Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-03
NEGNs nE LIE TIMES.
The following extracts from late northern
/ journals give a fair view Of the condition of

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+ things in the enemy's country:
Y From, The Baltimore Ezoh nge Of Wednesday,
E At The head Of the leading editorial column
Ct tha New York Daily Ess7s Of yesterday, we
fad the following manly and outspokeR notice
b from lis proprietor. No man who has any
e genuine sense OF right or appreciation Of
public freedom, can fail t0 respond, with
his whole heart, TO the fearless and IRdep'nd
ent spirit with which it is animated In the
madness which is upon US, such spirit, it is
i7uc, NAV be bent, but it can never be broken
No gorernmeBt, since the freedom OF the press
began, ever entered into contest with free
speech without being overcome. History has
, no reco.d Of any other result. Il the govern
ment OF Mr. Lincoln is insensbls to the les
sans Of the past, as surely a truth is invinci-
) bic it Will be awakened by the teachings Of the
future:
'To the Subscribers Of tse Kew York ,'cTs:
"The subscribers to the New York Daily
and WesSly Nelcs. who reside beyond the lin.
its Of The city OF New York, will take notice
that their copies, snould they have failed 90
receive hem, have been confscated by order
of The Federal government. This has been
done without form Of law, and y mere usuTpa-
I t5a1 oi power. This Office is impotoDt, there
fore, 10 fulfill it's obligations toward its pa
irons; but subscribers may rest assured that
every means will be taken to protect their in
force, the New York Nsigs will disseminate its
views freely and feaTless'y, and will continue
TO oppose the present fTatriCidal war, even
though 1t be at the risk Of property, personal
liberty, and life. BENJAMIN WooD."
DIsLoYALTY OF FREE SPEECH.
From The New YORK Day Book August PSI
But it is said we are ''disioyal." "Disloy-
atty P'-gbat is it.? To he "loyal" muSt We
believe IN the ''irrsDressible conflict OF Sew
| ard, ths "negrO equslity'' Of Chase, the ''ulfi-
mate extinction" theory Of Lincoln, and that
the Helper book is q "valuable political docu-
mentg' Must we believe that Seward is as
great statesman as Jefferson, that Cameron
ia iucOTruDtIble aE Dtcgenes, and that Lin
coin is as learned as MacchiayelIi? Must we
believe that black is white, that two and two
make five? In fact, must we commit intelec-
tRal suicide? Does Mr. Lnc0in's admnistTa-
tion demand all this as the price Of "lOg6lty?"
But it is said we oppose the government.
How, where or when? Bring on your accu-
sers: let The case be brought before the court.
Let US see the counts and the specifications.
Ig to be "lOValD means sincere reverence for
the CoDsttuuon-a feTyent love Of the Union
an luyIHCible TepUng2Dce 10 its overthrow, and
earnest labor and eXsTtiOn to prevent such
great national ca astTophe-lf this be the price
Of "lolaty,' then do We and have we rendered
them cheerfuliy, earnestly, and with single
eve TO the good Of the country. What more
can we do? We cannot prevent the avalanche
Of f7lseboods wi Tb ch day after day Re-
publican pspers slander and libel US. To ask
Justice OF mercy from these fana'iCal journals
that seek to destroy the Independent Demo-
| cratic press because they fear its p0WeT, is TO
ask the lion to give up bic prey after be hss
/ caught it. PuTitanjCal tyranny never yielded
! power until choked into repentance.
| At all events our right and dnty as an Amer
ican citizen are fulfilled and il for this we fan
under the ban Of official punishment, we shall
not fail to protest against The unconstitutional
/ usTTPations or to defend, until the pen is
| sna-Ched from our hand, the rights Of the peo
| pie, and to execute, even though a dungeon
opened its portals before Us, tbe hypocrisy Of a
! party which, getting into power uadeT the pre-
! tense OF regard for the negro, has riveted the
! chains or slavery upon millions of white men.
WHICH IS WORSE?
| From the New York Herald ]
Those Journals thath recently bsen vi5-
/ tied With mob, and others of which the gov
/ ernmeuJ has attempted to prevent their ctrcu-
| lation By setting copies in Philadelphia, are
| harmless as doves compared to the Tribune and
] Times engaged as they are In bounding the
! Federal government into adopting the policy
! and iDscribing upon the banner of the armies
/ the emancipation OF slavery. The aid and
| comfort given By the so-called peace organs to
! the Confederates, is but 2 drop in the bucket
! compared with the incendiaTY appeals Of the
! agitdtiGg pTess, and hs sooner the admins
tration puts a stop to { cir incendisry appeals
/ the earlier win it receive be united and undi-
/ vidsd support Of the North.
WHAT ARE WE COMING TOP
! FROM the Boston Courier, August IS
As our readers learned by the telegraghic |
! dispatches OF Yesterday, the United sta es
| Marshal ia Philadelphia seized all the copies |
of the New York Daily Rei0s which arrived |
there as well those intended to be sold in |
! PhilsdeIphia as those destined for uterior |
points at the South and West. The Marshal |
also took possession Of the Office Of the Chris |
tian Observer in consequence Of late viTuent |
aTticle on "tho unh0ly war." The Marshal, |
/ il is to be presumed, acted under Instructions /
| from the government. If so, we must say we |
/ are sorry 20 sec our government in this re
snect initiating som Of the most objection Die |
| proceedings Of despoism. Of the four mem |
/ orable ordinances which cost Charles his |
( throne, the first and most important was that /
which suspended the liberty Of the press, and |
directed that no print or journal should be pub |
! lished without authorization. Are we coming |
1 te this? Is every journal which lnCurs the /
dsI leasure OF the government o 5e suppressed? !
/ Besides, that such coWss is in cOntTaveDtOn |
! Of the most elementary principles Of civil Ii |
| bsFty, it is q mistake in policy. By persecu- |
! ting newspaper, you pay it q compliment; |
YOU make L. ulal F''u X cAl LdIGt
| TO its views which nothing else could give. |
! Furthermore, it is really a confession Of weak |
/ ness What is the government worth that |
/ cannot stand paper cannonadep
| We are indignant, and Justly indignant, at |
! the tone OF portion Of the English press and /
of the English public toward us just now; are |
/ we going TO strengthen our cause there and se-
cure fresh sympathy, by showing how little |
! regard we have for those great principles Of |
/ duul ulcau pUt of he pPpp oe
] the press, carefully protected in that country |
/ and the security Of the person from unlawful |
violence, alike spring? We are fighting not |
merely for the Union, but for the Coustitu- |
ti0n and the laws; if to keep the first, we must |
| sacrifice the last two, the question msy well |
arise, Of what value will the Union then be to /
US, if any relic Of its existence will then re- |
main
| FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE PRESS.
| There is nothing which proves the incapaci- |
! ty Of man for seifgOVeTnEent more than threats !
| Of violence against his neighbor who differs |
with him in political and religious opinion. |
| That feeling is utterly Incompatible with the |
! duration of democratic free iDstitu ions. It |
| leads at once to deFpOyism by as straight and |
! speedy a path as it can 60. 1t is as short |
sighted as it is fatally criminal and wicked. |
Freedom of thought and freedom of speech |
are not to be put down by the strong. mailed |
| hand Of power. The history Of the world, ever |
| since its creation, proves bis. The ''blood OF |
! tie martyrs is the seed of the church," is an /
axiom that is applicable to more than eecIesi- |
astical denominations.
Our Constitution and our republic can no |
more live wi hoUt perfect freedom Of the press |
aud Of speech, than flowers and fruits can ger |
inmate and come to maturity without the heat |
and light Of the sun Cincinnati Enquirer.
r-z,yCsv,vrr BrC-,,r,--s
Under this head the New York Express of |
| Saturday says that such regiments Al the Sec |
! oad Fire ZouaVes, who left New York on Fri |
/ day afternoon, can be Of no service whatever |
/ in the grand army. A large proportion Of them |
| were drunk, and the scenes that occurred among
! them were Of the most disgraeeful character. !
! The colonel ignored the rights of bis officers |
! and put the question of his leadership to the |
votes Of bis men. HIS officers then rushed on |
! him With curses and drawn swords, while the |
men cheered the colonel. Some Of the officers /
! cried with rage and were treated TO grOans. A /
| United States officer demonstrated wl h them |
and was driven of, several swords being lunged |
at hin. TIE men wished to "thr4sh" their Of
icers, and the officers to 'bave it out at once.o
The Express says:
The Secoid Fire Zouaves will do verv little |
to redeem he credit of New York CITY or the |
New York Fire Department, so badly dam
aged by the First regiment Of that name. a |