Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-14
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Tha Democracy Of jackson, Pleasant. snd o
Herian OF FrsEk5u townships had a verP large
basket meeting yesterday ia the g10vs near the
farm Of Adam GaHiz. in Jackson. wnieh was
addressed by Col Gr0ou, Hon S s. Cox, ald
Matthias Martin, ESQ Il WAS mm0ral thas
squads OF Psro4ea PRISONERS frem Camp Chas5
H=re to 20 there armed. % break up the msstipg.
Aboui one ta1Ess1d persons vsfs prrssnt-msa
and wcm=n and tldTeu.
After Col. Groom had been FpsakBg q lew
moments. squad Of shout sixty Of these pa
rolled soldiers msrchet up % the gtound in'
dauhle Ele, aal then, being dismissed. with =
6audisb y5A scaiters1 toward the speakers
sra1t. They were nearly slf armed wish re-
v0'vers, and worn their pistols openly. Many
IF than bad sticks and cuba Oas of The
vpeaHsT5 beng on -hs ground. spoke % some Of
them, aHd invited them % take seats and that,
after the f-st speech, tHsy should participate in
t1s hrsoitsliEies which tae good farmers hsd 80
bouHdtully -upDlisd And, indeed, mEny Of
these vino erEsgei in the vi0,eat pr0caedings
we're fsi bCunu.uily By the farmers. But they
ss=msi t1 have no gratitude L wsB clear thst
srev Lsl c-ma there fr mischief They se0n
commenced in,4rrupHnz and insulting Colsnel
Groom L became evident that men, women
and children would be mazsscesed Il fbe
speeches proceeded The people haf no arms.
sn3 Consequently were af tho mercy Of tbess
tends who had permitted this outrage.
IL 8 due 60 a Isw If the soldiers 80 5sy that
they have opposed tie oUlrsges, sud did their
best 90 prsveBt their. BIt as many Of the worst
hsi come % che meeting IN Iiquor, they were
pas forward 10 begin he 1isturbRuvs By tie
more slync,-zs and k5rdish Of the crew
Atar C1l Groom hsd CONCLUDED. Capt. Ei5bs.
the President. al armed the mseaug until ealf
past swo r 81 frr dinner. r Vas very evident
somet1iHg serious would lake place, ualsss tbs
meeting wsr saaad9asl- This tbs speaker ard
the people Houid net for ore moment think Of
One OF she speakers being fearful that some Of
the women a1d eai idren might be killed. Tspaired
90 Camp Chase, sbouf three miles distant, % re-
pert he matter to tie e5nmsrdsus o. tha camp,
who sent Capt Moon 20 tho msstiBE 20 take ears
of the psrolsd men. Ia tbs meantime gentle
mao Tspai-ed-t1 the city and reported the matter
70 Gen. Mason, wbo ssut s gusrd Of hfy men
70 arrest th5 s0.der5. Truth requires u5 ta say
fhat this guard were very 10th % DO their duty.
Thsy made no s-ass bat from The express
ions of marv oi tasu they tco TsTs rssiiy and
acxiaus 70 jsin il 5ssakiUz az shs ms-luK and
sho.tiUE t5s unarust people present
We call Gen Mss1Cs attention % this fact,
sHd ssls him tl p1s his camp ia bstter hsEds or
lie Provost Ggsrj u1isF smother control
TEs siUs trr nesting isTiug arrived, hlr Cox
proceeded With his speech for AZ hour aud
half oa.rr Interrupted frequently aHf daizrtiv
-tas s7iiis-7 c-0wdIrg ever The sesrs t0wa-l
tas stand O.s O.. lls soldiers uL1erlck 90 b.
roe. M- Cox Naa. slI how 20 speak On Ar
Cox q eia-iEF tbs- he came there 10 speak as hs
p5s7=t- sCt 1vss only rUsuCus- a's fJ bis con
sE-usuls. before whom ts had the constitutional
r'Ea- 70 discuss al matters connected with his
tuiy as rsursfs la-Ts, one Of tie buIiis8 Of the
c~1ad. openly yves ring bis pistol. dTsz It On Mr..
Cox Sheriff Huffman, De- Williams. and oth-
sys, covered hiu witb iha-r pistols, end zenorai
fight was about o. slsus. The soldiers were
about 30 push t1r the stand with cheer, n hen
Ar Cox noticed three cuCihusss loaded with
Cn.uubvs ID suaers-s approaching. hr. Cox
called for three cheers for cur Columbus friends
They unilsIz5, aud thsrs appeared setsrsl
s-su1eh men wiki EEus aai pistols and With
firm determination shsy dIe7e the ssssiisats
back s1l held them as bay, until AIr. Cox pro
ceed=d aud 68ished bic rsmsrks
Nr. C-K had euleavdrsi bT dis speech 90
c3uci.fste as much ai possible the soldiers he
appealed 20 them as soldiers 20 honor the Con-
satIt1u, which -uazartssd pe7ceable assem-
blaEss-ss men That c1Id respect ths women
pEessnt--gs persons wlo bal Psrtaken Of the
h9spi.ai.lies o. TIE peo9,s-ali iu vain They
gere Determined 90 esrry cat what had been
eoEc9clsi, and re spp8ab could induce them 70
desisL Mr. Cox dccsrsl lhal De W5uli cDG-
eiais his spesch q. su hazards, s1d his friends
sustained hin On the end
Tb1y By the Grmness Of lao Dsmoersts and
fhs Efforts ct Capt. M5oa-s1d, We wish we
could add, jhe eHyfls Of the provost guard-the
mater ended without serious blocdshsd. Aud
isoJ Ms5tiu pr3cssdsl 20 address the people f5r
about an hour, and ths meeting quietly ad-
j0uruel.
T1is is the 6rs. attamp. ever msds 10 Frank
lin county 10 break up A Democratic meeting,
Rsd we hope &c will be the isst. These men. if
they can b. called thus, must understand that
thes5 OUErsgss cannot be committed wishoat
serious consequences 90 those who make such
attempts Some of these felt tha conssq queucs
from the indignant hsis Of several. DemocTts;
bat hereafter. IS Democrats are now adm9nisbed,
something better viii be- nseied b protect their
rights uuder she Constitution.
Isis du5 20 cur Oaio soldrsry 10 state that the
psrolsd msn who committed the outrage yesteF-
day were priacipaly from Michigan and Penn
sylvania, with fFW Of the % Ohi0 cavalry
from ths Western Reserve.