The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-17
The Attorney Gems Letter
to Gov. Ames of Miss.
Grant wants Ames to give
him a Rest on the South
ern Outrage Business.
And says ''the whole Coun-
try is Heartily Sick Of it."
The N. Y. Democratic State
Convention.
Over $500 Delegates
Present.
Charles Francis Adams re-
fuses to enter Public
Life Again.
Floods. Accidents, Defa1ca-
tions. Burglaries, Sui
cides, Fires. Etc.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Senator Bruce
of Mississippi, and one Of his associates,
called upon the attorney general to-day
and stated that they had telegraphed to
Governor Ames that they we're satisfied
with what the attorney general had done
in regard to the application from the gov
ernor for the interference of the general
government. They again requested the
publication of the attorney generals letter
to Governor Ames, and President Grant
consented to its being made public The
letter is as follows: .-.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON, D. c. September, 1875
To Governor Ames, Jackson. Miss;
This hour / have had dispatch from
the president. Tcan best convey to you
his ideas by extracts from his dispatch:
THE whole public are tired out with these
annual outbreaks in the south, and great
many are ready now to condemn any in
reference on the part of the government.
heartily wish that peace and good order
may be restored without issuing the proc
lamation; but if they are not, the prOcla-
nation must be issued; but if it is | shall
instruct the commander Of the forces to
have no childish play. If there is neces-
| sity for military interference, there is JUS
tice in such interference as will deter the
evil doers. l would suggest the sending
of a dispatch or letter by private messen-
ger to Governor Amcs, urging him to
strengthen his own position, by exhausting
his own resources in restoring order before
he receives government aid. He might
accept the assistance offered by the citizens
of Jackson and elsewhere. Governor
Ames and his advisers can be made per-
fectly secure; as many of the troops now
in Mississippi as he deems necessary may
be sent to to jackson. If he is betrayed
by those who offer assistance, he will be in
a position to defeat their ends and punish
them"
You see by this the mind of the presi-
dent, with which l and every member of
the cabinet who has been consulted are in
full accord, You see the difficulties. You
see the responsibilities which ycu assume.
We cannot understand why you do not
strengthen yourself in the way the Pres
ident suggests, nor do we see why you do
not call the legislature together and obtain
from them whatever powers and money
and arms you need. The constitution is
explicit that the executive of state can
call upon the president for aid in suppress
Esing domestic violence only when the
legislature cannot be convened, and the
law expressly says in case of an insurrec
ton in any state, against the government
thereof, it shall be lawful for the presi
dent, on application of the legislature Of
such state, or of the executive when the
,, legislature cannot be convened, to SEND
; troops to suppress such violence. 1t i;
] the plain meaning of the constitution anC
the laws, when taken together, that the
executive OF state may call upon tht
president for military aid to quell domesti'
> violence only in case Of an insurrection il
any state against the government thereo
when the legislature cannot be called to
gether. You make no suggestions even tina
there is any insurrection against the COY
ernment of the state or that the Legislature
would not support you in any measures
9 you might propose to preserve publ
order.
F suggest that you take all lawful mean
and all needed measures to preserve tn
l. peace by the force in your own state, ant
g let the country see that the inhabitants o
r. Mississippi. who are largely Republican
are favorable to good order, and have tn
y courage and the manhood to fight for thei
y State Rights and to destroy bloody rufian
who murder innocent and unoffendin
}. freedmen. Everything is in readiness
d Be careful to bring yourself strictly withi
:. the constitution and the laws, and if ther
/. is such resistance to your state authoritie
e e as you cannot, by all the means at you
a command, suppress, the president vii
L swiftly aid you in crushing lawless traitor
n to human rights.
.. Telegraph me on receipt of this, ant
. { state explicitly what you need. Very re
e spectfully yours,
Il EDWARDS PIERREPoNT,
Attorney General.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, September l6.-Th
Democratic State Convention met at Vie
ling Hall. Every seat was occupied
There could not have been less than 2,5O
. persons in the hall, and many were unabl
to get inside. There was some delay
D calling the convention to order in cons'
quence Of bad arrangements for distribu
ing tickets to delegates and others.
J. The state committee held a protracte
rt morning session, keeping the densely pacl
ed crowd about their doors for hour
, clamoring for tickets, and pushing, crow,
II ing and growing.
- 1t was some time after noon when Il
. delegates had all entered the hall. A mi
Eitary band occupied the gallery. ALI
Beach, chairman Of the state central cor
mittee, called the convention to orde
without preliminary remarks, at 1925, al
~ nominated Daniel McLane, of st. La
= renee, temporary chairman, which W
8 agreed to unanimously, and Mr.. McLal
= was received with applause.
\ In address he said: The liVi
y questions that are now before the peoI
a lof the several states for examination a
] decision are to be settled in 1876. Pal
mount is the financial question. The ey
10 of deprecated currency, under which
eb- country now suffers, naturally flow Q
re- of departure from sound interpretati
'ct Is Of the constitution prohibiting states al
us by implication, the general governme
from making anything but gold and sill,
IA legal tender" This sentiment was