Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-23

cancel the unrighteous judgment and
ioes not dare to do it, lest he should do
himself an injury. The prisoner by cen
fence OF a Court Martial, who dies on the
Dry Tortugas, is murdered; and the
blood Of the murdered cries aloud unto
The Lord from the ground.
The tyranny Of one born in the purple
and inheriting imperial power, is less
CALLING to a generous soul than the ty-
ranDy OF snob and the cruelty of a
sneak. To many Of these two classes
the American Congress rsi5ices to en-
trust power, by continuing the Freed
mems Bureau, that incarnation of all
that is detestable and despicable. II,
said Bentham, you would have your
establishments useless, two principles
viii suffice, " supertaity Of pay, and Id
erty Of negligence"
Rasicelism is the Author and Creator
Of Military Despotisu1s. For that let al,
men in all time hereafter execrate its
memory It is IS wholly evil aud infa-
nous IS Milton deemed Prelaey, when
ne said, what We are willing to say OF
Jscobinism, " Though God fer less than
ten persons would not spare S0dom, yet
il you can find after due search, but only
ole good thing in Prelacy, either to relI-
gion or civil government, to King or Par
lament, to Prince or People, to law, lib
erty, wealth or learning. spare her, let
her live, let her spread among ye, till,
With her shadow, all your dignities and
honors, and all the glory Of the land be
daIkened and obseured."
There is now infestiDg the eastern por-
ton Of Arkansas, if he has not been
grossly libelled, small Satrsp
who is doing every thing in his
power to demonstrate to the peO-
pie that there is nothing so GRIM
inal in legislation as the investi-
ture Of underiings with arbitrary power
This person is Thomas c. Williams, a
native, we understand, of Pennsylvania,
Captain in the Army OF the United
States and Lieutenant Colonel by brevet,
who acts the part Of small Cse ssT in the
country on the st. Francis River, arrest.
ing, insulting and imprisoning, and COM
polling to hard and degrading labor.
better men than himself He is the per-
son who not long since had false charges
preferred, on the testimony Of q lying
negro, against Col. David G Cross, for
assault and battery on one Of His High
ness Privy COunsellers, q negro freed.
man and also caused him to be charged
with carrying concealed weapons, when
be knew thst when Colonel Cross was
arrested, he was unSrmej, and that the
Lieutenant who played the part Of catch
pole on the occasion, learning that his
prisoner had left little vest-pOcket pis-
tOl at home, sent him 6sck under guard
70 get it, and then took possession OF IL,
since which time its owner has lot re-
covered the chsttel 50 taken as the spOi!s
Of glorious bum bsilifisn. So Il WIS
proven on the Trial and the prisoner
was acquitted.
We take the following account OF some
Of the antics of this officer, who makes
negroes his confdsnts ana favourites,
and employs them as spies, from com
raunicatiun published some time since
in the Avalanche:
Some of this mans recent proceedings
are more tyrannIc&l aud dIsgraeeful than
any known 10 have been executed by
the meSnest barbarian despot on record.
SOME time ago he arrested a DR.. Hughes
because the Doctor had minated lhat
one of Williams men had stolen s
pocket book containing q few hundred
dollars from him. Tue Doctor was placed
ia q guSrd-house with q lot of negro
prisoners. During the night one died.
Next morning, though quite sick, the
d 5ctOr wss made to lake a pick and
shovel, dig grave for the dead man,
then dress aud inter him. Colonel Wiz
lams aftsrward admitted, upon hearing
an explanation of the case, that he had
been too severe with Dr. Hughes.
A gentleman named B Ock was ares
ted upon charges made by viciously-
disposed negto, who stated Mr. Book
hau threatened him ana prevented his
moving bis clothing to another place.
Il turned out that the negro owed Mr.
Block q considerable amount for supplies
sdvauc ed to make his crop, and that
the negro was DESTROYS OF viOlagiCg his
contract by leaving the ieldsjust planted.
Upon hearing of the case Williams az
ranged new contract between the par
ties, and dismissed the negro with orders
to buy powder and shot, return 10 his
farm, and il any id white man an
uOyed him, shoot the rascal and come to
him for protection.
On another occasion, Williams heard
that the District Attorney Of Phillips
county designed bringing his case before (
the Grand Jury, and If possible having
him indicted. He said if such s hing
was attempted he would arrest the
Judge, Jury, attorney and all, ard put
them IN his guard-house.
Again, he released a couple Of negroes /
upon their own recOgnizzLce, who were
to have been tried by military commits (
sion. His soldiers, Ii is charged, have
shet down cattle and hogs belonging 10
citizens, aud he has afforded them no
redress. Many other hard things are
upon this dsSpOtic officer, who
seems by his conduct 20 have frightened
aud inundated al the people Of the
until they fear to speak OF him
sbeve y whisper.
In the Monitor, published at Helena,
Arkansas, we find a communication
which asks:
Wade and Hindman were placed under
bond to answer a charge Of Oeing mem
beTs of q ku-K,ux organic atom, which
was sworn to by several witnesses
Whence does this magnanimous sol
der" derive authority 70 keep men IN
der arrest, for days, and Ia q place III. m I
under bond for being members of s. Z" I'm 1
Klux organ AtiOn?" There is no slIeh
uffense known to the statutes of this /
Stale, and have seen no orders from
Gems. GRAFT or Gillem against Ku-
Kiuxes. How could these credible sgif- !
Jtesses swear that Wade aud Huffman
we're members Of secret society q? Wa
it msgnanimOUs to force Mr.. H0gbfs To
dress and bury negro, while he was q
prisoner? But they cay " Mr.. Hughes
himself expressed his regrets that be hao
been so unfortunate as to conduct him
self ia so reprehensible a manner" No
doubt he d0es-but does that show that
Williams was acting within the bounds
OF his authority? What authority has
be to force gentlemen to perform the most
mental services?