Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-01

oEaef ron General Amo1, ap-
pointing 70 Omco certain gentle
men recently elected 10 the posi-
tons, 10 which they have been by
his order aPpOlatsd. These ap-
p0intmsBs were made BY him by
aathOHty Of the reconstruction
acts, and none can assume the du
tes Ofthe position to which they
hage been appointed, without irst
subscribing 10 the 'irOn clad" I'M
less their political disabilities have
been removed by Congress. This
cath will not be required when
the State is once fully restored, as
II Is not provided for in the State
constitution.
It Is some what singular that
Mr. W. II. Vasser, elected Treas.
urer, has not receivedan appoint
ment from General Ames. Is it
because Mr. Vasser was not as
blatant in his advocacy Of the Rad.
ical party and their schemes, in
the recent election as were others
of that party, or was it because
his political disabilities have not
been removed The fact that
General Ames so readily surrend.
ers the keys to every Office save
those of the Treasury stimulates
suspicious inquiry. Can it be that
he has made a hole in the State
iinancies that he cannot bridge,
but which he desires concealed as
long as possible, or can it be that
he finds it profitable TO control and
use the State money. 1t is said by
those who profess to know, that
there is a considerable sum of &C.
tual cash in the State vaults, and
yet State warrants are considera.
bly, below par. Is 1t possible that
General Ames is dabbling with
State money in State warrants. In
other words can he be engaged in
purchasing State warrants with
State money. Depreciating the
State credit to enable him to make
a neat little sum out of the specu.
.lation.
As for the appointment of Gen.
eral Alcorn to be Governor, We
are much gratiGed at it, notWith.
standing the position will be moth.
ing more. than q sinccure under
regime. But we do not
see where General Ames gets his
authority for making the appoint
ment. The other positions he
could fill with ease. Since by the
Reconstruction Acts he could ere
vacancies in all OF them by re.
moving the i~ncumbents, and then
BIZ the vacancies by appointments.
The position of Governor in this
State cannot be vacated by order
of General Ames, as he is the
and has received his ap.
pointment from higher authority,
Ind cannot therefore remove
himself. He could with the same .
Dropriety remov himself from
he position which he holds j.,
IS military commander of the Dis. J
and appoint some one to the
position. He received both the
Of Military Comman. /
Ter and Provisional Governor q
rom the President, and he cannot 2
# himself vacate either without Ii
lisregarding the orders of his su.
,eriors. G
If he conceiyes that he has an il
Illustration of what is necessary
or him to do in the present con. I
Ition Of the State, by what was B
one in Virginia Immediately after
he election there,h he should remem C,
'er that the two States are not, or a
Iere not similarly situated. Vir. OIL
inia had both a Military Com
lander and q Provisional Cover Ii
or. General Candy was the Mil. Ia
airy Commander and wells was L
lie Provisional Governor. Wells Ii
signed, which created a vacancy U
Gil which General Candy ap. di
Mr. Walker, the newly 81
ected Governor, In this State
eneral Ames was ordered by the Of
Of the United States to Ill
both position, and We do not
'e how he can divest himself of St
le duties of either position with.
ut disregarding the orders of his
lperiors. at