Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-16
MISSISSIPPI.
The Probable Conflict Between Power
and Ames-The GOVernOC Desires a
Legal Solution Ofthe Difficulties.
Ames to Avoid a Te. { ia the Courts, and
to be Inaugural ed by the New LegIs.
latUre, which Kee's On the Goth.

From the Jackson correspondent OF the
Vicksburger.l
or course the all absorbing topic here,
as elsewhere, is that relating to the
probable collision between the present
and incoming administrations. Whether
there will be collision, or what may
be the final result, no one presumes to
say, though by careful observer on the
outside, something can be picked up
now and then by which an opinion may
be formed. believe the
ONLY DESIRE OF GOVERNOR POWERS
no Y, is TO get, by any possible means,
the question Of the legality Of the No
vernber election, before the supreme
court, aud abide peaceably by its deci-
sion. Powers, as everybody admits, Is
''clever fellow" and certainly he is the
last man to get up any sort of muss
this has no reference to Mus-grove),
much less to bring on revolution and
clash Of arms. Could he have stepped
gracefully out, the gubernatOrial chair
would have been occupied ere this, by
General Ames. Morris, the great origin
al opinionist, and the principal
agent in dragging Powers into
the present dilemma, is also pow
erless to extricste himself Could he
receive any encouragement from
the Ames party, he would drop his
opinion, and Powers both, like hot
potato. AS matters now stand, how
! ever, he is hating between two opin-
| ions: whether to let go entirely his
original faith in the uncOnstitutiOnality
of the election, strike boldly out and
grasp if possible, q stern line of the
ship Ames; or whether to hug his opin-
ion, and let pass from his sight forever,
that party which brought him into
prominence and power; are both ques-
tions Of vital interest with Joshua just
now. So far as is known of
THE SUPREME COURT
should the matter come before them, it
is confidently believed that Judge Pey-
ton will bo in favor of seating the new
officers. OF Judge Tarbell there Is less
certainty. While he employed himself
actively during the summer, in the in
terests Of Governor Powers, yet it is be-
lieved that his love for the old Radical
party, with better assurance of con-
tinued hOnors within the party, a ruling
could be obtained from him, widely diff
fering from anything indicated. by bis
course in the past six months. or what
Judge Simrall would do, absolutely
nothing is known. Admitting the
soundness Of the above reasoning, the
chances in the supreme court, leaving
Judge Simrall out, would be against
Powers and all present ineumbents.
THE POLICY OF THE AMEs PARTY
now, is no doubt, to avoid a test in the
court, by not claiming their seats In the
various State offices until the iegisla-
ture assemblies on the twentieth instant,
when it is believed that Ames will be
inaugurated, which will settle the mat
ter so far as all others are concerned, as,
of course, il no decision is had by the
supreme court there will be no question
of law or constitutionsllty with them.
There Is no special excitement or ankle
ty being manifested by either party lust
now, and no one seems to apprehend
any serious difficulty In the final settle
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