The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-21
TENNESSEE LAwLEssNEss.
Letter from Senator Brownlow to
Governor Brown.

Letter from Senator Brownlow 10
Governor Brown.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 19.-Senator Brown.
low sends the following letter TO Governor
Brown:
KNOXVILLE, Sept, "A, 1874.
My DEAR Sm-I can not refrain from
expressing my thanks for the energetic
steps you are taking for the preservation
OF the peace and the apprehension and
puni5hment Of the assassins who have 80
much outraged humanity and discredited
the State. The promptness with which
you have acted Vindicates you from any
imputatinn Of acting under Federal con-
straint or want OF earnestneGs. / hope
your efforts may soon be crowned by the
lull vindication Of the law.
Very respectfully,
G. W. BRowNLow.
His. .Exceleucy, Governor Brown, Nash.
vile.
The following is President Grants an.
swer to Governor Browns telegram Of
yesterday;
THE PRESIDENTS ANSWER To GOVERNOR
BROWN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. G. Sept, 10.
Hon. John 9. broom, GOsern0r, NashuiL!e,
Tennessee:
SR-Tour dispatch Of yesterday has
been received and referred 10 the United
States District Attorney for the Western
District OF Tennessee for report, as there
is now no official information Of his pro.
ccedings here. When his report Is re-
ceivcd, will give you more definite an.
swer, or have the Attorney General do so,
l will state, however, that it Is very graft.
tying 10 know that the State authorities
OF Tennessee are disposed TO suppress and
punish class OF laWless acts so danger
GUS to life and 80 opposed to every p0liti.
cal, financial and moral interest of the
State; but the Constitution makes it my
duty 10 enforce the acts Of Congress, and
Congress has passed laws giving tho
United States jurisdiction in such cases
as arc referred 10 in your dispatch. No
special order has been given 10 the Fed
erGl officials in Tennessee, further than
the circular OF September Sd Of tho At
torney General, which IS general in its
nature, and constitutes instructions to all
Alarshals and District Attorneys, where.
ever violations OF said acts may occur. I
will add that the State anj'General Gov.
ernmenls, Gs you gre well aware, NAV
have concurrent jurisdiction over the
same ottensC, as for example lin cases of
counterteitingr and the action Of the State
authorities in such cases does not prevent
the General Government from proceed.
ing against the offenders.
U. s. GRANT.
TIE GlnIUN COUNTY pRIsoNRRs-sIX OF
THEN HELD FOR TRIAL.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 10.-The Gibson county
prisoners, nine in number, were brought
before United States Commissioner Gar
reLt this morning at 10 o'clock. The
prosecution was represented by the Dis.
trict Attorney aud Mr.. ]. Clough; the
defense by Mcssrs. Hill, Sharp and Nc.
Farlsnd. There being no conflict Of testi.
mony in the cases OF W. E. Eldridge, Jas.
L. Morgan and W. Il. Peoples, they were
discharged. There was connictin the
testimony in the cases OF ]. +. Warren,
Fred. L. Hudson, Monroe Morgan, H. M.
Fley, j. NJ. Hale and Deputy Sheriff MadI.
son Mcknight, and they were held in the
sum OF 5000 each to appear before the
United States District Court next Mon
day. They gave bond and left for home
last evening,