The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-15
congregational fn'ess''
Committee.

C.oss-eyqIainet by III 2'''''' -
,;,a ,,ear. Of age; born in Name e''''l1
Mississippi in 1869 As an officer OF e .no tis
IA not come to make the state i'aS
Tama. changed MS mind in December i'oS'
IN. I'D - the Z. :. Senate IN January
Ie-o would not have east his lot WI"
ST., # he had not been elected. men ~
,,,oo to the State the negroes hao 10
-, tho whites respected as military ON
10 rave them their rights; did not re-
~ commission until after his election |
-, -;o,,od his own certificate of election; ne
boueht property in the State TWO years ago
Ia nave more taxes than great many poo
Mo who are '.howling about high taxes 'he
amount is probably one hundred doii''iS
a,,,t racollect; made his investment prior
:, lis nomination for Governor, but won
1,.t;f,, whether it was with view to sald
nomination or not.
Witness was in the North when the war
rem county difficulties commemorate 10"
al Massachusetts,; the Lt.-Goy. acted III MS
Mace. he was brought to Mississippi by the
r,,roo,s Of the troubles; he received no OH
I,aI3 al
vis, He teegraphed to the PreSldeho Will
ont perusing the documents on the SUBJECT Oh
the troubles, carefully; was not aware ol 'le
fact that at the Vicksburg city election lne
I,roa.t vote ever cast by either party, was
no,3ed. acknowledged that Davenport, Dorsey
and others, who had signed the petluoli lof
traoso were under indictments for malfeasance
in Office: his impression is, Cardozo ana not
advise him to call for troops. At his con-
snltation. the Acknowledgement and Secre-
tarv of State were present; don't know
whether Cardozo was or not he was invited;
don't know whether Cardozo was indicted
far forgery or not; has heard it. Afterwards
said that Cardozo was present at the confer
cnce; the result of the conference was that
Crosby should return to Vicksburg, summon
q posse and reinstate himself. The opinion
arrived at was that his resignation was not
binding. He ordered Capt. Hall to place
himself under command Of Crosby; he
sent the following dispatch TO Hall:
JACKSON, MIS-, Dee. 4th.
CAPT. p. C. Hail, care Sheriff:
with Sheriff Crosby in his efforts TO regain
possession OF his office and suppress the riot
Gus mob in NicksbUrg.
BY order Of the GOyer0r
A. Il. PACKER,
Adiutant General.
He admitted he had no authority, under
the law, to send the said command to
Hall.
1t the conference to decide on Crosby's
case the Attorney General advised against
Z employment OF force. Said he ought to rely
on the courts.
t lie knows Col. Baird; admits he was 6
gallant soldier in the Union army; could
not trust him with the execution Of thf
laws, because he had sent despatch APPROX
ing the course of the Louisiana white lea
guers; he belongs to class Of citizens in the
State 'who fail to command cur respect
he was once Republican, but it is believed
he has been whipped into the ranks of the
White Leaguers.
He testified that social Ostracism had beer
, practised towards Republicans but he de-
clined to specify instances He was asked
why he, himself, had ostracised citizens OF
Vicksburg, and refused to confer with them
IN regard to their troubles
Cross-ccanajned by Ih. OB,1en. Hi.
opinion is that his presence in Vicksburo
would have done no good Draws his in.
ference from the tone of the press Saws
that he believes that there is large class al
} men in Vicilsburg, who do not favor the
white league but thinks that he could NOT
have exercised influence through them
owing to various causes operating on the
public mind He drew his differences alto.
gether from Republican sources. The
movement against Crosby, was on account
OF his color, not his deficient bond III
called on Capt. Hall, not as an officer, hpt
as loyal citizen Judge Brown was f1rcod
to escape from Vicksburg to save his If,
Judge Brown so told him.
I (Here witness was reminded that Ipdoo
Brown had testified that his life Voc p
endangered.)
His dispatch to the President ON tho A+h ..
January that law and order was set at def.
ance, witness said, was based on tho s+o+o
ment of the Republican members Of tho 90
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