Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-06

the outrage Is far-fetched and unjust, to ssy
the least OF it. We cad upon the country "a
speak out, and repudiate the Islander.
From communication sigued "Bar" IN the
Trenton Gasefts.l
Memphis, the hot-bed OF all moral physical
and political disease, is now loudest and most
brazen in her unjust and indecent ISLANDERS
AGAINST our people. A most remarkable meet
ing was held in the good and moral city of
Memphis by lawyers (of newspaper famel and
a few editors and General n. b. Forrest, Where
they passed q series Of sensational resolu
tons. Among them, not least important, was
one advising the governor 70 employ able
counsel 70 repair at once 10 Trenton 10 inVes-
figate this outrage, and have the criminals
brought 20 justice. And 10 Is indeed most as
tonishing and incomprehensible 10 our peo-
pie that the governor has not prOnted by this
wise counsel and employed those able Mem
phis lawyers who put themselves TO 80 much
trouble 70 get up this public nesting
iP i6f TINS 5edPpl P9lgpOse Gbso5 s9s %ipKnS a
crimee Certainly he Is slow in wtnking at
these able LAWYERS who have had their car
petsacks packed for more than week, a wait
Ing orders from the governor for them TO re-
pair 70 Trenton, with General Forrest, 10 ride
down the kukluX and bring them to justice
We suppose they want Forrest as detective
OF the kuKlux on the principle that ait takes
a thief to catch a thieI.' This idea is most
heartily indorsed by our people, for they feel
that II there Is one man In all Tennessee who
can ferret out the hiding-places OF the ku-
klux, the general is that man. No one can or
will doubt his skill in a business like this.
And surely the governor VIII send him for.
ward. with the able counsel frsra Memphis
and this will restore the full confidence Of
the people, and the good people OF Memphis
viii breathe easily once more. The large
sum OF money Jhe governor VIII nave
70 force these able lawyers from Mem
phis 10 receive Is poor tribute for
their great service in prosecuting the
den them down, will be a matter of no inter-
est 10 the. people, and which these able law
yers would only consent 10 receive as a me-
mento OF the great service they have render
ed the state. True, our judge, attorney gen.
eral aud grand jury and the people, have
been, and are now, most vigorously engaged
fn endeavoring 70 and me bfdiDS.nIaeeS ~
these lawiess. desperate bad men who so ruth
lessly violated the peace aud good order Of our
town with a crime so shocking and unpar-
dOnable, yet not being aided by the wise coun-
sci of the sble lawyers from Memphis. and
being deprived Of the invaluable services Of
General Forrest to ride the criminals down,
they have not been able to accom- nplish as
much as they hope TO do when they shall re-
eeige this great assistance. SO let the COVER
nor send them along without further delay;
From the Nashville Banner.l
Governor Brown yesterday received a letter
from Trenton, saying that il had turned out
that the ten negroes escaped, though several
OF them were wounded. OF the six found four
had died. one was expected TO die while the
sixth would survive. The letter also states
that Governor Browns course had met no po-
Sitive disspproval from any source. John
Skifington, the attorney general for that dis
trict, arrived here last evening and returned
home this morning at one o'clock. He says that
the statement regarding the finding OF the ten
men alluded TO above amounts 70 nothing
more than rumOr. He attaches ne import
ance 10 iU, a. no definite information had been
received 10 that effect so far as he was aware
of. ne says that the people Of Gibson county
are determined TO bring the perpetrators
OF the deed 10 justice. The grand-jury was
composed Of the best men OF the county, and
they were carefully investigating the matter.
Further than that he could not say, except
that every endeavor would be used to arrive
at the facts IN the case, and that to this end
everybody in that vicinity was being sum-
mOned before the grand-j ury. He reiterated
the statement that the people OF Gibson re-
gretted and disapprOved OF the killing Of the
negroes as much as any people elsewhere, and
they were as anxious TO see the laws enforced.
In the following sentence, which occurs in
Governor Browns letter to Hon. John Skif-
dngton, published in the BaHasT Of yesterday
morning, the word fright should have been
might" as the general context shows: Il
know, too. the difficulties attending the de-
lection OF crime committed by a large body Of
men in disguise, and under the friendly pro
lection OF night"