Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-06
Latest from the Scene of the Mas.
saere-The Ten Missing Mig
gers Not Yet Heard from
Are they I" "LOst!"
The Trenton GaSatte to the Res
cue-The Memphis Press Over
hauled without Gloves,
and Shamelessly.
Our Public Hen Derided and the
Governor Assailed-The Men,
phis Meeting Sustained
and the Appeal In
dOrsed - Etc.


| From our Special Correspondent
TRENTON, September Ex-Governor
Brown, arrived here last night and will re-
main some days investigating the outrage al
this place. He Is determined TO do all in his
power to bring the authors OF the jail-break'
ing and murder at this place last week te
| speedy justice. The officers Of the county
aided by all the good cifizeas, are doing what
they can 70 find out the murderers Of the ne
groes. Several hundred men have already
been summoned before the grand jury, ana il
is understood all the people in the southern
and eastern parts OF the county, near where
/ the difficulties commenced, viii be brought
before the grand jury. The judge viii appoint
! a special term Of the court for the purpose Of
/ investigating these matters fully. The people
! o. Trenton, and OF Gibson county generally,
! express great Indignation at the outrage, and
! Rvow an earnest desire that the criminals
| shall be arrested and punished. They CON-
! plain because, as they say the Memphis and
/ Nashville papers censure them for what they
/ could not prevent, and for something's which
! they had no knowledge, for which they had as
great horror as any men in the State. Ny own
impression was and is that the Memphis and
| Nashville papers, whilst denOuncing in bold
! and truthful language the parties en-
gagged in the outrage, did not censure'
either directly or indirectly, innocent
/ parties, but they did say, aud no one can deny
| IL, that this outrage will have most damag-
/ ing effect upon our State, aud especially upon
/ the county where the trsgedysbOOk place. The
| only way 10 relieve ourselves from the odium
/ is 10 have the guilty parties arrested and pun
ished. Ole Of the worst effects OF this whole
! sale slaughter is thst il inficts almost ire
] parable injury upon innocent men who hap
| pened to live near the scene Of the crime.
/ The arrest and punishment Of these men is
! demanded by public opinion, both in and out
/ Of the State, and the good citizens Of Gibson
county avow determination to give the gov
ernor and the proper authorities all the assist
J snce in their power. The governor is in ear
nest in this matter, and is willing to incur all
! the responsibilities necessary 10 insure a
! prompt execution OF the law and the punish
ment OF all criminals. Let the people OF Glib
son now come forward and aid in the detec-
I ton Of these men. In this way they will re-
4 lieve their county, and prevent the United
/ States authorities from taking hold OF the
matter. II the state authorities and the peo-
pie Of Gibson cannot End out the authors Of
! the outrage and bring them 10 punishment,
then it viii be done by the United States au-
tborities. In that event the innocent may
50 Ter with the guilty. II is TO relieve the peO-
ple = Gibson county that great anxiety IS felt
% have the real authors OF the crime arrested.
-Four of the negroes were killed, two were
wounded. ore OF whom has since died,
and the other ten cannot be found either
living or dead, though the whole county has
been searched. l ami satisfied there is no dis
position In either the Memphis or Nashville
papers 10 do wilful injustice 70 the people OF
Trenton, or Of Gibson county. but IN express
ing their horror at this wholesale murder
they merely express the opinions OF all men
Of proper feelings in and out Of the tNate. 10
say that Gibson county and the State o. Ten
nessee suffers from il financially, morally and
politically, is 10 tell what every man Of sense
knows 10 be true. Many think that the men
who committed the outrage did not live in
Gibson county, or at least that many OF them
did not. 1t was at the request Of leading and
influential citizens Of Gibson county that the
Governor came 10 Trenton. II takes time TO
ferret out these things and we should not be
in haste TO condemn the people OF that
county for not arresting them Immediately.