Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-30
Daily 9pptal,
ATLANTA GA.
WEDNESDAY EvENTNo sEPTEHBER 30


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two items Of Information that have lstsly
reschsd rs from the United States show sha zap
ID D ogress If let the contamination Of dospot-
ism in that unhappy eouatry. The FIRST is the
suspension Of the writ Of ha5sas corpus, as to
I persons connected with the military or naval
service, and charged with any ohsnce tending
70 TIE obstruction Of the military policy Of the
Administration The second is the enforcement
Of so senet q censorship over the press, that with
the newspapers at the seat Of Government
even matters in 20 anner connected with
military operations have TO receive the approval
of the official supervisor" We agree with the
Richmond 0hig, that nothing more is lacking
70 make the Yankee President su absolute auto
aEat TIE immenge military and naval force Of
she United States Is uucondiionAIly subject to
his control. The entire fnaBcil mssns Of
the country sre st his disposal Any
citizen in tbe land may At any mo
meat be deprived Of his liberty, by being
thrown into i.l, without the righE Of being in
formed Of what he is accused, or Of being
brought before q judge to test the Legality Of his
Imprisonment. The Press, whose freedom is
everywhere he measure Of the liberty Of the
people is forbidden 70 publish anything without
the permission Of an "oficisl supervisor" The
Autccrat ofRsssia, tho Emperor Of AustTis, OF
the salttn Of Turkey hiss no greater powers than
Hese Invested with these s.Hibuzes sud sgCn-
ees Of supreme and irresponsible authorily,
shere IS no act Of tyranny lhst may be p~rseteed
~ any ruler Of = civilized Tses that the Yankee
President may not practice. TIE people over
whom he reigns are as literally and truly
slaves as though be we're TIE descend
SIT and heir eff q long line Of sovereign
despo,s, end they he children OF serfs and
bondamea Of twenty generations. That such
would be their fate, sooner OF later, If hey
should attempt to convert a government by
~eonseni' into a government Of forea, was pre-
dicisd By al thiaking men before sas experiment
vas mado. Bat the rapi5ty with which they
have moved to theiE doom, the Boidness and
recklessusss Of T.. u~surpsrs, and tbe tame and
ssTsie suoD ssion Of the people, are matters of
e 'ni nent even 20 those who thoughslssst ia
g7ably Of Tie Yankee capacity Of sel-goveru
ment They have ~succumbed with scarcely 8
protest, or sign even shat they sufficiently sp-
p~recistei the essentials to free government to
know when these ara destroyed, OF to be aware
Of He sio to which they were themselves go
h~uTriedly borne. The few who At enc tine
ssaDe5 to resIize heir s%ituston, and .hsd
he courage 20 confront the destroyer of their
liberty, have either been suppressed by the
sH1ng hand Of lawless power, OF hs7s supinely
sought safety in silence. The country was
never more q]uiesceut than now, when al Of
which it was mos. proud, and for which it was
met renowned, IS passing from It. VALLAN-
DfeHAM IS ia exile; VOORHEES, has narrowly
sscspai haBgi-F; SEYMOUR has sold himself to
he gar psry WDaB Books. and the res. O.
fhsu are 5nn5; Msue, the least -fsnatlcsl Of
tha New EaE.aud States. has proclaimed Itself
m favor Of Rae LxcoLs policy The overthrow
ef he government is coT5ls.s, and The usurps-
ton ztsnds uDchaienze5 aud uurebukss. Ths
feet shovli make rs struggle more resoluteIy 70
escape beng involved in the same ruin, and to
psascrvs ar oar children, and for The benefit OF
mankind, The principles and institutions Of re-
Ppbhesn liberty, reseaa5 By rs from the fabric
before Is fell