New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-17
VEY Troops WERE NOT SENT 20 GOV.
1UES.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PIERRRPOSrs LETTER AND iiih
PRESIDENTS DIsPATCHES-GoV. AMEs REQUIRED
TO EXHAUST HIS OWN RESOURCES f!Ksr-ihk
PUBLIC TIRED OF ANNUAL OUTBREAKS.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Ex-senator Bruce Of Misais-
sinn and one of his associates called upon the At
toney-G General to-day. They have tcleWaphcd to
Gov A:nes that they are satisfied with what the
Acknowledgement has done in regard to the appca-
tons for the interference of the General Government
in the affairs of Their State. They again requested
the publication of the Attorney Generals letter to
Gov. Ames. They assured that its publication
is dependent upon the views of the President Judge
Perrcpont had already telegraphed to the PRESIDENT
for his direction. At noon a telegram was received
from the President consenting to It's publication.
The letter is therefore herewith presented:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
wAsuIsGTON ID. G., Sept. IA, lsI3')
To Cor AMEs, Jackson, Mss This hour nave Lao
his ideas by extracts from his dispatch. ...,,,
whole public are IRE i aG9a " Snl w a e g
are ready condemn any interference on ths par
of the heartily w u ,be crSs anna
but if il il not the proclamation must be ISSUED an II
il is shall instruct the % thf ,dr :" m
HIeIoItU',, 1nrao woulJ ',,,.asf the sending OF
dispatoh or better private u"sschgcr TO Gov Ames,
urging him to strengthen his own position py
his resources in restoring order ht"io ho ''Sin'
by the citizens OF Jackson and elsewhere. "o''
Ames and his advisers he made perfectly secure A.
many OF the troops in Mississippi ~ ne deems nr'H'
NAV be sent to Jackson II he Il betrayed by those VINO
offer assistance he will be in position TO d'i'"' ''''
ends and punish them" ., IN, It'll,
Yon see by this the mind Of the President with which
T. and every member OF the Cabinet vino ms b.eh con
suited are in full accord You the dhcnltIe7, yon
the responsibilities, which you assume. We rio
understand why do MOI strcn-thch NOufsch ia u
way the President suggests do We see why YOU d'
not call Legislature together, ana Obtain rom rH
Whatever powers. money. and arm, yOu need me N"-
stitution is explicit that the Executive OF the Sae can
call upon the President for aid Ia suppfeSSlhg d9he''
violence only I" when the Legislature cdhhoi oo '
yeued" and tile law expressly says: In case oI an III
Surrcction in any state, AGAINST the government
of the Legislature of such STATE or or the EAtcuiNc
when the Legislature cannot he convened, 10 can &c
II the plain meaning Of tine Constitution ana Il" -
when taken together, that tho Executive OF ne Sld
domo violence" only in case Of an insure 10" III
any state against the government thereof "hci IN"
LEGISLATURE cannot be called together you make no
suggestion even that there is any resurrection a1ih'
would not support you in any measures you hDSAI PRO
pose to preserve the public order.
suggest that you take all law iu means ana al hciei
measures preserve the peace by the forces III your Owl
state and let the country see that inc cIehs u! MISC
sipw VINO are largely favorable to good Oriei,
and who are largely Republican, have tho coIF-
age and the manhood to fight Tor their nights,
aud to destroy The bloody rI.laus VINO Inili !ci
the innocent and unoffenliug freedmen Everything j.
in readiness BE careful 10 bring yoursc strictly WITHIN
the Constitution aud the laws. ana IA thcre a. eutA ST.
auce 10 your state authorities rs you cannot ~ al VIZ
means at your command suppress the President VIII
swiftly aid you i'll crushing these IaWlcns Traitors ~
nlinln ighs. . -
Telegraph me on receipt Of ths and state explicitly
what YOU need Very respectfully yours,
EDWARDS IIEREEroST Auoincy-GencTh