The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-04-27

laws must be obeved. They wanted me %
turn out that Sheriff and that Clerk. sAlu
mo. that Sheriff and that Clerk must re-
main. and you must give me evidence Oh
your determination to
SUPPORT THE STATE GOVERNMENT
If they do ANYTHING wrong. or are corrupt
or incompetent. they will be removed. 20
home and behave yourselves, and WILL see
that the officers behave themselves. Ihere
has NOT been a murder In the county since
have been Governor. The Sheriff goes ana
collects the taxes without denial. He say :
it is one of the most peaceabie counties III
the State.
ONE WHITE NAN AND FOUR NEGROES.
none of them able to read or write. They
were appointed because could find no oth-
ers that would support me. That county
was one in which the taxes bad not been
collected. General Ames could not keep
officers there, but in that county not on z
single act of violence has occurred since 1
have been Governor. Three or four weeks
ago some of the people OF that county came
TO me aud said Governor, we have now
submitted for a long year TO the rule OF
these ignorant men, that know nothing OF
the duties of their office. They have be-
haved very well in their offices, but they
are constantly being
IMPOSED UPON BY suARPERs,
and betrayed into doing wrong. viii you
not now. see ny that We have been so pa
tient aud are determined TO support the
State Government, give us more Intelligent
officers" | said, Certainly. Now among
yourselves, give me the names of men who
will give me their support In my govern
ment and viii appoint them. And l shall
look TO you closely TO see that every North
ern man gets the protection that lac j. en-
titled to. If they do not your men VIII be
turned OUT / have heard not one word of
complaint since the appointments There
has not been a Northern man killed in the
State of Mississippi since l have been
Governor of the State.
The eorresp Ohdeut of the New York Tri-
bune. by the name Of Richardson, 4 have
the best of evidence, lisa most
CORRUPT SHARPER And KNAyE.
lie came to me and told me what he would
do if l would serve him, or allow him to
serve himself out of the money of the State
of Mississippi for his railroad schemes. /
refused, and he threatened at tie time To
make the assaults rpon me that lie has since
made. He has been published as
LIAR, scoUNDREL, AND THIEF
in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Ia Memphis,
Tenn. OF this i could get plenty of proof
il / chose, but l have paid no attention 10
him.
The man who wrote a letter to the Tri-
bune from Corinth, that Northern men
cOulu not get protection III mississippi Was
himself an Internal Revenue collector. He
was also connected with "A distillery, and
was detected in some fraud on the Govern
ment. lie has been arrested and is
NOW UNDER INDICTMENT
by the United States Government. 1t is not
at all surprising that he cannot get protec-
ton. He says ne cannot get his property
insured there. presume it is because the
insurance companies did not like the risk.
They a iii ainfarpSfpH aud they .
orally take policies wherever they can get
them, where the parties are responsible. ]
don't think that the Insurance. companies
would make that difference because man
came from the North II he was gopillpa An.
They WOULD not be likely to-.