Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-17
GOVERNOR AMES.
His Coarse Censured, aud the AeIiOa OF
the People Of SseksBuFg Sus-
tanned.

! From the Cincinnati Enquirer, llth.i
There has been nothing more out
regeOus since the carpetbag clement
/ came into position and power in the
south, than the s0-called proclamation of
| Governor Ames, OF Mississippi, in regard
/ 10 the late muTdeTOus attack Of the ne
! gTOes upon the citizens OF Vicksburg
/ Ames is firstclass earpetbaggeT, being
! from the State of Maine, and q sUB-in-
! law OF General Ben Butler. He was
formerly an officer in the army, and
| held the position of brigadier-genersl
commanding the United States forces in
Mississippi, when through the most un-
blushing species Of bribery and military
! violence, he fastened himself upon that
helpless State as its governor. 1t was
1 10 fact an act Of usurpation, which went
unrebuked at the time, except through
the voice Of the press, and the satrap has
since, by the same foul and unserupu-
lOus means, firmly and securely held his
grip upon the people. The last act in
the tragedy in which he has played the
principal role We viii now allude
10. The citizens of Warren county,
Mississippi, in which is located
the city Of NicksburZ, were ex-
cited by the fact that several OF their ne
gro county officials had been guilty of
forgery and mutilation OF public records.
The negro sheriff, who was about TO re-
ceive one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars had really no bonds as security.
In order 10 save themselves from rob-
berry the taxpayers peaceably reque sted
the sheriff and chaneeTy clerk, who had
not given the required bonds, either to
furnish them OF TO resign. They had
previously made application TO authori-
ties who had compulsory power in the
premises, aud they refused to do any.
thing. Still, no violence was COM
mitted upon the deTelict aud irresp5n-
sible officials. They resigned under a
popular and legal pressure which was
entirely jpstitiSble-just such a pressure
as would have been unhesitatingly ap-
piled in this county under ersimilaI clreum-
stanceA Then it was that sfhe negroes
living outside Of Nieksburg in Warren
county armed Themselves in large mum.
bers aud marched to the city TO sack and
destroy Tito ass8ssInate the white men
and outrage the white females--because
the former insisted on negro officials giv-
ing the security required at the instance
OF negro legislature. The invaders were
met aud repulsed, and quite a number
were, as all deserved TO be, killed. At
this stage OF the proceedings Governor
Ames puts in bis appearance with n
proclamation, in which he openly takes
the side OF the armed negro Sssaiiants.
He, In the first says that tine rioters
have by threats and intimidations ex-
PEELED the sheriff Of Warren county, and
are now resisting the laws. According
to this, obedience to the Law required
that the people OF Vieksburg should cub
nit to have their thr0ats cut by negroes
outside Of the county,none Of the colored
people Of the city having taking any
part In the assault. We are told by
Amss thet The State courts were in full
force and yigo-, and competent 10 pun
ish any aud all dishonest officials. 1be :
aim was not to punish, but to prevent
probable lOss-frOm an infractiOn Of the I
law by tine sheria-of one hundred aud
fifty thousand dollars by his neglect to |
give security for IT, Therefore the citi- /
zsns were driven to the employment OF |
laCrel force, which prevailed. Ames |
has tue ehes.s aud impudence TO |
ssy that tue object OF said |
rlotous and disorderiy action-that l., |
defending Nloksburg to deprive the |
eDl0rei men 0ftheir civil and political