Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-06
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| From the Trenton Gazette, editorial.l
We, in common with every good and law
] abidihg citizen OF Trenton and Gibson cOun
! ty, have been indignant, but more patned
] than Indignant, at the unjust insinuations
against Trenton IN the editorials and OOin-
municatiOus Of the Memphis and Nashville
pa pers on the outrage committed in and near
! this place on the night Of the tweuty-seyenth
ultimo. At first we felt outraged, and even
now are 10th TO believe these papers were ae-
tuated by a desire 10 injure Trenton or any
citizen OF the county, but that in thetr eX-
element they permitted themselves to be
come oyerhested, and consequently were not
capable OF properly discriminating between
the perpetrators OF the outrage and the good
ard true citizens thus tmpugned, and who re-
gret and denOuDce the outrage as much, nay
truly and more than can any one, white ~
black, living at a distance nom the Scene o.
action. The inSinuatiOn that, under the cir
cumstances, the outrage could have been pre-
vented, shows either an utteI ignorance Of the
facts in The case, or else bonn bastic, sensa-
tiOnal, clustering spirit that proves the
authors 70 be neither in earnest nor convinced
Of their assertions.
But TO add horror TO horror, the newspaper
correspondents state, and with an air that
would leave no doubt about IL, that after the
first four negroes were killed the maskers
took the other ten two or three miles up tne
river and killed them all IL bunch. ibis
looks like a willful preyaricatiOn OF tacts.
Diligent search was made the day aiter, ana
1 the next, but none OF them found. But in the
last few days several OF them have been heard
from, several OF them slightly wounded (all
7
Of them not wounded al all. Now, we nave no
words OF excuse or palliatiOn n offer for these
crazed and madoened men for the outrage
they have committed upon law and Orueri
but why this morbid, insatiaie desire ON the
mar. OF the daily papers 10 get mp and
11hi5sh sensational and unreliable reports ,
f. ia supply 70 create q demand for the news
papers? Shame, thrice shame, upon the
newspaper that would thus color and ezag-
gerss Tor or 9 yPg ana ~ erea stI sn sppette for
sensational news. Take for example the dir
" living insiuuauOns OF the Audld acbe that
the grand-j urOrs OF our county and the attor-
ney general are wtnking at this murderous
Outrage, and are not attempting te bring the
parties 70 justice. Does not every bo1y Know
I that theseo oficials and authorities immediate
ly put all their legal powers to work % ferret
Out the perpetrators, and This, 700 before lne
hot-hea1s Of Memphis had decided upon the
tone OF the hue Snd cry they soaght 70 raise
And are they not now holding over ana sum
moning every one, white and blaekH Mhat
more can they do7 Are they expected 70
nesses by mob law, take them by The throat
and choke confessions out OF themf A. an
other evidence OF this sensational spirit OF
the daily papers, we have been shown a letter
from q Gentleman in Mississippi asking Tor a
true statement OF the facts the writer stating
that he dad not and could not place any coma
dence in the sensational reports OF the AP.
PEAL. And those hOt-neaded speeches ana
resolutions at that " indignation meeting
held al Memphis! With the exception OF
Mr.. Dayis's remarks, the whole thing wa Ike
the rawlings OF a drunken mob. Lei the
record OF that meeting be preserved
and handed down 10 pOsterlty as lhe
emsnation Of imbecility and the nut
terings Of just such stud a. constitutes and be
gets mob law. Trenton and its vicinity has al
ways been pre- eminent Tor the maintenance
Of law and order; for its peaceful rel atons
with the colOred man; for the remarkable
good behavior and good feeling among the
colOred people; and there is not to-day a half
dozen cOlored men in the place who 90 not
know and hesitate not 10 declare that the peO-
pie OF Irent0n are and always have been
u
tanks that Trenton indOrses the men who
violated her peace and outraged her laws and
safety. They know that the white men OF
Trenton stand to-day pledged and willing TO
defend the cOlOred man from every wrong
Ole enterprise. These are not words Of fustian
saG s6anaeS 80l'Goh forth l 70 TIE daily pa pa.
pers Of Tennessee, but the words Of
frI1th and soberness, as evinoed and proven
by lie acts Of citizens OF Trenton, and Gibson
county also, In assisting the eOlored man TO
huild churches and schOolhouses, encOurzg-
ing him in honest toll, sObriety, etc. Let the
ceIored men OF Gibson county answer as TO
whether these things are 30 or not. ana iel
Memphis attend 70 her own business treat the
colored men within her own borders with US
rice and fairness, and she need not YeX her
soul about what the eOlOred man and north
80 6roif,er fhipks OF her Trenton, or the law
ahfding citizens Of Gibson county. We are
moi responsible for the acts OF midni8ht ma
raudsrs, and viii do all IN our power 10 put
them doWh.
the oueytion starts al Memphis and goes out
over ne moth, east, west, and south; why
nave none OF the kukiuN Oi otDson county
b-en arrested ?" We answer, because this
eonntV has NOT been given up 70 ths spirit Of
mob law, but Is proceeding according 70 law.
HoTsyer. LET Memphis send out mere hef wise
mem and peFhaIs the wheels Of justice viii
move fasfer. n IA iHtimated around here that
HI there Is a man IN West tennessee VINO
knows how 10 ferret out the kukiuX, thai
man lfvesin Memphis. VINO n NED VS. nc
- 49, Ner1rbfs indfQnatiOn meeting2 II SO,
send him out.
g,,opn a communication signed "Justice" In
ID = Trenton Gazette,l
Rut say YOU, you hold the city OF Memphis
rssnons, BILE for the shorteoming Of the AP-
PEAL. Uptil they repudlate me ooGLse oi i the
CIV m ~ al cir mouth piece. " men it speaks
wrong. ii Is tl1eir busiaess 70 close It's mouth
cause il to retr.'ct compel II 70 ee u Jusslee-
The trade Of liibson county win Mem PMS -
trififnc n IA true, b ut the iVe Thousand bales
shipped from here Annually VIII be ihAnklnI-
~ received by Mobile, New OLseAns -. l-ouLsl
compelled tOspend our uttle mite Al the fairs
and expositiOns OF Memphis, whist tne othef
cities offer Us fully as good en- SsIt'ti - iol
a. little money, and who will Neth1ils regard
Us as ladies anu gentlemen. bNt lhe apOio-
gists say that the articles Heus writ
zen under great excitemen% True,
but a man that Is sObes ought
10 cool down in twenty-four hours ana tonce
set himself right But every attempt in three
fair, 70 far IS the sheriff, the county and town
OF Trenton are concerned. And IN conclusion,
we say Just here, that II the insinnatiOus Of the
APPEAL are true, IL Is the duty Of the United
States marshal 70 arrest every man, woman
aud child in Trenton, without regard 10 color
or previous condition OF Servitude, and hold
them amenable for violating the kuklux laws.
since writing the above the AUalanche puts IN
an appearance, and oHt-heroas Her0d him
self IL set1es upon the dirty club OF the AP-
PEAL and repeats 9hs slaider IN stronger
terms. Now what Is ths Auaiaaehef A polit-
zeal prostitute, bankrupt in morals and daGti-
fuie OF christian virtues. lis shafts fall harm
4 ~ The assumption of the correspondent of
ti.s APFEAL that 4kalt Bone Is resp0nsibls f0r
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