Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-24
wAsFIEaEsx CORRESPONDENTS.

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Editors Memphis Appeal:
The senate is in a very unpleasant
condition in q GnaFl with the president
and disputing with itself. The president
continues to send in nominations, which
the senate refuses to confirm. In the
meantime, the senate is getting tired oil
staying here unnecessarily, at its own
expense, and wants to go away but to
leave the public business unfinished,
after so largely increasing their own
salary, is not placing their patriotism in
rs favorable a light as they would desire.
Hence they continue To grumble and
postpone Adjournment.
The friends of manifest destiny and
! the advocates of indefinite extension of
the United 9tates are very jUbilant over
the confirmation of the treaty with
Russia. They are trying to persuade
1 themselves that they have a good thing
in Russian-America. Coal, fisheries, ice,
lumber, they say they ara certain of, and
much more they hope to find. It will
not be very long before the agitation will
! begin for the annexation Of the British
possessions on the Pacific. In an article
recently published in Mr.. Stewards home
organ, and which bears evident marks
of coming from the state department., the
idea is advanced, that the British Pacific
possession would be a very proper indem-
nifty for the injuries inflicted by the Ala
bama.
General Sickleis order in South Caro-
lima is the most comprehensive one vet
issued, and its nature, with some other
circumstances, cause the impression that
the general has aspirations to a seat in
the senate from the state of South Caro-
lima. The general order prohibiting the 4
sale Of property under execution IS the
most popular card he could play. For i'm |
South Carolina the universal indebted
ness of the people is such that ruin inn
pended Ovef them from forced sales
The legislature had passed a stay law and
q law p~ostponing the holding of the
courts, in order to relieve the neosIe [
but this legislation wa br6nau5ceo
unconstitutional by the courts. and the
most alarming sacrifices of pFosertv
were taking place. Gen. Siekles. in in
terfering to give relief, has made himself
extremely popular. Perhaps it would be
well enough II some of the commanding
generals in other southern states should
senatorial ~longings strong enough
to make their court the favor of those
over whom they were exercising author
lty. A philosopher would perhaps con-
ciuue, from this presentation Of the case.
that it was difficult, if not impossible, 10
practically enforce a military despotism
Q people who we're left in the exer-
eisa Of free institutions, The military
commander, under such circumstances,
eels that ais subjects of to-day will soon
his masters, and is apt to act accord
ngly.
The decision of the supreme eours in
he bill filed by the state Of Mississippi
Igainss the president and others, is what
gas generally expected. II was thought
be court would get rid of the case Il
'essible. In the case Of the stata AL
Georgia, the process is r~etUFnAhle to the
text session Of the court, and it is cor:
believed that long before r.
ase IS ripe for consideration the auestion .
involved will be practically disposed 81 +;
The effort 70 interfere with fahor h., I
king by law the number Of hour
FORK per day, known as the eigbt honr
lle, is about to be practicable tasted Y
Chicago, Illinois, and the TesnIl 4; q
here with much interest. II i {
that in Chicago the lsborsrs =
i'll press the point to obtain the same
ages for eight hours, As hitherto for