Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-03

The Arbitrary ArresIs-ESeIurn of Hon
VIM. ,. Allen from his Captivity al
washington.
From the Springfield Qll) Register, September y
This gentleman arrived here on Saturday eve
ming, from Washington, where he has been a
prisoner for several weeks past, held upon some
vague, uBdehned charge OF disloyalty. lie has
been Internationally released. Thus, by the
act of the government, have the vile charges
heaped upon him by the Jacobin press of lii
nois been virtually repudiated and the iHjustness
Of his arrest admitted.
What spectacle dees this present, in land
Of liberty and law. Here is loyal citizen, the
chosen representative IN the national Congress
of d Congressional district, which has sent, and
is sending, by fifty per cent, more soldiers to The
war, in proportion 10 population, than any other
in the State If not in the Unlou ruthlessly drag
ged from his house, surrounded by his wife aud
children, rushed to Cairo, held in duress, while a
secret inquisition here uumpped up evidence
against hun, dictated by an abolition attorney,
denied the privilege OF confronting bis accusers
or Of having al attorney present to cross exam
ine the wiinesses-thus, with closed DOORS the
sitting star chamber sum up his case and remand
him to prison, out of his State, thousand miles
away. When shown the record made up
against him, he Cffvred to give q bond, in the
sum Of 100000, to disprove in three days
every charge made excep: one, and this involved
the proving q negative, and as to this be would
bind himself, by the osths of fifty of the best
men.in South Illinois, to show that the witness
was utterly unworthy Of credit.
This was denied MIN, and he was hurried eff,
to Springfield he understood before starting, but
when he got 70 Centrais, he was told that his
destination was WashiRgt0n-the Capitol prison.
Owing to bis health, the authorities there pa
rolled him to the limits OF the city, and there he
was kept for weeks, away from his home, his
family and business, and is now released, TO re-
turn home, without any investigation of bis case
known to the law or TO principles Of common
lstiCe, with a stigma OF arrest for disloyalty
resting upon him. lie returns 10 his home, to
bis wife, children and friends, unacquitted of
the Infamous crime laid to his door, in manner
guaranteed by Constitution and law TO the most
humble individual in the land, but to vindieate
himself to the world as best he may. That he
can and will most triumphsntly do it, none can
doubt More, too he can and viii show to the
people the infamous partisan and personal
malice which instig&ted this prosecution Of
himself
The curses of all honest men upon the craven
scoundrsl who conspired to effect his arrest.
Shsrne upon the State authorities who permitted
one OF the most loyal and prominent citizens to
be dragged from without the States jurisdiction
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of. without demanding an investigation OF his
case by some judicial tribunal within the State
and shame upon the national government for the
adoption of policy involving such injustice.
50 hagrant, so pspable, Is the irjustlce OF
their persecution of Mr.. Allen, so glaring IS the
tact that it is founded in partisan malice, That
il cannot affect him il juiiOusly IS man, or ms
character as "a loyal cinzen. When arrested, he
was engaged in canvassing for denomination
TO the position in the national cauncils which ne
now honorably fills. 1t was apparent that he
would again be chosen-that he had the highest
regard of his constituents. His arrest was IN
tended to crush him in their good opinion aud 10
teTrify them, that they might be deferred from
further countenancing him. This Infamous game
has proven futile, and contrary to the usual rule
of this Journal as to interference in the cheice OF
Democratic candidates in other districts than our
own, we sincerely express the hope that the De-
mocracy eff the Egyptian district will again pre-
sent Mr.. Allen for Congress and triumphantly
elect bin, thus vindicating his reputation as a
loyal man, and rendering him that Justice by
the popular voice, denied him by the Stale and
national authorities in not giving him hearing
as guaranteed him by the laws of the land.
The people of his district have manifested q
proper appreciation of this outrageous persecu
ton, by nominating him for reelection to Con
/ gress
! BA letter from ST. Petersburg to the Silesia5
! Gazette makes mention Of the Illustration Of
conspiracy against the Emperor's life in these
words: An attempt at ssaSsination, which wsi
to have been made on the Emperor, is the sub
| iect of general conversation. On the eve of
review Of different regiments of the guard which
was to be held at Zarskoje Selo, his majesty re
ceiyed an anonymous letter acquainting hin
with the details of the intended attempt. Tn,
| review took place as announced, but previous
10 the arrival of the Emperor, ali the officer
we're called out of the ranks, and formed into
circle, and had their pockets searched. Ia th'
pocketof one of them said to be 40 aid de. CAM
Of the Emperor, a loaded revolver was found.