Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-09

prepared the preliminary pKoclamAEion, nearly
10 she form in which it subsequantly appeared,
called the Cabinet together and read il 10 them.
Mr.. Montgomery Blair was staTtled, and OBJ
jected TO the proclamation.
Mr.. Seward, on the other haRd, said, " Gp-
prove Of il, Mr.. President just as il stands. /
approve Of Is in principle, and spproye the
policy Of issuing it, I only object to the time.
Sand it out now, on the heels Of our late .disas-
ters, and it viii be construed as the convulsivs
struggle Of drowning man. To give il PFopsr
weight, you should reserve il till altar some
victory"
The President assented to Mr.. Seward's view,
snd it was withheld till the Esl, when it was
issued almost precisely Rs originally prepared.
The one to which Mr.. Chase supplied the ccnelu-
ding sentence was the final proclamation, issued
on the subsequent 1st Of January.
TRADE WITH THE REBELS.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Times says:
Investigations into New York cussom house
affairs, by the committee Of The House, devel-
ops the fAet that trade of such magnitude has
been conducted between parties in the North
and rebels on the Rio Grande, that the rebel
agent at Matamoros has pocketed out Of Il over
q million dollars IS his share of the profits.
Who the guilty parties in the custom house are,
Of course Is not known, publicly At least, bat
the arrest of an employee, on Saturday last, di-
reckly by the committee, it is strongly believed,
will lead to further arrests.
sAVAGEs Debating TERMS TO THE GOVERN
MEET.
A Chicago dispatch, of Che 25th, says
A special dispatch from St. Paul says that
WasedoTeys, prominent Sisston Indion, hss
come into Fort Ambercrombie and has accepted
terms of peace. He states that nearly all the
SisssOns are in favor of peace, aad others OF
their leaders viii be ready in q few days to fol-
low his example; but the powerful tribe Of
YanEt0nnAis, while they want pssee, require
that "Unele Sam" shall not penetrate into thsir
territory, and that steamboats, with emigTants
7hsl not navigate the upper Missouri. The
refugees rurdereFs OF the lower bands and the
evil disposed of other bands are joining them.
preparatory to a spring campaign.
pAHLGREN's BODY.
A dispatch from Washington, says:
The flag of truce boat, which was due At Old
Point on Tuesday afternoon, did BOT arrive IN
til yesterday afternoon, on account Of the storm,
which obliged her to lay off Old Jamestown
island until Tuesday night. The boat brought
down = number of wounded soldiers, but did
not bring the remains of Col Dahlgren, as sx-
pectsd. Col. Ould, the Confederate agent for
the exchange Of prisoners, sent verbal mos
sage, vi8; That the man who buried the
body could Ros be found in time to get il ready
for transportation just yet, but thst il would be
sent down "a soon as possible"
sIxFY-FoUR MIscEGEHArORs.
The Rev. Liberty Billings, of New HAmp-
shire, gives an account Of some eooipgs at Port
Royal. BE is Northumberland OF regiment
of negro troops, knaWn as . SCUM Carolina
Il Ab-k e., ,f r., -,
dsRsels who went to Port Roysl to
enlighten little niggers have increased The pop
ulatjon Of that place By sixty-four mulattces.
KENTUCKY DIVIDED INTO Two DISTRICTS
Ia pursuance of directions from Gen. Scho-
field and in accordance with Gen. Grants or
deTs, Kentucky has been divided into two dis
tTicts. The Western District comprises sll be-
tween the Nashville rAilrosd and the CumbeE.
land river, under Gen. Ewing, with headquar-
sers on the railroad.
The easteTn district comprises eli between the
Nashville railroad and Big Sandy river, under
Gen. Hobson, with headquarters in She field.
The whole is to be under command Of General
BaTbTidge, with headquarters At present in this
city. That part Of Kentucky west Of the Cum
beFland river belongs to the Department. of Ten
nessee
JEFF DAVIS VISITS THE FoRTIFICATIoEs.
A correspondent Of the New York RorId
writes
General Longstrset came recently to Rich
mond, where Generals Les, Buckner and Breck-
inridgs had slresdy arrived, and have had to-
gether a protrscted conference, Of which, Of
course, nothing has As yet trAnspired. In the
afternoon the four rebel generals went to pay q
visit to the President which lasted several hours
after which they Ru went out to visit the fcr!i6-
cations Of the city. They were accompanied by
Mr.. Harrison, Of Mississippi, secretary Of the
President; L B. Washington, aid de camp Of
Gen. Johnston, and q few members Of the press
MOVEMENTS OF GENERALS.
In addition to the general order re1rraaginR
the corps Of the army of the Potomac, and re-
lieVing some Of the general officers, as already
published, we learn that Gen. PIeassnton has
been removed from the command of the cavalry
corps, and is to report to Gen. Rosecrons; that
Gen. So kes Is to report to Gen. Curtis; Gen.
Newton Is TO report to Gen. Sherman; General
French is to report at Philadelphis; Gen Mere
tith At Cairo; Gen. SpinolA to . court martial,
md Generals RieketS, Gi6bon and Wadsworth
o report to Gen. Meade for assignment to com
nand
AID AND COMFORT FOR THE ENEMY.
Ths Washington correspondent of lhs n. York
Times says;
Is is stated in bess-informed circles that Mrs
:. Todd White, the sister of Mrs. Lincoln, did
ASS through our lines for Richmond, via Fort
ess Monroe, with three large trunks containing
Medicines and merchandise, so that the ehEck-
Rg OF the rebel press over her safe transit with
ehel uniforms and buttons of gold was founded
4 truth. Gen. Batler is not wont to be ere
pecter Of persons" and il is considered here
legitimate inquiry why he permitted this Wo-
ian to Psss to the enemy with her great guam
~ OF eontTsbSnd property, when he arrests all
.hers.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK.
A New York letter in the Philadelphia Esqsi. |
y gives the following account of the mad folly |
igning in that city;
II the condition Of New York society is cor |
city iRdicsted by the tone and drift of our
lbhc journals just now, am afraid stranger
ming among rs might be led to believe we
g rapidly going to the bad. The Post, for ex-
nple, tells of some people up town who are
lilding marble stables for their horses, and of
hers who are constructing edifces for private
essricsls, who are giving dinner psrties that
81 ems thousand dollars, and parties to chill
en- where every child Was clad in dresses Gu
ely imported from Paris
The Times dwells on the gorgeous displays of
VERY at AL cur pisces OF public amusement,
the co Stiffness of the equipsges which whirl
rough the sristocratie avenues almost every
ur OF the dsy, ard the ostentatious prodigality
1ich prevails elsewhere. The Journal Of Cop1-
nee, the Express and the World add other IL
STATIONS Of the same character, willis the
IIig Nes0s IS showing that while the rich are
Us getting richer, tho poor are getting poorer"
ie utmost preninenes is given to the working !
ms strikes for higher wages, and the woes Of
poor needle women are as usual made the
rden Of elaborate lamentation. II
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