Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-24
MISSISSIPPI.
DOIngs OF the States Masters at Jack
sOn-HoW Governor Powers Put HIS
FeOt Inextrieably In It.
A Newspaper TO Have a COlOred Boss
No White Trash TO Touch it-Ames
Leems up from Down East
Doings OF the supreme
Court.

special Correspondence of the Appeal.l
JACKSON, Miss, April %, lS73.-The
calm which Jackson looks for at the
close Of each session Of the legislature,
and has generally blessed us, has not
been such balmy one as might have
been expected. There Is discord in the
air.
In the first place the fee and salary
bill, which has occupied so much time
and expense; which everybody looked
TO for relief from oneT0us taxation and
| exorhitant salaries, now bids fair 10
! take its place among the woodbines.
| Governor Powers refused TO recognize it,
on the ground that it is Improperly en-
rolled. Considering the pressures that
have been brought to bear on the enroll
ing clerks at the end of the session in
| the way of aTduOus labOrs, and
other considerations, il is no wonder
that the bill had a few flaws in it.
Now, Governor Powers has put his
foot in it, according to all accounts. He
signed the bill which gave to Mary Jane
! Mcbride the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars out Of the eight thousand dol
isrs appropriated by the legislature to
reimburse him for expenses incurred il
the arrest Of the Mississippi State war
rant forgers. Then he drew the war
rant for the full amount, and then be
wouldn't give Miss Mcbride her portion
as allowed, unless she consented that
a pro rata should be deducted. She has
| given her attorneys power of attorney
and authority to act in the matter, and
! to expend fourteen hundred and ninety
nine dollars, if necessary, in order to
obtain the balance. The papers in the
| case have already been filed, and il the
| governor don't have to pay over that
cash then am 10 prophet.
By the way, talking of prophets, will
state that Governor Powers has appoint
ed commissioners to attend the Vienna
| exposition, to represent the State of Mis-.
! sissippi. Neither of the original COM
missiOners, Colonel J. L. Power and
Captain II. 7. Fisher, are included in
the list.
Mentioning Colonel Powers name re-
minds me that the State fair association
have called for a meeting Of stockhold-
ers, to be held in senate chamber on
Thursday next. The legislature have
made no effort to further this enterprise.
] The Jackson merchants have taken no
steps to advance it, and do not consider
/ that it brings them a large yearly rev.
enue, and 1 am afraid that the State fair
of Mississippi, held annually at the cap
| ital, will be among the things of the
past unless the citizensof the State take
more active steps in its behalf than they
/ have done heretofore.
/ see that the Pilot, of Jackson, makes
a statement of the arrest of Rev. J. Hall
Barney, and comments on the telegram
sent by me regarding Barney's letters,
| etc. 1t further says that the circular
could only mislead the gullible, and the
Clarion was not gullible "as the Gstatte
correspondent will undoubtedly learn
| by next week some time" l will mere
ly say that the circular smacks so truly
of the sentiments of genuine Radical
circulars which come from Radical
headquarters, at each and every cleo
ton, that it has a tendency to mislead
not only the gullible, but such of the
dStl6te who have some inside knowl-
edge of the workings of some
rings. This will be soon ascertained
by the dst1te editor of the Post.
The printing association briefly men,
toned by telegraph bids fair to be big
animal in the meal-tub. Hon. a. K.
Davis is president; William II. Furness,
secretary, and Peter Crosby, treasurer.
Such negroes as Carter, Ireland, Bruce,
Lynch, Cardoza, Davis, Barrow, Gray,
and, IN fact, all of the prominent edu-
Gated colored fLlks are among the in
corpOrators, and propose to run weekly
newspaper in Jackson during the cam
paign. They have already over two
thousand dollars subscribed. 1t is ex-
clusively colOred. Governor Powers and
/ Senator Adelbert Ames wanted to take
stock in it, but were not allowed that
privilege, as the cOlOred folks want to
see if they can't get along without aid
| from any such trash. If this isn't a
most diabOlical outrage on the civil
rights bill, l want to know what is?
Among the supreme court decisions
is-One which has a great bearing on tire
question of the day.
In the case of J. J. Welborne as. r.
Mayrant, majority opinion was given
by Chief Justices Simrall and Peyton,
denying the right of military authori-
ties to interfere with or decide in civil
cases between parties; that it was an
arbitrary exercise of power, and not au-
thorized by the reconstruction acts of
congress. This decision reverses judg-
ment and remands cause. Justice Tar
bell dissented, and delivered an opinion
adverse to the foregoing.