Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-14

Correspondence OF the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, May T.-The statement
which appeared in certain journals the
other dsy to the eff ct that representa-
tives OF the late Virginia Convention
were 10 this city to see the President
proves 10 be entirely Inaccurate. Oue or
two gentlemen from that State msy have
sought interviews, but they claimed no
represen Istive capacity Whatever The
com mittee spp0inted by the Convention
70 visit on the President 10 relation to
the Submission OF the constitution to the
people for ratification OF rejection, cOD-
sists Of Messrs. r I. Daniel, Judge Mer-
edith, Judge Marshall, w. Il. Msofar-
land, Gen. Anderson and other cODspicu-
Gus and IL luentiSl citiZsns, all chosen
with sp6Ciss reference TO their holding
moderate views, 10 accord anc2 with the
line Of policy which controlled the re-
cent Convention. This committee hs9
not yet resched the ci.y, bat are expected
TO arrive, and the President has signifed
his readiness 10 receive them. Gov.
Wells hsd his say some days since about
the constitution, and the President has
heard also Mr.. Gilbert G. Ws,ker, who
is the candidate FOR Governor OF the
other Wig Of the r Rspubl blicans. The
understood, for q separate vote on the
test cath and en'ranc niseHent clauses
70 county organization features and the
provision v hich denies 10 the l. sgielg
luFe power to pass relief or stay law
for the temporary relief OF debtors The
Presidents visWs are known to be
against the disTanchisement, test oath
snd county or yaDjZ2tiOD, and separate
vote will doubtless bs given on each. o.
the stay law question be is uncOm mitted,
though It il Understood that ths presslt
military order on the s0bject, which
gives considerable relief TO the debtor
class, was approved by MIN 80 promptly
ss it was terdily by Johnson. Tbs same
state Of Thugs still exists as then-en-
bsEHaRsment from 8 failure OF crops and
a want OF State gOvsrnment-aDd the
President would be willing, doubt
less, TO see the new Legislature free TO
act on the question ss the iDtSreets OF the
people may require. An important
Question sSsi;l remsining 10 be settled is,
whether, Ia addition 10 the vote on sec
tions, the vote shall be taken on the re-
mainder Of the Constitution OF on the IN
stTument as a whole. II 10 argued that
the latter would compel many to vote
against IL who are anxious 70 have the
remainder adopted and State Govern
% snt organized.
Nothing has been done yet towards s.
new registration, but it is probable the
order for an election will be Issued by
the latter part Of the ensuing week, and
q new registration ordered az the same
tune. Many whites failed to register at
the lest occasion, and there has been no
registrASiOn since the autumn OF lSoIs
There will be an addition OF 20,eOO whites
to the lists and OF some thousand negroes,
tut quite SIS many Of the latter VIII be
stricken from the iists, and the white
majority on the lists cannot fall much
below q, 600. Under the present regis
tfation the whites have some $4,000 ma
iority bat by the apportlOn ment created
by the Underwood constitution Che
nf groes have largely the control CT the
I,sSisIature. This superintendent will
be chsuged, il the Wells party lose
the Legislature, 50 as TO. conform to the
relative vote Of the two races. The
late Conservative Convention waived the
suffrage issue, accepted the situation and
with their distinctive party ticket,
headsd by Col. Witbers. They meant
BY this line Of policy to have the way
Tor electiDg the Walker Republican
ticket. The contest is thus narrowed
down TO a struggle betweeR the W els
and Walker wings Of the Republicans,
and the friends Of the lstter claim hs