Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-19

not exactly the man % COMMAND COMPANY m
times ike these So take back sest, captain,
snd let g more loyal man step to the front
Another would-bs csptHin ef miiitis is a fell
low named Anderson Headrick, of CarTollt9u,
GEaen county. Mr. Headsiek has gone SO far
as te thFeaien loyal nea ia The c0unty because
he suspected they in.nnded 10 inform Governor
Ystes Of his character, so fer sS loyalty TO the
Government IS concerned. Now, I would say
to NT Hssdriek, and al liks him, that VIII ak
Z pose you, not only 10 the GoveEuor, bat TO the
/ pusiie generally; and that defy your threats,
/ even if iksV extend to the taking of peoples
I Ives Mr H1sdriek, yau cannot Be captain OF
militia Of this State, as leag IS ne have loyal
gBvsrnor Ehsresf
Aaeiher Of these would-be patriotic militia
kcgmuauies hsg been feTmsd at Eisah, jersey
county, The Captain s. Thomas heNair, the
I I7t Lieut Ralph Goodrich, tie q Lieut. David
Tompsinson- Each man of tas company has
= revolver. and they propose to get q rife each.
/ General sample IS the chief m3ver ~ this affair
They tell the loyal people Of the plses that they
are mt going to ask The Cove -nmsDt for arms
| Hon. A. l. Knapp (fouT) and Hon SRm Buck
mas isE are two Of the Priaeips men, IN conllac-
lien s7ith General Sample, who are moving iE
this matter. Sam Baekmaster had better wait
until he Is elected Governor Of the STATE before
he organizes the militia. He and Tony Knapp
had better leave the matter to the proper suthor-
D
commissioned by the present Governor, for the
very good reason that be is too smart to hand
evsr the sword Of State to his enemies and the
enemies Of the standardization.
II sonnsctod with the above might add that
friend Of mins from Greene county writes me
that there sTe scores Of bushwhackers in that
county, harbore3 by leading eoppeThsads.
Tiny abound in the region west OF CsrroIlton,
and sfs unon intimate terms with leading Dsm-
oersts He also says: There is nc mistake as
( to the character Of the men who ars drilling to-
day. and calling themselves home guards. They
are < G. C.'s, and are ripe for house burning,
robbery and murder, where Uaion men are IN
volYed"
ANOTHER C0PPEREEAB RAID.
The people Of Louisville, Clay eounty-one
OF these counties in which the K G. C.'s are
| constantly drilliug-csme very near having a
battle in their streets s few days since. Some
six or eight soldiers had returned from Gen
ersl Grants army on furlongh, smong them
some two or three captains and : lieuteE-
ant The lieutenant made some deTisive re-
marks respecting VallsHdighsm Democrats,
and this raised the Ire Of one DR.. TAllierro, ed
| itor Of & petty cOppsrhesd sheet called the
/ Southern Illinois Head. he abused the lieu
tsnsut considerably and psrverssly The leu
tenant ead some others subsequently went to
his ofies and demanded an explanation or re-
traction Of the offensive lsHgusgs used, but in
stead Of retTsctiDg, the said editor drew up
club snd struck the HeutaEant & severe blow
Daring tho melee ons Finley, It is supposed
returned soldier, fred 3 pistol. He no doubt
aimed TO kill or Eo1nd TsllfsTo, but the ball
did no damage Next day TslEferro had Finley
arrested ioT riot; but the soldiers were sbsut 70
return 10 the srmy, their faTloughs having ex-
PiTed, and they were determined that Finley
should 20 along. Now GENES the tug Of war.
Taliiferro Wss determined that Finley should be
tried by the civil lsw, while the soldiers were
determined shat be should 20 along with them
10 the army. The soldiers eouaseled and the
copperhosds counseled. The result was that
Finley wss Internationally released, snd the
soldiers we're soon On their way to the army.
In the mesnlims, however, the c0Ppefhssds
had sent out runners all ever the county 70 gath
eT up the coppsrhsads to battle or, as they fs-
eenously cal II, 'tO see thst the law was exc
eutsd" Il was not long after the soldiers left
till the c9PpaThesss came ia BY squads, 81
armed is the teeth, with mHsk6ts, reVolvers
bswie- knives, etc. There were about thirty in
ell, headed by one Green Oven, most notori-
Gus c1pperhsad. They marched through the
streets in double fiie, aud seemed 10 understand
the drill well. Finding the soldiers gone,
they attempted TO vent their spleen upon
the loyal citizens. One Dr.. CsTtsT, Of
Oskslo0sss in that county, was particularly OBJ
BCIjsu5, and made The air TsveTbsTats with bis
yell5 for Jzff Davis aud VallGudigham. Some
of them were looking for Republicans, I" "Abo-
iiti0uists,' Or ybodY under heaven to get up
row They sid they came in for ''iUss, -
and they intended to have one but luckily toe
loysl citizens kept out Of their way, and 10
harm was done. Before dispensing they gave
three hssrty cheers for YaIlsRdigham, and three
groau5 for she Union Lssgue.
Had the soldiers remained one hour longer,
the streets would no doubt have been erimsoned
with blood. This is the way the eapperhcads
havs in those parts Of executing the law.
TIE lieutenant above alluded 90, who took his
squad to TahlerrO's Office to demand an spolegy
| f50m him, got exactly what he deserved From
/ the above account there can be no dOub. that
| HsIliferro is brave and conscientious msn, Ut
It is strange that a sslEconstitutod champion Of
! The soldiers should betrsy so little sense as to
write statement Of their conduct (End glory
is it}, which eoAviets tham al Of cowaTdice and
/ poitrooneTy. Notwithstanding they had double
teamed upon the editor, he came out of the melee
| coDqUeror, sRd without The slightest stain upon
his character for courage and honesty.