Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-30

Uud-r Ibis heading, on the third page
we publish this morning, wbat, in yiss
Of the mllitia-martial Law ezcitsma1i,
VIII prove OF Interest 10 the general
rssder. It comprises, among other Items
the particulars Of the interview OF The
Rutherford county delegs,ion With Brig
Gen. COOPER, commandments Of
the militia. OF this, the speech o
CoopER will attract attention, from the
svoyals II contains Of his disbelief q
ex-Coptederate soldiers participating
the so-calied Ku-Kiux outrsges, bui
especially for his candid yet, somewhat
srrogsn expression that A" He he'd seen
enough about public meetings and Tsso
buttons; such things looked rery wsH N
Driat. but the aBae had dTTigea g tesa
of that tcas s0anted, and o 0ctto" "
What the character Ct the action he sd-
vises is to be may be gathered from his
demand upon the delegates to go home
and enforce the lsws. As II there we're
not officers Ia the country for that Pur-
pose, and though, II these (the ~delagatesJ
we're to do 50, they would hot be de-
npupced ss Ku-Kiux and thelE action
made the basis Of & call for the mIluS
and declaration Of martial Law. But
this doughty commander, who seems to
be Governor IS we'll as General, was not
permitted to express himself thus with
out an answer such IS his speech invited
Gen. PALMER, who was present, pre-
seuted q solution ef the whole difficulty
in these pithy sentences: al spas not
for the citizen TO hunt up men guilty IT
crime, Il Wd the business Of the oFceTs
of the Ea1O. Every good cltissn Is, ho10-
ever, ready, aghen summoned, TO lend his
assistance in bringing The ga.lty tojustics.
The Courts are in session and clergyman
has a jury of his otgH selection, and the
la0 Is faithfully discharged"
In other words it only Desds-gs We
have time and sgsin reiterated-ths en-
foroement of the laws By tbs properly
constituted officers, TO insure the peace
and tranquility which it Is the avo1ed
design of'BRowNLOw to secure, st crest
expense, by the militia now being mus
tered In the Eastern and Middle digis-
ions Of the State. This hiss not, in any
single instance OF reported outrage, been
attempted. The press Of the State hss
done its whole duty, In the fulle5. expo
sure OF every crime, but in no case have
We ever heard OF the officers CT the law
sveiling themselves Of ths facts thus
published FOR the arrest and punishment
Of the offenders. In this county there is
not and never has existed anything 10
prevent the fullest execution Of the Law.
The Metropolitan POLES, the Sharid's
aids snd the COnstablas and Deputy Con-
have, SO fsr, proven equal TO
every emergency arising Gu, OF tbs PREF
sncs OF the evil-dispossd. S5ms twelve
Or thirteen m~slefactors now n the county
Jail, and a hundred or more thieves sEd
other w~rOng-dOers, attsst the disposi-
IL not vigilance, Of our peace
in sustaining the Law asd oi5-
with the militia. a pEC-
po-tiousl effort ~ the onsars Of other
counties would, we are well satisfied, in
sure like results and snsble Gen. COOPER
aud his militia TO earn their brssd IN
'ome other way than at the public ez-
1euse. We advise BROwNLOw, the mss
er Of COOPER, to study this matter, ard
Is tOpers sometimes surprise their stom-
.chs with 8 cool drsught' OF water, 10
his temper and heart into The
Of so much cOmmOn-sense as
hall insure the people Of Tennessee
his crazy and vindietive policy.