Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-09
Our HELENA CORRESPONDENTS.

Eds appeal A deep gloon has been cast
over cur city, caused by the explosion OF thu
steamer " p Carter. Being the last Of three
terrible oatastrophes which followed each other
IN quick succession, bringing sor7ow and dis
trsss to many a home, and lsceration 10 many
4 gentle heart there was enough material fr
I general sorrow and genuine sympathy for the
unfortunate sufferers d their friends bur
there Is a special cause IN this disaster. for the
sorrow and suffering comes homet 20 the hearth
stones oftEo ofthe citizens Of our own county
one ofwh0m, We believe, wac recently a resi-
dent Of the city itself Mrs. Morris and Mrs
Ayres, who both got on board the Inflated Car
ter At this place, and b were highly esteemed
hy many friends in Helena, are reported among
the lost Mai. johnson. OF Arkansas, q Gen.
Gsno. OF Texas both also well known 20 our
people. are likewise reported lost The fun ex-
tent ofthe calamity wiu not be sscertainsd for
some DAYS, in the meantime. we have hut 70
lament the too frequent occurrence Of these
steamboat explosions. and 10 entrsat. in the
name Of humanity. and the interest of the river
trade. a mui Investigation by the proper parties,
0fthe cause o. these death deaIirg accidents.
There must be a cause, and 70 should be
prObed and published, that steamboat
makers and syeamboarmen may under
stand and avoid IT, We must have steam
boats, they are = necessity % the progressive
spirit, and fast driving, fast sailing energy Of
our day; but II they are 20 become seductive
portals 10 sudden and violent deaths, and pleas
ant roads 20 the horrors Of mutlati0u and the
rortures Of FIRE and water. better FOR the ira
yelling pubiic and their friends that 1eappH-
cation Of steam as q motive power had never
been tried. and that the slow. tedious, bEr safe,
datboat means OF conveyance had never been
abandoned. That our river staamboats-our
FIRST class boafs-are floating palaces uone can
doubt. and we fear that the doubt may as truly
be lad aside in the expression that they are
floating palaces ordeath. The briliance OF the
silver veil that covered the monster prophet OF
! Ehouassan did not more falsely lead the be-
holder TO believe in the seeming gooduess and
/ purity Of the demon who wore il, than do the
elegance and luxury % our river steamers more
fatally lead the mind % believe IN the seeming
strength and freedom from disaster Of their
lower machinery. Must we trace these terrible
explosions 70 the inefficient workmanship and
inferior material Of the steamboat boilers, the
guilty csrelezsness or negligence Of steamboat
employs, OF the more guilty Efforts Of the Cap
talns and Pilots % win the trausitory name OF
swiftnes for their boats by an unfair tension OF
I their mechanical powers In other words, is IL
naud and inefciency in steamboat builders, or
guilty strsfHiug Of the capacities OF the boat, by
the controllers % the same, 20 get ahead Of some
rival steamer, or 70 crafty & ceprsvsd taste for
gambling ia human LIE, 10 which We are to at
tribute these heart rsnding calamiues: Which
ever 1t Is, it ought 10 be known and
exposed. The press OF the country, % whose
powerful inhusnc the people look for redress
when injured or denied il elsewhere. should
take this matter in hand, and rest not until a
remedy for this great evil were found and sp-
piled
Our people are aPp7eclalve Of the kind, gem
erous and eloquent sentiments expressed IN the
Congress Of the United States, BY the honorable
Messrs. Raymond and Cowau- These noble de-
tenders of the truths Of history, and Of the
Southern American people. are the real friends
! Of Constitutional Union and pure American
RepUbicanism. We hail these remarks Of these
distinguished and honorable statesmen. a. the
morning star Of the better day, whose dawn We
ofthe South ind so bitter, so oppressive. Let
sentiments like those pervade the tone Of Con-
EreSsional debate let simple truth be told OF
the people Of the South, and simple Justice be
/ done them in Illustrating the history Of their
struggle their manly aud brave struggle for
Independence, and not even the mad Radicals
will be more stsad1lst IN their devotion 20 the
United States than The ulznsed and abused
people OF the South. Patiently have the
southern people borne the insulting taunts,
ami oppressive yoke placed on them by the
ignobls and marrow minded Radicals. but they
have never lost confidence f. rhe golden
sUbstrarum Of political justice whicl Les
buried IA the hearts Ct the true men
Of the North, and which iaust appear and
illuminate the popular min OF the North when
HHa E~un~T-mHrnHan ana -n-uHu -r-HH-E DIT
caiism hGs been washed away by the purifying
waves OF time The tlle viii come when such
men a. Raymond and COvan siii sand forth
before the American people as the real patriots.
the u1e4lS g the Constitution, the friends Of
the Union, the friends u s=msnitv. and VII
stand forth as the Lord Chathams Of the pres
ent Liberal and bisoted Congress.
We are having the btteE5st cold weather, the
keenest Northern winds. the most dismal and
viHtry nights, that the most ferveut hyperbo-
rean could desire, but, Ike our political dismal
ness, si vii pas aWsF tomorrow.
What has become OF the DAILY ArPEALg we
have not seen a number OF it in a week.
In our last, We mentioned the improvements
that were being made on or Iepes. and he dir
ference in the working Of the same under Gen.
Carr and Col BeazonL We take pleasure in
stating that ia response 70 q suggestion thrown
ouL b. our MAYOR. Col BenzonL Of the Fifty
sixth United states C0i0red Infantry. officers
and men, and Col Carpenter. OF the Fifth Ken
lucky Col0red Cavalry, officers and men. have
volunteered 20 complete the Ievse 20 .he hills
north ofHeIeaa- This is very graufyiuz. and is
alike honora6is % the Officers and men OF these
two commando As 3 slight appreciation Of
this generosity, DR.. Grant sends daily rstious
Of whisky TO the men al work.
CTCLLIAN.