The Jasper weekly courier., 1875-10-01

Pt~rrepoas.. I.,,
Governor Ame.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Sept M IA -,
ator Bruce, Of Mississippi. ana an. i,
Ms associates called upon the Ai,orn.,
General today, and stated that they bad
~legraphed Governor Ames that they
were satisfied with what tn Artorne,.
'eneral had done in regard 10 the appli.
cations from the Governor for the ini.r-
Terence Of the General Governnnen,
lhey again requested the publication M
the Atiurney-Gencral's letter Ia Cover
nor Ames, and. President Grant ,.on.
scniing. i j. made public The letter |.
a. follows:
DEPARTMENT 90 JrSTICE. WASHINGTON
ID. g.. September "a. lSs5.-6ov. rnor A,n..
Jackson, Miss: This hour have had \ di.,
pstch from the President. | can best con
Nes ioyou his ideas BY extracts flom III. AZ.
pafch
The whole public are tired out with these
annual autumnal outbreaks in IN. south ana
great majority are ready now 10 cnn.t..mn
anH Interference on the part ~ the Govern
ment. | heartily wish that peace aud rood
order may be restored wiih-ut issuing the
proclamation. hut II they can not the proc
lsmation must be issued; and if ni>.I .bsu
instruct the commander OF the forces 10
have no child's play. III there j. neces.it,
W. AnAAAN tufft l. flsffF1ft IL
such interference ~ Ia deter eNiLdoer-
would suggest the sending Of dispatch oil
letter by private messenger 10 Governor
Ames. urging him 20 strs ngthen his own no
sition by exhaustirg hi own resource. in re-
storing order before be rec. ives Government
aid. lie M ght accept the assistance offered
hv the citizens Of .TaekSon AMI ri.eyyhere
Governor Ames and his advisers can b. rnad.
perfectly secure. As MANY of the troop.
now IN Mississippi a. he deems necessary
msy be sent 10 Jackson. II he j. BETRAYED br
those who offer assistance. he viii then ~
II position 20 defeat their ends and punish
them
You see by this the mind or the President
with which and eyerA meubt r ~ the abi-
net " ho has been consulted are 10 fuil a,-
cord. You see the difiiculiic~: SOU ~pe the
responsibilities which you assume. We
cane zee Why YOU DO not strengthen Yourself
in the wsy the President suggest. nor 30 we
see why YOU % not call tho l. -laiure %.
gcthcr. aud nhtsin from them " hafsYer DOW
ers and money aud arms Won need.
The Constitution isexpii,it that the xec.
u'ivc ~ STATE cSn c4il uTon fnc Prrsiienf
for AID an supprcssing domestic violence onis
when the Legislature cannot ~ convened
and the law expressly SANS IN case ~ an
iusurrectio1 Ia any STATE again>t the Gov
ernment thereof. il shall be lawful for the
President. on the application II the i.egi-is-
iure of sucn state. or % The Executive when
the Legislature cannot he c0Ivt n 4 = % grant
such aid. II !. the plain M aning ~ the
Constitution and lsw-. " hFn taken together.
that The Executive of state NAV cAil up0n
the President for military aii 10 qleil DO
mesiic violence only in case ~ an in>urre,.
tion in anv state against the Government
thereof. when the Legislature cannot By
called together. You make No suggestion
even that there j. any in-urrecfi0n against
the Government of the Siata. or thar the
legislature would not support you in
any measures YOU might propose %
preserve the public order. ! suggest
that YOU lake al lawful mean.
aud III needed measures 70 preserve Teaee
by the fore in your own >ia'e. and le' the
couutrt see that the citizens of Ni-.i--ippi.
who are largely Republieau. haNe ihr esur-
age and the msnhooi 10 fighi for their ~'aie
rights and 10 destroy the hioov ruflar~
who murder the innocent and unnfenuirg
freedmen. Every thing j. in readin'->. ~
careful 10 bring yourself strictly within the
Constitution and law. aud II there i -uch
resistance to YOUR State suihoriues ~ vou
can not by sll means NJ vour command -up.
press. the President will swiftly aid You 10
crushing l.wess traitors 70 hufnAn rights.
telegraph me on receipt ~ TIM. and >taia
explicitly what YOU need. Nrrv respectfully.
yours. EDWARDS PIEKEFInNT.
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