New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-21
BY TELEG GR A P H
WASHINGTON.
Ordered 10 Port.au.Prince.

Ordered to Port-au.Prince.
WASHINGTON September 20.-The United
States steamer POwhatan, now al New
York, will sail from there this week 1of
Port au-Prince, in accordance with request
from the St ate Department that q vessel OF
war be sent to that place. During some
troubles on the island short time ago the
American minister there gave shelter to
some o. the parties, in consequence OF whicn
their adversaries threatened the minister,
and the department deems it eXpedient to
send vessel there for his protection, If
necessary.
Governor Ames to the Attorney General.
The following text of the telegram from
Governor Ames to the Attorney General,
relating to affairs in Mississippi, was to-day
made public:
JACKSON, September II, 49,.
To Attorney General Plerrepont, Washington;
The ne ecessity which called forth my dis
patch of the eighth instant to the President
still exists. Your question of yesterday re
peated to-day, asks for information, which
gladly give.
The violence is incident to the political
contest preceding the pending election. I'm
fortunately the question OF race. which has
been prominent in the South since the war,
has assumed magnitied import tnce at this
time in certain localities; in fact, the race
lttllUE Is so lultutt lidu plpIcSlioh iol tbi-
ored by white organizations is despaired of.
A political cont ,st made on the white line
forbids it.
The history of the colored people since
reconstruction, and its bearing on the sltua-
tion at this time. and a detailed statement
vs ;.no troubles hc-c c@c -. be ndA''""d
IN telt gram. This State has been opposed
to organizing militia OF colored men.
1t has been believed by them that 1t
ypnnlI 1pvplnp a "A pt which WDuIG
extend beyond the borders of this State.
The organization of whites alone, where the
issue is one of rec ce would be equally inf
fectual. Most complete protection would
be found in the strict noninterterence of
the whites. Contra lictions will be numer-
ous; so they were las December, but the
report of the congressional committee
proved the correctnc . of my assertions.
l am aware of the reluct .nce of the peo-
pie of the country to national interference
in State affairs, though if there be no viola
ton of the law there can be no in reference.
Permit me to express the hope that the
odium of such interference shall not attach
to President Grant or the Republican party.
As the Governor of the Site | made de-
mand which can not we'll be refused. Let
the odum in all it's magnitude descend on
me. can not escape the conscientious dis
charge of my duty toward a class of Ameri-
can citizens whose only ofenss consists in
their color, and whom ! am powerless to
protect. ADELBERT AMES.
No Boys Play for Pierrepont.
Attorney General Perrepont says that
the letter - Governor Ames was intended
to show that federal troops would not be
called out except in strict accordance with
the constitution and the laws, after the
State ha used its own resources; but that
if the necessity wal forced the government
would indulge in no ieniency toward law
less disturbers OF the public peace or muir
derers of innocent men.