Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-14

PFrs1o~ SNITH's Tennessee regiment was
sent 10 the same destination. The rolling stock
Of the railroad was used in the transportation OF
troops, consequently passengers rom Columbus
ws-. compelled % come by rlTer. Our INFORM
su made the trip, to this city, on one OF the gov
sr1-eu- bca.s IN twelve hours. The impression
st Columbus, when be left, was that fight At
Ealelsua was Imminent
TIKI ABOLITION PRESS WINCiNti'
Ths abolition press oftae North are beginning
% tssl he pressure Of LECoLS's usurpations IN
a manner that should st once persuade them Of
ths fzct that they al last have government
Az the New Orleans Bz,lstH remarks, it is abso-
ls.sIr DIsazaz. TO s-5 them vince as the iron Of
dsspousu enters their souls, and is is beginning
tod SO pretty frequently. The FREMONT en-
broEE5 is ac.inz Ike charm IN this respect.
The champions Of the southern Arnold are
b-st.ing up and showing their teeth at the kan
garoo beautifully. The latter's henchmen
% warn 8" them after the fashion OF Austria. The
German papers Of ST. Louis have recently re
celvs5 such q warning 10 the effect that If
thsy shall lot hereafter conduct themselves as
faithful collar dogs and lick the foot Of the kan
Es7s9 whenever he shall see lit to kick them,
they shall be iacgltn-u5ly knocked in the head.
In other words. :aey shall be suppressed.
Recently the Cleveland. Ohio, Herald, g thor
ouea-t based abolition sheet, was refused trans
mission 5l a railroad il that vicinity by the su-
perf4.oadoat, wAsreup0u proprietor appealed
TO DAvI1 Ton, Esq, shs president no. doubling
;hat ths outrage upon his rights and upon
those OF bis readers would De corrected. Judge
Of his surprise" when he learned from Mr.
TOo -ls. tas suppression Of the HsraiTs circu-
la-i5a met with his entire appreciation. Irs
course for weeks pas. had been highly destruc-
.fe 10 .Hs best interests of the government" by
which It would appear that its best interests
age lu-1ups-i5is with tle existence Of 8 free
press ike chose Of all GssPotc governments
The Harzla winds mp its account of the trans
scsioa j. tL=-s ligaifed bat rather ominous
Words
we make. today, no comments on this mat
-s-. Our 0tfsase we suppose, is IN defending
Gsu. Fremont.
T1.s was az iats as .as 2Is- Of November
since which 0a have not heard from Cleveland.
II Tie Herald viii pitch IN with JUNCTION, in reg
u.z- ms..aze style, we will say something band
sgr-- ia Its fsvort
The St. Louis KsyujHr7u is also indignant at
the interference Of the government in It's affairs,
ard the Chicago Trj5gas-0ut-aud-out abolition
-ia-eiy declared that If SEWARD had arrested
the writer OF an article in BEECHER's paper,
nothing Should deter /. from faying the Premier
alive. The editor declared that the government
lad 20. YET become q military despotism,
AID tae-e5y he showed his utter and uuaccount-
abs vel54ncy Not yc, military desPotisn l''
W1y, WHIST mean arrests by telegraph upon the
Eas-sst suspicion, the suppression Of liberty Of
speech aud Of the press the destruction Of the
hzssas eJ7pHs tle arrest Of judges lor issuing the
rfris, ls,sras De cacirt visit ami search without
warrant, Imprisonment without cause or any a.
legation OF causs, constant and hsbitusl viola
ug8 Of .hs post oEce-which but few years ago
raised q storm 10 m0azr-hal EuElsud-cou-
tempt Of she mandate Of the chief Justice of the
Supreme court Of the United States; the dispersion
All suppression Of tas Legislatures Of sovereign
s-asg- 1y armed f5rcss-.n a word the complete
paralysis Of the civil power and the absolute an
uhi-st0u OF al those great and distinctive State
rga,s about which there never has been any dis
sgreement, ss well as OF the guarantees which
the Constitution threw around the liberty ol the
csaz-u and Asige5 ia his rights, thereby distiu-
gushing him fs,=z vsssal a serf; what moan,
ysask, all these ourages, ali these clear and in
dis utz5ls intIa1tig2s Of the plain provisions of
tas Couslcu.i51, when that instrument was in
f1rce. which came down TO the American people
frou IsEaa CEaua that the barous Of England
yvruu- frylpsa unwilling despot OF the Lincoln
stige SIX hundred snd ioriy-siS years ago, viz
IN 1915. # the government of the North is no,
vet a military despoFisn Let the facts be
met s-d dsllei and dizPToved if they can be.
Nobody will attempt 20 do this simply because
. Is Impossible % be done The facts are patent
% ell rae world, and not pretended to be denied
ei-hs- il OF out OF lBe United ates Here Is
wat, referring .s a late outrage in New York
tls Ergrss5 Of that city a few days since
u.-afed:
Hence such sn ac, az this Of Secretary
Seward though acqUiesc-d in because we are in /
a civil war nevertheless. is utterly unnecessary.
ana harmful n the highest degree. as It takes
Ewsy rom iae humble citizen, as well as from
the Distinguished al right Of liberty, of family. |
sll social rghts-iu snort, converts the govern I
rl=nt into an irresponsible deFpotism a. bad a ]
that ia Rome, IL Hungary, OF in Turkey. or /
90 Egypt even. No man is safe an hour under I
such ~ g5uiuigt-ation of government The |
HrF or inigTuer, or private enemy. may 90 90 !
Washington and whisper treason in Nr /
Eeual5's ear--Wheu 3ir Seward uses the :ee-
graph, and Mr.. Kennedy executes his order /
thus s man Is on hisway to Fort Lafayette only |
f,zcguse Lie msv have offended some ueighb0r !
.l business or some one who wishes 20 put him
ont Of his way Tha. Mr Seward commits con
s.aut errors Is shown iTom his constant releases
from PRISON. Tie ict'ys dr c0cht shuts a man
gu one day sn4 the letter o. tellveTance lets
llC ont IN b week.
And finally, mere are the calm admissions OF
a. impartial. because disjnterested Judge in the
c Sc from tic Loadon Herald:
Every sci Of Dir. Lincoln, since the taking Of
F1rr Sumter, has been = violation Of that rIn-
Esm-urEl Jaw OF the Anglo Saxon race beyond
tic Atsndc''-or would lee SO, but that the
Constitution hss ceased 10 exist, and, therefore, /
ec7uct be correctly said 90 be violated.
Ee bEs O. 1efed Bis officers 20 set at defiance l
15s Supreme Court OF the republic He has sus-
r-e2ded the sa5sas C0Gus He has proclaimed 4
lla-ual law. BE has set up new Legislature 1
sl Western fuE-nla, ~ opposition 10 the author /!
Joy uf the lawlu. Governor. lie has suppressed 4
,he CousatuG0u and Imprisoned The collective |
Lagis., .,ture Of Maryland. lie has put down free
dom Of the press and sunu.isd the right OF pet- .
rlaD In q word, BE- Las committed many hun /
are5 dsluc; acts of high treason, or what would /
be SUCH had America any longer a law or d legal |
government
Arc sgr, then, 70 believe that a war undertaken 1
ID dedanoo Ct every constitutional principle is |
war lu 6eseuss Of tho COnstitution-that Pres- /
dent. ministers aud generals are fighting for
Jaw the opera ion Of which, If really enforced /
wgrli be 10 hsrg aem all
The United States government IS " military .
despgt:sn" 10 tie strict and legal sense of the
term. 6rd this could beostsblished By thousand
sworn witnesses Of Uaimpeac,abe YeTacity be-
lore sav unparalleled court or congress Of ma
a0ns This is The Indictment, aud the great jury
Of posts-i-y viii fai a verdict as charged al
impartial Judges hsys already so found.
Y On the night Of the 9tb man was shot
vale attempting 30 enter he Publications at
B5ulng Green. Ho wns ordered TO halt, which
b. -ssused 10 Go, when the sentinel, in prompt
6is.hsrze OF biz duty, fred, the ball taking
. s7set, u Is thought. In his shoulder. The man