Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-08
ON Special Correspondence n. Y. News.
FsFcrrF.y IMPORTANT.

+ Confederate loan IS cOncernea no one -
{; Dected that the IOvernment Of tn
e United States would have anything 70 q
? with it and we are not litue asDoi
: ished at the impudent folly OF the boae
holders In suggesting that the fsueIt
= Government ought TO pay a deot cor
tracted for the purpose Of aiding IN IN
D desfutction of that Government. tn
. only trouble in this ease Is that Nj
= Seward should have condescended 70 ho
= tice such an absurd claim.
2 Mr.. Stewards letter upon the eliiiii
{ Of the United States 10 Confederate prop
ertv IS much more sepiOus. IL Is not uls
. nuted that the United States Govern
n1ent has q right to all Confederate prop
! ertv. II has a right 10 enforce an &C
count of the expenditure oi IN
Confederate officials, and to demand IN
pavrnent Of the balances In TINS mat
Ter YOUR Government viii receive TN
ready assistance Of the law courts OF Doti
England and France. According 70 th'
municipal law Of England the Govern
ment OF the United States Is now tn'
Ieg3I owner Of all public Contederat'
ur0perty, and may recover II by clEL
nroce5s, aud raay bring any parties Win
boidiDg Il 10 q criminal court. IhE
poiar Ihen. is abundantly clear. II l.
nor disputed that the Government OF thC
T-nitad States has an indefensible title tC
the uroperty Of the late Confederate Gov
The matter in dispute is this: It has
beep held bv Vice Chancellor W Wood thal
anv advances made on Confederate
nr6Derrv before the fall Of the Coniede'
Tsev are valid claims, and that they
ouabt 10 be paid before the properly i
surrendered. Whether this view Is sound
on u1r vvg need not discuss ouJ !
ra4v say chat the general impression ~
lezl circles Is that Vice Chancellor
Wood Is correct in his Interpretation oi
the law.
I Mr.. Seward says lie viii not abide BY
the decision of the English law courts
/ # thew are universe 10 his claims but he
wiz look TO the British Government IoI
+ eouDeusa5iou. Now, it is admitted that
international rights are not 10 be decided
bv municipal tribunals, and the decision
/ Of 4 British law court does not e5top any
claim your Government mas against the
British Government. But here Is tne
difficulty. The British Government IN
such a question must bow TO the decision
f,f the law courts. If the courts decide
that the claimants on the Confederate
Droperrv lave a good title, the Govern
uent cannot under any preteXt deprive
them of their property. Here, then, Is
direct and completely antagonlstlc issue.
Mr.. Seward viii not accept the decision
that the British Government must ae-
cept. What is to be done Are Two
nations to 90 10 war about paltry sum
Of money! One day. 'scost Of sueh war
would pay all these claims twice over
God forgive that the good relations De-
tween England ard the United states
. J.. .esal
small a cause there should be war that
would delight Uyrauts, and be deplored
by every friend TO progress and hu-
mainly. I am happy 70 say that there
j. no prospect Of such q dire catastrophe
and thai lhe British Government Is deter
mined to do all ii can 70 meet tie views
Of Mr.. Seward
The British GOJeraacnt deems ttt5
ftfiaq case for arbitration, ana 70 WlH
submit the question Of these claims to any
ElyDDe0li 6loUeruueHt that the Govern
H7eaf Of the United States may select as
umpire
thrust that this viii be satisfactory to
vour Government 1t seems 10 me an
emineutly fair proposal More than TINS
the British Government cannot do, but
surely this Is enough. Surely 1t IS enough
n say. owe are bound by the decisions
ernment decides that those decisions are
contrary to international law or interua-
fi0ual equity, we viii pay the claims OF
The United States" The utmost confi-
deuce Is felt that your Government viii
be satisfied with the proposal OF
arbitration
The publication OF The list of Conied-
crate bond-holders has rather amused the
public. Sir n. de HOughton has lost
heavily. Mr. J. Campbell, Jr., received
bonds in payment Of goods, and sold at
large profit The Marquis of Bath was
also n bona ftJe holder. Mr. jas. Spence
was financial agent to the Confederate
and was well paid for his
services. Mr. Beresiord Hope, the pro-
Drietor of the Saturday ReUietU, is rich
man. and no doubt lost money. If Alex
ander Collie K Co lost by the loan, they
made a large fortune out Of Confederate
business ID. FORBES CampDeu was
supDo-e. a pupDct for others. You must
not suppose that all the persons in the List
We're bribed.
The rage for Confederate stock was at
one 1aemarvclloUs. After settled day
at the London Stock Exchange, as much
rs 8. .OOO. .O0U Of stock has been carried over.
The story of the Confederate loan VIII
form a curious chapter in the history OF
the Confederate War in Europe l
NAV take an opportunity OF writing you
on the subject. If so, / shall paraphrase
the title of one of Bulwer's novels, and
head my letter, "What became Of it2"
The examination Of the Fenian pris-
0ner. commenced in Dublin on Saturday.
La the speech Of the counsel for the Crown,
it was alleged that rhe Fenians intended
to commence their work by the murder
of all the nobility. Now this IS not true.
The Fenians did not contemplate any such
crime as a massacre OF a class. Such
scheme would have been foolish es well
as atrccious. II is quite possible Jhat Jne
OF TWO hot headed Fenians may have
boasted of such a design, but il would
have been scornfully retuted by the te-
nian leaders Most likely the assas5ina-
Ton plot is q device Of the spies who be-
trayed the conspiracy 1 gave you in q
former letter a true version of the affair
and I am sorry the Government has
listened 20 this assassination story. l
doubt not il viii be repudiated by the Fe-
mans in America. l sm not in the least
tainted with Fenianism, but on the con-
trary oppose il; yet L am not going, on
the evidence of spies, TO imagine that the
FenIans intended 70 commence revolu-
ton with a most abominable massacre.
Arrests are going on both in Liverpool
and in Ireland. All the letters from
America have been inspected, and, Of
course the Government has the most eX-
act information. The costs Of the prose-
cution will be paid over and over again
by the money and property Of the Feni-
ans seized by the Government. All the
reinittances from America for the last
three weeks have fallen into the hands Of
the authorities. Ii is alleged that Gen.
Meagher Is thoroughly implicated in the
plot No proof, however, has yet been
brought forward, and the report is not
credited.
It is October, and the weather Is warm
enough for August. No one can remem-
Der such a season, and no one Is quite
easy about il. Last week we heard an
alarm that cholera had broken out al
SOUTHAMPTON, but on investigation the
report was disproved. One man had died
from English cholera, after four days Ill
ness. Still there is much anxiety, and a
cold day would be heartily welcomed.
The cattle plague has assumed the most
alarming proportions Cows, oxen and
sheep are dying so fast that we must pre-
pare for a meat famine The disease has
spread to some parts Of Ireland. All the
efforts Of science are in vain. Noremedy
OF an approach 10 q remedy has been de-
vised. All that can be done is TO bury
the dead animals as soon as possible.
And to add to our dismay the horses are
now attacked The symytons are pre-
cisely the same. The plague seems to
/ be communicated from animal to animal
without distinction. Cattle, sheep hor-
/ ses and dogs communicate theplague one
( to another. Il is an awful visitation, and
{ I do not wonder that the Archbishop Of
{ Canterberry is about 10 issue a form of
prayer to be used in all churches, for
never was the helplessness of man more
apparent. ] trust your authorities will
/ take warning aHd not permit any ami
mals 10 be landed from Europe until they
/ have been subjected to long and rigid
quarantine. Remember one diseased
/ horse or dog nay augment a plague that
viii luin all yolyf flocks and herds even
in distant States, Nothing is more won
ae:s;ii a,!ess.i and appalling than the rapidity
with which the disease travels. 10 not
call me al alarinist. surely az Aes-nesi
warning is called ff53if when prevention is
the only cure.
When was such season known? We
nave had an outbreak Of yellow fever. 4
coroner was buried at Swansea suffering
nom that disease. be died, and within
the next four days there were twelve IA.
tai eases IN the town. Asno deaths have
occurred lor three days it is hoped thai
the disease viii not spread. / do moi
marvel thai We have q visit from trOpi,