Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-03
supnressiou of 1he nnnchere

suppression OF the HameherO.
From B late Texas letter we Gull tn
following account Of the suppression 0
this paper, by the Federal authorities:
On Thursday, the 18th inst, the mill
taTy authorities here were guilty Of tn
most high handed outrage upon the civil
rights of our citizens that has ever takeI
place in this military district, and per
haps in this portion Of the South. Tht
RdHcherc, a daily paper of this city, X
its issue Of the Sth inst, published thre,
or four editorial squibs, driving at tn,
Harpers' publications for their opeI
advocacy of misceginatiOn and max
ing some rather scuTrilOus allusiOr
to the New England old maids
There was nothing in eithel
Of the articles that could have been said
to have had any bearing upon the politi
cal questions that are at present agitatine
the Southern mind, and no one WouiC
have thought anything OF them, if the
military hsd not become seized with 6
I Don QuiXOtish mania TO defend the fan
flames OF the New England spinsters
Accordingly, on Thursday evening, the
RdRcherO Office was visited by COlone
Randall, First United States Artillery
and Colonel Skater, Forty first United
States Infantry, who demanded OF Mr.
Maltby, u of the editors, that he pub.
lish the following retraetion, a copy o
which they had brought with them anC
presented TO him /:
any attention having been called tC
certain indecent publications in refer
eDce 10 Northern women, in nay issue Of
the S.h inst, i have to state that they
are false, that / knew them to be false
when published, and now greatly regret
having published them. In future 1 pro
pose conducting my paper with less sour
Tility than h~eretofOreU
Mr.. Maltby inquired OF the officers in
what capacity they demanded the re-
traction, and upon being informed that
they did not come in their official ca
pacity as officers Of the United States
army, but IS men, eDphatically told
them that no retractIOn would be made,
at the same time telling them that hi:
partner, Mr.. Kinney, (st the time
confined TO his bed from a broken
leg received the night of the
storm was the author of the articles in
question, and inviting them to his room,
Mr.. Kinney soon told them no retrac.
ton would be made, and announced his
willingness to give them n satisfaction
they should desire az o as he was
able to get about. Upon this the gallant
colonies Immediately sent for a guard Of
negroes and took possession Of the office
leaving a guard over it, with instructions
70 allow no one in or out while they took
Ar. Maltby under guard to the head
quarters OF Ten. Mckenzie, command
ing the sub-district Of the Rio Grande,
Here, after being personally abused by
this brave general in not very select Ian.
gUsge, Mr.. NJ. was informed that he
must either publish the T~etraction a:
above, or else cease publishing the paper.
He asked for liberty to consult with Mr.
Kinney, and was returned under guard
10 Mr.. Kinney, with thirty minutes
| granted TO decide in.
Upon consultation it was determined
70 save themselves and the office. thai
they sgree TO publish the retraction ia
their next issue, and upon this agreement
the guards were taken of, and Mr.. Malt.
by released from arrest, The next dav
Mr.. Maltby toek the steamer for New
Orleans for the purpose Of laying the
matter before General Hancock person,
ally, and the next issue OF the RQncherC
witt not appear until his return.
In the issue Of the DaiLg Courier OF the
next SATURDAY, an account of the affai,
Was given, and it was branded as 8 "hieh
handed military outrage and other Sc.
we're language used in regard to it. To
this the gallant "sOger boys" took Of
Tense, q called upon the editor, de-
n2Bdlug that he also retract. Here
they met with q still more decided re-
buff than at the hands of the RdncherC
man, for the Courier man, in so many
words, told the officers "that he would
be id IL he would retTset anything
and they were compelled to go away
with a large sized flea inhabiting their
auricular organs. Considerable fighting
talk was INDUCED in by the military gen
tlemen, aE6 II was thought that q duel OF
two would result from the Courier ar
t]icles, but up to this date nothing of the
kind is known to have taken place.
This Gen. Mckenzie has been rivalinp
his compeers in tyranny in other parts OF
the South for sometime, and we think
has az lest eliminated his despotic acts
in this outrage upon the RGaoEerG. It is
hoped that Gen. Hancock VIII see the
poor policy in retaining such men in
command, when q co~Dciliatory spirit
should be shown, and do unto him as
he has done unto Mower relieve him
from his command and retire him to
some lone, secluded spot where he can
have no opportunity to exercise his in
herent disposition to be tyrannicaI. He
is q son of Commodore Mckenzie,
formerly OF the navy, who, when on a
cruise with the Scholarship Sumner some
years since, hung two cadets at the yard.
arm, for alleged mutiny.