Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-19

Disturbance "a sauutlu Elcs2' aseEasylF uuiu
From the Huntngd-n JOurial -7h ul..I
About three months ago q number Of the
soldiers stthc i25.h regjGeot, from this county
representing the t1uf companies, which mum
bersd about four kUadred nan-del3 meeting,
at which resolutions were passed declaring jRsir
dstarmilatiSn- Should thsy I've 90 reach b5me,
Of demolishing the 5sHit0r news paper establish
msut, in this Plaeo, TOR is hostility % tbs Gov
srRmsnt, the publication sf alleged dsnun3iato-
~ articles conoaraing themselves, s13 It's COP
perhesdism generally, which was only cslcu-
lated to rend7T aid.aHd comfor. TO ihe traitors
now in sruls sgainst the Government. Three
wseks ago the Monitor published a commUuica-
ton purp9rting to come from 8 member Of tAs
l25sh, Htimsting the 8bOY3 facts, c3mmsrsing
upon which It threatened retaliation should the
a,tsmps be made. Oa Tuesday evening and
Wednesday morning last, the l25sh arrived, snd
were received 81 tde depot by eur entire P0pU-
lafion
Or wednesday morning, at aboRt ten o'clock,
large party ef the soldiers Assem- ed en- Ale
ghany strsst, in fCsut Of the Mgaifer 0fiea, aud
q CON nittse was seat TO hear Whist the editors
hsd to say concerning thsir return home and
lheir f9rmsr artol b rsl8si3n % he war, lhcir
fisnds sud thaasse .ves q euisi Ia 5f Che pa
par aal been worked or sc5 sae inside FIRMS
Wc-2 upon tno press and Ita proof aad JUS. been
tskan. Oas ef Che p-osf -hcs's costsisiag
short notics @, ,fs c-fival Cf De- regiment, WAS
shown. 1t sas 5scsra5 ans4.5- laa.5rT, 1u3 he
door was 0peaed. ard enc u ae 81, }a-s shout
ad ont. R5l IN, 125t3.' a rush ggas uua5s gla
the sisiFs, and soon cases, stands, tables, types
rsllsTs, etc, wsTa flying through the air, thicker
thaR shot and she'll 81 Aatiatsm.
Up to this lime bul few citizens wars s9ecsa-
tors of the sc6ns, SO quietly hsd Is been con-
Quoted, but soon au insnenso crowd assemblad,
filing che street from tks Broad top depot 10
tbs Exchange kotel Some ef our citizsas
vainly plaaa with ths boys to desist from tie
unlawful destruction they were c0mmisti1g
bus they Isight az veil bsve sllsm8tod 70 turn
back the waters Of the Juniata. The oEi cars Of
the law weTs powerless, fer had resistance
been attempted on the part Of citizens, Sic re-
suis would have been fearful Daring the ez-
eilemsst, it is said, the editor Of the Mgaior e.
capped By leapisg throagh the back wiadow,
Just as tEe printing press made its exit tbr0ugh
the ifozt door, AID fell with crash 10 ths psvo
nent below.
Ne would not sttsnpb 70 describe the excite
ment which raged at tkis time. Some were
engaged ia tsaring the papers insO slreds others
/ II dsmoHshing lhs esses and furniture, few
1 stalwart fellows were bfaaking che press TO
! pieces with hammers snd axes, many were scat
torlng Tho types througk the siraet, enc was in-
1 d1suiously engaged ia sweeping the cfice, and
81 were shouting IS if thar threats would
czaek the pruciPoi cry being, Down with
/ coppsIheai traitors How ars su copper
bott9n % etc etc. Afer tbe press hs3 beer
{ demolished, tao p acts were tfr3wu into TIC
canal naac the Jackson h0.sls ahd msst of the
sol4iefs dispaised
i shsHld hsEssHs4ibsfe5 t. pot ere citizen
- is 10 ipsssd "a eVeIy
siiast 'sasaa eould wla saey b nads. ta 4ae
vna th3 Gas.roeoa Il TO Jpersgi Was en
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