Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-03

The temporary Iull which succeeded
the wholesale murders committed bN
ClRytOn's militia, in Arkansas, served Il
induce many people TO believe that quie'
and peace had been Once more restored
to that unfortunate and truly miserable
section of the country. Quiet has indeed
been restored, but alas, il is the quiet
Of the graveyard, "L'empire c'est 10
pair :" but I" the peacen was smoking
homestesds, murdered men, Tavished
women, and orphans. Such q peace has
the Dictator Of Arkansas provided for his
subjects. PRRns have been sung in his
praise Legislative ensctments have Hle-
galized D his actions; but for all that, he
is 3 MURDERER AND A THIEF, and to-
day, in the broad light Of heaven, he
riots in his iniQuities and makes them
his glory.
We published his infsmies from day to
dsy as they occurred, and though we
have given to the world accounts OF
atrocities, st the bare reading OF which
the blood curdles and grows cold, we
have yet to detail his erowoiDg infamy.
Among those driven from their homes
10 CTittenden county by the atrocities
and rigOrs Of the ~sO-calle1 "mertial
law (which was nRught else than g
proclamation givisg unlimited leave to
+" lOyal" negroes and whites to commit
sll crimes sDd shames upon whits people
who weTenot "loyal'l, wss q Maj. Josiah
Earle, who, to avoid the storm, came
with his wife and family to Memphis.
Here he remained undisturbed until
yesterday morning, when his peace and
quiet was most Tudely broken
by the following little episode
When Clayton, the Infamous, left this
city he left behind him an emissary
named TURNER who, it appears, was in
structed to dog and hunt down any per-
whose names might thereafter be
sent him or pointed out to him. Among
thus designated was Maj. Earle.
Yesterday morning about hAlf-psst
O'Clock as the MsjOr was standing
In front Of the Webster Block waiting |
for his wife, children and fa~ther-in-law,
he was about to accompany to the
landing, on their way home to Arkan-
sss, be was approached by Sergeant
Mooney and officer McElroy who
informed him that be was their prisoner
q warrant from "Gov." Clayton.
Maj. Earle submitted Immediately, |
and was being dragged off when he saw
his wife and family coming up In a bug
and held back to speak TO them. o.
nicer MeElrOy, it is said, struck him with
his club, making a bTuise and causing
to flow freely. In justice to officer
McElrOy we will state that he claims TO
have struck Mai. Earle, acting under the
impression that he was attempting to
G pistol. he was carried to thu
First district s~tationhOuse where he Was
Toned and searched. A pistol and some
were found on his person, Among
the latter was one, a garfield extract Of
which was printed in the FOgt yesterday
evening. This paper read as follows
- Tell -- that L feel Ii my duty
% inform him that acting in accordance
With the enactments o. the Legislature,
~leresfter the association known IS the
Ku-KluX Elau-in Crittsndep comfy,
md all other parts Of the State-Hll be
lisbandec. This is done in order to and
ly recent enactment on the part OF the
State, in restoring civil law and order IN
ne county"
Hemiserd6le lowfUng lying sc0uEdTel
rho mutil0ted IL, did so ruth MURDER IN
us heart, and with the intention OF pre-
udicing the public against Ma. Earle.
rhe reporter" or any one else who
.sserts that any such order az that pub
in the Post was found on Maj.
) 3rle's person, lies.
Messrs. Brown 81 Lyle5, the energetic
attorneys who have taken so prominent
part 10 thwariing the previous de.
igns of Clayton; we're Informed Of the
almost Immediately, and Mr..
set about obtaining q writ Of
corpus, which Judge Harry Lse,
II the Common Law Court, granted on
Meanwhile, the police
,ficers had taken Maj. Earle, heavily
roned, down TO the boat, bot before they
sluld sneak MIN out OF town they were
,yertGken and the writ served. IL was
1eturnable at 8 o'clock pm.
The affair spread like wildfre, and wss
Known all over the city almost imms-
Hundreds Of friends of Maj
Earle thronged the streets, and in spite
Jf the exciting scenes which we're trans
Diring elsewhere, gathered in little knote
al around, discussing the affair, and
wondering who was to be the next vic
i'm.
Three O'Clock came, and the prisoner
and his friends and attorneys, Brown,
Lyles, Ed. Yerger, q. w. Brown,
Ed. Bescher, Mr.. Massey, Msjor
Maj. ThOrp, Arch. Wright, and
'Orty Others, all volunteer counsel,
.hrOnged the Law Court room. Here,
Tor an hour and a half, the case was
aIRuEIf Anu IL ndls-BhSb AOuA A1eJs LAAiC
released on SO, 900 bail to appear
this evening at three o'clock.
He will be there, and his friends with
him, and We are confident thst he will
be released. But IL he is not, il the
murderer and thief, Clayton, conspiring |
with that other murderer, tyrsnt and
thief, Bc8wnlOw, have 80 arranged their
that Maj. Esrie's blood must pay
for his being q WHIT MAN and daring
to assert his rights, then wecsn only say,
God help our manhood.
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