Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-02

perpetuste the reign Of Grant. We have
only seen communism, lot IS it is com
pretended in Europe, but as presented
through English organs Of sristocrscy
They have used its vices to destroy re-
pubIicanism and worse Gan this, its rep
ressntatfvss in this country hsve adopted
the most abhorrent purposes Of its most
dangerous e~xponsnts. While we have
only seen French communism, as viewed
by the London press, again filtered
through that of New York, we should not
forget that the whole world eontemplstes
tbs South with aversion, because we are
only seen in Europe through this self
same medium. Europe believes sl that
was said Of Andersonvile, snd never
knew that we who were outside Of prison
walls were hungry and hslf-clsd and that
we sought by every possible agency to Sc
cure an exchange Of prisoners while
Sherman deprived us OF every resource
and our people and soldiers in q field
were starved. So with the crimes Of COM
munists in Paris and Of outrages done
BY Robsspierre and Marst and Danton.
Our conceptions Of the character AID
deeds Of these men were derived from
Allison and other English writer's. They
wrote as many falsehOOds Of Francs
as Rsdicalism ever Dopulsrized in the
North and in Europe affecting the people
OF the South, The London Times there
fore sustsiDs the ku-kluK act and sdvo-
Gates the reelection Of Grant, snd thus
European immigration into the South is
rendered impossible. In the eyes Of
Europe, the people Of the South are as
ghsstIy in moral features IS English
newspapers and periodicals have made
French communists in our eyes; the, g
fore, 1t is well to know what communists
say of themselves.
II George FEsncis Train proposes to
populsrizs in this country ideas which
great thinkers and sdrOit ~ressoners, like
voItsire and Tom Paine, sought in vain
to hsve adopted, he Is simply mad. The
religious convictions Of a people are Tot
to be overturned by 8 gibe or a jest, and
hACA AE Al1Az ~ " LAA4luAC VI ~AELOAuLCs /
Gods ministers, he eIcites the indigns-
ton Of those who regard his knotty,
crooked lectures Is they do the ssGRces Of
the Dsvenports-smusing tricks and I'M
positions sdroitly prsc5iced upon our
dull senses. Train, Ike the Hebrews, re-
CARDS our Saviour as s philosopher snd
perhsps, as q fsultlsss man. BE invests
Him with none Of the attributes Of Deity.
Train thus illustrates in his recent speech,
as the APPEAL published it, the conduct
and opinions Of those who properly
pronounce themselves heathens. He
is not of the Hebrew faith since
he discredits alike the Old and
New Testament. II he proposes 20
destroy family ties and disrupt the reIs-
tons Of man and wife, he would destroy
alike the State, give US worse thcn
anarchy, and make society 8 yeri,sbls
he'll. II, in this country, where estates
cannot be entslled, be would destroy
property rights, Re would slso destroy
every incentive to industry, and make
tbs sbiding place Of highwsymen
and thievss-sven worse than they who
hsve robbed States and riot in Ill gotten
wealth in Wall street. Aside from these
extreme vsgsries OF M Trsin-which
were gathered in Europe while be contem-
pls.ed the woss Of do~wn-trodden Irelsnd,
Of the mob OF st. Giles, and OF the Paris
an pOor-he has surely warned Us Of
dangers involved in the philosophy which
be expOUnds and seeks to populsrizs. He
has uttered, very forcibly, many great
and, when be first visited
Memphis, inculcated ideas which VIII
become facts psomotive Of the prosperity
Of this city.
Some one has said that you may bsyonet
\ mans body, but you cannot an idea.
This fsct sustsins the martyr at the stake
md consciousness Of this has upheld
ZACH social and political reformer and
'evolUt ioniss Of every age and cline and
country. Each has been met by a storm
If derision and denuncistion. The wicked
false Of them were endued with IN
natural vigor and force, and they have
,vsr ~blundered fatally who sought to shut
ut error and falsehOOd from the broad 81
.lsre Of sunlight. There, it soonest
and dies. Trains doctrines Affect 1
ng marital relations, family ties and
property rights made good men shudder,
ut it has taught them the necessity for
active exertion in all political
nd social contests. Deny Trsin an su-
lience through the press, Withhold from
rights conceded to others, snd he is
prosecuted for opinions sake" he is a
and We become IN the eyes Of his
y~mpsthizers, prosecutors OF the honest 4
nd brave Train. Let us never forget
nst "errOr is harmless when reason is
1T free to combat it." and error is
My dangerous when its victims :
the hue and cry Of persecution
Il is only to be regretted that intellec-
lal faculties dazzling and attractive, bat
rather for keennsss of sppre. Q
than for capacity to reason IOgi-
lily, should be partially wasted, to say n
ie least, by Mr.. Train In the demolition
the very foundation stones on which =,
and good government rest.
In another place 8 distinguished gentle 9
an discusses the character and conduct :
Mr.. Train.
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