Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-24
A FULL COMPLIMENT.

In the absence of our senior, Gen
PIKE, we acknowledge the following full
compliment, rendered TO him by the dis.
tinguished editor of the Louisville Jour.
nal, Mr.. PRENTICE, who being a compe-
tent judge, we eheerfully defer to his
award. Whatever may be our own opin-
ion OF our senior, we cannot well dissent
from that Of gentleman who occupies
30 high q position as journalist, poet
and man Of genius;
GEN. ALBERT PIKE.-This very dis
tingushed gentleman arrived here from
Memphis on Tuesday evening, and Is
staying at the Louisville hotel. He ex-
poets to remain here three or four days.
We most cordially welcome Gen. Pike
to our city. There Is no man to whom
we could give more ardent and heart
| felt greeting. He is well known by rep
utation to the whole country, He is q
! good man, a brave man and a great man.
Yes, We sccOrd to him what we could
not accord to more than two OF three
other men In the nation, the title OF
| greatness. He plays with great thoughts
as Jove might be supposed TO have played
with his thunderbolts. Take him all in
all, as q lawyer, a poet, politician, an or
ator, q statesman, he is one Of She fore
most men Of all the world.
Noble guest, we wish you most pleas
ant sojourn among US.
BINCKLEY's report on Gen Sickles'
difficulty with regard TO order No. 10 is
partisan affair, fixed up to suit the presi-
! dent, and to shield him from censure for
removing SickIes. The correspondence
on the subject between Gen. Grant and
Gen. Siekles will not be published. 1t
was 30 agreed in cabinet meeting last
Friday. If the whole correspondence
was before the public, instead Of Binck-
ley's report alone, different state of
affairs would be seen to exist but this
correspondence, il is said, would help
Sickles' case, and expose the prsident.
Therefore, it is suppressed. Those posted
in the matter state that the whoie re-
sponsibility Of Sickles' actions belongs to
Grant, as be was acting under his orders.
It is further said that Grant telegraphed
to Sickles to arrest any civil officer who
attempted to interfere with him.
Gordon Granger, now lieutenant
colonel in the army, is soon to be taken
from the political arena and put on duty
with his regiment, which ne has notseen
ter, after the Cleveland convention, in
similar manner.-NetD YORK Tribune.
The Tribune Is attaining q very unen-
viabIe notoriety for unfaiFness and mis-
representation. The imputations of ras-
cality against the President, contained
in the above paragraph are ineffabIy pit
iful, low, mean and libellous. "Those
posted in the matter state" "ft ssid,D
these are the approved modes ofskulking
out of responsibility for lies. "This cor
respondencs, IL is said, would help
SIoRLEs' case and expose the President
Therefore it is suppressed" Who be-
lieves a word OF thsto at is further
said that GRANT telegrsphed.n Does
any man believe that IL General GRANT
had given SICKLBs such an order, he
would, like hound, have permitted his
subordinate to be sacrificed for obeying
his order We do not suppose it occurred
to this gossiping inventor of lies that he
was imputinz positive dishOnOur to Gen.
ersl GRANT.
GORDON GRANGER, Lieutenant Colo
mel, is to be put on duty with his regi-
ment, which he has not seen for some
time. General GRANT served CUSTER in
the same way. Ali this the seribbler of
the Tribune deems praiseworthy. Colo
mel SICKLEs has sot seen his regiment
for some time. Is it wrong to serve him
as GRANT served CUSTER?