Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-18


Ns-us q tho G8VsIument, e0Hsidered IS a. e
gsrtlsf vehicle Of communication betaeea Il
GoqsrEmsnt szd the people, as an insiznifi "a
eost considering the nsgHitnde OF resuits cor
psfsd With tbs small number Of eonseficss 81
i gagged "a is service. Apsr, fro1a its inpor.aas
10 tho Otd8sBco DspsTtnsnt - proeare rnse
Fisls, 10 toe GEnrtsrmastsT for contracts AZ
tfsnsp portzsiou, to the conamiEssry for suppiis
could the sdiasans-E general counanic1ta his G
5srs 70 even the counties Of single ate, wit
I've tiEsss fhe number Of oficers thai are 10
aetsiIed for the whole press OF fte C0niedsraey
Z There il no bUFeRu of the GovsnmenE thht
not Indebted TO the daily press for fhs iEansmil
sion Of its orders AID wants, aud in no Cha
/ way e8ala this Be fscled with the raDidify, sz
tent, and eerisinly, that the press eff sels Is.
/ Where, under peculiar eireanstsaees stteRd
I ing the GoVsruasnt, ia h3re2us have he9l una
be fully 70 elothe and feed our armies il tn
\ iela through the daily press thousand loes
Teiief societies have been eaiied isie1 existsne,
! by oar neble GoneD, and tho pubic synpsthisi
\ concentrated >iHto 40 active form, 70 the smi
ne1s s1Tsntoge Of tie public ssTVies, and Tslis
/ Of the G3vArnmsut.
/ s. How eoald tho gallant deeds Of egT hsroiS
| soidiery be spfsad thrsGgh the length an
breath Of ths land, to stimulate aud oneoursqe
% greater achievements but By ihe prsss
( Wan Gu sHxisiy sci6em, if ever squsled, las
every h91sshold Fsieaed eur armies, from Gay
to dsY, thTeUgh the public pFiafs WIsh re
a7'di5y Of deepest PeEs0hal concern are they
esgetly sangas 20 SATISFY the craving for iaiorH-
stioa of the progress Of cur srns
With uaeIsmBlsd unaniniiy have tie BsOgls
Of tie Ceufsdsraia Stsgss spIunE fors,r1 gyi.h
spirit, erergy and wili 70 seh svs thar inds.
PaHaa 9ee--vit patriotism ehsraeicrslico OF tlleir
ancestry, thsy have united ia the great effort %
achieve sbe salvation o. their county, ard iiias-
uate It's true character, Gad in this MIGHTY
struggle the power Of the daily and weekly
press has been tbs grsas lever Of Fsyolntien-
EheiT zsal ard uR.ifiog exsTtieu hsvo bsen *
hisjsed with Unparalleled unsniIafry TIE
power Of lhs press rests entirely upsn The fse,
that is freedom hes hesn unsullied even By The
tsint Of sRspieion. Let it, liberty be bus sus-
Pseisd-iei i 20 fora thss the press is depend
ent apon tie i5dividasl Hiil Of GovsRmans Of
Feisls ioT tie PessoRal fresdOm ef even poftien
ot its Necessary sol olkueE-sR1 tie sx0Rgss;
support OF q 9oFsTams1i Bfoisssigg 70 act il
cczlplisnee with the VII Of tie people viii be
Destroyed.
Pgblic diScussio1 Of principles aud DO Rers ol
Government, Ct msu and measures, have beer
80 e.easly es.esraed q righi and dHtY Of fresmeH
that The idea Of trammeiins Is has ever been
properly considered sg5ssTsivs Of ths PIC.
Tcgsiiye OF a sovereign people. II tho7s Be q
=
dom Of coHseisueo ard taouebt, il Is thss which
aa independent frsemen claims ia being heard
though ihe medium Of the pTess.
Thsis true liberty, wbsn ffss. kors men,
Having 70 advise the publie, ulzy Epszk free,
FFkich he who can, and viii, deserves high praiEs
who nsithsr can, nor viii. may hold his peace:
Mbo caE be jastSr In 5tste than thisT
Although tie Constitution prohibiss the max
iBg Of laws sbridging ;hs freedom oil speech o.
Of the pTess, and is is not 70 be expected in this
eiig5tened age, that diIoct, legislation will
ever be attempted for the urPoss, ttiH the fiys'
stsp indirectly to si1s its existence Is to plsee
| il UEGeT cans9-ship. 0aee siloN the Govern.
Hsst the power OF 5seidiHg on exemptions fol
| ihs press, snd the liberty of TIE latter Ia no,
only abridged, but is iDdeP endsEcs is goHe
Isapiieit csnfisres may exist in the integrity,
honesty and ps,riotism Of The individuals whc
exercise that paver, bus the 'notto Of the pEess
Il pTiHeiyta g0a AORiHss
Tee principal necessity for ths sxem5tiou O.
msn liable tScSEseripsioR f0r ths ssrTies Of ths
presss Fesalt5 fr3n the limited number Of ex
pert c0mpositors and pressmen. ia ihe Scu.h
The patriotism OF oHs yoEpg men mas largely
depiessd tbs newspaper oficeE, so that EeareslJ
one exists .hat Is not kalf-handsd The work o
4 eoHpositi0E snd working the press is what Reodi
ds!aiis-ihe Other duties, such IS elerkships, al,
usually performed By persons Eho are net cen
! scripts,
II lhs report Of ihs Chisf Of the Bureau ol
C3userpiioa, tho number Of prnisTs reported q.
exsmpt under the law, iGclndss ail who are en-
gagged in j5b printing for the vzFi0as govern
mental departments, and embraces also litho
gTspllie printers These e3nEaiute 4 much lsEgsl
proportion than those engaged On the daily
press. In Columbia, S. c., f8r instance, theF.
are t00 daily papers, on Vi bieh are employed
twelve c0nseIipts, while ia two eslsbiis hEssnis
where G5Tsrlmelt s7oTk IS done for the Tres
sury, gusTtsTmsssr e5aiuisszTIe5, saEss u gee
g ais department., etc, tbers are thirsg-sight
TboEs are BoE published IN the CoGssdsIeey
f1rtv.eue daily Paperss on Wbich are employed
by TetaTUs recently made to ne, al eyeTsge o.
6 teen persons each, q which number fGliy eae-
half are nOl-eeBseriFts.
If the question OF YslUe 10 the Government
Of communicating orders CT The departments be
aieRs eonsideTed, 1 hesisats NOT 10 ssy tks nun
Der Of mea required 10 commUnieEts them, ard
then iwpsfieetly, and olaeB with extreme dfh
eRlty, would outuumbaT tea Zines these required
~ lie dsily press.
ask leave respectfully on ths part Of tke
daily press 10 iudrlEe he hope thas yeur honor
toa may sbEi5go, intellectually or Tneehanieslly
I the freedom ct tha press, CT n any way tend Il
check lis uaqus5sienabie mission, which is &
! pr5moto and dIffoss kn0uleage, and protect ID
hbeftIes Of the people The b9Pss Of sdVsDeinl
eiviizaton is in TIE Protecsi0u ri vital e0nsti,a
iiorag previSsus, freedom cf speech. ard ifse1ou
OF ils press, and SI trust that such proteeticl
will ss emf1ently characteristic q our Southern
Sonfsdersey. Z. W. GIBBS, B.. D.,
Prssilent Pfess Assoeias0a, c. S a.