Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-27


The Radical correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial writes to that paper
respecting the Constitution with which
Congress is now in travail: The in
tensely Radical Constitution framed for
this State, by Convention governed by
zealots, has been decisively defeated at
the ballot-box. You will hear hue and
cry about fraud and intimidation, but
believe the election to have been as free
from the former as any ever held in Ohio.
The Constitution broke down with It's
own weight. The Union counties in
North Alabama have pronounced against
it with emphasis. No intelligent white
man could support it."
The Tuscumbia Times takes ground
that like the HibeFnian, "it is conva-
nient," if Congress should force Alabama
into the so-ealled Union, even against
the will of the people, through non-ez-
preston, in compliance with its own
law. The thing will then be consumma-
ted, and Congress have doubie-damned
itself by stultifyipgi its own act
The Montgomery Advertiser says:
IL ID MCil huOHu blAht kllb6EL OF
Mobile, and Norris and Keffer left this
city yesterday morning for Washington.
Their object is to get Congress to legalize
their constitution in spite Of its over
whelming defeat. Old GrannyU Peck
is now in the city and has been trying to
conclude that the law only required a
majority of votes to carry the Constitu-
ton. 1t is rumored that he has so far
satisfied his conscience (?) as to give cot
that he will issue certificates of election
to Buckley and other carpet baggers as
Congressman; and to Ely, Barber and
other incendiaries as county officers.u
Railroad Charges and the Commerce OF
Memphis.
MEMPHIS, February "A, 1852.
Editors Memphis Appeal:
Some year or more ago, q writer in the
Commercial, under the signature OF
" Merchant said New York sends TO
81. Louis for her -four, and carries it 1900
miles, all rail, for 81 % per barrel,-the
same price the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad charges to Tuscumbia, distant
only 145 miles. The Yankees charge ten |
cents per barrel from New York to Boz
ton; while the railroad charges 81 from
Memphis to COrinth, less distance"
He continues: "There are two parties
to the transportation of merchandise
the carriers and the consumers-the rail-
road on the one side and the planters and |
merchants on the other. But the rail-
roads fix the price, and our roads charge /
war prices ia peace times. 1t is q fact
that planters bring their cotton to Mem
phis, with their teams, for fifty miles
along the Memphis aud Charleston Rail.
road, because cheaper than to send it by
rail" / apprehend, Messrs. Editors,
thSt what +" Merchant y said q year or
two agO, is true now, to great extent
NeSV York has been built up by her rail
enough TO see that the charges on these
shall not drive commerce from her, The
made by Merchant against
one of our 1aads. may be made, with
equal justice, against ~ others and it
mi,y be well for their Presidents to in
quire If, in their laudable and energetic
efforts to make their roads prosperous,
they may not be entsiling upon the city
which so literally aided ali, and for
whose prosperity they were projected
and built, q misfortune ultimately far
greater than any present good to the
roads from remunerating tariff. L0tU
charges s0iU bring the produce Of the
country to MeDlEhi5 ; and, 10aell once dc-
here, buyers 1CiH seek IL. LOiU
treigtt8 unite producer and people. High
treights drive both at0Gy to other markets. !
PLANTER,