Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-17

old Ireland; but wheni too, he Temem
bers that she is once more on her fee
struggling against the iron rule of Cd
preston, there viii be mingled with tn,
tear an earnest orison that the next An
niversary OF her patron Saint viii GawI
over a free, independent Irish Republic
Our Irish f~ellow-citizens are making
great preparations TO celebrate this Fes
tival in becoming manner There +
L. be a grand bah at the GreenIaw Oper.
House, to be followed 10y q supper, tick
cts for which ere on sale al the difFereu
bookstores. From the arrangement
making it promises to be the best cele
Uration ever had in Memphis.
HAVE WE A CONGRESS-
II the refusal to admit JoHN WmEE
aaer his being returned by the election
of Niddlesex, vitated the legality Of Oh,
House Of Commons Of the British Par
Lament, what is the character of the as
semblage at Washington, claiming to bs
the Congress Of the CHitsd States, while
refusing admission Of the Senators and
Representative of doue7 States Of this
Union? Is IT S Congress or is ir the
"RUmp" OF a C0ugress-p1sssssing Tao
constitutional validity whatever" These
are grave questions, which it may be
well for the Radicals TO consider be-
fore they plunge still further, headiong,
into the abyss Of anarchy and con-
fusion. These are questions which
affect not Us Of the South, only, hut
they of the North likewise. tits getting
10 be time that fanaticism and folly
should cease % have sway. it is getting
20 be time that there should be a practi-
cal and real solution OF the problem
whether We have "a Republic, extending
al over this broad land. or a sectional
despotf,m dominating over a conquered
and sulju=ated people. Have We De-
mo1r5cy or OI-arrhyo L the CoNsTI-
TUITION supreme or does Faction give
laws TO the American people, as the
whinls and interests of party leaders
dic-atee Have we a Republic or an En-
pire?
IA FESEby SCARF.
Our latest advices show that the Ca
madam authorities are terribly alarmed
al the demonstrations Of the Feniaus.
A special from Montreal says the ex-
element Is still az fever heat. There is
a nun upon the Savings Banks, and
small depositors are converting their
balances into gold. The militia are
drilled many times a day. All public
building are strongly guarded, banks re-
syricting discounts to wei approved Gus
TONERS, and refusing 10 advance
upon any collateral security. The
report from Toronto is TO the
effect that the authorities are
in possession of startling intelligence;
thousands Of Fenians viii cross the Dor
dcrs s. soon as the weather permits, and
be Joined by sympathizers in Canada.
Government detectives are on the alert
on this side Of the line, and keep the Ca
madam authorities informed Of the move
meu-s Of the Fenians. From Windsor,
C. W, the statement is that the excite
ment along the frontier is gaining.
Canada j. very warm for Americans.
Suspicious characters are crossing the
border daily. There are a thousand vol
unteers on she lookout, and more ON the
way. The Canadian Minister Of Finance
has requested the United States Secretary
Of the Treasury TO give permission to the
Canadisn authorities to place their oil
GERS at all railway points on u side Of
the 81. Lawrence, for the purpose Of ex-
amining baggage and freight destined for
the British provinces.
a. Governor Patton, of Alabama, has
issued a proclamation granting amnesty
and pardon % all who have been or are
liable 70 be indicted or prosecuted for Of
fences committed against the laws Of the
State-the crime Of rape and murder ex-
cepted-betweeu the commencement Of
hosulities, on the 18th day Of April, Is5l,
and the restoration Of civil government
by the proclamation of his EEcelIency
the Provisional Governor Of Alabama, on
the 10Th day fully, 1854; and he calls
upon the judicial officers, hereby relieved
OF a difficult and impractica5le burden,
and upon all good citizens OF the State,
by strict and impartial justice, and in
creased vigilance, 70 give such ef-
feet 10 the laws Of tie State, and
10 the United states, as VIII insure peace
and order, and thus not only viudicate
this measure of Cancellation, but remove
all pre,ext for military Surveillance.
President Johnson EMBOSSED IN
a REPUBLICAN Caucus OF y NEW
YoRK LEeIsLATURE-We have al
ready announced, says the Ma
foa1l IassVigencgr, that the Common
Council Of New York city adopted, with
but tr9 dissenting votes, an emphatic
resolution iudorsiug President JOLus1n's
restoration policy, Notwithstanding in
that body the two parties are equally
divided. Our readers win be pleased TO
learn now that 90 a caucus of Republican
members Of the Legislature Of the State
OF New York resolutions distinctly dis
crimin8tiuc against Congress and in
favor of tie President were adopted by I
- 10 SO, under Circumstance Of more
than common ~rrifc3nce.
Ia We rejoice az The statement made
10y the Montgomery A6ertjsey, that a
large portion Of the negroes in Alabama
have returned to their former labors, and
that the fields in that region begin TO as
sumo the appearance OF other days. The
merchants, too, says the same paper, are
now busiIy employed, the mechanics have
TO do from morn to night, and
every department of life is carried On
the same energy thar it was before
the war.
S A California correspondent Of the
Register and 4c7atiser says a
cotton factory, tie first in the State, has
lately been put in operation at Oakland,
opposite San Francisco, and the trst bale
Of It's manufactured goods was lately put
the san Francisco market. Much Of
the lower southern portion Of this State
adapted % cotton culture. but while
labor is worth $50 TO $50 per month in
gold, besides board, Cts culture viii mott
sG-The Jacksouport, Ark. Herald
says Bishop Henry c. Lay, Of the Epis-
copal Church, has succeeded ina establish
ing a mission at that place, an. the ves-
has procured and viii soon fit up
place Of worship. Il is expected that d
viii be there in a short time,
when the church viii be regularly estab-
lished.
"a The superintendent Of Freedmen's
village has been instructed by Maj. Gen
o. @. Howard, TO divide the Arlington
estate, the former property Of Gen. Lee,
east of the road, into five acre lots,
10 be rented on agreements 70 the freed
men, the rent TO be paid at each harvest
Of the crops.
r. In New York city on the 18th a
named John g. Heat shot his wife
in the head wilha pistol. Surprising he
had killed her, he turned and fed. Being