Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-09

From the Vicksburg Herald of Monday.l
GOVERNOR AMEs'S PROCLAMATION.
The following proclamation by Gov
eTnor Ames was published from the
Times office yesterday afternoon:
ExEcUrIvE OFFICE, STATE OF MISS
JACKSON, Miss, December 8, 1874. (
WHEREAS, Positive information hav-
ing been received by me, that riotous
and disOrderly persons have combined
together with force and arms, and by
threats and intimidation have expelled
from his Office the legally elected sheriff
of Warren county, and, do now resist
the execution by him of the laws of the
State; whereas, said riotous and dis
orderly persons have combined to-
gether, by force and arms, aud
made threats against other county
officials, whereby said county
officials were compelled to
flee for their lives; and whereas the
State courts scere in filH force and Uigor,
and competent to punish arg of such of.
fcials If dishonest, until SAID courts oCere
parGlyzed by the action Of such uPldtCflH
dssenbIdge; and whereas such threats
and intimidation have been directed ex-
clusively against colOred officials; and
whereas IL IS satisfactorily presented to
me that the object OF said TiOtOlts and
disOrderly action is to deprive cOlOred
men of their civil and political rights be-
cause of their color; and whereas 1t is
provided by the constitution and laws
of the United States that the protection
Of the law shall not be denied to any
citizen because OF race or color; and
whereas it is the duty of the governor Of
the State to use all his power to execute
the laws and to suppress riots and in
surrections, as provided in the State
constitution,
Now, therefore, I, Adelbert Ames,
governor of the State Of Mississippi, do
hereby make proclamation and COM
mand said TiotOus and disordeTly per-
sons to disperse and retire pesceably to
their respective abodes, and hereafter
submit to the legally constituted au-
thorities Of the State, and invoke the
aid and cooperation of all good citizens
to uphold the laws and preserve the
peace. ADELBERr AMEs.
By the Governor.
JAMES HILL, Secretary of State.
A few remarks only are necessary in
reference to this false and cowardly pro-
clamation of Governor Ames; q pro-
clamation which, in all Its material
statements, is known to be false by
every man, white and black alike, in
this city. Governor Ames sets forth,
fret, that "the courts were in full force
and vigor to punish any of such officials,
il dishonest This declaration is noto-
riously false, and known by the govern
or to be false. 0uI courts are exclusive
IL run in the interest Of the rogues.
More than year ago Chancellor Hill
advised and instructed Davenport, the
chancery clerk, to refuse to the tax-pay-
ers of Warren county the privilege guar
anteed to all citizens, that Of examining
the public records Of the county, and
Judge Brown, Of the circuit court, has
for months been engaged in an effort TO
shield those twin thieves, forgers snd
embezzlers, Csrdoza and Crosby,
from the punishment due to. their
crimes. The other statement, "that the
object Of the said riotous and disoTderly
action is 10 deprive colored men OF their
civil rights because Of their color" Is a
most cowardiy and malignant false
hood. The people turned Crosby out Of
the courthouse because his bond is ut
terly and notoriously worthless, and his
color had no more to do with his ejeo-
n0n from off1ee than the color OF the