The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-27

ATTcRSKY GEsERAL's OFFIcE.t
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ATToRSEY GENERALS OFFIcE-(
Jackson. Mss, March 8, 1873 }
Hon. H. NJ. STREET. SECRETARY or SPECIAL
COMMITTEE OF The HousE OF KEPRESEN-
TATIvEs:
DEAR SIR: Your favor without date,
s!sinZ If have any other witnesses, 10 go
before your committee, was banded % me
on SATURDAY.. / have NJ witnesses, anu no
need or desire for any.
Yon have tile testimony Of Colonel W. Z.
Falkuers Judge tdmpoeh' tt*rITs a
Rroug1ier. George L. Potter, i. = HGrdee;
Jones : Hamilton. ., Z. Dickson, ana
Others These iuclnde the President OF the
Ripley Railroad, ana all lis agents. attof-
news and friends vhn were IN any manner
concerned IN soliciting my opinion on the
subsidy Act or issuance IF the warrants.
Their united testimony proves the negative
pro position that ] was NOT guilty q any
improperly, official, professional. or otheT
! wise. in that matter. They We're tle cu'3
/ persons at ali concerned in behalf o. the
road: and If any bribery Is dome some OF
them were guilty. not only 81 thht crithe'
! but also of the crime of puriury IN denying
! all knowledge If il. For they all. each on
| his oath. DENY any knowledge OF any Sueh
| thing But. SIR. they are ali men OF hiSii
| character. widely known IN the state attu
all Of them opposed 10 me politically ,"
better protection to any IL IN can be de~lreti
| than is afforded 20 me by the sworn te-ti-
monv of such men.
! IsT their testimony be- reported TO the
House Les il b. printed with your report
and spread upcu the Journals Ana lel X
90 ont to the people OF IN state ana oe
| preserved in - archives Of tile Government
rs NV eterLSl Nindication. And beside Ltils
worn proof. which writes condemnatloi
upon the brow ~ al who have aeSallej me
desire that my opinion Gt ne SUBSIDY
money grant. and Of the III 7>idN cteui'
warrants and the arguments up"h Wnici
| that opinion rests. f9ud Il SYNOPSIS OF Ntlicl
i herewith enclosed. and which i ltStf
| conclusive of lis OWN corFrctneSS.) 10 2
: along with yCuT report and fA.- oIb"F eFl
deuce before YOU. Vi ! aS-ailaufs nave. nom
of til,m, the intelligence To coniprtueho
nor the integr tv truthfulIy To present
! constitutional argument. when either thtl
: self interest or their malice IL awakened
And can safely defy any or all OF them
| whether acting under the impulse OF
e brine or otherwise, to answer that opinion
10 not object IL your Committee jump
ing from the Ripley road, whose Suo-ldy
Y was appointed to invest igate. TO tile Mooli
| aud Northwestern road winch never re
| cieved or applied for "A subsidy, and WhoS
I ! fairs YOU are not authorized 10 inv stl9ate
| do not object to the production OF draf
: drawn to NV order and indOrsed by m
: Gfor counsel fees. - nor IN the 'suppres>lo
Of my receipt" given at the same tiH'
| showing the consideration Tor Whi'h thf
Il dra # was given. The public viii pr"babi
be able to see that an ordinary professions
{ retainer paid for by the Mobile and North
i | western Railroad in January had no con
nection with Subsidy to the Ripley Road
t September.
= | ask no favors in connection with an
investigation of my official conduct. Bt
J. demand of he Legislature that the test
J. mony YOU stall take be submitted to til
10 the house, that it shall be printed. an
a that, upon that testimony. the House, VIII
: out regard To party. bat simply - a bod
of honest men. shall consider the ttstimoh
II and pronounce its verdict. win they &
% il?
e Respectful