Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-25

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/ The discharge of the Gordons, who .re1e az.
rested in Boston for the treasnnsbls language
Wes published yesterday Their counsel was
George SenBott, who, it will b remembered
! defended Stevens and Hsslits, Of the Jahu Brown
. army" at Charleston, Va His address Ia be-
half of the Gordons contains the following no
sceable extracts;
THE RIGHT or FREE SPEECH
declara before God, that as 1 un6erstand
that right value it more than do my lie
and call this whole country to witness if I
have not before nov, proved the sincerity Of this
declaration by my &C ions And the right
yinoica.ed at thu hazard Of my life before =
SoutheTn tyrant, viii not give up, f,r the sake
Of my business, to Yankee sneak Neither
shall the G0rdons. phoir case is ours; We are
tried with them We defend ourselves and ouT
country from a gang, compared With xhon Col
Ledbelter Is humane, and Gen. Floyd respecta-
bic
Air. Sumner was onca the advocate of free
speech. lie claimed to be almost one OF It's
martyrs Aud in defense of it, or in conse
quence of it, he certainly was the victim of q
cowsrdiy assault, Inflicted with q ierocity and
endured with q Eneekuess unexsmpled in the an
mails Ct cudgsling! lie now changes ais 0pin-
iou or at least bis language. With that felicity
OF aliusion which belongs. among public writers
OF America, to him aud to Governor Andrew
alone, he advises his ffiehds to put their hsejs'
upon those vie differ from them, and who dare
to speak out The advice is given 10 q letter to
the war meeting in New York. Is this prosecu-
ton an experiment made upon poor mechanics,
BY few smsll c0nspiratoTs, in pursuance Of an
agreement between the principal thugs at Wash
lngton, IN order il it works we'll to sacrifcs
more important victims to the abolition Kslee
do not know-I know that the gentlemen Of
the Republican party do not cOuutenance it,
and it will fail here, because to reach their DO
htcal opponents, they must cut down their DO
htic2l and personal friends. II free speech is
treason here. our excellent governor would
speedily be known as the late unlamente John
4. Andrew. for his speech is exceedingly free
end essy-quite loose, es you may say. Then
what would become Of Mr. Phillips Does be
speak in favor of the government Has he
ever said anything in favor Of any government
except that Of Hayti Did he not Ia ely advise
a large and patriotic assem mbly not 10 give a man
or dollar 10 the government OF tne United
States Aud did not that patriotic society ap-
plsud thai liberal suEgestion2 Shall we prose
cute Ar Phillips therefor Not with my good
will Not without my active resistance. I
shoald violate the very first principles of Dsmoe-
Tacy, which Is greater 10 me than anything but
the Word Of God Himself if l did not fight fol
Mr.. Phillips right TO talk treason TO any fool
who wants TO hear nim.
WHAT WAS SAID OF THE IRISH TROOPS ON
LEAVING BOSTON.
When the regiment Of the late Colonel Cass
went of without az escort even Of the second
battalion, it was not actually Missed in State
street, as the Massachusetts regiment on its
return from Mexico, but the agreeable remark 4
was made and heard That the departure of the /
Irish would be a great relief to our poor houses
and jail! The governor or his friends msy say
SO about Colonel Cass' c1uutrymen--sbe Irish
without committing treason, or even giving /
otEanse. We are not accused of tslking 50
badly, even about Mr.. Andrews counhymen- I
the negToes-yet are we prosecuted.
WHAT SIR sENNoT THINKS or SECRETARY 4
SEWARD.
Have we arrived at such a state that no one (
must iad iault With any action or omission of I
tue government, OF any member of it, without +
having treason imputed TO him Cannot you,
sig Cknnot II 1, for example, have the mis-
fortune to think thst Mr.. Seward, cur present {
Secretary OF Ssa5s is not fl, as a statesman, TO I
index the pspers Of the late Siias Wright How
ever little ha may b. affected by ny thoughts,
| do lhink his want OF seuse-s0ber SENSE
has made him the laughing stock OF Europe I I
think that ha IS a small ward ami country polisi-
clan, who writes liss8 q sophomore snd acts like
a stock )b5er. Livery time he speaks about
y
puts me IN miud OF 4 curbssoue broker, chattoJ-
ng over tia approaching maturity Of dubious
iose! think such maa have 0aeu advanced 10
places il this country about as often
IS they viii BE-, and cannot help rejoicing to
hink that Mr. Seward will probably be the last
If tae Liliputians.
Az LLUsT8AIToN-sEwARD AND SUMNER. d
Again, do not worship Mr. Sumner. can
lo5 admire person who Is 50 simple as to think
: a en- thing TO pretend 10 be fanatic than to be
6ull but honest mGI. There IS y fine old Ger
nan story, called the Adventures of Rsyuard
be Fox" in the illustration OF which animals OF
iiGerent countries are represented in the stti-
udes and with the expressions of man. The
Illustrations are very good, and from the well
Known fact that men often resemble certain
nimsls in q most curious and un2ccOuntabla
manner, their effect is highly amusing. It is
SO, If you happen By any chance to
Ie reminded by taem Of any particular person. {
1Ow, must I suffer death if l say that / never
Ooked at those pictures without thinking of Mr.. e
seward and Mr. Sumner, and that l never hear
be names Of Mr.. Seward or Of Mr. Sumner / I
without thinking of the picture Of the fox and 1
be picture OF the gander.
lex OF THE BIBECILEs OF THE GOVERNMENT.
And what if am frank enough to say that 1 q
m sick OF the staggering imbeeihy with I
7hich the government has managed this war of
fe aud death Is that reasonable Shall my
overnment-thst is to say, my servant, my Z
my money, and even let it be =
.olen, and stop my paper, and interrupt my I
usiness, and violate my Constitution, and
iarve and Kill my soldiers and Of pure neglect,
nd gain only disaster and defeat for me By all
nis folly And shall l say anything If /
m to put up with this and more, and say
othng, or else be shut up by order Of W. II. t
eWard, want 70 know, seriously and calmly, g
THAT shall 1 fight eff Davis forl What worse ?
an ne do to me than Seward or Stanton have 2
one already What indeed-when their want 9
+ sense and want of energy have made him /
7erything that be is Lost money may be t
sganed, lost armies may be replaced out Of
warns Of men, but who shall give Us back the
me ne have fooled away before the dire heaps
Manassas Expose cup Of ceaT water to tbs
-ost: observe it, and even wh3a the cold begins 4
D fill its transparent substance wita besuutul 0
pecuia of Ice, if you agitate the mass it willnot
fresze; but give 1t Ia that condi-
ION very short period OF rest. andit becomes a
Ock, hardly yielding to the energies Of powder 3
nd fce So hava We found ths South. They \
Tere once undecided. Time and the stupidity Id
eur government have consolidated hesitat- t
x into hostile people. Yet Afr. Gordon is q {
alter if be calls fool fool
PICTURE OF NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY WHICH
IS NOT at ALL FLATTERNG. d
New England to-day is covered with societies, p
I which the best Of men end women coneien- Il
ously but reluctantly. snd the most of men / f
nd women eagerly and with deyiish delight, e
erform the part Of spies and informers upon / ri
ach other. 10 say that such gigantic system Ii
mutual espionage does not tend to degrade e
haracter, is simply to say that eaves-dropping
nd tale-beaTing are not low and mesn occupa- L
dns Under its inhoence nothing is known of !;
mans real character or disposition. Habitusl
upon the one side awakens haei.-
Al hypocrisy on the other. Aud it is only
lhen the little saint Of Boston expands into the
igantic villain of New Orleans OF San Fran