The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-24
PRIEST GRANTS SOUTH.
ERIN POLICY.
He Wants Each state DO Man
age IDS Own Affairs

He Wants Each state DO Man. |
age IDS Own Affairs.
The recent riot at Jackson, Miss,
between whites and negroes, turns
out to have been mostly a massacre
of negroes by ex-rebels. Governor
Ames, however, did nothing but
telegraph for troops" and received
the following reply, which so clearly
shows President Grants policy in
regard to the Southern States, that
we commend il to a careful peru
sal:
DEPARTMENT OF JUsTICE,(
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Sept. Ia,
Gov. AMEs, Jackson, Miss:
This hour / have at hand dis
patch from the President. can
bes convey to you his ideas by ex-
sracts from his dispatch. 1.-THE
whole public are tired out with
these annual autumnal outbreaks in
the South, and q great many are now
ready to condemn any interference
on the part of the Government. l
heartily wish that peace and good
order may be restored without is
suing the proclamation but if il
must be done the proclamation must
be issued. But ii il is, l shall in
struct the commander of the forces
to have no child's-plAy. If there is
a necessity for military interference,
there is justice in such interference.
To deterl evil-doers / would sug-
gest the sending of dispatch TO
Governor Ames, urging him to
strengthen his own position by ex-
hausting his own resources, in re-
storing order before he receives
government aid. He might accept
the assistance of the citizens OF
Jackson and elsewhere"
You see by this the mind OF
the President, with which and ev-
cry member of the cabinet who has
been consulted, are in full accord.
You see the difficulties and the re-
probabilities which you assume.
We can't see why YOU do not
strengthen yourself in the way the
President suggests; nor do we see
why you do not call the Legisla-
ture together and obtain from them
whatever power, money and arms
you need. The constitution is ex-
plicit that tie result Of States cal
upon the President for aid in the
| suppression of demonstrations, il
only when the Legislature cannot
be convened. 1t is the plain mean
ing of the Constitution and laws
when taken together, that the Exec
utive of a State may call upon the
President for military aid to quell
demonstrations, only in the case Of
an instruction in any State, and
where the Legislature cannot be
called together. You have not sug.
gested that there is any insurrectiOn
against the Government of the State
or that the Legislature would moi
support you in any measures you
might propose to prosecute. The
public order suggested that YOU
take all lawful means, and all need
ed measures TO preserve the peace
by the forces in your own State
And let the country see that the cit
liens of Mississippi, VINO are largely
Republican, have the courage anC
the manliness to fight for their State
rights, and to destroy the bloody
ruff1ans who murder the iDnOcen
and unoffending freedmen. Every
thing is in readiness to careful J.
bring yourself within the structure
} of the Constitution and Laws.
this is such riot to your State au
thorities as you cannot by all mean
at your command suppress, tn
President will see that sufficieR
= means are employed to crush tn
, lawless traitors to human rights.
i, Telegraph me on receipt of this
and state explicitly what yOn seek.
Respectfully Yours,
3 EDWARD PIERPoNT,
Attorney General.