New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-02
REIGN OF TERROR IN MEMPHIS.


The Cincinnati Press says That by the courtesy Of
the employees of the Adems Express Company it has
been put in possession Of copy Of The Memphis Argus
of last Saturday, from which extracts the three fol-
lowing articles, which clearly indicate that reign of
terror exists there:
MLYoRTAL PRocL AMArIov.-It is limited about that
Gen. Polk has ordered, his authority, which in
such is authority at all, the imprisonment of
labOrers and the substitution Of his own will or mil
itary necessities for the statute law OF Tennessee and
the ordinances of the city. All this fOretold all
this we have written, editOriay, locally, and every
possible way decried endeavorng 10 prevent the con-
fit between the military arm OF the Confederaey and
our law-guarded liberties. We failed TO stem the
growing ntrenchment legal security, and the
quence of our failure is the following tardy card from
the Mayor Of our city:
"To TnE CITIZENS MENPHIs Applications have repeat
eddy made executive officer Of the city for nrote:-
ton dere parties who sent out to impress cit
into ece against their viii steamboats, many OF these
dragged their BEDS wives and children but
never has there been who h,d clean shirt
hs,%sSy Sy any & Zen who may T,6 P1 Is, wn H S5
he VIII be protected One poor being shot yesterday BY
one q these cuor' they msy be eS es9,es me 70 give
august ~, 1861.
Our Mayor is right, though slow. All such things
are the lncipent sages Of the Necessities that
der military interference tolerabe, and finally, even
desirable.
OUTRAGEs.-We understand that anonymous scrib
blers, signing their productions Citizen" :" The
Committee &c, continue warning men 10 leave the
G. Nv or suffer terrible consequences. Why do not the
authors of these productions attach TO them their sg
natures Those who prefer charges and are too
cowardly 10 sustain them before the world, are gen.
orally more dangerous TO the community than the
objects OF their prosecutions. We do not doubt that
many men in the city uDsited to the climate, but
they should be expelled legally, and not by cOwardly
threats of assassination. If measures not speedily
Iesorted TO to cause cessation Of these Outrages they
may lead to serious consequences. We have laws
let them be executed II they inadequate, let us
enact better ones.
USCONsTITUTIoNALITY.
4" To the Editor Of The ErSptag -1TJgs
" Have we Constitution that secures present
rights If So why peaceable citizens threaten ed.
day after day with violence and the risk of their
lives because for some personal causes, they OBJ
noxous to certain seEconstituted guardians Of South
ern rights Are our laws so lame that a dangerous
person in our midst cannot be reached Are our
military authorities so~neffcient that they cannot
pre,erve an adequate police Are civil authorities
so negligent that they viii not protect attempt to
protect the community against lawless violence Has
il come to this already that every little squad Of per-
soua alhereuts ape the part of Vigilance Committee
and undertake 10 redress TN II grievances according TO
their feelings In short, have we law authorities to
protect citizens or has Southern society resolved
itself into q primitive state, where each man ia Law
TO himself These questions arise from the action
taken by some peTsOns in midst who dislike Mr
| Wilson and express q determination 10 drive hin
| away. This Is one csse. There Others similar
"a MEMPHIAN."
The people are now getting the rights for whicl
| the war was Waged.