Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-20
rInisr-Gen. Earle Van Dorm.
"Ths evil tia. men do lives after them.
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We are the last man 70 assume the character Of apol
ogs or advocate bertici5m ia any Of any grade,
or position And at the time abhor and ioathe
thst malignant Hitlensss which delights 90 blscken
character, and aspsrss the sall5n dead who can no
more be heard in their defense.
with the private moral character Of Gen. Van Dora
we have simply nothiag TO do These who know bin
more intimately be trusted to form estimates Of that
brave defender Of his eountys cause We write for
different Purpose We design 70 yiudisste the memory
Of tbs dead rom The foul aspersn Wheh tn9 assassin
has zrtfuly seized up0a 20 justify foul mnrier.
Frora the facts IN possession. v0uched fr by
men whose honor and whose word nav not be cha-
iengsd-uen whom we know-wEom VI long
knowa-Ws do not hesitate 20 pronounce the late Cen
van Dlrn suiltless OF the erimssty charged against
him by his murderer; and to dsnounee the assassin
Peters as dsmnsbs traitor, and foul murderer. We
ask attention 70 the following statements Of facts aad
challenge any living man, o. aviRg woman, 70 con-
trsdlct these statsRents upsn testimony;
IL Gen Van Dara never visited the lsdy, whose
hss been unfortunately connected with this sad tragedy
except On two eceasisns, when not aceompanied by
some member Of bis staff or By some female friend
?. On the two excepted oceasious Dr. Peters was at
home, and on one Of these oeeasans, Gen Van Dern
was iRvitsd guest ard took tea with the family.
Neither Gea. Van Dom, any friend Of his, ever
had the rcmotest knowledge iatlmafion of any the
eas. or renotest suspected impropristy in the sttor
Of the social relation referred 10.
4. Dr. Peters maintained the hour and moment Of
the murder the most friendly bearing toward the do
ceased who, At the time Of Che murder, was doing
81 # Peters had sueh ground Of complaint why
Yankees instead Of defending bis motives and character
before his personal friends and the Southern public
BIS statements Be true, hs had aohng to fear from
an iDveEigation-
He shst bis victim IN the back Of the head while he
Was wholly uneenseioUs Of any hostile feeling, pur
pozs, and then. having previously mada eli his arrnse-
ments fed 70 his Xankes protectors where he had long
previously resided
q Peters told a relation Of his few days previous to
tbs murder that be weuii soon 'do something 10 con
vince the Federas Of his Loyalty and get back his prop
erty 10 Arkansas"
g. The relations and friends Of the family have never
entertained suzpleion Of the adys parity and entire
iaDooeAee and did hesitate pronounce tie aci Of
Psfsfs 4 foul murder
New, with sush facts before tbs public how cruelty
unius. 10 the memory Of brave soldier Is fs be held
whsn Southern newspapers reproduce the ie1 OF the
tratoF-aurdsrsr who spsaks from behind Ysnkes guns
aud thus taeitiy Eford he weight Of their NORA in
haeDes 20 bacSen the character Of toe inudersd man
and whitewash tbs traito- and assas 81 we ooarsen
tbs matter 10 their el justice fe asS 70 exer
! else OF ranaro ssy Or charity bi ~ nsn-re 7n ~
gCodne tra.h t1sica aud g7cd fam that Tie dgat y
vndicaisd and ths murderer b. ils o take his pac
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