Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-13
OUR KANSAS LETTER.

kansas CITY, No., April 10, 1863.
Editors Memphis Appeal:
With the present month opens into
sctive existence the different features Oi
industry, energy and mercantile inter
ssts. The music Of the birds floats on q
gsniel atmosphere; the sun, bright and
uuclouied, enits bis beBsvOlsnt rays on
a peacesble community. TIE privations
inflicted by rather severe winter are
almost forgotten. The attention Of men
OF enterprise in all parts OF the country is
directed to the far West with its noun
Iains of dRsSneTal and valleys OF fertility,
20 reach 8 great portion Of which several
steamboats, are being fitted out in 81.
Louis, freighted with supplies and ma
chiasry for developing the gold and
siver mines OF Montana and Colorado.
These blats, 1t mDst be borne in mind,
are forced against the current OF thls
great river q distance Of thres tnOGsaud
i've hundred miles, occupying some two
months of time, before many Of the des-
tinations are reached. We bid them GOD
speed in remiGdIHg them that 8
Mid substitute for the greasy,
TOM, rsgged and diseased cur
reney thai now infiicts the c0mnu
nifty, may be the result OF their lOBg aud
tiresome tourney. Aud whilst On this
subject of immigration it msy not be out
OF place TO state that already, and with
renewed anxiety, long trains Of The peo-
pie OF Illinois, Indiana, OHIO, ETC., are
diving into this State AM hansSs-nOt
with solitary csrpetbSgs," conceaing
some sCised underwear, q colured han0
kerohiaf, . piece Of CASTLE soep and su-
psrannusteG toCghbTu5h-,hey present
rather Cutfi s OF stock, eStt,s end agftcul-
tural imPleHA Ants anc generally speaking
free from IN cJltsgI0u Of negro suf-
frsge. One buudr5d and 6 teea Of this
class passed through this city last Nor
day for the State Of Kansas. Tney we're
the advance Of six hundred families
from the interior Of Ohio who have
purchased 20 600 sores Of land on tie
line OF the Fort Se0tt r silrosd some one
hundred miles from here.
Oar municipal e,eclisa passed of, on
the s d inst, pleasantly, ire fcom tie
general bitterness aud enmlIy tEatl un-
fortunately, tae IL asses ALLOW themselves
10 be iasbed into by CEiee seekers
and political wolves.
The most important offices were Sc
cured by the D mocrSts-the minor ones
b. gne + -dics.s, who, 70 DO them Justice,
are not radically Radical. AIr. Long, q
barker, Democrat, was elected Mayor /;
George SWecsey, q rsspectsble Irish
man and Democrat, Vas reelected
Treasurer. a third party called the
" Peoples ucket,N struggled uusucc5ss-
uly for exisgencs 10y attempting 10 dis
cover discrepancies in the make up u
Of the other two parties. Il the general
election last fall our cou8ty was thrown
out by hat villainCu5 then Secretary OF
STATE R3dman, who rapu dated the just
rights auG c,zims Of q great soldier, 8
high-toued, honorable geOtleman, an
honest mau-Gen. James Sheds no
is 81 present in Washington, seeking re-
dress, with what result remains T. be
seen.
Many Of the old residents Of Memphis
live here; their remembrance Of that
city is pleasant as wei as painful. Tney
feel 8 pleasure ia looking over the col
uuBs OF the DAILY APPEAL, more es-
pecially the law proceedings, criminal IS
well ss civil.
The people out in this country think
that the laW-ablding citiz rs Of Mem
pais should adopt measures, even Of a
radical character, thst would suppress
that evil spirit that regards life so lightly,
and that though this recklessness Is Of
long stsndiug aud deep seated" 1t can
nevertheless be removed Oy putting your
bsst men On your jariss, disregard the
plea Of lunscy or other infrmities, en-
force the Law without exception, and one
Of the great evils thSt now keep your
wOuld-be prosperous city in subsection
" uld be removed. Sach are the ssnd
meuts Of hundreds who entertain hopes
that Memphis will one day be second in
p0puiat OF snd influence to no other city
built on the great river that washes It's
banks, aud whilst praying that IL will o5
soon purged Of the evil referred 70, saoa
are the good wishes OF i. W. K.