
: regard TO tbs movements Of Gen. Grant. Fly
: irg rum0Ts prevail a. matter Of necessity Of
th5 eve of ali great events, but nothing Is knowI
Of the intentions Of the commanding genera
beyond the tact that he snd his army ara ready
: for the crisis which is approaching. We are
told that tbs Oaly iesr is that Gen Lee viii Eat
: tempt to escape from bis position before Gsn
: Grsnt moves upon his works. i may be .
vague fear, however, which need not distress
those who are anxious upon the question. II ID
. far more likely that such sAg8eous strategisi
{ as Lee has proved himself will not change hir
base, excepI it be for = stronger position.
An Official dispatch from Gan. Banks states
that notwithstanding ths Surprise on the 9Th
ult., the loss of the snemy on The two following
days was considerable, that the last fights we've
= disaster, 2ud so forth. Farther details OF thg
! sRsa river expedition, containing many points
: of interest sre given By onr correspondents to
2 day. General Banks has fallen back to Alex
! andris, and all The transports and ganboats, Ok
eeps the Elstport, have arrived safely down &
! the, falls At this place.
D General Besuregard is said 10 be placed il
command Of the rebel forces in NOEta CArolinz
There rs DO news Of Impotence from thi
Southwest to-day. The ststH ono appears to b
. rieidly preserved, as viii be seen by the inter
I esting correspondence from various points il
that region
THE CASE OF GEN. BLAIR.
. There was caucus Of nnmber Of the 70
q publican senators to-day, snd Il was decided t
] sustain the resolution now before the MiliiAr.
= Committee respecting the restoration Of Fraul
a l-BiAir's commission. Il is understood that
J. will be amended in the Senate 50 IS to pToyld
# that he shall not be recognised as sn officer il
:, the military service, and recommending his dis
y nissal, as his commission Is held Illegally.
AFFAIRS IN NORTH CAROLINA,
: Msj9T Gen. Peck has beerlIsmevsd from CON
mAnd ia North Caroline, and Gen. Palmer ha